Rainfall Pleases Frederick County Farmers This Spring
Frederick County farmers welcome spring rainfall though five month total 15.07 inches is 1.03 inches below normal with January February dry. March April brought near normal moisture aiding haying and crops while some weed spray may require reapplication. Fruit crops look good. drought relief and groundwater recharge remain a concern for towns relying on underground supplies.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Terry Poole
Poole
Funding delays cloud Frederick animal health lab plans
Maryland officials face prolonged uncertainty over a proposed Frederick animal health laboratory now seven years in the works. The aging Montesvue Lane facility handles disease surveillance tests, animal autopsies, and public animal services, with 5 435 procedures in April including cows and horses. Autopsies numbered 20 that month.
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Frederick
Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Oakland
College Park
Animal Health Lab
Roger Olson
Bushes land at airport on way to camp
President Bush and Mrs. Bush landed at Frederick Municipal Airport at about 1 p.m. en route to Camp David. A small group of Frederick Research Center staff and ACPA workers watched from outside, with one employee, Joyce Kline, edging close for a view despite a police buffer.
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Frederick Municipal
Camp David
Secret Service
Bush
Frederick
Thurmont
Maryland State Police
Joyce Kline
Aircraft Owners and Pilots ‘Association
Scheer
Frederick Research Center
Pye
Schaefer
Chuck Corby
ACPA
Bush Major to discuss environmental summit
President Bush and British Prime Minister John Major plan weekend talks at Camp David Md to discuss Europe crises environmental conference in Brazil and upcoming summits led by Rio de Janeiro Helsinki and Munich. They will exchange notes ahead of Earth Summit talks and a NATO and GATT related agenda.
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Washington
Bush
John Major
Europe
Brazil
Camp David
Rio de Janeiro
Helsinki
Munich
Major
United States
Colombia
Rio
U.S
Maryland
Broadcast Today
Congress
Leon Panetta
House Budget Committee
Reagan
Panetta
D-Calif
Yugoslavia
U.N
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Soviet Union
Dan Quayle
Laurie Zimmerman Wins Frederick County Dairy Princess Title
Laurie Zimmerman, 19, of Frederick wins the 31st Frederick County Dairy Princess crown, the third attempt in four years. She will advance to the Maryland Dairy Princess contest on July 28, promoting milk and dairy education, with Stacey Hines as alternate and Donna Rinehart among attendees.
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Laurie Zimmerman
Dairy Princess
Jefferson
Frederick County
Frederick
Crystal Smith
Miss Zimmerman
Maryland
Holiday Inn-Fsk
Frederick Keys
Stacey Hines
Union Bridge
University of Maryland At
College Park
Pye
Jersey
Jefferson Raritan Community Center
Jewell Rinehart
Taneytown
Inside The News Sunday Weather Snapshot
Sunday forecast notes partly sunny warm and humid conditions with highs in the mid to upper 80s for Western Maryland. Weather map reference appears on A-2 with Frederick News-Post noting 100 percent recycled paper and ongoing recyclability of the newspaper.
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Maryland
Frederick
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News-Post
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Heflebower
Terry Clark
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Clark
Grantsville
Monocacy
Potomac
Mr. Clark
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Mark Crommett
Frederick City
Andy Dewese
East Patrick Street
Richard Kerns
Dan Burns
Cindy Smith
New Windsor
Michelle Harbaugh
Rocky Ridge
Kimberly Geisbert
Tamsville
Sam Roop
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Young Farmers Association
Kenneth and
Shirley Zimmerman
Frederick Community College
Lauree Zimmerman
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