Stolen chickens headline 1800s Wolfsville paper found
Wolfsville residents uncover two old Catoctin News editions from 1886 and 1888 stored in a family trunk. The issues feature local tales such as a horse incident, a community band, a Frederick fire, a humorous 80 year old wedding, and period advertisements for liniments and salves.
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O.J. Simpson
Newt Gingrich
Hillary Clinton
Wolfsville
Pauline Grossnickle
Catoctin News
Frederick
Woodsboro Livestock Auction owner seeks annexation
Woodsboro farmer Robert Meunier asked Woodsboro officials to annex his entire property after discovering he pays town taxes on land not within town limits since 1979. He seeks quick annexation while keeping business zoning to allow future development.
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Woodsboro
Robert Meunier
Democrats hear of year round school
The United Democrats of Freder ick County sponsor a discussion on year round schools. Marty Rice, leading a committee studying overcrowding for Superintendent Dan Gadra, says the problem is multidimensional and requires a multifaceted response. We cannot fix it at one blow, she states, and will need to implement new ideas in parts.
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United Democrats
Frederick County
Marty Rice
Dan
Health dept briefing stresses prevention to lawmakers
County health officials urge local funding flexibility and block grants to maximize results. WIC program touted as cost saver with three dollars saved per dollar spent. Lawmakers from federal to county say local handling may curb future costs while maintaining essential services. Middletown Senior Group to meet at Zion Lutheran Church noon today with lunch by Adult Discussion Class and entertainment by senior bellringers. transportation info via Mary Dyer at 293-6994.
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Health Department
Washington
Annapolis
Roscoe Bartlett
Roth
Bartlett
Congress
Congressional
James Bowes
County Health Department
Bowes
David Brinkley
R-Frederick
Middletown
Zion Lutheran Church
Mary Dyer
Frederick Army recruiters set 1994 records for enlistments
Frederick Army recruiters posted a banner year with 54 reservists and nearly 100 regular Army members enlisted in fiscal 1994. The Willowtree Plaza station, part of the Baltimore Recruiting Battalion, contributed to Maryland and surrounding states’ top national total of 4,865 recruits aided by student loan repayment and the Army College Fund programs.
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Frederick
Edwin MacDonald
MacDonald
Willowtree Plaza
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Army
Army College Fund
COG explores aligning zoning rules and waste plans
Walkersville burgess and COG president Orley Bourland led talks on improving communication and solving solid waste disposal. He urged a common county planning and zoning framework so houses can be built under identical rules in Walkersville and Brunswick.
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Council of Governments
Walkersville
COG
Orley Bourland
Bourland
Brunswick
Mark Hoke
Hoke
Frederick planners mull tighter auto shop setback rules
Frederick County Planning Commission proposed amendments to special exception rules for automobile repair shops in agricultural or limited industrial districts. The draft would double the front yard setback to 80 feet and add 50 foot side and rear yard setbacks to curb automotive operations near property lines.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
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Salisbury
ED Waters Jr
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Coppermine Road
Ed Smariga
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Smariga
St John’s Church of Christ
Second Street
County Planning Commission
Gadra
Health Dept
Matthew Barakat
WIC
Tracey Leef
Frederick Army
Frederick Army Recruiters
Frederick Towne Mall
BON Ton
The
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Art Miesemer
Certeare
Draem
Dine & Fun
Wemers
Allegany Optical
Frederick’s
Frederick Towne Mal
Jack Stern
Francis Scott Key
Jimmie Newell
Optician
Ghigiak
MasterCard
Visa & Discover
Jim Shaw
Mount Airy Fire Hall
Carroll
Rick Weldon
Transit Services Advisory Committee
Audretine
Bucheimer Rd
He Spa
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