Cedar Lane, north of Little Patuxent Parkway, provides an opportunity for enhanced access for bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled. The Howard County Office of Transportation, in cooperation with the Howard County Department of Public Works, has developed preliminary design plans (30% design plans) for a multi-use pathway on the west side of Cedar Lane from Little Patuxent Parkway to Harper's Farm Road. The pathway would connect to the Downtown Columbia Trail, which is currently being constructed from Howard County General Hospital, all the way through the heart of Columbia and on to Blandair Park in Oakland Mills.

Stakeholders are invited to attend a PowerPoint presentation with Howard County Office of Transportation and Department of Public Works staff and provide their feedback on the 30% design plans. Stakeholders include local residents, public agencies, and community leaders.

The meeting will be held on January 28 from 6:30-8:30PM in the Swansfield Elementary School cafeteria. In the event of inclement weather, this meeting will be cancelled. Please email or call (410)313-4364 for more information. 

Camp Expo, now in its 32nd year, is sponsored by the Harper's Choice Community Association and attracts families from the area looking for summer programs for their children. To encourage families to attend Camp Expo, we will offer special prize drawings throughout the event, including up to three $100 gift cards towards the camp of choice.

Camp Expo will be held on Sunday, January 25 from 2:30PM - 5PM at Kahler Hall. Admission is free. 

If you are willing to help remove snow for seniors or others in Harper's Choice who are unable to clear the snow from their sidewalks and driveways, please contact us. We will keep your information on hand to provide to neighbors in need. Your thoughtfulness can make a big difference to a neighbor in need. 

The activities of snow removal trucks can be tracked by visiting the County's Snow Removal Tracking System. The website gives you access to maps of the County, showing whether the County's roads have been plowed or treated with de-icing materials.   

Please park your cars in driveways and off public streets so plows can clear as much snow as possible. County residential streets are plowed one time per snowstorm.  

Once the county crews clear your street, they will not return to plow it a second time. To avoid getting plowed in, consider clearing a space called a "collection pocket" prior to your driveway that will collect the snow from the plow. This can help keep snow from piling up across your driveway once the plow comes down your street.    

The Romanovs as You Never Knew Them will be held on Wednesday, January 28th from 7PM-8:15PM at the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library System. This event is co-sponsored by the Howard County Historical Society.

The Romanov dynasty has been portrayed in many ways, including inaccurate interpretations of the czars as mysterious, un-European, and just plain strange. Discover how the Romanov sovereigns were unique and compelling, and how each fit into the world in which they lived and ruled.

Presented by Vladimir G. Marinich, retired Professor of History at Howard Community College. Marinich received his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from City College of New York and his Master of Arts in Anthropology from New York University.