Frederick County Faces Cuts in State School Funding
Frederick County would receive only a fraction of its request for Deer Crossing Elementary and no state money for a Walkersville Middle add on, as the IAC recommended FY 1997 funding. The county will appeal to the Board of Public Works in January, with Deer Crossing slated for September 1987 at Lake Singanore to ease crowding at New Market Elementary.
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Deer Crossing
Walkersville
State Interagency Committee
JAC
Raymond Barnes
State Board of Public Works
IAC
Lake Singanore
New Market Elementary
Barnes
Orchard Grove
Middletown High School
Mark Hoke
Board of Public Works
Annapolis
Contracting problems at Urbana High to be reviewed
The Frederick County school system hires independent consultants to review construction issues at Urbana High School after disputes between general contractor Oak Contracting and architect Williams & Associates. Officials from both firms deny major disagreements.
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Urbana High
Frederick County
Urbana High School
Raymond Barnes
Oak Contracting
John §. Williams
Urbana Construction
Delayed Delivery Of County Phone Books Grows
Frederick County residents face delays as new phone books spill into December print. Bell Atlantic worker Sharon Theakes notes larger directories extend printing time. Deliveries began December 11 while the Recycling Office urges residents to recycle old volumes from December 18 to January 20 by bagging up to three books or leaving them at recycling drop‑offs.
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Frederick
Bell Atlantic
Sharon Theakes
Frederick County
Crime in Frederick City Falls 1.9 Percent
Frederick City Police Chief Ray Raffensberger reported 3,417 crimes in the first 11 months of 1994 compared with 3,353 in 1995, a 1.9 percent drop. Property crimes fell 6.6 percent while violent crime rose 5.7 percent due to more narcotics trafficking. He outlined plans to address the issue at the Board of Aldermen meeting.
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Frederick City
Ray Raffensberger
Raffensberger
Two-alarm fire guts antique workshop on East Fifth Street
A spectacular two-alarm blaze sparked by wood finishing chemicals and a space heater gutted Carroll Creek Antiques workshop at 219 A E Fifth St. Firefighters contained the fire after about an hour. three workers escaped unharmed as the cinderblock building was declared a total loss with $350,000 damage.
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5Th St
East Fifth Street
E. Fifth St
Carroll Creek Antiques
East Patrick Street
Nicole Tobery
B. Fifth St
Tobery
Pye
Rocky Ridge post office marks 125th anniversary
Rocky Ridge marks its 125th anniversary with plans for a small celebration. Postmaster Darlene Donaldson greets patrons in the basement post office, recalling early carriers and horseback delivery from 80 years ago as the community prepares cake and coffee for visitors.
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Rocky Ridge
Darlene Donaldson
Ms. Donaldson
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
Donaldson
Local basketball scores from Frederick night action
Frederick players hit the court in a busy night of basketball with several games on B-1. Scores and standout performances are reported in compact notes from the local scene.
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Frederick
Robert Grove golf pro dies at 88 in Frederick
Robert K. Hunce Grove 88 a Frederick golf professional died Thursday at Frederick Memorial Hospital He was married to Evelyn White Grove also known as Miss Evelyn R White a noted dance and ballet instructor Grove born August 28 1907 in Frederick served in the Navy during World War II on USS Lawrence Q Taylor earning seven battle stars He later operated a golf driving range and trained golfers at Oak Knoll and clubs in California (Continued on Page A-5).
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Hunce”’ Grove
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Evelyn R. White
Mr. Grove
William Franklin
Mora Phobus Grove
Catoctin Country Club
U.S. Navy
Lawrence Q. Taylor
Grove
Navy
Oak Knoll Country Club
Oakland
Calif
Richmond
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