YVUCA Kickoff for Frederick YMCA Scholarship Drive
The Frederick County YMCA began its annual Community Partnership Campaign to aid high risk youths and families. In 1993 the drive raised over $40,000 supporting 160 participants, and this year aims for 835,000. the effort runs through March 24 with YMCA leaders and teachers pictured with preschool children.
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George E. Randall
Frederick News-Post
Major Gifts
Tom Rasmussen
Dick Tokar
Carol Whittington
Jake Muller
Justin Lockey
Alexandra DiGiulia
Laura Martinelli
Ryan Lokey
Nicole Ruzbacki
Katie van Lent
Lauren Burke
Sarah Austin
Caitlin Comstock
Renewed U S Cuba ties urged by Frederick speakers
The Peace Resources Center of Frederick hosted a panel urging renewed U S Cuba ties. Speakers included Chiff Durand Rafael Dausa Jim Small and Anna Maria Goicoechea who cited economic opportunities for US firms if embargoes end and noted the Cold War's end reducing Cuba's trade. Dausa criticized Clinton for maintaining the embargo amid anti Cuba lobbying from sugar tobacco and right wing Cuban Americans.
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Rafael Dausa
Washington
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Pastors For Peace
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Dausa
Clinton
America
Mian
Montgomery approves extending school year
Montgomery County School Board approves a four day extension to the current year if fourth quarter days cannot be lengthened by a half hour. Snow days prompted the move. June 14 remains the planned final day if waivers allow.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Paul L Vance
Vance
County Council
Maryland State Board of Education
Dr. Vance
State
Students discuss service projects at Middletown High
About 50 students from area high schools attended a daylong conference at Middletown High to learn and share ideas for community service projects. The event aimed to inspire service under a new state graduation requirement of 75 hours. Coordinators in each school push meritorious service and a special service award, with agency representatives seeking more student volunteers.
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Middletown
Joey Hoffman
Middletown High
Frederick County
Mount Airy weighs zoning day care in master plan
Mount Airy officials and the planning commission held a work session on the 1998 Comprehensive Plan focusing on zoning and regulating day care. The master plan nears completion but council members worry about how commercial zoning would affect day care sites and residential viability.
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Planning Commission
Thursde
Marc Nance
Mount Aary
Delame Hobbs
Riders push helmet repeal in Maryland legislature
Motorcyclists urged the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to repeal the 1992 helmet law arguing freedom of choice and potential safety concerns from reduced vision and hearing. The Maryland Motorcycle Helmet Coalition representing physicians insurers and safety advocates pressed to keep the law in place.
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Annapolis
The
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Maryland Motorcycle Helmet Coalition
Committee
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