Sabillasville School Wins Margaret McNamara Reading Cup
Sabillasville Elementary School earned the 1997 Margaret McNamara Readers Cup Challenge for highest average hours read.127 students logged 2,570 hours 8 minutes, averaging over 20 hours per student. Barbara Buzzell led a Family Read-a-Thon and invited Camp David sailors for a reading skit. Ruth Graves praised the effort. the school receives 500 books, medals for each student, and a cash prize from Metropolitan Life.
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Sabillasville - Sabillasville
Margaret McNamara
Reading Is Fundamental
Sabillasville Rif
Barbara Buzzell
Camp David
Ruth Graves
National Rif
Sabillasville
RIF
Metropolitan Life
Mount Airy to bid out sewer plant expansion plan
Mount Airy town council unanimously voted to solicit bids for expanding the sewer plant from 600,000 to 1.2 million gallons per day at an estimated cost above 4 million dollars. The project includes biodegradable nutrient removal and chemical storage tanks to meet federal mandates.
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Mount Airy
Delaine Hobbs
Clinton drops requirement for HOPE scholarship
President Clinton revises the HOPE tax credit plan, removing the B minus average condition and allowing Pell grant recipients to qualify for the full 1500 credit. Education Secretary Riley and Treasury Secretary Rubin will outline the changes to gain support from Republicans and educators.
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Washington
Clinton
Richard Riley
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Maryland Lottery Aids Horse Racing Budget Plans
Maryland Lottery revenues will fund an 8 million state effort to aid the horse racing industry and are forecast to exceed the 334 million estimate. Lottery director Roogow said general fund revenues reached 335.3 million last weekend and likely 339 million by Tuesday.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Buddy Roogan
Senate Finance Committee
Hoke to speak on Urbana taxing district
Frederick County Commissioners President Mark Hoke will address Urbana Civic Association members at 7:30 p.m. at the Urbana Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse. He and the Urbana Planned Unit Development developer will discuss the proposed special taxing district and its county wide plan narrowed to Urbana and Lake Linganore.
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Village Gate
Prospect Road
Jenkins
Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals
Shell
Hoke
Urbana
Frederick County Commissioners
Mark Hoke
Urbana Civic Association
Urbana Volunteer Fire Co
Frederick County
Lake Linganore
Frederick man retires from park police
Lt Jerome Gates Sr of Frederick retires after 27 years with Maryland National Capital Park Police. A six year Montgomery County Fire and Rescue volunteer, he began as a dispatcher in 1967, joined park police in 1970, and served in multiple roles across Montgomery and Prince George s counties. He helped found FOP Lodge 30 and contributed to the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. He started the first FOP newspaper.
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Rockville
Jerome Gates Sr
Frederick
Maryland-National Capital Park Police
Lt. Gates
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
County Police
The
Park Police
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Gates
Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge 30
Maryland
Fraternal Order of Police
National Trails Day events planned in Montgomery County
National Trails Day set for Saturday June 7 with activities for equestrians mountain bikers and hikers across 41 miles of paved trails and extensive unpaved routes in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Park and Planning Commission hosts a 10 am competition at Black Hill Regional Park with Trail Riders of Today Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts and Potomac Pedalers.
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Rockville - National
Mid-Atlantic
Seneca Valley Sugarloafers
Rock Creek
Lake Needwood
Sugarloaf Riding Club
From
Little Bennett Regional Park
NIST Fellow Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Gaithersburg based NIST Fellow William D. Phillips has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is a leading researcher in laser cooling of atoms, renowned for advancing techniques to chill atoms to ultra low temperatures. Phillips joined NIST in 1978 in the Electricity Division and continues work on ultra cold trapped atoms with spin off applications for atomic clocks and nanostructures.
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Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
William D. Phillips
National Academy of Sciences
NIST
United States
Phillips
Electricity Division
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Mount Airy Manors
Donald Maxey
Parrs Ridge
HOPE
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Miller
Senate
David Warren
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
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Air Force One
United Parcel Service
Roogow
Gtech Corp
Automated Wagering International
Roogon
Lotto
RISE
Call Today
American Intercultural Student Exchange
Heyward Road
Atteryone Marine & RV Batteries
Douglas, Deka
Delco
Patrick St
Shookstown Road
Waverley Drive
Rotorooter
Damn Yankees
Children’s Theatre
Beatrix Potter
Tale
Peter Rabbit
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Willowtree Plaza
Waterside Plaza
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Science Academy
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May Department Stores
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