Hughesville, MD

Hughesville Happenings is sponsoring a Village Christmas on Saturday December 6, 2008. Please bring the whole family, as there will be:

• Tree Decorating

• Tree Lighting

• Christmas Carols

• Santa Claus

• Hot Cider and Hot Chocolate

• Candy Canes

• and More!

There's also opportunities to sponsor Christmas tree ornaments. The sponsored Christmas tree ornaments will be personalized to display your business name, your employee's name, your family, or in memory of a friend or loved one. The sponsored ornaments will be displayed on the Village Christmas tree.

The cost to sponsor a Christmas tree ornament is $25.00 and the deadline to order is November 25, 2008. To order mail your sponsorship check to:

Hughesville Happenings

PO BOX 297

Hughesville, MD 20637

With your order, please indicate quanitity and what you'd like included on the ornament.

More details to follow soon, but mark your calendars now!

This is a Hughesville Maryland real estate update for Saturday November 8, 2008.

As of today Saturday November 8, 2008 there are currently 97 homes for sale in Hughesville Maryland in our MRIS MLS System. These are fee simple homes for sale and detached single family homes. Hughesville Maryland is located just south of Washington DC in Charles County Southern Maryland. Hughesville Maryland has great homes, neighborhoods, and some great subdivisions with reasonably priced single family detached fee simple homes for sale. Below is a current list of activity on single family homes for sale in Hughesville Maryland.

• 97 'Active' - Hughesville Maryland Homes
• 1 'Cntg/KO' - Hughesville Maryland Homes
• 3 'Cntg/NO KO' - Hughesville Maryland Homes
• 7 'Contract' - Hughesville Maryland Homes

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Southern Maryland Food Bank Struggling to Feed Needy Families

The only food bank in Southern Maryland has been struggling for months to keep its shelves stocked and workers blame the sluggish economy for the pronounced dip in donations. The Southern Maryland Food Bank is usually open on Mondays, but there have been many times this year when the food bank had to close due to the lack of supplies. If the problem continues, it may have to close its doors permanently.

Additional Challenges

The challenge this year, according to the Brenda DiCarol manager of the Southern Maryland Food Bank, is meeting the demand of an unlikely group of customers, hurting from the struggling economy. Increasingly, middle class families are slipping into that need category, so they're not able to donate as much as they did before. Once a contributor now the middle class are becoming part of the community the Southern Maryland Food Bank services.

Who They Are

The Southern Maryland Food Bank works with 27 food pantries in Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's Counties. As a group, they feed 12,000 families annually, but there's been a 60-70% increase in demand this year alone.

What Can You Do

You can start a food drive or donate your money to the Southern Maryland Food Bank. With the Holiday's fast approaching, not to mention winter, the increase in demand will only continue to grow.

To start a food drive contact:

Brenda DiCarlo, Southern Maryland Food Bank

Phone: 301-274-0695

Fax: 301-274-0681

To donate your money send checks to:

Southern Maryland Food Bank

P.O. Box 613 Hughesville, MD 20637

Thank you runners, sponsors, volunteers, Charles County Sheriff's Office, local businesses, moms, dads, kids and community members for a successful first running of the Hughesville 10k, 5k and 1k Kids Fun Run! Of course we ran into a few problems, but overall, we are very pleased with the outcome of the first race.

It was a successful day! We collected 812lbs of non-perishable canned, boxed and dry goods and $50 in cash donations for the Southern Maryland Food Bank during the Inaugural Hughesville 10k Festival! We also raised $1,000 to be donated to the Hughesville Baseball Association and another $1,000 to be donated to the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department.

Thanks to all! Great job everyone!

Results will be posted online soon. We hope you all had a great time and we'll see you next year.

Craig Barrett, Hughesville 10k Festival Race Director

Plan to attend the Hughesville 10k Festival, October 18, 2008, presented by the Hughesville Running Club, a Road Runners Club of America affiliated, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. We will have a 10k/5k and a kids 1k fun run. The kids fun run starts at 8:15am and the 10k/5k starts at 8:30am or immediately after the kids run. During the races and awards ceremony local radio personality Frank Dawson from WKIK 102.9 FM will broadcast live 9-12pm and The Wanderers, a local band, performs live from 12-3pm.

After the awards ceremony, the festival will kick into high gear. The cost of admission to the festival is a non-perishable, canned good to be donated to the Southern Maryland Food Bank. Supplies at the Food Bank are low, so now is a good time to contribute.

The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the Hughesville Revitalization Plan, showcase Hughesville businesses, and have county planning staff and small business development representatives on hand to discuss development and infill possibilities within the village core. We'll have local businesses, crafters, artists, produce, Charles County planning staff and Commissioners, Maryland Delegates and special guests. Vendor and sponsor opportunities are available and can be requested by clicking here.

This will be a great opportunity to bring the community together for a day to meet and enjoy the day with fellow neighbors and businesses. Any proceeds from the event will be donated to the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department and the Hughesville Baseball Association. The Hughesville Fire Department is also having their Open House on October 18th. We may see a Maryland State Police Helicopter!

There are two ways to register for the races. You can register and pay online at active.com (please note active.com has a processing fee) or offline by downloading and mailing in the registration form and payment. Each participant, regardless of the event selected, must complete a registration form and sign the waiver.

Click here to register and pay online.

Click here to download the registration form to mail-in form and payment.

Please note there is no online registration for the Kids Fun Run. You must download and mail in registration form.

Water stops and first aid stations are roughly every 2 miles or so. The 5k turn around is just past the entrance to Lake Jameson subdivision. The 10k turn around is just before Oliver's Shop Rd. Both routes are an out and back are scenic, rural and mostly flat. I've marked the course mileage and turn arounds. We'll have lots of course marshals and police to direct you. If you are running in the Marine Corps Marathon on the 26th, the 10k would be a good last minute tune-up.

I talked to Pat Kennedy yesterday morning, I think she's still planning on handing out water at one of the water stops. I left messages for Brian Block and Cindy Jones, inviting them to attend, volunteer, run or just hang out!

Plan to come! We're looking forward to seeing you!

*Note the distance is in kilometers.*