Conference on Destructive Decisions Targeted at Youth
The Make a Difference Club hosts a two day conference at Predenck High for SADD students to address teen issues. Speakers include Urbana High counselor Chrissy Polce and Peggy Waxter sharing experiences with alcohol and drunk driving. Per organizers the event runs 5 PM to 11 45 PM with a morning lock in until 7 AM and gym activities.
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Adopting A Family Helps Middletown Gain Hope
A Middletown Valley family struggles despite both parents working as the Adopt A Family drive expands. The program mobilizes Salvation Army, Middletown Food Bank, Community Agencies, churches, schools and local stores to supply gifts, food, clothing and certificates to needy families in Frederick County and beyond. Ginger Hart coordinates signups to prevent overlap, with donations from Walmart, Toys R Us, JC Penny, McDonalds and Safeway, plus help from Middletown High School clubs and students. Contact Dottie Engle at 301 371 5000 for information.
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Dottie Engle
Jesse Ventura Wins Minnesota Governorship in 1998 Upset
Former wrestler Jesse Ventura, a Reform Party member, is elected governor of Minnesota. The election shocks observers though his background spans Navy SEAL service and roles as a talk show host and actor. Minnesota history features a prior wrestler-turned-politician, Paul Wellstone’s state senate win eight years earlier.
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Urbana students tour Annapolis historic sites and Naval Academy
Urbana students from Buan Parker’s American Studies and National Global Issues classes joined a field trip to Annapolis. They toured the State House Old Senate Chamber, learned about tongue and groove construction, viewed Washington’s painting, and visited St Johns College, the Liberty Tree, and the Naval Academy chapel and John Paul Jones tomb.
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Harmon Harwood
Naval Academy
John Paul Jones
Chas Brandenburg
Mary Beth Jaffee
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Ryan Magaha
Ballenger Creek Middle School
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Brunswick High School
By Jessica Valdez
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