Alzheimer

Maryland Clear Spring 12323 Big Spring Road, Clear Spring 240-520-0142 Uno -- Monday, 10:45 a.m. Bingo -- Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. Closed Veterans Day -- Wednesday Can you remember?, dealing with Alzheimer's disease, with Helen House -- Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Movie and popcorn -- Friday, 9:45 a.m. Francis Murphy 20014 Rosebank Way, Hagerstown 240-313-9300, ext. 154 Lunch served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesday at 11 a.m. Bingo -- Monday and Friday, 9:45 a.m. Blood pressure screening with Home Health Care -- Tuesday, 10 a.m. Closed Veterans Day -- Wednesday All about your ears, with Ita Kavanagh -- Thursday, 9:45 a.m. Hancock 126-128 High St., Hancock 301-678-7163 Quilting -- Monday, 9:30 a.m. Blood pressure screening -- Monday, 10:30 a.m. Needlework -- Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Bingo -- Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m. Closed Veterans Day -- Wednesday Can you remember?

Helen House will speak on the topic "Can You Remember? Dealing with Alzheimer's disease" and conduct exercises Tuesday at the senior site on Mount Vernon Drive in Keedysville. For information, call Martha Drennen at 301-432-5624.

A Hagerstown woman with Alzheimer's disease who was missing for several hours Wednesday was found safe and was returned to her home and family, Hagerstown Police said. The woman, in her early 60s, was reported missing at 10:30 a.m. from her home on West Washington Street. Police announced at about 3:25 p.m. that she had been found unharmed and uninjured.

FREDERICK, Md. - On Nov. 6, members of Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club met with representatives of the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Maryland Chapter, to present the proceeds from Heart of Maryland's 16th annual Car and Truck Show held Sept. 21 at the Frederick MVA. Due to the continued support and generosity of attendees and local business sponsors, a check in the amount of $20,000 was presented, bringing the 16-year total to more than $172,500.

Chris Vores' grandmother has Alzheimer's disease. While Vores wanted to do something to help his grandmother and others like her with the disease, he did not imagine his considerable dancing abilities would be of much use. He was wrong. Vores, of Waynesboro, Pa., paired up Saturday night with Karen Ziska of Sharpsburg to dance at the Forget-Me-Not Gala - Dancing Stars of Washington County to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association's Greater Maryland Chapter. Ziska and Vores were among six couples competing in the event at Fountain Head Country Club.

Abuse, domestic violence · Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused (CASA), 116 W. Baltimore St., Hagerstown. Offers shelter, support groups and services for battered, sexually assaulted or homeless women and their children. Call 301-739-4990; 24-hour hot line, 301-739-8975. · CASA Abuser Intervention Program provides support and professional counseling for people who abuse their partners. Men's groups meet Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.; and Thursday from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Women meet Thursday from 3:15 to 5 p.m. No drop-ins.

Bankers Life and Casualty Co. of Hagerstown sponsored "Forget Me Not Days" on May 19 and 20 to raise funds for the Western Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Bankers raised more than $750 for the first event. The funds were matched by the Wal-Mart Supercenter at the Centre at Hagerstown. Bankers Life and Casualty staff members taking part in the event included Yancy Long, Todd Varney, Dave Luttrell, Cragle Black, Aaron Woodard, Joe Polasek, Frank Gmernicki, Michelle Stitely, Margie Stevens, Glenda Brown, Autumn Fao and Chris Emmert.

The first Shamrock Antique Car and Truck Show was held May 20 at the Shamrock Inn in Hagerstown. The show benefited the Western Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. The benefit was in memory of Madeline Vigeant by her daughter, Maureen Taylor, and in memory of Annie Gerst by her son, Wayne Gerst. Taylor is a past Powder Puff stock and drag racer, and her husband, Robert, races on a dirt track. Wayne Gerst customizes antique cars and trucks for show only. The Shamrock Inn sponsors six race cars locally.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Morgan County Chapter 2263 of National Active and Retired Federal Employees, will meet at noon Tuesday, April 17, at Cacapon Lodge, for lunch. Lunch is Dutch treat. Audrey Morris, director of Starting Points, will speak. NARFE is sponsoring a fundraiser for Alzheimer's research. A raffle will be held with prizes including a hunting knife, lamp and a 50/50 drawing. A book of six tickets costs $5 and can be purchased from any member.

An inexpensive device is available that will help identify people with Alzheimer's disease if they wander off. Safe Return, a national program sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, offers dog tags, wristbands and wallet cards that identify the wearer as an Alzheimer's patient, said Mary Ellen Mitchell, development coordinator of the Alzheimer's Association's Hagerstown and Frederick offices. The devices also list a telephone number that helps rescuers get the victim back home, she said.