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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1997
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasters warned of heavy snowfall Saturday with 3 to 4 inches expected and a winter storm warning in effect for much of the state. Snow should taper Saturday afternoon with flurries overnight, temps falling into the lower 20s and roads turning icy. Sunday brings partly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 30s, and Monday may see low 40s after a chilly start.
Frederick Emergency Cold Weather Shelter at the former Seventh-day Adventist Church site on Adventist Drive reports smoother operation with 45 guests nightly and 123 rotating volunteers. The 4,500 square foot facility hosts separate areas for women and men and will run daily through February and on below freezing days in March, with transportation provided by TransIT and several churches.
Jurors heard a 49 minute tape in which 18 year old Jason Aaron Jensen recounted the June 18 1996 murder of Adrian Pilkington in self defense while his co defendants Jean Louis Arnaud Nance Rachel Irene Whitman and Brian Nicholas Wooldridge await trial. Deputy questions and Jensen statements show shifting accounts as jurors watch the confrontation unfold and consider who planned the killing.
Frederick City Police arrested Robert Dexter Frey Jr., 51, of Lancaster, at the Antique Station on Thomas Johnson Drive after an undercover buyer linked him to selling Civil War guns. Five weapons valued at about 10 thousand dollars were recovered, with 16.6 thousand dollars in weapons still missing. Sam Small of Gettysburg’s Horse Soldier Museum noted 15 guns and a sabre were later traced to the suspect.
Urbana High School, praised by principal Henry Bohlander, celebrates its first anniversary amid debate over cost and design. Superintendent Jack Dale defends the $30 million facility as cost efficient at just over $100 per square foot, while critics warned about excessive technology and maintenance. The two-story campus features spacious classrooms with windows, integrated tech labs, and a work-based curriculum linking lessons to careers, as students run a student-created business and observe career-focused education in action.
At a Western Maryland General Assembly meeting in Annapolis, Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes and Middletown Burgess William Thompson joined several mayors and burgesses to press for municipality friendly legislation. Delegate Louise Snodgrass defined a burgess as two steps above a mayor while explaining local duties.
Lawmakers propose cutting petition thresholds for area incorporation from 20 percent to 5 percent with a 300 resident minimum, enabling MACC review and potential county veto. A separate bill would mandate county reimbursement to towns for self-provided services like police, with funding formulas and mandated budget discussions.
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