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Upcoming Events and Programs
at The Other Barn
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6:00 Education Committee
7:00 Board Meeting
January 25th, 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Family Bingo Night
February 9th, 10:00 a.m. - noon
Conflict Resolution Workshop
February 12th, 7:00 p.m.
OMCA Board Meeting
February 22nd, 10:00 a.m.
Lively Arts: Mr. Jon
March 17th, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Jazz in the Mills
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Call Us!
410-730-4610
Send a Fax
410-730-4620
Website
Office Hours
*Please note that we will be closed some weeknights at 5 p.m. Please call before stopping by.
Mon - Thurs
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sandy Cederbaum
Village Manager
Brigitta Warren
Facility and Event
Coordinator
Amy Carpenter
Administrative Assistant
Covenant Advisors:
Karina Caico
(Property Concern Issues)
office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs. 9 - 5
Carrie Wenholz
(Exterior Alteration Applications)
office hours: Tues - Thurs 11 - 4
Tom Dudek
(Letters of Compliance)
office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs
9:30 - 12:30
Jonathan Edelson
OM Board Chair
to contact Oakland Mills Board Members.
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410-997-5454
410-884-8500
Oakland Mills Liquor Store
997-0932
(443) 545-5844
992-9553
Sams Mart
992-0300
730-2100
LA Mart
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Celebrate Life's Events at
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Contact Brigitta Warren, Facility Coordinator, for details about renting this venue!
410-730-4610
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Support Oakland Mills Schools!
Click on the school name to link to the school's website.
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Nursery Co-Op located in Oakland Mills
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Now open!
Located in the Talbott Springs Neighborhood Center
Located in the Thunder Hill Neighborhood Center
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Oakland Mills Neighborhood Community Resource Officer
For emergencies call
9-1-1
If You See Something, Say Something
For Non-Emergencies call
Other Useful Contact Info:
HCPD Tours for Youth Groups
The Howard County Police Department hosts monthly tours of the police station, 911 center, and county emergency operations center for organized youth groups who register in advance. Learn about fingerprinting and forensics, and how law enforcement operates in Howard County. Dates fill up quickly. Find
tour dates
HERE. Find the
registration form
HERE.
Please include requested time (6, 7, or 8 p.m.) and any scout badge requirements.
Questions? Contact HCPD's Community Outreach Division at 410-313-2207 or [email protected]
(From the OMCA Safety and Security Committee)
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Click link below for scam alerts:
2019 "Children on Board" Preschool/Child Information Fair
January 27th, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Ten Oaks Ballroom
5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville
Free admission, but attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item or unopened diapers to donate to the Howard County Food Bank.
More info
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Howard County Council Contact Info
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The Howard County Council has five new Council Members. The links
below take you directly to the council members' webpages filled with
useful information including email addresses, bios, and links to sign up
for district email newsletters.
Oakland Mills is located in Council District 2 and represented by Opel Jones.
District 3 - Christiana Mercer Rigby
District 5 - David Yungmann
Website
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See Click Fix
is an interactive web site for Howard County residents to report issues to the County. Issues include, but are not limited to, roadway issues, missing street signs or fallen street signs, street tree issues, potholes, cracked sidewalks etc.
THIS IS NOT a site for 911 emergencies or police or fire issues.
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Department of Public Works Notification System
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Get email alerts for water outages, sanitary sewer overflows, and other general utility information. To sign up, click
HERE.
. For more information about County services visit
www.howardcountymd.gov/
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Report Broken Cable Boxes
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Verizon has set up a special
email for Oakland Mills residents to report damaged cable boxes.
More info.
Please report broken and abandoned cable boxes by emailing:
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Merry Mulch tree recycling program still available through January 19th.
More info.
Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) special drop-off days: click
HERE.
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Little Free Library at
The Other Barn
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Stop by our Little Free Library and browse through our selection of books. If you see one you like, please take it and enjoy!
The Little Free Library was established to foster the love of reading.
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Oakland Mills Homeowners Resource Guide
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The Oakland Mills website now has a Homeowners Resource Guide. Click
here to see!
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Please remember to pick up after your pets!
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Beds for Children in Need
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace assembles and delivers bunk beds to children who would otherwise sleep on couches, blankets or even floors. For more info on requesting a bed and/or donating, click
HERE,
call 410-746-8797, or email [email protected].
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OM Garden Flags, Magnets, and Commemorative Glasses for Sale
Makes a neat holiday gift!
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Available for purchase at the Other Barn
Flags: $10 each
Flag holder: $5 each
Commemorative Glasses: $5 each
Magnets: $2 each
Please bring a check or correct amount of money. (No credit card purchases please.)
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OMCA Board Meetings
and Announcements
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Oakland Mills Board of Directors
January 22nd, 7:00 p.m.
February 12th, 7:00 p.m.
All Board meetings are at The Other Barn. Agendas for upcoming Board meetings are posted 6 days prior on this
PAGE.
View past Board meeting minutes
HERE
To contact the OM Board click
HERE
New Faces at The Other Barn!
We are pleased to welcome Emallie Hagen and Nageen Sayeed our two new facility assistants who will work weekday evenings and alternate Saturday mornings. At the same time we say goodbye to Reggie Smith
who had to "retire". Reggie will always remain part of Oakland Mills even though he is not a part of our staff. We continue to send get well wishes to
Charlotte Cook and Tom Dudek as they recover from medical issues and we look forward to having them return to work soon!
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Board of Directors Facebook
Discussion Page:
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OM Education Committee
Meetings held on the 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Other Barn.
Next meeting: January 22, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
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BWI Roundtable
Regional committee addressing
airplane noise issues.
Please visit the
BWI Roundtable committee tab
on the Oakland Mills website for updated information. If you have questions or would like details, please contact Paul Verchinski, Roundtable Committee and OM Board Member at
[email protected].
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Resident Architectural Committee (RAC)
The RAC meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. The next RAC meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Other Barn. Sign-in begins at 7:00 p.m. A list of applications for the meeting can be found
here
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Friday, January 25th, 6:30 p.m.
at The Other Barn
(Snowdate: Feb. 8th)
Free admission, open to everyone!
Bingo cards: 5/$1
Doors to the Other Barn will open at 6:00 p.m.
Fun, non-cash prizes will be awarded. Special guest callers! Refreshments will be served.
Many thanks to Vennaris Pizza, Pizzaman and LA Mart for donating food and beverages to the event. All food/beverage donations will be available on a first come/first serve basis.
Sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association and the Stevens Forest Elementary School PTA.
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Conflict Resolution Workshop
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Please join us for a free workshop. Learn how to deal with the conflict that we all face. This is an informal and interactive workshop.
Beverages and Light Refreshments will be served.
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Jazz in the Mills: Coniece Washington
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Sunday, March 17th, 5:00 p.m.
at The Other Barn
$20 Advance/$25 Door
Celebrating the release of her CD in tribute to Shirley Horn.
Snacks and beverages for sale. No refunds, no replacement of lost tickets, no exceptions.
[email protected].
Sponsored by Lavenia Nesmith and the Oakland Mills Community Association.
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For Jazz in the Mills, see the box above.
Wilde Lake's Jazz at the Lake Concert: Brazilian Guitarist
January 19th at 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia
Tickets $20/adults, $10/students available
HERE.
Building Community,
One Conversation at a Time
Media and Conflict Resolution Center will lead a session designed to get participants involved in Dynamic Dialogue about topics important to the community. Using a community circle format, facilitators will encourage everyone to participate by sharing and hearing other perspectives. Click
HERE for more information and to register.
Senior Social & Dance
Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Kahler Hall,
5440 Old Tucker Row, Columbia
$20 per person, for ages 55 and older
HoCoPoLitSo's Annual Irish Evening of Music and Poetry
Friday, February 8th 7:30 p.m.
Smith Theatre, Horowitz Center, HCC
Murder Mystery: Midnight at the Masquerade
Thursday, February 14th, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
CLICK on the links below to access detailed information:
The largest and fastest growing choral music program for older adults in the country!
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Columbia Association
News & Events
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CA Headquarters and CA Member Services Office:
6310 Hillside Court
Columbia, MD 21046
CA main number: 410-715-3000
Member Service number: 410-730-1801
Columbia Strategic Planning Survey
Columbia Association wants your help! CA is asking both members and non-members to please complete this five-minute
survey and help to identify strategic priorities that CA should consider during the next five years. The survey is open through Friday, January 18.
Columbia Solar Co-op Information Session
February 28th, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way
For more info and to register, click
HERE.
Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019
Up to six $2500 education awards to graduating high school seniors who exhibit exceptional efforts in providing community service to benefit Columbia residents and those in Columbia area. For more info
click
HERE
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Youth and Teen Center @TheBarn
The Choice Jobs Program prepares Maryland's youth for the
work world. The program utilizes a supported employment model
that delivers community-based vocational services that include a
job readiness curriculum, individualized service planning, and
supported job placement. For more information, click HERE.
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