Medieval jousting returns at Petersville Silver Bit Tournament
Riders from Pennsylvania, Virginia compete in ring-spear jousting at the Petersville Farmers Club event. The Silver Bit Tournament traces back over a century and emphasizes horse handling and sportsmanship. Young Jesse Ensor Jr. and six year old Craig Minnick illustrate family participation. competitors range from novice to pro, with winners scoring rings and fastest times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersville
Ken Enfield
Mr. Enfield
Craig Minnick
Middletown
Phil Clark
Hollywood
Enfield
Jesse Ensor Jr
Rocky Ridge
Frederick County Farm Queen winner plans agribusiness path
Vivian Stottlemyer, the new queen, works on her family dairy farm and attends Frederick Community College while aiming for an agribusiness and business management two year degree and eventual farm leadership. The event marked 70 years of the county Farm Bureau and 6 years of the farm queen program with many past royalty returning to share experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Frederick Community College
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Miss Stottlemyer
Mary Jane
Ramsburg
Frederick County
Deborah
Sarah
Rebeccah Osborn
Keymar
Frederick attorney calls for police hiring probe
Frederick lawyer Willie J. Mahone, plaintiff in a $3.5 million civil rights suit against the city and police, pressed for a Los Angeles style blue ribbon commission to study hiring practices and increase African-American representation on the Frederick Police Department. He urged an affirmative action plan and said current patrols show racial targeting and alleged harassment of Black residents. A rally at the courthouse was planned to protest alleged intimidation by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Frederick City
Willie J. Mahone
Richard J. Ashton
Shawn Tyler
Paul Gordon
Mahone
Tyler
North Market Street
American Civil Liberties Union
Ashton
Gordon
Frederick County
Rainbow Club
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Sam Hankin
News-Post
Petersville Farmers Club
Jesse
Patty Martinez
Woodsboro
Sam Ya
Vivian Stottlemyer
Maryland
Ann Elizabeth Duvail- Cline
Adrienne (Shaffer) Burch
Frances K. (Ogle) Rosensteel
Emmitsburg
Rosensteel
Lord Baltimore
Patsie
Himes) Garst
New Windsor
Doris
Roderick) Flanigan
Louise (Huffer) Stup
Walkersville
Wanda
Keller
Frederick County National Bank
Iewapa Pei
Ota
Raat & Areshteng
Sylench Due Inc
Manne Pe
Veemon
Bengh Taft
Friel Store
Hitim
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