Lions Club Scholarship

The Thurmont Lions Club has a long history of enabling local students to attend college through its scholarship program. Each year it awards three $1,000 scholarships to graduating Catoctin High School seniors.
 
The Lions Club scholarship program is supported by the annual sale of the Lions Community Birthday Calendar. The community support of the calendar has assisted numerous students in their pursuit of higher education. This program is one of many ways in which the Club provides community support.
 
The scholarship requires students to complete an application and an outline of career objectives, school activities, leadership roles, awards, work experience and community involvement activities. Reference letters and school transcripts are also required. Scholarship applications are available through the Catoctin High School guidance office.

The winning scholarship recipients will be invited to a special awards recognition dinner hosted by the Lions Club in May.  For more information on the Lions Club’s Community Birthday Calendar, contact chairman Lion Mike Irons at 301-271-7012 or any Thurmont Lions Club member.

Annual Lacie Ann Wivell Longaberger Bus Tour

Longaberger home consultant Shannon Wetzel is once again sponsoring a bus trip to the home of the Longaberger Basket Company in Dresden, Ohio. This trip is a fundraiser in memory of Lacie Ann Wivell, Shannon’s niece who died this past year from Tay Sachs disease. All proceeds will be donated to research to find a cure for this tragic disease.
The 2nd Annual Lacie Ann Wivell bus trip will be held leave Friday, June 2 and return Saturday June 3. The package includes a charter bus trip, one night stay at the Longaberger Hotel “The Place Off the Square”, a buffet dinner, deluxe continental breakfast, all tours, a filled commemorative basket, door prizes, game prizes and raffles. For pricing and more information call Shannon at 301-271-1765.

Emmitsburg Chorus Seeking Director

The Emmitsburg Community Chorus is looking for a somewhat experienced musician to direct the chorus of approximately 20 men and women.  This is a paid position.  The chorus meets in the Provincial House in Emmitsburg every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. during two seasons (with a break after Christmas and New Years).  The Chorus sings at local nursing homes and at two musical programs in the summer. There is minimal rehearsing during the summer months.  Please contact Kay Barth at 301-271-0105 or Ellie Davis at 301-898-9776 for more information or to apply for the director position.

Emmitsburg Baseball and Softball Signup

The last and final sign up for Emmitsburg Baseball and Softball will be held on February 18 & 19, 2006 at the Emmitsburg Ambulance building from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sign up is open for girls and boys ages 4 to 19. Minor League Tryouts (ages 7-9) will be held Sunday, March 5, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Gym, Mount St. Mary’s University and Saturday, March 11, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Gym, Mount St. Mary’s University. Major League Tryouts (for ages 9-12) will be held Saturday and Sunday March 4 and 5, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Emmitsburg baseball fields. Major League tryout rain dates will be March 11 & 12.  For more information call Theresa Topper at 301-447-6653.

Mountain Top Heritage Community Days Planned

Vendors are needed for the first annual Mountain Top Heritage Community Cays to be held July 1-2, 2006 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Many activities and events are being planned which will coincide with the Monterey Civil War Trail Walk to be held that same weekend. Food, craft and non-profit vendors of all types are welcome. For more information and a registration form, please contact A Lily Pad at (717) 794-5459, Montery Antiques at (717) 794-5007, Denise at clark713@adelphia.net or Sandy at scout@innernet.net.

Mandi Morgan, 14 of Thurmont recently donated her hair for the second time to Locks of Love.

Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

On December 29, 2005, Mandi had 10 inches of her hair cut at Curley Sue’s in Emmitsburg. “When I would go for a haircut and see all the hair lying on the floor, I knew it shouldn’t go into a trashcan,” said Mandi.

Mandi says she found out about Locks of Love from her previous hairdresser. “I want to donate my hair as many times as possible,” said Mandi. This is the second time Mandi has donated her hair to Locks of Love.

For more information visit www.locksoflove.org.

Disaster Preparedness Workshop

Emmitsburg — Are you ready should a disaster occur? What do you need to do to prepare you and your family in the event of an emergency? Come find the answers to these questions and more at a disaster preparedness workshop on Thursday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church in Emmitsburg.  Guest speakers for the workshop will be Linda Straka, a training specialist with FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, and Dianne Walbrecker, a local freelance contractor who performs disaster-related work for FEMA.   Linda and Dianne will speak about the basic principles of making ourselves prepared if a disaster or emergency event should take place. 

The workshop is open to the community at large including children elementary school age and above.  For more information, please call  Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church at 301-447-6239.

World Day of Prayer 2006

Emmitsburg — The annual World Day of Prayer will be observed on Friday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Emmitsburg Presbyterian Church, 415 W. Main Street. The church is handicapped accessible. Women and men in more than 170 countries and regions will participate in services co-sponsored by Church Women United and World Day of Prayer USA. Locally, arrangements are being made through the Emmitsburg Council of Churches.
“Signs of the Times” is the theme for the prayer service written by South African Women. Today, millions of South Africans have HIV/AIDS and the health crisis continues to grow. An offering will be taken to support the work of World Day of Prayer and HIV/AIDS ministries in South Africa and the USA.

Founded in 1941, Church Women United is an ecumenical movement reaching 25 million Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. World Day of Prayer is an international movement whose prayers follow the sun across the globe on the day of the celebration. Church Women United believe that prayer and action are inseparable and both have immeasurable influence in the world.

2006 Thurmont Restaurant & Business Expo

Thurmont Economic Development Council will host the second annual Restaurant and Business Expo on Friday, March 31, 2006, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Catoctin High School. The theme for this year’s event will be Mardi Gras.

Last year’s Expo was held at the Thurmont American Legion and was a great success. Over 650 area residents visited the Expo to taste delicious food and meet with area businesses. This year the Council expects an increase in visitors and more business displays and has moved the Expo to the high school to accommodate a larger event.

The public is invited to attend the Expo free of charge. Non-restaurant businesses will be charged a nominal $10 fee to participate this year.

For an Expo registration form or for more information contact Vickie Grinder, Thurmont Main Street Manager at 240-626-9980 or download an application at www.thurmontfirst.com.