Townmall Of Westminster

Westminster mall to hold blood drive, holiday events TownMall of Westminster has announced its December holiday events: Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.: American Red Cross blood drive next to Gordon's Jewelers. Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.: Kids Club with Candy and Cupcake. Thursday to Dec. 31: The Baltimore Area N-Track Club will display its 4,000-square-foot train layout next to Belk. Visitors can enter a drawing to win a train set. Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Angelica of the children's cartoon show Rugrats will greet shoppers and their children in Steve & Barry's Court.

Sykesville Center to mark two years Carroll Community College's Sykesville Center, located in the Public Safety Education and Training Center, will mark two years of operation this fall. The center offers credit and non-credit courses, conveniently located to residents of southern Carroll County and the community workforce. The center will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and will accept registration for fall classes on the site. First-time college students will not be able to register at the open house unless they have already completed placement tests and attended a first advising session.

An 11-year-old Westminster boy won last month's eighth annual Advent Train Garden fund-raiser raffle for Carroll County Food Sunday. Kyle Mosley, son of Ed and Shawnee Mosley, won the 4-by-9-foot N-gauge train layout in the drawing Dec. 22. Kyle's grandmother bought six tickets and gave three to him. His winning number was 14. Carroll County Food Sunday earned more than $4,000 from the raffle, said Derek Anderson, board chairman for the organization that...

Westminster mall to hold blood drive, holiday events TownMall of Westminster has announced its December holiday events: Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.: American Red Cross blood drive next to Gordon's Jewelers. Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.: Kids Club with Candy and Cupcake. Thursday to Dec. 31: The Baltimore Area N-Track Club will display its 4,000-square-foot train layout next to Belk. Visitors can enter a drawing to win a train set. Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Angelica of the children's cartoon show Rugrats will greet shoppers and their children in Steve & Barry's Court.

If you happen to wander through TownMall of Westminster tomorrow afternoon and you hear a noise that sounds deep, silly and simultaneously strange and familiar, don't be alarmed. It's probably only Norma Hooks' all-bassoon holiday band playing "Jingle Bells." That's right - no showy flutes, no pushy trumpets, no oafish tubas perform in Hooks' band, The Twelve Bassoons of Christmas. This ensemble is composed entirely of a dozen of the hefty double-reeded woodwinds that rarely get the spotlight.

The Tourism Council of Carroll County is bringing the renowned Harlem Wizards and their full-court basketball fireworks to Westminster again to take on the Carroll County Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. March 16 at Western Maryland College. The game is the Tourism Council's only fund-raiser, said Steve Kerkam, president. The Wizards, a team featuring former NBA and college stars, will take on a squad of local basketball enthusiasts, several from area recreational teams. Coming back as the Wizards' on-court jester is crowd favorite James "Speedy" Williams, who appeared in the movie Above the Rim. Williams keeps the game moving and the opponents on their toes with his never-ending chatter and slapstick.

Sykesville Center to mark two years Carroll Community College's Sykesville Center, located in the Public Safety Education and Training Center, will mark two years of operation this fall. The center offers credit and non-credit courses, conveniently located to residents of southern Carroll County and the community workforce. The center will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and will accept registration for fall classes on the site. First-time college students will not be able to register at the open house unless they have already completed placement tests and attended a first advising session.

TownMall schedules Kids Club, craft show TownMall of Westminster has announced events for this month. A Kids Club is held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, with stories, music, magic, arts and crafts, and educational programs. A craft show will be held during regular business hours through Oct. 14. Local craftspeople will display and sell a variety of gifts and decorative items next to the food court. Dog Ears & Paws Inc., a nonprofit organization that trains assistance and therapy dogs, will visit the mall Saturday.

The Tourism Council of Carroll County is bringing the renowned Harlem Wizards and their full-court basketball fireworks to Westminster again to take on the Carroll County Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. March 16 at Western Maryland College. The game is the Tourism Council's only fund-raiser, said Steve Kerkam, president. The Wizards, a team featuring former NBA and college stars, will take on a squad of local basketball enthusiasts, several from area recreational teams. Coming back as the Wizards' on-court jester is crowd favorite James "Speedy" Williams, who appeared in the movie Above the Rim. Williams keeps the game moving and the opponents on their toes with his never-ending chatter and slapstick.

An 11-year-old Westminster boy won last month's eighth annual Advent Train Garden fund-raiser raffle for Carroll County Food Sunday. Kyle Mosley, son of Ed and Shawnee Mosley, won the 4-by-9-foot N-gauge train layout in the drawing Dec. 22. Kyle's grandmother bought six tickets and gave three to him. His winning number was 14. Carroll County Food Sunday earned more than $4,000 from the raffle, said Derek Anderson, board chairman for the organization that...

TownMall schedules Kids Club, craft show TownMall of Westminster has announced events for this month. A Kids Club is held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, with stories, music, magic, arts and crafts, and educational programs. A craft show will be held during regular business hours through Oct. 14. Local craftspeople will display and sell a variety of gifts and decorative items next to the food court. Dog Ears & Paws Inc., a nonprofit organization that trains assistance and therapy dogs, will visit the mall Saturday.