Smithsburg

Amendment would ban some weapons SMITHSBURG - A citizen's months-old complaint about a person using a bow and arrow near a residence is the spark behind a proposed law that would prohibit people from using weapons, including air rifles and crossbows, within Smithsburg's town limits. The town council voted Tuesday to introduce an amendment banning the use of objects that discharge "a projectile capable of inflicting bodily injury except in the lawful defense (of) person or property.

SMITHSBURG - When it comes to her art, Bobbi Wivell, 45, believes in whimsy. As she prepared last week for the Kris Kringle Holiday Craft Show set for this weekend, the porch of the Smithsburg home she shares with husband Ken, 47, is lined with Santa Clauses, snowmen and reindeer waiting to be tagged and packed. The craft show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, at Hagerstown Community College's Athletic, Recreation and Community Center, east of Hagerstown.

Mayor: Mildred "Mickey" Myers, 301-739-1385 Town council: - Shirley Aurand, 301-824-7635 - Jerome Martin, 301-824-5271 - William Mills, 301-824-3587 - Ralph Regan, 301-824-2166 - Thomas B. Smith, 301-824-2663 The Town Council meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Town Hall: 301-824-7234