Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Five-year-old Nick Jascewsky is grimacing.
Bundled up in a red shirt and vest, jeans and a black helmet, the Columbia boy sits with his legs stretched out on a bench as his dad, Mark Jascewsky, tugs at the laces of his son's ice skates.
The lo...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
More wonderful news from the always active and interesting Rochell and Melvina Brown household. The Brown's son, Rustin, a junior at Georgetown University, is enroute to a fascinating second semester in South Africa. Rustin was able to make stops in Londo...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Ward of Rehobeth Beach, Del., and formerly of Elkridge, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 10 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Catonsville.
The couple's children and grandchildren hosted the event. Maid of honor Bett...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Carla and Brian Hammond of Ellicott City announce the birth of their son, Brian Carlton Hammond, on Dec. 17 at 9:30 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces.
Kristie Dietrich and Randy Bell Jr. of Columbia announce the birth of their daughter, Shyanne Lee B...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
A few tennis matches, good company and some beer make for a decent Friday night for Michael Fluharty.
Fluharty, a Glenelg resident, is one of many who pick up several tennis sets each Friday night at Triumph Health and Fitness Center in Woodbine. The ...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Remember the mitten trees that were set up during the holidays at all Howard County Library branches? The 2003 mitten count beat all previous years' records!
Cecile Wong, children's library associate at Central Library, counted 345 pairs of mittens/gl...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
A special thank-you to the following civilian volunteers who worked to make the recent Salute the Troops program a great success - Tommie Tarsell, Linda Furiate, Edward Armanas, John Wafer, Ivan Betancourt, Harold Bernadzikowski, Russell Wooldridge, Mike ...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
It seems like Old Man Winter has moved in and is making himself quite comfortable. Sometimes trying circumstances such as this bring out the best in human nature. I watched as neighbor helped neighbor, kids played together building snowmen and having old-...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Mount View Middle School has some very talented students. Abby Schwarz, Jade Wildt and Sarah Sheehan, all eighth graders, completed a collage portrait of Harold Williams, MESA program coordinator. The collage portrait was for the Portraits of Central Offi...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Hudson Lee Miller, 10, has been chosen to travel to England and France this summer along with 39 other Maryland students under the Student Ambassador Program.
Students are chosen to participate in this program based on their school and the community i...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Teaching was a passion for Elizabeth Donahue. The former elementary school teacher spent nearly 20 years in Howard County and was a pioneer, in the 1960s and 70s, in helping to institute such educational concepts as open classrooms and split grades.
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Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Clarksville Elementary School recently completed its National Geographic Bee competition. This yearly event is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Diane Miller, fourth-grade team leader, is the faculty sponsor at the school.
Each fourth- and...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Crystal M. Brown and Brian D. Wise
Marjorie and David Brown of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter, Crystal May Brown, to Brian David Wise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Wise Sr. of Sykesville.
The prospective bride gradu...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
During the January meeting of the Warren Lodge 51 AF & AM, Roland W. Meade, past master, received a lapel pin and certificate honoring him for his more than 60 years of continuous service as a master mason in Maryland.
Meade lives in Ellicott City...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>American Legion Post 300. Second Tuesday 7:30-9 p.m., Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-765-0506, 410-964-3656, roger.chang@ngc.com.
>Baltimore Bead Society. Second Tues...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
County receives $24,500 for help in pregnancies
The March of Dimes has granted the Howard County Health Department $24,500 to help African-American women in the county bring their pregnancies to term.
African-American women are 50 perce...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly in or near Howard County.
>Adult caregivers. Caregiver Education and Support Group. Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m. Northwest Hospital's Education Center, 5401 Old Court Road, Baltimore. Registration required, 410-601-9355....
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Sea Scouts Ship 361 Columbia Ranger, a youth sailing group, needs adult volunteers who enjoy working with youth and have experience sailing. For more information, call 410-442-5687.
Listings are accepted on a space-available basis from Howard County o...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
These students were named to the fall 2003 dean's list or president's list at their respective colleges or universitities; Katherine Glass, Ellicott City - York College; Peter (P.C.) Johnson, Laurel - Randolph-Macon College; Allison Levine, Ellicott City ...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Navy Seaman Apprentice Christopher A. Lairsey recently graduated from Operations Specialist School at Fleet Combat Training Center Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Va.
He learned to operate surveillance and search radars, recognize and identify electronic si...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Community
Matthew Sheldon Friedenberg
Matthew Sheldon Friedenberg, 10, of Columbia died Jan. 28.
Matthew was born July 24, 1993, and was the son of Paul and Ann Marie Friedenberg of Columbia.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by ...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Sports
In a football offseason marked by controversy over eligibility and grade changes, there's one story that came and went rather quietly. Howard coach Vince Parnell stepped down late last week, saying he felt it was time.
"It's been in the back of my min...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Opinion
The "My Word" column of Jan. 29 included a factual error in a reference to Metzler's Garden Center. The nursery has announced plans to close its Columbia location, but it will remain open through the spring.
Corrections and clarifications of materi...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Class size, money not keys to fixing what ails schools
Even with the leadership problems that the Howard County system is experiencing, in some ways it still does represent the best of our public schools.
However, there are some charact...
Published February 5, 2004 by Howard County Times in Opinion
She was a nice Irish girl, with German thrown in the mix. He was a super Italian boy, whose parents were born in Priverno.
They'll never last. Everybody said it. Cultural differences, you see.
She was an 18-year-old student nurse. He was 30, o...