Walkersville to use city water until October
Walkersville will rely on Frederick city water at least through October while officials finish upgrades to the town's water treatment plant. The plan includes sand filter cleaning and a new micron filter to target cryptosporidium and Giardia. No chlorine resistant bacteria found yet.
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Walkersville
Frederick City
Rk&e
Maryland Department of the Envronment
Beth Passerl
Devel
County woman guilty of starving two dogs
Melissa D Degrange 26 of Ballenger Creek Pike pled guilty to two counts of animal cruelty over the starvation deaths of two Rottweilers tied to her care. One dog found dead after not eating for 38 hours. another survived after veterinary care. Degrange received suspended 15 day sentences on each count, 24 months probation, and related conditions.
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Frederick County
Melissa D Degrange
Ballenger Creek Pike
Ken Rippeon
Mary McGuirk
Harry Ridgely
Fredenck
Ballenger Creek
Pike
Rippeon
Ag chief and governor view drought hit county crops
Maryland Governor Paris Glendening and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman toured a field on Elmer Derr Road to push for a U S Department of Agriculture disaster declaration covering 17 counties including Frederick. A decision due Wednesday could unlock low interest loans for farmers amid one of the state’s worst droughts. The governor also signaled forthcoming mandatory water restrictions.
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Paris Glendening
Elmer Derr
Sam de
Vaughn Harshman
Dan Glickman
U.S
Drought Ties Frederick Fruit Growth to Water Shortage
Frederick area fruit growers report smaller berries peaches nectarines and plums due to drought with only about 15 inches of rain this year instead of the usual 40. Orchard operators including Pat Runkles Martha Hauver and Evelyn Wolfe cite irrigation access and high costs as they warn prices may rise as trees struggle to yield while some varieties perform better than others.
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Frederick
Pat Runkles
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Ms Runkles
Martha Hauver
Pryor Orchard
Wolfe's Orchard
Smithsburg
Evelyn Wolfe
Jahr
Wolfe
Howe
Dick Biggs
Rock Hill Orchard
Mount Fury
Trains Crash in India Kills Hundreds in Collision
Rescue workers pulled through twisted metal in northeastern India after two trains collided head on. At least 257 bodies recovered and more than 50 feared inside three wrecked cars. Officials warned none may have survived as rescuers cut apart the mangled carriages.
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Gaisal
India
Frederick News Ends With Fragmented Postal Note
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled line about a Frederick newspaper and a painted paper item. The readable bits hint at an archival or recycling note but lack clear event or date details to establish a full incident.
Master of arts finds beauty in lots of junk
Fred Nauple, a 75 year old Thurmont man, turns trash into art. He carves soaps and canes, shapes slate and leather, and even repurposes a plastic horse into a merry go round horse. He gives works away for a smile and seems to enjoy the creative mix of junk and craft.
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Fred Nauple
Thurmont
Mr Naugle
Frederick
Marty Naugle
Naugle
Waylon Jennings
Local deputy crafts guitar cover inspired by Waylon Jennings
Marty Naugle, a Frederick County deputy and guitarist, sought a custom guitar cover costing about 700. Lacie Pred offered to craft it for free, claiming a better result, and Naugle praised her work. The cover features intricate leather cutouts of flowers and vines, an eagle-shaped W, and is part of a project continued on Page A12.
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Marty Naugle
Frederick County
Women build business network via Web site
Patricia Wolf and colleagues from Trinity College and University created WomensBizResources.com to help women in business. The site offers articles, columns, book reviews, an online resources list, an Amazon bookstore, daily news, and email based classes. Diane Wirth promotes the effort as part of the new Women's Business Institute network.
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Patricia Wolf
Maryland
Trinity College E University
WomensBizResources
Ms. Wolf
Carroll Creek Marketing
Wolf Publications
Frederick
Amazon.com
Diane Wirth
Ms. Wirth
Women's Business Institute
Solution Works Inc
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