Weinberg Center Quiet Year After Turbulent Past
The Weinberg Center marks a calm year with 831 attendees for a Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble performance on St. Patrick’s Day and a March 18 1997 public meeting protests during Jade Wu era. Kim Chaney lauds Stewart Seal for a turnaround as the board shifts away from quarterly forums.
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Weinberg Center For the Arts
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble
St. Patrick’s
Jade Wu
Weinberg
Kim Chaney
Stewart Seal
Stewart
Chaney
Seal
Nancy Twigg
Jennifer Dobbins
Doug Murphy
Welty resigns as Frederick City Hall assistant
Janet Welty, Frederick's administrative assistant, has resigned from her $54,880 post to pursue a more relaxed lifestyle. She plans volunteer work with a soup kitchen and community service, staying two blocks from City Hall and open to part time or freelance roles. Welty joined the city in April 1996 and has held prior posts at Hood College, the White House Office of Public Liaison, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and JCPenney.
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Janet Welty
Frederick
Jim Grimes
City Hall
Welty
Ms. Welty
Hood College
White House
Public Liaison
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Jcpenney
Residents clash over soccer fields in park near Frederick
About 40 residents attended the Frederick Recreation Committee meeting to oppose turning 17 acres behind Waterford and Rock Creek Estates into a soccer complex. The committee declined the request but asked officials to study the site for possible future use while preserving its passive park status and wildlife value.
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Frederick
Roelkey Myers
Mr. Myers
Seymour Stern
Rock Creek Estates
City to waive fees for county picnic 250th celebration
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes and the aldermen agreed to waive vendor fees for the Great Family Reunion Picnic marking the county 250th anniversary. Lydell Scott and Margaret Hays urged city co sponsorship while noting county support totals $4,000 to the HRC annually. The city will decide at tonight’s Mayor and Aldermen meeting.
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Frederick
Jim Grimes
Frederick County
Margaret Hays
Frederick County Human Relations Commission
Lydell Scott
HRC
William Hall
Ms. Hays
Baker Park
Frederick County Schools Awards Furniture and Equipment Contracts
The Board of Education approved nearly half a million dollars in furniture and equipment for two construction projects at Walkersville Middle and Whittier Elementary. Walkersville will receive desks cabinets atlas stands and related items totaling 171 818, while Whittier Elementary gets 273 116 in equipment from 62 companies including seven from Frederick. The district also bought 104 000 in vehicle parts for the bus garage and extended a contract with Ecolab for dish detergent systems. Asbestos removal was certified to A L Abatement Inc and Asbestos Specialists Inc.
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Frederick County
Walkersville Middle
Long
Middletown
Whittier Elementary
Frederick City
Frederick
Ogg Equipment Co
Music Inc
Ferguson Enterprises Inc
Frederick Brick Works Inc
Frederick Medical Supplies
H.B. Duvall Inc
Noland Co
Board of Education
Hayward Roa
L&m Auto Supply
Big A Auto Parts
Fitzgerald Automall Inc
Grimes Truck Center
Keller Truck Equipment
Ecolab Inc
A-L Abatement Inc
Baltimore
Asbestos Specialists Inc
Linthicum Heights
FCC seeks medical course OK at Frederick Community College
Frederick Community College seeks final state approval for a surgical technologist training program. The Maryland Higher Education Commission is expected to rule in coming months. FCC trustees approved an agreement with Howard Community College to allow FCC truck driver program registration, similar to its arrangement with Carroll Community College.
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Frederick Community College
Suzanne Beal
Maryland Higher Education Commission
FCC Board of Trustees
The
College
Howard Community College
FCC
Carroll Community College
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Stern
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Planning Commission
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Gordon
Dennis Buckley
Mr. Buckley
Otho Keller
Mr. Keller
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Meta Nash
Freder
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Mr. Grimes
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