Cooksville

The Western Howard County Senior Center and the Glenwood Community Center will hold an opening celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at 2398 Route 97 in Cooksville.For luncheon reservations, call 313-5440 by Monday.Police logClarksville: 12300 block of Carol Drive: Burglars kicked open the rear door of a house under construction and stole kitchen appliances between Saturday and Monday, police said.

Relay for Life planning Relay for Life of Western Howard County will hold a team meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97 in Cooksville to plan for a June 8 event. Relay for Life is a noncompetitive, overnight walk-a-thon charity event that benefits the American Cancer Society. Information: 410-781-4316 or relayforlife.org/westernhoward. Flea market An outdoor spring flea market will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28, at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2400 Route 97 in Cooksville.

Howard County police are investigating three burglaries in rural Cooksville in which a man driving a luxury car is suspected of stealing weapons, jewelry and other items. Police said the crimes likely are related because they all took place on Hoods Mill Road Tuesday morning or afternoon.In at least one of the cases, a neighbor saw a suspect, a white man in his 40s, who stood about 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He had graying hair, wore a green shirt with "Greenscape" on it and drove a white, four-door BMW, police said.

McDonogh School Headmaster Charlie Britton has announced that seniors Riana Patel , of Cooksville; William Plowe , of Columbia, and Samuel Shafley , of Cooksville, have been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. In addition, Nancy Holt , of Woodstock, and Donald McGill , of Columbia, have been recognized as an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

A 56-year-old Cooksville man swerved off the road after he suffered a heart attack while driving in Jessup yesterday morning, Howard County rescue officials said.Woodrow Snealson was in the intensive care unit at Laurel Regional Hospital in Prince George's County yesterday, said a hospital information assistant.Mr. Snealson's car careened to the road's edge and onto a patch of grass at U.S. 1 and Route 32 about 11:55 a.m. yesterday, said Lt. Sean Kelly, a spokesman for the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue.

Cooksville, at the corner of Routes 144 and 97 in western Howard County, was once a stopover for pioneers heading west. Now it is the frontier -- for developers and builders.With a community of mostly lifelong residents, these folks soon will have to deal with subdivisions as developers push westward looking for land to build upon."Cooksville is the next place to move," said Diane Kenworthy, a Realtor with O'Conor, Piper and Flynn in Ellicott City."Its location is so good. In the next 10 years it's going be different.

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks will sponsor a Lunar New Year celebration from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. The event, designed for families with children ages 5 and older, will offer a chance to learn about and experience Asian culture, enjoy arts and crafts, cultural displays and performances. Storyteller Linda Fang will be on hand. Children in eighth grade or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Commercially zoned land is a rare commodity in western Howard County, a landscape dominated by farms and houses. Yesterday morning, one of the rare exceptions went on the auction block and sold at a price that turned a lot of heads. The small parcel sits at the intersection of Routes 97 and 144 in Cooksville, the site of a sagging and boarded-up tavern that has seen better days. But the 22 people who showed up to bid - and at least as many to gawk - were not coming for the building. They were interested in its prime real estate, at a busy intersection a half-mile from Interstate 70. "You can tell by the crowd we have today: We have something special in western Howard County," said auctioneer Dan Billig, standing on the gravel parking lot. The winning bid: $400,000 for a lot that is not quite an acre.

POLICE LOG* Cooksville: 13300 block of Forsythe Road: Someone entered a vacant house by prying open a front door Thursday, but police said nothing was reported taken.

POLICE LOG* Cooksville: 14900 block of Bushy Park Road: A $275 stereo speaker was stolen from an unlocked green Jeep Wrangler between late Friday and early Saturday.

As a kindergartner, Aaron Hodge was mesmerized by chef Emeril Lagasse's noisy approach to cooking on TV. "He got hooked on 'Bam!' and would repeat that even when he used a salt shaker at dinnertime," said Leroy Hodge, chuckling at the thought of his son, now 18 years old, imitating the popular chef's shtick at such a young age. "But he wasn't just watching him. He was fascinated and really absorbing it. " Now the 2011 Glenelg High School graduate...

The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97 in Cooksville. Tickets are $5, Call 410-313-4840.

Painting, drawing The Glenwood Senior Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, is offering a painting and drawing open studio, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. Bring your own supplies. Free. Call 410-313-5440. Shoot pool Everyone is invited to shoot pool 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays at Glenwood Senior Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. Information: 410-313-5440. Fit for Life exercises Participants go through aerobics, strength training and abs work, 8:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Fridays at the Glenwood Senior Center.

The Glenwood library, 2350 Route 97, Cooksville, will offer plant clinics at the library from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Monday and May 26. Information: 410-313-5577. hclibrary.org. around town Sports camps : The River Hill Boosters will sponsor summer sports camps at River Hill High School in Clarksville. The camps are designed to help young athletes improve basic skills. Weekly camps begin June 15 and run 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. More than 20 camps will be offered this summer, including football, soccer, baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, cross county, track and field, cheerleading, weight training, wrestling and dance.

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is accepting registration for the Western Howard County Spring Youth Baseball/Softball League for children and youth ages 5 to 18. Games are played at various locations in the county. Opening day is April 18. The cost is $110 to $160 a child, depending on age. There is a $10 discount for siblings. Columbia and Clarksville area residents ages 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 can register in in the area where they live. The age determination date is April 30, 2009.

The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97 in Cooksville. Tickets are $5, Call 410-313-4840.

On May 12, 2008, LARRY C. PINNICK. Memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at 1:30 P.M. at Full Gospel Baptist Church, 14350 Frederick Road, Cooksville, MD 21723.