Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Items can be sent to laurelsports@patuxent.com. Please do not send attachments. The deadline is 9 a.m. on Mondays, including holidays. Here are results from the weekend of Dec. 18-19 with top scorers.Basketball...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Coaches can send results to laurelsports@patuxent.com.Boys basketballPallotti in Bullis tourneyPallotti lost, 58-56, to Archbishop Spalding on Dec. 17, then beat Wilson on Dec. 18 and b...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Going into last season, Zane Carroll was slated to be the main quarterback for the Laurel High Spartans. Even though the senior did not start every game at the key spot, his services were important to the team, and he also was the long snapper for kicks a...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Nosa Isabor, like many young boys in Nigeria, grew up playing soccer. He kept playing the sport when his family moved to Maryland before he began second grade at Deerfield Run Elementary School.But Dec. 15, Isabor competed in his first real wr...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News
My faith in Laurel’s political system is somewhat restored. After reading the police chief’s letter (“Police chief explains location of Cherry Lane speed camera,” Dec. 16) and speaking with the mayor, who kindly took the time to speak with me on S...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News
I’m writing about the whole slot machine controversy at Arundel Mills. I know, by now it’s a little too late to say “I didn’t know,” but I really didn’t know or really didn’t understand what was at stake. During the election, all I heard was...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Opinion
Some of the traditions I enjoyed as a child during the holiday season are not available to me these days. Thankfully, many of them are still around, and I’ve developed a few others over the years — including adding a classic play to my Christmas to-do...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News
Major fires throughout Maryland during the second week of December claimed the lives of several adults and children, and several deaths in Maryland this month resulted from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to statistics released by the city....
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Business
ZIPS Dry Cleaners locations in Laurel and Scaggsville will be collecting gently used coats, sweaters, flannel shirts and sweaters through December to benefit the Winterhaven Homeless Stand Down at the Washington Veterans Administration Medical Center Jan....
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Business
Employees of Tower Federal Credit Union held a Books are Fun fundraiser at its Laurel headquarters to benefit the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, a member hospital of the Children’s Miracle Network. Through the sale of discounted books, ...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Business
The Laurel Board of Trade this month elected new officers and directors for 2011. Matthew Coates, of Photography By Madison, will continue as chairman, and Janet Able, of PNC Bank, will continue as treasurer.New officers are Pres...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News, Crime
Laurel Police believe a man who carjacked a woman's sport utility vehicle on Main Street last week also stole a backpack from a parked truck the same day.
In the carjacking, police said a woman was waiting alone in her daughter's Ford Freestyle SUV pa...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News
City offices will be closed on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24; and New Year's Eve, Friday, Dec. 31.
Refuse and recycling usually collected on Fridays will be collected on Thursdays, Dec. 23 and 30.
The next scheduled Wednesday pick-up for yard d...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News, Sports
The Laurel Boys and Girls Club's cheerleaders plan to bring the New Year in with a big bang when they perform during halftime activities for the Progressive Gator Bowl, in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 1.
The club's Wildcats cheerleaders will be the first r...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
Share your good news and events with the community. Contact Laurel Leader editorial assistant Pat Farmer, paf1@patuxent.com, or 301-725-2000, ext. 2526, or fax 410-997-4564. ...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
Jennifer and Dustin Richardson, of Laurel, announce the birth of their daughter, Arianne Marie Richardson, Dec. 2, 2010, at 11:20 a.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Her brother is Drake, and her grandparents are Jack and Donna Richardson, of Laurel....
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
Stephanie Scott, of Laurel, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C.
Miranda Ruth Roseland, of Laurel, received the Legacy Award, an
academic scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year, at Kansas State
Universi...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
Auditions
"Black Coffee" -- Auditions for 10 men and three women Monday, Jan. 3 and Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. Director Mark Allen will have sides available for cold readings from the script. Pro...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
There is quite a range in subject matter and stylistic approach on display in the 20th annual Patuxent Art League Juried Exhibition at Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel. What comes across most often, though, is the quiet contemplation of realistic detail.
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Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main
St., will hold auditions for "Black Coffee," to cast 10 men and three women, Monday, Jan.
3 and Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. Director Mark Allen will have sides av...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
Catch a rising star on stage at “A Holiday Happening, A Musical
Comedy!” continuing through Dec. 29 at the Young Artists Theatre, 11200 Scaggsville Road, Suite 127, in the Cherry Tree Center. Shows are Fridays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 and 7
p.m.; ...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
Bond Mill Elementary's holiday concert was a huge success with holiday spirit to spare, and the kids sounded wonderful.
Performances were given by the fourth-grade chorus, fifth-grade chorus, combined choruses, handbell choir, beginning and advanced o...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
Assembly of God
First Assembly of God, 1102 Montgomery St., 301-490-0100. Christmas Eve candlelight service 7 p.m.
Baptist
Emmanuel Baptist, 11443 Laurel Bowie Road, ...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in Community
It's not your normal Nativity scene. And it's not like any Christmas tree you've seen before.
All at once, a fisherman casts his net into the Sea of Galilee, the three magi mill about in their Ancient-Roman-style tents and a woman prepares ...
Published December 22, 2010 by Laurel Leader in News, Crime
Prince George’s County police have identified a suspect they are seeking in the murder investigation of a 28-year-old Laurel resident, which occurred on Dec. 11. Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for Jamar Slade Russell, 25, of Laur...