Local Civil War museum launches 18 month conservation project
National Museum of Civil War Medicine will protect artifacts with a 50,000 grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services. Lisa Young leads conservation, with prior work at Smithsonian and Mount Vernon. Betty Seifert oversees. Project includes detailed condition surveys, treatment plans, storage upgrades, and a move to a temporary location at 100 Adventist Drive.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Lisa Young
Ms. Young
Alexandria Conservation Services Ltd
Alexandria
United Kingdom
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Young
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
National Air and Space Museum
Athens
Greece
Cynon Valley Museum
Mount Vernon Ladies Association
Mount Vernon
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
St. Leonard
E. Patrick St
JaNeen M. Smith
Mediation skills urged as future career tool for students
Frederick lawyer Elimor Yates spoke to Frederick High peer mediators about mediation as a key 21st century skill. She described mediation as oiled wheels that resolves disputes through mutual compromise, distinguishes it from arbitration, and noted its relevance to families and teen issues.
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Frederick
Elimor Yates
Ms. Yates
Apartment plan worries residents near Ballenger Creek Pike
Frederick County Planning Commission heard concerns from Hanover Planned Unit Development residents about a 280 unit apartment complex. The plan questions school and road capacity, with Orchard Grove Elementary at 113 percent capacity and rental estimates at 800 to 1200 dollars. No decision was made. sketch plan reviewed. Community members urge multiple access and HOA inclusion, while developer promises meetings and stormwater funding. A separate vote delayed Westwinds Drive connection, recommending cul de sac extension for a future link.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
Hannover
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Sidney Emmer
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Emmer
Commission
Westwinds Drive
Worthington
County to swear in Rolle rescheduled for Friday
The swearing in of Frederick County State's Attorney Scott L. Rolle, postponed last Friday due to bad weather, will take place at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, in Circuit Court room L. The public is welcome to attend.
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Scott L. Rolle
Circuit Court Room
Middletown Student Enlists in Air Force Delay Program
Shawn Runey of Middletown and Middletown High Sehvel has enlisted in the Air Force Delayed Enlistment Program. He is set to begin basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas on July 29.
Frederick Tourism Council eyes bigger ad push to draw 900 thousand visitors
The Tourism Council of Frederick County aims to double its advertising and marketing budget over five years to attract about 900,000 tourists annually. Current spending is $212,000, planned to rise to $435,500, with a total budget of $476,000 funded by city, county, state and private sources. The plan includes relocating the visitor center, adding a small theater, and promoting local history, wineries, and the National Museum of Civilian Medicine while weighing potential impacts of increased tourism on the region.
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Tourism Council of
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Mary Pendergast
Tourism Council
Tourist Board
Frederick Fairgrounds
Adventist Drive
Pendergast
Lancaster County
Ocean City
Charleston, D.C
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Charleston
John Fieseler
YMCA Lap Pool Reopens After Broken Glass Incident
The YMCA will reopen its lap pool today and the teaching pool Friday after glass dropped on the pool deck at 1000 N Market St shattered. John Nissel, YMCA vice president of programming, says pieces entered both pools, prompting members to use Hood College and Upper Montgomery County YMCA pools in the interim.
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John Nissel
Nissel
N. Mar
Hood College
Mongomery County
Rockville
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