Jim Laughland, of Cockeysville, recently won the High Grand Senior class in the NRA National High Power, Service Rifle Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio. Surrounded by his family at the awards ceremony, he received a plaque for shooting the high score in his class of shooters, ages 70 and older. Jim beat the runner-up in his class by only 10 points out of a possible 2,400. Jim moved here in Maryland in 1962 from New York and worked for Westinghouse for more than 42 years. He and his wife, the former Sally Gatchell, have been married for more than 40 years and their four children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren all live within 20 minutes of each other. Jim credits his resiliency in overcoming a wide variety of health problems to the athletic regimen he has been a part of at the local Cockeysville Senior Center Fitness Center, even competing in last September's Senior 5K Run and completing the run in 32 minutes.

News at Warren Elementary

After a 20-year career at Warren Elementary (39 total years of teaching), fifth-grade teacher Karen Williams has retired. Warren also said goodbye to another fifth-grade teacher, Debbie Porter, who has transferred to a school closer to home that will allow her to spend more time with her children. She now teaches fourth grade at Prettyboy Elementary in Freeland. With two teachers gone, Warren welcomed two new teachers: fourth-grade teacher Maddy Foltz, who transferred from Middlesex Elementary, in Middle River, and fifth-grade teacher Michelle Ches, a recent Towson University elementary education graduate. Don't forget to mark your calendar for the Back- to-School Night on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 6:30- 8:15 p.m.

Aerobics in Cockeysville

Cockeysville Rec Council Aerobics will start the week of Sept. 8, offering classes on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. at Padonia Elementary School, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Pot Spring Elementary, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. at Warren Elementary. The aerobics classes run for eight weeks for a cost of $40. The groups exercise to a variety of music, with warm-ups and stretching, low- and high-intensity workouts and cooling down with more stretching, sit-ups and floor work. New participants can try the first class for free. Call Susan Grill at 410-667-4630.

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