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A cadre of Revolutionary War troops will gather at Belair Mansion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday to commemorate the Comte de Rochambeau's march through Bowie in 1781.

Participating will be re-enacters from the 1st Maryland Regiment, the Maryland Militia, the 1st Virginia Regiment, the Queen's Own Loyal Virginians and the Maryland Loyalist Brigade, who will demonstrate camp life and field medicine in the 1700s. Ladies from the period will also be taking tea in the mansion and discussing the events of the day.

Rochambeau, commander of French land forces in North America, marched with Colonial troops from Rhode Island to Annapolis, then west through the Bowie area and across the Potomac River into Virginia, where General George Washington defeated British General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.

The gathering is free, and no reservations are required. For more information, call 301-809-3089 or e-mail mueumevents@cityofbowie.org.

Deadline to register for girls lacrosse league is Tuesday

Bowie Boys and Girls Club is hosting a fall girls lacrosse league for girls ages 5 to 18 on Sundays from Sept. 12 through Nov. 14. To register, download a form at www.bbgc.com. The deadline to register is Tuesday. For more information, e-mail Andrew Karnes at girlslacrosse@bbgc.com.

Registration opens for city children's chorus

The city-sponsored Bowie Youth Chorus is inviting children in fifth through eighth grade to register for the recently formed chorus, which debuted in late April with a performance at the Bowie Senior Center following by performances at other city events.

Rehearsals for are scheduled for Wednesday afternoons from 5 to 6:30 p.m. through Dec. 15 at Bowie City Hall. Rehearsals began Wednesday but registrations will continue to be accepted for several weeks.

No auditions are required. The registration fee is $50 for Bowie residents and $55 for students who don't live in the city but attend Bowie schools. There will also be a $100 costume fee.

The fees, plus donations from individuals and businesses, cover payments to director Eleanor Minor, a retired Bowie High School music teacher and an accompanist, as well as sheet music and ticket printing.

Register by downloading an application from the city's website at www.cityofbowie.org or in person between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at city hall.

Baseball essay contest winners announced

The five winners of an essay contest sponsored by Prince George's County Councilwoman Ingrid Turner (D-Dist. 4) of Bowie are Arianna Richardson, 8, of Bowie; Herbert Rouson, 8, of Accokeek; Aaren Berkley, 9, of Bowie; Destiny Ogbu, 11, of Bowie; and Justin Michael McNeil, 13, of Bowie.

The five winners were selected from more than 30 entries.

Contest winners received two tickets to an Aug. 14 Washington Nationals baseball clinic and game, a baseball cap and a certificate of participation.

Bowie residents Monica Brown-Lipscomb and Henri Gardner judged the competition.

Turner sponsored the essay contest in July for students in grades three to eight who live in council District 4 to qualify to win tickets to a Washington Nationals baseball clinic and game. Students wrote essays on the topic, "Why is baseball your favorite pastime?"

Women with Bowie ties completes Guard program

Army National Guard Pvt. Melissa R. Jones has graduated from the Automated Logistical Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School in Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va.

She is the daughter of Ethelmae G. Jones of Richmond, Va., and Clinton E. Jones of Bowie.

The course is designed to train soldiers in a variety of tasks, such as how to establish and maintain records, verify purchase orders and build shipping crates for equipment and supplies.

Jones is a 2008 graduate of North Stafford High School in Stafford, Va.

Lanham hospital to host diabetes programs

Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham is holding Diabetes Today, a program that gives participants an overview of how to manage their diabetes.

The Monday series is from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 13, and the Tuesday series is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Sept. 21 in the Joslin Diabetes Center on the fifth floor of the hospital's North Building, 8100 Good Luck Road.

The program is for people who have been diagnosed with diabetes within the last six months or have never met with a diabetes educator.

Participants will learn basic diabetes self-management skills for medication, nutrition, meal planning, physical activity and blood-glucose monitoring.

Before entering the program, participants must register and submit a signed referral from their physician.

Program costs are covered by most insurance plans. Participants also have individual follow-up appointments.

The hospital also is holding Steps to Success, a program for participants about diet, exercise, preventing diabetes complications and interpreting blood-glucose levels in order to gain a greater understanding of diabetes.

The program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 19 in the Joslin Diabetes Center.

Before entering the program, participants must register and complete an assessment. Program costs are covered by most insurance plans.

To register for Diabetes Today or Steps to Success, call 301-552-8661.

Mormon service organization sponsors blood drives

Mormon Helping Hands, a community service organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is organizing blood drives at the Bowie and Crofton libraries from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 4.

Blood Mobiles from the Inova health System based in Falls Church, Va., will be in the library parking lots.

Donors can be as young as 16 years old with permission of parent or legal guardian, and consent forms will be available. Donors 17 years old and older do not require consent.

To make an appointment, go to www.inova.org/donateblood and click on Schedule an Appointment. Use sponsor code #7718 for Crofton and sponsor code #7717 for Bowie.

Please bring photo identification, such as driver's license, employee ID or credit card. For more information about volunteering, e-mail mormonhelpinghands@msn.com or call Doug at 301-602-4418.

Job fair coming to county

U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington will hold a job fair Monday for residents of Montgomery and Prince George's counties at Landover's Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex, at 8001 Sheriff Road.

The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Representatives from local, state and federal agencies will be available to talk to prospective employees. For more information, call 202-225-8699 or visit www.donnaedwards.house.gov.

Nonprofit seeking volunteers

Community Advocates for Family and Youth, a Capitol Heights-based nonprofit organization that provides victim advocacy and support services, is seeking volunteers.

The organization will hold its next training session in October and is seeking residents interested in volunteering in administrative support, direct client services, teen work, court companionship and other areas.

Contact volunteer coordinator Lizet Porter at 301-390-4092 or lporter@

cafyonline.org, or visit the nonprofit's website at www.cafyonline.org.

Staff Writer Elizabeth Skalski contributed to this report.