Chapter 1734

Howard County, Columbia, Maryland

 
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 Our Chapter meets the third Wednesday of each month September through June




NEWS

Medicare Part B Premium Fairness:  Federal, state and local government retirees who are not eligible to receive Social Security have seen their Medicare Part B premiums jump from $96.40 per month to $110.50 in 2010.  Current law protects (“holds harmless”) most other beneficiaries from a Part B rate hike when there is no Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA).  On September 24th, the House passed H.R. 3631, the Medicare Premium Fairness Act, which would protect over 1 million federal, state and local government retirees from the Part B premium increase in 2010.  The Senate needs to approve this needed legislation, too.  If you are not among the 9,519 NARFE e-activists who have already used the Legislative Action Center, tell your Senators to pass H.R. 3631.  NARFE President Margaret L. Baptiste urges each member to do that by sending them an e-mail through the Legislative Action Center (using the following link: http://capwiz.com/narfe/issues/alert/?alertid=14260196)

 

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Meetings & Events

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Our Chapter meets every third Wednesday of the month - September through June. We do not meet on those days when Howard County closes the schools. All are welcome to our meetings.  

 

Our business meetings are held in the East Columbia Library 50+ Senior Center on Cradlerock Drive in Columbia, Maryland.  Typically business meeteings start at 10:00 AM and we have a speaker.

 

 

Our speakers for March and May have been switched.

Our speaker for the March 17 meeting will be Kay Hartleb, the Register of Wills for Howard County, Maryland.  She will speak about the administration of wills, trusts and estates in Howard County.  The Register of Wills is responsible for appointing personal representatives to administer decedents' estates and for overseeing the proper and timely administration of these proceedings.  Her office will also assist and advise the public in the preparation of all required forms.

Our speaker for the May 19 meeting will be Sherri Wing.  Sherri Wing will speak about the proposed Miller's Grant Lutheran Village Retirement Community planned for Ellicott City.
 

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