Thurmont meeting flags none of the school plan options
Residents voice mixed views on proposals for attendance areas and bus routes. Jennifer Knill urges education near churches and community. Karen Schildt worries about long bus rides and crossing US 45 as the Gateway neighborhood remains unaffected while day care could switch to Lewistown Elementary. Transportation officials call no fatal problems, but caution on boundary changes to minimize disruption while a triangular area including Tower Fox tower Mink Farm Catoctin Hollow and Foxville roads would join Sabillasville Elementary.
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Jennifer Knill
Thurmont Elementary
Karen Schildt
U.S
Gateway
Catoctin Furnace Road
Lewistown Elementary
Barnes
Dale
Tower
Foxtower
Mink Farm
Catoctin Hollow
Foxville
Sabillasville
Weather notes from Wolfsville storms and weekend forecast
Sunshine Weather watcher Bill Wolfe reported storms moving through Wolfsville at 3 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. with pea sized hail and 308 inches of rain over two days. The weekend forecast from the National Weather Service calls for dry Saturday with sunny skies and lows near 30 tonight, then Sunday partly sunny with highs in the upper 40s.
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Bill Wolfe
Wolfsville
National Weather Service
Toddler exchanged in 1992 Plymouth title deal at Sixth and Bentz
Trooper Kretzer and Mr Gordon met Mr Vogelpohl at Sixth and Bentz streets to exchange 100 dollars and the title to a 1992 Plymouth for a blond haired, blue eyed boy. A car seat and toys accompanied the child as Ms Pilafian, interviewed but not charged, handed the boy to Vogelpohl. The next day Vogelpohl said the boy would spend Thanksgiving with the Gordons and that adoption talks with an attorney were planned. Vogelpohl, citing medical condition, said he sought a better life for his son.
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Kretzer
Gordon
Vogelpohl
Sixth
Bentz
Pilafian
Vogeloch
Frederick
Gordons
Redrawing School Attendance Sparks Community Debate in Thurmont Area
About 22 children live in the area and enrollment would rise to 96 percent of capacity. Options move Thurmont, Lewistown, and Emmitsburg Elementary students along multiple roads. Proposals discuss Head Start cuts and possible Thurmont additions to ease crowding.
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Lewistown
Thurmont
Catoctin Hollow
Kellys Store
Layman
Blacks Mill
Angleberger
Ol Frederick
Hunt Club
Woodsboro-Creagerstown
Hessong Bridge
Emmitsburg
Yellow Springs
Altogether
Orchard Hills
U.S. 15
Foxville
Pryor Roads
Old Kiln
Mud College
Apples Church Roads
Rocky Ridge
Longs Mill
LeGore Bridge
Eylers Valley
Black, Kelbaugh and
Smith Roads
Knill
Barnes
Brenda Bradshaw
Thurmont Elementary
Best
Police make drug arrests in Frederick City crackdown
Frederick City Police arrested Kelvin O Quinn 41 of South Market Street at Carver Apartments for three counts of failure to appear and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Paraphernalia included a mini vodka bottle smoking device and cocaine residue found on him. At 11 15 p m officers arrested a man for buying drugs from a 15 year old in West All Saints Street and charged Craig Michael Ricketts 30 of Germantown with possession of cocaine. The juvenile, from Baltimore, was charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and sent to Alfred D Noyes Children's Center.
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Frederick City
Kelvin O. Quinn
South Market St
Quinn
Carver Apartments
West All Saints Street
Craig Michael Ricketts
Germantown
Baltimore
Alfred D. Noyes
1997 ends with record low peacetime unemployment
U S joblessness fell to 4.7 percent in December 1997, marking the best peacetime rate since 1957. Employers added about 370,000 jobs, lifting total payrolls to 123.9 million, while overall growth faces potential drag from Asia's crisis and rising import competition.
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Washington
U.S
Clinton
Janet L. Yellen
Wall Street
Asia
Indonesia
Mission
Texas
December job gains lift US payrolls across sectors
In December, job gains were broad with construction up 50,000, manufacturers 39,000, retailers 52,000, and finance, real estate and insurance 23,000. Computer services contributed 17,000 and 5 percent of total growth while federal payrolls fell by 39,000 but state and local government rose by 302,000. The average workweek shortened to 34.6 hours overall, though manufacturing rose to 42.3 hours. Unemployment for men over 19 stood at 4.1 percent.
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U.S
Repairs progress on 1854 warship Constellation in Baltimore
The Constellation at Fort McHenry Shipyard shows fresh Douglas fir planks and epoxy cold-molded hull work as the $9 million restoration nears one third completion. Executives flag a summer 1999 return to Inner Harbor while shipwrights replace crumbling frames with laminated white oak and preserve original interior structures.
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Baltimore
Constellation
Fort McHenry
West Africa
Inner Harbor
Louis F. Linden
Constellation Foundation
Peter Boudreau
Pride of
Linden
Boudreau
Switzer era ends as Cowboys coach with resignation
Irving Texas AP Barry Switzer resigns after 6 10 season ending Cowboys tenure marked by discipline issues and a failed access attempt at Valley Ranch. Owner Jerry Jones names possible successors including George Seifert Terry Donahue Jon Gruden and Dave Campo while Switzers buyout is set at about 2 million.
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Texas
Barry Switzer
Dallas Cowboys
Switzer
Valley Ranch
Cowboys
Jerry Jones
Seifert
49Ers
Terry Donahue
UCLA
Jon Gruden
Philadelphia Eagles
Miami
Butch Davis
Dave Campo
Jones
Jimmy Johnson
Tom Landry
Johnson
Barry
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Pittsburgh
Norman
Okla
Troy Aikman
Daryl
Clayton Stars In Middletown Win Over South Hagerstown
Middletown senior Marc Clayton scored a career high 28 points to lead the Knights to a 76-45 victory over South Hagerstown in the Monocacy Valley Athletic League. Clayton added five assists and four steals as Middletown improved to 8-1 overall, 5-0 in the MVAL.
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Middletown
Marc Clayton
South Hagerstown
Knights
Rebels
South High
Tim Leber
Clayton
Leber
South
Cole Field House
Justin Brandenburg
Keith Moffatt
Brandenburg
Matt Johnson
Louisburg Too Strong for FCC Women in 75-48 Loss
FCC women, ranked sixth in NJCAA Division II, trailed Louisburg by six at halftime but could not contain the fifth turnover-laden second half. Louisburg, ranked 12th in Division I, pulled away with a 17-4 run, using a height edge for back-of-the-board scoring and converting turnovers into points. Jameka Jones led Louisburg with 14 points and five steals. Angie Levarto had 11 for FCC.
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FCC
Louisburg
N.C
Cougars
Frederick Community College
Jack Mehl
Fiwo
Angie Levarto
Hurricanes
Levarto
Mehl
Mike Holloman
Frederick
Jackie Higgins
Myshka Wilkerson
Tamieka Fuller
Kristie Stockman
Jameka Jones
Catrice Horton
Walkersville
Smithsburg
Leopards
Lions
Mike Mathis
Stone leads Thomas Johnson past Singapore in decisive win
Thomas Johnson senior David Stone anchors the Patriots with 17 points, 8 in first 2 minutes, as TJ improves to 6-2 4-0 in the Central Maryland Conference. Freshman Levi Watkins adds 17, while Chad Dickman and Foreman chip in five assists each. Singapore’s Jason Tyler tops with 18.
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Thomas Johnson
David Stone
Stone
Rock Steady
Patriots
Singapore
Tom Dickman
Chad Dickman
Arnie McGaha
Chad
David
Dickman
Levi Watkins
Mike Foreman
Bruce Lake
Singanore
Jason Tyler
Mike Thompson
Lancers
Thompson
Terence Morris
McGaha
Foreman
Chris Williams
Matt Beaujon
Nick Herbert
Linganore
Joey
Smithsburg Routs Walkersville In 65-43 Basketball Victory
Smithsburg overcame a slow start to beat Walkersville 65-43. Carey Brennan and Natasha Wilson led Smithsburg with 17 points each as Walkersville shot 22 percent while Smithsburg hit 60 percent. Julia Demirer led Walkersville with 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late.
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Smithsburg
Mathis
Carey Brennan
Natasha Wilson
Wilson
Brennan
Jessica McGough
Rachel Bachtell
Leopards
Julia Demirer
Walkersville
Demirer
Julia
April Brooks
Suzanne Hyatt
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