The Carollton Manor Community Festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the carnival grounds in Adamstown .

There will be a parade and float contest with prizes and trophies awarded to the winners.

The event will also include live entertainment, face painting, a magician and fire safety demonstrations.

Tranquility Farm yard sale

Tranquility Farm Equestrian Education and Renewal Center of Thurmont will conduct its second fundraising yard sale of the year Friday and Sept. 19 beginning at 7 a.m. at the farm at 11819 Whates Lane, Thurmont .

All proceeds from the sale will benefit Tranquility Farm, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues horses that therapeutically help people. For information and directions, visit www.tranquilityfarmequestrian.com.

'Stop smoking' classes offered

The Frederick County Health Department is offering a Stop Smoking for Life program beginning Wednesday.

Stop Smoking for Life is a free smoking cessation program that is available to the public. Participants learn what triggers tobacco use, how to cope with stress, behavior modification, relapse prevention and more. Free nicotine patches and gum are available for class members, with a doctor's permission.

The next class will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Frederick County Health Department, 350 Montevue Lane, Frederick . The class meets Wednesdays and Fridays for three weeks, followed by two support group meetings. Classes and support group meetings will be held in the second-floor conference room, Room 2-139.

Registration is required. To register or to receive information, call Shelby Higgins at 301-600-3311 or Heather Rager at 301-600-3390.

Event to benefit local child

Get tips on photographing your children and help raise money for Jackson Day, a local 5-year-old boy who was born prematurely and still must be fed through a tube. The event is 3:30 to 5 p.m. today in Baker Park at Fleming Avenue, in the playground by the pool.

All proceeds will benefit Jackson via the Patty Pollatos Fund. The funds will pay for the medical program that Jackson needs to be able to live without a feeding tube.

For details on Jackson or the Patty Pollatos Fund, visit www.causes.com/jacksonday or www.ppfinc.org.

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Golf tourney to benefit Middletown High stadium

Golfers are still needed for a tournament being held Thursday to benefit the Middletown High School Sports Club and its stadium project.

The tournament at Maryland National Golf Club will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Breakfast and registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.

The cost is $125 per golfer and $500 per foursome. Hole sponsorships cost $100. Door prizes will be awarded, and a hole-in-one contest with prizes of a car, golf clubs, a vacation getaway and a GPS unit will also be held.

For information or to register, call Keith Powell, 301-371-3502 (e-mail keith@pfpengineering.com) or send an e-mail to Rich Moreland, Richard.Moreland@LibertyMutual.com.

FHS project rescheduled

A project to help beautify Frederick High School in honor of the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance was postponed due to rain.

The event was planned for Friday but has been rescheduled for Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., said Lisa Orr, executive director of Volunteer Frederick .

Volunteer Frederick recently signed an official partnership with the Frederick County Builders Association in honor of the service day.

The association provided a landscaper to design gardens in front of North Frederick Elementary School and Frederick High School for a City of Frederick Education Commission project.

Work at North Frederick Elementary School went on Friday as scheduled.

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