Published October 18, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
The Howard County Health Department in conjunction with the Health and Education Resource Organization needs volunteers to provide friendship, advocacy and assistance for with those living with HIV/AIDS.
A Buddy Training Program begins Nov. 13. Call D...
Published October 18, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in News
County police and fire crews logged a steady stream of calls this week from local residents and businesses reporting suspicious mail as fears of anthrax contamination spread here and nationwide.
At least two businesses, Maryland Orthopedics at 3570 St...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Education
Jewish students eligible for summer camp grants
The Meyerhoff Teen Initiative is offering a Camp Scholarship Program for Jewish youths between ages 11 and 18. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded to 30 Jewish youths from the Baltimore metro a...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Community
Oct. 28 will be a painful day for the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary.
For more than 50 years, the Ellicott City's Yingling-Ridgely Ladies Auxiliary and Junior Girls unit 7472 has traveled to New York to celebrate the acceptance of the...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
State seeks more Route 32 right of way
State Highway Administration officials are proposing to spend $6 million over the next six years to buy right of way along Route 32 west of Clarksville, a move some residents say signals the state's intent...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Two questions dominated Wilde Lake's victory over Liberty in a Class 3A North regional playoff opener on Oct. 23, and both involved the clock.
The first: When's Liberty going to get here?
The game, originally scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start, w...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
The tragic events of Sept. 11 have left me horror-struck, with my heart full of sorrow and sadness. What happened was wrong, ugly, cowardly and evil. The people behind this must be brought to justice.
As an American Muslim, I am horrified by the Musli...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
A map in the News section of the Oct. 18 edition that accompanied a story about the shooting death of Chad Everett Johnson contained the wrong name of a street in Harper's Choice village. The correct name is Berrypick Way.
Corrections and clarificatio...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Oakland Mills stumbled out of the gate and lost its first three games.
But the Scorpions have now put together a four-game winning streak, including a 28-14 win over Wilde Lake Oct. 20, and have moved into a four-way tie for second in the county at 4-...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
The county girls cross country championships, to be held Oct. 25 at Centennial, should be one of the most competitive in years.
The race, which starts at 4 p.m., will feature an individual duel between Glenelg's Carrie Selmer and Mt. Hebron's Melissa ...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Runners, as any coach will say, thrive on competition. The better the competition, the better they become.
The best will be on display at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 when the boys Howard County Championships take place at Centennial High School.
The ...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Last year, Hammond senior catcher Robert Miller was the understudy to the Howard County Times baseball Player of the Year, Jason Maxey.
Miller started just two games during the 2001 season for Hammond, but he's ready to make a dent this season.
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Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Traveling soccer teams often pick up guest players for tournament competition.
Two local teams have picked up guest coaches instead.
Through the Washington Freedom Adopt-A-Team Lottery held in August, the Columbia Soccer Club Dynamite and the ...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
With Hammond holding just a 1-0 halftime lead, the county championship was still up in the air.
That's when Hammond went to the air to beat Atholton, 2-0, Oct. 23 and clinch its first county title since 1998.
"This is such a great feeling," Ha...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Even though Doug Ulman moved to Texas in the spring to take on a new position in Austin, I knew we had not heard the last of him.
Ulman, who continues to be a board member for the foundation he started, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, is now t...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Cross country
The windy, cold and rainy conditions held off just long enough on Oct.16 for the Glenelg Country School boys to run to victory at home against independent school teams from Baltimore and Washington. Seven schools participated in the race...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Submitting sports results
The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon Monday. We prefer e-mail (HowardCountySports@patuxent.com; send as text in the body of the e-mail, not as a file attachment) or fax (410-997-4564). We do not accept notices by p...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Field hockey
Standings (as of Oct. 22) Long Reach, 8-1 county, 12-2 overall; River Hill, 7-1-1, 11-1-2; Mt. Hebron, 7-2; 10-4; Centennial, 6-2-1, 8-4-2; Glenelg, 5-3-1, 7-5-2; Hammond, 4-5; 7-6-1; Wilde Lake, 3-6; 4-7; Howard, 1-6-2, 2-7-2; Oakland Mi...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
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Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Yet again, a committee exploring the Columbia Association's budget is suggesting ways CA might streamline its spending.
We hope the association's staff and its board of directors are prepared _ unlike last year _ to listen.
The nine-member bud...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Laura Waters has abruptly quit the county school board after serving half of her six-year term.
Waters failed to spell out why, although her resignation letter to County Executive Jim Robey implies that she found the board hard to work with.
W...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
I resign from the school board to save my integrity
I resigned from the Howard County school board Oct. 18 because I believe that my principles and integrity are being compromised by being part of a board that does not establish collaborative r...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Arts
With so few modern playwrights creating noteworthy new dramas, serious theaters are increasingly turning to the classics for weighty dramatic fare.
Two such classics will be resurrected beginning Oct. 26 in Howard County. That's when the Rep Stage Com...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Arts
The Wicked Witch of the West with 9-inch fingernails and green gooey stuff all over her face? Not your usual image of a classical ballerina. But that's exactly how dance soloist Mary Hong will appear in a Howard County Ballet program titled "Scary (?) Sce...
Published October 25, 2001 by Howard County Times in Arts
It might seem strange that a book critic would enjoy having people disagree with him, but for Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda, that's half the attraction of his public appearances.
Dirda, a longtime critic for The Washington Post Book World, comes...