Club Calendar

July 08, 2008 03:04 pm

— Updated 7/8/08
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United Way of Garrett County will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, July 9, at 9 a.m. at Perkins Restaurant, McHenry. Jeannette Fitzwater, president, will review activities of the past year, the recently completed campaign and the election of new members to the executive committee.
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The National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees will meet Wednesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant, Winchester Road, LaVale. Breakfast or lunch may be ordered.
Tickets for the Sept. 10 will be available.
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Ali Ghan Shrine Unit Heads will meet Wednesday, July 9, at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Room of the Ali Ghan Shrine Club.
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The Allegany County Retired Teachers Association will meet Thursday, July 10, at noon at the Ali Ghan Shrine Club. Jon Bauman will preside over the meeting.
Lorian Deuel and William Davis will be in charge of table decorations and Vicki Linn and John Jones will serve as greeters. Lynn Nelson will give the invocation and Nancy Robeson will do the order of service.
Scholarship recipients will be guests at the meeting. Ruth Chapman and Roslyn Buchanan, members of the scholarship committee, will present the scholarships.
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The Planning Committee for the 2008 Luke Homecoming will meet Thursday, July 10, at 6 p.m., at the Luke City Building. Homecoming festivities will take place Aug. 17.
For additional information, call (301) 359-8913 or (301) 359-3074.
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The Allegany County Sheriff's Office Fire Police will meet Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the Corriganville Fire Hall.
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The A. Mike Walters Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Firefighters will hold a breakfast meeting Saturday, July 12, at 8:30 a.m. at the Midland Fire Hall. The host company's auxiliary will serve the meal.
Betty Grabenstein, president, Company 7, will conduct the business meeting and will give highlights of the June convention of the Allegany Garrett County Fire and Rescue Association.
For additional information, call (301) 724-3493 or (301) 729-1447.
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The Dawnview Center, Fort Ashby, W.Va., will host an employee family picnic Saturday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Past and current employees are invited to bring their families for an afternoon of activities and games for all ages.
A picnic lunch and refreshments will be provided and those attending are to bring lawn chairs.
For information, contact Dawnview Center (304) 298-3602.
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The Allegany County Association for Family and Community Education will hold a covered dish picnic Monday, July 14, at noon at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Hazel Haugh will lead the craft workshop.
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Ali Ghan Shrine Desert Legion will meet Monday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Desert Legion Club House, off Ali Ghan Shrine Road, Cumberland.
For more information, call Col. Jerry Chungo at (301) 729-6243.
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The Allegany County Republican Club will meet Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. at the main branch of the Allegany County Library, Washington Street, Cumberland. Discussion will be held on the September steak feed, plans for the presidential campaign and other events
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The Local Management Board of Allegany County will meet Tuesday, July 15, at 8:30 a.m. in Conference Room 2, Allegany County Health Department, 12501 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland.
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The Western Maryland Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet Tuesday, July 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Vocke Road, LaVale.
The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, call (301) 334-1250.
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Salem Council 11 and Salem Chapter 18 will meet for a work session Tuesday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Greene Street, Cumberland.
For more information, contact Royce Johnson at (814)-767-9528 or Clif Loar at (301) 729-1272.
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The Western Maryland Wheelman Bike Club will meet Tuesday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Queen City Creamery, Harrison Street, Cumberland.
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The Potomac Highlands Destroyer Escort Sailors Association will hold a breakfast meeting Wednesday, July 16, at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant, Winchester Road, LaVale.
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The Western Maryland Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, will meet Wednesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. in the community meeting room of the South Cumberland Library, 100 Seymour St. Videos of the famous Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in the 1950s will be shown.
The meeting is open to the public, and the library building is handicapped accessible through the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.
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The Frostburg Book Club will meet Thursday, July 17, at 2 p.m. in the Bambacus meeting room at the Frostburg Community Library, Main Street. Discussion will be held on "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko.
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The Western Maryland Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, will hold a political issue roundtable discussion Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Hall, 2 Park St., Cumberland. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss issues in the upcoming presidential election. Participants will include Norma Blacke Bourdeau, NAACP; Lee Borrer; James Combs; the Rev. Sherrill Dillon, Second Baptist Church; and Jim Ortiz, South Cumberland Business Association.
Light refreshments will be served following the discussion.
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The Hampshire Beekeepers will meet Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Bank of Romney Community Building, Romney, W.Va.
For more information, contact Steven Martin, (304) 822-3878, or Janet Kessel, (304) 726-4641 or visit the Web site at www.hampshirebeekeepers.com.
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The Savage River Watershed Association will meet Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Route 40 Elementary School, 17764 National Pike, Finzel. Kimberly Madigan of the Garrett County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling will speak on recycling, focusing on plastics, and will share facts on plastics in the environment .
For more information, e-mail SRWAcoordinator@gmail.com, or call (301) 895-4005.
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The Western Maryland Grotto will meet Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Frostburg Community Library.
Meetings are open to anyone interested in caving. Trips will be planned.
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Cumberland Council 586, Knights of Columbus, will hold a shrimp feed Friday, July 18, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the council home, 66 N. Mechanic St., Cumberland.
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The Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter F, Keyser, W.Va., will meet Sunday, July 20, at The Pines Restaurant, U.S. Route 220, Keyser, W.Va. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. and the meeting will take place at 2 p.m.
For additional information, call Mark W. Frum, (304) 677-5732
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The Old Furnace Club of the West Virginia Community Educational Outreach Service will meet Monday, July 21, at noon at Cindi's Restaurant, Fort Ashby, W.Va. The lesson, "Self Sufficiency in the Emergency Preparedness," will be given by Mary White.
Ideas for the club's flower show exhibit at the Mineral County Fair will be discussed.
For more information call (304) 738-7007 or (304) 738-9444.
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Sears, Retirees 2774 will hold its annual picnic Monday July 21, at noon at Prosperity United Methodist Church picnic grounds, Pleasant Valley Road, near Rocky Gap State Park. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided and those attending are to bring a covered dish, dessert, drinks and place settings.
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The deadline to make reservations for the AARP Chapter 2400's annual picnic is Monday, July 21.
The picnic will take place Thursday, July 24, at noon at Marydale picnic grounds. Members are to bring donations of non-perishable food for local food parties and a food basket raffle.
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The Mountain Apple Club will meet Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the South Cumberland Library, Seymour Street, Cumberland.
For more information, contact Robert Bernier, club president, at ct@atlanticbb.net.
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South Cumberland Library's Book Group for Adults and Older Teens will meet Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. to discuss "The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story" by Diane Ackerman.
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The Luke Mill Retirees Association will hold a breakfast meeting Wednesday, July 30, at 9 a.m. at The Pines Restaurant, U.S. Route 220, Keyser, W.Va.
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Mineral County retired aides will meet for lunch Thursday, July 31, at noon at Denny's Restaurant, U.S. Route 220, Keyser, W.Va.
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LaVale Library's Middle School Book Group will meet on Harry Potter's birthday, Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. to discuss "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling.
For more information or to register to attend, call (301) 729-0855.
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GALS will hold a cocktail party and specialty beer demonstration Saturday, Aug. 9, at 5 p.m. at DC's Restaurant at the Wisp, McHenry.
For additional information, call (301) 387-7800 or visit the Web site at www.thegals.org.
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A&P/Super Fresh retirees and former employees will meet for breakfast Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant, Winchester Road, LaVale.
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