Monthly CA A PUBLICATION OF COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION
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JULY 2015
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What You Need to Know About CA’s Upcoming Move Columbia Horse Center Offers Lessons, Camps and Shows Behind the Scenes with CA’s Lifeguard Staff
Helping ColumbiaThrive CA’s Community Partners Take Active Role to Promote Vibrant Downtown
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CA plays an active part in helping to promote a vibrant downtown Columbia through events like the Lakefront Summer Festival. Though CA’s headquarters is moving, CA will continue to be involved in decisions that will shape the look of downtown Columbia.
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olumbia Association (CA) has many active partnerships with organizations in Columbia and Howard County, aimed at supporting CA’s strategic mission: “Working every day in hundreds of ways to make Columbia an even better place to live, work and play.” Partnerships are collaborative efforts, characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, and CA’s partnerships take various forms. One of CA’s partners is the Downtown Columbia Partnership, which includes CA President and CEO Milton W. Matthews on its board of directors.
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CA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-2016
Reginald Avery, Oakland Mills 443-545-6714 Reginald.Avery@ca-board.org
Alan Klein, Harper’s Choice 410-992-3025 Alan.Klein@ca-board.org
Letter from Dorsey’s Search
There’s Much to Find in Dorsey’s Search By Dick Boulton
Dick Boulton, Dorsey’s Search 410-884-2964 Dick.Boulton@ca-board.org
Nancy McCord, Wilde Lake 410-730-2309 Nancy.McCord@ca-board.org
Brian Dunn, Kings Contrivance 301-473-0077 Brian.Dunn@ca-board.org
Gregg Schwind, Hickory Ridge 443-831-8847 Gregg.Schwind@ca-board.org
Janet Evans, Long Reach 724-516-0550 Janet.Evans@ca-board.org
Andrew Stack, Owen Brown 410-381-8897 Andrew.Stack@ca-board.org
Jeanne Ketley, Town Center 301-596-1097 Jeanne.Ketley@ca-board.org
Chao Wu, River Hill 240-481-9637 Chao.Wu@ca-board.org
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Although a section of Dorsey’s Search has an Ellicott City postal address, it is indeed part of Columbia, the ninth of 10 villages that create the community of Columbia. Dorsey’s Search, which got its name from the Dorsey family, recipients of an early colonial land grant, includes two neighborhoods, Dorsey Hall and Fairway Hills. The street names in Dorsey Hall are taken from works by Oliver Wendell Holmes and those in Fairway Hills are from Ogden Nash. As with Columbia’s other villages, the features that make Dorsey’s Search attractive and enjoyable aren’t only for the enjoyment of its residents but are available Dick Boulton for the entire community of Columbia. That includes a thriving village center with a supermarket, several restaurants and shops, a gas station and many other amenities. Dorsey’s Search Village Center is home to a summer outdoor concert series held in the courtyard, with music that spans the genres, including blues, country, folk, jazz, rock, steel drums and more. Elsewhere in the village are professional and medical offices. Columbia Association’s Fairway Hills Golf Club is in Dorsey’s Search and open to the public; it is a par-70 course available for daily play at affordable rates. One of CA’s 23 outdoor pools is in the village, with eight lanes, sand volleyball, a snack bar, and a nearby playground and basketball court. This fall, Dorsey Hall Pool will be enhanced further with the addition of a whirlpool spa, a zero-entry wading pool, and expanded and renovated bathhouse restrooms. CA is renovating the Meeting Room, doubling the size of a building that houses a daycare facility and meeting space. CA’s Linden Hall, the location of the village community association’s offices, within the village center. It serves as a community center for many other functions and is rented for weddings, dinners and other events. There is easy access to CA’s extensive pathway system, and Centennial Park and its many recreational opportunities are within quick walking distance for many of the area’s residents. Elsewhere in the village is the original Dorsey Hall, a grand 18th-century stone house located not far from the village center. Interestingly, there was a Columbia post office from 1874 until 1912 near the intersection of today’s Route 29 and Route 108. That historical reference is one of the reasons why James Rouse chose the name for the community he founded. This area has now grown into a village with homes for thousands of residents. You of course are also welcome to visit. I think you’ll like what you find.
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Columbia Association’s new headquarters will be in the Hillside Center located off of Stevens Forest Road, near Broken Land Parkway and Route 29.
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CA’s Headquarters Moving
lthough Columbia Association (CA) will be moving its headquarters soon, all but one of CA’s departments will remain open at 10221 Wincopin Circle in Downtown Columbia until Friday, Aug. 21. From July 7 through Aug. 7, School Age Services — which includes Before and After School Care — will accept registration and payments at Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth in the Long Reach Village Center. Payments can still be dropped off at 10221 Wincopin Circle, though not registrations. School Age Services will then reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at CA’s new headquarters building. The new headquarters will be in the Hillside Center, 6310 Hillside
Services Will Continue Without Interruption Court, located off Stevens Forest Road, near Broken Land Parkway and Route 29. It is less than three miles from the Downtown Columbia Lakefront. CA’s new headquarters is expected to be open on Monday, Aug. 24. All phone numbers will stay the same. The building will support CA’s headquarters operations while still remaining easily accessible. CA headquarters operations are currently housed in three different office locations in the downtown area. Hillside Center
office is a larger space that will accommodate these operations, including Columbia Archives, in a single building and it offers ample parking. With the coming redevelopment in downtown Columbia, CA wanted to ensure that its customers and members would have little difficulty finding parking when visiting CA Headquarters. The new headquarters is accessible from major roadways and is in close proximity to bike paths and village centers. CA spent considerable time evaluating
locations, including several in the Downtown Columbia area. The Hillside Center office offers a valueoriented alternative for CA and comes with ownership potential. This decision demonstrates CA’s commitment to being a careful steward of its resources. CA will continue to be a key stakeholder in downtown Columbia through its ownership and management of the Downtown Columbia Lakefront, operations of the new Haven on the Lake mind body wellness retreat, and in meetings and discussions with businesses and organizations that are involved in the Downtown Columbia Partnership. This will be the seventh headquarters location for CA since its first office opened in 1966 in the village of Wilde Lake. C A M O N T H LY 3
Neighbor Ride® volunteer Karen Gentle, right, said she drives passengers two or three times a week for the organization.
Partners (continued from page 1)
CA plays an active part in helping to promote a vibrant, healthy downtown Columbia. Though CA’s headquarters is moving (see page 3 for more information), CA will continue to be an active partner downtown, both through events like the Lakefront Summer Festival, which runs through September, and by maintaining Lake Kittamaqundi and the pathway around it, as well as other open space amenities and pathways (Of course Haven on the Lake, CA’s Mind Body wellness center that just opened this year, will remain in the heart of downtown Columbia, on the level below Whole Foods). Through that relationship, CA is involved in decisions that will shape the look of downtown Columbia, like the markers and signage that are being designed to inform visitors and residents in an appealing and consistent way. Additionally, CA supports the partnership’s events, like the Discover Downtown 5K, which in 2014 had a route that included CA’s pathways. Another significant CA partner is the Howard County Government,
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t the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors meeting held May 28, CA’s Board’s committees elected their chairs and vice chairs, approved the transfer of an additional $545,000 of a previously approved $1 million for the new CA headquarters and made appointments to the Owen Brown Executive Architectural Committee. Additionally, staff will draft a letter
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which has partnered on numerous projects, including studies like the Columbia Market Study, which was a joint effort between CA, Howard County’s Department of Planning and Zoning and Howard County Economic Development Authority. The study identifies current market conditions and future potential opportunities for Columbia’s village centers, and the relationship of the centers to other areas in Columbia, which is key to
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identifying strategies that can help revitalize and reposition the eight village centers evaluated for future success (Wilde Lake Village Center, in the process of redevelopment, was excluded from the survey). In similar fashion, CA also has helped share information about the revitalization of Long Reach Village Center, home to Columbia Art Center. CA’s Art Center is also a community partner with the Howard County Office on Aging,
Board Recap
from the board asking Howard Hughes Corp. to support an amendment to downtown zoning regulations to implement meaningful targets for affordable housing
in new development. The board’s June 11 meeting was cancelled and the June 18 work session and June 25 meeting took place after CA Monthly went to press.
providing monthly art workshops, rotating art exhibits and quarterly field trips with Glenwood 50 Plus Center, Laurel Senior Center and Longwood Senior Center. Another partnership with visibility in the community is Neighbor Ride®, the volunteerbased transportation service that launched in late 2004 and has been a regular recipient of CA grants since its inception. The organization provides rides for seniors to medical appointments, shopping, or to CA’s facilities for classes or exercise and in so doing, supports CA’s goal of enhancing the quality of life for residents in Columbia. For more information on CA’s many partners in the community, visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/ CommunityPartners.
The next scheduled Board of Directors meetings are July 9 and 23. Meetings typically begin at 7:30pm and are held at CA Headquarters, 10221 Wincopin Circle. For current CA Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas, visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/ Agendas. Podcasts from board meetings are available at ColumbiaAssociation.org/ Podcasts.
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Gives Novice Riders a Leg Up With Lessons, Camps By Tripp Laino
our students are riding horses around a course at Columbia Horse Center while listening to their instructor’s calls. Occasionally, a horse with a mind of its own takes its rider off course, but even these riders, who have been taking lessons for about a year, are able to bring them back in line with ease. Columbia Horse Center is on an 88-acre swath of land just south of Kings Contrivance in Laurel. While the Columbia Horse Center is a CA-owned facility, it is leased to Columbia Horse Center, Inc., which operates it. Nearly every night of the week there’s activity to be found, whether it’s the weekend show events, like dressage or jumping or the much simpler learn-to-ride programs hosted nearly every weeknight. Sue Wisler, manager of the Columbia Horse Center, began working full-time there in 2005, but has ridden horses since she was about eight years old. The Horse Center’s lessons are targeted at beginners, Wisler said. There are 47 school horses for teaching, and about 40 more that are owned privately and boarded at the center, she said. “Our biggest mainstay is teaching beginners from five years of age and up,” she said. “We’re really good at that and we work
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“Our biggest mainstay is teaching beginners from five years of age and up,” says Sue Wisler, manager of Columbia Horse Center. “We’re really good at that and we work them up until they’re more advanced.”
them up until they’re more advanced… We’re more on the pleasure end of riding — we do have show teams, but they’re not show teams that will take you on to the Olympics.” Though they might be riding at similar levels, Wisler said the center separates adults and children for lessons — mostly for the adults’ sake.
“It’s really not the children that care about riding with adults, it’s the adults intimidated by the children — Why are they doing it so well already?” she said with a laugh. Wisler said her favorite parts of the job are the freedom from working in an office and being around people who share her passion. “I really enjoy the people,” she
said. “I enjoy the customer service, it’s nice to be around people that share your same passion, and it’s outdoors — it might be cold in the wintertime, but I don’t think I could ever do an office job.” For more information about Columbia Horse Center, visit ColumbiaHorseCenter.com or call 301-776-5850. C A M O N T H LY 5
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By Tripp Laino
ens of thousands of people visit CA’s pools every summer — more than 7,200 people visited CA’s pools over Memorial Day weekend’s opening days alone — and staff members like Sydney Grohe help keep swimmers safe all summer long. Grohe, a Towson University student and Long Reach High School alumnus, is in her fifth summer working for CA’s pools, starting as a lifeguard in the summer of 2011 and becoming a pool manager for Phelps Luck and Thunder Hill pools in the summer of 2014. Though CA has several pools available year-round, summer means the opening of 23 outdoor pools, and additional staff to help keep things running smoothly — about 430 lifeguards are on staff in the summer. She said she’d wanted to be a lifeguard since swimming at Kendall Ridge Pool as a child. “It’s just been really a fun experience,” she said. “You learn a lot about working hard, you make good friends, and get to be outside every day.” As a manager, she has a staff of 24 including three assistant managers and helps keep the pool running 6 C A M O N T H LY
CA Lifeguard Sydney Grohe keeps swimmers safe all summer smoothly, which includes everything from setting schedules to cleaning up trash. Half an hour before the pools open, Grohe and her team move through the pool area, checking the water levels to ensure chlorine and pH levels are in range, set up chairs and umbrellas and ensure the lifesaving equipment, like the oxygen tank and automated external defibrillator, are working properly. Being a lifeguard or a pool manager carries a significant amount of responsibility, as they need to be ready at a moment’s notice. To keep their rescue skills sharp, lifeguards need four hours of training each month,
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Sydney Grohe, above and left, keeps watch over Phelps Luck Pool.
administered at the pools. The training includes various types of rescues — Grohe said she sometimes jumps in the pool as a drowning victim for others to train — and covers the various elements involved in a pool rescue, including the possible injuries and whether they’re struggling at the water’s surface or below it. There are 10 new lifeguards at her pool this summer, so Grohe’s worked with them to make sure they have all the skills needed for possible rescues.
And though they hope not to need those skills, they’re a necessary part of the job. Grohe made her first rescue over Memorial Day weekend when she helped a little boy who couldn’t swim to safety after he jumped off the diving board. “There was no doubt in my mind to go in after him,” she said. “It was scary — I was definitely shaking after, but I knew what to do. I was glad it was me [observing the pool].” For more information about CA’s pools, please visit ColumbiaPools.org.
CA PHONE NUMBERS CA Headquarters .................................. 410-715-3000
Lakefront Summer Festival
July Events
Wed, July 8: Gary & The Groove – Good-Time Rock’N’Roll Thu, July 9: SLY 45 – Vintage Rock to Modern Pop Fri, July 10: Dancin’ Under the People Tree MOVIE: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ PG13 Sat, July 11: SON TRES Y MAS – Latin America/Mexico Sun, July 12: Richard Walton – Contemporary Jazz *Mon, July 13: MOVIE: ‘How To Train Your Dragon,’ PG Tue, July 14: Teen Open Mic Night Wed, July 15: I&I Riddim – Reggae Thu, July 16: Blue Train – Bluegrass Fri, July 17: Dancin’ Under the People Tree MOVIE: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part One,’ PG13 Sat, July 18: SALBOMPLE – Latin (Salsa, Bomba, Plena) Sun, July 19: Chris and Jenna – Indie Pop Mon, July 20: MOVIE ‘DUMBO,’ G Tue, July 21: Teen Open Mic Night Wed, July 22: 21 Horses – Country Thu, July 23: KAJUN KELLEY – Guitar Driven Rock Fri, July 24: Dancin’ Under the People Tree; MOVIE: ‘FROZEN,’ PG Sat, July 25: Downtown Partnership Concert – American City Building parking lot 4-9pm Sun, July 26: Julie Hall – Classic Jazz Vocals *Mon, July 27: MOVIE ‘101 DALMATIANS’, G Tue, July 28: Teen Open Mic Night Wed, July 29: Painted Trillium – Celtic Thu, July 30: Patsy’s Honky Tonk – Classic Country Fri, July 31: Dancin’ Under the People Tree; MOVIE: ‘BIG HERO 6,’ PG
CA Membership Service Center ................ 410-730-1801 Aquatics Office .................................... 410-312-6332 Columbia Art Center .............................. 410-730-0075 Columbia Association Camps ................... 410-715-3165 Columbia Athletic Club ........................... 410-730-6744 Columbia Gym ..................................... 410-531-0800 Columbia Horse Center .......................... 301-776-5850 Columbia Ice Rink ................................ 410-730-0322 Columbia SportsPark/SkatePark ............... 410-715-3054 Columbia Swim Center ........................... 410-730-7000 Columbia Teen Center ............................ 410-992-3726 Fairway Hills Golf Club ........................... 410-730-1112 Haven on the Lake ................................ 410-715-3020 Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club .......................... 410-730-5980 Inclement Weather Hotline ...................... 410-715-3154 Indoor Tennis, Columbia Athletic Club ........ 410-720-0149 Owen Brown Tennis Bubble ..................... 410-381-7255 The Racquet Club at Hobbit’s Glen ............. 410-715-3080 School Age Services .............................. 410-715-3164
Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/LakeFrontFestival for a complete schedule! Concerts are approximately two hours: 7:30-9:30pm; Sundays: 6:30-8:30pm Movies begin at dusk(about 8:30 pm)
Supreme Sports Club ............................. 410-381-5355
*“Clyde’s will host a cookout for moviegoers. $6 for burger, chips and soda;
Wilde Lake Tennis Club .......................... 410-730-3767
$4.50 for hot dog, chips and soda; and $1 for a drink only.”
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July Community Events Outdoor Sunset Community Yoga on the Lake Sponsored by Haven on the Lake and Whole Foods Sat. July 12, Aug. 9, and Sept. 13 6:30-7:30pm Haven on the Lake • 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway • Bring your own mat. In the event of inclement weather, classes will be held indoors at Haven on the Lake. Free Group.Fitness@ColumbiaAssociation.org
Pedal and Paddle Sun. July 12 • 7am Swansfield Pool • 5659 Cedar Lane $55 registration fee includes a t-shirt. Ride your bike (45 miles) and swim a lap at all 23 outdoor pools to benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund (tax deductible) and honor Donna Sunderdick. Email EdShulder@yahoo.com or visit Active.com for registration and more information.
Green Fire Film Screening and Discussion About Local Cconservation
Summer Luau Party Sat. July 25 • 5-7pm Supreme Sports Club • 7080 Deepage Drive • Come dressed in your favorite Hawaiian shirt or hula skirt. Make your own leis, limbo dancing, hula hoop frenzy, arts and crafts and more! Pre-register by calling 410-381-7559. Price per family: CA Members, $16; Columbia Card holders, $18; Non-members, $20.
Zumba Under the Stars at Stevens Forest Fitness Pavilion and Pool Sun. July 19 • 7-8:30pm Rain Date: Sun, July 26. Stevens Forest Pool Pavilion 6061 Stevens Forest Road • A fun fitness evening that includes half a land Zumba class followed by Aqua Zumba in the pool. To register please call 410-730-6744 or email Group.Fitness@ColumbiaAssociation.org
Jane Byers and Mara Marchand “Friends Painting Contrasts”
Outdoor Yoga
June 15 – August 8 The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House • 10400 Cross Fox Lane 410-730-3987 • Carole Black, Gallery Director • gallery@wildelake.org Summer Gallery Hours: Mon.-Thu.: noon-1pm, 3:30-9pm; Friday: noon-1pm, 3:30-5pm; Saturday: 9am-noon
Wednesdays with Rodger Carter and Fridays with Julia Martinez June 3 -Sept 4 • 10-11am Free for PPP Members; fee for all others. Bring your own mat. Weather Dependent Location: Stevens Forest Pool Pavillion Group.Fitness@ColumbiaAssociation.org
KidSpace Movie Night 6-9pm First Saturday of the month at Supreme Sports Club • 7080 Deepage Drive; second Saturday of the month at Columbia Athletic Club • 5435 Beaverkill Road; third Saturday of the month at Columbia Gym • 6151 Day Long Lane Enjoy a fun family evening of activities, a pizza dinner, drinks and a movie. $10 per child/$16 per family for CA KidSpace and PPP Members; $12 per child/$18 per family for Columbia Cardholders and $14 per child/$20 per family for CA Residents and Non-CA Members.
Teen Advisory’s High School Pool Party Fri. July 24 • 8-11pm Locust Park Pool • 8995 Lambskin Lane Call YTC @ The Barn at 410-992-3726, or stop by The Barn at 5853 Robert Oliver Place between 2-7pm.
Mon. July 13 • 7 pm Claret Hall • 6020 Daybreak Circle, Clarksville • Davey Rogner (Invasive Species Project Manager at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area) 410-313-0476 ext 0476 or drogner@howardcountymd.gov An evening for residents to come together to discuss local conservation and view the documentary Green Fire, which details the life of American conservationist, Aldo Leopold, and the formation of his ideas. Follow-up discussion about how Leopold’s work can continue to influence the conservation work citizens and the Natural Resource Managers undertake in Howard County.
Fri. July 31 • 7-10pm YTC @ The Barn • 5853 Robert Oliver Place • Call YTC @ The Barn at 410-992-3726, or stop by The Barn between 2-7pm.
Teen Advisory’s Middle School Pool Party
National Night Out in Harper’s Choice
Fri. July 17 • 7-10pm Locust Park Pool • 8995 Lambskin Lane Call YTC @ The Barn at 410-992-3726, or stop by The Barn at 5853 Robert Oliver Place between 2-7pm.
Tue. Aug. 4 • 6-9pm The courtyard at Joseph’s Square 410-730-0770 • Contact Susan Coghlan, events@harperschoice.org. Join us for a favorite annual tradition that includes food, fun, and entertainment from the Unity Reggae Band!
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Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/Events to learn more about great events happening in Columbia!
Solar Co-op Presentation Wed. July 29 • 7pm The Other Barn • 5851 Robert Oliver Place 410-730-4610 • oaklandmills.org Contact Sandy Cederbaum, manager@oaklandmills.org
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