Bonanza

Habitat for Humanity of Washington County's Women Build program will hold a bonanza Saturday, Feb. 18, at Williamsport Fire Hall. Tickets cost $40 per couple. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. It will include a home-style buffet dinner catered by Leiter's Fine Catering. Soft drinks and keg beer will be provided. The last ticket drawn wins $1,000. The first ticket drawn wins $40. Ticket No. 7 will be raffled off and put in the final five.

Fort Ritchie Community Center invites the community to its Last Chance Bonanza Saturday in the gymnasium at Fort Ritchie Community Center, 14421 Lake Royer Drive, Cascade. Only 139 tickets will be sold for the event, which includes dinner, dessert, games of chance, silent auction, cash bar, tip jars and dancing. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., the bonanza starts at 7:30 p.m., and music and dancing will be from 9 to 11 p.m. Tickets cost $35 and offer a chance at more than $2,000 in cash and door prizes.

FUNKSTOWN - A Valentine's dance and money bonanza at the Funkstown Moose Family Center will be Saturday at 4 p.m. The cost per couple for members and qualified guests is $30 for a prime rib dinner.

The motto of the Elks is "Elks Care, Elks Share" and they live by this creed. Every year, Hagerstown Elks Lodge 378 holds a bonanza to raise money to provide athletic scholarships for Hagerstown Community College. Again this year, the Elks Lodge was able to provide eight scholarships worth $500 each, for a total of $4,000. The president of the Elks Lodge, Exalted Ruler Joe Barresi, is pictured presenting the check to Mona Adkins of HCC. This is only a small portion of the money donated by the local Elks Lodge.

More than 250 tickets were sold for a fundraiser Sunday afternoon that will allow the Hagerstown Lioness Club to give scholarships to local high school students, help fund local food banks and support a Maryland eye bank. Guests buying a $30 ticket to the second annual Royal Treatment jewelry and indulgence bonanza at the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Co. received lunch, an alcoholic beverage and a chance to win 30 prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000 cash, said Lou Ann Forrest, fundraising chairperson for the Hagerstown Lioness Club.

Fire Co. to hold gun bonanza The Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company will hold a gun bonanza starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24. A catered dinner by Leiter's will be served at 6 p.m., and a dance will follow the drawing. Tickets are $30 per couple. Proceeds benefit the fire company. Contact Greg Price at 301-223-9076 or 301-223-9500 for information.

Hagerstown Colt League/South High baseball will hold a bonanza Friday at the Elks Lodge on Robinwood Drive. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40 per couple, which includes two meals. A cash prize of $1,500 will be available.

SMITHSBURG - The Smithsburg Fire Co.'s $2,500 bonanza will be today. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the meal will be served at 6 p.m. The menu includes pit beef, baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, desserts and beverages. Tickets cost $30 per couple for the bonanza, meal and a dance with a DJ until midnight. For information, call 301-824-2889, 301-573-9590, 301-991-3847 or 301-573-5759.

SMITHSBURG - A bonanza with a top prize of $2,000 will be Saturday, April 8, at the Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Co. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the meal will be served at 6 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the fire company and Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services. Call 301-824-2888 or 301-824-3314 for more information.

Girls Inc. will hold its ninth annual bonanza at the Hagerstown Elks Club on Saturday, March 15, at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $40 per couple, which includes dinner, beer, sodas, music provided by a DJ, tip jars, cash prizes, balloon pop and cash bar. Tickets and table reservations are available by contacting Maureen Grove at Girls Inc., 626 Washington Ave., Hagerstown, by calling 301-733-5430 or e-mail at mau reeng@girlsinc-md.org.

The winner of the $100,000 grand prize at Saturday's Bonanza Extravaganza at Hagerstown Speedway has asked that his name not be released, according to John Murray, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1605. Murray did say Sunday that the winner is a man from Alexandria, Va. The winner was not present when the winning ticket was announced, he said. There were plenty of other winners, with more than 60 people walking away with cash prizes from $1,000 to $15,000, Murray said.

Dard Stephens was in disbelief when he won a $10,000 raffle Saturday afternoon during the Bonanza Extravaganza at Hagerstown Speedway. The Halfway resident said he has attended the event for the past eight years, but never won anything until this weekend. “I didn't believe it,” Stephens said. “What do you do when you win 10,000 bucks? I guess I'll pay off some bills.” Stephens was one of more than 6,000 people who attended the bonanza on Saturday. The two-day event is held by local firefighters, in part, to raise money for a variety of charities.

Joe and Sondra Rohm said they didn't mind waiting in traffic to sleep in a “swamp” during this year's Bonanza Extravaganza at Hagerstown Speedway off U.S. 40. The siblings said they arrived at the track at around 2 p.m., set up their tents and patiently waited out a Friday rainstorm that turned the camping area into a wet mess. “It's going to be like sleeping in a swamp,” Sondra Rohm said. “But it's not camping unless you're sleeping in a tent.” The Bonanza Extravaganza has been staged by local firefighters for the last eight years to raise money for nonprofit organizations, said John Murray, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1605 Foundation.

Fort Ritchie Community Center invites the community to its Last Chance Bonanza Saturday in the gymnasium at Fort Ritchie Community Center, 14421 Lake Royer Drive, Cascade. Only 139 tickets will be sold for the event, which includes dinner, dessert, games of chance, silent auction, cash bar, tip jars and dancing. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., the bonanza starts at 7:30 p.m., and music and dancing will be from 9 to 11 p.m. Tickets cost $35 and offer a chance at more than $2,000 in cash and door prizes.

Hundreds of people were playing to win Sunday while helping the United Way of Franklin County during the organization's annual Community Bonanza. Each $20 ticket got participants an entry in a drawing for $1,000. Other prizes were awarded and silent auction items won by high bidders throughout the afternoon. Greencastle residents Bill and Kim Bishop won a $50 gift card from Sportsman's Liquidation Outlet early on, but they still had the big cash prize on their minds. “We're still in it,” Kim Bishop said.

The United Way of Franklin County's 250-ticket bonanza and silent auction will be held on Sunday, Nov. 4, from noon until 4 p.m. at Green Grove Gardens. A $20 ticket provides one entry into the drawing to win the $1,000 grand prize sponsored by CenturyLink, a barbecue dinner for two provided by CM Pig Out, and beverages, including Coors Light, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Raffles, fishbowls, games and the opportunity to bid on silent auction items will continue throughout the afternoon.

More than 250 tickets were sold for a fundraiser Sunday afternoon that will allow the Hagerstown Lioness Club to give scholarships to local high school students, help fund local food banks and support a Maryland eye bank. Guests buying a $30 ticket to the second annual Royal Treatment jewelry and indulgence bonanza at the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Co. received lunch, an alcoholic beverage and a chance to win 30 prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000 cash, said Lou Ann Forrest, fundraising chairperson for the Hagerstown Lioness Club.

A money “Bone-Anza” will be held Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight at the Improved Order of Red Men Tribe 84, 16129 Lappans Road, Williamsport. The event will benefit the Humane Society of Washington County. Tickets cost $30 per couple and include bottomless beverages, all the beer you can drink from 5 to 8 p.m. and a chicken dinner. Entertainment will be provided by WhiteNoiz. Tip jars, raffles and money wheel drawings will be available. “The odds of winning the grand prize of $1,000 are very good because we are only selling 150 tickets, and you don't have to be present to win,” said Paul Miller, shelter executive director.

Tuesday's program will be about Massey H. Roe Youth Foundation scholarships. All members should be present, if  possible, to greet and honor these recipients from area high schools. Vacation Bible school to start June 24 Operation Overboard vacation Bible school will be held at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 802 Summit Ave., from 6 to 8:30 p.m. from June 24 to 28. There will be classes for those ages 4 to adult. Activities include Bible stories, games, crafts and music.

Dave Wallech had his eye on winning the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Edition on Saturday at the seventh annual Bonanza Extravaganza at Hagerstown Speedway. “If I don't win one, I'm going to buy one,” said Wallech, of Hagerstown. Either way, Wallech already was a $1,000 prize winner at the two-day fundraiser sponsored by the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1605 Foundation Inc. Wallech and his wife, Deb, were among thousands of people who filled the infield of the dirt track on Saturday.