Waterloo Elementary School had a successful Carnival thanks to carnival chairperson Kim McCauley who organized the event. She loved her own school carnival so much when she was a child she wanted Waterloo students to have the same happy memories. She got lots of help from committee co-chairs Suellen Hubbard and Lori Carr along with committee members Lisa Brown, Maureen Stewart, Rachael Shapiro, Julie Crocamo, Cherie Hromek, Kym Nwosu, Margie Sybert, Margie Calloway, Debi Hochkeppel, Al Hannagan, Annie Allen, Jill Dunagan, Denise Hannagan, Sabra Conley, Suzanne Zaremba, Crystal Donohue, Nancy Huff, Pam Hasson, Tracey Collins, Ann Russo, Lori Kelly, Christina Franco and the Waterloo Elementary School staff who volunteered to work the games, crafts, food stations and sit in the dunk tank.

Kudos also go out to the following volunteers who helped make it a fun day: the Waterloo Elementary parents, the Waterloo cheerleaders and advanced band, Girl Scout Troop 4329, students from Ellicott Mills and Mayfield Woods middle schools, the Long Reach High School ballet, color guard and drama groups, Victory Martial Arts, Kangaroo Kids and the Howard High School jazz band.

Sing your way to stardom at the Miller Branch Library's fifth annual Ellicott City Idol contest, open to all Howard County middle and high school students ages 11-17. Winner receives a cash prize and an invitation to sing the national anthem at a Bowie Baysox game. Runners up receive cash prizes. Disc jockey Jojo Girard from Mix 106.5 returns as emcee, assisted by Amy Fadool from WBFF-TV, channel 45.

Auditions will be held at Miller Branch Library June 24 and 25, 7-9 p.m. The finals will be held June 26, 7-9 p.m. in the Banneker Room at the George Howard Building in Ellicott City. For more information, call 410-313-1950.

Congratulations to Kevin McKernan for graduating last month from Mount St. Mary's University with a bachelor's degree in business. Kevin, the son of Tom and Julie McKernan, says he is now looking for a job in marketing.

Congratulations to the following Patapsco Middle School students who placed in the Howard County Public School System Mathematics, Science and Technology Fair: Emily Bishop, first place Animal Biology; Sai Ghanta, second place, animal biology; Drew Risinger, second place, engineering; Pranav Lakshminarayan, second place, technology; and blue-ribbon honorable mentions Victoria Besner, Anbar Oreizi-Esfahani, Molly Boyce, Skutch Montgomery and Joey Cozzo.

A special thank you also goes to the following Patapsco Middle students who competed in the Howard County Middle School Debate competition: Ashley Van-de-Cruize, Connie Maybin, Molly McLain, Andrew Mendez, Justin Morgan, Kasper Nilsson, Waleen Waris, Nathan Warfel and their faculty sponsors, LeAnn Rice and Tracey Ryan.

I felt like I was kicked in the gut when Debi and Randy Holland told me their son, Adam, was being deployed again to Iraq.

Adam served there in 2006 with the 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, as a tank driver. After returning home, Adam extended his stay with the Army and spent several months in Fort Lee, Va., studying to be a water treatment specialist. He is now in Germany awaiting his departure.

My neighbors and I have watched Adam grow from a little boy playing ball to a teenager working at Giant Food in Dorsey Search to a soldier returning from war. Join us in praying for his safety and for all those who proudly serve in harm's way.

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