Mount Ida

Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute Inc. will hold a Victorian Tea and 19th Century Fashion Show, featuring clothing from the 1800s, at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Patapsco Female Institute's Mount Ida Visitor Center, 3691 Sarahs Lane in Ellicott City. Afternoon tea, served in the early Victorian parlors of the visitor center, which was built about 1828, will be served by hostesses in period dress. The cost is $25. Reservations are required. Information: 410-465-8500. Valentine's dance to be held Saturday The Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department's Junior Firefighters will sponsor a Valentine's Youth Dance for ages 9 to 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the firehouse, 6275 Old Washington Road, Elkridge.

Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute Inc. will hold a Victorian Tea and 19th Century Fashion Show, featuring clothing from the 1800s, at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Patapsco Female Institute's Mount Ida Visitor Center, 3691 Sarahs Lane in Ellicott City. Afternoon tea, served in the early Victorian parlors of the visitor center, which was built about 1828, will be served by hostesses in period dress. The cost is $25. Reservations are required. Information: 410-465-8500. Valentine's dance to be held Saturday The Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department's Junior Firefighters will sponsor a Valentine's Youth Dance for ages 9 to 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the firehouse, 6275 Old Washington Road, Elkridge.

Daniel Whyte hopes to show the children of Ellicott City's Mount Ida neighborhood how to turn their hopes and dreams into reality."You see kids in the community who don't believe they have power," said the program specialist for the county Department of Recreation and Parks. "They have power. I'm teaching them they have power."Under the supervision of Mr. Whyte, a handful of teen-agers from the low-income neighborhood have created a club for youngsters 11 to 14 that stresses responsibility, hard work and positive attitude.

Mount Hebron High School is holding a tailgate party to celebrate its 40th anniversary at 4 p.m. Sept. 16 on the baseball field. All those who have connections to Mount Hebron are invited to share 40 years of memories and accomplishments with alumni, teachers, administrators and students. Food, entertainment and games will be part of the festivities, to be followed by a football game at 7 p.m. 410-313-2880. Centennial High senior nets basketball award Brittany Kelley, a senior this fall at Centennial High School, earned over the summer the Outstanding Player award - as a small forward - at the Keystone State Invitational Basketball Camp in Reading, Pa. The camps, which are certified by the NCAA, are held at Albright College and Slippery Rock University.

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When potential decorators came to inspect Mount Ida, the structure that would eventually become Historic Ellicott City's 1995 show house, many of them walked out.Nothing could be done with rooms this ugly, they said."

50 Years Ago (week of Dec. 15-21, 1940):Howard County holiday shoppers in 1940 had a variety of gifts to choose from in Main Street, Ellicott City, shops. Bladen Yates' Hardware Store offered 32-piece china dinnerware sets for $3.39. Blank's offered men's leather gloves for $1.19. Caplan's was selling Manhattan shirts for $1.95 and lace tablecloths for $1.98. Big spenders could go to Taylor's and buy a man's solid gold cameo ring for $10.50 (terms available) or a 5-diamond engagement ring for $49.75.

Howard County police arrested six people and said they seized a small amount of drugs during a raid at an apartment in historic Ellicott City Wednesday night.Officers and detectives from the tactical and street drug sections served a search and seizure warrant at the apartment in the 3500 block of Mount Ida Drive at 11 p.m., police said.Inside the apartment, the officers and detectives found 5 grams of marijuana, trace amounts of crack cocaine, smoking pipes and rolling papers, police said.

An autopsy has determined that drug intoxication caused the death of an Ellicott City man who collapsed on his living room floor last month, the state's deputy chief medical examiner said.James Collins, 25, of the 3700 block of St. Paul St. was pronounced dead at his home about 7 p.m. April 26, Howard County police said.His family told police that before he died, Mr. Collins was uncontrollable, and had been running and shouting outside.On May 4, toxicology results showed he died from PCP and cocaine intoxication, said Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Donald G. Wright.

The Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute are throwing themselves a party Saturday to celebrate their 30th birthday.For a present, they'll unwrap the recently stabilized ruins of the 160-year-old former girls school that overlooks Ellicott City and dedicate it as a one-of-a-kind historic park for the public."

Johns Hopkins (4-0) at Ursinus (1-3) Site: Patterson Field, Collegeville, Pa. Time: 1 p.m. Series: Hopkins leads 25-15-3 Last week: Hopkins defeated Gettysburg, 23-21; Ursinus defeated Mount Ida (Mass.), 27-24. Outlook: Hopkins is looking for the school's best start (5-0) in 71 years, and the Jays will be out to tie the school record of seven straight wins (dating back to last season), which has been accomplished three times. The six consecutive victories comprise the longest active NCAA streak in the state and in the Centennial Conference, and only an upset today by the Bears would end the streak.

BaseballAstros: Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with RHP Sean Bergman, eliminating the need for arbitration.CollegeMount Ida: Named Muhammad Ali to Board of Trustees at Newton, Mass., school.Pub Date: 2/08/98

ELLICOTT CITY resident Marie Gravelle, a graduate of Centennial High School and James Madison University, is a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. She has been in Niger for a year and is serving her final year.Living in a two-room mud "concession," Gravelle has no bathroom or electricity.The 100-degree heat means that she must pull her mattress outside and cover herself with mosquito netting each night because it's too hot to sleep inside.Her work is to teach nutrition to pregnant women in one of the world's poorest countries.

When potential decorators came to inspect Mount Ida, the structure that would eventually become Historic Ellicott City's 1995 show house, many of them walked out.Nothing could be done with rooms this ugly, they said."

The Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute are throwing themselves a party Saturday to celebrate their 30th birthday.For a present, they'll unwrap the recently stabilized ruins of the 160-year-old former girls school that overlooks Ellicott City and dedicate it as a one-of-a-kind historic park for the public."

Howard County police arrested six people and said they seized a small amount of drugs during a raid at an apartment in historic Ellicott City Wednesday night.Officers and detectives from the tactical and street drug sections served a search and seizure warrant at the apartment in the 3500 block of Mount Ida Drive at 11 p.m., police said.Inside the apartment, the officers and detectives found 5 grams of marijuana, trace amounts of crack cocaine, smoking pipes and rolling papers, police said.

Drugs ruled cause of deathAn autopsy has determined that drug intoxication caused the death of an Ellicott City man who collapsed on his living room floor last month, the state's deputy chief medical examiner said.James Collins, 25, of the 3700 block of St. Paul St., was pronounced dead at his home about 7 p.m. April 26, Howard County police said.His family told police that before he died, Mr. Collins was uncontrollable, and had been running outside and shouting.On May 4, toxicology results showed he died from PCP and cocaine intoxication, said Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Donald G. Wright.

Daniel Whyte hopes to show the children of Ellicott City's Mount Ida neighborhood how to turn their hopes and dreams into reality."You see kids in the community who don't believe they have power," said the program specialist for the county Department of Recreation and Parks. "They have power. I'm teaching them they have power."Under the supervision of Mr. Whyte, a handful of teen-agers from the low-income neighborhood have created a club for youngsters 11 to 14 that stresses responsibility, hard work and positive attitude.