James A Grove remembered for Red Cross blood program impact
Frederick community mourns James A Grove former Postmaster known as the whistling carrier who led the Red Cross Bloodmobile program from 1962. He also chaired Easter Seal Fund Drive helped start Little League and supported Lions Club and American Legion activities. He died Friday night at age 75, leaving a lasting legacy of public service.
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Frederick
Jim Grove
Legion
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Little League
Lions Club
The
Frederick County schools face shifts in board and pay talks
Roy Meachum praises new Board of Education President Sioux Rovin and Superintendent Noel Farmer for stabilizing redistricting and arts programs while outlining tensions over pay parity. He notes teacher raises, support staff splits, and county versus school salaries linked to Winchester Hall, with broader legislative control shaping future raises.
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Sioux Rovin
Noel Farmer
East Church Street
News-Post
Farmer
VPA
Frederick
Board of Commissioners
Winchester Hall
Boe
Mark Hoke
Frederick County Teachers Association
School Board
FCTA
Bok
Government planes lift costs in federal travel waste
A congressional probe finds agencies frequently use government jets despite cheaper commercial options. DOE spends 34 million yearly. Coast Guard, FAA, NASA, and other bodies show costly, routine air travel._reports highlight misapplied criteria and limited enforcement, with 1980s inspector general notes echoed in 1987 findings.
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Congressional
Coast Guard
Capitol
National Airport
Washington, D.C
Congress
Glenn English
D-Okla
Jim Lynch
Department of Energy
Department
DOE
Bonneville Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration
Inspector General
Nevada
Frederick Opera House to stage Brother Rat this week
Local News-Post item reports the Frederick Opera House plans the stage play Brother Rat, a caricature of Virginia Military Institute alumni life, with the same company that performed George Abbott at the Biltmore Theater. Also noted are local ads, weather hints, and minor community items.
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Frederick Opera House
Brother Rat
John Monka Jr
Fred F. Flinklehoffe
Virginia Military Institute
West Point
Frederick lunch menu omits Friday pizza request
A Linganore High School tenth grader urges the Frederick County Board of Education to restore Friday pizza to the school lunch menu. The student asks that officials contact them through The Frederick News-Post and notes pizza is the only lunch that appeals and avoids regret.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick News-Post
Grateful Patient Praises Martinsburg VA Medical Center Team
A patient recounts a knee operation at Martinsburg VA Medical Center highlighting diabetes risks and post hospital relief. He credits Dr Woodward Scott Derr Tony Rowe Jerry Stuckey Jim Duncan and Corrective Therapy and thanks unit B head nurses and staff for recovery and arthritis relief.
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Martinsburg VA
Dr. Woodward
Scott Derr
Tony Rowe
Jerry Stuckey
Jim Duncan
Unit $B
Strength and duty amid freedom and tyranny
A collection of civic reflections and letters forms a portrait of democratic duty. Eston Lantz stresses strength in freedom over arms, while Marianne Roderick condemns political missteps on Middletown bypasses. Dorothy Bernard laments a fatal dog fight and calls for restraint and accountability.
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United States of America
Frederick County Collection Site for Used Motor Oil Praised
Kenneth Bartgis of New Market commends Frederick County officials for a no charge collection site at Reith's Ford Road landfill for used motor oil. He mentions his workshop with University of Maryland Extension Service and Concern Inc. on household hazardous waste and invites groups to call Mike Sowell at 694-1586 to arrange a speaker.
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Frederick County
Reith
Ford Road
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service and Concern Inc
Mike Sowell
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Charles van Swearinger
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Libertytown
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Circuit Court
Irving A. Levine
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Hagerstown
Post Office
East Patrick Street
Westminster Corp
Carroll County
Angela Walker
Linganore High School
VA Medical Center
Eston L. Lantz Frederick
Robert E. Kennedy Frederick
Middletown
Frederick County Planning Commission
Middletown Valley
State Highway Administration
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Marianne Roderick
Lobo
Dorothy Bernard Frederick
Kenneth, Bartgis
New Market
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