Community page briefs

May 07, 2002

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WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Friday, May 10, 7 to 9 p.m., Otterbein Youth Ministry Center, 900 S. Potomac St. The group meets every Friday. Small group issues covered will be chemical addictions, codependency, sexual addictions, eating disorders, divorce, grief, and "Life Hurts, God Heals for Teens." Fellowship and refreshments will be from 9 to 10 p.m. Free child care is available. Registration is required by Thursday. Call the church office, 1-717-762-7147. Also visit

www.otterbeinchurch.org for information about Celebrate Recovery.

Anti-Glen Afton Acres Residential Development Committee

ROUZERVILLE, Pa. - Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m., Harbaugh Church, 14301 Harbaugh Church Road, near Rouzerville/Midvale, Pa. An update on the citizens' group's appeal of the Washington Township Board of Supervisors' approval of Glen Afton Acres' plan to build 170 single-family homes around 75 percent of Harbaugh Church and cemetery will be provided to attendees. Call 1-717-762-3093.

TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Maryland 77 Hagerstown Chapter, Monday, May 13, weigh-in is 8 to 9:15 a.m., meeting is 9:15 to 10:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 1345 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. Monthly achievement awards will be presented. Guests are welcome. Call 301-791-4909, 301-739-6267 or 1-717-597-8747.

Franklin-Fulton County American Diabetes Alliance

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Monday, May 13, 7 p.m., Chambersburg Hospital Lecture Center Room B. John Jacko, DPM, will speak on Preventing Foot Ulcers and Amputations. Call Bev Horn, 1-717-267-3000.

Double Trouble in Recovery

Monday, May 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m., 6 W. Franklin St., Hagers-town. The group is for people with substance-abuse problems in addition to mental illness. Free. Light refreshments will be served. Call Michelle Williams, 301-790-5054.

Alzheimer's Family Caregiver Somerford Place Support Group

Tuesday, May 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Somerford Place-Memory Care Assisted Living, 10116 Sharpsburg Pike, Hagerstown. This group meets the second Tuesday of each month. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Caregiving is available with advance notice. Call Debbie Burker, 301-791-5118, ext. 222.

Loss of a Child Support Group

Martinsburg, W.Va. - Tuesday, May 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 Waverly Court. The group provides support to parents coping with the death of a child. Free.

Let's Talk About Anger: Helping Children Manage Anger

FREDERICK, Md. - Tuesday, May 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m., North Frederick Elementary School, 1001 Motter Avenue. Janine Lambdin, school psychologist, will define anger and discuss strategies adults can use to teach children how to manager their anger. Handouts will be available. There is no fee. For information and to register, call Families Plus!, 1-301-694-9002, send a fax to 1-301-694-3374, or send e-mail to

families_plus@worldnet.att.net. Child Care Choices continued training credit is available to Maryland child care providers.

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