Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
* East Columbia Senior Center, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-313-7680.
* Florence Bain Senior Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213.
>Activity Pals. For single black seniors. Get together with others to attend events, go...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>Chapelgate Career Fellowship. For singles in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Sundays, 7-8:30 p.m., Chapelgate Presbyterian Church, 2600 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville. 410-442-7677, Ext. 118.
>Columbia ...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Bridget Graham of Columbia was recently awarded a Raider Scholar scholarship by Wright State University in Ohio. It is worth $1,000 every year for four years.
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Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Anne Conley-Goldstein and Marc Goldstein of Harper's Choice announce the birth of their son, Leo Benjamin, on Aug. 25 at 6:13 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. His grandparents are Thomas Conley and Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley of Champaign, Ill. and Lewi...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Frank and Thelma Herber
Thelma and Frank Herber of Ellicott City celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary Sept. 10. The Herbers are lifelong Howard County residents, were married at the First Lutheran Church in Ellicott City in 1932 and have resided ...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Education
The venerable SAT _ the college gatekeeper _ is changing, and Howard County school officials are taking steps to ensure that local students are prepared for the new test.
The new SAT includes several significant changes designed to improve its ability...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Education
Centennial Lane Elementary School was recently dubbed a National Blue Ribbon school. The Ellicott City school was one of six Maryland Blue Ribbon schools to be honored on the national level.
"It's a wonderful honor," said Centennial Lane principal Rob...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Business
In a county brimming with large national banks, organizers of the Howard Bank are thinking small.
The Ellicott City-based bank, which opened last month, will focus on meeting the needs of small businesses, their owners and employees. Its target market...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Business
Danielle Cover recently joined Weinberg & Schwartz LLC, based in Columbia, as an associate. She is a graduate of Tulane University School of Law, cum laude, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maryland.
Bobbie G. Steyer recently jo...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Business
>Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce. 312 Marshall Ave., Suite 104, Laurel. 301-725-4000 or 410-792-9714.
* BWCC/NRG at BWCC Network Meeting. In partnership with the Network Referral Group. Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. Held at the main offi...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Business
Bank of America plans new branch in Columbia
Bank of America will launch its ninth county branch Sept. 24, one of 22 new branches it is opening in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region.
The 4,700-square-foot branch at 6201 Old Dobbin Lane in C...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in News
A group hoping to ensure that Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion remains an outdoor concert venue has stepped up its efforts in the wake of the pending sale of the facility's owner, The Rouse Co., to a Chicago-based mall developer.
Columbia residen...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
Opening
"Bright Young Things" (R). Actor Stephen Fry makes his directorial debut in this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," about English dandies between the world wars. There are some basic first-film problems with characterization, st...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
"Theater people love to do this play," says Rep Stage Company director Kasi Campbell, "because it's about theater artists; it's about actors and writers of the theater. Performers can relate to the insecurities and the triumphs."
Campbell is talking a...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
The artist's universe is a room that often contains little more than necessary props and supplies, perhaps a human model and, of course, a window admitting light from the outside world. This creative environment is the general subject for "In the Artist's...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
Ganz kicks off with Chopin
Columbia's esteemed chamber music series Sundays at Three opens another full season with hometown star pianist Brian Ganz doing an all-Chopin recital this Sunday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. Ganz will present Chopin's "Sonata No. 3 i...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
From Vienna with Grace
Vienna, the city that gave us the waltz, does not immediately come to mind when describing the roots of modern dance. However, an exceptional exhibit titled "From Vienna with Grace," currently at the Embassy of Austria (near the...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier 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. Events in Howard County or sponsored by Howar...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Lemony Snicket, author of the best-selling "A Series of Unfortunate Events" - which relates the sorry saga of the Baudelaire siblings _ will emerge from his accustomed shell of reticence this week to appear in Howard County.
The occasion is the Sept. ...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
A blood drive is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27 at the Mount Airy Fireman's Activity Building on Twin Arch Road from 2-8 p.m. Those interested should call Al Fredericksen at 410-489-9361.
The Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Washington, D.C., will be...
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Robert Bruce Sturgill
Robert Bruce Sturgill, a longtime resident of Marriottsville, died Sept. 9 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia. He was 86.
Mr. Sturgill was born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Mont., where his father was working on the...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Paula R. Bickman and Eric B. Waggoner
Paula Robyn Bickman, daughter of Norman Bickman and Ruth Zlotowitz of Ellicott City and Frona and William Steelman of Bel Air, announces her engagement to Eric Benton Waggoner, son of Linda and Anthony Waggoner of...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>Alzheimer's. Affiliated with Alzheimer's Association, Central Maryland chapter. Fourth Tuesday, 7 p.m. Winter Growth Adult Day Care Center and Assisted Living, 5460 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Free. 410-964-9616...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
It would be a dirty shame if John Waters' "A Dirty Shame" eventually were relegated to the porno shelf of the local video store as a result of its NC-17 rating, because this must rank as the sweetest-natured dirty movie ever made.
Oh, it's raunchy, th...
Published September 23, 2004 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
Harford Road in northeastern Baltimore isn't as trendy as such waterfront neighborhoods as Canton and Federal Hill, but according to film director John Waters "it's the sexiest neighborhood in Baltimore."
This explains why he set his movie about sex a...