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‘‘It was a great show, with amazing talent, quality entertainment and a generous audience,” Salaets said Monday. ‘‘I believe a good time was had by all.”

Awards were given in more than 35 categories, including a few unusual awards, such as Sharp Dressed Lady, Gadget Man and Best Butts-In-Seats Rating.

Here are the top awards: Artist of the Year: upcounty group At This Point, Donate Bredow Gardner, of Germantown and Gerri Smith of Damascus.

Song of the Year: ‘‘The Process” by Zachary J. Lasko of Rockville and the Zachary J. Band, which draws members from Germantown, Rockville and the Olney area. People’s Choice Artist: Damascus resident Karen Scuderi. People’s Choice Song: ‘‘Never Loved Anyone” by Tom Karpf of Silver Spring and the Dutch Cousins, which has members from the upcounty area.

For more, visit www.myspace. com⁄2006kennys.

Wishes grantedfor upcounty youth

Several Montgomery County children had their wishes granted by the Make A Wish Foundation when they attended the opening night of Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., last week.

Aura Colachagua,4, of Germantown and Kathleen Cole, 3, of Gaithersburg watched the show last week.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. fulfills the wishes of children facing life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The foundation, which was founded in this area in 1983, has fulfilled the wishes of more than 5,500 children from Maryland, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, and Delaware.

More than 350 children had their wish fulfilled by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. in 2006. There are nearly 200 children currently in the process of having their greatest wish fulfilled by the Foundation.

For more information call 301-962-9474 or visit www.midatlantic.wish.org.

Mother Seton Parishcelebrates Black History

Mother Seton Parish, 19951 Father Hurley Boulevard, of Germantown will host a Black History Celebration at its parish center at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The program, ‘‘Keep The Dream Alive” will feature music by St. Joseph’s Gospel Choir of Largo, The GARBOs, Gaithersburg High School Gospel Choir, Mother Seton’s Youth Choir, Seneca Community Church Joint Choir, Poplar Grove Gospel Choir and performance by the Expressions Dance Theatre of Clinton. The program will also include presentations by the winners of Mother Seton Parish Black History Essay Contest.

Mother Seton Parish Church serves a diverse population in the Germantown area. All members of the community and surrounding churches are invited to attend and participate in this free annual celebration of African American heritage and culture. Refreshments will be served.

Plum Gar hostsBlack History program

‘‘From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the Americas” will be presented Saturday morning at Plum Gar Community Center, 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown. The event starts with breakfast at 10 a.m. and the program runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call director Hercules Twine at 240-777-4919.

Soak up the sauce atannual spaghetti dinner

The Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church’s McDonald Center, 17821 Elgin Road, Poolesville. The dinner, which is sponsored by the church’s Crafty Ladies and Gents, will cost $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12 and $1 for children under age 6.

Campus Congratulations

Shelley Ann Walker, a 2005 graduate of Seneca Valley High School, was named to the fall 2006 President’s List at Elon University in Elon, N.C.

Scott Walker, a 2002 graduate of Seneca Valley, has been invited to join Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society. Scott attends Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he majored in finance and is getting a Masters of Accountancy. Their parents are Chet and Lisa Walker of Germantown.

Learn about theNegro Baseball Leagues

In conjunction with Black History Month, Giant Food will distribute free booklets on the Negro Baseball League featuring players such as Ted ‘‘Double Duty” Radcliffe, Oscar Charleston, and Roy Campanella.

The booklet is the latest volume in Giant’s Profiles in Excellence series, which celebrates important achievements of African-Americans throughout history. Giant Food will distribute 200,000 brochures in their stores to customers free of charge in February.

‘‘Despite the prejudice of the time, these athletes played the game they loved with passion and conviction, in the process performing truly remarkable feats,” said Sabrina Williams, Director of Diversity for Giant Food.

The volume is illustrated by Dane Tilghman, who has established himself as one of the premier painters of Negro League Baseball images.

Submissions for People and Places can be sent to Melissa Chadwick via e-mail at mchadwick@gazette.net, fax at 301-670-7183 or mail to The Germantown, Boyds, Poolesville Gazette, 1200 Quince Orchard Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.