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Emmitsburg Plans Recover y
Awareness Week
James Rada, Jr.
Emmitsburg citizens and
businesses are planning on
participating in Recovery Awareness
Week, September 11-16, 2017, to
call attention to the drug problem in
Frederick County.
“In Frederick County, there
are drug overdoses every day,”
Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs
said during a business appreciation
breakfast in May.
A variety of events and activities
are planned for the week, including
the viewing of an FBI film called
Chasing the Dragon and perhaps
a private screening of Conrad
Weaver’s newest documentary about
the opioid problem in Frederick
County. There will also be a 5K run
to raise funds for the Up and Out
Foundation.
“We are asking for the
community and business leaders to
get behind this,” said Weaver.
Cory Shorb tried to give the
attendees at the breakfast an idea
of the personal impact that drug
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Barkers 4 Blood Cancer Cornhole
Tournament Fundraiser Big Success
Barkers Courtesy Photo
4 Blood
addiction can cause. Shorb grew up Cancer, a
in Emmitsburg and was arrested in a Leukemia &
1993 raid, after his father turned him Lymphoma
in. He told a story of how his uncle Society
had let him use his grandmother’s car, Light the
and someone he owed drug money to Night
shattered the windows and sliced the team, held
tires of the car. its annual
He explained that his addiction spring
had him “violating my standards Cornhole
faster than I could lower them.” Tournament
Shorb said he was lucky enough fundraiser
to go through drug court, which on Saturday,
kept him on a “tight leash” that June 3,
kept him clean. It allowed him to 2017, at the
Barkers 4 Blood Cancer’s Annual Spring Cornhole Tournament winners were:
kick his habit, and he has been clean American (on left) Second place—BJ Parker and Charles Navidad; (on right) First place—
for nine years. Legion Mike Kitzmiller and Denny Miller.
It is something he works at Post 168 in
maintaining. “Recovery doesn’t take Thurmont.
breaks,” Shorb said. “My addiction They raised $1,135 at the event! They would like to thank everyone who
didn’t take breaks, so my recovery participated at the event and bought raffle tickets, all of the businesses that
doesn’t.” donated items for the raffle, and the following people who made the event a
Weaver said the goal of having a success: Lisa Jacob, Sue Reid, Kelly Reid, Tami Hardesty, Jamie Deshautelle,
Recovery Awareness Week is to rally Peggy Dewees, Brad Doyle, Michael Simms, Samie Simms, Khloee Hardesty,
the community about the problem Shannon Cool, Nick Smith, Ronald Cool, Gail and Alex Hayes, and all of
and engage them in stopping the sale our participants!
of heroin in town. For more information on the fundraising team and upcoming events,
please visit http://pages.lightthenight.org/md/westmd17/barkers4bloodcancer.
Pictures and information about the event are on their Facebook page:
barkers4bloodcancer. The next tournament is to be held September 30, 2017,
at the American Legion Post 168 in Thurmont.