Published: October 31, 2009 11:11 pm      

In Brief - November 1, 2009

School board, lawmakers to meet

CUMBERLAND — The District 1 legislative delegation will meet with the Allegany County Board of Education on Monday at 10 a.m. at the board’s Central Office to discuss educational issues prior to the start of the 2010 legislative session.

All board meetings except executive sessions and hearings are open to the public.



Trades group to meet Wednesday

MCHENRY — The Garrett County Electrical Mechanical Association will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Room 224 at Garrett College.

Jim Torrington, chief of Garrett County Permits and Inspection Division, will review procedures and application for the electrical permit required for all electrical work in the county beginning Jan. 1.

The meeting is open to all area contractors and their employees associated with electrical, plumbing and HVAC work.

Garrett College has scheduled two classes for electricians preparing to take the Maryland master electricians license exam. Preregistration deadline for the Nov. 20 class is Nov. 11. The Dec. 14 class will focus on calculations required of electricians. Both classes will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Connie Meyers, program director at Garrett College, at (301) 387-3084.



Jazz concert set at PSC

KEYSER, W.Va. — The Potomac State College Jazz Ensemble and the cast from the upcoming spring production of “Beauty and the Beast” will present a free concert Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church-McKee Arts Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.

The PSC cast will open the concert with a preview of six numbers from the show, which is under the direction of John Hawkins, professor of music.

The jazz ensemble, directed by Fred Kesner, will perform a variety of jazz styles and feature Jon Bush performing a trumpet solo.

For more information, contact Hawkins at (304) 788-9695.