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Doors open at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door and will include 20 regular games of bingo and the chance to win door prizes. Cards for special games, raffle tickets and refreshments will be sold separately.

The game prizes will be filled Longaberger baskets. This might be the last chance to get some favorite baskets that were recently retired.

To order tickets, call bingo organizer Mary Ward at 410-768-0593.

The deadline for joining the CCERA pool at discounted rates is March 31.

Family memberships and an additional fee are required for young people interested in joining the swim team.

The team is open to children, youths and teens, ranging from preschoolers just starting to swim and tall enough to have their heads above water in the shallow end to 18-year-olds who have just graduated from high school.

The team practices on weekday mornings and competes on Saturday mornings in June and July.

For more information about joining CCERA or the Cruisers team, visit the association's Web site at www.ccera.com or call 410-761-6490 and leave a message in the appropriate voice mailbox.

Challenger baseball

Young people ages 5 to 21 with developmental and physical disabilities will have the opportunity to learn sportsmanship and the basic skills and rules of baseball in an adaptive coed baseball program that will practice and play at Freetown Park.

The first practice will be on April 8.

The schedule: practices from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and practices and games from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

The cost of uniform shirts, hats and other expenses are included in the $50 registration fee.

Wheelchair athletes are welcome to participate.

Volunteers and families are encouraged to assist. Background checks will be required.

The park is located on Freetown Road.

For registration information, call Wendy Scarborough at the county Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-222-7335, Ext. 3554.

Game night

The North County Area library will host a game night for school-aged children and their families from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

A selection of board games, cards and snacks will be provided by the library.

Those attending are welcome to take their own favorite games to play, too.

The library is located at 1010 Eastway.

For more information, call the library at 410-222-6270.

The library will be closed tomorrow for Easter.

Family fitness night

Marley Elementary School students and their families are invited to the school for a family fitness night that will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Children who attend must be accompanied by a responsible adult to the event and at each of the event's fitness activity stations.

Registration forms have been sent home with students. The completed forms should be returned by families who plan to attend to physical education teachers Amy Muller or Jamie Kahn.

The school is located at 715 Cooper Road.

For more information or to obtain a registration form, call Ms. Muller or Ms. Kahn at 410-222-6414.

Clubs and organizations in the 21060 ZIP code can call Maryland Gazette Glen Burnie East correspondent Susan Shillenn at 410-768-9498 for publication of their news, or send e-mail to sms22557@aol.com.