Seniors and disabled seek shared activity space in county
Frederick County aging officials and disability leaders clash over expanding senior centers to include developmentally disabled adults. The Scott Key Center and Goodwill programs show integration is possible, but concerns about crowding and reception persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Throne
Frederick County
Commission On Aging
Commission
Throne
David Beeson
Scott Key Center
Beeson
Goodwill Industries
Jeanne Bussard Workshop
Community Living
Four-ton Demeter statue greets Maryland agriculture department
At Annapolis the department unveils a four ton reclining Demeter statue as part of a $230,000 Art in Public Places project. The 1 ½ life size figure holds the staff of life and a cornucopia, drawing mixed reactions from staff and visitors. The sculpture, designed by Ray Kaskey, was chosen from 100 entrants and funded by the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
State Department of Agriculture
Demeter
Department of Agriculture
Doris Kessler
Department
Staff of
Life
Maryland
General Assembly
Ray Kaskey
Washington, D.C
Maryland Arts Council
Kaskey
Montgomery County Council weighs child care lack and policy
Montgomery County leaders oversee a growing shortage of child care facilities. A joint education and health committees meeting heard experts urge higher provider salaries, easier licensing, and land-use reforms. A proposed 17-member Commission on Child Care would advise the county executive and council on short and long term priorities starting January 2, 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County Council
Council
Education and Health and Human Services
Bruce Adams
Michael Subin
Child Care Connection
Fran Abrams
Department of Social Services
Ellen Coren
County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Adams
Sabin
Brunswick library land offer accepted
Brunswick officials accepted a 5 acre land site between I and J streets on Maple Street for a new branch library. The town will donate water and sewer taps and extend lines. project budget is $350,000. The move follows efforts by Brunswick and Middletown to secure better space, access and parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Frederick County
Maple Street
Sterling E. Bollinger
Public Works
Lawrence W. Johnson
Citizen Services
Michael E. Stovall
Middletown
Library Board
Walkersville
The Gift of the Holy Spirit Through Hebrews Reading
A devotional urging readers to study Hebrews to receive the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes grace through Jesus, the variety of gifts, and living in Christ on earth, with accountability for sins and the promise of divine joy and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jesus the Christ
Christ Jesus
Jesus Christ
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Sonia Boin
Montgomery County
William E. Hanna Jr
Rita Kirshstein
Commission For Women
Library Planning
Sya
Fredericktowne Players
Octarian Theatre Company
Chorus Line
Yellow Springs
Rhoresville Band
Steven Davis
Horticulture
American Horticultural Society
Octoruan Theatre Company
Lilypons Water Gardens
Lilypons Road
Lilypons
Frederick
Lilypons Rd
Buckeystown
Montgomery
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