Gaithersburg Mayors and Council Election Set
More than 20 700 Gaithersburg residents can vote on Monday April 26 to choose a mayor and four council members. Incumbent Mayor Sidney A Katy unopposed, leading Team Gaithersburg with Stanley Alster Sharon Rohrer Geraldine Edens and Henry Marraffa. Three challengers Ann T Somerset Demos Chrissos and C James Harris push for change. Incumbents tout downtown renewal Vol 345 corridor recreation and arts while challengers accuse them of voting in lockstep. Polling places Montgomery Playhouse Fields Road Elementary School and City Hall open 7 am to 4 pm.
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Gaithersburg
Gaithersborg
Sidney A. Katy
Ths
Edward Rohrer
Ann T Somerset
Demos Chrissos
C James Harris
Montgomery Playhouse
Quince Orchard Boulevard
Fields Road
City Hall
Arbor Day tree planting in Emmitsburg park
Despite rain on Friday six new pear trees were planted in Silo Hill Park Emmitsburg by Wother Seton School students as Arbor Day activities. Leo Robertson of Public Works placed a tree. Brenda Sites manager of Silo Hill Exxon, donating 500 dollars, and Clifford Sweenes parks commissioner shook hands.
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Silo Ill Park
Emmitsburg
Wother Seton School
Leo Robertson
Public Works Department
Brenda Sites
Silo Hill
Exxon
Clifford Sweenes
Removal of billboards step closer with ruling
Montgomery County seeks to remove roadside billboards still standing despite a 30year ban. Judge C Warren Donahue ruled the 1968 county ordinance valid and enforceable, not violating the First Amendment, moving the county closer to clearing illegal signs. County attorney Clifford L Royalty called the decision a step toward physical removal.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
C. Warren Donahue
Clifford L. Royalty
Revere National Corp. Inc
Royalty
Ordnance County
Douglas M Duncan
School employees honored for 25 years of service
Frederick county educators were feted at the American Legion in Thurmont for reaching 25 years of full time service. A social hour, music, dinner and a slide show were planned as honorees received brass pins. Names listed include Paula Acquaviva Jeanne Backhaus Retta Barkley Frederick Barnette Jay Berno Brenda Bohn Betty Brown and many more.
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Frederick
American Legion
Thurmont
Paula Acquaviva
Jeanne Backhaus
Retta Barkley
Frederick Barnette
Jay Berno
Tally Nae
Brenda Bohn
Brickey Betty Brown
Susan Bracim
Patricia Talent
Caro Cavaness
Janet Cline
David Crawford
Ren
Jaceyar Elvey
Alice Ford
Roseinda Graham
Elaine Giiger
Nena Haller
Joann Harvey
Joseph Heidel
Melanie Hoffman
Leslie Holtel
David Hoover
Kaye Horr
Karen Howser
Donna Ieancs
Judith Johnson
Delores Johnston
Sharon Kalbarczyk
Carolynn Keilholtz
la Rue Kelbaugh
David Kennedy
Linda King
Karen Magee
Valerie Main
Janice Mallardin
Gary Marple
Vickie Marsh
Pamela Martin
Martha Mason
Thomas May
Phyllis McConnell
James McNitt
Nancy Mulcahey
Dorothy Nicholson
Elizabeth Orlando
Dianne Peel
Charlene Perry
Teresa Perry
Pamela Plum
Lois Poffenberger
Walter Pond
Peggy Rhoderick
Sharon Rice
Darlene Richard
Pamela Shaw
Karen Shinn
Margaret Shulte
James Sklencar
Clyde
Frederick County students present on student run service board
Frederick County students spoke at the National Service Learning Conference in San Jose. Lauren Hauck of Middletown High described the student run advisory board with two to five reps from each high school. The presentation drew 60 to 70 attendees as Amy Tis0 noted the conference drew about 3,000 attendees.
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Frederick County
Amy Tis0
Urbana
Gouker crowned Miss Howard County at Savage Mill pageant
Middletown's Nikki Gouker was crowned Miss Howard County at the annual Savage Mill pageant winning a scholarship and prizes to represent Howard County in Miss Maryland in June at the Maryland Theater in Hagerstown. Gouker, a Frederick Community College sophomore, performed Booker's tap number and plans a community service platform promoting basic sign language education.
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Nikki Gouker
Middletown
Howard County
Savage Mill
Maryland
Maryland Theater
Hagerstown
Frederick Community College
Harry Connick Jr
Miss Gouker
Kelly and
Sandi Gouker
Middletown High School
Gaithersburg seniors win awards for career and technology prowess
Gaithersburg High School senior Scott Bogan 17 credits his mother’s breast cancer as inspiration to pursue medicine. He joins 37 other students recognized for outstanding achievement in career and tech education as local firms donate $250 toward their studies. Other honorees include William Miller at Damascus and Rosemary Stojinski at Gaithersburg, with peers from Watkins Mill Poolesville and Seneca Valley pursuing diverse paths from aerospace engineering to design and merchandising and more.
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Gaithersburg
Scott Bogan
Hepa
Edward Bogat
Janet
Scott
Watkins Mill High School
Damascus High School
William Miller
University of Maryland
Gaithersburg High
Rosemary Stojinski
Rosemary
Damascus High
Marc Kenner
Montgomery College
Damascus
Mare
Supilai Gosakwatiana
Yvonne Tran
Daniel Smith
Jessica Wolfgang
Finance
Upper County
Vanessa Urbina
Watkins Mill
Christine Janosko
Poolesville High School
Emily Novak
Seneca Valley High School
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
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Northrop-Grumman Corporation
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Cristy Michel
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Shawnee Clack
Sara-Michele Lazarus
Catherine Burroughs
Montgomery
Statl Phela Ts
Sam Yu
Sonia Boin
Gouker Crowned
Nicley
Terri Nicley
Charles Town
United States Achievement Academy
Connie
Frank Nicley
United Panel Achievement Academy
Emma
Delbert Rhoderick
Adamstown
Kerri
Mary Jane Nicley
Sonia Bos
A.P.Y
Tata Ra Meeel
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Chuck Mack
United Toes
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