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The Arc of Prince George's County will hold its 10th annual Bowling Bash from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and March 8 at the Bowie AMF Bowling Center. The event will raise money for the Sarah Petit Fund, which pays for individuals with developmental disabilities to have the means to enjoy quality vacations and recreational opportunities. The fund awards grants in the amounts of $50 to $400 to support an array of opportunities for the children and adults that The Arc serves.

Registration is $25 and bowlers receive two games, shoe rental, an event T-shirt and lunch. Participants have the choice of 10-pin or duck-pin bowling. All bowlers will be entered to win door prizes. Bowlers who collect pledges to benefit The Arc are eligible for free bowling and prizes including movie gift cards, target cards, dinner gift cards and a $300 gift certificate.

To register or volunteer, call Elizabeth Wilson at 301-925-7050, ext. 230 or visit The Arc's Web site at www.thearcofpgc.org.

Last year's Bowling Bash was attended by more than 350 people who raised $39,587, enough money to give away over 100 grants throughout the year.

Church offers eco-friendly shopping event Tuesday

All Saints Lutheran Church will host an eco-friendly shopping alternatives event at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, located at 16510 Mount Oak Road, Bowie. The event will allow community members to see and learn about eco-friendly alternatives to items such as Styrofoam cups, paper plates and cleaning products. Vendors will be there to explain their environmentally responsible products and provide displays of eco-friendly items that can be purchased at local stores such as Home Depot, Target, Staples, Patuxent Nursery, Giant and Safeway. Some vendors will also provide giveaways of environmentally friendly products.

Recruits graduate from basic training

Army Pvt. Stephanie C. Mason has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. She is the daughter of Christine Johnson of Rockville and granddaughter of Christina Mason of Bowie. Mason is a 2004 graduate of Bowie High School.

During the nine weeks of training, Mason studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.

Bowie native earns dean's list recognition

Bowie resident Ashley Niclole Glasgow has been named to the University of Kentucky's dean's list for the fall 2008 semester. To make the dean's list, students must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that semester, excluding credits earned in pass-fail classes. A total of 4,395 students achieved dean's list recognition from the Lexington, Ky. school.

Glasgow is freshman studying kinesiology in the College of Education.

National Guard members participate in inauguration

Army National Guard Sgt. Raquel F. Salaam, Army National Guard Spec. Andrew P. Creveling, Army National Guard Pfc. Edmond Labule, Army National Guard Sgt. Dana M. Raines and Air National Guard Master Sgt. Mark A. Ward participated in the 56th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20 as part of the largest ever contingent of National Guard members to serve in Washington, D.C.

More than 7,000 Army and Air National Guard members from 31 states and territories provided the 2009 Presidential Inauguration with military working dogs, consequence management planning, and ceremonial, logistics and medical support through the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. National Guard members also assisted local authorities with crowd management, traffic control and emergency services operations.

The Armed Forces Inaugural Committee is established every four years by the Secretary of Defense as a joint service organization to coordinate military ceremonial participation and support inaugural events.

Salaam, a supply technician, is a member of the 372nd Military Police Battalion based in Washington, D.C. The 1999 Bowie High School graduate has served in the military for nine years.

Salaam is the daughter of Ronald M. McCrae of Cheverly and

Rosemarie L. Crawford of Bowie.

Creveling is a radio operator with the 1st Battalion, 158th Calvary in Annapolis.

He is the son of Bowie's Emergency Management Resource Coordinator Alan L. Creveling of Arnold and Margaret L. Creveling of Bowie.

Creveling graduated in 2005 from Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn.

Labule is a truck driver with the 729th Brigade Support Battalion in Pikesville.

He is the son of Joseph F. Labule of Bowie and Martina N. Nkwaniah of Douglasville, Ga. The guardsman earned an associate's degree in 2006 from Florida Metropolitan University, Tampa.

Raines is a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 729th Forward Support Squadron in Cheltenham. She is the daughter of Norma E. Fletcher of Greenbelt and a 2000 graduate from Bowie High School.

Ward, a truck mechanic with 24 years of military service, is a member of the 113th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs.

He is the son of Mark A. Ward of Bowie and Brenda J. Simpson of Lanham.

Essay contest open to area middle school students

Giant Food is holding its third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Essay Contest. The contest is open to all sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C.

This year's essay must reflect the topic "Making a difference – What can I do to make a difference in my community?"

Submitted essays must be typed, double-spaced and under 500 words. Entry forms can be found at Giant stores or at www.giantfood.com.

All essays must be sent in with the entry form, and postmarked by Friday.

Two winners will be selected from each grade level. The first place winner in sixth grade will receive $500, while the second place winner will receive $250.

In seventh grade, the first place winner will receive $750 and the second place winner gets $500.

For the eight grade contest, the winner will earn $1000, while the second place winner gets $750.

Dist. 25 scholarships available to future college students

State Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Dist. 25) of Forestville will offer senatorial scholarships for graduating high school students living in the 25th Legislative District. The district covers areas of Capitol Heights, Bowie, District Heights, Fairmount Heights, Forestville, Kettering, Largo, Mitchellville, Morningside, Suitland and Upper Marlboro. Awards range from $500 to $1,500. The scholarship is renewable for four years as long as awardees remain in good standing at their respective schools and complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year. The deadline is May 19. Call 301-858-3127.

Student named to president's list at Elon Univ.

Michelle Allison Massie, daughter of Jerry and Kathy Massie of Mitchellville, has been named to the president's list for the 2008 fall semester at Elon University, located in North Carolina.

The president's list is composed of students who had no grade below an A-minus in a minimum of 12 semester hours.

Massie is a senior at Elon majoring in elementary education. 

Martin Luther King Jr. art contest winners announced

Nine local students were recognized by the Bowie City Council on Feb. 17 and given cash prizes for their winning entries in Bowie's "Fulfilling the Dream" art contest. The contest was sponsored by city's Diversity Committee to promote a better understanding of the life's work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

More than 500 entries were received for the contest in three age categories, including a coloring contest for kindergarten through second-graders, a poster contest for third- through fifth-graders and a photography contest for sixth- through 12th-graders.

In the coloring contest, Kenilworth Elementary School kindergartener Maria Bejarano won first place, St. Pius X Regional School first grader Julie Le won second place, and Grace Christian School second grader Shelby Sullivan won third place.

In the poster contest Northview Elementary School fifth-grader Lawrencia Moten won first place, Rockledge Elementary School fourth-grader Adia Chaney won second place and Northview Elementary School fourth-grader Leilani Moten won third place.

In the photography contest, Bowie High School 10th-grader Fayven Amelga won first place, Bowie High 11th-grader Shannon Peters won second place and Bowie High 12th-grader Casey Clocker won third place.

First place winners received $100, second place winners received $50 and third place winners received $25.