Published September 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Crime
Howard County police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old in Jessup Sept. 10. Police found Michael Joseph Mullinax, 17, of Cambridge Court, Jessup, dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest in a house in...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
The Laurel Woods Elementary School PTA is sponsoring a fall picnic Friday, Sept. 12, 5-7:30 p.m., in back of the school at 9250 North Laurel Road, in Laurel. The even...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
Ann Feaga Miller was 16 years old when she began working at the Enchanted Forest in 1963. She said there were not a lot of places for young people to work back then and thought it was such a fun place to wo...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
Is your flag flying on this memorable date to let the world know we're still standing? Perhaps the mark of surviving and overcoming a tragic assault is found in picking up the pieces and moving forward to serve faithfully in fulfilling duty and r...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
It's a longtime tradition of the Howard County Fair to select a teen to represent and be a spokesperson for the agriculture profession. In my younger years, the title of this spokesperson was Farm Queen. Over the past few years, the title has cha...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
Here it is the second week of September and it seems a little strange to be mentioning this. Martie Nagle, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, in...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News, Community
As with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the assassination of John F. Kennedy or the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, virtually everyone you meet anywhere in the United States can tell you exactly what he or she was doing on the morning of Sept....
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
"Up, Up with People..." If you're already humming this tune then you're dating yourself. The group "Up with People" began in 1965 and was originally called "Sing Out." The group's most popular song was "Up with ...
Published September 12, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
Part of a new school year means getting involved in school activities and organizations. I recently heard from Bradley Carpenter, a junior at Glenelg High School, wh...
Published September 13, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
Long Reach converted twice on fourth-and-long plays in the fourth quarter to defeat Glenelg, 32-21, Friday night on a rain-slicked field at Long Reach High School.Down, 21-12, at halftime, Long Reach (1-1) scored 20 unanswered points in the se...
Published September 15, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports, News
Tatyana McFadden made sure she would be leaving Beijing on a high note.Four days after starting the 2008 Paralympics with a sixth-place finish in the T54 100-meter wheelchair final, the Clarksville resident regrouped to earn a pair of silver m...
Published September 17, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Business
The owners of the historic Doughoregan Manor have struck a deal that will allow a retirement community developer to build on some of their land in exchange for preserving the rest.The agreement will allow Erickson Retirement Communities, a nat...
Published September 17, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
A Howard County construction project to repair pavement along Governor Warfield Parkway between Windstream Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway will begin on or about Wednesday, Sept. 24. Construction will take place weekdays between 9 p.m. and...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City, The View from Western Howard County in Education
Happy childhood memories are a precious commodity. The ability to look back fondly on those formative years of K-12 is a gift to be treasured as children pass out of childhood into the rest of their lives as adults. If those memories become tainted throug...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in News, Crime
The following is compiled from police reports. The View from Ellicott City includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
Route 40, 10100 block, 4:16 a.m. Sept. 16. Front glass door at High's smashed...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in Community, Events
SENIOR CIRCLES
I happened to notice that the Coalition of Geriatric Services had an interesting item to share with those who have had a stroke which resulted in a problem with their sense of balance.
This may affect the research for the fam...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in Education
News and Notes
Memorial for Jim McCrumb> The PTSA and Student Government Association of Mt. Hebron High School will host a "Celebration of the Life of Jim McCrumb," Saturday, Sept. 27, 2 p.m. at Mt. Hebron High School, 9440 Route 99,...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in Community, Events
MOSTLY MAIN STREET
On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Patapsco Female Institute is hosting an archeological dig. Students in third grade and up can pair with an adult and learn how archeologists reconstruct the past. The cost is $30 per pair. To sign up, ...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in News, Crime
The 24th Annual Decorator Show House sponsored by Historic Ellicott City Inc. will be on display Saturday, Sept. 20-Oct. 19. This year, Homewood Farm, a charming manor on Homewood Road, has been chosen to exhibit the decorating creativity of nearly two do...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in Community
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Fax> 410-997-4564
Mail> The View, calendar listing, 10750 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21044
Questions> Call Mary T. Robbins Phelan at 4...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in News, Crime
Erickson to buy Carroll property for project
The owners of the historic Doughoregan Manor have struck a deal that will permit a Catonsville-based retirement community developer to build on part of their 892-acre property in exchange for preserving...
Published September 18, 2008 by The View from Ellicott City in Obituaries
Iris R. Gress
Iris Rose Williams Gress, of Loris, S.C., formerly of Ellicott City, died Sept. 1, 2008, of a pulmonary embolism, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was 69.
She was born Oct. 19, 1938, in Taylorsvi...