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Walkers of all ages and pets may participate in the event and registration is free.

The walk will end in downtown Mount Airy where walkers can meet rescued horses and join an awards ceremony that includes prizes and a free lunch.

For more information and to register, contact HorseNet, Horse Rescue at 443-610-7514 or email mkegel@comcast.net.

Read, participate,discuss family life

During April the Carroll County Public Library encourages residents to read ‘‘Ava’s Man” by Rick Bragg as part of ‘‘On The Same Page: Carroll County Reads Together.”

Participants will then attend discussions and programs centering on its themes and the importance of family in American life and literature, some of which will be held at the Mount Airy Library.

Events include community book discussions and explorations of family history and genealogy.

Book discussions will be held at 1 p.m., April 18 at the Mount Airy Library, 704 Ridge Ave.

‘‘Researching Family History” will be held at 7 p.m., April 2, at the library. Janet Colburn, genealogist, will introduce teens and adults to the techniques of uncovering all those skeletons in their family’s closet.

To register or find out more information about these and other events, visit library.carr.org or call 410-386-4488.

The program is sponsored by McDaniel College. For more information, contact Lisa Back at 410-386-4500 ext. 3196, or Ann Wisner at 410-386-4500 ext. 3152.

Bingo raises money for ‘Relay For Life’

A basket bingo will be held March 31 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1125 St. Michael’s Road, Mount Airy, to benefit the American Cancer Society’s ‘‘Relay For Life.”

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and games begin 7 p.m.

Advance tickets are $15; $20, at the door.

For reservations, call Diana at 301-471-1073 or Stephanie at 301-695-8782.

Celebrities come outfor turtle splash

Meals on Wheels of Carroll County has announced celebrities who will help with the ‘‘2007 Turbo Turtle Splash” at the McDaniel College indoor pool.

Grand Marshall for the event, to be held on April 28, will be Debbie Phelps, mother of U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps. Phelps will wave the green flag that sends the turtles to the finish line.

Dave Johnson, former pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. will ‘‘pitch” turtles into the pool at the start of the race.

Official race announcer will be Dwight Dingle, manager of WTTR 1470 Radio in Westminster. He will provide turtle race commentary.

‘‘Detour Dave,” Baltimore traffic celebrity, will serve as the official race pit reporter. He will monitor ‘‘turtle traffic” and any ‘‘rubber neckers” in the race lanes.

Undersea Outfitters of Finksburg will scuba dive while filming the race.

Environmental educational programs on real turtles will be presented by Scales and Tales, a division of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and by Maryland Turtle and Tortoise Society.

Residents can participate in the splash by adopting a bright green sunglass-wearing rubber turtle for $5 prior to April 20, which will provide a hot nutritious meal to a homebound person in Carroll County.

The $5 adoption also qualifies supporters for a chance to win $10,000 and many other prizes in the turtle race on April 28.

For more information or to adopt a turtle, visit the Meals on Wheels kiosk at the Town Mall in Westminster, log onto www.turtlesplash.com or call the turtle hotline at 410-596-7874.

Building amulti-cultural chuch

West Falls Christian Community Church (WFCCC) is conducting a community-based workshop to instruct people who are interested in building a multi-cultural Christian church.

The workshop will be open to the public for discussion, suggestions and dialogue. It is being presented at from 9 to 11 a.m., April 14, at the church.

Continental breakfast will be served. RSVP by calling 301-829-0733 if you wish to attend.

Audubon programon neighborhood bats

Come learn about neighborhood bats and how they fit in the ecosystem.

The program will be at the Mount Airy Library on at 7 pm., March 22.

These small, flying mammals are rather secretive but play an important role in controlling insect populations in your yard and garden. About 10 different species of bats, including the Little Brown, Hoary, Silver-haired, Big-eared and Red can be found in Maryland.

A short movie about bats and other information will be presented.

Also, learn about the new bat colony housing installed last fall at the Audrey Carroll Sanctuary near Mount Airy. Resident science monitors will be needed to assess the usage of this housing starting next April.

For more information check www.centralmdaudubon.org or call 410-795-6546, 301-831-5060, or 410-381-0449.

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