Shannon Zahn dies after long cancer fight in Thurmont
Shannon Zahn 19 of Thurmont died Saturday after a two year battle with leukemia. A community fundraiser in April raised nearly $14,000 and helped push total support beyond $43,000 to cover a planned $200,000 bone marrow transplant at Sloan Kettering. Zahn, a 1994 Catoctin graduate and future Frederick Community College student, remained active throughout illness. church members, students, and merchants contributed to relief efforts while family won an insurance fight for transplant approval.
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German visitors tour Frederick area and Schifferstadt links noted
German visitors from Schifferstadt explored Frederick with Howard Hastings guiding. They saw downtown landmarks ending at Schifferstadt museum while previewing a photo contest back home and a town festival. Separately, Navy personnel Michael Seal and Joseph Wilson returned from duty aboard USS Constellation near Iraq. Mount Saint Mary’s announces 18th Annual National Dean’s List with 34 area students named.
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Thurmont
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Nicole Lewis
David Lewis
Annie Ridenour
Myersville
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Donald Shopland
Frederick
Nicole Williams
Ellis Williams
Cardinal approves demolition of Cumberland monastery
Archdiocese of Baltimore moves forward with tearing down the pre Civil War monastery beside SS. Peter and Paul church in Cumberland Maryland to make way for a church annex and parking lot. Preservationists argue the cost of restoration is prohibitive though others vow to seek alternative shrine plans.
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Cumberland
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Neumann
Miltenberger
Historic Preservation Commission
Conlon
Navy Petty Officer John Brewer Deploys Aboard USS Independence
Navy Petty Officer Third Class John Brewer, a 1980 Walkersville High School graduate and Mount Airy native, left August 1991 for a two month overseas deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence.
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Mount Airy
Walkersville High School
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