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The 19th Annual Walkersville Day will take place this Saturday. A map of the town, showing the locations of events, food and restrooms, will be posted on the door of town hall at 21 W. Frederick St.

Parking is permitted on all town streets and in the parking lot behind town hall.

St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church, at 8651 Biggs Ford Road, will host a spring fling bazaar and craft show from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food from Chubby's Barbeque in Emmitsburg will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, on the corner of Pennsylvania and Fulton avenues, will host a strawberry festival and plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided, courtesy of the Glade Valley Travelers.

Glade United Church of Christ, at 21 Fulton Ave., will hold a yard sale and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 301-845-0522 to donate items to the sale.

Walkersville United Methodist Church, at 22 Main St., will hold a yard sale and used book sale. Subs and pulled pork sandwiches will be available starting at 11 a.m.

Calvary Assembly of God, at 8234 Woodsboro Pike, will host a yard sale. To rent table space, call the church office at 301-898-7811. The church will also have free grocery giveaways starting at 10 a.m. and will host a mobile HIV testing van, where free screenings will be performed.

The Walkersville Southern Railroad will have train rides at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Call the railroad at 301-898-0899 for more information.

The Walkersville Branch Library friends group will hold a book sale in front of the library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Walkersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue companies will both hold open houses.

Mother Seton School students

walk to help Rwanda

On April 30, Mother Seton School students participated in a spring walkathon. This year, the event raised more than $6,300 for the Daughters of Charity Supplemental and Therapeutic Nutrition Centers in Mukungu, Rwanda.

The centers work to fight malnutrition; workers there provide "well-balanced meals to those in dire need, as well as seeds and gardening supplies to farmers so that they can grow their own food," according to a press release.

Students got pledge donations for each mile they walked around the grounds of the Mother Seton School, The National Fire Academy and the St. Joseph's Provincial House. While pre-kindergarten students could only walk 2 miles and first- and second-graders could only walk 4, the maximum distance allowed for the rest of the age groups was 12 miles, and many students went the full distance, according to the release.

Former Walkersville High School students complete basic training

Air Force Airman Kyle W. Griffee, a 2009 Walkersville High School graduate and the son of Mark and Melinda Griffee, recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, according to a press release.

Air Force Airman Marissa D. Friend, a 2009 Walkersville High School graduate and the daughter of Michael Friend, also recently graduated from basic military training at the base.

They "completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills," the release stated.

Sorority honors Frederick's ‘Women of Excellence'

Chi Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently honored local African-American women of distinction at its third annual Women of Excellence awards luncheon.

Those honored included Kathy Brooks, LaDelle Brooks, Felicia Campbell, DeVeda Coley, Roslyn Cooley-Prayer, Robin Cosley, Coleen Djouha, LaToya Gee, Sandra Gilette-Palmer, Anita Glover, Elizabeth Green, Gwen Hoy, Trudy Hurd, Khea Johnson, Gloria Millberry, Lola Mosby, Xiomara Nichols, Torrence Petties and Mary Wright.

The sorority's mission is to recognize and honor women in Frederick County who distinguish themselves by making major contributions in our community. The selected women were nominated by community groups in the areas of Arts, Business, Civic Advocacy, Education and Health and Sciences.

Hendrix wins Lord Nickens award

The Human Relations Commission of Frederick County recently awarded the Lord D. Nickens Community Service Award to Beverly Hendrix, director of diversity at Frederick Community College.

The designation recognizes Hendrix's "outstanding contributions toward the work of human relations in Frederick County," according to a press release from the commission.

Hendrix also received a congratulatory certificate from Sen. Barbara Mikulski for "her strong commitment and record of achievement in promoting affirmative action, cultural diversity and inclusion within the community."

Hendrix has led the community college's diversity program for 10 years. Her position provides strategic leadership, guidance and overall direction for the college's diversity initiatives and practices.

"I have always believed in the founding principles of this nation — that all men are created equal. My work at the college has been to try to increase the diversity of faculty and staff," Hendrix said in the press release. "I and others have tried to change our practices and processes in order to do so.

"We have made cultural competence the focus of our diversity strategic plan. We feel we owe it to each other to behave in ways that are civil and respectful and that appreciate what each one of us brings to the college — ridding ourselves of biases and assumptions that prevent some people from achieving at their maximum potential. We owe our students and our community equality of opportunity and equitable outcomes."

Thurmont native earns entry

into national honor society

Emily Firor, daughter of David and Kathy Firor of Thurmont, was recently accepted into Kappa Delta Pi, the national education honor society, at Salisbury University, according to a press release.

Firor, a 2007 graduate of Catoctin High School, is a junior majoring in physical education. She is a dean's list student and a member of the Physical Education Society and Phi Eta Sigma.

Send items for North County Notes to reporter Courtney Pomeroy at cpomeroy@gazette.net. Call 301-846-2127 for more information.