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This month detective Luis Gonzales, head of the Western District Tactical Narcotics Team, will discuss the role of his unit in policing the district.

In other council news, Shred-A-Rama II will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17 at Cancun Cantina, 7501 Old Telegraph Road, Hanover. The public can take personal documents to be shredded and recycled. This is a safe and environmentally-friendly way to depose of papers containing phone numbers, bank account numbers or Social Security numbers that in the wrong hands can devastate a person's finances.

The council's meeting at 7:30 p.m. June 11 will be its last before a two-month summer break. The community is encouraged to take along its concerns and issues to discuss at the open forum meeting.

For more information, call president Dave Daughters at 410-672-5703 or e-mail www.dldaugh@aol.com.

Bingo at Elks

Glen Burnie Elks Lodge 2266, located at the corner of Quarterfield and Stevenson roads in Severn, offers bingo games at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Thirty-two games are played along with specials and a progressive jackpot.

For more information, call the lodge at 410-969-2266.

Voicemaster meeting

The Voicemaster Toastmasters Club will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday in the church hall of Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 548 Queenstown Road, Severn.

For more information, call President Luella Wilburn at 410-647-1735 or Simmona E. Simmons-Hodo at 410-404-8765.Special needs

Severn United Methodist Church, 1215 Old Camp Meade Road in Severn, offers a faith-based workshop for parents of special needs children at 7 p.m. Thursdays..

For more information, call the church at 410-551-7969.

Food link

Metropolitan United Methodist Church conducts a free bread and bakery products food link at 10:30 a.m. Mondays.

The church is located at 548 Queenstown Road, Severn.

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

Delegates at SIA

The Severn Improvement Association will host state Sen. Ed DeGrange Sr., D-Glen Burnie, and Del. Mary Ann Love, D-Glen Burnie, from District 32, as they give an overview of legislative work completed during this session and address any concerns of the community.

The discussion will take place during the general meeting starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the association's building, 460 Queenstown Road, Severn on Wednesday.

For more information, call Jessica Snipes, secretary of the association, at 410-787-1444.

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. They also can send e-mail to heymom7@gmail.com.