Public talks and events on Holocaust Remembrance April 12
A bulletin lists Deli Strummer speaking at Fort Detrick April 12 at 10 a.m. in Strough Auditorium with an interpreter and a post event luncheon. Also noted are a HIV AIDS policy talk April 10 at Hospice, a noonday book review April 11 on Mencken, a Frederick Library board meeting April 10, La Leche League April 10 discussion, Frederick Art Club exhibit through May 3 and April 11 meeting, St John’s Young Adult pizza game night April 12, Walkersville High School Safe and Sound party June 5 with planning April 9 and contact numbers.
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Deli Strummer
Fort Detrick
Strough
Ms. Strummer
Mauthausen
America
Vienna
Austria
Baltimore
Public Affairs Office
Frederick County
Jean Flory
Frederick Art Club
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
E. Patrick St
Frederick
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
St. John’s School Library
Dr Edgar Toppin to speak on myths of African American past
Dr Edgar Toppin of Virginia State University will discuss The Myths of the African-American Past at 11 a.m. Friday April 12 at Freewill Baptist Church Harpers Ferry. Sponsored by the National Park Service, the talk aims to dispel misconceptions about African American history.
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Edgar Toppin
Virginia State University
Freewill Baptist Church
Harpers Ferry
National Park Service
Toppin
Spring Photography Seminar at Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park invites visitors to a 1:30 p.m. April 13 Spring Photography Seminar at the park Visitor Center led by local nature photographer George Wheelock. Registration required. topics cover forest photography, lighting, film choices, and equipment. Call for registration at (301) 663-9388 or 663-9330.
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Catoctin Mountain Park
George Wheelock
Park
Rifle matches scheduled at Damascus IWSA range
The Seneca Valley Sporting Association schedules five high power rifle matches at the Damascus IWSA range on April 13 May 11 June 15 July 6 and Sept 7 Registration opens at 8 am DCM matches allow use of club M1 Garand rifles and ammo SWLA dues are 17 with 8 per match plus 5 range fee for non members Junior shooters 14 21 and females have no cost Younger shooters 10 and up can join a free .22 rifle Marksmanship and safety program on the adjacent range Contact David Woodend or Phillip Dean for details.
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Seneca Valley Sporting Association
Damascus
SWLA
Boy Scouts
David Woodend
Phillip Dean
Hood College Open House at Williams Observatory
Hood College hosts an open house April 12 from 8 to 10 p.m. for community viewing of the night sky. Astronomy instructor Jerry Josties will answer questions and lead a tour of the 1924 observatory renovated in 1985 housing an 8 inch Clark refractor. The lens, originally made for Harvard, yielded early stellar spectra studies and remains in excellent condition. The event is sponsored by Hood’s chemistry physics and astronomy department.
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Williams Observatory
Hood College
Jerry Josties
Hood
Clark &Inch
Alvan Clark & Sons
Harvard College Observatory
Department of Chemistry, Physics
Astronomy
Community scholarships and local events in Frederick area
Juan Stull announces a Jefferson Ruritan Scholarship for local high school seniors with board determined eligibility and May 1 deadline. Catoctin High School PTSA awards a $250 Book and Supply Scholarship to a senior with a 2.50 GPA. winner named at May Awards. An April 13 supper at Urbana Fire Hall benefits Araby Church. Montevue Home Auxiliary plans a card party April 30 and notes capacity, staff changes, and a donated otoscope. UDC members discuss Confederate ancestry eligibility. Pepsi Caps Challenge supports Catoctin prom funds. STAGES camp runs July 10 12 at All Saints Church Frederick with July 2 show at Weinberg. March of Dimes seeks health pros as volunteers with April 11 orientation at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Juan Stull
Jefferson Ruritan Scholarship Committee
Jefferson Ruritan
Jefferson Raritan Scholarship Fund
Meadow Drive
Jefferson, Md
Catoctin High School
PTSA
Call
Elks Club
Montevue Home
Joyce Gordon
Joan Shelton
Margaret Brown
Betty Cramer
Charlotte Glick
Libby Staley
Rosie Early
Jean Stevens
Montevue
Angelina Cook
Helen Brown
Melvin Reifsnider
Frederick
Golden Eagles Club
Myrtle Gary
Virgie Trump
SuperThift
Thurmont
Church Street
Mountain Gate Homefolks
Weinberg Center For the Arts
All Saints Episcopal Church
W. Church St
Imagination Station
Frederick County
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
March of Dimes
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Emmitsburg Elementary Raises Funds For Heart Association
Emmitsburg Elementary School gathered over 125 participants to jump rope for 180 minutes, raising 5231 dollars for the American Heart Association. Third grader Chris Wantz led with 200 dollars while eight others donated more than 100 each, with refreshments donated by local shops.
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Emmitsburg
American Heart Association
Emmitsburg Super Thrift
MacDonald’s
Thurmont
Chris Wantz
Jenny Angleberger
Travis Sanders
Patrick Kolb
Jane Broadbent
April Elliott
Courtney Myers
Dana Pittinger
Chris Rose
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Bulletin Board
Mencken Diary
H.L. Mencken
Ray Stevens
WMC
McDaniel Lounge
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Public Library Board Meeting
Board of
Mount Airy-Monrovia
Central United Methodist Church
Libertytown
WHS
Walkersville High School
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Dickerson United Methodist Church Women’s Society
Mary Ellen Burdette
Margaret Stull
EWSPA
Wolfsville
Wolfsville Elementary School
Jeffrey Colunga
National Organization For Women
C. Burr Artz
Maryland Now Lesbian Rights Task Force
NOW
Ansel Scarborough
Francesca Macchiarini
Free Speech Club
Middle East
Palestine
Winchester
Winchester Hall
Hassan el Bedour
Gulf
Center For Defense Information
Father Callahan
The
Peace Resource Center
Father Bill Callahan
E. Church St
Quixote Center
Hyattsville
Quest For Peace
Drice
Nicaragua
United States
Persian Gulf
Vatican
Community Report
Urbana
Urbana Fire Hall
Araby Methodist Church
Daughters of Confederacy
Fitzhugh Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Harry O. Miller
Taneytown
Merrell Crance
M. Scott Flowers
Edward K. Wightman
3Th New York Volunteer Infantry
Washington, D.C
Sharpsburg
New York
CHS
Creative Theater
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