Local youths, seniors vie for Mason Cup marbles title
Thirty two players aged 14 to 58 gathered in Middletown for the 1998 Mason Cup marble contest created for those bypassing the national championship in Wildwood New Jersey. The event offered a 500 prize to first place and 125 to second, with a 50 marbles knockout to win. Megan Winkelman of Frederick captured the women’s title for a second straight year beating Shannon Georganich of Pittsburgh 50 44. Jeff Kimmell organized the event and praised the exhibition as the greatest marble show.
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Middletown
Ying
Wildwood
N.J
Megan Winkelman
Frederick
Shannon Georganich
Pittsburgh
Jeff Kimmell
Bob Darr
Cumberland
John Hochar
Darr
Dave Draper
California
Draper
West Coast
Wolfsville Museum Day draws large turnout for county heritage
Wolfsville residents and visitors toured memorabilia marking Frederick County's 250th anniversary as crowds gathered for a second event in 2000. Items ranged from a 1916 postcard to George Washington's headquarters depiction, an 1832 Daniel Wolfe powder horn, period quilts, farm tools, and county land grants.
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Wolfsville
Frederick County
Olive Lewis
Smithsburg
George Washington
Frederick
Daniel Wolfe
Susan Portner-Kuch
Paul Gordon
Ralph Morgan
Morgan Mill
Jennie Bowlus
Bruce Reeder
Paige Brandenburg
Audrey Wolfe
Call of the Wild outdoor show at Frederick Fairgrounds
The Frederick Fairgrounds hosted a two day Call of the Wild outdoor show featuring 4x4 trucks and a range of gear from bows and treestands to packs and jerky. Exhibitors offered charter boat trips and African safaris, taxidermy services, and wildlife displays including snakes and a bison, with a kids fishing pond and pellet gun range.
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of the
Wild
Frederick Fairgrounds
True Grit Safaris
South Africa
Sunday Heat Surges as Frederick Records Humid 84
Sunday was hotter and muggier with a high of 84 and heat index up to 93. Humidity lingered near 80 percent as winds stayed light. Record highs and lows for the date are 95 in 1988 and 52 in 1989. Forecasters say muggy conditions persist with a 40 percent chance of afternoon showers and more clouds into the evening.
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Frederick
National Weather Service
Governor Green Award launched to boost wetlands care
Maryland Governor Par ris Glendening unveiled the GREEN Award at the Maryland Association of Counties meeting to spur county wetlands preservation and restoration with a statewide competition in innovation partnerships and acreage. He aims to recover 60,000 acres lost since World War II and to cut gun crime 50 percent by 2002.
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Ocean City
Parris Grendening
Maryland
Maryland Association of Counties
Grendening
Glendening
Frederick County
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Raymond
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Tom Meade
New York
Mr. Meade
Meade
Theresa
Dell Bunch
Andrew
Bunch
Dave Klotz
Rudy Raymond
Middletown Park
Ike Wilson
News-Post
Bill Green
Calvin Moore
Jcpenney’ Catalog
Guv
Porterhouse
N.Y
Pennfield
Ballpark
Deli Dept
Woodsboro
Doren
Mueller's
Musselman’s
Musselman's
Tetley Round Teabags
Kellogg's
Bounty
Charmin
SHUR
Purina
Kemp
Stouffer
M-Sat
Libertytown Pirkerrver
Tog Raver UA
Sun
Toy
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