December 12, 2013 The Crown Prints

CROWN
VOLUME 35/No. 23/December 12, 2013
PRINTS
Kings Contrivance
Village
The Twice-Monthly Newsletter of the Village of Kings Contrivance
SANTA EVENTS AT AMHERST HOUSE
CALL US FOR TICKET INFORMATION.
LUNCH WITH SANTA
COOKIES WITH SANTA
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
11:30am—1:00pm
CA Assessed $5, Non-CA $5.50
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21
2:00—3:30pm
CA Assessed $3.50, Non-CA $4
Enjoy a fun, children’s activity with Santa!
Activities include a craft, pizza lunch, and
cookie decorating for dessert. Each child
will have a photo taken with Santa.
Make a craft, decorate cookies and have a
photo taken with Santa. Get your ticket
today!
FREE GARDENING SEMINAR AT AMHERST HOUSE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 7:30-9:00PM
PRUNING: The How, When and Why of Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs will be presented by Joe
Di Giovanni, Master Gardener from the Howard County Cooperative Extension Service.
This
entertaining, FREE program will include techniques and tools used in pruning presented through lecture
and demonstration. Please register your attendance by calling Amherst House at 410-381-9600.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for a Crime Prevention Meeting at Amherst
House on Thursday, January 16th at 7pm. More information to follow.
CLASSES AT AMHERST HOUSE
PILATES
ZUMBA RETURNS IN JANUARY!
MONDAYS
WINTER 2014 SESSION
Bring a mat and bands.
January 9th-February 27th
6:30-7:30pm
8-week session
CA $72, Non-CA $80
January 6-March 10, CA $120, Non-CA $128
INTERMEDIATE WITH BANDS, 6:45-7:45pm
BEGINNER, 7:45-8:45pm
Bring a mat.
SATURDAYS
January 4-March 8, CA $120, Non-CA $128
ALL LEVELS WITH BANDS
10:15-11:15am
Bring a mat and bands.
THURSDAYS
Bring water and a towel.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
SNOW PLOW TRACKER
Ready to get in the holiday spirit? The Hammond
High School Boosters will be rockin’ around the
Christmas trees in the parking lot of Hammond High
School. Hours are:
When there is a big snow, follow the plows
on Howard County’s snow plow tracker to
see what roads have been treated and/or
plowed. The map is updated every fifteen
minutes, so you can follow the plows as
they work their way to your street!
howardcountymdpublic.eroadtrack.com
Friday, December 13, 5pm-8pm
Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15, 10am-6pm
COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION’S
STARLICIOUS TALENT SHOW
Kids between the ages of 7 and 13 can audition for the second annual Starlicious
Talent show at various Columbia Association KidSpace locations. Selected kids can
show their stuff at the Talent Show on Friday, February 7th at 6pm at the Columbia
Gym’s Youth Arena. Contestants must preregister for auditions at one of these locations:
 Thursday, January 9th, 5-6pm at Supreme Sports Club (7080 Deepage Drive, 410-381-7559)
 Friday, January 10th, 5-6pm at Columbia Athletic Club (5435 Beaverkill Road, 410-730-6755)
 Saturday, January 11th, 11am-1pm at Columbia Gym (6151 Daylong Lane, 410-531-8984)
For more information, contact Melissa Capo at [email protected] or 410-7153169 or go to catodayblog.wordpress.com and scroll to the article posted on November 22nd.
YARD TRIM & CHRISTMAS
TREE RECYCLING
Yard trim pick-up will continue on recycling day
through January 17, 2014. Remember to use
paper bags or reusable containers. Plastic bags
contaminate the compost and are discouraged.
Christmas trees will also be picked up on
recycling day. Just remove any tinsel, garland,
ornaments, tree stands, plastic bags or any
other man-made materials and put it out for
collection.
AMHERST HOUSE
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
Amherst House will be closed
for the holidays beginning 9pm
on Monday, December 23rd and will reopen at
9am on Thursday, January 2nd. During this
time, KCCA HOA documents will be available for
sale at the UPS store in the Kings Contrivance
Village Center for $15 payable by cash or check.
HOWARD COUNTY’S PRESCHOOL/CHILD CARE FAIR
Howard County’s Department of Citizen Services Preschool/Child Care Information Fair will be held
on Sunday, January 26th, 1-4pm at Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane in Clarksville.
Admission is free; however, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to
the Howard County Food Bank.
The event will offer information on child care, preschool, and
summer programs, as well as the opportunity for personal contact with teachers and program
directors. For more information about the Fair, contact the Office of Children’s Services at
[email protected] or 410-313-1940.
VILLAGE BOARD
HIGHLIGHTS
COVENANT CORNER
The Resident Architectural Committee meets the
second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at
7:30pm. You are welcome to attend.
RAC REVIEW
If you have concerns you would like the Village
Board to address, attend a Board meeting.
Meetings are held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month at 7:30pm.
At the meeting on November 6th, the Board:
RAC Review will return in the next issue. There
was no RAC meeting on November 27th due to the
Thanksgiving holiday.
There will be no second RAC meeting in
December due to the holiday. The next
deadline is Thursday, January 2nd for the
meeting on Wednesday, January 8th.
THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE
The Columbia Figure Skating Club will
perform The Nutcracker on Ice at the
Columbia Ice Rink during the weekend of
December 14-15. Show times on Saturday
are 5:30pm and 7:15pm; performances on
Sunday are 4:30pm and 6pm. For tickets
and more information, see the club’s
website at www.columbiafsc.com.
Met with Andy Stack, Chair of the Columbia
Association Board, and Celeste Olinger from
Columbia Association to discuss communication
between CA and the villages.
HOLIDAY SLIDE SCHEDULE
For the Christmas and New Years holidays, trash
and recycling pickup days will slide to the next
day. If your collection day is Wednesday, it will
be moved to Thursday, etc. Please remember
that all items must be out by 6am on the
collection day. For more information, call 410313-6444
or
visit
the
website
www.howardcountymd.gov/holidayschedule.htm
THINKING GREEN
Are you looking for ways to live
green and have less impact on
SNOW CLEARING
the environment?
Check out
If you are looking for someone to clear livegreenhoward.com for tips and
snow, a Snow Shovelers list is available i n fo r m at i o n ab o ut e n e r gy
at Amherst House. Remember, snow conservation, green cleaning
must be removed from sidewalks within products, community clean-ups
48 hours after a snowfall.
and more.
Mission statement: The association represents the community of Kings Contrivance
by advocating for residents, enforcing covenants, and building a sense of community.
Staff/Village Office
Board of Directors
Beverley Meyers, Village Manager
Laura Parrish, Covenant Advisor
Dawn Linthicum, Events and Info. Coordinator
Lindsay Stroh, Operations Coordinator
Erika Cheney, Administrative Assistant
Gail Robinson, Bookkeeper
Julie Steffanoff, Head Facility Assistant
Barbara Seely
Marguerite Walsh
Fred Niziol
Art Perraud
Shari Zaret
Ronald Kolb
Office Hours:
Monday—Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Brian Dunn
9am—9pm
9am—5pm
10am—1pm
410-381-6447 (H) [email protected]
410-207-2006 (C) [email protected]
301-498-4461 (H) [email protected]
240-620-6270 (C) [email protected]
410-730-0802 (H) [email protected]
301-596-7797 (H) [email protected]
Columbia Council Representative
301-725-1042 (H) [email protected]
Kings Contrivance Community Association, Inc. Amherst House, 7251 Eden Brook Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21046
PHONE: 410-381-9600 FAX: 410-381-9268 EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB PAGE: www.kingscontrivancecommunityassociation.org or www.amhersthouse.org
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BUSINESS MEETINGS
AT AMHERST HOUSE
Our carpeted conference room is available for daytime rentals and can
comfortably seat 48 theater-style or up to 20 at tables. For larger
meetings, seminars, training sessions and workshops, the
Huntington Room provides plenty of well-lit space. Visit our
website, www.amhersthouse.org, for photos and rates. Call 410381-9600 for availability.