Bingo

The Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Vera Bradley and Coach Purse bingo fundraiser at 2 p.m. today at the station, 6275 Old Washington Road. Admission is $18 in advance, $20 at the door. There will be door prizes and a chance to win up to $500 in Vera Bradley and Coach prizes. For tickets and more information, call 410-761-6633, ext. 7, or e-mail Bingo_EVFD @verizon.net.

A Basket, Vera Bradley and Pandora bingo will be played today (Friday) at the American Legion Bernard L. Tobin Post 128, 44 N. Parke St., Aberdeen. Tickets are $12 ticket, $5.00 for extra. Doors open at 6 p.m., early bird is at 6:45 p.m. and bingo begins at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Aberdeen High School girls basketball. Tickets available by calling Brenda Conjour, 410-273-7332. Food and drinks available. Bring a canned good and/or non-perishable for bonus prize ticket. The all-you-can-eat breakfast at Harmony Lodge will be held on Saturday from 7 to 10 am. Happy birthday wishes go to Ruth Sales on her 103rd birthday celebrated on Dec. 28. Birthday wishes go to my niece, Isabelle Glatts, who turned 14 on Jan 3. She is the daughter of Susie and Jimmy Glatts and little sis to Kelsey.

A Basket, Vera Bradley and Pandora bingo will be played today (Friday) at the American Legion Bernard L. Tobin Post 128, 44 N. Parke St., Aberdeen. Tickets are $12 ticket, $5.00 for extra. Doors open at 6 p.m., early bird is at 6:45 p.m. and bingo begins at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Aberdeen High School girls basketball. Tickets available by calling Brenda Conjour, 410-273-7332. Food and drinks available. Bring a canned good and/or non-perishable for bonus prize ticket. The all-you-can-eat breakfast at Harmony Lodge will be held on Saturday from 7 to 10 am. Happy birthday wishes go to Ruth Sales on her 103rd birthday celebrated on Dec. 28. Birthday wishes go to my niece, Isabelle Glatts, who turned 14 on Jan 3. She is the daughter of Susie and Jimmy Glatts and little sis to Kelsey.

Patapsco Bingo in Baltimore on Thursday lost its court bid to stop city police from enforcing a ban on Internet "sweepstakes" parlors offering cash prizes on games that play like slot machines. After a Circuit Court hearing, Judge Jeffrey M. Geller denied a request by the business' operator, BBB Management Inc., for a temporary restraining order, saying the business did not show that "immediate, substantial and irreparable harm will result" to the operation before a full hearing can be held.

Editor:  On Nov. 18, the Forest Hill Elementary School PTA sponsored our 11th annual PTA bingo fundraiser. It was a wonderful success and a great deal of fun. Funds raised are going to student materials and activities that will enhance their educational experience. Thank you so very much to the local businesses that helped us as well as our community families. We hope you will support these businesses that showed their support of our community and our students.  THANK YOU! Businesses that donated: 4 Paws Spa and Training Center, A Country Setting, Amazing Glaze, Applebee's, The Arena Club, Austin and Greig Masonry, Baltimore Ravens Football, Bel Air Athletic Club, Bradley Atlantic Ins. Management, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Charm City Run, Chopstix, Chung's Martial Arts, Classic Image, Duclaw Brewing Co-Restaurant and Microbrewery, Edible Arrangements, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Forest Hill Automotive, Forest Hill Framing, Freaky Pets, Geneva Farms, Goddard School, Harford Sports Training Academy, Italian Sensations, Jarrettsville Creamery and Deli, Jiffy Lube, Jim's Bottleworks, Jonathan's Florist, Kiddie Academy, Kids First Swim School, Liberty Ski Resort, Mountain Branch Grill & Pub, My Gym, NutraMax Laboratories, Papa John's Pizza, Portrait Innovations, Rapid Refill, Ronnies Fine Wine & Spirits, Round Top Ski Resort, Safelite Auto Glass, Saxon's Diamond Centers, Snap Fitness, Target, TCBY, The St. Paul Group, Tiddlywinks, Tim Dippel Lawncare,...

An editorial in the Nov. 16 editions of The Sun incorrectly stated that the owner of Bingo World Inc. had been indicted by the federal government. In fact, the owner had been named in court papers as an unindicted co-conspirator.+ The Sun regrets the errors.The federal indictment of Anne Arundel County's biggest bingo hall owner on racketeering, arson and mob-connection charges raises troubling questions about the county's laissez-faire attitude toward for-profit bingo.Is it appropriate for the county to permit a form of gambling that is tailor-made for the mob's money-laundering needs, one outlawed everywhere in the country save Indian reservations?

Pieces of column too short to use . . .Let the chips fall where they may . . . To raise funds, Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School is sponsoring several activities the weekend of Dec. 6, most of them conventional: a reunion dance, an ice cream sundae night, a pancake breakfast, a Christmas craft show. The highlight, however, is decidedly unconventional: Betsy Bingo. As far as I can ascertain, Betsy Bingo is an exotic game of chance played in the great outdoors. What happens is, large squares are arranged on a soccer field to form a giant outdoor Bingo card.

The Union Bridge Fire Company will have a bingo banquet at 6 p.m. March 26.The menu will feature roast beef and fried chicken. The cost is $17.50, which includes meal and bingo card package. All ticket sales will be in advance.Information: 775-7830.FIRE* Taneytown: Taneytown firefighters assisted Frederick County at a house fire in the 10800 block of Taneytown Pike at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday. Units were out for 15 minutes.

A Chicago mobster pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to launder nearly $2 million in ill-gotten money from operations in Florida and Illinois through a Brooklyn bingo hall.Dominic P. "Large" Cortina, 67, admitted in U.S. District Court in Baltimore that he and five others concocted a plan early in 1986 to funnel profits from gambling,loan-sharking, robbery and interstate transportation of stolen property through Bingo World, which Stephen B. Paskind, a Florida bingo operator, was buying at the time.

Florence M. Schleicher, a homemaker and bingo enthusiast, died of complications from diabetes Sunday at the Heritage Center in Dundalk. The longtime East Baltimore resident was 78. Born Florence Dauses in Baltimore, she grew up on South Bonsal Street, where she later bought a home and lived her entire life. She attended city public schools until leaving to help support her family. From the late 1940s until 1950 she was as an assembly line worker at Crown Cork & Seal Co. In 1948 she married Robert F. Schleicher Sr., a plumber.

Summer camps Glen Mar United Methodist Church will hold one-week summer camp sessions June 18 through July 27 at the church, 4701 New Cut Road. Sessions are for those who will be 4 years old by June 1 through children now in fifth grade. Registration and information: 410-465-4995, ext. 212, or glenmarumc.org. Around town Blood pressure screenings Stop in from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Ellicott City Senior Center for free blood pressure readings by a registered nurse.

Editor: On Feb. 24, nearly 400 participants gathered in the Bel Air High School cafeteria to support the Class of 2012 with one of the "Chemical Free Event Committee" fundraisers. Thanks to much support, the "Basket Bingo" event was a huge success. Many in our school and community deserve our recognition and gratitude. What follows is a list of businesses who provided support; they either provided products at a discount rate, provided free products or made a donation: 4 Paws Dog Spa, Avon rep. Pamela Heinle, BAHS National Honor Society, Barnes & Noble, Bel Air Athletic Club, Bittner Custom Painting, Brother's Pizza, Chick-Fil-A, Computer Market Place, Computer Renaissance, Dillweed's Deli, Express Tag & Title, Fire & Ice, Flavor Cupcakery, Flowers by Lucy, Forest Hill Lanes, Game Net, Great Clips, Hollywood Tans, Hunt Valley Motor Coach, Lids, Looney's Pub, Mars, McGhee Sports, McDonald's @ Red Pump, Minuteman Press, Nail Design, Parents Who Host Loss the Most Committee, Pelican Cove Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Safeway, Seasons Pizza, ShopRite, Slavie Federal, Smoothie King, Split Endz, Subway, TCBY, TGI Friday's, That Sport's Store, Weis and Winters Run Golf Course.

Special prizes will be given throughout the evening to all players at the Laurel Boys and Girls Club Holiday Bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 at the Phelps Center, 701 Montgomery St. The bingo includes a guaranteed $500 bonanza game. Prizes include electronics, kitchen items and jewelry. The kitchen will offer reasonably priced food. For information, call 240-264-6642.

Editor:  On Nov. 18, the Forest Hill Elementary School PTA sponsored our 11th annual PTA bingo fundraiser. It was a wonderful success and a great deal of fun. Funds raised are going to student materials and activities that will enhance their educational experience. Thank you so very much to the local businesses that helped us as well as our community families. We hope you will support these businesses that showed their support of our community and our students.  THANK YOU! Businesses that donated: 4 Paws Spa and Training Center, A Country Setting, Amazing Glaze, Applebee's, The Arena Club, Austin and Greig Masonry, Baltimore Ravens Football, Bel Air Athletic Club, Bradley Atlantic Ins. Management, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Charm City Run, Chopstix, Chung's Martial Arts, Classic Image, Duclaw Brewing Co-Restaurant and Microbrewery, Edible Arrangements, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Forest Hill Automotive, Forest Hill Framing, Freaky Pets, Geneva Farms, Goddard School, Harford Sports Training Academy, Italian Sensations, Jarrettsville Creamery and Deli, Jiffy Lube, Jim's Bottleworks, Jonathan's Florist, Kiddie Academy, Kids First Swim School, Liberty Ski Resort, Mountain Branch Grill & Pub, My Gym, NutraMax Laboratories, Papa John's Pizza, Portrait Innovations, Rapid Refill, Ronnies Fine Wine & Spirits, Round Top Ski Resort, Safelite Auto Glass, Saxon's Diamond Centers, Snap Fitness, Target, TCBY, The St. Paul Group, Tiddlywinks, Tim Dippel Lawncare,...

Share your good news and events with the community. Contact Laurel Leader editorial assistant Pat Farmer, paf1@patuxent.com , or phone and fax 410-332-6653. First Friday variety dance — Fri., Nov. 4, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, 7120 Contee Road. DJ Professor Jay. Dance and listen to modern, oldies, country, big band, line dances, pop, '50s, '60s, polka, Latin, swing and ballroom. Light snacks and nonalcoholic beverages provided.

Delta Bingo, 3605 Fort Meade Road, donated $1,000 to Laurel High to fund four $250 scholarships to graduating seniors. The scholarships were named the Isabel Harrison Scholarships to honor the mother of Laurel High teacher and coach Thomas Harrison, who presented the awards at the Senior Award Night in May.

Slayton House, in Wilde Lake Village Center, will present its annual Bingo/Splashdown School's Out Program on Jan. 20.The program is recommended for children ages 6 to 12. The day will start with bingo at Slayton House from 10 a.m. to noon, offering a variety of prizes.From noon to 2 p.m., children can play at the Indoor Swim Center, where lunch will be provided.After the swim, they will return to Slayton House for activities from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.The cost for the entire day is $8 per child, including lunch.

AMERICAN LEGION Gold Star Post 191 will hold Bonanza Bingo starting at noon Sunday at the Legion Hall on Prospect Road in Mount Airy.A full Sunday dinner will be served at 12: 45 p.m. The menu features turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, dessert and beverages. Coffee and iced tea will be free all day.Beginning at 2 p.m., 34 paper bingo games of various types with cash prizes will be played.Advance sale admission is $25 or $30 at the door. Admission includes the dinner and a package of nine cards on 20 regular games, six cards on five special games, and one sheet of three cards on each of the two $599 jackpot games.

The VFW Post 8185 conducted Memorial Day Services at two locations Sunday. Post Commander D. Harvey Cunningham conducted both services, first at Harmony Chapel's cemetery on Dr. Jack Road at 10 a.m. and then at Memorial Plaza at 11 a.m. Wreaths were laid by Terry Heaton and Bruce Edwards for the VFW and by representatives of the Men's Auxiliary and the Ladies Auxiliary. The 29th Division Association provided an honor guard that performed a 21-gun salute. The Civil War group, Snow's Battery, provided a color guard for the services.

Sunday, July 18 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' This one-act musical comedy will be performed Thursdays-Sundays through July 25 at the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St. Shows at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $18. Information: 410-268-9212 or summergarden.com. Monday, July 19 Blacksmith group The Chesapeake Forge Blacksmith Guild meets at 7 p.m. at Kinder Farm Park, 1001 Kinder Farm Park Road, Millersville. Members learn new techniques while working on projects.