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On top of your game CA’s golf, tennis pros help teach the finer points of their sports
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By Tripp Laino
Columbia Association’s tennis and golf pros can help you learn the game or refine your technique for better play.
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anting to improve your play on the court or course is a natural desire — and CA’s pros are here to help you reach your goal. CA has teams of certified golf and tennis experts with the knowledge and experience to assist you, whether you want to refine your game or are playing for the first time. “CA is an organization that prides itself on bringing in the best talent we can find to help members improve their games,” said Dan Burns, CA’s director of sport and fitness.
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CA BOARD OF DIRECTORS2016-2017 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
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
Lin Eagan Town Center 443-255-0733 Lin.Eagan@ca-board.org
Chao Wu River Hill 240-481-9637 Chao.Wu@ca-board.org
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Board Recap
t Columbia Association’s (CA) Board of Directors meeting held June 23, CA’s Board presented Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards to three of the five winners, discussed Howard Hughes’ easement requests for the Crescent property (and discussed the issue further during closed session) and heard various views on affordable housing in Downtown Columbia. CA’s Board of Directors was scheduled to meet again on July 21, after CA Monthly went to press. CA’s Board typically holds a work session on the second Thursday of each month and a meeting on the fourth Thursday. There will be no meeting in August. The next Board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 22. For more information, please go to ColumbiaAssociation.org. 2 C A M O N T H LY
Spotlight on Special Olympics
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Focusing on personal growth through sports any people think of Special Olympics as a one-day track and field meet for people with disabilities — but it’s so much more than that. Special Olympics is a year-round program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The successes of the program don’t just happen on the playing field. They also occur in the daily lives of our athletes. Special Olympics is more about personal growth than winning medals. Our athletes experience improved self-confidence, selfesteem and social skills, as well as increased independence. We do that through sports. In Howard County, more than 680 athletes participate in 19 sports that are organized around three major competition seasons. In addition, we have a Motor Activities Training Program at Cedar Lane School for those athletes who cannot participate in regular sports programs. More than 110 coaches and volunteers make this happen. Special Olympics Howard County has consistently been recognized as one of the best county programs in the state. Our athletes don’t just compete at a state level. In 2014, 35 Special Olympics athletes from Howard County were part of Team Maryland at the Special Olympics USA Games in New Jersey, and in 2015 one of our athletes participated in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. At the Maryland Special Olympics Summer Games in June, 156 Howard County athletes competed in aquatics, athletics (track and field), bocce ball, softball and cheerleading. In mid-August, training will begin for fall sports: cross country running, cycling, flag football, golf, soccer, tennis, powerlifting and volleyball, followed by bowling in October. For the past several years, Columbia Association and its Tennis Advisory Committee have supported the Special Olympics Howard County tennis team with donations, use of facilities, volunteer recruitment and even providing warm-up uniforms. CA’s support has helped send a delegation to the Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina, for several years. A number of the team’s tennis coaches and volunteers also play tennis in CA leagues. There is no charge for athletes to participate. All the costs are covered by fundraisers like our annual Inspiration Walk held each April and by donations from individuals, corporations and other organizations. To become a sponsor, contact Special Olympics Howard County at info@somdhc.org or call 410-740-0500. To volunteer for our upcoming fall season, go to somdhc.org or call 410-740-0500. All new volunteers must attend an orientation before working with our athletes. Our next volunteer orientation is scheduled for Aug. 17. Bob Baker Director, Special Olympics Howard County
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Joan Lovelace when she was in high school. His grandfather would take Maurer and his (from page 1) brothers to the driving range at Fairway Hills to “Our pro staff is knowledgeable, helpful practice, but the boys also trained at home. and always willing to go the extra mile for “We cut a one-hole course in my parents’ our members.” backyard and played from the neighbor’s yard Maury Bozman, CA’s general manager of — my short game got pretty good,” Maurer tennis, has been playing the game since he was said with a laugh. “I used to volunteer to mow 11. He went from competing in high school to the yard and cut the green.” receiving an athletic scholarship at Elon Their sports have come a long University in North Carolina and way since their youth. moved into coaching after college. “Our pro staff is Maurer said he enjoys the ever“That’s when I was introduced knowledgeable, evolving nature of learning golf, to sharing the love of the game with helpful and always as there’s always room to improve others,” Bozman said. “I found willing to go the a player’s game. that I enjoyed it quite a bit. Both of extra mile for “There’s always new my parents were educators in the our members.” information coming out or recycled university and elementary school Dan Burns, CA’s director information,” Maurer said. “It’s a fields, so coaching or teaching of sport and fitness game that can never be mastered; was a big part of my roots.” you’re always learning something Though their sports are different, new, whether teaching or learning yourself.” Paul Maurer, an assistant golf professional and Bozman echoed a similar sentiment about PGA apprentice at CA’s Fairway Hills Golf Club, teaching the game of tennis. shares a similar love of teaching. “It’s a sport of problem solving: assessing “The most rewarding thing is getting emails your strengths, assessing someone else’s or text messages from people saying ‘I shot my weaknesses or opportunities and putting best round ever’ or ‘I did this — I couldn’t do it together a plan to challenge the opposition,” he without you,’” Maurer said. “It’s their work that said. “You also have to balance your own game, got them there, but when you hear things like so if you’re making errors you figure out how that, it makes it worthwhile.” to fix those or correct those. That’s something I Maurer found his love of golf through his really enjoy about coaching, sharing some of grandfather Frank Lupashunski, a former the nuances on how to self-correct and how to Howard High School teacher who coached problem solve.” Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club General Manager
CA PHONE NUMBERS CA Headquarters.................................................410-715-3000 Customer and Member Service Center.............410-730-1801 Aquatics Office....................................................410-312-6332 Columbia Archives .............................................410-715-6781 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 .........................................410-715-3054 Columbia Swim Center ......................................410-730-7000 Columbia Youth and 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 Open Space Management..................................410-312-6330 Owen Brown Tennis Bubble ...............................410-381-7255 The Racquet Club at Hobbit’s Glen....................410-730-6601 School Age Services ..........................................410-715-3164 Supreme Sports Club .........................................410-381-5355 Wilde Lake Tennis Club ....................................410-730-3767
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Lakefront Wednesdays Concert Series
Visit Lake Kittamaqundi every Wednesday from noon-2pm through Aug. 26 for a free lunchtime concert. Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/lakefrontwednesdays for a schedule of performers.
Lakefront Summer Festival
Columbia Association’s annual Lakefront Summer Festival is taking place! Featuring concerts, dancing and movies, the festival has something for the whole family to enjoy through Sept. 29. Find a complete schedule at
ColumbiaAssociation.org/lakefrontfestival.
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Community Events
Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/events to learn about more great events happening in Columbia!
Bike with a Cop in Oakland Mills
Thursday, Aug. 4 Join HCPD Pathway Patrol on a pathway bike ride through Oakland Mills. Meet at The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, 410-730-4610, events@oaklandmills.org. Friday, Aug. 5 • 7-10pm for middle school students Friday, Aug. 12 • 7-10pm for high school students Don’t miss CA’s teen and middle school free summer event: a nighttime pool party with diving and swimming contests, raffles, music, snacks and more. Register by 5pm the day before the party by calling 410-992-3726.
YTC Pool Party
Summer Shutdown Every year, CA performs facility maintenance on a staggered schedule for regular upkeep. The shutdown schedule is as follows:
Columbia Ice Rink: June 5-Aug. 8 Columbia Athletic Club: Aug. 8-14 Hot water therapy pool closed Aug. 7-21 Supreme Sports Club: Aug. 15-28 Columbia Swim Center: June 17-Sept. 5
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 9:30am This year’s route is 10.6 miles. The course will wind through Town Center, Hickory Ridge, Harper’s Choice and Wilde Lake with interpretive stops that include the past, present and future of Downtown Columbia. Preregistration is not required but is encouraged via ColumbiaAssociation.org/bikeabout.
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The First Tee of Howard County’s 15th Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, Aug. 5 • 11am check-in Golf for a good cause! Reserve your spot today for the First Tee of Howard County’s 15th Annual Golf Tournament at Fairway Hills Golf Club. Lunch provided by Putting on the Ritz, contests, door prizes, snacks and beverages throughout the day, dinner after play by Outback Steakhouse and more! Check-in is at 11am, lunch at 11:30am and the shotgun start is at 12:30pm. Fairway Hills Golf Club, 5100 Columbia Road. For more information or to register, visit TheFirstTeeHowardCounty.org. Through Sept. 29 Free entertainment nearly every night at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront. Movies, concerts, Teen Open Mic nights and Dancin’ Under the People Tree. Downtown Columbia Lakefront, 10221 Wincopin Circle. See ColumbiaAssociation.org/ lakefrontfestival for a full schedule or contact CALakefrontFestival@gmail.com for more information.
Lakefront Summer Festival
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Begins Tuesday, Sept. 20 Excite Columbia is a six-week program whose main goal is to educate, inform and give residents an in-depth view on how CA operates and serves the community. Each week, expert speakers will present information and answer questions on a variety of topics. For more information or to register, visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/excite.
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