Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
It's not too late to place a fruit order. The next Reservoir High School Music Boosters fruit sale takes place Jan. 6 with the expected delivery Jan. 22. You'll have one more opportunity: Feb. 4 with delivery on Feb. 19. Call Roanne Smallwood at 301-725-3...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Ellicott City Residents' Association for 2005: Kirsten Saxe, president, and John Furletti, treasurer.
The Ellicott City Residents' Association works to preserve and protect the residential and histo...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
Carmen Fastige Jr.
Carmen Fastige Jr. of Pasadena, a former resident of Ellicott City, died of heart arrest Dec. 24, 2004, at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie. He was 80.
Mr. Fastige was born Nov. 26, 1924, in Montclair, N.J.
He e...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
There is an old children's tune about friends that I remember singing in scouts. Its lyrical message was short and sweet, "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, and the other gold."
During my winter break I had the opportunity to spend so...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
Who knew quilting was such a hot topic? Here's how the story has developed so far.
A group of juniors ages 10 to 12 at Triadelphia Adventist Church wanted to make a quilt for a homeless family. Why they thought I, who had never actually made a quilt, ...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
Air Force Airman Edmund P. Zynda III recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He is the son of Edmund and Mary Zynda of Woodbine.
Army Pvt. Vincent E. Mondonedo recently graduated from basic combat tra...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
Shin and Philip Liang, of Elkridge, announce the birth of their daughter, Jessica Margaret Liang, on Dec. 9 at 9:08 a.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Her brother is Justin.
Rebecca and Barry Fields, of Elkridge, announce the birth of their daughter...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>AARP. Howard County Chapter 559. Second Tuesday (except July and August), 1 p.m., Florence Bain Senior Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Mary Ellen Cooper, 410-993-1679.
>Afro-American Historic...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
>Adult children of alcoholics. Twelve-step support group. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, 9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia. Free. 410-796-4680.
>Al-Anon parents group....
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
The shopkeepers at Historic Savage Mill raised more than $12,000 and increased awareness for 21 of their sponsored charities.
In early November, more than 500 members of the Red Hat Society attended a fashion show and silent auction, sponsored by Vibr...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Community
The Days End Farm Horse Rescue will be holding volunteer training Jan. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers must be 12 years or older, unless accompanied by an adult or guardian, and volunteers of all expertises are needed, from equestrians to computer exp...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Education
More than 100 students from Mt. Hebron High School assisted in distributing food to 111 disadvantaged county families Dec. 23. The students delivered fresh turkeys, vegetables, juice, milk, canned food and toiletries. Students raised more than $10,000 and...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Education
Days begin at St. Augustine School in Elkridge with prayer, and students again bow their heads before snacks and meals at the Elkridge school, which was founded in 1857.
Daily prayer is one of numerous traditions at the coed Catholic school that disti...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Education
>The Society of Women Engineers Baltimore-Washington Section Scholarship. Annual local and national college scholarships will be awarded in the Spring of 2005 to graduating female seniors in the Baltimore-Washington area who plan to major in engineerin...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Although the 2004 box office champion, "Shrek 2," pleased almost everybody to varying degrees, some of the other top-grossing movies this year were so controversial that it seemed as if the so-called culture wars were being fought on the nation's screens....
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
It's one thing to be a great artist and another thing to inspire great art. Maria Bachmann has done both.
The classical musician has proven her artistic mettle as an award-winning violinist. The work of art she inspired, Paul Moravec's "Tempest Fantas...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
They call it the "socially conscious corner." It's a strip center in Clarksville, across Route 108 from that huge auto park. The consciousness began rising a couple of years ago, with the opening of Roots, an organic foods market.
Jeff and Holly Kaufm...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
With its remarkable legacy of theatrical and musical traditions, St. Petersburg's Kirov Ballet boasts the best ballerinas in the world. Count on the Russians for convincing acting, as well, in all those tricky character roles in its new version of "Cinder...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Like so many of the world's greatest achievements, glass was not so much invented as discovered. Legend tells us that thousands of years ago, Phoenician merchants sailing from Syria to Egypt traveled with a cargo of sodium carbonate, a substance used for ...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
The auto parts store was unusually busy. The coldest weather of the season was about to arrive, and it looked like Jack Frost was here to stay.
"Folks must be winterizing their vehicles," I said. "Has anyone winterized their gardens?"
My remar...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Ever wonder what happens to all those young guys who play in rock bands?
Some put away their guitars, grow up and become cardiologists.
A few get the advanced degrees but still pull out the instruments every once in awhile, at least long enoug...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
There have been Masses, classes and programs, from retreats to blessing animals, but Sunday, Jan. 9 may be the first day the Shrine of St. Anthony and the Franciscan Friary of St. Joseph Cupertino has hosted an open house.
The Ellicott City friary ope...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
The Homewood House Museum on the campus of Johns Hopkins University is hosting an opening reception for its new exhibit "What's in the Wardrobe?" Jan. 6, 5-7 p.m. The show, which runs through March 31, will display reproductions of the type of clothing wo...
Published January 6, 2005 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
* Star Wash Car Wash, a Columbia-based 24-hour car wash, opened last November at 9205 Berger Road in Columbia. The company opened next to the former site of Snozzle's Car Wash.
* Subway, a Connecticut-based sandwich chain, opened a location Dec. 20 at...