Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Police are searching for two men who shot and wounded a clerk at a Columbia gas station Oct. 16 and robbed two Howard convenience stores in recent weeks.
Surveillance cameras in the two convenience stores captured images of the two men. Police said th...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Judging by what they said this week, some local residents, members of the business community and citizen activists agree that Howard County needs more affordable housing.
But they don't agree on where the housing should be built.
Some said the...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
County Executive Kenneth Ulman this week announced a proposal to offer health care services to 2,000 Howard residents who lack health insurance, with an eye toward eventually ensuring that every county resident has access to health care.
Ulman's plan ...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Howard County Republican lawmakers this week criticized Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley's decision to call a special session of the General Assembly to deal with a projected $1.7-billion gap in next year's state budget, while local Democrats said they bel...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
An 18-year-old Atholton High School graduate who loved finances and the beach died Oct. 14, two days after police said he was hit by a man who they charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run.
Kevin Ryan, 18, a freshman at Towson University, was walk...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
For the second time this year, Howard County police are investigating a report of a man accosting a female student who was walking home from Atholton High School, in Columbia.
Police do not believe the incidents are related because descriptions of the...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Last week, Howard County officials had a plan to seek donations from businesses that would allow the government to offer free flu vaccines to thousands of residents at a drive-through clinic in November.
This week, they backed off that plan over conce...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Two cases of an antibiotic-resistant skin infection at Wilde Lake High School in the past week have led Howard County school officials to order a thorough cleaning of the Columbia school.
School officials this week are working with the county Health D...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
County police say they have identified the driver of a white van who cut off a Millersville driver on Route 29 in Ellicott City Oct. 13, causing the Millersville man's vehicle to overturn, killing him.
But no charges have been filed in the case and po...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
Howard County is joining a growing list of local governments attempting to provide health services to residents who lack health insurance.
In doing so, the county and other jurisdictions will draw the eye of health policy experts and advocate trying t...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
East Columbia
Columbia Gateway Drive, 7100 block, between 6 p.m. Oct. 12 and 7 a.m...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in News
AT A GLANCE
County Executive Kenneth Ulman said this week he will extend by two weeks the deadline for residents to comment on a "framework" plan to guide downtown Columbia's redevelopment.
In addition, a member of the Columbia Association boa...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Volleyball
The Wilde Lake volleyball team must have felt good about all the sweat and hard work they put in at practice when stepping onto the court for the deciding fifth game Oct. 15 at Mt. Hebron. With an active duty Navy commander as a coach, the ...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
COMMUNITY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Sometimes the true barometer of one's impact can't be measured until after they are gone; after their contributions have had the chance to blossom into bigger and better things.
Such is the case with Jim Yedlicka,...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Boys soccer
Sometimes seeing is believing.
Through the mistakes and bad breaks over the past two seasons that had equated to consecutive winless county records, Reservoir had kept telling themselves that they were close. They had kept their he...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Submitting sports notices
The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon Monday. We prefer e-mail (howardcountysports@patuxent.com) or fax (410-997-4564). Questions? Call 410-730-3990, Ext. 1282.
Volleyball
The Columbia Volleyball Clu...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
It's no surprise that when the University of Maryland, Baltimore County women's basketball team won the America East championship and earned the first NCAA Division I basketball berth in the school's history, UMBC's director of athletics, Dr. Charles Brow...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Field hockey
Senior Bridget Dempsey scored one goal in each half to highlight Oakland Mills' 2-0 Senior Day win over Wilde Lake. Laura Gaeng and Meghan Moore, also seniors, provided assists in what was the Scorpions' first county victory of the season...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Field hockey
Standings (standings as of Oct. 16, county standings are final): Glenelg, 10-0 county, 11-3 overall; Centennial, 9-1, 12-2; Mt. Hebron, 8-2, 9-4; Reservoir, 7-3, 10-4; Atholton, 6-4, 9-5; River Hill, 6-4, 7-7; Marriotts Ridge, 4-6, 7-7; L...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Submitting sports results
The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon on Mondays. We prefer e-mail (howardcountysports@patuxent.com) or fax (410-997-4564). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both tea...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Girls soccer
For two teams, the county season will end just as the season began.
Centennial and River Hill met in the fall debut, and, with identical 8-0-1 records, they will meet again Oct. 23 to determine the county champion.
While R...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Football
When Payton Loyd and the Glenelg football team went into their home locker room Oct. 12 leading Centennial, 10-0, they felt good.
"We went in at half thinking we had the game," said Loyd, a senior running back.
But with the st...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Field hockey
The essence of a team sport is teamwork and it was that fundamental facet of the game that helped Glenelg edge Reservoir, 3-2, Oct. 16.
Right wing Lauriann Parker got the ball to left wing Amy Thompson for what proved to be the ga...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
Overemphasis on winning might put athletes' health in jeopardy
It's good to hear from Michael Gimbel that steroids are not a problem in Howard County high schools, but some of what he said in his program "Powered by Me: Playing Safe, Fair and Sober" e...
Published October 18, 2007 by The Columbia Flier in Sports
The Community Sports Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Department of Recreation and Parks, honors those who have gained prominence and/or have made a substantial contribution to recreational sports in Howard County.
This year's inductees are Marie Curry,...