04-11-2024 Howard Magazine - Flipbook - Page 4
CONTENTS
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PEOPLE
FOOD &
DRINK
STYLE
CALENDAR
RETRO
HOCO
Patrice West, right, president of Mocha Moms’Howard County chapter, poses with other members at Columbia’s Lakefront. PHOTO BY KENNETH K. LAM
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PLAY
BALL
UNEARTHING
LOST HISTORY
THE REAL MOM
INFLUENCERS OF
HOWARD COUNTY
Senior softball players in their
70s and 80s still swing a bat,
hit a ball, and catch and run —
proving that age is just a number.
Two Girl Scouts rediscovered an
Ellicott City cemetery with ties to
Charles Carroll, the final signer of
the Declaration of Independence,
and where enslaved people
are buried.
Meet the bloggers and social
media mavens connecting with
other parents and sharing their
lives online.
ONTHE COVER: Larry Roberts poses during a practice at Centennial Park. He plays on the Howard County
Senior Softball team. PHOTO BY KARL MERTON FERRON
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