Written By Patricia Rouzer CARROLL COUNTY, JANUARY 2, 2008 — A landslide of gifts has been long bought, wrapped, given and received. The frantic round of parties that began around Thanksgiving ended in yesterday’s...

Written By Cathy Drinkwater Better Gift-giving is a highlight of the holiday season for me. Whether it is Christmas or Hanukkah presents, or just small token gifts, I take pride in matching the item to the person. But not...

Written by Vicki Anzmann Jewelry has long been a staple of gift giving. Objects designed purely for the adornment of the body date back to prehistoric times. For the present holiday season’s gift giving, here is a sampling of...

Written By Kimberly Liddick-Byrnes You know it as soon as you enter the front door. You are embraced by a warm and homey feeling, the scent of cinnamon and peppermint linger. Friends are quietly laughing and enjoying the subtle...

Written By Linda Morton Places to Find Live and Cut Evergreens in Carroll County O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree! How lovely are thy branches!” – song O Tannenbaum In addition to the joy of a green tree in winter and...

Written By Lisa Breslin More than 325 people filled Martin’s Westminster on October 12 to pay tribute to former Governor William Donald Schaefer and support the Carroll County Public Schools Education Foundation (CCPS). The...

Written By Lisa Breslin When Lynn Davis started as an intern at the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau (CCYSB) in the 1980s, she joined four other employees who bustled around a 1,600-square foot office above Frisco Pub in...

Written By Anne Blue On a clear winter evening, stars fill the sky above and lanterns line the walkway to the farmhouse. Costumed guides greet visitors and lead them through a home that has been transformed for the holidays into...

Written By Joanne Morvay Weant It will be a different sort of Christmas this year for organist Tandy Edward Dix. Dix is a professional organist and professor of music who spent the past decade as the church organist and music...

Photos by: Phil Grout Glen Rock, Pennsylvania has been enchanting outsiders for more than 170 years, first by its verdant hills and valleys, then with its industrial potential and lately with nearby gatherings of those original...

Written By Donna Engle Whether Terry Whye is creating ceramic boats to sail her through a difficult life transition or helping students form and decorate magic boats to carry them wherever they dream of going, she–and...

Written by Vicki Anzmann It is a uniquely American custom: A social event focused on the lowered tailgate of a vehicle. Typically, it revolves around a football game, but fans of other sports also participate, and an actual...