OM eNEWS                                  July 22, 2016  
                                                                                   

Oakland Mills Community Association

News about the community we live in and   information of importance and interest.

Prepare For Success
Our Box is Half Empty - Help us fill the donation box for the Prepare For Success School Supply drive by dropping off donations to The Other Barn.  Click HERE for a complete list of needed supplies and information about monetary donations.

Let's help every child be prepared for a great school year!
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OM Schools
OM Nursery Schools
9 - 1 - 1
Mobile Rec Center Monday
Howard County News
Loan Closet for Medical Equipment
Lively Arts For Little Ones
Patronize our Merchants!
CA Pools ~ Make A Splash
Party at The Other Barn
Little Free Library
Important News Items
Summertime BINGO
Bike with a Cop in OM!
Oakland Mills Pool Party
Jazz in the Mills
Seeking Vendors for OM Fall Festival
SeeClickFix.com
Farmers Market Return to Oakland Mills
The Arts around Town
CA News and Events
Contact OMCA
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Call Us!
410-730-4610

Send a Fax
410-730-4620

Website
oaklandmills.org

Office Hours
Mon - Thurs
9:00 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Sandy Cederbaum
Village Manag
Susan Azoulay 
Facility Coordinator 
Brigitta Warren 
Events/Administrative Coordinator 
Covenant Advisors

Bob Bellamy
(property concern issues) 
[email protected]

Carrie Wenholz
(Exterior Alteration Applications) 
[email protected]

Tom Dudek 
(Letters of Compliance) 
 
Support our great local OM Schools! 
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Oakland Mills
Preschools 
Howard County Police

911

Non-Emergency # 
410-313-2200

If you See Something - Say Something. 

Local Oakland Mills Community Police Office  
phone for messages only, do not call this number in an emergency - 410-313-5805
OM Community Police Officer
Officer Luke Buchanan
lbuchanan@howardcounty 
md.gov

SUMMER MOBILE REC CENTER

Program Runs Through Monday, Aug. 2

It's Free and It's Fun!

Monday's at Talbott Springs Neighborhood Center
Friday's at the Blandair Park
Pavilion
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This program is sponsored and supervised by the Howard County Police Youth Division.  It is a drop in program.  Those attending should bring some form of identification and emergency contact information. 

There is no food provided.  Please send snack/lunch/beverages.

On Monday's those attending the Talbott Springs programs will be able to swim for free in the afternoon at the Talbott Springs Pool.  You must attend the program to get to swim free!  Bring a bathing suit and towel.

For more information visit:
HCPD.org 

Howard County Government

follow the link above to report items "out of whack" on Howard County roadways, sidewalks and public areas.  
 
Most recent SCAM alerts from Howard County:
 CLICK HERE

 
Check out all there is to know about Howard County  by clicking the icon belwow.  


Medical Equipment
LOAN CLOSET
of Howard County
Howard County's Loan Closet has opened in the Long Reach Village Center.  The Loan Closet which has medical equipment for loan and information for those aging in place.

Please visit the email below for location, hours, and important information:


https://www.howardcountymd.gov/loancloset

Lively Arts For Little
Ones 
Sunshine
Our next season begins in September. We are lining up great performances for our
young audiences!
Details to Follow!

Support Oakland Mills Merchants

Please Support Our 
Merchants!

Click on the link below for a complete listing of all OM Merchants and Businesses. 
Time To Make A
Splash!

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For Information on CA Outdoor Pools visit
CAPools.org

Stevens Forest Pool
Closed: Monday

Talbott Springs Pool
*reduced admission pool
Closed:  Wednesday

Thunder Hill Pool
Closed:  Tuesday
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social events &
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Little Free Library
Stop by the 
Little Free Library

Located just outside the Other Barn next to the Courtyard.  It's open 24/7!

Our Oakland Mills Little Free Library is a very popular destination in the village center.

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OMCA Meetings and Important Announcements
Oakland Mills Board of Directors
To Contact the OM Board click HERE

The Oakland Mills Board meets the 2nd and 4th Tues. of each month at The Other Barn at 7:00 p.m.
The next board meeting will be on July 26, 2016.
To view the Board Agenda click HERE.

View past meeting agendas HERE.

Oakland Mills Village Area Redevelopment Feasibility Study - For updated information and community presentations visit this PAGE.

Resident Architecture Committee (RAC) 
The next RAC meeting will be held on Thursday, August 4 at 7:30 at The Other Barn.  Sign in begins at 7:00 p.m. 
For a list of applications that will be heard click
HERE. The RAC meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. 

Property Concerns and Exterior Alteration Applications

If you have a comment/concern/issue with a property in Oakland Mills feel free to let us know about it.  You can inform us by sending an email to our Covenant Advisor for Violations, Bob Bellamy, at [email protected]; call Bob Monday - Thursday between 9 - 2 at 410-730-4610; or fill out a covenant complaint form by clicking this LINK.

Need help figuring out the Exterior Alteration Application, or the process for obtaining a Letter of Compliance? If so, please contact our Covenant Advisor for Applications, Carrie Wenholz, at [email protected]; call Carrie Tuesday - Thursday between 9:30 - 2:30 at 410-730-4610.

If you wish to stop in and chat please call or email in advance to set up a time to meet.  Bob and Carrie look forward to meeting and working with our residents.
 
Summertime BINGO!
Friday, July 29, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Summertime BINGO at The Other Barn 
Friday, July 29, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. 
A fun family style event.  All kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Bingo Cards are 5 for $1. (cash only) 
Cool NON-CASH prizes.

Please bring a school supply donation(s) for the Prepare for Success school supply drive.

Light refreshments. For more info email [email protected]

Bike With A Cop around Oakland Mills
Thursday, August 4th, 6:30 p.m.
Starting location at The Other Barn
Bike with a Cop (HCPD) in Oakland Mills!

Thurs. Aug. 4, 2016 
Meet in front of The Other Barn

Kids ages 5 - 12 and their adult(s) are invited to bike the pathways of Oakland Mills with officers from HCPD's Pathway Patrol Section.  Children ages 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Sorry, no r
ain date.

Sponsored by HCPD's Pathway Patrol and Oakland Mills Community Association's Safety and Security Committee.
For more info email [email protected] 
 
Oakland Mills Annual Pool Party
Monday, August 8th
Tickets on sale at The Other Barn.

Oakland Mills Annual Pool Party
Monday, August 8th
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Swimming, Pizza, Dancing and Dessert

Tickets are $3/person for everyone ages 2 and up.  Tickets are on sale at the Other Barn.
Advance ticket purchase is required.  Pool location will be disclosed when tickets are purchased.

This event is for Oakland Mills residents.  There is no rain date (we've had fun even in the rain!) For more information contact Brigitta Warren at [email protected] or call 410-730-4610. 
 

Jazz in the Mills 2016
Sunday, September 18 at The Other Barn

Jazz in the Mills 
 
An Evening of Jazz Featuring an All Female Jazz Quartet

Featuring:  Amy Shook, Janelle Gill, 
Akua Allrich, and Savannah Harris
 
Buy tickets in advance online at:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1316398 or at the Other Barn.  Advance tickets are $15, at the door the day the concert are $20.  (Advance tickets will be sold at The Other Barn and online until noon on Sept. 17; and thereafter tickets can be purchased at the door just prior to the concert on Sept. 18.)

Upcoming shows are: September 18 and December 4 (Holiday Jazz Extravaganza.)

Jazz in the Mills is sponsored by Lavenia Nesmith and the Oakland Mills Community Association. For further details contact Lavenia Nesmith at 301-596-5128 or email [email protected] or Sandy Cederbaum
at [email protected] 

Oakland Mills Fall Festival
~ Seeking Vendors ~
Saturday, October 8, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Festival Date: Sat. October 8 
11:00 am. - 4:00 p.m. 
Oakland Mills Village Center

Seeking Vendors, Crafts Persons, Non- Profits, School PTA and Clubs
and Food Vendors or Food Trucks to participate in the Annual Oakland Mills Fall Festival

For information email: 
[email protected] and ask for a "vendor packet".
 
SeeClickFix.com
"Yesterday I noticed trash and debis on the pedestrian crosswalk on Stevens Forest and reported it to SeeClickFix.com
Today the county cleaned it up!"


Howard County residents can now participate in
SEE, CLICK, FIX
 
See, Click, Fix   is an interactive website and mobile application than easily enables users to report concerns with county roadways, signs, trees, potholes etc.  Basically anything that is out or whack on Howard County owned property and roadways.
 
The website and mobile app are as easy to use.
 
Follow the simple steps below to begin.  We encourage everyone to register ~ it's free, simple, and very important.

SEE -this is easy, just look around!
CLICK - use one of the links below
Connect with Your Community  - Enter COLUMBIA, MD
OR
https://seeclickfix.com/columbia_4
This link takes you directly to Columbia MD

Add the free mobile app to your phone:

Farmers Market in Oakland Mills
Sundays, 9 am - 1 pm


Farmers Market in         Oakland Mills
Open Sundays!

Market Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Market is located in the far corner of the Oakland Mills Village Center close to the Interfaith Center.

Please continue to support the market AND all of the merchants located in and around our village center. 
 
Visit the Market website at this LINK. 

 

The ARTS Around TOWN


CLICK on the name of the gallery/organization to access websites.

Jazz in The Mills at The Other Barn 
Sunday, September 18
An All Female Jazz Quartet
(see box above for details)

Lakefront Summer FestivalFREE Columbia Lakefront activities all summer long.
 
 
Columbia Festival of The Arts:
ColumbiaFestival.org 
 
Candlelight Concert Series
For information about the series and upcoming concerts click HERE 


 
 
Columbia Association News and Events

CA Headquarters, Columbia Archives and the CA Member Service Center located at: 
6310 Hillside Court, Columbia, 21046 
www.columbiaassociation.org

SUMMER FUN  
STARTS HERE!

Click here for all of the information for teens this summer sponsored by CA's Youth and Teen Center:

 
Click here for more information or call 410-992-3726. 
 

CA's Outdoor Organized Walks

Explore Columbia's natural settings with CA's 2016 series of organized outdoor walks
Columbia Association's (CA) series of outdoor walks returns in 2016 with 11 days of exploring the lakes, streams, woodlands and wildlife of Columbia.

 
"Exploring Columbia on Foot" is once again being led by award-winning environmental author Ned Tillman, who will guide discussions on the nature, history and future of these wonderful outdoor settings, including the plans for them and challenges they may face in the near future.

The walks will be held on nine Thursdays and two Saturdays from April through November. All walks will begin at 10 a.m. Registration is not required.

The remaining schedule of walks and meeting locations includes:
  • Thursday, Aug. 25, Long Reach - meet at Kendall Ridge Pool
  • Saturday, Sept. 10, Kings Contrivance - meet at Amherst House
  • Thursday, Sept. 22, Harper's Choice - meet at Kahler Hall
  • Thursday, Oct. 6, River Hill north - meet at Claret Hall
  • Thursday, Oct. 20, Wilde Lake - meet at Slayton House
  • Thursday, Nov. 3, Oakland Mills - meet at The Other Barn
 
Stay Cool

Please stay cool this weekend and make a point of checking on elderly neighbors to make sure they ok as well.

Enjoy the weekend!

Sandy Cederbaum,
Village Manager
 
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