Breakfast

April is knocking on our door, and the Hancock Lions are sponsoring the season’s first Breakfast in the Park Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m. The hot, cooked breakfast is served at the Lions’ Pavillion in Widmeyer Park. All funds help the Lions help others in our community. Line dancing Come and work off those breakfast calories on Saturday evening at the evening line dance, country/western couples and round dance lessons, taught by Steve Silver, from 6:30 to 9:45 p.m. at the Community Center.

Fort Frederick Ruritan Club will hold Breakfast with Santa Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Big Pool Community Building. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes with one serving of eggs and/or bacon, sausage, puddin, or sausage gravy. The breakfast costs $6 for adults and $4 for those ages 4 to 12.

In training for any fitness goal, proper nutrition is paramount if you have any hope in coming near said goals. It all begins with what's for breakfast. There is truth to the old adage: breakfast is the most important part of the day. Then why are fewer people eating breakfast? Most people who I consult with say one of two things: "I don't know what to eat," or "I don't have time. " Starting your day off with a well-balanced breakfast is one of the best ways to ensure that your metabolism is running as you get going with your day. Let's take a quick look at some of my favorites that you may want to consider.

Fire company to hold breakfast  Potomac Valley Fire Co. will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the fire hall in Dargan. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, coffee, milk and juice. Tickets cost $5 per person. Children eat free. Sharpsburg Little League to hold registration Sharpsburg Little League will hold baseball and girls softball sign-ups at Sharpsburg Bible Church, South Potomac and West Antietam streets in Sharpsburg.

A free community breakfast will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Kasiesville Bible Church, 12639 Fort Loudon Road, Mercersburg, Pa. For information, call 717-328-5374.

Church offers breakfast on them A “Be Our Guest Breakfast,” is offered the first Sunday of each month at Concordia Lutheran Church, 17906 Garden Lane in Hagerstown. The community is invited to attend the 10:45 a.m. church service with breakfast to follow.   Christmas concert   Hagerstown Children's Theater performers will present a Christmas musical performance Saturday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m.  at Valley Mall's Center Court. The performers range in age from 2 to 16 and are cast members from “Ferris Bueller, the Musical” and the musical “Broadway Bound.”   Arts festival Washington County Public Schools will present the 2012 Elementary Arts Festival Thursday at North Hagerstown High School.

The community is invited to a worship service Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church. Those in attendance are invited to the “Be Our Guest” breakfast following the service. Others can come for breakfast at about noon. The church is at 17906 Garden Lane in Hagerstown. Breakfast with Santa Breakfast with Santa is planned Saturday, Dec. 10, at 9 a.m. at Garfield's Restaurant at Valley Mall.   Proceeds will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County and members of the club will serve the meal.

The Washington County Senior Center offers Breakfast for the Brain Fridays at 10 a.m. Light refreshments will be served. The center has a walking club each day from 9 to 10 a.m. New group piano lessons begin in September. The center will be closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. The center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Activities for those 55 and older are scheduled each day. The center is at Girls Inc. at 625 Washington Ave. in Hagerstown. For more information, call Kathy Fisher or Linda Rojan at 301-671-2368.

The Men of Ebenezer AME Church, 26 W. Bethel St., will hold a breakfast Saturday, from 7 to 11 a.m.  The menu includes eggs, bacon, sausage, gravy, fried potatoes and onions, biscuit, juice or coffee.  The meal costs $6. It will be eat in, take out, or delivery. For delivery, call 301-797-6123. Fitness program On Saturday, a walkathon will be held at Zion Baptist Church, starting at 8:30 a.m. The event will be the kickoff of the church's fitness program.

 Rotary Club of Martinsburg will host a free pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. Monday, May 27, at War Memorial Park, off Tennessee Avenue, Martinsburg. Call 304-262-4200.

The local Masonic Lodge will offer Breakfast in the Park Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m. in the Lions Pavilion at Widmeyer Park.  The menu includes pancakes and scrambled eggs. Proceeds support local charitable efforts by the Masons.     Annual ball The Hancock Arts Council will hold its second annual ball in conjunction with the Hancock Barge Bash on Saturday, June 29.  The event takes place from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at the Hancock Town Hall, 126 W. High St.  Music will be provided by retired teachers Russ and Donna Miller, who comprise the variety band Take Two. Admission will be by donation to benefit the Arts Council.

The spring Christian Business Men's Connection outreach breakfast is scheduled for Friday, May 3, at Golden Corral, 17635 Valley Mall Road in Halfway. Networking begins at 7 a.m. and the program will end by 8:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Hagerstown chapter of the CBMC, the annual event is open to all adults. The $10 fee includes a complete breakfast. The speaker will be Stan Barrett, president and chief executive officer of Daystar Lighting Solutions LLC, a startup business in Fayetteville, Pa. He will share how he discovered the sustainable energy to start a new business and how that energy has sustained his life.

A pancake breakfast to benefit Habitat for Humanity will be hosted by First Christian Church Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice, milk, coffee or tea (extra sausage costs 50 cents). Groups are welcome, but call in advance so there will be enough  food ready for everyone. Tickets cost $5 in advance or $5.50 at the door. The church is at 1345 Potomac Ave. in Hagerstown. For tickets, call Diana at 301-733-0144.

A pancake breakfast will be Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph's Church Parrish, 17630 Virginia Avenue. Ample parking is available. For details, contact 301-797-9445.   Neighborhood watch start-up meeting set A start-up meeting for a neighborhood watch in the Halfway area will be held Wednesday at Western Sizzlin' Steak House. The meeting will be in the back room of the restaurant at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kelly at 240-291-6050. Recital is planned at county museum The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown, will be hosting a recital on Sunday.

The Rohrersville Ruritan Club will hold its annual strawberry festival June 8 and 9 in the community park. The festival committee invites craft vendors, specialty sales people and yard sale individuals to reserve spaces. Spaces are by donation. Show tractors, cars and trucks are welcome. To reserve a space, call J.R. Smith at 240-818-1038 or send an email to lumpymck@myactv.net.   Samples Manor to hold spring revival  Samples Manor Church of God, at 2128 Harpers Ferry Road near Dargan, will hold a spring revival from Sunday to Sunday, April 14, featuring the following preachers and musicans: Sunday - 7 p.m., the Rev. Dave Wilburn, preaching and singing Monday - 7:30 p.m., the Rev. Bobby Hill with church musicians and choir Tuesday - 7:30 p.m., the Rev. Chuck Donivan with the Amos Shifflett Family Wednesday - 7:30 p.m., Pastor Kenny Johnson with church musicians and choir Thursday - 7:30 p.m., Ron Neff and Scott Sturdivant Friday - 7:30 p.m., Pastor Vaughn Fitzgerald and Richard and Mary Fox Saturday - 7:30 p.m., the Rev. Jeff Dissmore, preaching and singing Sunday - 7 p.m., the Rev. Fred Lowman, preaching and singing For more information call Johnson at 304-616-1437.

Two representatives of the Maryland Competitiveness Coalition were critical of the state's public policies that deal with issues such as private business at a breakfast meeting Wednesday. At the same time, they praised Maryland's emphasis on such areas as education during the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce's Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Ramada Plaza. The chamber is a partnering organization of the coalition. Kathy Snyder, president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Lynch, principal of Miles & Stockbridge in Frederick, Md., partnering organizations of the coalition, spoke about the coalition to local business leaders.