Published September 4, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Crime, News
Howard medical team assists after Gustav
Four emergency medical providers from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services have been sent to Louisiana to assist residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.
Hurricane Gustav h...
Published September 4, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Education
For Kids and Teens
Ice cream social>The Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, will host a back-to-school ice cream social with crafts, Sat., Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. Children can choose from a variety of crafts to make and take home. ...
Published September 4, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Obituaries
Kathleen F. Benden
Kathleen Faye Eye Benden, of Falling Waters, W.Va., formerly of Glenwood, died Aug. 24, 2008, of leukemia. She was 71.
Born Nov. 29, 1936 in Hendricks, W. Va., to Morris and Texie Smith Eye, she graduated from Davis High...
Published September 4, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Opinion
Information about the administration of Glenelg High School was listed incorrectly in the Aug. 29 issue. Karl Schindler is starting his fifth year as principal of Glenelg and Cameron Rahnama, assistant principal, his fourth. Nicholas Novak, prior assista...
Published September 4, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Opinion
Drive to close Route 29 ramp an ongoing fight
Thank you for bringing attention to the efforts of the Ellicott City families petitioning for "A Safer Route 29" in your article "Mom rallies to close ramp" (Aug. 29). Many county r...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Education, News
Howard County Superintendent of Schools Sydney Cousin this week proposed spending $125 million in new public school construction and renovation in fiscal year 2010, which begins July 1, 2009. Some of the projects included in the budget are:
* $28....
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Business, News
Number of mortgage foreclosure filings in Howard County (Figures are from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31):
2004: 299
2005: 388
2006: 411
2007: 674
2008: 433 (through Aug. 25)
Source: How...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Business, News
Several new Maryland laws intended to help homeowners took effect in April. Some of the changes include:
* Lenders must send a notice of intent to foreclose at least 45 days before filing a claim in court.
* Foreclosure cannot be filed unti...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Business, News
How to avoid losing your home:
* Contact your lender as soon as you begin having financial problems. Lenders typically do not want to take over your home and may be willing to offer you options to avoid foreclosure.
* Call a Maryland nonpro...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News
More than 10 years after plans were first announced for the new First Baptist Church of Guilford, the long-anticipated building remains under construction.
Among the issues the church has faced are a spate of lawsuits filed this year by companie...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Education, News
The Mt. Hebron High School community will hold an event Sept. 27 to honor one of the school's former principals, Jim McCrumb.
McCrumb, who served as the school's principal from 1967 to 1987, died June 21. McCrumb is credited by many staff ...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Football preview
Even though Wilde Lake has a team capable of competing for championships, and a coach in Doug DuVall who is retiring after 34 years, the 2008 Howard County football conversa...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Entertainment, Community
Daniel Janis can schmooze with the best of them. Almost.
All the 20-year-old Columbia resident had to do was convince others that he'd be the best Red Carpet reporter to meet and greet celebrities arriving for the 60th Prime Time Emmy awar...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Entertainment, Arts
Call it intuition, cultural channeling or just a hunch, but the feeling here is that this is going to be a lively and wide-ranging dance season. It's also going to be quite diplomatic as it strives to include the ancient, the neglected and th...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Business, News
Howard County might be one of the wealthiest counties in the country, but it is also home to a growing number of mortgage foreclosures.
The number of foreclosures in Howard has climbed every year since 2004, with 674 cases filed last year. There...
Published September 4, 2008 by Howard County Times in Business, News
At the Maryland Wholesale Seafood Market in Jessup, workers unpack fish caught from waters as near as the Chesapeake Bay and as far away as the ocean surrounding New Zealand, and they process and ship the fish to restaurants as close as Ellicott City a...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Erum and Helge Hartung, of Columbia, announce the birth of their
daughter, Maya Nadine Hartung, on Aug. 12 at 4:58 p.m. She weighed 9
pounds, 4 ounces. Her brother is Emil. Her grandparents are Shagufta
and Aftab Ahmad, of Wilmington, Del.; and Ursula and...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Allison and Steven Sultan, of Columbia, announce the birth of their
son, Nicholas Asher Sultan, on Aug. 21 at 5:48 a.m. He weighed 8
pounds, 8 ounces. His brother is Jacob. His grandparents are Alice
Wood, of Exeter, N.H.; the late Jack Wood; and Mary Ann...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Deb and Michael Milburn, of Columbia, announce the birth of their son,
Lucas Edwin Milburn, on Aug. 18 at 9:21 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 13
ounces. His sister is Ana. His grandparents are Susan and Ned
Zimmerman, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Bill Milburn, of F...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Patricia and Marc Sanders, of Columbia, announce the birth of their
son, Aidan Matthew Sanders, on Aug. 8 at 7:43 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds,
3 ounces. His grandparents are Diane and Bill Carroll, of Baltimore;
and Penny and Charlie Sanders, of Greenwood, F...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Births
Tanisha James and Jaron Whitehurst, of Ellicott City, announce the
birth of their son, Xavier Jaymes Whitehurst, on Aug. 17 at 2:13 p.m.
He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. His siblings are Kasi, Damien, Kasiem,
Jamal, Jalen and Jovan. His grandparents are De...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Obituaries
Kathleen Faye Eye Benden, of Falling Waters, W.Va., formerly of Glenwood, died Aug. 24, 2008, of leukemia. She was 71.
Born Nov. 29, 1936 in Hendricks, W.Va., to Morris and Texie Smith
Eye, she graduated from Davis High School, in West Virginia in 195...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Obituaries
Patrica Eileen "Patty" Brodnax, of Jessup, died Aug. 25, 2008, of a heart attack, at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. She was 44.
Born May 7, 1944, in Olney, to Curtis R. and Brenda L. O'Donell, she
graduated from Paint Branch High Schoo...
Published September 4, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community, Obituaries
Walter Marvin "Shorty" Sirk, of Lisbon, died Aug. 24, 2008, at Montgomery County General Hospital. He was 81.
He was born Aug. 19, 1927, in Gaithersburg, to Jessie Marvin and Bessie Rebecca Ritchie Sirk.
He married Charlotte Lorraine...