Ruritan

District 12 Ruritan, on the corner of Breathedsville and Manor Church roads in Fairplay, will hold an all-you-can-eat slippery beef and chicken potpie dinner Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. or until sold out.   The meal includes your choice of cole slaw or applesauce, roll, tea, coffee or water. Carryout will be available. Desserts will also be sold. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $3.50 for those ages 12 and younger.   For more information, call 301-582-1005. Miller to speak at Historical Society meeting   South Mountain State Battlefield historian John A. Miller will give a slide presentation to the Keedysville Historical Society meeting Monday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 53 N. Main St., Keedysville.

Ruritan pancake breakfast planned The Maugansville Ruritan Club will host its first pancake breakfast of the new year Saturday, Jan. 26, from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at its blue building at 18007 Maugans Ave. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, sausage gravy, juice, coffee and tea. The breakfast costs $5.50 for adults, $3 for those ages 6 to 12, and are free for ages 5 and younger. There is plenty of free parking and the lines move quickly.

Steve Hose, left, co-chairman of the Maugansville Ruritan Club Auction Committee, presents a check for $6,000 to Gary McKinsey, husband of Tracy McKinsey, a teacher at Maugansville Elementary School who has been battling leukemia, and recently underwent a bone marrow transplant. The check proceeds were from the club's March 19 community auction, which were designated to assist Tracy and her family with medical expenses.

MERCERSBURG, PA. - Organizers of the 20th annual Two Top Ruritan Steam and Gas Show say the three-day event is about working for the community. In the words of Two Top Ruritan Club President Ralph Daugherty, the club's 23 members "work hard for free to make money, then give it away to the needy in the community. " Like most Ruritan clubs, the Two Top charter is a fundraising organization. The annual Steam and Gas show is the highlight for the small club, but Daugherty admitted he could not recall how much the club raised with the event last year.

FAIRPLAY -- Clutching a lance, petite Chloe Bellerive sat atop Dizzy, her flea-bitten gray Arabian pony. Chloe, 10, of Keedysville, stared down the length of the 80-yard dirt track before her. Three wooden arches went across the track at intervals of 20 and 30 feet. From each of the arches hung a small metal ring, dangling from a leather strap. Chloe set her gaze on the rings, hoping to spear them with her lance. Clad in pink breeches, she pressured the pony's girth and broke into a canter.

GOLF Bricker starts in pack PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. ? Waynesboro's Chad Bricker was back in the pack in a tie for 76th following the first day of the Pennsylvania Open on Monday. Bricker carded a 3-over-par 75 at Sunnybrook Country Club that left him eight shots off the pace set by Malcolm Spatz and Chris Lange. He was even-par with a 36 after the front nine. YOUTH LEAGUES Maugansville Little League Maugans Oil 8, Ruritan 7 Maugans Oil: Matt Braithwaite 4 hits; Mike Braithwaite 2 hits.

Del. John Overington has scheduled two town meetings to gather input from residents. The first will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bedington Ruritan Building, south of Bedington Crossroads on the west side of U.S. 11. The second town meeting will be Feb. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Marlowe Ruritan Building. To reach the Ruritan building, take U.S. 11 to Marlowe Elementary School and turn onto Broad Lane. The Ruritan building is on the right. “This will be my 29th year of holding these meetings at the start of the 60-day legislative session which begins Feb. 13 at noon and concludes on April 13,” Overington, R-Berkeley, said in a news release.

Pancake breakfast set for Saturday The Maugansville Ruritan Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at the Ruritan community building on Maugans Avenue. The menu includes pancakes, Hoffman sausage, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy, coffee, tea and orange juice. Tickets cost $5.50 for adults and $3 for those ages 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. Proceeds will help support the many programs the club sponsors.

District 12 Ruritan will host a crab feed Saturday, Sept. 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. with all-you-can-eat crabs served between 6 and 9 p.m. The menu also includes chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw, baked beans, cold draft and sodas. Tickets will be sold in advance only. The club is at the corner of Manor Church and Breathedsville roads in Fairplay. For more information, call 301-582-1005.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Although they all agree on the same goal - having the best possible library in northern Berkeley County - the groups of people involved in the process have become contentious on the means to accomplish that objective. Much of the disagreement seems to center on whether a temporary library branch should be opened in the basement of the Marlowe (W.Va.) Ruritan building. By Thursday afternoon, the matter had wound its way to the Berkeley County Commission meeting, when Commissioners Steve Teufel and Ron Collins listened to different people talk about the matter for more than an hour.

The Hagerstown Country Western Dance Association will hold a line dance Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Maugansville Ruritan Club, 18007 Maugans Ave. The line dance is for singles and couples. The event is open to the public. The dance costs $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers. For more information, send an email to tdavis2058@yahoo.com .

The Hagerstown Country Western Dance Association will hold its Mother's Day  dance Saturday, May 11, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Maugansville Ruritan Club, now that renovations at the club are complete. The event will include line dancing for singles and couples. Admission costs $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers. It is open to the public. Snacks will be provided. The Ruritan Club is at 18007 Maugans Ave. For more information, send an email to tdavis2058@yahoo.com.

The Maugansville Ruritan Club announced its scholarship winners from local high schools. Each winner attended a dinner at the club with their parents on April 17 and were presented $1,000 scholarships from Tom Ingram, scholarship chairman. Allison Nicole Martin, daughter of Joseph and Sandra Martin, plans to attend Radford University and major in fashion design and business adminstration.  John Britton III, son of John and Angela Britton and grandson of Cliff and Sue Britton, plans to attend Salisbury University and major in biology and pre-med, as well as play basketball.  Kirstie Coombs, daughter of David and Cindy Coombs, plans to attend the University of Maryland majoring in engineering with a minor in biology.

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.

The Washington County Rural Heritage Museum will hold a grand opening celebration of the Rural Heritage Transportation Museum and 13th annual spring open house. The events will occur at the museum at 7313 Sharpsburg Pike Saturday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum will host a one-of-a-kind transportation artifact display, including two surviving, Hagerstown-built Dagmar automobiles and Crawford bicycles, Dahlgren Carriages, Pope Tribune automobiles and an Astor Taxi-Cab.

The Maugansville Ruritan Club will host a pancake breakfast Saturday from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at its blue building on Maugans Avenue. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, sausage gravy, juice, coffee and tea. The breakfast costs $5.50 for adults, $3 for those ages 6 to 12, and is free for those ages 5 and younger. There is plenty of free parking, and lines move quickly. This is the final breakfast until September, and the club thanks all who have attended its fall and winter events.

State Line Ruritan was started in 1955 by local businessmen and farmers. Roy “Jack” Myers and Roy “Bing” Bingaman were two of the original founding fathers. State Line Ruritan presented them each with a charter member plaque award at the membership meeting Feb. 18. Bingaman was also presented with a 57-year perfect attendance pin for his dedicated service.

The Potomac District of Ruritan National is comprised of 45 Ruritan clubs in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Frederick County has seven Ruritan clubs. Ruritan is considered the leading community service organization in the United States. Each year, representatives from throughout Ruritan hold their national convention. Delegates from the Potomac District joined others from throughout the nation recently at the convention at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky. Recognized at the convention were 2013 Potomac District Gov. Donald Foster of the Mount Pleasant Ruritan and past District Gov. John Lovell Jr. of the Jefferson Ruritan Club.

The Maugansville Ruritan Club is offering four $1,000 college scholarships to seniors of both private and public high schools in the North End and the Maugansville area. Applications are available in the school's guidance office and need to be received by March 31. All information, including where to return and phone numbers for further inquiries, are on the forms.     Ruritan pancake breakfast The Maugansville Ruritan Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, Feb. 23, from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at its blue community center on Maugans Avenue.

Del. John Overington has scheduled two town meetings to gather input from residents. The first will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bedington Ruritan Building, south of Bedington Crossroads on the west side of U.S. 11. The second town meeting will be Feb. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Marlowe Ruritan Building. To reach the Ruritan building, take U.S. 11 to Marlowe Elementary School and turn onto Broad Lane. The Ruritan building is on the right. “This will be my 29th year of holding these meetings at the start of the 60-day legislative session which begins Feb. 13 at noon and concludes on April 13,” Overington, R-Berkeley, said in a news release.