Boosters

The Hagerstown Community College Hawk Booster Club will host the third annual Irv Easterday Golf and HCC Hall of Fame Tournament on Monday, June 27, at Beaver Creek Country Club in Hagerstown. The tournament is open to the public and will feature a four-person scramble or “Captain’s Choice” format. Cost is $100 per player. Fee includes golf and cart, range balls, gift bag, prizes and banquet dinner. The tournament begins at 1 p.m. and the banquet dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Following the banquet, an induction ceremony will be held for the 2011 HCC Hall of Fame inductees.

CLEAR SPRING - The Clear Spring Athletic Boosters will hold a steak dinner and 150-club drawing Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight, at the American Legion picnic grounds. Tickets are $30 a couple and entitle holders to a steak dinner with drinks, music by DVK Entertainment and the drawing. Tickets are available from Booster members.

Robert O'Connor is back and boosting sports at Hagerstown Community College. The former tourism director recently moved back to Hagerstown from Hershey, Pa. He is now HCC's Hawk Booster Coordinator, helping raise money and gather support for the college's 16 athletic teams. The boosters raise about $180,000 annually, all of which is used for athletic scholarships at the college, according to O'Connor. "We get a tremendous amount of support from the community every year," he said.

The North Hagerstown High School Band Boosters will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Desserts will be available. The Hub Band will provide music for the evening. Tickets, at $5 for adults and $4 for children ages 5 through 12, are available from any band member or parent. Tickets also will be available at the door. For further information, contact Diane Mitchell at 301-790-2303 or Jeremy Karacz, band director, at 301-766-8238.

BOONSBORO - The Boonsboro High School Athletic Boosters are attempting to contact a representative from a number of Boonsboro High School classes. The years in question include 1927 and 1929, all of the 1930s, most of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, as well as 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1979; all of the 1980s and 1990s, and the first three years of the new century. Anyone who is or knows the class representative for any of those classes may contact Dwight Scott at 301-473-4336; by mail at 4905 Teen Barnes Road, Frederick, MD 21703; by e-mail at millscotts@aol.

The North Hagerstown High School Athletic Boosters Club will hold its annual bonanza at the Williamsport Fire Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24. Grand prize will be $1,000. Doors open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. A DJ follows the drawing. There will be a winner every 10th ticket. Tickets cost $35 per two people. Contact Kelley Hornbecker at 301-739-1583 or Jill Ritter at 301-791-7408 for tickets or more information.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. -- The James Buchanan Athletic Boosters will welcome the public to Rocket Stadium tonight for a dedication of its new $400,000 rubberized track. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the new track, between the high school and middle school, with presentations by former Pa. Sen. Terry Punt and his successor, Pa. Sen. Rich Alloway, R-Franklin/Adams/York. Immediately following the ceremony, the boosters will host a field day of events for guests. Deteriorating athletic facilities prompted the boosters to form a committee in 2008 dedicated to finding a financial means to rehabilitate the school district's tennis courts, pool and track.

HAGERSTOWN -- Almost 60 percent of the private donations pledged to pay for Mike Callas Stadium have been paid back to Washington County, which is still owed nearly $1 million for the project, according to county Budget and Finance Director Debra S. Murray. The stadium at North Hagerstown High School was completed in 2006. According to county figures, Mike Callas Stadium cost more than $4,080,000, with about $1.76 million in local and state government funds. Deputy Superintendent for Washington County Public Schools Boyd Michael said $900,000 of the total cost was spent on the unfinished track that surrounds the football field at the stadium.

OCT. 30, 1923-MARCH 13, 2011 Virginia Minnie Coons, 87, of Sherman Avenue, Hagerstown, Md., died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at her home. Born Oct. 30, 1923, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Fred H. Henry and Minnie Henry Winters. She was a 1941 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Coons, on Aug. 27, 1994. She was previously employed with Fairchild Aircraft, American News Co., the concession stand at the Municipal Pool and JoAnne’s Nut House at Valley Mall.

More than 75 antique farm tractors covered half the lot, while concessions and 100-plus craft vendors claimed the other half Saturday at the Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Co. carnival grounds. Among them as sort of guests of honor were four steam engines and other steam-powered tool displays, rounding out the attractions at the Smithsburg Steam Engine and Craft Show. Now in its 38th year, the show is sponsored by and benefits the Smithsburg High School Athletic Boosters. Event chairman Daniel Rishell said the boosters was established by a committee including his father, George Rishell, years ago in response to a lack of funding for girls' sports.

A meeting of the South Hagerstown High School boosters will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the media center at South Hagers-town High School. There will be many topics to discuss. Everyone is invited. Diabetes support group to meet April 17 The diabetes support group at Potomac Towers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the first-floor community room. The program will be about diabetes superfoods,” and will be presented by Lisa McCoy from the Washington County Health Department.

Western Sizzlin' Steakhouse, 17567 York Road in Halfway, will partner with the Wildcat Athletic Boosters on Thursday. From 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., the restaurant will donate 20 percent of the total bill to the boosters. You do not need a flier - just mention that you want to support the Wildcat Athletic Boosters.   Calvary Temple to hold Christmas bazaar A Christmas Bazaar will be held at Calvary Temple, 147 S. Conococheague St., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bazaar will feature new and used Christmas items, used winter clothing and bake sale items.

More than 75 antique farm tractors covered half the lot, while concessions and 100-plus craft vendors claimed the other half Saturday at the Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Co. carnival grounds. Among them as sort of guests of honor were four steam engines and other steam-powered tool displays, rounding out the attractions at the Smithsburg Steam Engine and Craft Show. Now in its 38th year, the show is sponsored by and benefits the Smithsburg High School Athletic Boosters. Event chairman Daniel Rishell said the boosters was established by a committee including his father, George Rishell, years ago in response to a lack of funding for girls' sports.

The South Hagerstown High School sports boosters will meet at 7 p.m. today in the media center. All are welcome to attend. Arts in the Park A free preview of Mozart's “The Magic Flute,” will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hagerstown City Park's band shell. The Hub Opera Ensemble will be performing scenes in full costume from their upcoming opera. Arts in the Park was formed by the City Park Neighborhood's first group to provide free family-friendly entertainment and arts and culture to guests of City Park.

The West Virginia Department of Education is reminding parents that students entering seventh and 12th grades this fall will need to visit a doctor or health clinic before school begins to update their immunizations. State law and West Virginia Board of Education policy now requires seventh-graders to receive a Tdap vaccine booster, as well as a dose of the meningococcal vaccine. High school seniors also must show proof of a single dose of Tdap and a booster dose of the meningococcal vaccine if the first dose was given before the age of 16, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Education.

The South Hagerstown High School Sports Boosters will meet today at 7 p.m. in the school library. The community is invited to attend. Wine and cheese tasting planned at Women's Club The community is invited to an evening of wine and cheese tasting at the Women's Club Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets cost $5 and include wine tasting from Knob Hall Winery of Clear Spring and cheese sampling from Palmyra Cheese LLC. ...

The Williamsport Blue Band Boosters will hold a Longaberger and Vera Bradley bingo Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Elks Lodge on Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown. Tickets cost $25 per person and include a meal and 26 games of bingo. Refreshments, raffles and tip jars will be available to purchase. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m., dinner will be provided by the Elks Lodge at 12:30 p.m. and bingo begins at 1:30 p.m. To order tickets, call Kristi Palmer 301-331-7409. Proceeds help to support the Williamsport High School Blue Band.