Referendum 1 Debated by Frederick County Delegation
Sen John Derr and Delegate David Brinkley opposed the bill and Brinkley chose to vote against it after amendments for two election districts and an at large representative were rejected. Derr urged broader nominee recommendations beyond party central committees while School Superintendent Jack Dale urged slowing the process for study before ballot consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Derr
David Brinkley
Brinkley
City OKs antennas on Patrick Center roof
Nextel Communications won approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals to install nine antennas on the Patrick Center rooftop at 30 W. Patrick Street to improve mobile radio coverage in downtown Frederick. City planners say the antennas will be sensitively placed, remain silent, comply with FCC rules, and unlikely to impact the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Center
W. Patrick S1
Frederick
Nextel Communication of
The
Mid-Atlantic Inc
Board of Zoning Appeals
Nextel
Federal Communications Commission
Appeals Board
Transmission fluid blamed for Frederick County bus fire
Investigators say transmission fluid caused a fire that destroyed a brand new Frederick County Public Schools bus kept in service only three days. A hose from the transmission to the radiator burst, feeding the blaze. Federal investigators noted engine heat as a possible ignition source while officials deem the incident a fluke with other buses from the same purchase deemed safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Public Schools
Randy Godbold
Navistar International
Amtram
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Godbold
Godhold
Grimes Truck Center
Frederick County
Grimes
Ron Butler
Gore urges mental health support at Frederick luncheon
Tipper Gore backs federal funding for child health as she urges Congress to pass the Consumer Bill of Rights to curb discrimination against mental illness. She praises the Jefferson School’s holistic approach, tours the facility with security, and receives a standing ovation after calling life a gift and praising the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secret Service
Clinton
Sheppard Pratt Health System
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Provider Council
Frederick County
Jefferson School
Community mobilizes to save Dearbought house from demolition
Preservation volunteers react after a 3-2 vote by Mayor Jim Grimes and the aldermen to tear down the Dearbought subdivision home off Md. 26. Residents form a committee, with Cheryl Popp as chair, and plan a petition drive and another public meeting at the Historical Society of Frederick County on Feb. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Pearce
Joe Lubczynski
Landmarks Board
Lubczynski
Landmark
Karen Kordek
Jim Grimes
Dearbought Subdivision
MD. 26
Cheryl Popp
Dear
The
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Debating board structure and tax options in county
Frederick County officials clash over switching to an elected board with four year terms and keep compensation. the delegation votes 7-1 against granting authority to levy a 1 percent transfer tax on real estate sales for schools. Debate centers on governance change, tax tools, and funding impacts amid election year concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Dale
Ms. Stup
Manna Manna Perseveres in Narrow Appeal Window
Judge Tisdale notes the appeal is limited to technical grounds with slim chances. Prosecution led by David Callahan described a multi-witness case and extensive evidence tying Ralph Manna to a spree of shootings in Frederick County, including the Delauter and Grossnickle incidents, with forensic and hospital evaluations cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manna
Tisdale
David Callahan
Callahan
Barbara Manna
Ralph Manna
Candy Sanchez
Waynesboro
Parents weigh trade off for new Thomas Johnson middle school
Parents at Deer Crossing Elementary protest busing to a proposed new middle school to replace Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle. Frederick County Public Schools seeks state funding to build on 25 acres at North Market Street and Schifferstadt Drive. The plan could ease high school crowding by moving Deer Crossing students and reshaping redistricting lines, though no proposals are set and hearings will guide any changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan O’connell
Deer Crossing
Summerfield
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Frederick County Public Schools
North Market Street
Schifferstadt Drive
Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Frederick
Dr. Dale
Board of Education
TJ Middle School
Joan McIntyre
Frederick County finds dinosaur print on red sandstone slab
Kranz reports a five foot prosauropod print from a 50-pound red sandstone slab unearthed during housing work in Frederick County. He notes Maryland’s last fossil footprints were found nearby in 1895, and he aims to name Astrodon johnstoni as the state dinosaur based on earlier teeth finds from Prince George's County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mr. Kranz
Maryland
James Mitchell
Kranz
Mitchell
Mount St. Mary’s College
Scien
Tists
Astrodon Johnstoni
Prince George’s County
North America
Obituaries from Maryland area note multiple deaths
A set of obituaries from Maryland communities notes the deaths of Mrs. Mary Catherine Anderson 62 of Pasadena died January 27 at North Arundel General Hospital. Funeral services are set January 31 at Zion Lutheran Middletown with interment in Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to Frederick County American Cancer Society. Also listed are Harry Edward Rouzer 83 of Mount Airy died January 29 at Frederick Memorial Hospital and John Raymond Corun Jr. 75 of Jefferson died January 28 at Frederick Memorial Hospital with services January 31. Frank Lee Williams Sr. 59 of Baltimore died January 29 at Irving Knolls Nursing Home with services February 2. Interments in Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens Bushy Park and St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery noted.
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Mary Catherine Anderson
Pasadena
Middletown
North Arundel General Hospital
Glen Burnie
Joppa
Herbert
Margaret Nussle Butler
Zion Lutheran Church
Kelly L. Ludemann
Wendy Spangler
Redmond, Wash
Andrea Pegg
Biloxi
Miss
Doris Kemp
Glen Rock
Leonard Butler
Baltimore
Donald L. Turley
Lutheran Cemetery
Frederick County
American Cancer Society
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home
Harry Edward Rouzer
Mount Airy
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Jane BR. Reidy Rouzer
Hagerstown
George M
Mary Ellen Borne Rouzer
Harriet Lacey
Glen Arm
Gilbert M. Rouzer Sr
Manchester
Barry W. Rouzer
Inwood
W-Va
Shirley J. Phebus
Martinsburg
W.va
Terry L. Fortin
Rouzer
Linda Rouzer
George W. Rouzer
Barrier-Queen Funeral Home
Old Liberty Road
Winfield
Earl Johnson Jr
Grace Bible Baptist Church
Catonsville
Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens
John Raymond Corun Jr
Jefferson
Mary Griffith Corun
John Raymond
Edith Whipp Corun
Corun
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Steadman- Keenan American Legion
Brunswick
Narfe
Jefferson Ruritan Club
John R Corun Iil
Eileen
Patricia Corun
Louise Corun
Mildred Corun
Florida
Patricia
J. Richard Powell
Ashley Corun
Melvin Corun
Frances McDevitt
Keeney and Basford
E. Church St
Etchison
Funeral Home
Virginia K. Price
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Ambulance Company
Frank Lee Williams Sr
Sykesville
Irving Knolls
Carroll County
Granville
Melinda Gaither Williams
Williams
Cheryl Logan
Frank L. Williams Jr
Clifton Williams
Dale Williams
Jeanne Shaffer
N. Delaware Ave
Brownsville Church
David Fauble
Wayne Hawes
Samuel Hughes
Vernon D. Carey
Joseph T. Carey Jr
Charles V Carey
Brandon C. Carey
Harry R. Kersey
Brownsville Heights
John T. Williams
Margaret Harbaugh Funk
Robert E. Dailey & Son
Joseph R. Foster
Grace United Church of Christ
Steve Wilcom
Paul Beard
Tim Gibbs
Dave Hamilton
Cleon Stull
Harry Sttely
Mount Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
Distinguished engineer Dr George Slaughter dies aged 73
Dr George M Slaughter 73 of Damascus died Tuesday January 6 at home He served 28 years teaching at LSU the U S Naval Academy and Georgia Tech He was a Navy veteran a 1959 registered PE and later on Florida and Georgia board work Memorials to GM Slaughter Memorial Scholarship Fund Georgia Tech Foundation. Funeral notices follow for Mrs H Christine P Duvall and others with services February and late January observations.
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George M. Slaughter
Damascus
Jane Slaughter
Slaughter
Louisiana State University
U.S. Naval Academy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia Tech
Florida Community College
Jacksonville
Neill Slaughter
Southampton
Scott Slaughter
Lesley
Atlanta
Dean Slaughter
Patricia
Gaithersburg
Robert D. Slaughter
Mary
Oceanside
Calif
Caray
Lauren
Yates
Morgan
Siobhan
Damascus United Methodist Church
Amelia Plantation Chapel
Amelia Island
Fla
GM. Slaughter
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc
North Ave
Olin L. Molesworth
Burrier inducted into Hall of Fame and roles in Walkersville
Mr Burrier was inducted in 1997 into the Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Hall of Fame and served as Walkersville town commissioner. Surviving relatives include his wife, daughter Marsha Brachey, son Steven P Burrier, granddaughter Angela Dawn Burrier, three sisters, three brothers, and two stepgrandsons. Visitation Saturday at Stauffer Funeral Home and funeral Sunday at Walkersville Fire Hall with burial in Glade Cemetery. Memorials may go to Glade United Church of Christ Building Fund, Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co., or Frederick County Fire and Rescue Honor Guard.
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Susie Fogle
Walkersville
Barbara Gartrell
Littlestown
Linda Sears
Hampstead
Mary Meadows
Sykesville
Charles Duvall
Hugh R. Pearce
Raleigh
N.C
Henry Pearce
Las Vegas
Nev
Lucy Williams
Albyville
Ida Sills Chambers
Anaheim
Calif
Annie Brooks Lambert
Kissimmee
Fla
Isadore Futch
Chapel
Eldersburg
Charles Acker
Wesley Freedom United Methodist Cemetery
Mr. Burrier
Frederick County
Grayson
Burrier
Calvin S. Burrier
Catherine B. Stull
Stauffer Funeral Home
Fulton Ave
Walkersville Fire Hall
W. Frederick St
Gerald C. Hanberry
Glade
Sound Soiree Free Service From The Frederick News Post
A community event listing appears from The Frederick News- Post with contact details and a four digit code request. The page compiles local schedules, weather, closures, and event calendars including sports and theater listings, job hotlines, and public notices from Frederick County and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredenck News-Post
Frederick News-Post
Funerals Held for Five Local Residents in Maryland
Funeral services were held January 29 for Mrs. Jeanne Shaffer of Brunswick and for Mrs. Mary Luella Crabbs of Union Bridge, both at local churches, with multiple bearers and interments in area cemeteries. Services also honored Mr Melvin Leroy Anders of Frederick and Mrs Margaret Harbaugh Funk, with arrangements by local funeral homes. The obsequies included hymns, organ music, and eulogies from relatives and pastors.
Westminster trooper Herschell Zepp dies after long illness
Herschell L Zepp 68 of Westminster died January 29 at Sykesville Eldercare Center after a long illness. A Maryland State Police trooper and Army veteran he was husband of Jean Clin gan Zepp. He leaves children Christine and George Martin, David Zepp, sisters Mildred Haines and others, and granddaughters. Funeral services set January 30 wake at Fletcher Funeral Home and January 31 Mass at St John Catholic Church with interment at the church cemetery. Contributions to charity requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschell L. Zepp
Westminster
Sykesville
Jean Clingan Zepp
Herschell F
Ruth Harris Zepp
Zepp
Maryland State Police
St. John Roman Catholic Church
VFW
Monroe St
Gerald J. Steffener
Church
MAMSI to relocate headquarters and 150 jobs to Frederick
MAMSI eyed a $500000 Maryland loan to move from Rockville to 800 Oak St Frederick with 150 new jobs and 10 percent local funding from city and county. Mayor Grimes and Frederick County leaders support the bid, citing 730 additional jobs over three years and economic benefits as the move proceeds to final approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Frederick City
MAMSI
Frederick
Rockville
MDIPA
Maryland
State Farm Insurance
Oak St
Jim Grimes
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Mr. Grimes
Mark Hoke
Grimes
Max Grimes
Lynn Beard
Maryland Department of Public Works Board
Two-Tiered Taxation Seminar on Downtown Renovation
A luncheon seminar on cost effective home renovations is set for Friday March 13 at 11 30 a m Tauraso s Restaurant Frederick The Maryland Downtown Development Association sponsors the session titled Two-Tiered Taxation An Incentive to Improve with guest speaker Joshua R Vincent director of the center for the study of economics The MDDA notes municipalities can tax land and buildings at different rates to realign the burden and spur downtown construction or rehabilitation Registration costs 15 and must be mailed with name to MDDA Box 512 Crownsville Md 21032 0512 or call 410 514 7264 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tauraso’s
Frederick
The
Maryland Downtown Development Association
Joshua R Vincent
Center For the Study of Economics
Maryland
MDDA
Crownsville
Apples Potatoes and Fruit Market Opens at Catoctin Orchard
The Catoctin Orchard on US 15, 1.5 miles north of Thurment, opens Friday through Sunday from 9 to 5. Listings include Red and Golden Delicious apples, Stayman, Granny Smith, Empire, and Oranges, Grapefruit, Potatoes, Maple Syrup, Cider. Call 301-273-2737.
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Empire
Granny Smith
Catoctin
Thurment
US 15
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Douglas Tallman
Tipper Gore
Llegany
Mee
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Onty
Rhoderick
Derr
Lake Singapore
Urbana
Tripp
CBS
Fox News
Mike McCurry
Lewinsky
Ms. Tripp
Monica
Jim Moody
Ms. Lewinsky
Watergate Complex
Linda
Miss Lewinsky
Mr. Moody
Anthony Zaccagnini
WCBM
White House
Barry Torv
Sanchez
Grossnickle
Charles Delauter
Linda Grossnickle
Charles
Mr. Callahan
Delauter
Mr. Delauter
I-70
Braddock Heights
Clifton T. Perkins Hospital
Rent
America
W. Patrick Street
Watson’s Restaurant
Gos Motrinageks
Mrs
Mary Anderson
Harry Rouzer
John Corun Jr
Frank Williams Sr
George Slaughter
Mrs. H. Christine Duvall
H. Christine P Duvall
Charles Grant Duvall
North Carolina
David and
Mabel Thomas Pearce
Springfield Hospital Center
Milky
Scottsdale Securitiesusiness Directory Aids
Nfo
Telesec
Unislobe
MWA
UDPAC
Federck Cryer
Nagao
Red Cross
Volunteer. Fire & Rescue Assn
Connie J. Shook
JTA
Transit
Heraines
West Virginia Pennsylvania
Corestals
TOT
Frederick Aris Council Pi
Delaplaine Visual Art Center
BO Trwa
Weinberg Center
Jeans Motors
Hood
Judas Motors
Frederck Crunts Toons
Ong S
Wari & Cony
E. Main Street
Thurmont
Ima
Mary Crabbs
Mary Luella Crabbs
N. Main St
Union Bridge
Hartzler
Barry Taylor
Union Bridge United Methodist Church
Richard L Michael
St James Lutheran Church
Earle C. Fritz Jr
Douglas Rostian
Thomas Garber
James Harris
Jerry Harris
Robert Boone
Hugh Engel
Morgan Storey
Sam Leppo
Mount Union Cemetery
Middleburg
Mr. Melvin Anders
Melvin Leroy
Whitey” Anders
Fifth St
Thurmont Church of God
Jeff Shaw
Croix Delauter
Keith Harbaugh
Kevin Harbaugh
Larry Pett
Eugene Anders
Francis Delauter
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Margaret Funk
Mr. Herschell Zepp
Ike Wilson
Temple
Shookstown Rd
Rocky Ridge Fire Hall
Sue C. Alan Nichols
Bingo World
Norman Shaver Jr
All Boy
Sun
Wodsboro
Yo Fire Co
Fred Ham
Adalis
Reneh
Burkinsville
Ruritan Club
Carroll Manor Fire Co
Mt. Pleasant
East Entrance
Frederick Fair Grounds
EMU
OLD Orchard
Frederick Towne
Jamatade
Vancues
Glenna
Hattie
Cusion Cat Pork & Beet
Dorseys Meats
TND
Tuamonds Jewelre Cois Colonial Jewrlers
Tamnek
Overlook Fence Co
al Pies of
Jim Johnson
St. Jude
St Jude
Elizabeth June Nusz
Fredenck
Connie Harrison
Top Soil & Stone
Harry Tyergar
Fred City
West
John
John K. Henderson
Fred. Co
C. Burr Ariz Public Library
Patrick Street
Britain
Rogers
N. Market St
Fredk
Patricia A
Patty" Wiles
Woodsboro Vol. Fire Co
Woodsboro Vfc
Coppermine
Mary Jane Hull
Kev Farmer
Keeney Basford Funeral Home
Elmer Hall
Mary Angela Hall
Betty Crist
Helen M. Kanode
Tammy
Imed
Jeffrey V. Synilane
Lefirey
Cowen
ICU
L Kenneth Stalls
Keeney
Charles Sennan
Boros
Dorothy
Nancy
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