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The Prince George's County Planning Board will hold two public forums to discuss the fiscal 2012 budget.

The first will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 inside the multipurpose room of Fort Washington's Harmony Hall Regional Center at 10701 Livingston Road. The second will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 inside the Landover A and B rooms of the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex at 8001 Sheriff Road in Landover.

Residents who want to speak publicly at either meeting can call 301-952-4584 or visit www.pgplanning.org to register in advance.

Written comments must be submitted by the close of business Oct. 8 to Samuel J. Parker Jr., chairman, Prince George's County Planning Board, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772; or faxed to Parker at 301-952-5074; or e-mailed to publicaffairs@ppd.mncppc.org.

Soldier with local ties completes training

Army Pfc. Vince Halsey recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Halsey is the son of Yvonne Jackson of Temple Hills and the grandson of Jesse Halsey of Greenbelt.

He graduated in 2002 from Westlake High School in Waldorf and received an associate's degree in 2006 from the Heritage Institute in Falls Church, Va.

Job fair coming to county

U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington will hold a job fair Monday for residents of Montgomery and Prince George's counties at Landover's Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex, at 8001 Sheriff Road.

The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Representatives from local, state and federal agencies will be available to talk to prospective employees. Call 202-225-8699 or visit www.donnaedwards.house.gov for more information.

Temple Hills student receives WSSC scholarship

Javier Arias of Temple Hills, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, recently received a $1,000 scholarship from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

As a scholarship recipient, Arias is eligible for a summer internship at WSSC. In his application, Arias wrote about how his interest in environmental engineering was piqued by a visit to his mother's native village in El Salvador, which was suffering from the drying up of an essential water source.

Arias graduated in the spring with an associate's degree in engineering from Prince George's Community College and spent the summer working on a water microbe source tracking project at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Glassmanor to hold

community day

The Glassmanor Citzens' Association is looking for a few good vendors.

The Oxon Hill community will host its annual community Saturday at 1101 Marcy Ave. and is searching for vendors for the day's event, which will feature games, prizes, raffles and food.

For questions about the event, contact 240-619-2405 or send an e-mail to glassmanor@comcast.net.

Clinton church honors longtime member for service

Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton honored longtime member Herb Abercrombie during a ceremony Saturday for 25 years of outstanding dedication and service at the church.

Abercrombie, 77, of Clinton has served on the church's usher ministry since 1985 and is a former ministry president.

Church representatives said Abercrombie typically serves three services a month, sometimes serving two services on the same Sunday.

"He is always willing to lend a helping hand whenever he is not scheduled if needed, and has been known to love to usher," said member Craig James in an e-mail.

Fort Washington resident graduates from UMUC

A Fort Washington resident has graduated from the University of Maryland, University College, in Adelphi.

LaVerne A. Ebron graduated from the college with a Master of Science degree in homeland security management. She recently secured a position with the Office of Personnel Management as a federal investigator.

Fort Washington firefighter promoted to lieutenant

A Fort Washington firefighter has been promoted to the ranks of lieutenant.

Melissa D. Smothers has been promoted from shift commander at the Allentown Road fire/EMS station 832 to firefighter/medic lieutenant.

Smothers joined the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department in November 1999 as a member of Career Recruit School 30.

Nonprofit seeking volunteers

Community Advocates for Family and Youth, a Capitol Heights-based nonprofit organization that provides victim advocacy and support services, is seeking volunteers.

The organization will hold its next training session in October and is seeking residents interested in volunteering in administrative support, direct client services, teen work, court companionship and other areas.

For more information, contact volunteer coordinator Lizet Porter at 301-390-4092 or lporter@cafyonline.

org, or visit the nonprofit's website at www.cafyonline.org.

Oxon Hill dentist

to host free screening

ABC Dentistry will provide free oral screenings to elementary school-aged children Saturday at the business' Oxon Hill office as part of ABC Dentistry's Back to School Community Day.

The event, sponsored by Tanek Jenkins, founder and owner of ABC Dentistry, will feature games, music, food, moon bounces, crafts, cheerleader performances, liturgical dance performances, prizes and special 150 giveaways for children.

The event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the office, at 6710 Oxon Hill Road.

Largo High School hosts

back-to-school night

Largo High School is having its back to school night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Largo school, 505 Largo Road.

Call 301-808-8880.

Budding poets, singers get chance at teen open mic

Oakcrest Community Center will hold Café Groove, a coffeehouse performance program, starting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at 1300 Capitol Heights Blvd. The program is an open mic competition for the chance to win prizes, and is for youths ages 10 to 17.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. Call 301-446-3232.

County church to sponsor Gospel fun fest

Amistad St. Paul United Church of Christ in Lanham is hosting a Back to School Youth and Youth Adult Revival and Gospel Fun Fest at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, 9721 Good Luck Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The guest preacher is the Rev. David Bowers.

There will be praise and worship, a liturgical dance, a Christian comedy, poetry, food and games.

Call 301-577-7700 or e-mail amistadstpaulucc@gmail.com; call Joan Bundy, chair of the church council, at 240-765-5718; or pastor Marvin Silver at 301-452-6936.

County residents complete military basic training

Air Force Airman 1st Class Darrell W. Green and Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Shannon E. Butler both recently completed eight weeks of basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Green, a 2008 graduate of Forestville Military Academy, is the son of Cynthia Green of Capitol Heights and Wayne White of Landover.

Butler, a 2007 graduate of Springdale's Charles H. Flowers High School, is the son of Teresa Butler of Landover.

School supply drives planned in Capitol Heights

Young Men Enlightening Younger Men, a Capitol Heights nonprofit mentoring group for young men, is holding its first school supply campaign.

The group, started by late Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown in 2007, asks residents to give a $25 donation to provide a local elementary school student with one backpack and school supplies or $50 to provide three elementary school students with backpacks plus school supplies.

Donations can be mailed to YMEYM to the attention of Sylvester Brown Jr., P.O. Box 31592, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. Call 301-336-8129 or visit www.ymeym.org for more information.

Valuable Blessings Inc., a Capitol Heights-based community outreach nonprofit organization, is looking for school supply donations.

Monetary donations may be sent via PayPal at www.valuableblessings.com or directly to Valencia Davis. Residents will receive receipts for their donations. Call Davis at 301-917-5391 or e-mail donations@valuableblessings.com for more information.