Couple marks 72 years of marriage in love
William Best and Maida Best celebrate 72 years of marriage after a two year courtship begun when he was 16 and she 14. Now aged 92 and 90, they credit lasting love and mutual forgiveness for their long union, recalling a few squabbles with reconciliation. Mr Best grew up in Frederick and Buckeystown before joining for life.
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Mrs. Best
Frederick
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Buckeystown
Retreat center seeks business and education groups at Bishop Claggett Center
Buckeystown Maryland’s Bishop Claggett Center, a former Buckingham Industrial School on 495 acres near Sugarloaf Mountain and the Monocacy River, aims to attract mid week conferences and educational events. Powell Hall hosts meetings with options for lodging, meals, pool, tennis, canoeing and hiking while preserving a retreat atmosphere. The Kerners, newly hired managers, moved from federal jobs to run the Episcopal Church property and hope to fund its operations through diverse rentals from Civil War conferences to the Maryland Banjo Academy.
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Frederick
Joe Kerner
School For
Sugarloaf Mountain
Monocacy River
Kerner
Donna
Maryland Banjo Academy
Kerners
Buckingham Industrial School
Maryland
Joseph, William
Daniel Baker
Thomas Claggett
Joe
Donna Kerner
Claggett Center
City engineer gains planning duties in consolidation move
Frederick city engineer Stan Aldridge will supervise 14 staff as planning duties move under his oversight plus administration of zoning and subdivision rules. James Schmersahl becomes director of community development with new office at 615 N Market St as the two departments merge to save space and improve efficiency, effective within 50 days.
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Stan Aldridge
James Schmersahl
N. Market St
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City Hall
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Aldridge
Frederick County to install bulletproof glass in treasurer’s office
Frederick County Commissioners approved a $30,000 plan to add bulletproof glass in the treasurer’s office following a December to January wave of robberies around downtown Frederick. Treasurer Lois Filby said the countermeasure protects staff and aligns with nearby counties and Frederick city practices. Bank robberies in the period spurred FBI and police meetings with local banks, while surveillance cameras were rejected in favor of immediate worker protection.
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Fiiby
Tourism council director Jeanne Vasold to resign
Jeanne Vasold executive director of the Tourism Council of Frederick County has submitted her resignation with July 8 as her last day. Board president John Fieseler praised her work on the council’s promotional efforts while Vasold noted opportunities and plans to remain in Frederick County.
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Clinton signs Volunteer Protection Act to shield volunteers
President Clinton signed the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 giving immunity from civil lawsuits to nonprofit and government volunteers who act in good faith. He noted state opt out and urged citizen service as communal responsibility before traveling to a Denver world leaders summit.
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Bill
Washington
Littlee
Salvation Army
Denver
Brunswick man dies in Virginia construction fall
Frederick County man Jason Lee Axline, 26, of Brunswick, fell about 27 stories while dismantling scaffolding at Skyline Plaza Apartments in Bailey's Crossroads Virginia. Police and OSHA are investigating the Tuesday afternoon incident at South George Mason Drive. Culbertson Construction Co. would not comment.
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Unusual Civil War Hero Exhibition This Saturday
In downtown Frederick a new theater group debuts with a first show dramatizing feminine heroes of the Civil War. The event is slated for Saturday evening, with the Frederick News-Post noting its daily recycled paper practice.
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