Deadline for 2008 Mount Airy phone book Friday

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008

Deadline for 2008 Mount Airy phone book Friday

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Local businesses, residents and community groups are reminded that the deadline for submissions to the 2008 Mount Airy phone book is Friday.

The books will be mailed to everyone in the 21771 zipcode. The same Orange Pages will also be mailed out as a ‘‘Business Edition” to an additional 15,000 households in the zipcodes and rural routes surrounding 21771 including all of New Market, Monrovia and Woodbine.

Proceeds from the project will be split evenly between the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club of Mount Airyand will be returned to the community through local projects. Since 2005, $23,000 has been raised since.

For more information, call Keir Knight at 301-829-1982. To submit information for the white pages, community groups or houses of worship, call 301-829-8442 or visit www.mountairyphonebook.com

Allegheny lends a hand

In the aftermath of a fire on Mount Airy’s Main Street in September of last year, relief efforts to assist the victims and the community in rebuilding came from all areas.

As Mount Airy hurried to set up to take advantage of the commerce from holiday shoppers, the Temporary Downtown Shopping Village was set up in the railyard at 3 N. Main St. as a location for the pods that would house the businesses that were able to reopen.

Allegheny Power provided the additional lighting that was needed as part of its Community Outreach program. Lighting was needed to illuminate a stairwell that was installed leading from the town’s parking lot on Center Street to the temporary shopping village, as well as in a nearby parking lot in order to improve visibility and safety for parking at night. The company provided the lighting at no cost to the town.