Bill extends baked goods shelf life for charities
In Annapolis the House Environmental Matters Committee debated HB 209 to allow charitable groups 14 consecutive days to sell and serve foods from home at fairs and carnivals, vs four days, with on site kitchens excluded. Supporters cite longer events and funds for community projects. opponents warn of restaurant-regulation gaps. The bill awaits a committee vote later in the session.
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House Environmental Matters Committee
J. Anita Stup
Maryland State Grange
Rocky Ridge Volunteers Fire Company
Brendan Flanagan
Restaurant Association of Maryland
Flanagan
Mighty Duck Savers Win Environmental Youth Award
Eight Frederick students known as the Mighty Duck Savers earned the President's Environmental Youth Award for protecting local ducks. They traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive certificates from Senator Barbara Mikulski at the Capitol. The group formed four years ago after a duck was tangled in fishing line at Culler Lake and now run education efforts, signs, and non bread feeding programs with support from Friends of Baker Park.
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Capitol
Maryland
Barbara Mikulski
Frederick
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Culler Lake
Angela Kelly
Prospect High School
Governent
Tara Bossong
Deanne Price
Friends of
Baker Park
Baker
Mighty Duck Savers
Ms. Mikulski
Orchard Grove students embrace frontier day activities
Orchard Grove Elementary fifth graders explored the 19th century frontier with butter churns, Johnny cakes, cornbread, log cabin and wagon models, and quilts. They baked with parent volunteers, danced with Roy Okan, and played Oregon Trail linking math, science, and social studies through hands on projects.
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Orchard Grove
Cathy Knight
Roy Okan
Sharon Hartley
West
Ms. Knight
Derr takes on big job in Senate in Maryland
Maryland Senator John Derr, elected minority whip, moves into the former office of the late Sen. John Cade. He will distribute Cade’s collection of baseball caps and has decorated the space with Frederick County memorabilia including a cross stitch and a photo of the 1990 Middletown girls soccer team featuring Derr’s daughter.
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Senate
John Derr
Frederick Washington
John Cade
Derr
James Senate
Cade
Mr. Derr
Senators
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Betty Suler
Board of Elections
Middletown
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Bill Green
Washington
Jeff
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Colleen Fitzpatrick
Michelle Eaton
Ann-Marie Gineley
Katherine Grayson
Moira Nusbaum
Sarah Purcell
Frontier Spirit
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