Around Maugansville

By MELITA WISHARD / 301-790-0079
November 27, 2009
mew@scottwishard.com

Plaque replaced in Maugansville

The plaque at the corner of Garden View and Maugansville Road has been replaced.

The plaque honored George Mauck, who died in 1944 in the Battle of Peleliu in World War II.

George was a resident of Maugansville and had lived on that corner.

The Battle of Peleliu, code named Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and Japan from September to November 1944 on the island of Peleliu. It remains one of the war’s most controversial because of the island’s questionable strategic value and very high death toll.

Seniors to meet Tuesday at restaurant

The Maugansville Senior Friendship Club will meet Tuesday at the Tops Chinese Buffet in North Village Plaza. A dutch treat lunch at noon will be followed by the meeting and Christmas celebration. Members are reminded to bring decorations to the meeting to give it a festive atmosphere and to help everyone get in the holiday spirit. Christmas carols will be sung to make it more cheerful. For more information, call Dorothy Smith at 301-745-6355.

Secret Santa Shop open at elementary

The after-school program at Maugansville Elementary invites the community to shop at its Secret Santa Shop.

Gifts are priced between 50 cents and $15. The shop will be in the school cafeteria on the following days: Monday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.; and Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., right after the Winterfest program.

Holiday concert

Haven Lutheran Church, at 1035 Haven Road in Hagerstown, will host a holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m. Featuring the Appalachian Wind Quintet and the Haven Senior Choir, the event is free and open to the public. The event is being held in conjunction with the glowing candels display at the adjacent Rest Haven Cemetery.

Miss Penny’s Porch

The Maugansville Historical Society is conducting a Miss Penny’s Porch campaign until Pride Day, 2010. Money collected will help pay for a gazebo and the placement of benches and flowers and other landscaping and maintenance. Collection jars have been placed at businesses in the Maugansville area.