E-Newsletter SLAYTON HOUSE HOURS www.wildelake.org Mon - Thurs: 9am -9pm; Friday: 9am - 5pm; Issue # 384 Sat: 9am - 2pm December 18- January 7, 2016 Wilde Lake Community Association Offices will close at 1pm on December 24 and will remain closed through January 2nd! The Wilde Lake Village Board and Staff wish you a Announcements We are taking a holiday break! The wonderful holiday and a healthy and happy New Year! See you in 2016! next newsletter will be January 8, 2016! Mark Your Calendar
December 24, 1pm-January 2, 2016 Slayton House closed for the holidays!
January 10, 3-5pm Art Reception: Karen Carpenter, Irene Whitaker, Martha Lohaus
January 11, 6:30pm WLVB meeting
January 12 and 26, 7:30pm RAC meeting
January 15 Slayton House Theatre Camp of the Arts Registration begins www.campofthearts.com
January 21, 7:30pm CA Public Budget Hearing at Slayton House
Christmas Day Closings January 23, 10am Rainbow Theatre: Little Red Riding Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, senior centers, community centers, Meadowbrook Hood with Carousel Puppets Athletic Center, Kiwanis-Wallas Hall, Robinson Nature Center, historic sites and landfill will be closed in observance of the Christmas Day holiday on Friday, December 25. There will be no trash, recycling, food scrap Need to report a cable issue? Send an email with detailed or yard trim pick-up on Christmas Day; the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect. For a complete information (and photo if possible) as explanation of the schedule, visit the website . County parks will be open; however, there will be no staff present. to location (give address) to [email protected] The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) buses will not run on Christmas Day. For more information on RTA, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com. Parking meters will be free on Friday, December 25. The 9-1-1 Download the QR Code app on your Center, Police and Fire departments remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, call phone and scan below to link to our website 9-1-1; for nonemergencies, please call 410-313-2200. NOTE: for New Year’s Day closings, please visit the County’s website after December 25.
Snow Shovelers Needed! As the winter approaches, we all think about snow! The Village Office is trying to put together a list of interested and willing snow shovelers! If you want to be included on our list, please email [email protected] and give us your name, address, phone number and/or email address. Thanks!
Talking Wilde with Kevin Hello Wilde Lake Residents, We have a new skyline between Little Patuxent Parkway and Twin Rivers Road! Construction of the new Wilde Lake Middle School seems to be on pace with the new Alta Wilde Lake Apartments. Both LEED Certified, environmentally friendly buildings are bringing renewed vitality and interest to the heart of the Village Center and surrounding neighborhoods. Additionally, new and upgraded pathways adjacent to either side of the school will soon be connecting families, friends and businesses on the perimeter of Wilde Lake Village along Little Patuxent Parkway and Harper’s Farm Road to shops, restaurants and activities in Wilde Lake Village Center. Upcoming construction and expansion plans at Howard Community College will offer new pedestrian and cycling accessibility to our Village at a future crossing between Firestone and the Grempler building to Princeton Sports and the Columbia Flier building. Respectfully, Kevin McAliley Chair, Wilde Lake Village Board
Covenant News The RAC (Resident Architectural Committee) meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Applications for exterior alterations received by the date of the meeting will be reviewed at the following meeting. Applications can be obtained at Slayton House or at http://www.wildelake.org/covenants/application-guidelines/. Please contact Carl McKinney, Covenant Advisor, at [email protected] with questions. To view the agenda for the January 12 meeting click here
Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House
The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House offers ongoing exhibits featuring many well-known regional artists as well as local artists. A reception is usually held on the first Sunday of the show, which is free and open to the public. Visit the website for information about applying to exhibit.
Coming January 7, 2016: Works by Karen Carpenter, Irene Whitaker and Martha Lohaus "Voices" Reception: January 10, 3-5pm
CA’s Senior Shuttle for Cultural Events - The Columbia Association Senior Advisory Committee sponsors a FREE curb-to-curb evening and weekend transportation shuttle to cultural events throughout Howard County for groups of 4 or more seniors ages 60 and over. For complete details call CA at 410-715-3087.
School News
WLHS Dance Department Presents the Student Choreography Showcase "BROADWAY THE WILDE WAY!!" Come and see our students' original creations set to music from hit Broadway musicals!!! Date: January 7th & 8th, 2016 at 7pm at the Jim Rouse Theatre. Tickets: $6.00 Advance (Lunch Sales) / $8.00 at the Box Office
Jazz @ the Lake Scheduled for Jan. 23, 2016 The 12th annual Jazz @ the Lake concert, set for Saturday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., in Columbia, Md., will feature Mike Rodriguez on trumpet, Manuel Valera on piano, Zach Brown on bass and Eric Doob on drums. The award-winning Wilde Lake High School Jazz Ensemble will open the show, and perform one piece with the guest artists. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. (Golden Opportunities passes are not valid for this special concert.) Purchase tickets at InstantSeats.com/events/JimRouseTheatre or at the door. For more information, contact [email protected] or 410-997-2070.
News Around the County
Each week, Mary Kay Sigaty, Howard County Council, District 4, publishes a newsletter, featuring community events and information. To access the newsletter: http://cc.howardcountymd.gov/Districts/District-4/Newsletter This week's newsletter includes lots of holiday events! Merry Mulch Program Howard County will offer residents a variety of free holiday tree recycling options through the County’s Merry Mulch program. All collected trees are delivered to a compost facility and recycled into compost and mulch. From Saturday, December 26 through Friday, January 15, 2016, holiday trees may be recycled seven days a week, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the sites listed below. One exception will be Alpha Ridge Landfill. Days/hours of operation are Monday – Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Look for Merry Mulch signs at the following drop-off sites: Clarksville: Kendall Hardware, 12260 Route 108 River Hill Garden Center, 12165 Route 108 Columbia: Cedar Lane Park, 5081 Cedar Lane; Grandfather's Garden Center, 5320 Phelps Luck Drive Elkridge: Rockburn Branch Park (East), 5400 Landing Road Ellicott City: Small Circuit Court parking lot on upper Court House Drive (just past Ellicott Mills Drive, on the right) Highland: Schooley Mill Park, 12975 Hall Shop Road Marriottsville: Alpha Ridge Landfill Wood Waste Area, 2350 Marriottsville Road (open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Savage: Savage Park, 8400 Fair Street Woodbine: Western Regional Park, 14800 Carrs Mill Road Residents with curbside yard trim collection may set their holiday trees out on their yard trim day for collection through Friday, January 15. Trees will not be picked up on trash collection days during this time for residents with yard trim collection. All decorations, including tinsel, garland, ornaments, lights, tree stands, plastic bags, etc. must be removed. Trees must also be cut into less than four foot lengths and tied; they do not need to be bagged. Each bundle must weigh less than 40 pounds. Residents are reminded to set their tree out the night before their collection day. Trees will be picked up on your collection day between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. by the yard trim truck. After January 15, when the sites listed above are no longer accepting holiday trees and curbside yard trim collection is no longer offered, residents may continue to bring their holiday trees to the Alpha Ridge Landfill Wood Waste Area – open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please, no plastic bags. Following January 15, trees will be collected as trash if put out on trash day. Artificial holiday trees and wreaths with metal components can be recycled year-round in the scrap metal area at the Alpha Ridge Landfill Residents’ Convenience Area. Village News River Hill Hosting Coupon Clipping Events for Overseas Coupon Program River Hill Community Association is hosting two coupon clipping events to benefit an Overseas Coupon Program which supports military families living abroad. We will be collecting coupons with expiration dates of December 18, 2015 through 2016 and need your help. We can accept coupons as long as they can be used in grocery stores and are not limited to specific stores like Giant, Safeway, or Target. Also, restaurant coupons are useless. The families using them will be shopping at the base commissary, and they do not accept "store" coupons. Save those coupon circulars and drop them off at Claret Hall now through January 12, 2016.
Columbia Association News Not yet a subscriber to the e-newsletter? www.columbiaassociation.org If you are not yet subscribed to this Holiday Schedule for CA Facilities newsletter, you can now go to our website, insert your email address Columbia Association facilities will have modified holiday hours in observance of the Christmas and New Year and click the "subscribe" button and holiday. you will automatically receive our For the full schedule, go to http://columbiaassociation.org/i-want-to/view/facility-holiday-hours weekly newsletter.
Columbia Association Holding Public Budget Forum on Jan. 21 2015-2016 Village Board Columbia Association’s Board of Directors will hold a public budget forum on The Board meets the first Monday of Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Slayton House, 10400 Cross each month at 6:30pm at Slayton House. The Agenda for Board Fox Lane in the Wilde Lake Village Center. The forum will be hosted by the meetings is posted at Slayton House Board’s Planning and Strategy Committee. and on the village website CA’s budget process provides ample opportunities for community input. This forum is for the draft budgets for the www.wildelake.org the Friday before each meeting. next two-year budget cycle, which includes fiscal years 2017 and 2018. All community stakeholders are encouraged to attend — including residents, representatives of village community associations, advisory Kevin McAliley, Chair [email protected] committee members and others. 410-336-6593 Speakers are encouraged to provide written versions of their remarks. There will be time limits for each speaker. Testimony also can be provided via email at [email protected] or by snail mail to Jeff Friedhoffer, Vice Chair Columbia Association Accounting Department, 6310 Hillside Court, Suite 100, Columbia, Maryland, 21046. [email protected] 410-997-5366 Additional budget work sessions are scheduled through the end of February 2016 and are expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The full CA budget schedule can be found at Bess Caplan http://bit.ly/cabudgethearings1718 . [email protected] 443-756-1775
Musicians wanted! CA seeking performers for Lakefront Wednesdays Concerts Wulah Cooper Columbia Association (CA) is putting out an open call for musicians for its 703-896-0566 [email protected] popular Lakefront Wednesdays lunchtime concert series. Musicians are invited to apply by posting a video of a live performance on Rhoda Toback YouTube or Vimeo, and then emailing the link to [email protected] 410-730-8758 [email protected] . The deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 29. Columbia Council Rep Artists can be from any genre of music, including pop, rock, R&B, hip- Nancy McCord [email protected] hop, alternative, Latin, country, blues and indie. All applicants must be 18 443-285-9209 years of age or older. Any video submissions that do not meet the criteria, or which contain inappropriate or explicit content, will not be reviewed by CA. Applicants will receive a response from CA by March 2016. This Village Manager year’s Lakefront Wednesdays concert series will premiere on Wednesday, June 22 and continue for a total of Kristin Shulder [email protected] nine weeks of performances. For more information, please contact [email protected] . 410-730-3987
CA Board Schedule Senior Advisory Committee The January Board meetings will be January 14 and 28 at CA headquarters: 6310 Hillside Court, Columbia, Bernice Kish 21046. To view the agenda and minutes click here [email protected]
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-- Carole Black Special Assistant Wilde Lake Community Association 10400 Cross Fox Lane Columbia, MD 21044 410-730-3987 [email protected]