Lost girls found safe on trail
Two West Virginia teens were rescued on the Appalachian Trail near Gathland State Park after separating from their parents. Emily Larsen, 14, of Harpers Ferry and Jill Jarrell, 15, of Shepherdstown, were found at Rocky Run shelter around 9:45 p.m. unharmed, with temperatures in the upper 30s.
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Middletown
West Virginia
Maryland
Emily Larsen
Harpers Ferry
Jill Jarrell
Shepherdstown
Gathland State Park
Burkittsville
Rocky Run
Sai
Polee
Pole
Jim Denter
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Department of Natural
Home Show draws 29,000 at Frederick County Fairgrounds
The 22nd annual Home Show attracted almost 29,000 visitors over two days with 240 vendors offering cabinets pools and mortgage advice. Miriam Stack showcased brick carved white herons and Building Seven hosted a nonprofit auction as Beverly Shelton noted a more serious turnout than last year.
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Miriam Stack
Sanford
N.C
Frederick
Frederick Fairgrounds
Frederick County Fairgrounds
Beverly Shelton
County Builders Association
Whitman murder trial jurors hear medical testimony
Jurors in the Whitman case heard medical testimony on the death of Adrian Pilkington as four teens face charges. Miss Whitman, 17, is charged with first degree murder and related crimes for a planned killing. Co-defendants Jensen and Wooldridge are convicted or awaiting sentencing, while Nance faces a July trial. The testimony described the stabbing and disposal of Pilkington from a Maryland Potomac River bridge near Brunswick.
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Whitman
Adrian Pilkington
Rachel I. Whitman
Miss Whitman
Mr Pilkington
Knoxville
Jason Jensen
Stonegate Drive
Brian Wooldridge
Taney Avenue
Jean-Louis Nance
East Street
MD 17
Potomac River
Brunswick
Pilangton
Civil War museum to stay in Frederick Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine trustees voted to keep the museum in Frederick despite an offer from Hagerstown mayor Steven Sager to lease a renovated building, storage space, and parking. The 12 member board, meeting by conference call in January and in March at the East Patrick Street site, approved staying in Frederick unanimously with one abstention and two absences.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick
Hagerstown Hagerstown
Steven Sager
Museum Board
Sager
Hagerstown
East Patrick Street
Mm Frederick
Robert Gearinger
Emerald Mead St Patrick Celebration At Singanore Winery
Singanore Wine Cellars in Mount Airy-Singanore hosted a St Patrick weekend tasting of Leprechaun Emerald Mead a green honey mead. Coowner Lucille Reilen said several cases were produced and bottles sold quickly as about 20 attendees sampled the beverage and traditional mead lore.
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Mount Airy
Singanore Wine Cellars
Lucille Reilen
Singanore Wine
St. Patrick's Day
Singapore
Virginie Gerbasi
Silver Spring
Mary Siecker
Beaver Falls
Shawn Villarreal
Frederick Women’s Fair draws 500 plus attendees
The Frederick Women’s Fair marked its 13th year with over 500 attendees. Exhibitors from Frederick Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Women’s Interfaith Safe and Sober Home guided visitors through lectures on starting a small business and money management. Participants praised the turnout and organizers noted steady preparations by a 20 member committee.
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Fredenck
Fredenck Memorial Hospital
Auxhory
Theresa Gillespie
New Market
Ms Gillespie
Frederick County
Christine Dunford
Deborah Voso
Voso Associates
Laura R. Chatfiote
Toll House Chiropractic
Chaffiote
Kate Cullen-Palmisano
Frederick loses bid as weightlifting center chosen for Shreveport
Frederick will not host the USA Weightlifting Federation regional development center. The federation chose Shreveport, Louisiana, by an 84 vote, from five finalists including Frederick and others such as Pensacola Savannah and York Barbell Co. York, Pa. Mike Cady of the Monocacy Valley Olympic Weightlifting Club, which bid with 73 clubs, notes Shreveport’s strong support, while his club includes Olympian Ernie Pickett of Baltimore practicing in Frederick.
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Frederick
USA Weightlifting Federation
US Olymmc Weightlifting
Shreveport
Mike Cady
Monocacy Valley
Cady
Pensacola
Fla
Savannah
York
Shreveport Center
United States
Mr Cady
Ernie Pickett
Baltimore
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Cole Field House
University of Maryland
Linganore
Linganore High School
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