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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1984
Page
4
Frederick’s first modern shopping center founder Marty Rosenfeld shares favorite proverbs printed on 4 cards. The quotes praise laughter, positive living, and resilience, with lines about sunshine, smiling, kindness, and enjoying life through aging.
Proverbs from Mr Harry smile and notes on companionship lead into a Sunday charity event at Baker Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weather permitting, the third annual DWI Clinic Benefit Softball Tournament will feature teams signed by Ken and Lil Bromfield of Red Torso Steak House. Public is invited to cheer players as money raised helps get offenders with drinking problems off the road and into a supportive environment.
Frederick poet Oliver Thomas reflects on the old country church as the social heart of rural life. He recalls Mt Carmel near the Baltimore Pike with sermons, harvest festivals, Christmas plays, and a close community, alongside memories of a family walk with God and simple pleasures of youth.
Mary Fouche reports Jane Smith of Jefferson Frederick County is celebrated for decades of farming, 4-H and community work. She helped found a 4-H camp in Frederick County and chairs the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee. Her husband Charles, Frederick County Commissioner, supports her involvement as they balance public service with family duties. The 4-H Alumnae award will bring her to Chicago for the national conference with her husband and three sons, all national 4-H winners.
A reader shares a reflective tale of choosing a new route filled with weeds and debris until a coral hollyhock appears, symbolizing hope. The piece contrasts life’s well marked paths with surprises that lift spirits and lead back to resilience.
Plans for a large homecoming at Evangelical Lutheran Church Frederick led by RevDr Amos John Traver drew members from distant locales and former pastors. Frederick units to join Veterans Day events at Camp Ritchie as National Guard training continues. The county league pennant race opened with Frederick and Middletown tied leaders at McCurdy Field in the crucial first clash.
About 240 people attended the Chamber of Commerce annual picnic at Gambrill Park chaired by Richard R. Kline. Kitty Lee Metcalffe, 16, was named Frederick County Farm Queen after 11 contestants, with Gloria Axline and Jean Messer as runners up. The event featured the Little German Band and was part of a day that also included a Garden Club flower show with 195 entries on the courthouse lawn.
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