Olde Tyme Christmas December 10th

Town Hall Events

All Evening—

6:00 PM-Event begins

6:30 PM-Pony rides at the park

6:30 PM8:30PM Wagon rides through town

7:00 PM-Santa rides around town in firetruck

9:00 PM-Event closes

  Christmas in the Park See the Yule log fire, have some popcorn, Marshmallows and cook some hot dogs with the scouts. Take a pony ride. The wagon ride will be making a stop to let passengers out to see the festivities and return to town hall later.   

Support Local Businesses Get a jump on that last-minute Christmas shopping or stop in for a snack at one of the businesses in town that will stay open throughout the evening. Don’t forget to look for the new shops in town and enjoy specials just for Olde Tyme Christmas shoppers.                                       

Wagon Rides        

Starts at St Paul’s Church with a stop at Funkstown Park.

The first wagon ride leaves at 6:30 and the last

ride will be leaving at 8:30. Rides are limited

to 20 people each.

Pony Rides

Again this year we will have pony rides for the kids in the park. Just stop by and our friends from Serendipity will be more than happy to help ride in to Christmas.

St Paul’s Church                

The church will also be open with a variety

of seasonal music in the sanctuary. Baltimore St. doors will be open, for people to warm up and use restrooms if needed. 6-9PM A music program will begin around 6:30 and continue for aprox 30-45 minutes. Instumental, vocal and hand bells will be provided. Pre-recorded music will be playing afterward playing traditional Christmas music. There will not be food/drink

available and no craft sales due to Covid.

See Santa                                                        

Santa will ride through the town around 7 p.m. Give him a wave

and hand your Christmas list to the fireman driving the truck for

him to read later.                        

Christmas Ornament Sale

Again this year, we have a new glass ornament with a hand drawn picture of one of the historic town landmarks on it.  This year will feature the Josph Hebb’s Undertakers Parlor Circa 1912. The price is $7.00 each, including the display box, and will be available at the town hall.  Artwork is by Funkstown resident, Lorraine Smith.  Ornaments from previous years are also for sale at discounted prices.

Street Paving

ATTENTION:

Green Street from Westside Avenue to High Street will be paved on Thursday, November 4th during the day. Parking will not be allowed on the street, and for safety reasons, PLEASE make sure if your vehicle is parked  in your driveway that you have it all the way in the driveway, and not hanging out at the edge. Thank you for your understanding.

Street paving

Please try to avoid Edgewood Drive coming into Funkstown on Tuesday, November 2nd during day hours.  Paving will be occurring on the side streets off of Edgewood Drive and traffic will be backed up with long wait time times.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Funkstown Lions Club is in trouble

The Funkstown lions club is going under after starting business on September 6th 1957. They have done many good things for this community. Anyone interested in joining please contact Martin Bonura 443-452-5456 or at Join22wlions@gmail.com.

Recycling

If you are a Funkstown resident that receives separate recycling services with Apple Valley Waste and received a letter that recycling services will be discontinued effective November 1, 2021, this letter was sent in error.  PLEASE disregard the letter.

Mayor & Council meeting

The regular Mayor and Council meeting was changed from Monday, October 11, 2021, and will be held on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.  at Town Hall.

Town Clean Up Day

Due to the COVID restrictions and limited staffing, Town Clean Up will only be held one day this year.

Funkstown Clean Up will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  The dumpster will be located at the Funkstown Community Park.  This service is ONLY available to Funkstown residents and Funkstown Water Customers.  Proof of identification will be required – driver’s license or water bill. 

Acceptable items:

Refrigerators and Freezers, Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers and Humidifiers –

  Must have certified technician – tag of Freon removed

Washers and Dryers, Dishwashers, Stoves, Wood Stoves, Trash Compactors, Furnaces, Water Heaters, Exercise Equipment, Mattresses and Box Springs, Furniture.

Non-acceptable items:

Construction and Building Material, Propane Tanks, Wet Paint Cans, Tires, Batteries, Yard Waste, Concrete Materials, Televisions, Fencing, Gasoline, Oil, and other flammables, Hazardous Waste, Explosives and Ammunition, Dead Animals, No Household Trash.

News

Don’t forget yard waste and trash will be late this week due to Labor Day. Speaking of Labor Day check out the new page under the “Events Tab” on the website. See pictures and movies from that event.

Halloween

Please mark your calender’s as the town has picked Thursday October 28th for the parade and Friday October 29th for Trick or Treat.

Labor Day Celebration

September 4th Funkstown will celebrating Labor Day at the Park. Starting at 5:00 pm. There will be a Car show from 5-7 and a live band the Vantastics from 5-8. the Legion ball team the “Skunks” will have food for sale. Fireworks will be at dusk. Rain date for the fireworks only will the the 5th.