The O'Malley Senior Center, 1275 Odenton Road, will sponsor a program on stress management at 11 a.m. Dec. 12. Allison Tavik of North Arundel Hospital will discuss the impact of stress, especially during the holiday season, and offer suggestions on handling it. For more information, call 222-6227 or 621-9515.
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The West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a holiday business mixer with the Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The mixer will be held at the Walden Golf Club, 1500 Riedel Road in Crofton. The event is free, and prospective members are welcome. For more information, call 410-672-3422 or 410-731-9131.
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The Howard L. Turner Post 276, 8068 Quarterfield Road in Severn, is sponsoring a breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Santa from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The buffet-style breakfast includes one serving each of eggs, bacon, French toast, pancakes, juice and coffee. The meal costs $1.50 for children to age 10, and $2.50 for adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
During the morning, the auxiliary will have a bazaar table and bake sale. Anyone who can furnish baked goods, please call the unit president, Nancy Grabowski, at 969-0733 or Nellie Osborne at 551-6558.
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The Nichols Bethel United Methodist Church on Route 175 in Odenton is offering free baby-sitting services from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 17 for children through fifth grade. Crafts, movies and toys will be provided. Bring a lunch for your child, or pay $1 for a hot-dog lunch served by the church. Reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Chris Wirt at 674-7079, or the church office at 674-2272.
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Arundel Senior High School has a very good reason to be proud of its students. The "Minds in Motion" award is for student-athletes who hold a grade-point average of 3.25 or better. Of the 331 athletes participating in fall sports, 128 earned the award, and 38 of those had a 4.0 GPA. Forty students who had a GPA of 3.0 to 3.25 earned the "Scholar/Athlete" award.
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The Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center is now using the conference room at Odenton Elementary School to hold mediation sessions for West County residents. The center helps mediate community disputes between neighbors, family members, workers, landlords and tenants, businesses, parties to lawsuits and others.
Trained mediators are available to help involved parties find ways to resolve their dispute. Mediators do not decide who is right or wrong, nor do they impose solutions on the parties. All proceedings are confidential. Though there is no fee, donations are accepted. The center's main office is at 32 Parole Plaza in Annapolis.
The number is 266-9033.
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