Grandparents Day

About 300 grandparents visited Mother Seton School on Sept. 23 to share in classroom activities on Grandparents Day. Sponsors included Wegmans, Jubilee Foods in Emmitsburg, Starbucks in Middletown, Md., and the Paper Factory.

Grandparents of students who attend Hickory Elementary School are invited to Grandparents Day. Grandparents are invited to visit the school Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m.   Spring band concert Fifth-graders at Hickory Elementary School will participate in a spring concert Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Williamsport High School auditorium.   Deaf awareness event planned at mall May 10  Approximately 30 community organizations and businesses will be on hand to provide services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community Friday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 4  p.m. near JC Penney at Valley Mall.

Grandparents of Heritage Academy students were invited to spend the day at the school Oct. 29. Grandparents were treated to coffee and doughnuts upon arrival at the Christian school west of Hagerstown. Then they had the opportunity to attend two programs presented by the students. During the high school program, students performed musical selections on the piano, chime bells and violins. A group of juniors performed a vocal selection, while members of the freshman class recited Matthew chapter five.

On Oct. 4, Pangborn Elementary School welcomed more than 300 grandparents into classrooms. They participated in math, reading and science lessons, helped students with assignments and shopped at the Scholastic book fair. The students enjoyed showing off their many areas of expertise to their grandparents. The grandparents enjoyed seeing what students have accomplished and being able to support the classrooms.

Grandparents Day was observed Sept. 29 at Winter Street Elementary School. More than 90 grandparents and great-grandparents visited the school. Kindergartner Hannah Rinehart introduced great-grandfather Ed Files and grandfather Ed Files Jr. Fourth-grade teacher Jeremy Golden received a surprise visit from his grandmother, Susan Higgins of Clear Spring. Martha Reeves drove from Burke, Va., to visit with fourth-grade grandson Kindred Christenson, and brought two boxes of cookies for the class.

Greencastle 717-597-2020 Tap dance with Kasey Schaub -- Monday, 10 to 11 a.m. Grandparents day -- Monday, 11 a.m. Pinochle -- Monday, 1 p.m. Trim and tone seniorettes -- Monday, 2 p.m. Line dancing with Linda Henry -- Tuesday, 10 a.m. Oil painting with Rebecca Mongomery -- Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Card club -- Tuesday, 12:45 p.m. Tuscarora ...

Here are some of the things happening in Washington County Public Schools this week: Today Conococheague Elementary, Book fair through Wednesday. E. Russell Hicks Middle, Department meetings, 2:30 p.m. Fountain Rock Elementary, Family Life for fifth-graders; PTA Penny Challenge, through April 25; Scholastic Book Fair through Friday. Funkstown Elementary, Grandparents Day and Night, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; or 6 to 7 p.m. Hancock Elementary, Book fair through Friday; Officer Phil presentation for third- and fourth-graders, 1:30 p.m. Hancock Middle/Senior High, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts information session, 6 p.m. Lincolnshire Elementary, Classroom group pictures.

If you picked up last Tuesday's Daily Mail, you might have found out that the Maugansville Goodwill Volunteer Fire Co. is hosting a safety camp for children at the fire station this week. It was mentioned in Lori Hall's "Around Maugansville" column. It is grass-roots information such as the safety camp that has helped The Daily Mail expand its local coverage of the various neighborhoods in the county. The Daily Mail has 13 town correspondents who write for the paper. We have correspondents in North Hagerstown (Jane Schmidt)

Get organized Patience is a virtue ... I think Mother Nature is testing ours. Chin up, the sun can't hide forever. Hopefully by the time you read this, you can say "What is she talking about? It's gorgeous outside!" There is much to do and well, I was going to say so little time, but technically we have the same time we did last week and will the next. So perhaps I am encouraging you to get organized and budget your time so that you can accomplish all that you need and most of what you want ... and perhaps find some time for some fun and relaxation!

"Without mothers, there would be no sons. " Pretty serious stuff, this mother duty. After all, mothers make us or break us. They affect us immensely before we take our first breath, for goodness sake. They put up with expanding bellies and ruined figures, indigestion, nausea and more pain than a man could ever think to imagine. Meanwhile, the father - if he even sticks around - is playing golf, cards and trying to be as empathetic as possible without being annoying.

Grandparents of students who attend Hickory Elementary School are invited to Grandparents Day. Grandparents are invited to visit the school Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m.   Spring band concert Fifth-graders at Hickory Elementary School will participate in a spring concert Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Williamsport High School auditorium.   Deaf awareness event planned at mall May 10  Approximately 30 community organizations and businesses will be on hand to provide services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community Friday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 4  p.m. near JC Penney at Valley Mall.

About 300 grandparents visited Mother Seton School on Sept. 23 to share in classroom activities on Grandparents Day. Sponsors included Wegmans, Jubilee Foods in Emmitsburg, Starbucks in Middletown, Md., and the Paper Factory.

On Oct. 4, Pangborn Elementary School welcomed more than 300 grandparents into classrooms. They participated in math, reading and science lessons, helped students with assignments and shopped at the Scholastic book fair. The students enjoyed showing off their many areas of expertise to their grandparents. The grandparents enjoyed seeing what students have accomplished and being able to support the classrooms.

Grandparents of Heritage Academy students were invited to spend the day at the school Oct. 29. Grandparents were treated to coffee and doughnuts upon arrival at the Christian school west of Hagerstown. Then they had the opportunity to attend two programs presented by the students. During the high school program, students performed musical selections on the piano, chime bells and violins. A group of juniors performed a vocal selection, while members of the freshman class recited Matthew chapter five.

Greencastle 717-597-2020 Tap dance with Kasey Schaub -- Monday, 10 to 11 a.m. Grandparents day -- Monday, 11 a.m. Pinochle -- Monday, 1 p.m. Trim and tone seniorettes -- Monday, 2 p.m. Line dancing with Linda Henry -- Tuesday, 10 a.m. Oil painting with Rebecca Mongomery -- Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Card club -- Tuesday, 12:45 p.m. Tuscarora ...

Here are some of the things happening in Washington County Public Schools this week: Today Conococheague Elementary, Book fair through Wednesday. E. Russell Hicks Middle, Department meetings, 2:30 p.m. Fountain Rock Elementary, Family Life for fifth-graders; PTA Penny Challenge, through April 25; Scholastic Book Fair through Friday. Funkstown Elementary, Grandparents Day and Night, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; or 6 to 7 p.m. Hancock Elementary, Book fair through Friday; Officer Phil presentation for third- and fourth-graders, 1:30 p.m. Hancock Middle/Senior High, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts information session, 6 p.m. Lincolnshire Elementary, Classroom group pictures.

Get organized Patience is a virtue ... I think Mother Nature is testing ours. Chin up, the sun can't hide forever. Hopefully by the time you read this, you can say "What is she talking about? It's gorgeous outside!" There is much to do and well, I was going to say so little time, but technically we have the same time we did last week and will the next. So perhaps I am encouraging you to get organized and budget your time so that you can accomplish all that you need and most of what you want ... and perhaps find some time for some fun and relaxation!

Maryland Francis Murphy 240-313-9300, ext. 154 Exercise videos, coffee, conversation and site maintenance - daily. Exercise and/or line-dancing -Monday, 9:45 a.m. Bible study - Monday, 6 to 7 p.m. Yahtzee or dominoes - Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. Crafts - Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. Lunchtime discussion: "What is he/she think?" - Wednesday. Bingo - Wednesday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:45 a.m. "Pass the Watermelon, Please" and exercise with Helen House -Thursday, 9:45 a.m. Potomac Towers 301-991-5168 Seek-N-Find, coffee and conversation - daily, 9 a.m. Exercise and ball toss with Argie Harris - Monday, Wednesday through Friday, 9:15 a.m. Exercise with Argie Harris -Wednesday through Friday, 9:15 a.m. Bingo - Monday, 10 a.m. Exercise with Lisa Bennett -Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Blood pressure screening with Argie Harris - Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m. Craft with Amy Turner - Wednesday, 10 a.m. Knitting and crocheting with Frankie - Wednesday, noon.

Tonight: Step-aerobics class at Little Antietam Community Center, 40 Mount Vernon Drive, Keedysville, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 301-432-5320. May 9: Story time for ages 3 and older at Boonsboro Free Library, 3:30 p.m. May 9: Boonsboro Lions Club meeting at American Legion, 6:30 p.m. May 9: Story time at Keedysville Library, 3 p.m., free for ages 3 and older. For more information, call 301-432-5795. May 10: Story time at Sharpsburg Public Library, 3:30 p.m., free for ages 3 to 5. For more information, call 301-432-8825.