New Addition septic woes prompt council response
A Brunswick Health Department survey shows 43 percent of 42 homes in New Addition have failing septic systems. Sanitarian Leonard M. Thompson and health officer Dr. Martha T. Schipper push for emergency priority, while Mayor Jess D. Orndorff orders building permits restricted to existing plans. The council weighs local growth and a 1979 budget with potential tax cuts as town hall renovations proceed.
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Brunswick
County Health Department
New Addition
Leonard M. Thompson
County Environmental Health Services
Health Department
Martha T. Schipper
Thompson
Jess D. Orndorff
Orndorff
Elaine Williams
Linton, Shafer and Company
Power woes ease as PE weather warms
Potomac Edison relief followed warmer air as demand eased. Generating units return to service and more are planned while Allegheny Power cuts 3 percent. The system sought 2,100 megawatts from PJM as Maryland customers await full voltage restoration.
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Potomac Edison
Fred Stenger
Stinger
Allegheny Power Company
New Jersey
Allegheny Power System
Stenger
Appalachian Power Company
Virginia
West Virginia
Lynn Keller
PE Hagerstown
Maryland
Thurmont Majorettes award night crowns 1978 queen
The Thurmont Catoctin-Aires Majorette and Drum Corps held its annual awards at Thurmont Elementary School. Tracy Misner was named Miss Catoctin-Aires 1978, receiving her crown from 1977 queen Kim Fleagle. The event honored corps members with trophies, banners, corsages, and baton necklaces, while Lori Wantz led longest-serving member accolades.
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Catoctin-Aires
Thurmont
Tracy Misner
Kim Fleagle
Lori Grimes
Nikki Mumaw
Laurie Wantz
Anita Marshall
Miss Misner
Richie Ledger
Suzanne Carty
Frederick Community College
Orndorff Family Holds 42nd Christmas Dinner Party
The Orndorff family gathered for its 42nd annual Christmas dinner at 1513 Rosemont Ave. on Sunday Dec. 18. After gifts and a drawing for next year, family movies were shown. Navy Ensign Philip W. Blair, son of William O. Blair Sr., was commissioned after completing Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola. Blair, a 1971 Governor Thomas Johnson High School graduate and 1976 Mars Hill College BA, joined the Navy in 1977.
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Hiley S
Millie Michael Orndorff
LeRoy Strawsburg
Rosemont Ave
Herbert Strawsburg
Franklin Carlisle
Hiley Orndorff
Perry Orndorff Sr
Perry Orndorff Jr
Curtis Orndorff
Curtis Jr
Douglas Orndorff
Deneese
Shurman Tressler
Darrin Tressler
Keith Mobley
Kelli
Angie
Charles Garst
Amy
Jenny
Donald Schilling
Waldo Ricketts Jr
Jason
Pamela Strawsburg
Denise Strawsburg
Marchel Strawsburg
Paul Mobley
Navy
Philip W. Blair
William O. Blair Sr
Montclair Ave
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Mars Hill College
Storewide Half Yearly Furniture Event Promises Deep Discounts
A sale promotes major reductions across furniture galleries with stock described as last in size and discontinued styles. Highlights include up to 398 on 6 piece dining sets, 90 on recliners, 269 on 2 piece living rooms, 229 on sleep sofas, and 350 on 4 piece bedrooms. Items sold as is, all sales final, no layaways. Quantities limited as new merchandise arrives.
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Forest Service
Maryland Forest Service
Steven Gibbs
Frederick County
East Street
Frederick
Buckingham Forest Tree Nursery
Glen Burnie
Twirlettes
Vigilant Hose Co
Emmitsburg
Donna C. Landsperger
Philip Blair
March OF Dimes
Sat. Dam
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