Frederick County Home Show draws 23 400 attendees in two days
Vernon Yingling, president of the Frederick County Home Builders Association, reports the 7th annual Home Show at Frederick fairgrounds attracted about 23,400 visitors over two days with 100 exhibitors showcasing home products. Highlights included a high school builder Olympics with masonry carpentry and electrical competitions. Winners included Governor Thomas Johnson High School students Frank Blank, Jerry Ketterman, and Joe Clark in masonry. Vo-Tech Center students Ken Poole, Ken Blair, Lloyd Emschler, and Ken Caudill in carpentry. and Singanore High School students Robert Weber and Donald Perkins in electrical, under teachers Dick Kreh and Gary Keeney.
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Homebuilders Show Opens at Frederick County Fairgrounds
Official ceremonies marked the Frederick County Homebuilders Association Show as the Fairgrounds hosted a ribbon cutting this weekend. Attendees included Galen R. Clagett Frederick County Commissioners president, David Smith National Association of Homebuilders vice president, Vernon Yingling local association president, and Gary Smith show chairman.
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Homebuilders show organizers praise turnout and planning
Yingling and Nist hailed the homebuilders show’s turnout and public attendance while promising a larger, better show next year. They cited parking as a problem this year and said improvements will be made for the 19 ce event in Frederick.
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Swallows Return to Capistrano Amid March Arrival
Near the end of a 6000 mile migration flocks of swallows head toward San Juan Capistrano mission where legend says they return on St. Joseph's Day. Visitor center director Dick Landy expects the first sightings tomorrow and about 5000 tourists to watch the fork tailed birds.
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Geologist seeks cobalt at Maryland abandoned mine site
College Park Maryland AP reports geologist Ann Wyle of the University of Maryland says clues from an abandoned Sykesville area mine may locate cobalt. She and geochemist Philip Candela study copper ore magnesite serpentinite alignments as possible hints to cobalt deposits, noting US imports rely heavily on foreign sources.
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