This has been a whirlwind year for our community. The anniversary of Linthicum's founding 100 years ago was supposed to be a celebration of spirit and pride - it was that and so much more.

When we started planning how to celebrate the centennial two years ago, the original notion was to co-opt most, if not all, of our traditional Linthicum events as part of the celebration - to apply the "Linthicum Centennial" brand to each of them as a way of reminding our residents of who we are, and of the proud significance of where we live.

Organizations like the Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights and the Linthicum-Shipley Improvement...