Glenwood News

Shepherd of the Glen Lutheran Church, 14551 Burntwoods Road in Glenwood , is accepting donations of books, records, DVDs, CDs and videos for its annual media sale to be held Sept.

Participants go through aerobics, strength training and abs work, 8:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Fridays at Glenwood Senior Center, 2400 Route 97.

Most of us who live in western Howard County are animal-lovers since we have lots of room for our pets to run and play.

The Poplar Springs United Methodist Church will be participating in the annual Historic National Road Yard Sale May 30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church grounds.

For 10 of her 14 years, Briana Rohrer of Big Pool has been twirling a baton. That talent earned her a chance to compete in the National Baton Twirling Association World Championships in April in Ghent, Belgium.

A sure sign of spring, it is once again time for the Glenelg High School Jazz Ensemble's annual Jazz Under the Stars picnic dinner and concert.

The Glenwood library, 2350 Route 97, Cooksville, will offer an orientation for volunteers for the library's Summer Reading Club.

Howard County's government would save money by all but closing for a week in December under a proposed $1.4 billion budget that includes the biggest spending cuts in nearly two decades.

Howard County library branches are offering free lantern-making workshops for the Lanterns of Hope luminary procession planned for 8 p.m. Friday at the Lakefront in Columbia.

Elly Saiz of Glenwood, Md. gets up close to sea turtle "Brownie" on her first visit to Topsail Island.

In the past, I have written about Nick Antlitz, a young Woodbine man who was paralyzed from the chest down during an accident last summer.

April 25 is shaping up to be a busy day, at least in my house. One event you certainly don't want to miss will be the Nick Antlitz 5K Race and Fun Run.

A 49-year-old Federalsburg man has been charged by Howard County police in burglaries at four High's convenience stores, including one that occurred in 2004.

Hagerstown officials are considering buying two German shepherds for the police department.

Howard County is planning to build two fire stations and hire more 911 operators.

Howard County on Monday announced plans to build two fire stations, the first new fire facilities in the county since 1994, officials said.

By Jennifer Choi jchoi@patuxent.com Posted 3/26/09 It's not uncommon for Army Maj.

The only thing saving Earth from certain destruction by an angry serpent chained to a cliff in the Carpathian Mountains was the annual creation of these ovoid masterpieces - called pysanky - to placate the creature, or so goes the popular legend.

Registration is open for a new Stressless Tests AP Test Personal Prep Program for students taking AP Exams in May.

The kind kids of Dayton Oaks Elementary School are currently collecting new or gently used books for distribution to schools and children in Howard County.