Around North Hagerstown

September 22, 2008|By ELLEN ROWLAND / 240-217-5051

National Hunt and Fish Day Saturday

North American Rod and Gun Club will celebrate National Hunt and Fish Day on Saturday at the club.

There will be activities on the archery range, skeet range, trap range, still target range, rifle range, pistol range and BB gun range.

There will be speakers giving seminars on fur trapping, fall hunting, coon hunters, fly fishing and fly tying.

Maryland government agencies will also be on hand, including the Natural Resource Police with their "Wall of Shame."

Activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets cost $5, which covers all activities and includes a hamburger or hot dog, and soft drink. Anyone who buys a ticket and wishes to join the club will receive the ticket price off membership dues. The public is invited.

The club is at 12108 Belvedere Road, Hagerstown.

For more information, call Rob at 301-992-9748.

Food Drive for Food Resources Inc.

Port City Java in the Long Meadow Shopping Center is holding a food drive for Food Resources Inc. until Oct. 15. Nonperishable food items can be deposited in the container in the cafe or dropped off through the drive-through window.

The most-needed items are peanut butter, canned fruits and canned vegetables.

Food Resources is a local nonprofit agency.

TOPS 77

Area captain Parilee Barber visited the chapter to present an exercise program at the last meeting of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 77.

The group discussed the fall rally, which will be held in October in Ridge, Md.

The group welcomed back Angie, a former member.

Patsy Martin and Bea Myers tied with a 3-pound loss to win the"Get-R-Done" contest.

The chapter has a couple of weeks left to collect nonperishable foods for Good News Outreach in Meadow Bridge, W.Va. Each member is bringing at least 16 items for this project (one per week.)

At today's meeting, Dorothy Smith will present a program on eating a healthy breakfast. Dina Norris will be leading exercise at 8:30 a.m.

The group meets Mondays at First Christian Church, 1345 Potomac Ave.

For more information, call Donna at 301-223-8143 or Patsy at 301-582-2292.

TOPS 446

TOPS Chapter 446 had a good weight loss for the week.

Each member read a quote from the Dr. Nick book and then the members discussed it. Doing this helps the members understand some of the problems they face in their daily lives.

The group welcomed transfer member Carolyn to the chapter.

Parilee Barber, area captain, will lead the program at the Wednesday meeting.

The group meets Wednesdays at Shiloh United Methodist Church, 19731 Shiloh Church Road, Hagerstown. For more information, call Tom or Mary at 301-797-2547 or call Judy at 301-739-9279.

Golf tournament

The 18th annual Michael McCollum Golf Classic will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, at Fountain Head Country Club. For more information, call Mike Connor at 301-790-0402 or call St. Maria Goretti at 301-739-4266.

See www.goretti.org for more information.

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