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An article from the July 5, 1962, edition of the Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian reported on the consequences of being bitten by a tick for one area youngster. A case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was reported in a five-year-old male residing in the southeastern section of the county during the week ended June 29, according to Dr. William H. F. Warthen , County Health Officer. The child is hospitalized and a complete epidemiological investigation is being made in order to determine the cause of the infection.

Editor: Under normal circumstances I generally wouldn't write an editorial, BUT this one is so needed. Whatever happened to being respectful on our roads when a funeral procession is in progress? On Saturday, June 9, we were saddened because we were burying my Dad, Sam Mullins. As if this isn't already an upsetting experience in itself, it was complicated by the outright ignorance and total lack of respect for the deceased, his family, his friends and the staff of McComas in Abingdon.

Former WWEsuperstar and Fox Newsfinancial analyst John “Bradshaw” Layfield, 45, begins his years-long project today to climb each continent's highest summit in an effort to raise money for underprivileged children at Family Centre in Bermuda. Though Layfield is from Texas, he now calls the island country his home. "I ran into a friend of mine who raised a ton of money for charity climbing the seven summits,” Layfield said in a phone interview Monday. "I wanted to raise money for my at-risk kids that I work with in Bermuda and I thought this was a great way to try and do it. " WWE jumped at the opportunity to partner up with Layfield in his project and decided to help in a big way. "I reached out to [WWE chairman and CEO]

Here is the fourth installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Wednesday's visit was with UMBC . Thursday's visit is with Mount St. Mary's. REVIEW The good: The Mountaineers nearly achieved the dubious feat of being the first reigning Northeast Conference tournament champion to fail to qualify for the following tournament.

For eight years, Renee Gordon's son, Alex, has been attending Camp Greentop, a summer getaway in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for people with disabilities. Now Gordon is now spearheading a campaign with Michael Hettleman to raise $1 million for the Baltimore-based League for People with Disabilities, which runs the camp. The money will be used to help families pay for the programs, which cost about $260 a day, and to provide training for counselors. "The camp provides the most incredible experience," Gordon said.

After a 17-14 loss to Robert Morris on April 14, Mount St. Mary's dropped to 0-3 in the Northeast Conference and was in danger of becoming the league's first tournament champion to fail to qualify the next season. But the Mountaineers secured wins of 9-8 and 16-7 against Sacred Heart and Wagner, respectively, in back-to-back Saturdays and earned the No. 4 seed in the tourney, which begins Friday at Robert Morris. “That was the team goal,” coach Tom Gravante said Wednesday.

Mount St. Mary's is well aware that a win against Northeast Conference rival Wagner this Saturday propels the team into the league tournament as the No. 4 seed. But before the Mountaineers can focus on the Seahawks, they will get a visit from No. 8 Maryland, last year's national runner-up that will travel to Emmittsburg for a Wednesday night meeting. Mount St. Mary's coach Tom Gravante said the players should expect a very motivated Terps squad after falling to No. 4 Duke, 6-5, in Friday evening's semifinal of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Don't count out Mount St. Mary's just yet. The Mountaineers' 9-8 decision against Sacred Heart on Saturday moved them into a tie with Wagner for fourth place in the Northeast Conference. The victory not only snapped a three-game losing skid, but it also kept Mount St. Mary's (4-7 overall and 1-3 in the Northeast) in the hunt for the fourth and final seed in the league tournament. “That kept our playoff hopes alive,” a relieved coach Tom Gravante said Monday morning. “So I'm very proud of the young men to have the will.

After hovering over the 50 percent mark on faceoffs for much of the season, Mount St. Mary's has fared worse against Northeast Conference opponents. The team won just 10-of-24 draws against Quinnipiac, 11-of-30 against No. 20 Bryant and 13-of-33 against Robert Morris. The Mountaineers collected six more groundballs than the Bobcats did, but they finished with a -23 margin against the Bears and a -12 differential against the Colonials. In Saturday's 17-14 loss to Robert Morris, coach Tom Gravante resorted to unusual measures by moving starting attackmen like Andrew Scalley and Brett Schmidt and starting midfielder Bryant Schmidt to the wings on faceoffs.

There's no nice way to put it for Mount St. Mary's, which must defeat Sacred Heart this Saturday at home and Wagner next Saturday on the road to finish in fourth place in the Northeast Conference and qualify for the league tournament. It's a humbling scenario for the Mountaineers, who won the inaugural tournament championship last year, but it's the situation created by Saturday's 17-14 loss to Robert Morris, which dropped Mount St. Mary's to 0-3 in the Northeast Conference. Coach Tom Gravante said Tuesday morning that the players are aware of the must-win scenario facing them.