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Stan Ray helps his grandson, Carter Sampson reel in a 16 inch bass at Rising Sun Community Pond during the Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce Fishing Derby Saturday.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY JANE BELLMYER
Carter Sampson, 6, poses with his dad Robert Sampson to show off the 16 inch bass he pulled from Rising Sun Community Pond Saturday.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY JANE BELLMYER
Stan Ray said he was more excited than his grandkids to be fishing at the Rising Sun Community Pond Saturday. He gave his grandson Carter Sampson a congratulatory hug for his successful catch in the Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce Fishing Derby.
By Carl Hamilton
cahamilton@cecilwhig.com Apr 29, 2021
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMANTHA MALLOY
A neighbor captured this photo of a Cherry Lane house on fire,
just moments after the blaze was intentionally set Thursday
afternoon.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
Firefighters battle a blaze in the unit block of Cherry Lane,
northeast of Elkton, on Thursday afternoon.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
Averee Hammond, 24, and Travis Sellers, 25, were doing work
across the street when they watched a woman set fire to a house on
Cherry Lane. Sellers rescued another woman who was trapped in the
basement.
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON
RISING SUN â Young anglers are expected to come out Saturday morning and compete for prizes in the Annual Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce Fishing Derby.
Itâs a free competition open to any child 12 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian. There will be fish to be caught too since the Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently stocked the Rising Sun Community Pond on East Main Street.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and hooks drop in the water at 8 a.m. The competition ends at 11 a.m. with the awarding of prizes.
The Fishing Derby has been a chamber event for almost 30 years, giving youngsters a chance to catch a fish and win a prize. Awards are given for the largest and smallest fish, the most fish caught and more categories.