Hearing dog program honors Cathy Hedges love of animals
A Frederick County family launches a memorial hearing dog program in memory of Cathy Hedges who died at 18. Donations and a federal grant fund a shelter dog trained to alert a deaf person to sounds. The dog will go to Denver for training then return with a trainer to tailor instruction to the recipient. Cathy loved animals and hoped for a big place for children and annuals.
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Cathy Ann Hedges
Cathy Hedges
Walkersville
Cathy
John
Pat Hedges
Kimberly
Hedges
Frederick County
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Avalon Orris
Denver
Colo
American Humane Association
Orris
Kenneth Harsher
John Hedges
Conter
Inset
Pat
Kim
Wayne Sinclair
The
Maryland School For the Deaf
Avalon Urria
County Animal Shelter
Kirk Davia
Special Emmitsburg meeting to discuss police matter
A special town meeting will be set to resolve complaints against Emmitsburg officer Michael Soriano after two protestors Larry Little and Thomas Bollinger aired grievances at a recent meeting. They cited traffic tickets involving Soriano and a rolling stop incident, plus concerns over disciplinary procedures and perceived bias. Chief Kerr noted prior investigations with mixed results and urged formal procedures. The town plans infrastructure upgrades on Welty Avenue and improvements to the Emmitsburg Community Center while SHA permit rules tighten for water and sewer work. Election dates and filing deadlines were announced for April, with write-in rules outlined.
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Emmitsburg
Larry Little
Thomas Bollinger
Michael Soriano
Maurice R. Kerr Little
Soriano
Little
Kerr
Bollinger
William F Austin
Bollingers
Robert Preston
James and
Joseph Welty
Welty
Richard Sprankle
Sgt
Michael van Nostrand
Emmitsburg High School
van Nostrand
Leonie Mummert
SHA
Carl Raith
Mummert
West Main Avenue
US 140
Seaton Avenue
MD 4
MontCo Board Hears Open Meeting Question Tuesday
The MontCo school board plans a 10 a.m. meeting at the Educational Services Center to decide whether to open meetings with student performances or the Pledge and a minute of silent prayer. It will set attendance area boundaries for the new Martin Luther King Junior High next September and vote to keep North Lake Elementary open for Gaithersburg students displaced by the Gaithersburg Elementary renovation. The Sept 1982 to Sept 1983 project timeline is noted, and a policy on position sharing is on the agenda with Dr Edward Andrews recommending sharing only when there is bona fide educational need. The session begins at 10 a.m.
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Rockville
Martin Luther King
North Lake
Gaithersburg
Edward Andrews
Educational Services Center
Memorial THE NEWS from Frederick April 7
The Frederick Memorial issue from Tuesday April 7 presents local notices and brief news items. It includes civic alerts, community events, and short reports reflecting the city’s activities and concerns for that day.
Bethesda hospitals seek volunteers for Montgomery County Red Cross
Montgomery County Red Cross seeks volunteers for Suburban Hospital National Naval Medical Center and the NIH Clinical Center. Duties range from patient services to nursing labs and outpatient clinics. Eligible volunteers must be 18 or older in good health. Retirees encouraged to participate. Training provided and a uniform is required. TB test necessary. Call Office of Volunteers at 588 2515 weekdays 9:30 to 3:00.
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Montgomery County Red Cross
National Naval Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
Lillieanna Beck
Office of Volunteers
Fragmented OCR text on interest and trade terms
Fragmented OCR passage references trade terms and interest but is garbled. It hints at a discussion of introducing more interest or instruments, mentioning New York and Philadelphia contexts and a mid century financial stance. The readable bits are insufficient to determine a clear event, date, or participants.
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RAY Wachter Photo Center
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Claire's Factory Store
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Claire Frock
Thurmont
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