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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1998
Page
1
A young blue heron perches on the fountain island at Culler Lake, noted as a morning visitor by area residents who say the bird has been seen there often recently.
Earl Shaffer, at 79, continues a solo trek along the Appalachian Trail with 1,080 miles remaining. As the first man to complete a single uninterrupted 2,160 mile crossing, he faces steeper climbs, better-marked trails, and a race to reach Mount Katahdin before October 15. He rests often and wears heavier clothing, living five miles from the trail in York Springs, Pa. The journey nears Pine Grove, Pa., with plans to enter New York state this week.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office was unanimously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in Hershey Pennsylvania. The agency met 410 of 417 applicable standards, including 306 mandatory standards, amid prior questions about procedures during disputed arrests.
Native Americans from Maryland to Pennsylvania gathered at the Urbana Fire Company fairgrounds for a weekend Pow Wow. Dancers in beadwork, feathers and bells performed jingle and side step categories while Cedar Tree Hill Singers provided rhythmic drum music.
Crowds camped outside Flights of Fancy on East Street Frederick waiting for the 11 a.m. Sunday sale of the new Glory Beanie Baby along with 13 other holiday bears. Sune Carl Ferguson led the queue staking a spot 24 hours early with tent, sodas and snacks.
Frederick County history notes Clyde L Hauver the only Frederick County Sheriff's Office deputy to die in the line of duty. He was shot in the head during a Blue Blazes raid up in the Catoctin Mountains near Thurmont. Ambushed deputies faced gunfire as they backed away.
In a mountainous area west of Thurmont the informant betrayed the group. Moonshiners opened fire without warning, mortally wounding Haover as deputies fell back and exchanged gunfire, driving the bootlegging gang over a small embankment. The report reflects contemporary pub accounts of the ambush and pursuit.
Frederick hosts the Maryland State Championship for Little League for the first time in years at Robert B. Staley Stadium. Seven teams compete for a shot at the East Regionals and a possible trip to the Little League World Series, with the event rotating venues about every seven years.
The Fraderick News-Post notes that portions appear daily on 100 percent recycled paper and that the newspaper itself is recyclable.
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