Music students pen pals with Marine Band members abroad
Montgomery County students at Gaithersburg High School join a letter campaign to Marine Band members stationed in Saudi Arabia. Sophomore Karen Kitay writes weekly to a serviceman, sharing school life and family details as teacher William Hollin notes morale shifts from upbeat to anxious amid looming conflict.
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Gulf
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg High School
Karen Kitay
Marine Band
Saudi Arabia
AIM aLitedlube
George
Geometm
William J. Hollin
Bush
Hollin
Saddam Hussein
Elise Wie
Camp Fendleton
Calif
Karen
Stanford University
Adwicn for commuters PNW ee OE From The Montgomery Bureau
Rockville officials urge commuters to use buses or trains during snow. Areas without bus service should go to transit parking lots for pickup. In I 270 corridor extra parking is available at Shady Grove, Germantown fringe, and Lakeforest Mall fringe lots. Over 100 Ride-On and Metrobus routes operate with fares at 85 cents during peak times. Call 217-2225 on weekdays or 217-7433 or 1 800 732 3327 for route information. Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Rockville
Shady Grove
Metrorail
Germantown
Lakeforest
Metrobus
Montgomery police warn against New Year drunken driving
In Rockville Montgomery County police report success of red ribbons sobriety checks and breath testers now totaling 99 officers. Each district including Germantown sets up checkpoints through Jan 1 with radar speed enforcement to detect drunk drivers. .02 BAC can lead to on the spot license penalties. Through Dec 1 this year 48 traffic deaths occurred, 15 alcohol related, with past year drinking and driving arrests rising from 4575 in 1985 to 5235 last year and expected to top that by New Year’s Eve.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Donald Brooks
Brooks
Germantown
Six openings on Montgomery County Range Approval Committee
Montgomery County Executive Neal Potter seeks six applicants for the seven member Range Approval Committee. The panel regulates urban target trap and skeet shooting and issues certificates detailing shooting times and methods. Three year, unpaid terms. appointments require County Council confirmation. Send brief resume with home and work phone to Mr Potter at 101 Monroe St Rockville Md 20850 by Jan 11.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Neal Potter
Montgomery County Council
Potter
Monroe St
NASA chief to speak at Montgomery College Rockville
Adm. Richard Truly NASA administrator will address the Montgomery College Rockville Campus at 7 30 Pm Monday January 14 in the Performing Arts Center. The former astronaut will discuss the U S space program and the need for technically educated people to sustain its future with emphasis on attracting youth to science.
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Rockville
Richard Truly
NASA
Montgomery College
NAACP leader Roscoe Nix honored at gala in Rockville
Roscoe R. Nix, Montgomery County NAACP president for 10 years, will be honored at a Jan 26 gala dinner at Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Rockville. The event includes a roast, live band, and a scholarship fund in Nix’s name. Letters of tribute due Jan 22 to Ellen Nickens, seating limited, checks $40 to Friends of Roscoe Nix.
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Rockville
Roscoe R. Nix
Montgomery County
NAACP
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza
Mr. Nix
Ellen Nickens
Wheaton Lane
Silver Spring
Roscoe Nix
Ms. Nickens
Gaithersburg Blood Drive Sponsored By City
Gaithersburg will host a blood drive on Thursday January 3 from noon to 5 PM at the Casey Community Center on South Frederick Avenue. The American Red Cross conducts the drive and confirms blood donation cannot transmit AIDS and uses sterile equipment. Volunteers 17 or older and at least 110 pounds may donate every eight weeks. call 258-6356 to schedule.
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Gaithersburg
Casey Community Center
South Frederick Avenue
American Red Cross
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Jefferson St. Frederick
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