Our neighborhood is located in the middle of farm country. Who would have thought that one of our local schools would have an "Artist in Residence?"

Lisbon Elementary School has had the honor of having Jing-Jy Chen, from China, as an Artist in Residence for the past few weeks. Chen has provided instruction to the students in grades K-5, in collaboration with Shawn Costello and Amy Johnson.

The students have learned new painting techniques with watercolors and have completed beautiful pieces including Asian fans and lanterns with plants and animal motifs.

An art show was held Oct. 2 to display the artistic accomplishments of the students. Many thanks go to the PTA for funding this program and to Lauren Connor, Cultural Arts chairwoman.

Liberty Baptist Church will be holding its Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. Activities will include games, face painting, hayrides, a dessert walk and refreshments. There will also be a chili cook-off. Liberty Baptist is at 1200 Madison St., in Lisbon. For more information, call 410-489-4137.

Dr. Rashmi Parmar, a Clarksville dentist, is hosting a "Candy Buy-Back" day Nov. 1. This event is a community service activity to give children a chance to do something special for our military troops, while promoting good oral health. Dr. Parmar will be buying back Halloween candy at 50 cents per pound and handing out free toothbrushes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The candy will be shipped to the troops in time for the holiday season. The event will include festivities, games and treats. Dr. Parmar's office is at 12620 Clarksville Pike. For more information, call 410-531-5639.

In an effort to promote sustainable agriculture, the Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture will be sponsoring a cover crops primer Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. University of Maryland researcher and cover crops expert Ray Weil will give a tour and talk about fall cover crops, specifically how forage radish slows erosion. The program will be held at One Straw Farm in Baltimore County. For more information, call 240-274-5406 or go to www.futureharvestcasa.org/calendar.html.

Neighbor Ride, a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization is celebrating its fourth anniversary of service. The goal of this organization is to decrease isolation for Howard County's older residents.

They are teaming up with Volunteer Center Serving Howard County to promote volunteerism among those 60 and older. Neighbor Ride offers county residents age 60 and older half-price transportation for volunteering, as well as for medical and personal care appointments, religious services, social outings, shopping, and other daily activities.

These two organizations are announcing the establishment of the Senior Volunteer Fund, made possible by a generous contribution from the Ascent One EDGE Fund. For more information, call 410-884-7433.

The Glenelg High School Class of 2010 is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast Oct. 18 from 8 to 11 a.m. in the school's cafeteria. The all-you-can-eat menu includes chocolate chip and plain pancakes. Tickets are $8.

All proceeds will benefit the class' prom in 2009. For more information, call 410-313-5528 or e-mail michelle_oland@hcpss.org.

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