Warm weekend temperatures expected to end deep freeze
Below freezing mornings in Frederick area give way to a warming trend with mid to upper 30s by Sunday and low 40s by Monday or Tuesday. Officials report ice clearing efforts using salt, sand, cinders and now calcium despite frigid start and ongoing hazardous travel conditions.
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City OKs leases for two firms at Frederick Municipal Airport
Frederick officials approved long term leases for Control Aero Corporation and International Aviation at Frederick Municipal Airport, ending month-to-month arrangements. Control Aero's rent rises to 1500 monthly and International Aviation's to 1000. city will credit 1300 for two years for heating improvements. The leases allow expansion beyond current services. Mayor Grimes pledged city support.
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Helen Smith marks 100th birthday with townwide celebration
Local artist Helen Smith born January 21 1894 celebrates a century with a Lucy Hood College luncheon and three major exhibits. Taskers Chance Garden Club member Mary Ann Simmons recalls annual parties begun at age 80 and notes Smith still paints eight hours daily at her Braddock Heights studio. Hood College and the Community Foundation of Frederick County organize this year’s events including displays at Delaplaine Visual Arts Center the Hood College library and the Historical Society of Frederick County illustrating her eighty year career.
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School buses stranded as diesel fuel turns to jello
School Superintendent Daniel Gadra canceled classes after transportation officials reported nearly 40 buses would not start due to subzero temperatures causing diesel fuel to gel. Maintenance pushed running buses to about 10 by evening, leaving too few to transport all students. Friday closes as seventh snow day. options to shorten spring break discussed, no decision.
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Gadra seeks 161.7 million budget boost for Frederick County schools
Dr. Gadra presented a 161.7 million dollar request, 10.6 million more than last year, a 7.2 percent rise aimed at expanding classroom instruction. The plan covers about 1,000 new students, portable classrooms, and raises tied to longevity while excluding potential teacher raises until contracts are resolved.
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Smelser aims to curb State Board of Education mandates
Frederick County Senator Charles Smelser and six colleagues push legislation to limit policies by the State Board of Education that cost local boards more than 250000 dollars without funded offset. The bill would require state funding or legislative waivers to impose new mandates and give lawmakers greater oversight over board actions. Supporters cite costly examples like the 1992 community service graduation requirement and the board’s activist trend, while opponents say the board wields overly broad authority as a non elected body.
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Frederick County boards seeks limit on state board spending power
Frederick County Board of Education backs Sen. Smelser's move to curb unfunded mandates from the Maryland State Board. The district plans at least 8.4 million for fiscal 1995 to cover mandates, with 1.6 million budgeted by Superintendent Gadra. Some members support the idea, seeing broader legislative limits, while others warn mandates may be needed to ensure fairness and proper public health provisions such as hiring a staff nurse at a cost of 1.2 million in 1995.
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Frederick News Brieflets Spotted In Readable Fragments
A weather note promises a cold night with near ten degrees then cooler sun and a warm Saturday in the upper thirties. The page teases Page features on life and art celebrating a century, local twins in music, and a recycled paper notice.
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