Clinton urges national wave of service for children
President Clinton and former leaders urged a nationwide volunteer movement from the Presidents' Summit for America's Future. Gen. Colin Powell dubbed the effort a call to action as about 3,000 attendees gathered at Independence Hall. Celebrities joined to promote mentoring, safe learning spaces, and opportunities to serve, aiming to aid at least 2 million at-risk children by 2000.
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Elderly couple teaches Lithuania English during poverty of thinking
Leona and Albert Gustaff, longtime Maryland residents of Lithuanian descent, fulfilled a vow to visit Lithuania and teach English and democracy in 1992. They raised and shipped used English textbooks from Carroll, Frederick, and Baltimore counties to aid teachers at the Siauliu Pedagogical Institute, living modestly and teaching for about $20 monthly rent.
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Leona Gustaff
Lithuania
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Carroll
Baltimore
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J.B. Koncius
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Timothy Jacobsen
Walter Littleton
Albert J. Gustaff
American Legion
Vee Redding
FSK Post 11
Donald B. Schattenberg
Dearbought Barn Blaze Destroys 100-Year-Old Structure
A 40 by 70 foot wooden barn with stone foundation and tin roof burned at Wheyfield Drive and Algonquin Drive in Dearbought subdivision. Fire chief cites $30,000 loss. four fire companies battled the blaze. investigators probe the cause while two nearby barns also faced previous incidents.
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Algonquin Drive
Walkersville
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al Ward
Ted Meminger
Jay Inskeep
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United
Volunteer spirit shines in Frederick County community service
At a national summit on volunteerism, Frederick County residents are highlighted for helping others. Linda Harrison-Parson babysits at a shelter while parents pursue GEDs, and Margaret Brust runs free manicures for nursing home residents. Rev. James Painter volunteers Bible study and worship services. John Campbell notes a strong but still growing need for shelter volunteers as winter ends.
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Linda Harrison-Parson
Frederick
Margaret Brust
College View Nursing Center
North Street
Painter
Barnesville Baptist Church
John Campbell
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Inside The News Fracerick Daily Print
The Fracerick News Post runs portions daily on recycled paper with an emphasis on local reporting. The paper itself notes that it is recyclable and printed on 100 percent recycled papyrus stock.
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Deaf Access Services to open DAS Children's Center in Maryland
Deaf Access Services plans a new center for deaf children and those with deaf parents or siblings at Parkway Communit Church near New Design Road opening Sept 2. Peter Myers says it is the first in Maryland and one of eight nationwide, addressing a gap in accessible child care for deaf kids and serving working families with infants to five year olds.
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Parkway Communit Church
New Design Road
Peter Myers
DAS
Maryland
Myers
Frederick County
Ruth Howell
Maryland School For the Deaf
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