School theater holds bingo

East Columbia Briefs The Oakland Mills High School theater department will hold Longaberger Basket Bingo on Friday at the school, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road. Doors open at 5 p.m., and bingo begins at 6 p.m.

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Sun, May 11th, 2008

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