Food n Friends sustains senior citizens in Frederick County
A year into the Food 'n' Friends program, Frederick County’s senior citizens gain not just meals but social ties. Volunteers and local groups including the Board of Education, churches, fire companies, and clubs support five daily lunches, with seniors contributing per meal to keep the effort self sustaining. The program expands countywide, reducing loneliness and promoting dignity among older residents through neighborly acts and events. Community youth groups like Emmitsburg Cub Scouts, Brunswick Brownie Troop 1298, and Walkersville FFA contribute entertainment, gifts, and meals, underscoring a broad, collaborative effort to improve aging life in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkersville
Frederick County
Commission On the
Food ‘N’ Friends
J. Arthur
Pat) Throne
Commission On the Aging
Mary Lou Ritter
Mildred Coran
Board of Education
Woodsboro
Frederick Elks
Coran
Commission On Aging
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Brownie
Barbara Lambert
Pat Werking
William Eyler
FFA
Walkersville High School
Helen Dettbarn
Homemakers Club
Shirley Boncavage
Urbana
Virginia
Santa Claus
Dwayne Weddle
Future Farmers of America
Frederick Counts
America
Frederick County groups hold annual meetings and budgets
The Frederick County Sunday School Association met at the YMCA with Rev. John Adam presiding. At the Community Finance Company annual meeting 14 directors were elected. The Civic Club January meeting announced radio talks from WEAF. Potomac Edison proposed a 33 million construction budget including a 75,000 kilowatt unit at Williamsport. Holiday decoration judges awarded first to Rev. E F Bittinger, second to Eugene Huffer, and third to David McBride for festive displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Sunday School Association
YMCA
John Adam
Middletown Reformed Church
Community Finance Company
Court Street
Emory L. Coblentz
James H. Gambrill Jr
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
D. John Markey
Sam W. Maples
Charles C. Carty
J. M. Cronenburg
R. E. Delaplaine
Edwin C. Markell
Alban M. Wood
R. Ames Hendrickson
S. Elmer Brown
A. W. Nicodemus
J. H. Apple
Hammond Clary
A. LeRoy McCardell
Civic Club
M. N. Kindley
Joseph H. Apple
John W. Garrett
Baltimore
Fine Arts of Women’s Clubs
WEAF
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
R. Paul Smith
Williamsport
Smith Plant
Burkittsville Raritan Club
Rev
E. F. Bittinger
Eugene Huffer
David McBride
Mr. McBride
Santa
Rudolph
Democracy at risk as turnout wanes and cynicism grows
Jack Anderson argues that public participation, not cynicism, preserves democracy. He notes low turnout, confidence declines, and warns that leaders without broad support lack a mandate. He invites readers to vote on a bicentennial motto and stresses the need for active citizen involvement to avoid democratic decline.
Vote for the bicentennial slogan nine-cent appeal
In urging public participation a national mood of discontent is seen as manageable by hopeful reform. Citizens are asked to mail a nine-cent vote for the bicentennial slogan with a deadline of February 16 and results announced March 21. finalists will appear in major magazines and posted in Woolworths and Holiday Inns nationwide.
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Washington
America
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National Jaycees
American Legion
Abraham Lincoln
Newsweek
Time
People
U.S. News and World Report
TV Guide
F.W. Woolworth
Letters raise concerns over county development and school board plans
Frederick County readers discuss a zoning attorney’s influence at Winchester Hall, a controversial county meeting, and a call by the League of Women Voters for an elected school board. The letters urge public input to Annapolis, critique road repairs on Shookstown Road, and note tax increases and local governance frustrations.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Winchester
League of Women Voters
Frederick
Annapolis
Sheila Thompson
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Frederick, Md
Jack Anderson
USA
Washington, D.C
U.S.A
Les Whiten
Elliott Haines
Myersville
Maryland
Claire W. Kondig
LWY
Shookstown
Kemp's Lane
Kemp’s Lane
Ocean City
Sam Tregoning
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