News Briefs
Posted 11/21/08
New board members to be sworn in Dec. 1
A swearing-in ceremony for newly-elected Board of Education member Jennifer Seidel of Mount Airy will be held Monday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Board of Education offices, 125 N. Court St., Westminster.
Cynthia Foley, who was re-elected as a member of the board, will be sworn in later that day at 4:15 p.m. in the Clerk of the Court's Office, 55 N. Court St.
Both will serve four-year terms on the Board of Education, expiring in 2012.
The new members will be seated at a special Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. The election of officers for the coming year will also take place at this meeting. A work session on the FY 2010 operating budget will be held following this meeting.
Mount Airy Hall of Fame nominations
The Historical Society of Mount Airy Inc. is soliciting nominations for its 2009 Hall of Fame program. Local organizations and individuals are invited to nominate a person or persons to be considered.
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor deserving people, living or deceased, of Mount Airy and the immediate areas who, by work, service, volunteerism, word or deed, made the community a better place for everyone. Also honored will be those who were born here and went on to bring honor and glory to the community by their efforts, deeds, or life's work outside of the area.
Nomination forms may be found at the Mount Airy Town Hall, the Mount Airy Museum, and on the Web site, www.carr.org/mtairy (follow the links to the Historical Society, then Hall of Fame).
Candidates should be considered from business, community service, education, historical, humanitarian, political, religious, sports-recreational or a general category.
All nominations must be in the hands of the committee by Saturday, Dec. 6.
The induction will be held on March 17, 2009, at the American Legion Home, Prospect Road.
Holiday tree sets stage for tree lighting
A 20-foot White Spruce donated by Ronald Medvetz of Westminster has been chosen -- and erected -- as the official Carroll County holiday tree.
The tree was chosen by Brian Rhoten, a member of the county's Environmental Advisory Council, and Jim Slater, environmental compliance officer, from more than a dozen offers of donations from across the county.
On Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m., the lights will be turned on during a ceremony in front of the County Office Building, 125 N. Center St., Westminster.
Entertainment will be provided by fifth-grade band members and the string ensemble from Westminster Elementary School under the direction of Brian Thompson, and by "The Voices" Community Ensemble, directed by Ronald K. Douglass Sr.
Cookies and hot chocolate are being donated by residents of the Westminster Ridge Retirement Community. The public is invited to attend.
The Board of County Commissioners has sponsored the community-wide holiday tree-lighting ceremony since 2004.
County promotes 'Freecycle' movement
Carroll County citizens can get rid of unwanted items -- and perhaps find something they want instead -- by joining a Freecycle group at www.freecycle.org.
"Freecycle" is a nonprofit, movement of people who are offering and receiving free items in their towns. Membership and posting of items is free. For details, follow the link to "Freecycle" on the Carroll County Web site at /ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/recycle/reuse.asp#Landfill.
Sykesville department launches toy drive
Eldersburg area residents have a chance to make a sick child's Christmas better through the Sykesville/Freedom Dist. Fire Department's third annual toy drive.
The drive, which is underway, benefits sick children at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Since the inception of the toy drive, the community has donated more than $10,000 in toys to the center, according to a news release by the fire department.
Unwrapped new toys can be dropped off at the fire station, 6680 Sykesville Road, Flohrville, through Monday, Dec. 15.
For more information, call 410-795-9311.
Westminster plans for holiday house tour
The Westminster Historic District Commission will host the 2008 Holiday House Tour in downtown Westminster, 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the tour.
Tickets are available at City Administrative Offices, 56 W, Main St. (credit card location); City Hall (Monday-Thursday); Westminster Family Center; the Carroll Arts Center; the Historical Society of Carroll County and the following Westminster shops: Hidden Pearl, Dutterer's Florist, Locust Books, Clementine's, Hickory Stick and Olde Liberty Shoppe.
The 2008 tour will feature homes on West Main, West Green and Westmoreland streets, Ridge Road, and two buildings on the campus of McDaniel College.
Entertainment will be provided by live musicians while guests stroll and visit in the historic neighborhood.
For information, contact Tim Rogers at 410-848-4628. or go to the city's Web site at www.westgov.com.
Taneytown tree festival opens Nov. 29
The Holiday of Trees event at the Taneytown History Museum will be open to the public on Nov. 29, and runs through Dec. 13. The event will feature the annual tree decorating contest and silent auction.
The Taneytown History Museum is located at 24 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown.
On Dec. 6, the museum will extend its hours in support of the Taneytown City Tree Lighting, 5 to 7 p.m. In addition, this year the museum is collecting canned goods for the Taneytown Food Pantry.
The museum is open Fridays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. For more information call 410-756-4234.
New Windsor hosts Four County display
A holiday train display courtesy of the Four County Society of Model Engineers will make its debut in New Windsor on Friday, Nov. 28.
The free exhibit, in the Community Room at the Old New Windsor Middle School, 1100 Green Valley Road, will be open for public viewing on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. through January 3. The exhibit will be closed Friday, Dec. 26.
In addition, the fourth annual Christmas and Flea Market Show at the New Windsor Fire Department will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And on Sunday, Dec. 7, also at the fire department, a pancake breakfast with Santa Claus will be held.
Breakfast will be served 7 a.m. to noon, and costs $7 for adults and $3.50 for children.
For more information, call 410-386-2103 or visit ccgovernment.carr.org/recreation.
A swearing-in ceremony for newly-elected Board of Education member Jennifer Seidel of Mount Airy will be held Monday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Board of Education offices, 125 N. Court St., Westminster.
Cynthia Foley, who was re-elected as a member of the board, will be sworn in later that day at 4:15 p.m. in the Clerk of the Court's Office, 55 N. Court St.
Both will serve four-year terms on the Board of Education, expiring in 2012.
The new members will be seated at a special Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. The election of officers for the coming year will also take place at this meeting. A work session on the FY 2010 operating budget will be held following this meeting.
Mount Airy Hall of Fame nominations
The Historical Society of Mount Airy Inc. is soliciting nominations for its 2009 Hall of Fame program. Local organizations and individuals are invited to nominate a person or persons to be considered.
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor deserving people, living or deceased, of Mount Airy and the immediate areas who, by work, service, volunteerism, word or deed, made the community a better place for everyone. Also honored will be those who were born here and went on to bring honor and glory to the community by their efforts, deeds, or life's work outside of the area.
Nomination forms may be found at the Mount Airy Town Hall, the Mount Airy Museum, and on the Web site, www.carr.org/mtairy (follow the links to the Historical Society, then Hall of Fame).
Candidates should be considered from business, community service, education, historical, humanitarian, political, religious, sports-recreational or a general category.
All nominations must be in the hands of the committee by Saturday, Dec. 6.
The induction will be held on March 17, 2009, at the American Legion Home, Prospect Road.
Holiday tree sets stage for tree lighting
A 20-foot White Spruce donated by Ronald Medvetz of Westminster has been chosen -- and erected -- as the official Carroll County holiday tree.
The tree was chosen by Brian Rhoten, a member of the county's Environmental Advisory Council, and Jim Slater, environmental compliance officer, from more than a dozen offers of donations from across the county.
On Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m., the lights will be turned on during a ceremony in front of the County Office Building, 125 N. Center St., Westminster.
Entertainment will be provided by fifth-grade band members and the string ensemble from Westminster Elementary School under the direction of Brian Thompson, and by "The Voices" Community Ensemble, directed by Ronald K. Douglass Sr.
Cookies and hot chocolate are being donated by residents of the Westminster Ridge Retirement Community. The public is invited to attend.
The Board of County Commissioners has sponsored the community-wide holiday tree-lighting ceremony since 2004.
County promotes 'Freecycle' movement
Carroll County citizens can get rid of unwanted items -- and perhaps find something they want instead -- by joining a Freecycle group at www.freecycle.org.
"Freecycle" is a nonprofit, movement of people who are offering and receiving free items in their towns. Membership and posting of items is free. For details, follow the link to "Freecycle" on the Carroll County Web site at /ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/recycle/reuse.asp#Landfill.
Sykesville department launches toy drive
Eldersburg area residents have a chance to make a sick child's Christmas better through the Sykesville/Freedom Dist. Fire Department's third annual toy drive.
The drive, which is underway, benefits sick children at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Since the inception of the toy drive, the community has donated more than $10,000 in toys to the center, according to a news release by the fire department.
Unwrapped new toys can be dropped off at the fire station, 6680 Sykesville Road, Flohrville, through Monday, Dec. 15.
For more information, call 410-795-9311.
Westminster plans for holiday house tour
The Westminster Historic District Commission will host the 2008 Holiday House Tour in downtown Westminster, 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the tour.
Tickets are available at City Administrative Offices, 56 W, Main St. (credit card location); City Hall (Monday-Thursday); Westminster Family Center; the Carroll Arts Center; the Historical Society of Carroll County and the following Westminster shops: Hidden Pearl, Dutterer's Florist, Locust Books, Clementine's, Hickory Stick and Olde Liberty Shoppe.
The 2008 tour will feature homes on West Main, West Green and Westmoreland streets, Ridge Road, and two buildings on the campus of McDaniel College.
Entertainment will be provided by live musicians while guests stroll and visit in the historic neighborhood.
For information, contact Tim Rogers at 410-848-4628. or go to the city's Web site at www.westgov.com.
Taneytown tree festival opens Nov. 29
The Holiday of Trees event at the Taneytown History Museum will be open to the public on Nov. 29, and runs through Dec. 13. The event will feature the annual tree decorating contest and silent auction.
The Taneytown History Museum is located at 24 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown.
On Dec. 6, the museum will extend its hours in support of the Taneytown City Tree Lighting, 5 to 7 p.m. In addition, this year the museum is collecting canned goods for the Taneytown Food Pantry.
The museum is open Fridays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. For more information call 410-756-4234.
New Windsor hosts Four County display
A holiday train display courtesy of the Four County Society of Model Engineers will make its debut in New Windsor on Friday, Nov. 28.
The free exhibit, in the Community Room at the Old New Windsor Middle School, 1100 Green Valley Road, will be open for public viewing on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. through January 3. The exhibit will be closed Friday, Dec. 26.
In addition, the fourth annual Christmas and Flea Market Show at the New Windsor Fire Department will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And on Sunday, Dec. 7, also at the fire department, a pancake breakfast with Santa Claus will be held.
Breakfast will be served 7 a.m. to noon, and costs $7 for adults and $3.50 for children.
For more information, call 410-386-2103 or visit ccgovernment.carr.org/recreation.
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