Bake Sale

EPIPHANY EPISCOPAL Church will hold its 18th annual rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church grounds on Morgan Road off Route 175 in Odenton.Baked goods, toys, jewelry, books, clothing, household items and white elephants will be available, along with a boutique.The Epiphany cookbook and stationery also will be for sale.Hot dogs and lemonade will be on sale, and a wandering magician will entertain.Information: Dorothy Merritt, 410-674-2880, or Helen Donovan, 410-551-6187.

IT HAD the makings of a fiasco. A bake sale was scheduled in conjunction with the Bollman Bridge Elementary Yard Sale last Saturday -- and the prime organizer, Trona Vollmerhausen, was indisposed.Organizing a bake sale doesn't sound as complex as, let's say, shipping car parts from California to Toronto via Japan. But it is.We're talking about volunteers who lead busy lives and have to be reminded that they committed themselves to provide three dozen cookies.Enter Patty Burton, who quickly organized the affair, including getting the goodies put out on time and arranging to sell soft drinks.

EPIPHANY EPISCOPAL Church regrets that it must postpone the English Country Tea scheduled for Saturday. The Odenton Heritage Society Bank Building Open House, planned in conjunction with the tea, also has been postponed. A new date will be posted in this column when it is scheduled.Ready for kindergarten?Odenton Elementary School is sponsoring a family activity hour for children ages 4 and 5 who will enter kindergarten next year and their parents, from 6: 30 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m. April 30 at the school.

THE ODENTON Kiwanis Club will have a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Super Fresh store in Odenton Shopping Center. The profits will help pay for the club's youth and community service projects.For information, call Jean McConville at (410) 923-6251 or Donna Kulak at (301) 621-7277.VFW meetingOdenton's VFW Post 5172 will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Odenton Kiwanis Club Building, 1363 Becknel Ave in Odenton.For more information, call post service officer Alexander M. Buinickas at 301-621-9679.

GREATER ODENTON Improvement Association will conduct board elections and learn about a plan to privatize family housing at Fort Meade during its meeting tomorrow.The housing initiative is a proposal by the Department of the Army to obtain high-quality living quarters on the base to replace 25 units at Meade Heights.The plan would include the transfer of 200 acres, including Meade Heights, to private ownership for the development of a community serving citizens 55 and older.Sandy Speer, the county's demographer, will outline growth patterns and forecast development of the Greater Odenton area.

Pizza. Cookies. Candy. Coupon books. Mulch. Plants. Fruit. Books. Frozen dinners. Gift wrap. T-shirts. Flowers. Class photos. Magazines.If you want to buy it, there is probably a school in the Baltimore area selling it. It's all part of the annual multimillion-dollar fund-raising scramble that kicks off during the first week of public-school classes and often doesn't end until the last week of May.With school systems cutting back almost everywhere, students,...

THE FALL SEASON officially arrives this weekend.Kick off the day early tomorrow with an all-you-can-eat breakfast at Magothy Chelsea Community Lutheran Church, Third Street and Beach Avenue in Magothy Beach.The Ladies Guild will serve eggs any style, pancakes, creamed chipped beef, French toast, sausage, home-style potatoes, toast, biscuits, juice, fruit and beverages from 7 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m.The cost is $4.50 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 4 to 12. Children under age 3 are admitted free.

AS A CAR needs gasoline to run, the Kiwanis Club of Odenton needs donations to help it carry out its many service programs for our neighbors and their children.The club will conduct a road block from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at Routes 170 and 175 to collect money for the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.If you are in the area, stop, roll down your window and give.The club sponsors Boy Scout Troop 721, Fort Meade Senior High School Key Club and Builders and Key clubs at the Old Mill schools complex.

FAITH'S Community Church will hold a potluck meal after the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Everyone is invited to enjoy the food and fellowship.Bring a main dish and a dessert to share.The church is at 1306 Waugh Chapel Road, Gambrills.Information: 410-672-3698.Chicken barbecueTrinity United Methodist Church will hold a chicken barbecue carryout from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at the church grounds.The menu will consist of a half chicken, cole slaw and a roll for $4.The church is at 956 Patuxent Road, Woodwardville, Odenton.

THE KIWANIS CLUB of Odenton will conduct a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in front of the Super Fresh Store in the Odenton Shopping Center. The profits will help pay for the club's community service projects.The club meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the club building at 1363 Becknel Ave. People over 21 who want to learn more about the club, are encouraged to attend the meetings.For more information, contact Jean C. McConville at 410-923-6251 or Alexander Buinickas at 301-621-9679.Christian women to meetThe Christian German American Women's Group will celebrate its first anniversary at noon Monday in the blue room of the Chapel Center on Rockenbach Ave. at Fort Meade.