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The petite, curly haired young woman was busy hanging a shipment of sweat shirts at Caldor in Cranberry Mall.While hers is perhaps not the most glamorous job, she likes it.Kay Brown, a 26-year-old Westminster resident and daughter of Kenneth and Catherine Brown, works 6 to 11 a.m. four days a week, usually ticketing merchandise. She has worked part time at the store for almost 3 1/2 years.Brown, who is mentally retarded, has earned Carroll Haven's Achievement Award for continuous community employment.

Before visitors can catch their breath, Joan D. Meekins can spout off 13 points of interest in the county.The county's program administrator for tourism is not promoting a breathtaking race through Carroll, during which tourists rush from one site to another.She wants people to come, stay for a while and return again and again."Catch Your Breath," the title of the Bureau of Tourism's newest brochure, should make visitors think of the county as a place to"release life's hectic realities and capture a quiet niche," Meekinssaid.

Taneytown and Carroll County officials say they are working to make sure developers do not pay twice for getting their plans reviewed.Taneytown officials contended yesterday that the fees developers pay for county reviews of their building plans amount to double charging for services already provided for a fee by the city."

Two new restaurants, one serving pizza in Westminster and the other seafood in Eldersburg, were granted liquor licenses by the county liquor board yesterday.The owners of Ledo Pizza in Cranberry Square on Route 140 and of Ocean Pride in Freedom Village Shopping Center onLiberty Road appeared before the board at a hearing Tuesday to request licenses to sell beer, wine and liquor.Robert E. Contarino, 36, of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, said he will own Ledo Pizza with his parents, Jeanne D. and Joseph Contarino Jr. The son will manage the restaurant.

WESTMINSTER -- Just a few months after their first successful run of the musical "Oklahoma!" Stone Road Productions Inc. and Friendly Farm are ready to invite audiences back for their second Stage Door Dinner Theatre performance, "Gypsy," which begins tomorrow night.Chock full of local talent, "Gypsy," with a 17-member cast, will light up the Friendly Farm restaurant each weekend in October and the first weekend in November.Harry Langmead, a partner in Stone Road, said that like the production of "Oklahoma" in March, "Gypsy" is well-suited for a dinner-theater crowd.

OK, so I was tired of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple."Over 25 years I have seen at least a dozen productions of this audience-pleaser.Attending one more was not something I looked forward to with pleasure.I should have.Stone Road Productions' version is a winner. I laughed more in 1991 than I did in 1965.Director Michael Pressimone has done a masterful job of casting. The players are experienced actors, each just right for the part. Pressimone knows good casting is half the battle, and he has waged it well.

Gardeners get ready to take your pick from market packs and seedlings blooming all over the county.Choose from several flower marts, bring your selections home, put your green thumbs into the old gardening gloves and start planting.Start early Saturday. Friends of the Village Auxillary to CarrollLutheran Village will be ready to sell bedding plants and hanging baskets from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shoppers can browse through crafts andjewelry sales, too.Information: 876-2289.While at 205 St. Mark Way, Westminster, take advantage of the pancake breakfast buffet, too.All you can eat costs $4 from 7 to 11 a.m. Carroll Lutheran Village sponsors the buffet.

Can you picture a Picasso print or a Wyeth scene on your walls?Get your bids ready Saturday.Carroll Hospice invites you to its second annual art auction, an opportunity for all to purchase works of art, at prices "substantially" below gallery costs.Heisman Fine Gallery from Ardmore, Pa., will furnish a variety of paintings, etchings and prints for discriminating buyers. Make your selections early. Preview begins at 6 p.m. at the Elks Club, Route 140 and Gorsuch Road. Bidding follows at 7.lJust so you don't get hungry, the $10 admission includes wine and cheese.

Plays are the thing this weekend in the county.Take your choice between comedy and drama. You'll have a chance to grab dinner with some of the performances, too."Hedda Gabler," Ibsen's story of a tragic heroine, opens at Western Maryland College for three performances this weekend.Curtain rises at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at Alumni Hall, Westminster.Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Information: 857-2448.*Want a little lighter fare? Try St. Benjamin's Youth Group's presentation of "Two for the Money," a one-act comedy and stay for dinner.

Business center offers programs, workshops The Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center is offering a variety of workshops and programs to help individuals who may be seeking a job or looking for a new career. Programs include: Starting Your Own Business: Mike Fish offers tips on exploring different business ventures and various aspects of starting your own business from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jan. 22. Professional Cover Letters and Resumes: Three workshops will teach participants how to write a proper cover letter and resume.