West Friendship News

Today Pow wow Pow-Wow, an American Indian-owned company, is presenting the second day of its 15th annual Howard County Pow-Wow/American Indian Show and Festival at the Howard County Fairgrounds, in West ...

Leah, a 10-year-old fifth grader, took first place for her photograph titled "B&O Railroad." Kristen, an 8-year-old third grader, won second place for her photograph titled "Patapsco River Bridge Walkway." Both ...

For Joseph Gochar, a leisurely stroll in the woods led him on the trail to a mammoth discovery -- the largest specimen in the nation of a rare tree growing on a farm in West Friendship.

More than 70 Maryland lawmakers plan to attend policy seminars in New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Chicago and elsewhere this summer even as state governments are trimming expenses and bracing themselves for ...

When Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke planned his first major fundraiser since being elected in 2006, he expected a modest turnout of about 80 supporters.

New federal transportation rules scheduled to stop the Maryland Transit Administration's $10 bus rides to and from park-and-ride lots to Orioles games starting tomorrow are based on a philosophical argument ...

N ew federal transportation rules scheduled to stop the Maryland Transit Administration's $10 bus rides to and from park-and-ride lots to Orioles games starting tomorrow are based on a philosophical argument ...

Need an expert on the U.S. Constitution? Look no further than the fifth-graders at West Friendship Elementary School.

Joe Carta's sultry voice and a Mexican feast containing tacos, taco salad, fiesta rice, refried beans and homemade flan was the order of the day at the Glenwood Senior Center's Cinco De Mayo celebration.

Sometimes the best lessons don't come from books. As Alex DeMetrick reports, Maryland is lucky to have a very good teacher in the Chesapeake Bay.

WHEN: May 19th at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Schools attending: St.

“There's a very limited amount of room to do anything there”

Howard County is on schedule to complete construction of an $11 million fire station in West Friendship by August. via The View

“For this species, it really is quite large”

Email this story to a friend For Joseph Gochar, a leisurely stroll in the woods led the Catonsville man on the trail to a mammoth discovery -- the largest specimen in the nation of a rare tree growing on a farm ... via Catonsville Times

Elementary school children from Cedar Lane School will visit Glenelg Country School from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. May 19 for a spring fair. via The Baltimore Sun

“We hate turning anyone away, but we have used up every square inch of the fairgrounds”

Open the paperback-length book that is this year's Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival catalog, turn about midway to page 102, and there it is in black and white: Leslie Clary was Lamb and Wool Queen in 1986. via The Baltimore Sun

Today Sheep, wool // The 35th annual Sheep and Wool Festival, featuring farmers from around the country, crafts and artisans, contests, demonstrations, musicians, more than 250 vendors, 1,000 sheep, and goats, ... via Baltimore Sun

Sykesville residents and officials are working out the final details of their plan to renovate a 9.5-acre park outside of town limits in Howard County. via Gazette.Net

“We tend to complain that developers are ruining the state, and the environment is terrible, but we have more big trees and champion trees than we had before”

Howard County is home to the national champion bigleaf magnolia tree, even though no one knows how it came to be so far outside its home range in the South. via Baltimore Sun

As Democratic leaders promote the November slots referendum, Republican legislators are steering clear of the increasingly rancorous fray. via Gazette.Net

County Council // will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Conference Room, George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City . via The Baltimore Sun