Published September 18, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
(Please see videos below)There have been times this fall when River Hill’s boys have
been better than they were Thursday against Howard. Two days earlier, for
example, the ...
Published September 18, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
The county’s planning board Thursday unanimously approved an ambitious, 30-year plan to redevelop downtown Columbia, leaving the future of the planned community’s center in the hands of the County Council.However, the board issued no opini...
Published September 19, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
(Please see video below)Atholton coach Kyle Schmitt has watched his team excel at one aspect of the game each week. In Week 1, the Raiders' offense put up 43 points on a normally so...
Published September 21, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Sports
The excitement is building at Laurel High School. The Spartan's football team won for the second time in three games, winning at home Sept. 17 against Oxon Hill, 21-20, before a large crowd. Laurel was just 2-8 last season, when it lost to Oxo...
Published September 21, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
Princess wore her Redskins’ shirt, Isabella wore a pastel print dress and Max showed off his Superman Halloween costume.These fashions were modeled by some of the 100 four-legged contestants that registered to compete in such categories as b...
Published September 21, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Community
Howard County officials will host a community readiness week Oct. 4-10. The series of events, which are designed to emphasize the importance of disaster preparation, include:* A drive-through flu immunization clinic with free flu shots f...
Published September 21, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Crime
Howard County police are asking for funds to hire a detective to investigate domestic violence incidents and to pay overtime to workers in their warrant/fugitive section.The funding, which would come through a combination of federal, state and...
Published September 22, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Community
Laura Linback, of Long Grove, Ill., riding the same horse as last year, As Di Villagana, of Woodrun farm, took home first place for the second year in a row at the 22nd annual $40,000 Columbia Classic Grand Prix on Sunday. Linback also won first place in ...
Published September 22, 2009 by The Columbia Flier in News, Community
A small group of residents who attended the Wilde Lake Village Board’s meeting Monday night said they think the board is unfairly withholding a lawyer’s report advising it on recent legislation that changed the development process for Columbia’s vil...
Published September 22, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Crime
A 17-year-old girl who said she was used as a decoy in an attempted robbery that turned deadly in Columbia in 2008 described to jurors Tuesday how an Owings Mills man charged with murder fired twice at a man seated in a car at a Columbia apartment complex...
Published September 22, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Business
When she was 16, Michelle McCoy religiously basked in the ultraviolet glow of bulbs lining a tanning bed. For two years, especially in the winter, she would dedicate time every other week to obtaining the bronzed look coveted by her River Hill...
Published September 22, 2009 by Howard County Times in Sports
Two of the county’s best offensive teams, Marriotts Ridge and Mt. Hebron, found themselves in an old-fashioned defensive battle Tuesday afternoon. With the help of big plays from Josh Stover and Mike Glazer, it was Marriotts Ridge that ended up walking ...
Published September 22, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
Glenelg’s girls soccer team has beaten River Hill only once. Glenelg senior Kristen Schmidbauer was in middle school when it happened.“We haven’t beaten them in a long time,” said Schmidbauer. “It would be good to get a win.”...
Published September 23, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
On a dust-choked Saturday afternoon, souped-up riding lawn mowers spun a fine mist of field dirt in the air as their drivers steered around turns and down the stretch on a make-shift track at Cypress Field.Laurel's first-ever lawn mower races ...
Published September 23, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
Six years ago, Stephen Powell was diagnosed with thyroid cancer — a discovery that came during a routine physical.“If anybody tells you routine physicals are not important, they are very wrong,” said Powell, 52, of Clarksville. “My can...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
You read your opponents, you read the board, you read the betting and you try to make the best decision based on what's likely.
And sometimes the improbable kills you, as championship pro Mark Seif experienced in 2008 at the World Poker To...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Community
Atholton High School -- Class of 1974 reunion set for Saturday, Sept. 26. Classes of 71-76 welcome. Colleen Martin DeJordy, cdejordy@lycos.com.
Atholton High School -- Class of 1989 20-year reunion set for Oct. 10 at Turf Valley Country Club, 2700...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Community
Highland Day is just around the corner. I was reminded about this when I got a phone call from Bill Dailey, the retired Highland postmaster. This year's festivities, sponsored by the Greater Highland Crossroads Association, will take place Oct. 3...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
A caller recently asked me if I was a "moss person." What the person really wanted to know, of course, was whether or not I grew or knew about mosses.
Still, I couldn't resist the temptation to have some fun. So I told the caller...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Community
John and Virginia Frank are mighty busy this week. The couple, long active in all things rural in West Friendship, are readying for the 14th annual Howard County Farm Heritage Days. The three day celebration of West Friendship's rural roots...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Zibi Turtle said she and her teammates didn't know what to expect.
The Howard County resident and her Baltimore Rowing Club teammates -- Sandi Burt, Beth Lawrence, Laurie Pipitone and coxswain Marion Penning -- had been undefeated all year and w...
Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
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Published September 24, 2009 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Washington Week" TV host Gwen Ifill will be just two of the big names who will appear at this year's Baltimore Book Festival, happening Friday-Sunday, Sept. 25-27, in historic Mount Vernon Place, located in the 600 ...