Looking for some good old-fashioned Halloween fun? The Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum, across from the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, has plans for a little scary fundraising!

On Friday and Saturday, October 23-24 and 30-31, from 7-10 p.m., they have plans for a 3-mile Haunted Hay Ride. This event is not for the faint hearted, you will be outside riding in the chilly night air for a full three miles through woods and fields, past ruins of old farm buildings and equipment with actors in scary costumes doing their very best to make you scream!

At the end of the ride, there will be a concession stand with light refreshments available. The cost of the Haunted Hay Ride is $15 per person and will benefit the James Clark Main Display Building Project. For additional information, call 410-489-2345.

It's hard to believe, but this weekend marks another Glenelg High School homecoming. Students have had fun all week preparing for homecoming, decorating the school, having different theme days to show their school spirit, and even working on building class floats for the Homecoming Parade.

Bradley Carpenter wrote to share with me some of the planned activities for homecoming.

On Friday, Oct. 23, beginning at 7 p.m., there will be a special concert by Victory by Revenge (band members are Glenelg alumni), featuring a release of their latest CD. Other bands performing will include Dropout Year, American Diary and Color the Coast. The concert is sponsored by the Class of 2011. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door.

The Class of 2010, will be sponsoring the annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 8-10:30 a.m., for $8, you will be able to enjoy all you can eat chocolate chip and plain pancakes, as well as a variety of juices and fruit.

For tickets to the pancake breakfast or to get other Homecoming information, e-mail michelle_oland@hcpss.org.

Following breakfast, the homecoming parade will begin at noon, followed by the football game at 1 p.m.

Looking for a few good books to read now that the cooler weather is keeping you inside more? If it is books you are looking for, then be sure to stop by Folly Quarter Middle School through Nov. 5, where they are holding its Book Fair. The book fair is open every school day from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., as well as Monday, Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. If you can't make it to the book fair in person, you can visit the book fair online at bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/fqms.

The Glenelg Jazz Ensemble is pleased to be hosting the Freiburg student Jazz Band from Germany for a free concert Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Glenelg High School auditorium.

This past summer, the Glenelg music students performed in Freiburg with these students during their European tour. Other stops on the tour included the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne and Jazz a Juan.

It is now Glenelg's turn to play host, and they are excited to be able to share the talents of these young German musicians with the community. This promises to be a great musical and cultural exchange.

Curves of Glenelg, in the Ten Oaks Plaza on Ten Oaks Road is under new ownership. The facility has been cleaned and repainted and looks like new. On Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22 and 23 from 6:30 a.m. to noon and 3-7 p.m. each day, they will be holding an open house for current and prospective members.

During the open house, the sign up fee will be waived for new members, with proof of mammogram. Vendors will also be onsite helping to promote a healthy lifestyle, and refreshments will be available.

Curves is very involved in the community, most months they have some community service drive, collecting food or raising money for various organizations (they are big supporters of the Western Howard County Relay for Life).

Stop by and check out the remodeled facility and see what Curves has to offer you. For additional information, call 443-535-0243.

As the days are starting to get cooler, and the weatherman even mentions frost in some of his overnight forecasts, it is time to start thinking about cleaning out your closets of unused winter gear.

Dayton Oaks Elementary School will be holding a coat drive to provide Howard County students-in-need with winter coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Please consider donating new or gently used items that are clean and ready to wear.

The coat drive is in cooperation with the Howard County PTA Council. Bags will be available to collect donations in the Dayton Oaks Elementary School front hallway through Oct. 30.

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