Carroll County Fair Riding champ overcomes brain surgery
Claire Dawson, 13, from Mount Airy, won the Pleasure Equitation Over Fences class at the Carroll County Fair after recovering from a brain aneurysm and surgery at Johns Hopkins. She returned to competition with training in running and swimming, balancing ponies her teams trained back into form. The fair day includes exhibits, demonstrations, a Dixie Chicks concert, and multiple 4-H and FFA wins across divisions.
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Skip Wizards Jump Rope Team Competes Nationally
The Skip Wizards of Jefferson, a 8 to 17 year old jump rope team, placed well at a national Orlando meet and will send 19 members to the Junior Olympics in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Aug 4 to 9. The group, formed in 1986, practices year round and performs across Frederick County, raising funds and promoting teamwork.
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Orlando
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Germantown Man Defends Self Against Knife-Wielding Robber
A 48-year-old Germantown man used a cane to subdue a knife-wielding would be robber and his pit bull near Gunner's Lake on Wisateria Drive July 9, sending them fleeing. The suspect, a black male 17 to 19 with a shaved haircut, fled after the cane strike knocked the knife away. Police seek information at 301-840-2347 or Germantown Station 301-840-2650.
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Walkersville High to get addition
Construction crews are on schedule at Walkersville High School where an addition will create space for 300 students. The project adds 10 classrooms two science labs a computer room an art room enlarges the library and builds an auxiliary gym with two locker rooms and a distance learning lab. GS Communications Inc. donates all equipment for the lab. The plan adds 25 520 square feet of new space and 2 100 square feet of renovations.
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Felix joins national environmental management fellowship program
Stephanie Felix of Walkersville has been selected for the MEMS fellowship funded by the Educational Division of the EPA. Twenty five students nationwide were chosen. her project is Where has All the Money Gone The MEMS program runs May to August at EPA Region 3 Philadelphia with a $6000 stipend.
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National Network For Environmental Management
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Salisbury State University
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Theis Named to Spring Dean's List at Millersville
Michelle Theis of Mount Airy was named to Millersville University of Pennsylvania spring dean’s list for high academic achievement.
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Mount Airy
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Crowder earns summa cum laude biology degree at Houghton College
Clinton Crowder graduated summa cum laude from Houghton College with a bachelor of science in biology and minors in chemistry and business. He will attend University of Pennsylvania Law School in fall. Crowder, Frederick County Scholar-Athlete 1994, is Gov. Thomas Johnson High School alumnus and the son of Wayne and Darlene Crowder of Libertytown.
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University of Pennsylvania Law School
Frederick County
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick
Wayne
Darlene Crowder
Libertytown
Kuzner Named to Dean's List at University of Maryland
Scott Kuzner of Frederick has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at the University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. He is the son of Dave and Magreta Kuzner and is a 1995 graduate.
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Frederick
University of Maryland, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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