December 15, 2008
Carroll County Main Street Holidays
To find unique gifts and decorations for the holidays make a quick
shopping trip to one of Carroll County’s quaint Main Streets.
Each town has distinctive shops and special holiday events that will
surely add spirit to your holiday.
Go to the Tourism website at www.carrollcountytourism.org to find a complete listing of area events and visit the individual town websites for detailed business listings.
While you are on the Tourism website take time to look at the Christmas Trees & Holiday Greens directory.
Another fun family activity that many people enjoy at this time of year
is to plan an outing to select and cut their own Christmas tree from a
local farm. Sixteen tree farms are listed in the online directory
complete with information on products offered, hours of operation and
directions.
We sincerely thank each of you who choose to support local farmers and merchants especially during this holiday season.
2009 Calendar of Events Now Available
The 2009 Carroll County Calendar of Events is printed and being distributed to Maryland Welcome Centers, other County Visitor Centers, local library branches, and hundreds of individuals and businesses.
Please stop by any of these locations to pick up a copy. If you need additional copies, please contact the Visitor’s Center at 410-848-1388.
2009 Environmental Awareness Awards
Each year the Carroll County Board of Commissioners and the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) recognize the people and businesses in the community that are taking care of the environment. Nominations are being
accepted now through March 1, 2009, for the 2009 Environmental Awareness Awards. Recognition will be given in each of five categories:
Individual – to honor any individual who has made a difference in instituting or forwarding environmental thought and action;
Institutional– to honor any school, nonprofit or other institution for similar efforts;
Agricultural – to honor any farmer/resident for similar efforts;
Business– to be awarded to any Carroll County employer that took action resulting in the betterment of the environment;
Student – to honor any K-12 student that has made a difference in instituting or forwarding thought and action for the betterment of the environment.
The EAC encourages nominations be made electronically to minimize impact on the environment. The nomination form and list of criteria are available by clicking here.
Hard copies can be sent by fax to 410-386-2594, or by mail to Environmental Awareness Awards, c/o Office of Environmental Compliance, 225 North Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157.
For questions about the awards contact Kim Petry through the Office of Environmental Compliance by calling 410-386-2756.
