Elkridge Today: October 22

It’s homecoming for Long Reach High School. There will be a from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the school in Columbia.

If your kids are looking for other stuff to do, check out our list of .

For adults, Howard County Housing is offering a today, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Freddie Mac. Meet with financial advisors and receive counsel on your mortgage troubles. To register for the event, visit www.mdhope.org. 

In state news, did you know that Maryland added jobs yet its unemployment rate still increased? According to data released on Friday, the state’s unemployment rate as of the end of September is now 7.4 percent. Get the story on Maryland’s employment numbers from The Daily Record.

In national news, President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he was going to make good on a campaign promise to bring home the troops. By the end of the year, more than 13,000 troops will return to the U.S. from Iraq, according to CNN’s report on the Iraq war’s end .