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Mildred Limbaugh, 74, the mother of talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, died Thursday in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

United Methodist Church of Savage, 9050 Baltimore St., will hold its annual Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Menu includes open pit roast beef sandwiches, pulled beef barbecue sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, cole slaw, baked beans, potato salad, ice cream, strawberries, shortcake and beverages. There will also be a bake sale. Call 301-725-7630.

Scotchtown Hills Elementary School will host a family dinner night on Nov. 10, 5-7 p.m., at the school 15950 Dorset Road, Laurel. Join the students and staff at Scotchtown Hills Elementary School as they host a fundraiser in support of the school's healthy kids club. For more information, call 301-497-3994. —Lauren Budik

No. 1 Eastern Tech beat No. 14 North Harford, 4-2, on Friday as the host Mavericks advanced to their first state softball semifinals in four years in a Class3A North region final. Eastern Tech (22-2) will play Linganore of Frederick County on Tuesday at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Cargile picked up the win over the Hawks (15-6), giving up seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings while striking out five batters. The Mavericks broke a 2-2 in the fourth when freshman shortstop Jenn January laced a single to right field, which scored Giselle Alvarez and Ashley Sauerwein.

The Orioles have approached Major League Baseball about the potential of hosting the 2016 All-Star Game at Camden Yards, a club spokesman confirmed. There is no formal application process, but club owner Peter Angelos did send a letter to baseball commissioner Bud Selig requesting that Baltimore host the 2016 event. Although teams can present their interest to the league office at any time, MLB usually officially awards its next All-Star Game roughly a year before the event. And, traditionally - although not always - the Midsummer Classic alternates between American League and National League hosts, meaning the game would likely come to Baltimore only in an even-numbered year.

Imagine coming home from a trip and finding your home or apartment ransacked by strangers. Horrifying, right? Now imagine that the person or persons who did it had your permission. Well, not really, but you were the one that gave them the key. Even more upsetting, right? That's what a California woman said happened to her in June when she utilized an online vacation rental/lodging/hosting travel website called Airbnb . Heard of it? You may have since the site has been growing in popularity and trending on the upswing with financial backing from supporters like Ashton Kutcher.

Enjoy the outdoors as you take a wildlife interpretive tram tour on the grounds of the Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center during the Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop. View the wildlife art of nearly 35 nationally recognized artists, artisans and craftors. Saturday includes the DC Environmental Film Festival world premier screening of "Endangered Hawaii," screening of "Anna, Emma and the Condors" and live birds of prey.

Loyola College will be host to its first Fall Lacrosse Classic this weekend at Curley Field. In Saturday's semifinals, the Greyhounds will play Division III Nazareth at 1 p.m., and NCAA power Syracuse will play Navy at 3:30. On Sunday, the consolation game will be played at noon and the championship game at 3.Syracuse won three straight NCAA titles in 1987-90 before being stopped by eventual champion North Carolina in last season's semifinals. The host school will be attempting to continue its recent string of fall successes, as the Greyhounds won the CHOICE/Visa Classic in both 1989 and '90.Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for non-Loyola students.

A remark Tuesday by sports talk-show host Anita Marks has offended some blacks. Marks, on ESPN Radio, 1300 AM, referred to Shawne Merriman, a San Diego Chargers linebacker who is under suspension for steroid use, as a "juice monkey." "It's inappropriate," said Rob Long, a black host on a competing sports station, WNST, 1570 AM, who received several calls about the remark. "It was careless, and I think she should apologize." Marks, a former professional football player, did not return two calls seeking comment, but apparently said on the air yesterday that she uses the remark to refer to steroid users regardless of their color.

The volunteer host of a weekly talk show on Morgan State University's WEAA-FM has been dismissed for failing to notify station management when he was inviting political candidates on the air.Lynwood M. Taylor, who has hosted the Wednesday edition of the public radio station's nightly "Two Way Talk" show for the past three years, was also accused in a letter from the station's general manager of making "unprofessional" comments on the air.Mr. Taylor -- a reading clerk for the Baltimore City Council, who has agreed to manage the upcoming city comptroller campaign of City Councilman Joseph T. "Jody" Landers, D-3rd -- said yesterday he believed he was being dismissed for criticizing Council Vice President Jacqueline F. McLean, D-2nd, who is also a candidate for comptroller.

The program at Goucher College's 121st commencement ceremony Friday listed speaker Ira Glass' main connection to the Towson college: His grandmother was a member of its Class of 1931. In the public radio host's remarks, he added that college President Sanford J. Ungar was his former colleague at NPR and had coaxed him into appearing. But Glass shared another connection that only a college student could best appreciate - that he lost his virginity in one of the campus dorm rooms.

Et cetera D.C. United to play Juventus on July 28 D.C. United and Juventus, Italian soccer's most storied club, have finalized plans to play a friendly July 28 at RFK Stadium. A formal announcement is expected this week. The Turin-based team clinched its 28th Serie A title two weeks ago and recorded the first undefeated season (23-0-15) in the country's top division since 1992. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tickets, priced from $35 to $65 before service charges, will go on sale Monday.

A day after Loyola's bid to secure a berth in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship was interrupted by lightning at Johnny Unitas Stadium, the No. 2 Dons finished the job with a 13-7 victory over No. 3 Gilman on Wednesday afternoon at the same site. Leading, 13-5, with 6:57 left in the fourth quarter when play was stopped Tuesday night, all Loyola (15-3) had to do was play keep-away against the Greyhounds (12-4) to advance to the conference final against archrival No. 1 Calvert Hall (15-2)

ESPN's Jeannine Edwards started her TV career as an in-track host at Pimlico and Laurel in the early 1990s. “It allowed me to learn television, because I came from a background of  training horses and had no TV experience,” she says. “So I owe a lot of my success and a debt of gratitude to the people in Maryland for giving me a start.” Edwards, who still calls Maryland home, is covering the Preakness for ESPN and ABC this week. Her reports will start appearing Friday on the sports channel and continue through the weekend.

On Sunday, in conjunction with its ongoing exhbition Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture, and American Jewish Identity , the Jewish Museum will present " Knish History 101: Life and Times of the Knish" a lecture by Laura Siilver titled  Silver will tell everyone all about the knish, that lovable, humble stuffed hunk of dough. Guests are invited to show up with their knish memories, recipes and recollections and listen to knish tales from the Midwest, the Lower East SIde and the Polish town of Knyszyn, where Silver traces her roots.

Picture yourself in Laurel history on C Street Gallery's Discover Laurel Bike Ride, Saturday, May 19 from 2 to 5 p.m., starting at the gallery, 19 C St. Participants will bike the neighborhood to follow the gallery's history adventure. Bring a camera to take photographs along the way, and then see your photos on display at C Street Gallery. To register, contact Abbie Chessler at abbie@cstreetgallery.com .

After 50 years as host of "It's Academic," the longest-running quiz show on television, Mac McGarry, the longest-tenured host, says that "it's really time" to step down. "I'm 85 years old and gone way beyond Social Security," the Potomac resident said Thursday. "A lot of things are getting to me like this sinus trouble. Right now my eyes are watering, and I thought, 'My gosh, would I be able to read the cards?' Generally speaking, I'm in good health, but these minor things make you realize you might be losing a step here or there.

Stu Kerr, the pioneering television host whose many roles became fond memories for generations of Baltimore children, died early yesterday at his Riderwood home after an eight-year battle with bone marrow cancer. He was 66.His four-decade career in broadcasting coincided with the rise of television, and no face or name was more closely associated with the medium in Baltimore. He is best remembered for his folksy, imaginative performances as Bozo the Clown, the zany Professor Kool, the conductor of "Caboose," Mr. Fortune of "Dialing for Dollars" and Commander Stukker of "54 Space Corps."

For the second week in a row, Baltimore got some prime-time, Sunday-night love on high-end cable TV. Two weeks ago, Lutherville got a mention on "Mad Men. " Granted, it was a throwaway line, but a mention is a mention in self-conscious Baltimore -- and its north county cousins. This Sunday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Ray Rice got the shoutout on HBO's "VEEP," which is made in Maryland. The mention came when Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

Jasmine DePompeo had four goals and one assist, but Navy fell to North Carolina, 14-7, in the NCAA first round Saturday. The host Tar Heels (15-3) used a 5-0 run to take a 7-3 lead with 6:31 remaining in the first half, and the Midshipmen (18-3) were unable to recover. No. 1 Florida 6, Albany 4: The host Gators (18-2) outlasted the Great Danes' offensive stall to push past Albany (12-6). No. 2 Northwestern 12, Notre Dame 7: Paced by a 15-5 advantage on draw controls, the host Wildcats (18-2)