Lancaster

On March 2, 2005 FLORENCE REBECCA; beloved wife of the late Walter Lancaster; loving mother of Gary Lee Lancaster and his wife Carol; dear grandmother of Gary and Chris Lancaster. Funeral Services will be conducted at the Highland Baptist Church, 11911 Messick Rd., Cumberland, MD 21502. Interment Waxlar Cemetery, Rawlings, MD. Arrangements by the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A.

Paige Tanner of Lancaster, Pa. reveled in the infield Saturday celebrating her first Preakness -- and her last few months as a single woman. The 24-year-old, whose wedding is set for July, reunited with her girlfriends from Elizabethtown College for a bachelorette party at Pimlico.  Her bridal tiara and garter drew lots of attention from the infield crowds, Tanner said. "I've had two or three people take the garter off with their teeth," said Tanner, whose friends were all dressed in pink.

On September 3, 2003, VIRGINIA MAY LANCASTER of Westminster, beloved wife of the late Alvin Walter Simon and the late Ernest E. Lancaster; devoted mother of Al, Tom and George Simon and Jack Lancaster; loving mother-in-law of Bonnie, Linda, Valerie and Beverly Simon and Betty Lancaster; dearest sister of Martha Abigill and Helen Childs; loving sister-in-law of Rida Brown and Dorothy Romberger; also survived by ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren....

For at least two years, there has been hanging on the northeast corner The Promenade, a block-sized apartment building in the Harbor East development. "Authentic Greek Cuisine & Lounge Coming Soon," it says. It's really coming. It will be called Limani, and it will occupy a waterfront space on the Promenade's southeast corner, at Central and Lancaster. (Charleston is on the southwest corner.) The restaurant will put a modern take on traditional Greek cuisine. The menu will include fresh fish flown in from the Mediterranean, grass-fed lamb and beef and homemade Greek favorites.

Ruth Virginia Lancaster, 77, a retired assistant comptroller for an automotive fleet leasing company, died Sunday at the Anne Arundel Medical Center after an illness of several months.Funeral services were being held today at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, 611 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park.Mrs. Lancaster, who lived in Cape Arthur, retired in 1977 from Peterson, Howell and Heather, now known as PHH FleetAmerica, where she had worked for 25 years, starting as a secretary.The former Ruth Virginia Locke was a native of Parkersburg, W. Va., and was a graduate of the Mountain State Business College there.

On January 6, 2009, GEORGE B. LANCASTER, SR., age 98, devoted husband of Martha. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 1 P.M. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2604 Bannister Road at 10 A.M. with funeral service to follow at 10:30. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Grace Presbyterian Scholarship Fund.

ROBIN A. LANCASTER-FRANKLIN, beloved wife of Dwight Franklin departed this life July 17, 2009. The Memorial Service in her honor will be held 2P.M., Friday, July 31, 2009 at Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, 7111 Windsor Blvd., 21207, 410-265-6800.

Services for Ruth Virginia Lancaster, a retired assistant comptroller for an automotive fleet leasing company, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, 611 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park.Mrs. Lancaster, who was 77 and lived in Cape Arthur, died Sunday at the Anne Arundel Medical Center after an illness of several months.She retired in 1977 from Peterson, Howell and Heather, now known as PHH FleetAmerica, where she had worked for 25 years, starting as a secretary.

This weekend, I was not going to go Dutch. Yes, we were in the "Dutch Country. " Lancaster County, Pa., to be exact. But I was not going to stuff my face at Kitchen Kettle Village, gawk at Amish buggies or get sidetracked by the QVC or Pottery Barn outlets. No. The goal of this two-day getaway was to discover the other Lancaster — the one that sits downtown within a compact 7 square miles and offers an artsy and hip vibe. Theater. Architecture. Galleries. Farm-to-table eateries.

Lancaster County, Pa. 'Poe Evermore' Take a journey to the 1800s and spend some time with Baltimore's favorite bard at 'Poe Evermore.' Guests are greeted at the Mount Hope Estate and Winery by Frederick Rauch and led to a series of small theater rooms, where the show begins. Watch a panel of doctors as they conduct a psychiatric evaluation of patients, and you may find Poe in the audience with you. Join Poe afterward in the chapel where he will tell some of his own eerie tales and poems, such as "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart.

The spring thaw — if we ever get one — will likely come with a good helping of mud. The Pennsylvania Dutch are counting on it. The segue between the seasons is when the Amish and Mennonite communities launch their annual mud sales in Lancaster County. No, they're not selling dirt. The sales are actually auctions featuring anything from tools and furniture to toys and livestock — and a whole lot in between. The events benefit the region's local fire companies.

Mention Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and for many, it conjures up images of the Amish people and their legendary Old World culture. Yet beyond that community's time-honored heritage, Lancaster County offers more. Visitors will find a vibrant and increasingly diverse population and a downtown bustling with urban appeal. "There are a lot of progressive things happening in the city," says Elizabeth Todd Lambert, a former Baltimore resident who relocated in 2006 and now heads LancasterARTS, a local arts advocacy organization.

There are haunted houses, and then there is the Field of Screams — a truly demonic destination. Hulking on the outskirts of Lancaster, Pa., the Field of Screams is three Halloween-y attractions rolled into one: A Haunted Hayride, Den of Darkness and Frightmare Asylum. There's also an entertainment area, with magic tricks and live music. There are ghouls galore — some with circular saws, others waiting to pop out from where you least expect them. It's not for the faint of heart.

Robert G. Lancaster, a retired Mercy Medical Center chief pathologist and teacher, died of cancer Saturday at College Manor in Lutherville. A resident of the Hampton section of Towson, he was 79. Born and raised in Spokane, Wash., he was a graduate of Gonzaga University and moved to Baltimore to attend the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He served in the Navy from 1958 to 1960. In 1961, he became Mercy's laboratory director and worked in its old College of Physicians and Surgeons Building on Calvert Street.

Cape Air said Monday that it is adding evening flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Hagerstown and Lancaster, Penn. The airline began offering $100 round-trip flights from BWI to the two destinations about a year ago. It is expanding the number of flights because of customer demand. The new schedule will include five round-trip flights on Mondays and Fridays, four flights Tuesday through Thursday and three flights on weekends. The new schedule begins Thursday.