The fourth annual gala to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County, “Brawl & Ball” will feature ballroom dancing and exquisite food. The event will be held at the Beechtree Golf Club from 6pm-11pm on Saturday, October 3, 2009.
“Brawl & Ball is a first-class event to raise funds for our Boys & Girls Clubs while providing a unique evening of quality entertainment for all who attend,” says event chair Diane Smith. “This year’s exquisite menu has been specially planned by Beechtree’s own Chef Manny Martinez and is sure to exceed all expectations.”
A cigar roller from Pennsylvania will be on site after dinner to hand make cigars for guests to enjoy. Judge Angela Eaves will be the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening where the Karas family will be honored for their long standing commitment to the community and particularly to the Boys & Girls Clubs. ...Continue Reading
(Havre de Grace, MD) – - The McDonald’s LPGA Championship has raised over $46 million for the Ronald McDonald house and other children’s charities over the past 28 years. On Friday, June 12, 2009, is Harford County Day, and the tournament will be offering free admission to patrons who bring four non-perishable food items to the gate.
Thanks to a special partnership with Tyson Foods, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship will be donating all received items to the Harford Community Action Agency and the Maryland Food Bank. Join us in the fight against hunger by participating in this special event. Maryland families need your help!
In addition to the food drive, Harford County Day will be celebrated at the Harford County Tourism Expo tent all day on Friday, June 12 with a host of special activities.
Five hundred visitors can pick up their free environmentally friendly Harford County Love It Grocery Tote Bag filled ...Continue Reading
SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—Sophomore Chris Appel (Abingdon, Md./Bel Air) rallied from three strokes down behind freshman teammate Anthony Vincenti (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) to finish as the top finisher for the Harford golf team at the 2009 NJCAA Division II National Championships on Friday at Goose Pond Colony.
Appel went into the final round with a 235, third on the team behind sophomore Tony Tiburzi’s (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) 234 and Vincenti’s 232, but shot a team-low 76 during the fourth day, which saw the Fighting Owls’ only eagle of the season as Appel shot two-under on the par 5 seventh hole.
The team leader would also birdie the 10th and 15th holes, marking the third time in four rounds that he shot one-under on the par 5 15th and besting his three-birdie output in the second round to finish with a 311 (82, 75, 78, 76), which was good for a tie ...Continue Reading
SCOTTBSBORO, Ala.—Freshman Anthony Vincenti (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) leads the Harford golf team with a 154 (76, 78) after two rounds at the 2009 NJCAA Division II National Tournament at Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro, Ala.
Vincenti shot a 78 on Tuesday’s second round to go with a 76 on Monday and is tied for 70th overall after two days. Vincenti birdied the sixth hole on day one and shot an even 38 on the back and front nine to finish with a 78, while posting a 40 on the way out on the second day and birdieing two par 5’s on the 10th and 15th holes to shoot a 38 on the way back for a 76.
Sophomore Tony Tiburzi (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) is just behind Vincenti in a tie for 76th (155) after shooting a 79 on day one and 76 on day two, with a ...Continue Reading
ABERDEEN, Md.—The Harford golf team opened the 2009 season with a 310 forfeit win over Frederick on a frigid, snow-flurried Tuesday at Ruggles Golf Course at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Fighting Owls (1-0) were led by sophomore Tony Tiburzi (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco), who shot a 75 on the day.
Tiburzi shot a 39 on the way out, with a birdie on holes three and nine, before scoring an even 36 on the back nine, as he birdied the 18th. Freshman Anthony Vincenti (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) finished just behind Tiburzi with a 76 for the round, shooting 38 on both the front and back nine and birdieing holes six and nine.
Sophomore Chris Appel (Abingdon, Md./Bel Air) and freshman Mike Tavik (Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall) rounded out the Harford scoring with a 79 and 80, respectively, with Tavik recording two birdies, while the Cougars (0-1) two man team ...Continue Reading
“Taste of Harford” presents $7,500 to Fisher House
Silver Springs, MD (March 3, 2009)—On the grounds of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, McDonald’s LPGA Championship Executive Director, Alice Miller, and Harford County Director of Economic Development, James Richardson, representing the tournament’s Taste of Harford event, presented Fisher House Foundation, Inc. with a check for $7,500.
“Fisher House is the embodiment of Ronald McDonald House Charities and the McDonald’s LPGA Championship mission statement—giving back to a community in need. Like the Ronald McDonald House, Fisher House is a remarkable support program keeping families together during a most difficult recovery period, and we are honored and humbled to make this donation today , ” said Alice Miller.
Jim Richardson added, “Harford County holds our military in the highest esteem—putting themselves in harms way to defend and protect all of us. This donation is a way for us to say thank you to these brave ...Continue Reading
(Bel Air, MD) Harford County Tourism and Marketing Manager, Wini Roche, attended the Travel, Events and Management in Sports (TEAMS) Annual Conference and Expo held in Pittsburgh, PA at the end of October. Ms. Roche joined other tourism leaders from around the state to promote Harford County and Maryland to the national sports travel industry.
“Harford County can compete on a national level when it comes to sports” stated Ms. Roche “World class golf courses, Ripken Stadium, and the new Cedar Lane Sports Complex are attracting major events to our area which is big business for our local tourism industry”.
The new Sports Marketing Director for Maryland, Terry Hasseltine, led the Maryland team during the TEAMS Conference.
“The TEAMS Conference and Expo was a huge success for all our Maryland partners who were in attendance”, Stated Mr. Hasseltine. “Seven counties were present and met ...Continue Reading
(Havre de Grace, MD – November 4, 2008) – - In the October issue of Golf World Magazine the country’s top 50 courses were chosen and Bulle Rock ranked 9th in the Readers’ Choice Awards for public golf courses in 2009. The Readers’ Choice Award is a ranking of courses by Golf Worlds reader’s regular golfers. Bulle Rock was further honored as number one for Prestige and Reputation for Golf World’s Best of the Best.
“We are so proud that Maryland’s top public golf course has been acclaimed as one of the top 10 in the Country,” stated Wini Roche, Tourism & Marketing Manager for Harford County. ”We encourage golfers from near and far to put Bulle Rock and our other 6 public courses on their “must play” list.”
Bulle Rock continues to receive recognition as one of the premier public courses in the Mid-Atlantic region. This is the second ...Continue Reading
Aberdeen, MD (October 1, 2008)—Students and administrators at Aberdeen High School’s Science and Mathematics Academy, along with Bel Air High School officials representing Project Lead The Way, and representatives from Ronald McDonald House Charities®, assembled at Aberdeen High School today for a check presentation ceremony— all beneficiaries of the 2008 McDonald’s LPGA Championship and The Taste of Harford.
McDonald’s LPGA Championship Director of Business Development, Peter Wilder, and Harford County Executive, David R. Craig, along with Wini Roche, Harford County Tourism Director, presented each high school with a check for $7,500 to support their science, math, and engineering technology programs. The tournament and county officials also presented Ronald McDonald House Charities with a check for $30,000.
