Walkersville girl curates big insect collection
Jo Beth Davis an 11 year old sixth grader at Walkersville Middle has amassed nearly 300 insects for an award winning collection filling eight cases. Her work draws praise from Dr Michael Turrell and highlights include a Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly and a rhinoceros beetle raised from a found specimen. The hobby grew from her father Darrell Baws and she trains with the local 4H insect club with about 25 active members.
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Jo Beth Davis
Walkersville
Walkersville Middle
Peru
Taiwan
Linda Davis
Jo Beth
Darrell Baws
Beth
Baltimore
Tyrell
Davis
Museum of Natural History
Greenbriar State Park
Hamster math lesson teaches counts and curiosity
In a Waverley Elementary class, Nine baby hamsters named Buckshot and Slingshot joined a math unit on multiplying. The pets escaped briefly and caused mischief with papers and electrical cords, then Buckshot and Slingshot were recaptured. Teacher Dawn Getzandanner noted the lesson aimed to explore populations and foster inquiry while sharing student observations about the hamsters’ antics.
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Dawn Getzandanner
Getzandanner
Waverley
Shawn Jordan
Slingshot
Getzandamer
Enders
Moxley honored with Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Capt Polly Moxley, of the 562nd Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Her husband, 1st Lt Rick Moxley, is the son of Donald and Ann Moxley of Mount Airy. Capt Moxley, a spectral security element chief, is a 1992 Clarkson University graduate.
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Moxley
Air Force
Polly Moxley
562Nd Air Control
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rick Moxley
Donald
Ann Moxley
Mount Airy
Clarkson Unversity
Potsdam
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