Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Arts
The well for comprehensive box sets may finally be drying up. Record companies have done so many retrospectives in recent years that very few corners of any career remain unexplored.
This year's most important releases addressed the music of the Blast...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Arts
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"About Schmidt" (R). Director Alexander Payne takes on the challenge of making a retired Omaha insurance executive fascinating without turning him into something he's not. They largely succeed, thanks to Jack Nicholson's best performance in ye...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Arts
In the opening scene of [About Schmidt,] Jack Nicholson sits in an office that's empty except for a stack of neatly packed white boxes. He's obviously retiring from his job, and he silently stares at the wall clock as it ticks its way toward 5 p.m. When t...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Arts
Goffigan trio casts Shadows
The first Thursday of January comes right on the heels of New Year's Eve - but that surely won't stop Howard County's avid jazz fans from coming out to the Silver Shadows Nightclub for the first First Thursday Jazz concert ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Arts
If you ever wondered where some of today's most adventurous artists got their ideas, you can get at least a partial answer by walking through an exhibit at Washington's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
"Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972] i...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
Jonathan Cassioli and his parents gave grandparents, Ethel and Hayward Pickens a great early Christmas gift. They got and decorated the Christmas tree. Now, Jonathan, you'll need to take it down for them. That's a really big job some other children and gr...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
The Ellicott City Residents' Association is getting ready for a busy year. Led by newly re-elected president, Dan Murray, the group recently set their agenda for the new year _ encourage the adoption of the Ellicott City Master Plan and the improvement of...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
Don't forget about the special Epiphany concert, "Forward Into Light," that will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. in Fulton. Admission is free. There will be a free will offering. St. Paul's is located on Route 216 one mile west ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
William G. Callas
William George Callas of Ellicott City died Dec. 22 at Howard County General Hopsital. He was 75.
Born in Hagerstown in 1927, Mr. Callas worked as a manufacturer's representative for electronic components.
Mr. Callas ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>Alzheimer's. Affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association, Central Maryland Chapter. Sponsored by Howard County Office on Aging. Second Thursday, East Columbia Library 50+ Center, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
On Jan. 13, senior citizens can attend a free seminar by Beverly Heckrotte at the Elkridge Senior Center. She will discuss aspects of retirement and funeral planning from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Although Heckrotte takes funeral planning seriously, she knows h...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
To submit Up & Coming calendar items: The deadline is 14 days before date of publication. Include a brief description of the event, date, time, location with address, cost and phone number for publication. Priority will be given to events that take pl...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
Karen M. Beck and Paul Stysley
Karen Marie Beck, daughter of Susan and William Beck of Woodbine, announces her engagement to Paul Stysley, son of Cheri Milrad of Pikesville, Md., and Michael Stysley of Mount Airy.
The bride-to-be graduated fro...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Community
The following organizations meet regularly and are open to the public.
>AARP. Howard County Chapter 559. Second Tuesday, 1 p.m., Florence Bain Senior Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Mary Ellen Cooper, 410-993-1679.
>Afro-American...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Education
Board invites comment on 2003-04 calendar
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a public hearing Jan. 9 on the proposed 2003-2004 school calendar, which foresees adding two early dismissal dates and late starts on some school days.
At...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Business
Passport to the Future, a program of the Career Research & Development programs for the Howard County Public school system, recently announced the new members of the program's advisory council. The 2002-2003 member list is as follows: Jumoke Akintan, ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Business
>A Career in Real Estate. Long & Foster Realtors. Free and open to the public. Reservations recommended.
*Clarksville/River Hill office. Jan. 30, 7 p.m., 12345-H Wake Forrest Road, Clarksville. Michael Stewart, 800-522-2104.
*Columbia M...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
A Columbia Association board member wants to spend part of CA's projected $4.5 million surplus by giving residents free access to its swimming pools.
"I have a constituency that's pushing it with me," Barbara Russell said of the free pool use.
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Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
Police are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the person who drove a bulldozer through an elementary school under construction in Ellicott City on Dec. 29, causing about $100,000 worth of damage.
"It looks like he came ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
Howard County will spend nearly $120,000 in federal grant money on improving homeland security and training employees for a planned "drug court" _ a special court that would handle only drug cases.
The majority of the grant will be spent to equip a ba...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
The following was compiled from police reports.
Elkridge, Jessup
Murray Hill Road and Clock Tower Lane. On Dec. 26 at 9:50 p.m., three suspects stole $1 from a teen-ager as he exited a transit bus. One of the three slapped him in the head and ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
The donated collection of couches are pea green, blue-and-white checked and floral pink. Their soft, worn cushions swallow the hundreds of people who come and go from the Serenity Center each week, seeking recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
A y...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in News
When Wilde Lake village manager Bernice Kish arrived at work on a recent afternoon, the temperature outside was a chilly 47 degrees.
But the temperature inside her Slayton House office was colder yet: 45 degrees with the heat on.
Kish may soon...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Sports
Here are some things I'd like to see happen here in Howard County and elsewhere in 2003:
> The swift approval to build a new community park on Blandair Farms. Limited active recreation tastefully done not to detract from what will become a tourist ...
Published January 2, 2003 by Howard County Times in Sports
Mt. Hebron and Centennial won holiday tournaments in opposite fashion.
Mt. Hebron flirted with a season-high scoring effort in defeating Chapelgate, 54-39, to win its own tournament.
Centennial defeated Hereford, 29-25, to win the Woodlawn Div...