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Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone 60 years and older at seven locations - Hancock, Smithsburg, Keedysville, Williamsport and three in Hagerstown. A two-day reservation notice is required and a donation is asked per meal. For information, call 301-790-0275. Weekly menu Wednesday - Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, savory green beans, nutless Waldorf salad, pineapple, whole-grain bread and milk.

The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone over 60 years old at seven locations - Hancock, Smithsburg, Keedysville, Williamsport and three in Hagerstown. A two-day reservation notice is required and a donation is asked per meal. For information, call 301-790-0275. Weekly menu Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 Wednesday - baked turkey pot pie, tossed salad, whole grain bread, pineapple, and milk. Thursday - site closed, Thanksgiving Day Friday - manager's special menu day Monday - ham patty, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, whole grain bread, fruit cocktail, and milk.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Berryville, Va., company moved a step closer to bottling honey and salad dressing in Berkeley County, W.Va., Monday night, when the Berkeley County Planning Commission granted preliminary approval of plans for a 30,000-square-foot plant in the Berkeley County Industrial Park. The Virginia Honey Co. Inc., which manufactures honey, molasses, salad dressings and sauces, previously said it expects to finish construction of the plant by September. The plant will employ five workers a shift, a representative of the project told the Planning Commission.

Dec. 24 -- Dec. 30 The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone 60 years and older at seven locations -- Hancock, Smithsburg, Keedysville, Williamsport and three in Hagerstown. A two-day reservation notice is required and a donation is asked per meal. For information, call 301-790-0275. Weekly menu Wednesday -- Closed for Christmas Eve Thursday -- Closed for Christmas Day Friday -- Creamed chipped beef on biscuit, succotash, Harvard beets, orange, pudding and milk.

School lunch menus for the week of Monday, Jan. 7, through Friday, Jan. 11: Washington County Monday - Hot dog on bun or steak-and-cheese sub, baked beans, fresh vegetables with dip and mandarin oranges. Secondary also may choose chili. Tuesday - Chicken nuggets with mini biscuit or tuna salad sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and pineapple chunks. Secondary also may choose cream of broccoli soup. Wednesday - Lasagna with meat sauce and Texas toast or beef ravioli with roll, salad, whipped sherbet and pears.

Make your lunchtime "special" by brown bagging your midday meal. A packed lunch can be a great way to trim your waist and your budget. Restaurant meals are usually large portions and lots of calories that can really pack on the extra pounds. Plus, they can easily cost $10 or more. Over the course of a month, the extra calories and dollars really add up. How do you make the lunch you pack at home just as exciting as a restaurant meal? First, stay away from the same dull sandwich.

By OMNI VORE Palettie is located on Alternate U.S. 40 in downtown Boonsboro in an old two-story brick building. The word that came to mind after dining at Palettie was sincere. We felt like we had entered a friend's dining room. The food was real, the waitresses were energetic and the setting was attractive. The cook, Lettie Gordon, "is just a mom who likes to cook" explained our waitress. And so we were presented with an uncomplicated menu by a gregarious woman in a room filled with local art by Laura Renee Davis.

Feb. 23 - March 1 The Washington County Commission on Aging offers noon lunches to anyone 60 years and older at seven locations - Hancock, Smithsburg, Keedysville, Williamsport and three in Hagerstown. A two-day reservation notice is required and a donation is asked per meal. For information, call 301-790-0275. Weekly menu Wednesday - Turkey tetrazzini, Harvard beets, whole-grain bread, pineapple and milk. Thursday - Garden salad with chickpeas, cheeseburger, potato soup, cucumber and onion salad, round roll, banana and milk.