Jaycees honor three Frederick residents in 43rd Young Marylanders
Frederick County residents Joan Lapera Martin Lapera and Diane Wirth were among ten individuals honored at the 43rd Outstanding Young Marylanders program in Rockville. Lapera is with Mackintosh Realtors and holds designations. Lapera serves on the Realtors association committee and Jaycees board. Martin Lapera is executive VP and chief lending officer at Frederick County National Bank and holds multiple local nonprofit and planning roles. Wirth leads Working Smart Frederick and mentors executives while engaging with the Child Care Consortium, Frederick Women's Fair, and community initiatives.
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Frederick County
Maryland Jaycees
Rockville
Joan Lapera
Mackintosh Realtors Inc
Frederick
Lapera
Frederick County Association of Realtors
Glade Valley Jaycees
Martin Lapera
Frederick County National Bank
Mr. Lapera
Diane Wirth
Working Smart
Frederick Community College
Frederick Club
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Inc
Eastern High School Choir of
Washington
Shirley Snowden
County council clash over standard English program
In Montgomery County two elementary schools, Maryvale Rockville and Burnt Mills Silver Spring, face continuation of a voluntary program teaching when to use standard English among black English speakers. Council President Isiah Leggett and education chair Michael Subin criticize the plan as perpetuating low expectations. School staffer Tima Williams says students are taught to switch dialects free of issue and to use black English when appropriate.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Maryvale
Burnt Mills
Silver Spring
County Council
Isiah Leggett
Leggett
Education Committee
Michael L. Subin
Tima Williams
Frederick County Board of Education approves five Artist-In-Education programs
Officials at the Frederick County Board of Education approved five Artist-In-Education programs across county schools this year, including a photo mural at Catoctin High and a wall hanging at Brunswick Middle. Since 1981 the program has expanded to 35 projects across Brunswick and Middletown high schools and other schools, with MSAC funding two thirds of each residency lasting about 20 days at a cost of 3600 dollars per project.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Catoctin High School
Brunswick Middle School
Frederick County
AIF
Brunswick
Middletown
ATE
Maryland State Arts Council
Carroll H. Kehne Jr
Kehne
MSAC
Braddock Heights Opens Baseball Season With Parade
Braddock Heights starts baseball April 27 with a 9 a.m parade along Jefferson Boulevard and Schley Avenue from Vindabona Nursing Home to Braddock community park. A rededication ceremony, national anthem by Church of the Transfiguration choir, and season opener follow. Frederick County sheriff will escort and direct traffic. Grand marshals Grafton Cost and Gordon Taylor. Speakers include Del Anita Stup, Sen Jack Derr, Laura Lake, Ron Sundergill, and Gail Bowerman. Call 371-5241 for details.
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Braddock Heights
Jefferson Boulevard
Schley Avenue
Vindabona Nursing Home
Braddock Community Park
Janet McCallion
Church of the Transfiguration
Frederick County
McCallion
Grafton Cost
Gordon Taylor
Optimist Club
Del
Anita Stup
Jack Derr
Orphan's Court
Laura Lake
Ron Sundergill
Gail Bowerman
Auxiliary wine and cheese party raises funds for Heartly House
Mehry M. Reid president of the Frederick County Medical Society Auxiliary hands a check to Monica Main, community educator for Heartly House, from money raised at the auxiliary's wine and cheese event at Holly Hills Country Club. Also present are Kathy Clark, Barbara Foris, Charlotte Vanmeter, Linda Kress, and Georgia Lizas.
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Mehry M. Reid
Frederick County Medical Society
Monica Main
Heartly House
Holly Hills Country Club
Kathy Clark
Auxiliary
Barbara Foris
Charlotte Vanmeter
Linda Kress
Georgia Lizas
Convict dies in jail cell amid murder trial
Michael Proctor, 29, committed death by own action in a Montgomery County Detention Center cell while awaiting sentencing for murder. Toxicology shows overdose of Asendin ascorresponding suicide. Proctor saved prescribed drugs, corrections officials say, and was found Feb. 12.
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Rockville
Michael Proctor
Proctor
Corrections
Montgomery County
City schools win regional Mathcounts. two advance to state finals
West Frederick Middle places first and Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School second in a regional Mathcounts contest with about 100 students. Regional winners advance to the state finals in Annapolis on March 9. second consecutive state-qualifying year for both top Frederick County teams.
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West Frederick Middle
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Annapolis
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
Nick Diaz
West Frederick
Kathy House
Middletown
Flo Reed
Brian Kapp
Heather March
Chris Ropert
Frederick County
David McCormick
Nathan MacCormack
Josh Higgins
John Burke
Andrew House
Jessica Wu
Sonjay Purohit
Damon Hildebrand
Amy Smith
Frederick County Mathcounts
Ballenger Creek
Lewis Manalo
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