Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Wrestling
Howard County crowned five individual champions at the Maryland state wrestling tournament March 3 and 4 in College Park, the best total by local high schools since 2001 and one of the best area performances ever.
Led by Hammond's Vi...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Girls basketball
Atholton, riding the crest of the best season in school history, is making its first tournament appearance since 1982. The Raiders (21-5) will face Milford Mill, a tournament regular of late.
The Millers are making their eight...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Boys basketball
Atholton coach Jim Albert walked out after talking with his team following its 70-59 loss to Potomac in the Class 2A South Region finals March 4 and smiled. The longtime coach who notched his 300th win this season was pleased with the ...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Life Time is off to a good start, but will its promises be kept?
My first look at Life Time Fitness in Columbia was on the Internet. The new facility, which opened in February, looked pretty substantial in the one photo I saw of it. The page had other...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
I'm not a hardcore foodie, but the potential is there. I had to take a step back and consider the direction my life was headed about a month ago when I bought my first spring-form pan.
Start messing around with phyllo dough and the next thing you know...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
A March 2 story inaccurately reflected the Planning Board's votes on county funding for Howard Community College's renovation of the Belmont Conference Center in Elkridge. Tammy CitaraManis and Linda Dombrowski voted not to fund the college while David Gr...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
Editorial
We cheer the work of west Columbia Del. Elizabeth Bobo to ensure Maryland elections remain reliable.
Bobo is a sponsor of a bill that would require that voters receive a paper copy of their ballot. The bill also requires the state to...
Published March 9, 2006 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
Regimen that killed other patients won't help this one
In "Vision for downtown unveiled" (news, March 2), Andrei Blakely notes that if the current rezoning proposal passes, introducing narrower main streets and on-street parking, "The fast-paced parkw...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Famed McFall performing with Glenelg group
Glenelg High School's music department continues to amaze with its stellar roster of guest performers.
Trombonist Jim McFall, who toured for more than 17 years with the Army's premiere jazz ensemble, ...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
For Jewish youths, adulthood comes at 13. The coming-of-age process, involving a religious ceremony and often a following celebration, is called a bar mitzvah for boys and a bat mitzvah for girls.
For six women of Beth Shalom, a Conservative congregat...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Yoni Grossman-Boder was so convinced he could raise the money needed to donate an ambulance for Israel, he was willing to gamble his bar mitzvah party on it.
It was a leap of faith that his family supported.
"We needed the seed money to get th...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Holly Barrow and Jefferey Cameron
David and Jan Barrow, of Myersville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Marie Barrow, to Jefferey Robert Cameron, son of John and Ermina Cameron, of Columbia.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Mid...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Glenelg boosters set fundraiser for March 25
The Glenelg High School Booster Club will host its annual dinner dance and auction for March 25 at the Turf Valley Country Club from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The all-you-can eat buffet features more varietie...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Military calls Brownie leader to Afghanistan
You never know when you are going to meet someone by chance and become great friends. About three years ago, I met Kim Perez-Lugones. She is a mom, a wife, a master chief in the U.S. Navy and a Brownie troo...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Arnold E. King
Arnold Emory King of Marriottsville died March 8 at his residence. He was 82.
Born Aug. 1, 1923, in Howard County, he was a maintenance worker at Henryton Hospital in Henryton.
Surviving him are his wife, Elva King; two ...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Church holding 'Celtic Night' on March 19
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Highland is having a "Celtic Night" March 19. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., and will be an "Evensong Service" featuring Irish music sung by soloists and choirs. There will be a ...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
The following groups meet regularly.
> A Novel Idea. Discussion of recently published novels. Fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Long Gate Shopping Center, Montgomery Road, Ellicott City. Free. 410-203-9001.
> Aftern...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Third annual Kidz Konvention March 19
Children of all ages will find plenty to be excited about - from information about summer camp to a chance to meet members of the Baltimore Blast - at the third annual Kidz Konvention, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 19 ...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Fifth-graders usher in spring with a garden
Can you believe that spring is only a week away? I already have Black-eyed Susans starting to reappear in my yard (I wonder why those are a favorite of mine?).
The fifth-graders at Elkridge Elementar...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Cub Pack 361 holds annual celebration
Cub Scout Pack 361 recently held its annual Blue-and-Gold dinner to celebrate another great year in Cub Scouts and to honor the boys with rank awards and bridging ceremonies.
The pack is composed of boys i...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Student interest in science spurs a new business
Students at Glenelg High School are learning about the business of running a business. It all started as a science fair project by junior Afton Vechery. She was interested in well contamination in the c...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Rebecca and Brian Struckmeier, of Elkridge, announce the birth of their son, Edward Glen, at 9:34 a.m., Jan. 24. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces. His sister is Elizabeth Grace. His grandparents are Estelle and Robert Gooltz, of Framingham, Mass., and Betty ...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Granddaughter does her family proud in contest
Randy and Margaret Walton are having a wonderfully exciting winter in Florida. Margaret could hardly wait to share a photo of her granddaughter, Annie, who was second runner-up in the Cutest Kid Contest i...
Published March 16, 2006 by Howard County Times in Community
Sarah Ingber was named to the merit list at Kenyon College for the fall 2005 semester. She is the daughter of Melvin and Barbara Ingber, of Ellicott City.
Matt Penniman, of Dayton, was recently recognized in "Who's Who Among Students in American Colle...