County Executive Ken Ulman and the Howard County Council will host a ceremony honoring volunteers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building in Ellicott City.
Forty-four individuals and eight community organizations will be recognized.
At the conclusion of the event, Howard County's Volunteer of the Year will be announced.
Information: 410-313-2018.
Get information on public bus serv ice
Questions about public bus transportation in Howard County will be answered at the Transportation Advocates meeting at 7:45 a.m. March 11 at the Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia.
"State of Howard Transit" will be presented at the meeting by a panel of those responsible for providing public transportation in Howard County. The panel will also answer questions about the current status and future plans for bus service.
The information will be useful for transit customers and for planning service as development of downtown Columbia proceeds. Coffee and doughnuts will be served at 7:30 a.m.
Information: 410-992-1997 or 410-997-0793.
Residents' views on budgets sought County residents will have one more chance Thursday to tell County Executive Ken Ulman and Budget Director Raymond S. Wacks what they want or don't want to see in the operating and capital budgets for fiscal 2009.
Residents can submit testimony electronically ahead of time at www.howardcountymd.gov. People who want to speak in person may sign up in person starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Banneker Room, the County Council chamber in the George Howard Building in Ellicott City. The hearing begins at 7:30 p.m.
Talk to focus on parents of athletes
Diane Schumacher, director of athletics at Howard Community College, will speak on "Parenting Your Young Athlete" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Central Library in Columbia.
The talk grew out of her research, for an article published in a peer-reviewed journal, on ways parents involve themselves in their children's on-field performance.
Schumacher has had a successful career in fast-pitch softball and subsequent coaching positions. In addition, she has been inducted into the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame.
The program is part of the Choose Civility project. Register at www.hclibrary.org or call 410-313-7860.
Meals on Wheels in need of drivers
The Howard County Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteer drivers Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Individuals willing to volunteer for a minimum of two days per week are needed, as well as those who would prefer to volunteer as substitute drivers only. All drivers would begin and end their assigned driving routes at the Bain Center, 5470 Beaverkill Road, Columbia.
To volunteer, call Karen Saul, 410-730-9476, or e-mail saul@mowcm.org.
Job fair Saturday at Long Reach High HC DrugFree's Teen Job and Volunteer Fair, sponsored by Howard County General Hospital, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Long Reach High School in Columbia.
Help for older adults in emergencies
Free one-hour seminars designed to help older adults prepare for unexpected emergencies will be offered at 1 p.m. March 11 at the Ellicott City Senior Center (410-313-1400); and at 10:30 a.m. April 15 at the Longwood Senior Center (410-313-7217).
The seminars, "Preparing the Important Document Binder," are sponsored by CERN and the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program of Howard County, and will include information on documents to have ready if it is ever necessary to leave home in a hurry.
Those who attend are asked to bring key documents, such as a copy of a driver's license, marriage license and deed to the house that they are willing to copy at the workshop to begin to create their own "Important Document Binder."