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Upcoming Events and Programs
at The Other Barn
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November 12th, 7:00 p.m.
OMCA Board Meeting
November 15th, 10:00 a.m.
Lively Arts: Mr. Hyson
November 26th, 7:00 p.m.
OMCA Board Meeting
December 2nd, 7:00 p.m.
TVIH Info Session
December 7th, 9:00 and 9:45 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa
December 8th, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Jazz in the Mills Holiday Extravaganza: Shirleta Settles
December 11th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Gingerbread House Decorating
December 15th, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Holiday Open House
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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. 10-4
[email protected]
Carrie Wenholz
(Exterior Alteration Applications)
(Letters of Covenant Compliance)
office hours: Tues - Thurs 11-4
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Support our
OM Merchants
Visit the
OM Website
for a complete list of merchants and businesses.
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Sams Mart
410-992-0300
DD Grand Opening this Saturday! More info
HERE
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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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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 Farmers Market
Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
through November 24th
OM Village Center
(near the Interfaith Center and the bus shelter)
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Click
HERE for a list of vendors and other information.
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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 OM
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Located in the Thunder Hill Neighborhood Center
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OMHS Food Pantry
Donations Needed!
Drop off at The Other Barn
during regular business hours
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The OMHS Food Pantry will be opening its doors soon, and donations are needed to fill its shelves. Find more details
HERE.
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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:
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A-OK Mentoring: Volunteers Needed!
A-OK volunteers serve as mentors and tutors
for preschool and elementary school children and middle school youth
in Howard County schools and in community programs. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age and be able to work during weekday daytime hours.
443-895-2457 for more information.
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State of District 2 Address by Councilman Opel Jones, Vice-chair of the Howard County Council
December 11th
6:30 p.m. doors open
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. State of the District
Location: Talbot Springs Elementary School
9550 Basket Ring Rd.
Join Councilman Opel Jones, representatives from county departments, and local partners for his State of the District Address. He will highlight his legislative priorities and will inform District 2 residents of county resources.
Deer Management Dates
Blandair Park (North):
Bow Only - 11/7/2019, 12/5/2019, & 1/14/2020
The Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks has announced its fall/winter schedule for managing the deer population through bow and shotgun managed hunts. Each park will be closed on its scheduled days for all other uses from dawn until noon during the managed hunt operations. The managed hunt program gives specially-screened, approved hunters daytime access to various parks with a combination of archery equipment or shotguns. For more information, click HERE.
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Howard County Council Contact Info
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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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There will be
REGULAR curbside collection of recycling, yard trim, food scraps and trash on
Monday, November 11th. The Alpha Ridge Landfill will be OPEN from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. County offices will be CLOSED.
Looking for a place to recycle those plastic grocery bags? Click
HERE for a map of plastic bag/film recycling locations.
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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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Please remember to pick up after your pets!
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Fido is very cute but Fido's poop is very nasty.
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Beds for Children in Need
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Collection Bin located in the lobby of The Other Barn. Needed: new twin-sized bedding sets, sheet sets, and comforters.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a charity that builds beds for kids who don't have their own. If your child or a child you know is sleeping on the floor, a sofa, an air mattress, or with other siblings or parents, you can request a bed by visiting www.shpbeds.org/request-bed or emailing [email protected]. SHP delivers the bunks/single beds along with new mattresses, pillows, sheets, and comforters.
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OMCA Board Meetings
and Announcements
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Oakland Mills Board of Directors
November 12th, 7:00 p.m.:
OMCA Board Meeting
November 26th, 7:00 p.m.:
OMCA Board Meeting
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
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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 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Other Barn.
Stay tuned for the date of the next meeting.
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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
November 7th
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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Lively Arts Presents Mr. Jon & Friends
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Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, December 7th
at The Other Barn
Two Seatings: 9:00 and 9:45 a.m.
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ickets now on sale for OM residents
(general public after November 22nd).
Cost: $5 for everyone ages 2 and older
Enjoy breakfast, holiday crafts, and a conversation and photo with Santa.
Limited tickets available. Must be purchased in advance.
For more information, email Brigitta Warren
at
[email protected] or call 410-730-4610.
Sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association
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Jazz in the Mills Holiday Extravaganza
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Jazz in the Mills Holiday
Extravaganza:
Shirleta Settles
Sunday, December 8th
5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
The Other Barn
Tickets non-refundable and cannot be replaced. Ticket includes buffet & dessert. Beverages for sale.
Advance tickets online and at the Other Barn available until Saturday, December 7th at noon. If the concert is not sold out, tickets will be available at-the-door just prior to the concert.
Sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association and
or call 410-730-4610.
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Gingerbread House Decorating
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Gingerbread House Decorating
Wednesday, December 11th
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at The Other Barn
Cost: $20/gingerbread house kit
All supplies provided. Light refreshments available.
Sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association
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Save the Date: Holiday Open House
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IN SEARCH OF BLUEPRINTS
The Oakland Mills office is searching for
blueprints of the interior of homes in Oakland Mills
that we can copy for our files. There is a potential program and possible grant funding for residents to make home modification for aging in place.
Oakland Mills currently does not have blueprints. Please look in your drawers and files to see if you have the blueprints of your house. If you do, we'd love to make a copy.
Paul Verchinski
, Oakland Mills Board Member and Senior Advisory Representative, is heading up this project. Please contact Paul if you have blueprints that we can copy. We will give you your original back and also a digitized version.
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The Village in Howard Info Session
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The Village in Howard Information Session
December 2nd, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
at The Other Barn
The Village in Howard (TVIH) is a member-based community of Howard County residents aged 55 and older who want to continue living independently in the homes and neighborhoods they know. Following a short slide presentation, TVIH members will share their personal experiences and favorite activities the organization has hosted.
Free and open to the public, including younger residents with elderly parents or friends living in the east Columbia area. More info
HERE.
Sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association
and The Village in Howard
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Stevens Forest Holiday Caroling
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Friday, December 13th
6:30* to 8:30 p.m.
Meet at the sculpture in front of The Other Barn.
*Caroling starts at 6:30, so be there a few minutes early. Hosted by Stevens Forest neighbors.
Celebrate the holidays with a fun evening of signing holiday songs while strolling through the Stevens Forest neighborhood of Oakland Mills. No singing experience necessary. More info HERE.
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Jazz in Mills - see box above
CLICK on the links below to access detailed information:
OMHS Presents: Alice in Wonderland
November 7th through 9th, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $8
online and at the door
Click
HERE for more info.
Town Center Holiday Craft Fair
November 9th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Historic Oakland
5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia
Free admission. Click
HERE for more info and to register.
Together We Soar! Community Conversations
Various dates and Howard County library locations
Share your ideas, passions and perspectives on your community and help shape Howard County Library System's future. For more information and to register, click HERE.
Talbott Springs Elementary School Designer Purse Bingo
November 10th, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.
at The Other Barn
Robinson Nature Center
Sensory-Friendly Sundays
November 10th, December 15th
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tommy Ivey Magic Show
November 11th, 7:00 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church New Brick Building
6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia
Free and open to the public
Fun for the whole family.
Please bring a canned food item or dry goods item to donate to the Howard County Food Bank. More info HERE.
Basket Bingo to Benefit The Village in Howard
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #69
2832 Nine Mile Circle,Catonsville
November 15th, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
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ickets: $20/advance, $25/door
Concert for Kids 2019
December 7th
1:00 p.m. Family Matinee
7:30 p.m. Evening Pops
OMHS Auditorium
The annual Concert for Kids is a holiday concert that supports the community by raising funds and awareness for the WBAL Radio Kids Campaign. The concert features professional singers, choirs, dancers, and students from many Howard County high schools. More info and tickets HERE.
The largest and fastest growing choral music program for older adults in the country!
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Blessings in a Backpack for TSES
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Talbott Springs Elementary School is in need of monetary donations to support an increase (double!) of students receiving Blessings in a Backpack for the 2019-2020 school year. The cost to feed one child over the entire the school year is $130. Visit
blessingsinabackpack.org and specify that your donation is for Talbott Springs Elementary School, Columbia, Maryland. Donations are tax deductible.
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Columbia Ice Rink News
Click HERE for Columbia Ice Rink's public session schedule.
Learn to Skate
October 23rd through December 21st (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday)
Hockey Program
October 23rd through December 21st (Saturdays only)
Hockey Registration
Register online before the start of the session and get 10% off. Online registration closes on October 22nd. Regular registration ends on November 13th.
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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
CA Time Bank Skill Share Fair and Swap
November 16th, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
East Columbia 50+ Center
6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia 2020 Scholarship Award
Application deadline: March 15, 2020
The Columbia Association scholarship program offers up to six $2500 education awards to graduating high school seniors who provide exceptional community service to the Columbia area. For more information and to apply, click
HERE.
Don't throw away Columbia's history: donate it!
Has spring cleaning had you digging through piles of paperwork, deciding what to get rid of and what to keep? Don't throw away Columbia's history - donate it to Columbia Archives! More info HERE.
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Youth and Teen Center @TheBarn
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