Fashion Show

The annual For Our Kids Sake fashion show was held Nov. 20 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on West North Avenue in Hagerstown. Those ages 18 months to 18 years participated. The participants modeled clothes for school, Sunday school attire, teen fashions and some formal wear.   During the show, Devin Wilson recited every president of the United States from George Washington to Barrack Obama. He even included their middle names. Courtney Harley sang “Jesus Take The Wheel,” and Kelly Wright, from Fox News, spoke to those in attendance with encouraging and inspiring words.

Hagerstown Community College's Black Student Union (BSU) has rescheduled its annual fashion show for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7,  in the Kepler Center on HCC's main campus. The show was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 17. Vendors will include Déjà Vu Boutique, JCPenney, Jos. A. Bank, Deb, Kasper, Old Navy, Reebok and Wilsons Leather. Clothing themes will include casual, career, sportswear and formal wear. The show will feature student models and performances by Alison Crockett and Kolten.     Admission is $7; $5 for HCC students.

REACH Executive Director Jodie Stock, second from right, accepts a check for $600 that was raised for the Cold Weather Shelter during a fashion show Dec. 4 at Bulls & Bears restaurant in Hagerstown. The show was organized by Brenda Dalton of RoseBrooke Studio, center, and Jodi Columbo of Beyond Ordinary Event & Wedding Planning, left. Also present for the check presentation were Dalton’s daughter, North Hagerstown High School graduate and Seattle Seahawks cheerleader Danielle Wagner, second from left, and Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Tom Riford.

Now that most of the models have been chosen, it's time for the community to get ready to purchase tickets to show support and make the For Our Kids Sake Fashion Show a success. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for students.   Children models of walking age are still needed; contact Dot Bell as soon as possible. The fashion show will be Sunday, Nov. 20, starting at 3 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Center, 131 W. North St. in Hagerstown. For more information, call Bell at 301-791-0717.

Shawnice Blowe didn't have to go far to find the business attire she modeled Saturday night for the Black Student Union's fashion show at Hagerstown Community College “I just found it in my clothes and I was like, 'OK,'” Blowe said before taking the Kepler Center theater stage to model the clothes with Malick Nguema. Blowe, 18, of Hagerstown, and Nguema, 19, of the Washington, D.C., area, were among about a dozen volunteer models for the HCC student organization's second annual fashion show.

Hagerstown Community College's Black Student Union will host its third annual fashion show Saturday, Feb. 2, beginning at 7 p.m., at Kepler Center on HCC's main campus. The show will feature student models displaying a variety of clothing styles, including casual, career, sportswear, and formal wear. Vendors include Déjà Vu Boutique, JC Penney, Jos. A. Bank, Deb, Rue 21, Kasper, Reebok, Jones New York, Wilsons Leather, and the HCC Campus Store. Musicians Beyonka Marie, Iron Lion, and Spence will perform.

The For Our Kids Sake coordinators are planning a fashion show Sunday, Sept. 25, starting at 3 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Center, 131 W. North St. in Hagerstown. Youths, especially high school and college students, are needed as models. Refreshments will be served.   Tickets are on sale. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, call Dot Bell at 301-791-0717.   Dinner today Second Christian Church, at 65 W. North Ave. in Hagerstown, will hold a dinner today from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu includes fried fish or fried chicken with french fries and soda or water.

Tulle, sequins and silk graced the catwalk Sunday at Valley Mall, where flocks of brides-to-be came for inspiration before strutting down the aisle themselves. This year's annual Bridal & Prom Expo, sponsored by The Herald-Mail and the mall, attracted 85 vendors, including DJs, photographers, florists and hairstylists. "It's to bring brides out and introduce them to all the business and services within the Tri-State area," said event coordinator Kristie Sundberg. "Vendors who come back have told me that this bridal show brings them the best results.

The Top Five Vocal concert Countertenor Terry Barber will perform classical and popular favorites. A Community Concert Association of Hagerstown concert. 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potmac St., downtown Hagerstown. $25; $2 students. Call 240-520-0174 or go to www.hagerstownliveonstage.com . She's got great hair World-class hair designer Brett Borreson will lead Evening of Hope: Fashion for a Cure, a theatrical hair-inspired fashion show Saturday, April 13. 6 p.m., doors open for silent auction; 7 p.m., hair and fashion show begins.

Orange and red are in style this season, including together, according to one of the mistresses of ceremonies for Sunday's Fashion in the Know show at Fountain Head Country Club. Women modeled fashions from Lena's of Hagerstown and Aspire, a women's clothing boutique in Frederick, Md. In addition to clothes, handbags and jewelry were highlighted. “Love both of the boutiques,” said Kathy Tierney, who sat at one of the back tables watching the models strut on the runway before walking through the crowd of tables.

Catherine “Katie” Stevens is celebrating her 99th birthday today. Katie has been the organist at Washington Square United Methodist Church for many years. Her church family has been showering her with birthday cards to show her how much she is loved and appreciated. Have a wonderful day, Katie. 'Fashion for a Cure' planned for April 13 Bella Salon and Spa will present “An Evening of Hope ... Fashion for a Cure” Saturday, April 13, at The Maryland Theatre. A silent auction will be at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. The hair-inspired fashion show will feature Redken artist Brent Borreson.

Allegany Dental Care is holding its sixth annual food drive during January and February. It will accept donations of nonperishable food items at its three locations.  All food collected will be donated to the Maryland Food Bank - Western Maryland Branch (formerly Food Resources Inc.) The locations are 19418 Leitersburg Pike, 22109 Jefferson Blvd. and 17719 Virginia Ave. The offices are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Senior site Smithsburg senior site calendar: Wednesday - Nutrition Education, 10 a.m.   Friday - Birthday luncheon, 11:30 a.m.   Monday - Cards, dominoes or games, 10 a.m. Ballroom dance Clare Domer's ballroom dance will be Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Morris Frock Post 42 American Legion on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown.  Admission costs $5 per person.

Engaged on Dec. 7, Kayla Pownall and Cody Frankenberry attended The Herald-Mail's 2013 Bridal & Prom Expo at Valley Mall on Sunday to get some ideas for their September 2014 wedding. Among the items the couple wanted to check out were cakes and dresses, said Frankenberry, 25. The Martinsburg, W.Va., couple arrived at the mall in time to catch the end of the first of two fashion shows on a stage in front of Bon-Ton. Several women modeled wedding gowns, mother-of-the-bride dresses and prom dresses, while men modeled tuxedos.

Hagerstown Community College's Black Student Union will host its third annual fashion show Saturday, Feb. 2, beginning at 7 p.m., at Kepler Center on HCC's main campus. The show will feature student models displaying a variety of clothing styles, including casual, career, sportswear, and formal wear. Vendors include Déjà Vu Boutique, JC Penney, Jos. A. Bank, Deb, Rue 21, Kasper, Reebok, Jones New York, Wilsons Leather, and the HCC Campus Store. Musicians Beyonka Marie, Iron Lion, and Spence will perform.

Western Enterprise helps others for holidays The Western Enterprise Fire Co. supplied nine cases of hams to The Salvation Army for its Christmas dinner this past holiday season. Along with the Ladies Auxiliary, Western Enterprise also donated funds to Holly Place to provide the requested cleaning supplies and paper products from its wish list. To show appreciation for all the extra efforts they contribute throughout the school year, the Ladies Auxiliary hosted a holiday luncheon for the nonteaching staff at Winter Street Elementary School.

JoAnna Torbolli got engaged in October and has been planning her wedding “off and on since then.” On Sunday, Torbolli and her cousin, Autumn Harnish, both of Boonsboro, used the Live Wedding Expo at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center as a way to get some ideas for the special day, tentatively planned for June 2014. “You can get cards. You can collect information. You can get ideas,” Torbolli said. “It's all very helpful and it's in a really nice facility.” With about 15 local vendors on hand, the first-ever event at Hager Hall drew 150 to 175 brides-to-be, plus another 180 people who attended a wedding that took place at about 3 p.m., according to Cynthia Fowler, banquet manager for Hager Hall.

Tea, fashion show to benefit animal shelter CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter will host Second Hand Rose Tea and Fashion Show from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the thrift store, 66 S. Main St. Tickets cost $15, and only 50 seats will be available. Proceeds will benefit the shelter's Rallying to Relocate Capital Campaign. The fashion show will include clothing available for purchase at the thrift store, and shelter dogs will model outfits.

LouEllen "Ellen" Winship, 86, of Washington, D.C., currently residing at 7 Maple Ave., Boonsboro, Md., passed away peacefully, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village. She was born Wednesday, June 23, 1926, in Washington, D.C. She held several master's degrees, including degrees in biology, business and accounting. She was employed with the federal government, retiring after 40 years of service. She served on numerous community boards and coordinated many special events, including a fashion show in Korea during the '70s for international dignitaries, that portrayed the fashion of all the former first ladies of the United States.