🌱 Patch AM: Bel Air family mourns veteran and aviation enthusiast Lewis W. Smith

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• Bel Air family mourns veteran and aviation enthusiast Lewis W. Smith

Also on today's calendar: Glow In The Dark Nights At The Corn Maze and 9 more events.

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• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 46.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lewis W. Smith, 83 (coastalpoint.com) — Bel Air residents are among the family mourning Lewis W. Smith, an 83‑year‑old veteran and longtime Maryland Air National Guard member who recently passed away. The former Forest Hill resident is remembered for his military service, aviation career, love of cars, and deep devotion to his family, including a daughter and son‑in‑law living in Bel Air.
   

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Friday October 9
• Glow In The Dark Nights At The Corn Maze →
  Maple Border Farm, 3000 White Hall Rd, White Hall
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Grand Opening Kore Total Gym →
  101 N Bond St, Bel Air
  8:00 am
• Upper Shore Decoy Show →
  Minker Banquet Hall, 920 Principio Furnace Rd, Perryville
  9:00 am
• 63rd Havre De Grace Art Show →
  Tydings & Concord Point Parks, 352 Commerce St, Havre De Grace
  10:00 am

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Thursday October 8
• Bel Air Library's Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
  Bel Air Library
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• The Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
  Bel Air Library (100 E Pennsylvania Ave), Bel Air
  10:00 am
• Harriet's Happiest Halloween →
  Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center, Chesapeake Theater
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Mary Kay Product Experience Session →
  The Vine Natural Health Center, 9 Newport Dr
  10:00 am
• Bel Air Library's Fall 2026 Adult Charity Book Sale →
  Bel Air Library
  10:00 am
• Harriet's Happiest Halloween →
  Harford Community College, Chesapeake Welcome Center, Chesapeake Theater
  1:00 pm
• Essential tremor support group →
  McFaul Activity Center, 525 W MacPhail Rd, Bel Air
  1:00 pm
• Flow Together: A Partnered Stretch Workshop →
  Wishing Star Farm & Wellness, 11323 Glen Arm Rd, Glen Arm
  4:30 pm

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• WHFC Fall 2026 Giving Campaign and Membership Drive —Susan Fletcher Read on Patch
• Harford Community College Foundation Holds Annual President's Circle Dinner —Susan Fletcher Read on Patch
• More Than 1,000 Children Participate in Harford County Public Library's Inclusive Trunk or Treat —Theresa Wiseman Read on Patch
• Section of Harmony Church Road in Darlington to Be Closed for Approximately Three Weeks —Alexandra Walker Read on Patch

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