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Health Unlimited in Mount Airy was full of pedaling feet going nowhere on Saturday morning, all part of an event, called "Spin-4-Life." The spin class fundraiser gathered money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, which is in May.

There were six classes, ranging from a Caribbean Sunrise theme at 7 a.m. with Bob Marley music, to a 9 a.m. class with European House music and a noon class with a summer theme. The $20 fee was donated to the relay.

The money goes toward a team walking for Angela Souders, a Mount Airy resident who is active at the gym and is battling stomach cancer, said friend Deanna Tucker. Each class, a 45-minute spin cycle, was full, said the Mount Airy resident who attended two herself. She said the classes raised money through the six classes of 19 bikes each — $2,400—as well as some additional donations.

She said Health Unlimited employee Kevin Phelps, came up with the idea and organized the event.

Tucker organized a group of teens, composed of her kids and their friends that attended the noon class. Phelps said he taught a few of the classes, including the noon class with the Linganore High School students.

"They were awesome. I had such a good time with them," he said. "They were just loud…110 percent whole time."

Troops scout for food

Some Mount Airy residents might find an empty bag on their doorstep this Saturday.

The bags are part of a project of Mount Airy Boy Scout Troop 460 and Pack 460, as they collect food donations for the nonprofit organization Mount Airy Net, which helps local residents in need. Residents can decide to fill the bags with canned or boxed goods for the group.

The troop will pick up the food the morning of March 7.

Chili cook-off plans

get off to hot start

The Mount Airy Main Street Association is getting ready for its fifth annual chili cook-off, "Main Street Heat," on April 4.

The association is looking for those willing and able to cook chili in three categories: red, green and salsa, judges who can handle the hot to mild and vendors to rent spaces for the one day event.

For more information check out the association's Web site at www.mountairymainstreet.org.

Mount Airy families

host benefit for New Market Middle School student

The Family of Jacqueline Hobbs, who would be in her seventh grade year at New Market Middle but for a bout with cancer, has many supporters in the New Market, Libertytown and Mount Airy communities.

Theresa Johnson, whose daughter, Morgan, was in fifth grade with Jacqueline at Twin Ridge Elementary, and Audrey Bullock, both of Mount Airy, are organizing a basket bingo game to help offset the family's medical bills.

The bingo game will be held March 7 at South Carroll High School. Advanced tickets are currently on sale for $20, and tickets will be $25 at the door. Tickets cover 20 games of bingo, as well as chances at other prizes, according to Bullock. The doors at South Carroll will open at 6 p.m., and games begin at 7 p.m.

Johnson and Bullock have been working for six weeks to set up the bingo games, but Johnson said the idea has been in her head for at least six months.

"I had been thinking about it for about six months," Johnson said. "I wanted to wait until after the holidays, and I wanted to do it before the weather got too nice and people don't want to be inside all the time."

Jacqueline suffers from neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system, for which she receives treatment at Johns Hopkins hospital.

Bullock said that she hopes the event will draw people together from Frederick and Carroll Counties to support the Hobbs family.

For more information or to purchase advanced tickets, available until March 6, call either Audrey Bullock at 301-829-6514 or Theresa Johnson at 301-829-4240.  

New Market Scouts

participate in Klondike Derby

Scouts from New Market's Troop 268 recently competed in at the Klondike Derby held at Patapsco Skate Park in Howard County on Jan. 23-25.

Troop Historian Andrew Boddicker wrote an e-mail to The Gazette, saying that the participating troops was divided into "patrols," which each had a sled loaded with camping and survival equipment. Each patrol had to pull this sled through an obstacle course and stop at 17 stations, such as the "chasm," "spear throw" and "river crossing," which tested different skills and teamwork.

The "Wolverines" patrol, made up of Troop 268 members Josh Bryan, Calvin Waters, Justin Fraumeni, Ryan Burrow, Mitch Yates, Forrest Lisle and John Juliano, placed third in the event, according to Andrew's e-mail. "All of the scouts walked away with new experiences and a fun camping trip," Andrew wrote.

Ijamsville resident awarded Chick-fil-A leadership scholarship

Jonathan States of Ijamsville received a $1,000 scholarship from Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, to pursue academic goals.

States is an employee of the Chick-fil-A in Riverview Plaza in Frederick, and he is studying Spanish at Frederick Community College.

Area students

named to deans' lists

Several natives of southeastern Frederick County were named to deans' lists at various colleges this past semester.

- Frederick Community College named the following students from Libertytown to its fall 2008 semester dean's list: Richard C. Poole, Matthew P. Rossa and Jennifer S. Stevens.

And from New Market: Michael Andrews, Charmaine A. Austin, Megan E. Batcheller, James J. Bonebrake, Pamela S. Cass, Rachel L. Chand, Amber T. Cook, Heather L. Cook, Rebecca L. Cressman, Rebecca L. Daly, Taylor A. Darzi, Kathi L. Davis, Sarah A. Fleming, Elaine E. Frank, Kimesha A. Freeman, Jessica T. Frishkorn, Catherine N. Gannon, Sean P. Gannon, Stan D. Goldberg, Tara Greiner, Brittany E. Grimes, Kenneth A. P. Hamilton, Eileen M. Hickey, Matthew T.Hill, Stacey L. Hottinger, Alicia F. Huenger, Sylvia D. Izquierdo, Alexander W. Larkin, Ana M. Lucian, John McDonald, David Ovenshire, Jennifer A. Potvin, Jennefer T. Price, Colleen A. Robertson, Emma-Lee P. Saylor, Marie C. Stone, Noe R. Torres, Jesse C. Tosten, Lauren M. Vignola, Daniel C. Wiley and Heather E. Wittsack.

-Also Jessican Van Norman Rice of Ijamsville was named to the dean's list at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. Rice is a 2006 Urbana High School graduate and is the daughter of Terry and Debbie Rice of Ijamsville.

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