Frederick quilters finish eight week after school program
Fourteen Frederick city students gathered at Delaplaine Visual Arts Center for an eight week quilt making program sponsored by the Frederick County Office for Children and Families. The project, part of Frederick's Promise modeled after America Promise, produced finished quilts with students Ashley Morris Jerica Randolph and Karen Gray among the makers.
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Frederick Arts festival gets $6830 from Southland 7-Eleven
Glenn Souders, past president of the Frederick Festival of the Arts, accepts a 6830 dollar check from Nancy Wade, marketing manager of Southland Corp 7 Eleven stores, for the sixth annual Frederick Festival of the Arts presented with The Frederick News Post. The 1999 festival runs June 5 and 6 along Carroll Creek Linear Park at South Market Street, featuring juried arts market, multicultural food, live entertainment, children's activities, literary events, artist demonstrations, canoeing and kayaking, and more.
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Buckeystown sewer line proposal under review after hearing
County commissioners at a public hearing narrowed plans for a 4 foot sewer line along Buckeystown Pike and directed a revised study of both eastern and western routes. A 4-1 vote opens 18 month re submissions while the Ballenger Creek plant expansion to McKinney will send wastewater toward the Potomac River, with completion of phase one not expected before 2007. Buckeystown residents welcomed avoiding the town but questioned overall project scope as they urged safer routing.
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C O to hold meeting on structure removal
A public meeting will discuss removing the Antietam grocery store and hog pen structures along Harper's Ferry Road in Washington County. The C and O Canal National Historical Park hosts the session June 9 from 7 to 9 pm at park headquarters in Sharpsburg. The removal proposal cites extreme deterioration from flooding. For more information contact historian Douglas Stover at 301-714-2231 or mail comments to PO Box 4 Sharpsburg Md 21782.
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Emmitsburg Center Budget Moves Up Renovation Plans
At a county commission meeting the Emmitsburg Carientrary Center renovation was advanced in the budget to fund design in 2000 and construction in 2001. Commissioner Gardner led moves shifting tourism center funds to free up money for Emmitsburg, while President Gray altered a prior vote to support the 2000 design and 2001 construction plan.
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Brunswick pool drains to repair weekend leak
Brunswick's pool is being drained to fix a leak found over the weekend. Water was leaking about 40 gallons per hour, said Mike Campbell, superintendent of water and wastewater. The repair is expected in a few days, after which the pool will be refilled.
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