Today in Columbia: Cold Temps, Leap Day Babies, Deck the House

The Weather:

"Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 14 and 21 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind between 6 and 16 mph." — The National Weather Service

Leap Year:

If your birthday is Feb. 29, I want to talk to you.

Being born on Feb. 29 means you get to celebrate your actual birthday just once every four years. How do you celebrate? Do you throw a big party to make up for the other three years?

And during non-Leap years, do you celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1?

I'd like to include you in a story about folks born on Leap Day. Send an email to marge.neal@patch.com.

Deck the House:

Don't forget to support Columbia resident Charles Daniels and Howard County public schools by voting in Patch's Deck the House contest. Daniels' Durham Road East house, which won Columbia Patch's contest, was selected as one of 24 national finalists for the contest that will see $100,000 go to the winner's local school system.

You can vote once per day through Jan. 8, when the popular voting period ends.

Headlines You May Have Missed Recently:

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Patch's 2011 In/Out List