League Of Women Voters
Howard County, Maryland

Grace Kubofcik & Barbara Schnackenberg Co-Presidents, LWVHC

Co-Presidents’ Message... *

League members, we have a lot going on in the County and we are in the middle of it. A League General Meeting, .Focus on Columbia Town Center,. will be held on September 24th, at the Ellicott City Senior Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. General Growth Properties will present and we will have plenty of time to ask questions. All League members should attend. The Town Center redevelopment proposal is a critical development proposal and will impact all of Howard County. This is an excellent opportunity to bring friends and neighbors to an important LWVHC event.

Election activities are our high priority. The League, partnering with the Howard County Library, will register voters at every library on Saturday, September 13th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We need your help to make this activity a success.

We have two Candidate Forums in September. One is the Congressional Forum and the other is the School Board Candidate.s Forum. The League will also sponsor a one hour program on the two State-wide ballot questions: Early Voting and Video Lottery Terminals (slots). These events are open to all members and the public. We will be rebroadcasting them on GTV up to Election Day. We are pleased to partner with Howard County Women.s Commission, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The Association of Community Services of Howard County, and the PTA Council of Howard County for these events.

All of our events present opportunities for you to volunteer. This issue of The Voter lists many of our upcoming opportunities for involvement with your League. None of us are guilty of apathy---we seize opportunities to be actively engaged in improving our community.

Perhaps not all of you know that the League made its presence in Howard County known during the summer, sometimes in noisy fashion. We marched in significant numbers at the Longfellow community.s annual Fourth of July Parade. We had people chasing us down during the parade to get one of our red, silver or blue necklace of stars and joining us in our chant of "Vote! Vote! Vote!." Likewise, League members who marched in the Howard County Fair Parade let everyone know that we were there! Since these are recurring events, we know we can turn out even more members next year.

A warm welcome to new members who joined us over the summer -- Alison Carney, Karol Hess and Addie Roebuck. We are all looking forward to welcoming them in person at our many events.

Barbara & Grace