Cooler, crisper weather has arrived, which makes it the perfect time to go searching for bargains at local yard sales. At Flohrville United Methodist Church, the church members hope that you'll come shopping at their sale.
Starting at 8 a.m. Sept. 27, the church will have its annual yard sale, rain or shine. If the weather gets troublesome, the event will move indoors.
"There will be antique kinds of things, all sorts of miscellaneous items," organizer Doreen Bowlin said. "We'll have tools, clothing, housewares — anything that our church members bring in to sell."
There's another draw to bring people to the yard sale: Church members will also have a bake table full of goodies for visitors to purchase.
"People look for our bake table," said Bowlin. "There will be cookies and cakes. We have a mixture of things. My niece is making apple dumplings."
The sale will continue on that Saturday until most things are sold.
Flohrville UMC is at 6620 Church St., but Bowlin emphasized that it's the Church Street in Flohrville, not in Sykesville. "The church is over 100 years old, but nobody knows that we're here," she said. "It's gotten better since we started the yard sales."
The church is close to the Sykesville-Freedom District fire company on Md. 32. Bowlin said, "You turn on Freedom Avenue past the fire company, then turn on the first left, and you'll be heading straight for the churchyard."
All proceeds from the yard sale will go to support the church.
For more information on the church yard sale, call Bowlin at 410-795-1622.
Catching the sun
Want to try something new in the realm of arts and fine crafts? The Freedom Area Recreation Council will be offering a six-week class in "The Art of Stained Glass" this fall — from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Oct. 2 — at Century High School, 355 Ronsdale Road, Eldersburg.
The class is open to adults and youths age 12 and older. Instructor Kim Fondiller will teach the basic techniques of creating traditional stained glass as the students work to make a multi-colored, stained glass leaf sun catcher.
Program participants will learn how to transfer a pattern to the glass, cut and grind glass, and solder pieces of glass together using copper foil. They will also learn how to create patina and clean their creation.
This class offers a great chance for parents and children to try a new art medium, and the leaf sun catchers make great holiday gifts.
Space in the class is limited, so early registration is recommended. The registration fee is $125 for the six-class session. To register, go the Freedom Area Recreation Council website at farc.sportssignup.com/site.
For more information, email tutoringart@gmail.com or call 410-549-6296.
Classmates sought
The Sykesville High School Class of 1965 is starting to make plans for its 50th reunion in 2015. According to reunion chairperson Suzanne Moore Ridgley, the 1965 graduating class of 115 students was the largest graduating class in the school's history.
Now, the Class of '65 is trying to find classmates that it has lost track of over the last 49 years. Ridgley has asked for help from anyone with information about one of the missing members.
The Sykesville High School alumni they are trying to find are: Earl Anderson, Nancy Arrington, Linda Beall, Sandra Bierman, Mary Bynaker, Eddie Cramm, John Deba, Dennis East, Helen Farley, Leland Gardner, David Goodman, Mike Hanigan, Curtis Johnson, Clara Lages, Brenda Linger, Dickie Mercer, Becky Pickett, Sally Schwartz, Bonnie Staubitz, Barbara Williams, Betty Williams and Jeanette Wilson.
If you can help, call Suzanne Moore Ridgley at 410-635-6013 or Eleanor Grimes Mouser at 410-795-0455 with your information.
Nancy McKenzie covers Berrett, Eldersburg, Flohrville, Gaither, Gist, Johnsville, Louisville, Marriottsville and Sykesville. Contact her at 410-848-2260 or mckenzietimes@comcast.net.
