Society

Editor's note: This is the eighth in a 12-part series about Washington County Historical Society's founders. Celebrating 100 years of organized advocacy for historic preservation, the Washington County Historical Society has the enviable record of having preserved Fort Frederick, Washington Monument on South Mountain, the Hager House, the Dunker Church, Burnside Bridge, Maryland Heights (the Maryland overlook of Harpers Ferry),...

Historical society to meet Sunday The Hancock Historical Society will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Hancock Town Hall and Community Center, 126 W. High St. After a short business meeting, a staff member from Washington County Free Library will present a program on Hancock history, especially the digital resources collected at the main branch of the library. The public is invited. Halloween party to be held Sunday St. Thomas' Episcopal Church hosts the annual All Hallows' Eve Party Sunday at 6 p.m. in the parish hall.

Students in Lincolnshire Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Ann Mathena's H-OWL 4 Hope group recently held a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Washington County.  The students presented their donation at the school Friday to Katherine Cooker, the animal shelter's manager of development and community relations. Students held a Pennies for Pups drive and put on a play for other students in an effort to spread the word about their project.  “The kids did this all on their own,” Mathena said.

Waynesboro's Gala Cancer Auction returns Saturday for its 31st year to continue raising money for the American Cancer Society. The auction, which started as a door-to-door campaign, has raised $1.5 million in its three decades, organizers said. “We're grateful to everyone that has donated their time, goods and services and cash donations,” said Jill Kessler, steering committee member. A silent auction will start at 4 p.m., and oral bidding on 119 items begins at 5:30 p.m. “Food will be available.

Head of humane society resigns By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI / Staff Writer After more than five years as executive director for the Washington County Humane Society, Shelly Moore has resigned. Moore accepted an executive director position with the Asheville Humane Society in Asheville, N.C., and will start work there Monday, she said. She said she had been looking for new position because her husband found an electrician job in South Carolina. The two had been living apart since November, she said.

Johnny Strouth, right, the top pledge collector for the fifth annual Bone to Be Wild, the 2008 Dave Alderson Memorial Motorcycle Ride, is congratulated by Paul Smith, executive director of the animal shelter. The ride, to benefit the Humane Society of Washington County, was held July 20 with a record number of riders in attendance. By the time the engines started, 215 riders were registered and 140 motorcycles thundered out of the Harley-Davidson: Buell of Williamsport parking lot at Bowman Industrial Park.

HAGERSTOWN - The Humane Society of Washington County plans to reopen its dog adoption kennels today after closing them Aug. 31 in response to an outbreak of canine Parvovirus, Humane Society spokeswoman Katherine Cooker said. The shelter has not had a case of the potentially-deadly disease since Sept. 5, and staff feel it will be safe to reopen, Cooker said. The dogs had been confined to their kennels to prevent the spread of the disease, which is transmitted through dogs' fecal matter, she said.

CD review Society Ills, a band of four guys - two 18 and two 19 - from Frederick, Md., kicks off its second self-produced album, "Transmission," with melodic keys and intricate guitar riffs on the track "The Aftermath. " This song sounds like it could be a Pearl Jam song. Society Ills' second and more emotional track, "Cutthroat Romance," has heavier guitar sounds than the other songs on the album. It has an alternative rock feel with catchy melodies, and it's outro includes a piano solo.

HAGERSTOWN -- High notes of the past year were applauded Thursday during the Jell-O Jubilee, the end-of-the-year luncheon for the Singer Society, the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts' volunteer organization. The luncheon in the Bowman Gallery at the museum included a musical performance by 18 high school students, with conductor Matthew Albright, vocal director of the Advanced Music Studies, Arts and Communication Academy in Frederick, Md. "The Singer Society asked us if we would come sing 'Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine' at their luncheon about a year ago," Albright said.