Dinner

Second Christian Church, at 65 W. North Ave. in Hagerstown, will host its annual family and friends Christmas dinner Sunday at 1 p.m., following the morning service. Black history program The Hagerstown YMCA Achievers will host its annual community black history program Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. at Bridge of Life Church, 14 S. Potomac St. The event is to commemorate Black History Month, celebrating African-American heritage and achievements. Performances will include local choirs/artists, soloists and Teen Achievers.

Broadfording Church of the Brethren Fellowship, at 14010 Greencastle Pike in Hagerstown, will hold a chicken potpie dinner and talent show Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. The meal includes potpie, green beans and corn, roll and beverage. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $3 for those younger than 8. Dessert will be available for a donation. Proceeds will benefit a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. For more information, call 301-797-5747 or 301-791-5432.   Senior Friendship Club The Maugansville Senior Friendship Club will meet Tuesday at the Maugansville Ruritan building on Maugans Avenue.

Conococheague Elementary School will host dinner and bingo to benefit Gavin Everitts on Sunday at the Clear Spring American Legion.  Lunch will be served at noon and bingo starts at 1 p.m.  Tickets cost $25. Tickets can be purchased at the school from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or at the Clear Spring Legion. Chicken barbecue District 15 Civic Organization will hold a chicken barbecue Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. at the Big Pool Community Building.   The dinner includes chicken, baked beans, applesauce, roll, butter, dessert and drink.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Waynesboro Historical Society has canceled the dinner planned Thursday, May 13, in Minnich Manor at Quincy United Methodist Home. Instead, the society will hold its annual meeting at 7 that night in the Oller House at 138 W. Main St. The annual meeting is open to all society members. Two new board members, Allie Kohler and Patrick Fleagle, will be welcomed, and outgoing board members Jeff Zody, Gordon Heidelbach and Dave McCarney will be recognized. Civil War author Steve French, who was to have been the speaker at the dinner meeting, instead will be rescheduled to speak at a meeting in the fall.

The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter will present a Murder Mystery Event on Saturday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at Orchard's Restaurant in Chambersburg. Everyone in the audience will get the chance to enjoy a meal and participate in a theatrical production, where they'll help solve a murder. A variety of casino games will be available as a way to gain clues for the case. Dinner options at the event include petite prime rib, grilled chicken breast with marsala or grilled vegetable napoleon.

The Big Pool Civic Organization will hold a pork and sauerkraut dinner Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. at the Big Pool Community Building. The dinner costs $7 for adults and by donation for those ages 12 and younger.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Franklin County Chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting a military appreciation event from 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the New Franklin Ruritan Club. The events includes free CPR training, a dinner for current military members and veterans and a support group meeting. To register for the event or to get additional information, call Emergency Services Director Allen White at 717-264-6214 or e-mail him at awhite@franklin-redcross.org "> awhite@franklin-redcross.

Salem Reformed Church Youth will sponsor a western-themed dinner with entertainment Saturday, Jan. 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Gad-Abouts Square Dance Club. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8. The church is at 13182 Salem Church Road, off Cearfoss Pike. The snow date is Sunday, Jan. 20. at noon. Proceeds will benefit the youth mission trip. VA officer to visit Hagerstown Jan. 17 Veterans of the U.S. armed forces are eligible for programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Funkstown will hold a slippery potpie dinner, silent auction and show by the gospel trio Journey of Grace. Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday and dinner will be served at 5:30. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the six youths who will attend the ECLA, or Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, youth ministries conference in New Orleans.     Tickets cost $7 and can be obtained by calling 301-733-2678. Remembering Miss Wilda Funkstown values its residents.

The youth ministry at St. John's UCC will host a spaghetti dinner Friday, May 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church's social hall.  The menu includes spaghetti with meat sauce, (meatless will also be available), applesauce, dessert and drink.  The meal costs $8 for adult tickets and $6 for those ages 12 and younger. Proceeds go to the youth ministry's mission project in West Virginia.  Alumni banquet to be held June 7 The 2013 alumni banquet will be held at the Clear Spring Fire Co. bingo hall Friday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m.  Please send name and graduation year, along with $15 per person.  Make checks payable to Clear Spring High School Alumni Association and mail to Donald Spickler, 9731 Lock Tender Lane, Williamsport, MD 21795-4066 by May 31.  For more information, call Mary Jane or Don Spickler at 301-223-6872.

Looking for a tasty dish that's easy, full of flavor and great for the family? I give you Sicilian baked pasta gratin. The best part of this recipe? You can make it ahead two days before and keep it in the refrigerator before baking. Scott C. Anderson is associate food service director and chef with Shepherd University dining services in Sheph-erdstown, W.Va., and Chef Ambassador to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Sicilian baked pasta gratin 3 tablespoon olive oil 2 peppers, red and yellow cut inch strips 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves, minced garlic Red pepper flakes to taste 1 to 2 pound can whole plum tomatoes, drained 12 Calamata olives, pitted 1/4 cup capers, rinsed 1/4 cup fresh basil 3 tablespoons olive oil Salt and black pepper 1 pound thin spaghetti 1 cup grated Romano cheese Preheat oven to 400 degrees In a 12-inch saute pan heat oil. Add peppers and onions and cook till tender.

The Boys and Girls Club of Washington County held its 23rd Annual Steak and Burger Dinner on Thursday night that featured former Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover as the Keynote Speaker. “It means the world to me to be able come here and help a cause that's greater than any one person,” said Stover. Stover played with Ravens from 1996-2008 and retired from the NFL after playing the 2009 season with the Indianapolis Colts. He was part of the Ravens' Super Bowl championship team following the 2000 regular season and was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor in 2011.

Conococheague Elementary School will host dinner and bingo to benefit Gavin Everitts on Sunday at the Clear Spring American Legion.  Lunch will be served at noon and bingo starts at 1 p.m.  Tickets cost $25. Tickets can be purchased at the school from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or at the Clear Spring Legion. Chicken barbecue District 15 Civic Organization will hold a chicken barbecue Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. at the Big Pool Community Building.   The dinner includes chicken, baked beans, applesauce, roll, butter, dessert and drink.

Boy Scout Troop 23 in Funkstown will hold a spaghetti dinner Saturday, May 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Funkstown fire hall.  The menu includes all-you-can-eat spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and drink.  Ceasar salad with grilled chicken is available for an extra cost. Dessert will be available at a bake sale.  Advance tickets cost $5.50 per person. Those younger than 5 will be admitted free. Tickets at the door cost $8. Tickets can be purchased at Funkstown Town Hall Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A silent auction will be held with items such as Baltimore Ravens home game tickets, NFL jerseys, NFL signed merchandise, Whitetail Resort passes and other items.

At The Salvation Army of Washington County's annual appreciation dinner Thursday night, keynote speaker  Lt. Colonel Jack T. Waters called the nonprofit an organization of “second chances.” But Hagerstown resident Peggy Huff had her first chance to accept the volunteer of the year award after 36 years of service. “I didn't know I was getting this, I thought he was talking about somebody else. It kind of brought tears to my eyes,” said Huff, who started volunteering at the age of 23 and is now 60, after receiving her award.

St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Big Pool will hold a hamburger steak dinner Saturday beginning at 5 p.m.  The menu includes hamburger steak, stuffing, mashed potatoes, applesauce, vegetable, beverage, roll and dessert. A cake auction will be held, as well. The cost is by donation.   The community is invited. Class of 1988 planning reunion The Clear Spring High School Class of 1988 will hold its 25th class reunion Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5 p.m. to midnight at the Elks Lodge in Hagerstown.

Habitat for Humanity of Washington County celebrated its 20th annual Habitat Dinner Auction on Saturday at Hagerstown Community College's Athletic, Recreation and Community Center. Habitat Development Director Becca Burford said the group chose a theme of “Revive the Roaring '20s” to “tie in” the 20th anniversary of the event. About 400 people paid $45 per ticket to attend the casually festive fundraiser. Burford said she hoped it would raise around $60,000. Though many attendees opted not to dress befitting the theme, those who did went full-tilt '20s.

You can meet and talk with people who don't share your beliefs, but never surrender your principles, the keynote speaker at Wednesday's Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner advised. The GOP hosted National Rifle Association President David Keene for its annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Green Grove Gardens outside Greencastle. Pennsylvania has more NRA members than any other state, Keene said. “I thought this was a dinner for the Republican Party, but it's actually a gathering of NRA members,” he said to laughter.