Livestock sale finale at Ag Expo amid rain
The Washington County Ag Expo closed with a livestock sale despite wet grounds from two and a half inches of rain. Fair president Tom Shaw praised community effort as 2am sandbagging diverted water from tents. Grand champion market hog weighed 240 pounds and sold for 330 a pound to Hatford Quality Meats. reserve champion hog went for 210 a pound to W R Sellers Buying Station.
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Washington County Ag
Fair
Tom Shaw
Shaw
Kevin Martin
Smithsburg
Hatfield
Martin
Kentin
W R. Sellers
Greencastle
Stephanie Strauss
Hagerstown
Ellsworth Electric Co
Schaehner Ambgues
Things
Hancock
Ellie Shinham
Sharpsburg
Tod Easterday
Boonsboro
Roy Hoffman
Daniel Franklin
Cumberland Valley Veterinary Cline
Joseph Wilson
Charles Chaney
GOP hopes convention boosts 33 Senate candidates
Senate GOP leaders plan a high tech, high profile push at the Republican National Convention to fund and promote 33 Senate hopefuls. Sen Lugar says networks will not by themselves sway votes. the strategy centers on media access, fundraising events, and targeted outreach to donors and local outlets.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
San Francisco
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Walter Cronkite
David Brinkley
Lugar
Republican Senatorial Committee
Len Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Valme Wrest
Bentsen
Democratic Committee
National Party Organization
Len Ted Stevens
Alaska
Phil Gramm
Sugar
Mark Helmke
Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital Alt Dates
Frederick Memorial Hospital records births from July 2 to August 3 listing parents and newborns. Entries include Gary Duckworth Jefferson a son. Paul A Diggs Fingerboard Road a daughter. Ruth and Eric Green Thurmont a daughter. Joseph Sweeney Thurmont a daughter. John Parker Walkersville a daughter. Charles Franklin Jr Thurmont a daughter. Ronald Pitts Knoxville a son. Angela and Robert McDonald Monrovia a son. Thomas Davis Keedysville a daughter. Linda and Robert Sherman Monrovia two sons. Kenneth Eicholtz Keymar a daughter. Ronald Bateman Brunswick a son. Rodney Baker Walkersville a daughter. James Hawse Jr Walkersville a son. Andrea Taylor Middletown a son. Robert Hankey Walkersville two sons. Mark Gaspich Middletown a daughter. James Clem Middletown a daughter. Donald Wachter Keymar a son. Jan Seaglione Middletown a son.
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Highlander
Linda Sherman
Robert Sherman
Lyn Burke Road
Monrovia
Kenneth L. Eicholtz
Renner Road
Keymar
Ronald $. Bateman
Petersville Road
Brunswick
Rodney Baker
W. Patrick Sr
James ©. Hawse Jr
Hayers Mill Road
Andrea B. Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Waverly Drive
Robert R. Hankey
Moon Maiden Center
Walkersville
Mark Gaspich
Wiles Center
Middletown
James C. Clem
Springbrook Center
Donald J Wachter
Legore Road
Jan L. Seaglione
William E. Seaglione
Geaslin Drive
Libertytown Days Festival Opens August Weekend
Libertytown Days hosted by the Libertytown Civic Association runs August 25 and 26 with town yard sales and flea markets on South Street and at the fire department grounds. Auctioneer Stuart Stein opens at 11 am in the fire hall for items from garden goods to beverages, while local bands WFMD Towers Back Roads and the Singanore High School band perform. Activities include square dancing demonstrations, a children’s softball game at the North Street ballpark, a noon horseshoe tournament, and food stalls serving ham, chicken platters, sandwiches, hot dogs, hot beef, pot pie, and drinks.
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Libertytown
The
Libertytown Civic Association
Fire Department
South Street
Stuart Stein
Irving
Thre Mart
Renn-Kirby
Pontiac
Watkins-Burdette
Stewart Cashour
Sten
North Street
Singanore High School
Wfmd Towers
Maryland Chapel celebrates golden anniversary with Pioneer officers
More than 40 Maryland Pioneers helped Maryland Chapel mark its golden anniversary in Ocean City. The chapter installed 1984 officers and named Pioneer Council presidents including Sally Greene as president and Leroy Wrisher as vice president. The Telephone Pioneers of America, founded in 1911, is a large non profit service group with activities from burn center support to scholarships and torch relay coordination.
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Maryland
Maryland Chapel
Ocean City
John S Hedges
Walkersville
Sally N Greene
Leroy W Risher
Cynthia H Compner
James R Lavey
Gordon H. Spitte
Agnes Manderson
Wineda
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FSK Foundation
Francis Scott Key Foundation
Elks Club
Shookstown Road
Col
Mark Hoke
Donald Hiltner
C. Lease Bussard
Thomas Summers
Edwards. Delaplaine
Charles Remsberg
Howard H. Kelly
Guy W. Nusz
Richard T. Meagher
Ag Expo
Karen Clark
News-Post
the News
Frederick
Tod
Paramount Feed and Supply
Becky Redmond
Carmel Duffey
Rae
American Buildings Company
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