Meetings: Oct. 7 edition

Tri-State Civitans

Monday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. Next Dimensions restaurant, 132 Old National Pike, Hagerstown. Focus is on individuals with disabilities. All are welcome. Call Carolyn Blitz at 301-745-8917.



Mack Golden Bulldogs

Monday, Oct. 10, 9:15 a.m. social hour with coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. meeting. UAW Union Hall, Maugans Ave., Maugansville. Belinda Corbett of the Washington County Commission on Aging will discuss senior health and Medicare, and AARP. All Mack Truck Inc. and Volvo Powertrain retirees welcome. Call LaRue Hughes at 301-790-3268.



Frederick Creation Society

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., Frederick Adventist School, 6437 Jefferson Pike, Frederick, Md. Topic will be "Geology and Genesis." Call 301-663-4508, or go to www.frederickcreationsociety.org.



Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology

Cumberland Valley Chapter 27. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Renfrew Museum and Park Visitors Center, 1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. Dr. Karl Lorenz of Shippensburg University will present "Egyptian Unification of the First Pharaohs: A Pottery Study". Free and open to the public. For information, call 717-597-3215.

Waynesboro Historical Society

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Waynesboro Industrial Museum, 235 Philadelphia Ave., Waynesboro, Pa. Darwin G. Seiler will present "Pre-Explosion of Industry in the Waynesboro Area." Call Nancy Mace at 717-762-2151.



Cumberland Valley Civil War Round Table

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Franklin Street Fire Station, 70 N. Franklin St., Chambersburg, Pa. Park at rear of fire station. James A. Morgan III will speak about his book, "A Little Short of Boats: The Fights at Ball's Bluff and Edwards Ferry, Oct. 21-22, 1861." Open to the public. Call Larry Alexander at 717-765-8507, email alex1977@embarqmail.com.



Hagerstown Valley Apian Society

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. Washington County Agricultural Education Center meeting room, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro. Mike Embrey of the University of Maryland Department of Entomology will give a presentation about the small hive beetle. Free; open to the public. Call Fred Smith at 301-992-7197.



Order of Eastern Star

Chapter No. 89. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. Masonic Hall, 12277 Piper Lane, Hagerstown. Celebrating Columbus Day, Halloween and initiation. Call Phyllis Loughry at 717-597-2521.

AARP Chapter 623

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1 p.m. Western Maryland Hospital auditorium, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Dale and Carolyn Seburn will give a presentation about their trip to India and the Himalayas. Call Mildred Hluchy at 301-791-0146.



Franklin County¿ Art Alliance

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Grove Family Library, 101 Ragged Edge Road, Chambersburg, Pa. Mary Beth Akre will give an oil demonstration. Public welcome. Call Anne Finucane at 717-816-7568.



Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. program. Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church, 601 W. Washington St., Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Spaghetti dinner followed by presentation about J.E.B. Stuart by Melissa Delcour. Cost for meal is $15. RSVP for meal by Sunday, Oct. 9. Call Kyle at 301-639-8855, email kfwichtendahl@gmail.com.



Potomac Valley Audubon Society

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. National Conservation Training Center, Room 151, Instructional West Building, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Dr. Jennifer Cox Janus will discuss Lyme disease. Free; open to everyone. Call Peter Smith at 304-876-1139, email pvsmith@frontiernet.net.

Lantern Post 729

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 8 a.m. Mountain Gate Restaurant, Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro, Pa. All members of Post 729 and any present or former members of the 29th Infantry Division and 29th Division Light are invited. Email wsimmons62@comcast.net.



Washington County Association of Museums and Historic Sites

Thursday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m. Barn at Springfield Farm, 14 Springfield Lane, Williamsport.



Hagerstown Christian Women's Connection

Thursday, Oct. 13, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Next Dimensions restaurant, 132 Old National Pike, Hagerstown. Instrumentalist will be Charles Rice. Speaker will be Linda Kristophel. Cost is $12. Bring rummage sale items. RSVP to Mary at 301-791-0242, or Judith at 717-597-9287.



Young at Heart

Thursday, Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m. Next Dimensions restaurant, 132 Old National Pike, Hagerstown. Call Alice at 301-432-6493.



Tri-State Ravens Nest 12

Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Tony's Restaurant, 14224 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Guest speaker will be Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times. Call Kim Wesmiller at 301-432-6933.