One armed dairy farmers enter log sawing contest at Ag Week
Two handicapped dairy farmers from Central Maryland Farm Credit, Merril Ramsburg of Lewistown and Jack Crum of Woodsboro, competed in the Roy Porter Memorial Log Sawing Contest during Frederick County Ag Week at the Francis Scott Key Mall. They finished third among 12 teams, while Dave Brinkley and Mel Castle won, with Dave Montgomery and Nevin Hildebrand taking second for the Frederick County Young Farmers group.
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Frederick County
Francis Scott Key Mall
Merril Ramsburg
Lewistown
Jack Crum
Woodsboro
Roy Porter
Central
Mr. Crum
Dave Brinkley
Mel Castle
Republican Central Committee
Dave Montgomery
Nevin Hildebrand
Young Farmers’ Group
Ramsburg
Fsk Mall
Ron Murphy
Area teams shine at Frederick County Mathcounts tourney
Eleven teams from Frederick, Carroll, and Howard counties competed at Walkersville Middle School. Gov. Thomas Johnson's Sarah Kuhns, Jeff Baker, Eric Rybcznski and Aurora Casselis won. Walkersville Middle placed second, Ballenger Creek third. 14 of top 16 finishers were from Frederick County.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson
Jeff
Aurora Cassels
Sarah Kuhns
Eric Rybcznski
Jeff Baker
Nick Diaz
Frederick
Carroll
Howard Counties
Walkersville Middle School
Aurora Casselis
Walkersville Middle
Walter Dodson
Patrick Crawford
Andy Potash
Russell Strathern
Ballenger Creek Middle
Jason Liszka
Justin Gdula
Michael Sihvola
Robert Kern
U.S. Naval Academy
Frederick County
Jason
Vinson named trooper of the year at Westminster MSP
Trooper First Class Dave Vinson is chosen trooper of the year at the Westminster barracks of the Maryland State Police. First Sgt Steve Reynolds cites outstanding performance and community policing as reasons for the award to be presented by State Police Superintendent Col Larry Tolliver later. The Mount Airy Lions Club will honor him next week. Vinson was unavailable for comment Friday.
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Westminster
Dave Vinson
Westminster Barracks
Maryland
Larry Tolliver
Mount Airy Lion's Club
Vinson
Frederick OKs use of shelter grants for transitional facility
Frederick city officials approved several grants for the Transitional Shelter for Homeless Families. A $657,772 HUD grant funds five years of shelter operations. A $15,065 grant from Maryland DHHR supports the shelter and a day shelter at the Frederick Community Center. An additional $449,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds will be used this fiscal year for the shelter.
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Frederick
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Frederick Community Center
Grand Jury Meets in Closed Session in Frederick County
The 23 member Frederick County Grand Jury met in closed session at the county courthouse Friday. State's attorney Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr said the grand jury's report was sealed and information on possible indictments was not disclosed. Suspects named in indictments are usually not identified until arrests and details on the number or nature of indictments were not disclosed.
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Frederick County
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
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