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The Ladies Auxiliary for the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company is looking for vendors for its annual community flea market which will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7. The event will be held at its fire hall at 1425 Annapolis Road.

The cost is $15 for one table or $25 for two tables.

All proceeds will benefit the company's Ladies Auxiliary.

Call 301-776-9372 to reserve a table.

The Seven Improvement Association will sponsor the annual Queenstown Day celebration July 12 at Queenstown Park. The association needs participants for its parade scheduled from noon to 2 p.m.

Units needed include marching bands, steppers, antique cars and vans and more.

Interested participants can call Mary Gaither at 410-761-7074 for details.

Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, 1320 Dorsey Road in Hanover, will hold its 32nd annual atrawberry festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine June 7.

This event includes crab cakes and pit ham, strawberry desserts, a bake table featuring homemade pies, cakes and cookies, games and activities, and music at 11 a.m. provided by Benefit Brass Band.

Space is available for vendors, crafters or flea market goods.

For more information, contact the church at 410-761-9119.

Jessup Improvement

The Jessup Improvement Association board of directors will mee at7:30 p.m., Monday, at the Jessup Community Hall Route 175 at Wigley Avenue.

For more information, call Alvera Miller, president, at 410-799-3413.

Knights of Columbus

The St. Bernadette Council 11214 of the Knights of Columbus will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday and May 19, in the conference room of St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 801 Stevenson Road, Severn.

Prayers will precede the meetings at 7 p.m. For details, call 410-969-2783.

VFW meetings

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8097, 7209 Montevideo Road in Jessup, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday

The VFW Post 8097 will meet at the post hall at 7 p.m. May 14.

For more information on either group, call 410-799-5868.

Choir anniversary

The Wesleyan Choir of Metropolitan United Methodist Church will celebrate its 41st anniversary at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.

There will be ministries from the surrounding areas joining in the celebration.

The church is located at 548 Queenstown Road, Severn.

For more information, call the church at 410-768-5443.

Dog day at Provinces

Reading goes to the dogs at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Provinces library, 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn.

Meet members, both human and canine, of Karma Dogs, a nonprofit organization that improves people's lives with the use of therapy dogs.

The group will demonstrate their reading program, Help Encourage All Readers to Succeed. The HEARTS program is designed to help children ages 5 and up become confident readers.

For more information, call the library at 410-222-6280.

Clubs and organizations in the Jessup-Severn-Hanover and Harmans area can call Maryland Gazette correspondent Jill Dame at 410-336-9015 for publication of their news.