Chess fascination reaches Valley Elementary in Jefferson
Valley Elementary School in Jefferson hosts a growing chess group for children about eight years old on Friday mornings. Players range from street people to the wealthy, with teens and twenty somethings often among the brightest. Mr Summers travels the mid Atlantic states for tournaments. Chess spurs concentration and lively talks about moves at the Spirit Art Gallery. Timers click repeatedly as timed games shorten durations. Summers notes players are competitive and often hooked by the game. For more information call 301-695-4427 or visit chess sites listed.
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Valley Elementary School
Jefferson
mid-Atlantic States
Spirit Art Gallery
Maryland
Don Vandrey
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Vandrey
Vanessa Finney
Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association
Maryland Horticulture Industry
Annette Fentress
Sun Nurseries Inc
Woodbine
Jerry Fauiing
Waverly Farms
Adamstown
Finney
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Baltimore
U.S
Depart l
Agricultural Statistics Serves
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Begathon heats bid for state school funds in Maryland
Frederick County officials urged the Board of Public Works to approve additional state dollars for school projects as part of a four hour begathon. The board, with 35.6 million left of 146 million, considered 160 million in requests from 13 districts. Frederick seeks 26 million for Tuscarora High, a new middle school near Ballenger Creek, and Wellington Trace elementary, plus planning approvals for several sites. The meeting, presided by Lt. Gov Townsend, capped by approval of 110.4 million in designated projects, noted capacity overrun in 23 of 52 schools and ongoing land deals for Middletown elementary. The next funding decisions await the General Assembly budget result.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Board of Public Works
Interagency Committee On
IAC
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Jack Dale
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Green Valley
North Frederick
Parkway
Tuscarora High
Ballenger Creek
Wellington Trace
Middletown Area
Valley Elementary
Jefferson
Brunswick Middle
General Assembly
Daryl Boffman
Holter Road
Raymond Barnes
Yale Stenzler
Barnes
Home landscape boom drives January activity in Maryland region
Glick Nursery in Libertytown reports unusual winter demand as homeowners invest in front yard upgrades, hardscaping and features like flagstone walkways. Customers such as Bill Davis shift spending from travel to home improvements, while Dutch Plant Farm in Frederick also sees strongJanuary traffic driven by a stay-at-home trend and a mild winter.
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Poinsettias
Snell
John Glick
Glick
Bill Davis
Maxan
Mr. Davis
Ledo Pizza
Frederick
Mike Mens
Mr. Mens
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Sam Yu
Jerry Faulring
Summers
Chessdub
Worldchessnetwork.com
Gmechess.com
Uschess.org
Pamela Rigaux
News-Post
Prigaux
Fredericknewspost.com
Sl.com
Chess
Hagerstown
Mr. Glick
Davis
W. E. Davis Electric Company
Tramsville
Prince George’s County
Chises Seaday
Hagershatte
Manny Malin