Ladies Night Out
Gather together your BFFs and adult daughters for a night of chick flick, wine, cheese and baked goodies. Join us at The Hawthorn Center on Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30pm for a screening of "The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, and Betty White.
The charge is only $10 per person. Call us at 410-730-7327 to reserve your spot at our "cinema." |
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"Grow it! Eat it!"
 Join the Howard County Master Gardeners at The Hawthorn Center on Wednesday, January 25th at 7:30 p.m. for a seminar on spring vegetable gardening. You'll learn how to prepare the garden soil for planting, how to prepare seeds for transplant, how to guard your plants against critters and cold weather, and which structures will best support your plants. Best of all, this program is FREE! Advance registration is required - call 410-730-7327 to RSVP.
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School's Out!
Howard County Schools will be closed on February 17 for Parent/Teacher conferences, so we are celebrating with a School's Out Lunch for elementary and preschool age children and their families at The Hawthorn Center.
We will be serving a pizza lunch and providing entertainment by Daisy the Clown. What's so special about Daisy? She shows the kids how she transforms into a clown using makeup, so they won't be afraid!
The event will be held from 12 noon - 1:30 pm on Friday, February 17. Tickets must be purchased in advance at The Hawthorn Center for $5 per person. For more information, call 410-730-7327. |
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Village Center Plan
The Hickory Ridge Village Center Community Plan (VCCP) is finished, and has been distributed to key members of the Columbia and Howard County communities.
 The VCCP was developed in response to Howard County Council Bill 29-2009 (Village Center Revitalization) which encouraged Columbia village associations to prepare a plan to be used in case any redevelopment of an existing village center was proposed. Hickory Ridge is proud to be the first village to complete a plan under the new regulation since its passage by the County Council almost three years ago.
The VCCP was developed over a two year period by the Village Center Visualization Committee with assistance from village staff. The plan has been submitted to Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning for their reference, along with a request that future development to the Hickory Ridge Village Center conform with the VCCP. The plan may be viewed on our web site at www.hickoryridgevillage.org. |
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Holiday Lighting
According to our village's Architectural Guidelines, "Holiday lighting shall not be operative prior to the 26th of November or later than the 8th of January, and totally removed by January 22nd. All other decorative and string lighting require an application." So, if you really love your lights and prefer to keep them up indefinitely, submit an Exterior Alteration Application for those decorations. |
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 Light Recycling
Recycle old, broken holiday lights at My Organic Market (MOMs) through January 31st and receive a 25% off coupon to HolidayLEDs.com. Or, send them to Christmas Light Source for recycling. |
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Tree Collection
 Place clean, undecorated Christmas trees at the curb for collection on your recycling day through January 20, 2012. The county will collect whole trees under 6ft or trees over 6ft that are cut in half. They will NOT take trees with tinsel, icicles or ornaments, artificial trees, or trees wrapped in plastic bags. You may also drop off your trees at the Landfill or Cedar Lane Park. Questions? Call Environmental Services at 410-313-6444.
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Mark your calendar for Children's Services' annual Children on Board: Child Care & Preschool Information Fair to be held at Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane in Clarksville, on Saturday, January 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of a nonperishable food item at the door for the Howard County Food Bank.
At this event, parents and caregivers can get information on child care centers, preschools, summer camps, family child care, school-age programs, infant programs, play groups, co-op nursery schools, and more. Visit www.howardcountymd.gov/children for more information. |
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Open Space Input
The Hickory Ridge Village Board wants your input on proposed uses for a 3-acre parcel of land owned by Columbia Association that sits adjacent to the Hickory Ridge Village Center.
The Board requested funds to be set aside in Columbia Association's FY13/FY14 budget to create a "gathering place" for residents, to include amenities like a bocce ball court, grills, picnic area, and bandstand. The area has also been considered as a site for a dog park, outdoor exercise facility, playfield, or community building.
Please visit www.hickoryridgevillage.org for a link to an online survey (which will also be distributed to our e-mail list) and a description of the parcel under discussion. Questions? Call the village office. |
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Tax Assistance
Howard County's first Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site will open in January and run throughout the 2012 tax season.
The Howard County VITA site will offer free tax assistance preparation to most taxpayers who earned up to $49,000 in 2011. In addition to free tax return preparation, the site will also offer free electronic filing. Individuals who choose to take advantage of the e-file program will receive their refunds in half-the-time compared to returns filed on paper - even faster, when tax refunds are deposited directly into a bank account.
"Through the opening of this pilot site, we take another step forward to making and keeping all Howard County residents self sufficient," said County Executive Ulman. "Working families who might otherwise pay hundreds of dollars for tax preparation and electronic filing can now use those funds to pay bills, weatherize their homes or save for their futures."
The Howard County VITA site will operate out of the North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road in Laurel, from January 18 through April 14 on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. An appointment is necessary and can be scheduled after January 1, 2012 This year's tax deadline is April 17, 2012.
In preparation for the site's opening, the County is also seeking volunteers to serve as tax preparers, quality reviewers, greeters and office staff. Volunteer tax preparers are trained to help with special credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. Training and certification for volunteer tax preparers are offered for free and sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service; no prior tax preparation or accounting experience is required. Residents interested in volunteering should contact the site coordinator, Enock Guerrier, by e-mail at vita@howardcountymd.gov or by telephone at 410-313-0386.
For more information, visit www.howardcountymd.gov/VITA.htm.
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Jazz at the Lake
Highly acclaimed vocalist Sachal Vasandani will perform at the 8th annual Jazz @ The Lake concert. A Chicago native, Vasandani has  captured the attention of the jazz world and is quickly climbing towards the top of the music scene. The concert is on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 PM at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Rd., Columbia, MD. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at InstantSeats.com/events/JimRouseTheatre, at Wilde Lake High School, or at the door. For more information, contact WildeLakeJazz@gmail.com or 410-997-2070. |
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Reader's Exchange
FOR SALE: Nine drawer solid walnut dresser with mirror, $85. Contact 410-992-5513.
FOR SALE: 6-drawer solid wood student desk. Very heavy, $20. Antique dressing table with mirror and chair, $75. Silver tray, $20. Call 301-596-3201.
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Online Updates
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Are you on Facebook? We are too!
Find us at www.facebook.com/hickoryridgevillage and become a fan! You may also have noticed our new, shorter web site address. We are now online at www.hickoryridgevillage.org. If you have our old address bookmarked, don't worry! Visitors will be automatically redirected to the new site.
We have made recent changes to the way we communicate by e-mail as well. You can go to our website and join one (or all) of our e-mail lists to stay up-to-date on Events, Board Meetings, Crime Reports, and even an online version of The Log. We will not share your e-mail address with others.
Keep your eye out for even more updates in the near future. If you have any suggestions for us, please contact Jessamine Duvall, Village Manager at jduvall@hickoryridgevillage.org. |
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Schedule
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Jan 16: The Hawthorn Center will be
closed for MLK Day; the Village Board meeting is canceled.
Jan 17: Deadline for Exterior Alteration
Applications for Feb. 1 RAC review.
Jan 17: Deadline for January 26 issue of
The Log
Jan 18: Resident Architectural
Committee meets at 7:30 p.m.
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RAC Agenda
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The following applications will be
reviewed at the January 18th
RAC meeting:
11804 Bare Sky Lane
11804 Bare Sky Lane
12067 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Hawthorn Pool - 6175 Sunny Spring
- Remove kiosk and bricks at entry
- New sliding windows at pool office
Clemens Crossing Pool - 6400 Martin Rd
- Add structure at pool entrance
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Village Services
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- Photocopying & Laminating
- FAX sending and receiving
- Postage Stamps
- Notary Public
- Car Seat Loans
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