Bake Sale

Pirates take over Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in Williamsport Town Center. Whether you dress in pirate costume or come as you are, Williamsport Pirate's Plunder has something for everyone, including a sandy beach for little ones and treasure hunts for families and older youth. Games such as Walk the Plank and Hoist the Mainsail are planned, along with bingo, entertainment, food, vendors, T-shirts and contests. For more information, go to www.williamsportmd.gov. The event is sponsored by Antietam Cable Television and the town of Williamsport to benefit youth going back to school and the town's revitalization efforts.

Hope all is well on your street this week. Remembrance parade First Hose Co. of Boonsboro will host a remembrance parade on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The parade is in memory of fire, rescue and law-enforcement officials who lost their lives on 9/11. The fire company will also honor all veterans for their service to our country. Marching units will line up on the school grounds at 5:30 p.m. All fire, rescue and ambulance companies, military and veteran units, military personnel and other interested citizens are welcome to participate.

The Halfway Lions Club recently presented scholarships to Kimberlee Mauk, a student at South Hagerstown High School, Kandis Stoy, a student at Williamsport High School, and Raven McCall, a student at Washington County Technical High School. The award recipients each gave a presentation about their involvement in school and in the community, as well as their future plans.   Church plans yard sale The Church of the Holy Trinity, UCC, at 17805 Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, will host a yard sale and bake sale in memory of Mary Smith.

St. Joseph Catholic Church, on the corner of Halfway Boulevard and Virginia Avenue, will hold its annual yard and bake sale Friday, June 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, June 11, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday is half-price day. Homemade candies and baked goods will be sold. Sandwiches and drinks will be available both days. The event will be held rain or shine in the parish center building behind the church. For more information, call 301-797-9445 or 301-797-7493.

About 150 people participated Saturday in Henry’s Hustle at Maugansville Elementary School, said Liz Burris, an organizer of the event. Henry’s Hustle is a one-mile run/walk named in honor of Henry Scheck, a Maugansville resident who lost his life in 2009, the same year he would have started kindergarten at the elementary school. The overall winner of the race was Brandon Gasaway, a fifth-grader at Maugansville Elementary School. T.J. Quelet, another Maugansville fifth-grader, placed second.

What better way to kick off a $2.5 million capital campaign in an old-fashioned town like Greencastle than with a sweet, lemonade stand and bake sale? That’s what Greencastle-Antrim fifth-graders Olivia Singer and Lyza Martin thought when they decided to help raise money to support the school district’s track-and-field project. “We thought it would be good to help raise money for the track and field, because a lot of people really use them,” said Olivia, 10. “A lot of people do sports on them, and we thought it would be really nice to raise money for it so it could be a little bit nicer.” “Yeah, so whenever we get into high school, we’ll have nice tracks and nice athletic fields to practice on,” said Lyza, 11. On Saturday, the girls hung their homemade signs by a table outside Sunnyway Food Market on U.S. 11 and sold individual bags of brownies, Fruity Pebbles treats and chocolate-covered pretzels for $1 each, and lemonade for 50 cents a glass.

The Doleman Black Heritage Museum applauds Alesia Parson-McBean and Friends of DBHM members for making the recent second annual Black History Celebration a success. According to the board of directors, “This success only brings us closer to our ultimate goal in the preservation and conservation of the collection that Marguerite Doleman treasured. Your gifts and talents in the coordination of fundraising is greatly appreciated.”   Dee Mency says thanks Dee Mency had many words of gratitude to give out at Merrimack College’s recent men’s basketball banquet.

The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will host its Spring Culture Festival for children Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will include games, entertainment and crafts, including silhouette cutting and bullet carving, along with a magic show by Frank Culler at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information, go to www.wcmfa.com .   Telethon set at mall The 22nd annual Parent-Child Telethon to help prevent child abuse will be held at Valley Mall Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. near the Food Court.

Abdul Latif of Smithsburg High School won the oratorical competition at Dixon-Troxell American Legion Post 211 in Funkstown. His sister, Attiya Latif, also of Smithsburg High, took second place. The other competitors were from Heritage Academy. Troy Cosner took third place, fourth place went to Jared Hamrick, fifth place to Ben Cosner, sixth place to Zachary Muller and seventh place to Tristan Prejean. Abdul went on to win the county and district competition and finished third at the state level.

Former employees of Vishay Angstrohm Precision, also known as Ward Leonard, will meet Thursday, April 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Railroad Junction 808 on Virginia Avenue. Contact Reba Shobe at 301-739-9596 for more information or to let her know that you will be attending. Maugansville students honored Maugansville Elementary School recognized students for being responsible at the third Golden Table of the year. Students received a book, compliments of the PTA, a school related goodie bag, healthy treats, a certificate and a star to wear designating their accomplishment.