Santa Special train delights Brunswick children on rails
Santa Claus rode a MARC Santa Special from Brunswick to Harper's Ferry in a free 10 AM to 4 PM ride. About 20 CSX and Western Maryland Historical Society volunteers hosted nearly 400 riders by noon, with three cars and a 40 minute round trip amid steady rain.
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CSX Transportation
Brunswick
Harpers Ferry
Santa Claus
Santa
MARC
Western Maryland Historical Society
Harper's Ferry
W.va
Fred Wengenroth
Bud Reynolds
Wengenroth
Donald Minnick
Floyd Staubs
Alisha Ahab
CSX
Tim Kane
Phyllis Dawson
Europe ready to fight in Gulf NATO chief says
NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner warned that Europe is prepared to go to war with Iraq if peaceful efforts fail. He stressed solidarity to enforce UN resolutions and opposed Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. He did not commit to increasing NATO forces in the gulf.
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Europe
Gulf
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
Manfred Woerner
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Security Council
Woerrer
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iceland
Luxembourg
Germany
Turkey
James A. Baker II
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hussein
Ttag
Liquor Tax Increase Baffles Area Store Owners
Area liquor store owners face higher federal excise taxes on liquor beer wine and cigarettes effective New Year. Stores must inventory floor stock and convert varied bottle sizes into 100 proof gallons or barrels for tax calculations. Many blame the complexity for added costs though not opposed to paying the tax.
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Kenneth Gilbert
Hillside Liquors
U.S. 340
Frederick
Congress
Orice
Seven year old starts neighborhood recycling drive
Blake Trettien, a 7 year old in Ballenger Creek, began a neighborhood recycling program sorting aluminum cans, plastic jugs, and glass bottles. Now his sister Whitney and mother Phyllis join him to recycle 30 to 40 bags weekly. The idea began after a June family trip when a McDonald’s booklet about recycling inspired him.
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Blake Trettien
Whitney
Linda Joy
News-Post
Frederick Youngster
Ballenger Creek
Phyllis Trettien
McDonald’s
Blake
Four year old Middletown boy dies from leukemia
Brian Blumenauer aged four died Sunday after a long battle with a rare form of leukemia. He had received a bone marrow transplant from his mother Christine on August 2, 1990 at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia, but relapsed in October. Friends of his mother at Frederick County National Bank organized a fundraiser.
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Middletown
Brian Blumenauer
Christine Blumenauer
Children’s Hospital National Medical Center
Brian Suf
Mount St Mary's fights ski trail logging on College Mountain
Mount St Mary's College fights Ski College Mountain Inc logging on College Mountain fearing ski trails. Ski College Mountain says no ski resort planned now but may seek approval later. Attorney Ralph Gordon appeals sediment control permit. case heard by county board of zoning appeals with decision due Tuesday. Gordon argues state forestry board and county code requirements, while Th ompson notes logging denial expectations.
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Emmitsburgh
Mount St Mary's College
Ski College Mountain, Inc
Ski College Mountain
Ski America, Inc
College Mountain
Frederick County
Wallace B. Shank
Ralph Gordon
College
County Board of Zoning Appeals
Gordon
Michael Thompson
Natural Resources
Maryland
Thompson
State Forestry Board
Ski resort hope endures for College Mountain project
Wallace B. Shank of Ski College Mountain Inc says a College Mountain ski resort remains possible despite past county rejection. He notes Frederick County growth outpaces recreation and expects a future return to the commissioners with plans and a $20 million investment, aiming for a 2000 timeframe. Shank cites shifting public and political sentiment and new county commissioners tied to donations in campaigns.
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Emmitsburg
Wallace B. Shank
Ski College Mountain, Inc
College Mountain
Frederick County
Shank
Sue Ann Yingling
Bruce Reeder
Ski College Mountain
Ron Sundergill
Holiday observance transcends religion
In Frederick Frederick Frederick County, Lewis Willhauck a data systems analyst and his wife Fatma a Moslem celebrate Christmas with their four children each year. Fatma accepted the holiday after their 1970s marriage, citing the shared joy of gifts a tree and a turkey. Muslims hold Jesus as a major prophet within Islam, though not divine, making Christmas celebration possible for some families.
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Lewis Willhauck
Fatma
Willhaucks
Willhauck
Frederick Trading Co
Walkersville
Frederick
Mr Wallhauck
Jesus
God
Moses
Mohammed
Abraham
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