Frederick Elks Lodge 684 Apprecia tion Night honors three locals
The Frederick Elks Lodge 684 held its annual Appreciation Night on Willowdale Drive. Tommy Granwell received the Elk Citizen of the Year Award for nonprofit service, Roland Hahn earned Officer of the Year, and John Dusak was named Elk of the Year. Exalted Ruler Les Bishop and Jim McNitt presented the honors.
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Frederick Elks Lodge 684
Willowdale Drive
Elks
Frederick
Tommy Granwell
Les Bishop
Roland Hahn
Jim McNitt
Elks Lodge
John Dusak
Elks Organization
Bishop
Ballenger Creek student wins third in poster contest
A Ballenger Creek Middle School sixth grader, Sarah Perich, earned third place and a $200 savings bond in the 1998 Greater Baltimore Area U.S. Savings Bonds Campaign Kick-Off. The national contest welcomed fourth through sixth graders from public and private schools. Jessica Gonder, from E. Russell Hicks Middle in Hagerstown, won the state contest and her entry advanced to Washington, D.C. for national judging. Janna Stup of Frederick was named a Presidential Scholar at Shenandoah University in Winchester, pursuing a psychology degree. Navy Fireman David Willis recently completed the gas turbine systems technician course at Navy Service School Command, Great Lakes, the son of Thurmont residents Steven and Carole Willis. The 1997 Catoctin High School graduate joined the Navy in July 1997.
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Ballenger Creek Middle School
Sarah Perich
Greater
Baltimore Area
U.S
Jessica Gonder
E. Russell Hicks Middle
Hagerstown
Washington, D.C
Janna Stup
Frederick
Shenandoah University
Winchester
School of Arts & Sciences
Navy
David Willis
Navy Service School Command
Great Lakes
Steven
Carole Willis
Thurmont
Catoctin High School
Ovenshire named to dean's list at Eastern College
Catherine Ovenshire of New Market was named to the dean's list at Eastern College St Davids Pa She is the daughter of Dan and Barbara Ovenshire and a Linganore High School Frederick graduate She is a sophomore majoring in music with a concentration in music therapy.
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Catherine Ovenshire
New Market
Eastern College
St. Davids
Dan and
Barbara Ovenshire
Linganore High School
Frederick
Elks Lodge 684 welcomes two new members in Frederick
A double header month at Elks Lodge 684 in Frederick saw two groups join the charity organization, including the lodge's third female member. The top photo lists members G. Alan Dinkelacker Catherine Moser Richard Johnston Less Bishop exalted ruler Dave Fadeley John Weldon and John C. Poyle. Middle row shows Barry Pittman Lance M. Strickland James R. Cates Joseph J. Kundrat Jr Joseph A. Baer Jr Clarence Chase Patrick O'Brien. Back row includes Joseph A. Mangiafico Chad M. Putnam Charles E. Troxell James A. Fox and Bruce A. Finch. Bottom row features Edward Sanger Mr. Bishop and James Dixon.
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Elks Lodge
Frederick
Joseph A. Baer Jr
Clarence Chase
Patrick $. O’brien
Joseph A. Mangiafico
Chad M. Putnam
Charles E. Troxell
James A. Fox
Bruce A. Finch
Edward Sanger
Mr. Bishop
James Dixon
Frederick Christian Academy Honor Roll List Honors High Achievers
Frederick Christian Academy published honor roll lists for the third marking term. The Principal's Honor Roll includes top students across grades from first to twelfth, with many names such as Logue Taylor Cohagan Emily Hill Gabriela Heldcroft Margaret Mason and Anne Barnie Payman Farsai Tiffany Gregory. Distinguished Honor Roll features first through twelfth grade scholars like Brandy Brown William Knop Katie McAnnally Nathaniel Skinner and Chaka Gray. Honor Ball lists additional students across grades, including Brittney Johnson Samantha Miller Dylan Rushbrook and Joel Davidson.
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Logue
Taylor Cohagan
Marie Hippert
Lauren Jones
Heather Magers
Stephanie Miller
Andrew Zimmik
Schroeder
Lanie Beck
Emily Hill
Gabriela Heldcroft
Margaret Mason
Robbie Lier
Whitney Beck
Sharon Buell
Jed Cajudo
Winston Price
Nathan Zimnik
Amanda Johnson
Jonathan States
Elizabeth Young
Nicole Seal
Daniel Young
Kayla Klein
Patricia Bowers
Jennifer Hawkins
Drew Mason
Jackie Drass
Andrew Bunch
Joshua Davidson
Joshua Januszek
Rachel Regner
Anne Barnie
Payman Farsai
Tiffany Gregory
Brandy Brown
William Knop
Katie McAnnally
Nathaniel Skinner
Valerie Smith
Tom DeShant
Noah Horn
Hope Hornbaker
Brittany Parsons
Jackie Burdette
Kayla Kroll
Stephen Renehan
Brooke Sensenig
Brittany Eberly
Lindsay Jones
David Wade
Krista Beck
Lauren Kiser
Zachary Okbeh
Victoria Bennett
Jennifer Curry
Kristen Roberson
Jon Hamerick
Bryan Teach
Vincent Ili
Mike Leonard
Jason Young
Heather Curry
Jay Rice
Chaka Gray
Heather King
Honor Ball
Brittney Johnson
Samantha Miller
Dylan Rushbrook
Chi Trimble
Kayla Wirts
Andrew Woodson
Philip Harrell
Richard Mills
Daniel Nuessle
Mally Ryan
Remington Yee
Allison Clabaugh
Ashley Diener
Heather Haller
Kyra Ingram
Billy Johnson
Austin
Phoebe Dewar
Jed Gregory
Greg Mason
Chris Bloomfield
Jennifer Chandler
Kathryn DeShant
Pedy Farsal
Stephanie Montgomery
Sean Senter
Danny Stempel
Ashley Wallner
Joel Davidson
Michal Dewar
Michelle Hippert
Suzanne Walat
Beth DeShant
Cheryl Gove
Sarah Januszek
Derrick Klein
Maya Matthews
Elizabeth Renehan
Suzie Stempel
Valerie Boyd
Anna Erbes
Jessica Payne
Angela Shoemaker
Ben Cruzan
Raymond Gove
Gaithersburg woman defends PhD in biochemistry at GWU
Kelley Argraves of Gaithersburg defended her PhD dissertation in biochemistry and molecular biology at George Washington University. Her degree will be conferred May 17. She researched the very low density lipoprotein receptor at the American Red Cross in Rockville under Dr. Dudley Strickland and plans postdoctoral work at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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Kelley Argraves
Gaithersburg
Columbian School of Arts and Sciences
George Washington University
District of Columbia
American Red
Local youth win honors in Optimist oratorical contest
Kendall Bolte won the girls division and Josh Katz the boys division of the annual Optimist Club of Frederick oratorical contest. Both advance to the zone round, with district winners receiving 1500 scholarships. Second-place medallions went to Sam Brace and Stefan Sliter in the boys division and Katie Purcell and Jessica Fehr in the girls division. All are Frederick area residents.
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Dosh Katz
Kendall Bolte
Frederick Optimist Club
Kathy Higinbotham
Susan West
Josh Katz
Optimist Club
Frederick
Optimist International Foundations
U.S
Canada
Sam Brace
Stefan Sliter
Katie Purcell
Jessica Fehr
Local residents complete six month deployment aboard USS George Washington
Navy announces completion of a six month Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf deployment by local residents. Eugene Bankard of Emmitsburg, a 1996 Emmitsburg High School graduate, joined the Navy in 1981. David Bruchey of Middletown, a 1991 Middle Town High School graduate, joined in 1994. Arthur Harris of New Windsor, a 1993 Francis Scott Key High School graduate, joined in 1994.
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Arabian Gulf
George Washington
Navy
Eugene Bankard
Eugene
Dorothy Bankard
Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg High School
David Bruchey
Susan Bruchey
Middletown
Middletown High School
Arthur Harris
Penny Strine
New Windsor
Francis Scott Key High School
Union Bridge
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