Lehman puts on walking shoes to fight breast cancer

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Lehman puts on walking shoes to fight breast cancer

by John and Cindy Dollen | West Laurel

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Mary Lehman, long-time West Laurel resident and president of the West Laurel Civic Association, will be walking again in the Avon Breast Cancer two-day walk to raise money to help fight breast cancer. Mary is walking for her daughters, Allison, 9, and Caroline, 3, and nieces Maranda, 7, Darbie, 16, and Desirae, 18, ‘‘so that they never hear the words, ‘You have breast cancer.’” She also walks to honor ‘‘sisters Gloria, Jeanne, Terese and Monica and sisters-in-law Colleen, Artha, Denise, and Debbie, who is in remission but will have to take medication the rest of her life.” She is also walking to honor her Aunt Gloria, a breast cancer survivor now enjoying retirement in Arizona. Finally, Mary is walking in memory of her friend Dorothy, who died in 2005 after a 13-year battle with breast cancer. To support Mary and donate to this worthy cause, visit Mary’s personal page on Avon’s Web site at http:⁄⁄info.avonfoundation.org⁄site⁄TR?px=2229303&pg=personal&fr_id=1270 or mail a check to Mary Lehman at 16204 Julie Lane, Laurel, MD 20707.

In other school news, Bond Mill Elementary will accept registration for kindergarten pupils beginning Monday, April 16. Registration times are from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm. Please bring your child’s birth certificate, shot records and proof of residency (deed, lease, settlement or two pieces of mail). It is not necessary to bring your child. Call Mrs. Leibson at 301-497-3600 for more information.

In other school news, congratulations to Laurel High School senior Jessandra Hough, who was recently chosen as Prince George’s County Public Schools Scholar of the Week. Jessandra has a 4.57 grade point average and hopes to major in mechanical engineering at either UMBC or North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, NC.

Led by Ted Fagan, the Laurel Chess Club meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Laurel Library. There is no membership fee, no registration is necessary and players of all ages and experience levels are welcome. The next session of the club is Saturday.

Clearing out the clutter during spring cleaning? Your trash could be someone else’s treasure. Call now for your space in the West Laurel Recreation Council’s community yard sale on Saturday, May 5 from 8 am until noon on the lawn of the West Laurel Community Building. The cost is $15 for a lawn space and $20 for a space with a table. You must remove unsold items at the end of the sale. To participate or to ask questions, call Kim Passmore at 301-725-3157.

Montgomery County residents can bring Household Hazardous Waste from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 19 to the Silver Spring International Middle School, 313 Wayne Ave. in Silver Spring.