Record MS Walk draws 264 participants in Frederick
The 15th annual Frederick County MS Walk attracted 264 participants for the 15 kilometer course from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School through downtown Frederick and Baker Park. An additional 95 registrants before start plus walkers ages seven to 87 boosted fundraising to $19,800 with pledges due by May 2. Frances Halford, 59, of New Market, completed laps on a shorter track course to raise nearly $500 while sharing a banner day.
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Frederick County
Nanci Main
Main
Mrs. Main
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick
Maryland
David Gray
Baker Park
Frances Halford
New Market
Mrs. Halford
Frederick Community Center renamed to Frederick Community Action Agency
The Frederick Community Center is renamed the Frederick Community Action Agency or FCAA after actions by government entities designating it as a Community Action Agency for Frederick County. Established 1968, the agency is sponsored by local and state bodies and offers services from a food bank to a health clinic and homeless shelter at 100 S Market St. Frederick. Call 301 694 1506 for information.
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Frederick Community Center
Frederick
Ing and Community Development
United Way of
Frederick County
Friends For Neighborhood Progress Inc
FCAA
B&o
S. Market St
Fast cartoonist draws Popeye live at mall
Pauline Comanor, age 68, billed as the world's fastest cartoonist, drew Popeye in 40 seconds at Frederick Towne Mall as "Stars and Stripes Forever" played. She later drew Olive Oyl in a 19th century bathing suit and recalled beginnings with Max Fleischer in Philadelphia.
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Pauline Comanor
Frederick Towne Mall
Popeye the Sailor Man
Ms. Comanor
Popeye
Olive Oyl
Comanor
Gimbel’s
Philadelphia
Max Fleischer
Housing events set
Several local educational events mark Fair Housing Month with the theme Equal Opportunity in Housing. The second annual Housing Fair is at 2 p.m. Friday April 7 at Frederick Community Action Agency. Lead paint workshop April 21 at City Hall. A Learning Lunch is April 26 with Harriet Goldman speaking on Maryland homelessness. Free parking and no pre-registration required. For more information call Mike Spurrier.
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Frederick Community Action Agency
S. Market
East All Saints Street
City Hall
N. Court St
Frederick
Frederick County Leads Western Maryland HIV Plan
Dr James E Bowes head of Frederick County Health Department announced the agency will lead the Western Maryland regional HIV prevention plan in 1995. The effort, required by the CDC, will involve Trisha Grove and Suzanne Markowitz coordinating local input to form a county plan that ties into a regional plan with Allegany, Garrett, Washington and Carroll counties. A public input process via Sound Source at 695 2633 asks about met needs unmet needs and top five priority activities with epidemiological data guiding the plan.
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James E. Bowes
Frederick County Health Department
Maryland
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Bowes
Trisha Grove
R.N
Frederick County
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