Ripe for the Pickin’

By Lisa Peklo
Posted: June 26, 2008

The Moore family has run a “pick your own” farm operation out in Woodbine since 1973. Every year, families trek out to Larriland Farm for fresh fruits and vegetables and a lovely country ride.

This season is no different. Currently the farm is offering fields of fresh black raspberries and red raspberries, all ripe for the pickin’. In addition to the pick your own opportunities, the family run place has an on-site farm market too. With gas prices keeping more and more folks close to home, a trip out to Larriland may be just the family outing you’ve been looking for. For more information, go to the Web site at www.pickyourown.com or call the farm at 410-442-2605.

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Bargains over the Bridge

By Lisa Peklo
Posted: June 23, 2008

This weekend’s best bets include a trip just over the Patapsco Bridge in Sykesville to the Apple Butter Market Flea Market.

The flea market will be held on the last Sunday of each month and this month it is set for June 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The grounds of the old Apple Butter Warehouse in Sykesville are the backdrop for dozens of vendors selling produce, flea market finds, vintage books and jewelry, crafted items and all sorts of collectibles.

Generally, there is some sort of fun entertainment, like roving actors or clowns handing out balloons. It’s a terrific Sunday morning after church stop and families roam the stalls with ease. The Apple Butter factory is just off of Route 32 as one meanders down into Sykesville. Don’t miss this innovative event.

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Million-Dollar Smiles

By Lisa Peklo
Posted: June 23, 2008

Our local dentist, Tom Fenlon, is involved in a wonderful dental promotion which runs through the end of June. Community Service is at the core of the promotion in which Dr. Fenlon will donate all proceeds from any whitening service to the “Smiles for Life” organization.

This win-win program is meant to brighten the smile of the participant while in turn brighten the life of a child through Fenlon’s donation to “Smiles for Life.” He is participating in the program as a member of the Crown Council, an alliance of leading-edge dental teams in the United States and Canada.

If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Fenlon’s whitening offer, drop by the office in the West Friendship Neighborhood Center or give a call to the office at 410-442-2800 to schedule your appointment. Don’t wait too long, as the promotion only runs until the end of June.

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Weekend Best Bets in West Friendship

By Lisa Peklo
Posted: June 13, 2008

Every year just before Howard County Fair preparations begin, auctioneer Ellen Hill Kilby begins a series of “end of season” auctions. Kilby needs to clear out the auction building so that local 4-H groups can begin the fair set up. These country auction sales are always fun, brimming with vintage furniture, antique books, lawn items, paintings, rugs, you name it. This weekend, the sale is set for June 14 beginning at 10 a.m. Featured fun and funky items include an accordion, a “really, really old sewing machine”, children’s series books like Cherry  Ames and Donna Parker and beautiful old pressed glass. Don’t miss the fun of an old time country auction. And if all that old time auction fare gets you hungry, stop by the bake sale at the Ten Oaks Shopping Center in Glenelg on June 14, 8 a.m. to noon. Yep,  it’s the strip center in front of Eyre Bus Depot. The gals of Curves of Glenelg are holding yet another fund-raiser for cancer research. The bake sale tables promise to be delish.

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Rural Roots

By Lisa Peklo
Posted: June 12, 2008

The next meeting of the Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club is set for June 16 at the Howard County fairgrounds in the dining hall. The social hour begins at 7 p.m., followed by a business meeting set to start at 7:30 p.m. The program will include club business as well as an informative video titled “Wheat and Cotton Separation”. New members or even just the curious are welcome to attend. The Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club has a mission of preserving the farm heritage which is at the core of the original West Friendship community. The club has established a Living Farm Heritage Museum and holds educational farm days for youngsters in the community.

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