Clarksville News

“I don't know that the car was sold with any rust”

When a salesman pushes a little too hard, when the price is too high, when the product isn't exactly what we want or when we're just not sure, we can take our money and walk. via The Baltimore Sun

“They are waiting for prices to fall in many cases”

Local homebuilders eager for good news instead heard sobering predictions about the housing market yesterday: Both national and local economists told them that the worst is yet to come. via BaltimoreSun.com

“Some of our members were concerned that River Hill students were linked to the crime. The high school students took responsibility and healed those wounds and forged a new relationship with them.”

When news of vandalism at a nearby church spread at River Hill High School, students sprang into volunteer mode. via The Baltimore Sun

Two juveniles have been charged with theft and destruction of property after police linked them to two vandalism cases from earlier this month at a church and nearby tot lot. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4

“What they don't realize is when a 4-year-old gets burned, that's a pretty serious thing that can lead to assault charges”

Corrosive liquid on playground equipment 11/01/07 By MIKe Santa Rita Howard County police continued to search this week for the vandals who poured corrosive pipe cleaning liquid down a sliding board in a River ... via Columbia Flier

“The crispness of the cracker meal, and they're served warm with a little cocktail sauce on the side -- it's a great delicacy that you'll only find”

Linda Shaw doesn't mind getting messy. And Saturday, the longtime school media specialist will have her gloved hands caked in egg and cracker meal as she helps prepare a Maryland delicacy -- hand-patted, ... via The Baltimore Sun

“I'm going to get my life back. I'm going to get my family, house in order.”

The filing deadline for the Howard County school board elections is more than a month away, but Chairman Diane Mikulis has made up her mind and will not run for re-election. Mikulis, who has served on the board ... via BaltimoreSun.com

“These are relatively minor offenses. We can have a greater positive impact by sending them through the educational aspect.”

If her clients don't follow her advice, Joselyn Brown's initial gentle sweetness can quickly turn serious as her stern motherly love takes hold. via BaltimoreSun.com

Ensemble to perform at interfaith center The Prometheus Chamber Ensemble will perform at Owen Brown Interfaith Center at 8 p.m. Nov. via Baltimore Sun

“It wasn't one of those situations where I had to invent work -- they really just threw themselves into it.”

River Hill High School student Christopher Smith found himself shocked when he saw what vandals had done to a small memorial garden at Linden- Linthicum United Methodist Church. via Columbia Flier

“It's just senseless, and it just seems like it's been more and more senseless vandalism around here, whether it's street signs or mailboxes or cars being broken into”

Howard County police are looking for the culprits who vandalized church property and a playground over the weekend. via WBAL-TV Baltimore

Beth Shalom plans talks on Israel Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia, will sponsor a series of talks, 'Israel: Can There Ever Be Peace?' Robert O. Freedman, a Middle East negotiator ... via Baltimore Sun

“We were just looking at Ryan's baby pictures before coming here”

Tucking in her chin and softly laying her cheek on one shoulder, Susanne Gibbons closed her eyes and drew her arms to her chest like folded wings. via Baltimore Sun

In Clarksville, church members arrived to Sunday services to find their memorial garden had been vandalized. As Jessica Kartalija reports, church officials think they know who did it.

Tucked away behind the Linden Linthicum United Methodist Church, a quiet memorial garden is a peaceful place for parishioners to remember loved ones.

Vandals kicked in fence posts, punched through the trellis, smashed stone and left their signature on a park bench.

"I don't think it was maliciously intended, `I'm going to go destroy something at a church,' as much as teenagers kind of having a fun---I use that term loosely--Saturday night," said Reverend Bryant Oskvig, the church's pastor . Read more

CLARKSVILLE, Md. Members of a Howard County church are upset after someone vandalized a memorial garden on the church property. via WJZ-TV Baltimore

Monday, October 15, 2007 WBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and The Associated Press Members of a Howard County church are upset after someone vandalized a memorial garden on the church property. via WBAL-AM Baltimore

AT A GLANCE Howard County officials this week picked up a new partner in their efforts to identify county residents who don't have health insurance -- the Maryland comptroller. via Columbia Flier

“If you're into astronomy at all, you kind of end up here.”

Stargazers keep on looking up Devoted group shares marvels of space By Karen Nitkin | Special to the Sun October 10, 2007 Joel Goodman became fascinated with the majesty of the skies when he was about 7 years ... via BaltimoreSun.com

Memory Walk set for Oct. 20 The Alzheimer's Association will hold its 2.5-mile Ellicott City Memory Walk from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Oct. via Baltimore Sun

West Columbia Wilde Lake classes of '77,'78 holding a combined reunion West Columbia Briefs October 7, 2007 The Wilde Lake High School '77-'78 30th Combined Class Reunion will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight ... via The Baltimore Sun