Eldersburg and Sykesville Today: Dec. 24

1. There's Still Time to Enter Our Contest

Want your December electricity bill paid for? Want to win $100,000 for Carroll County Public Schools? It's really very simple, you add a photo of your house decorated for the holidays and you're entered to win $100,000 for schools in Carroll County. You're also entered to be one of 24 people to have their December electricity bills paid for by Patch. ENTER NOW BY CLICKING THIS LINK. The contest ends on Monday at 11:59 p.m. 

2. Sykesville Meeting Cancellations 

• The Park and Recreation Committee has cancelled their meeting for the month of December and will have their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19.
• The Historic District Commission has cancelled their meeting for the month of December and will have their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
• The Sykesville Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Town House has been cancelled.

3. Closings

Find a full list of closings, and a place to enter your own in our round-up here. 

4. Christmas Church Services

There are several in the area and they can be found in our article about the Christmas rush here. Feel free to add your own in the comments section. 

5. Today's Forecast

The National Weather Service calls for mostly cloudy skies gradually becoming sunny this afternoon with a high near 42 degrees, changing to mostly clear skies this evening with a low of around 28 degrees.