Sunflower Classic donors and local education awards noted
The Sunflower Classic committee donated 4000 dollars to Families Plus executive director Barbara Brittain as Deaf Access Services dancers performed for families. Additional spring programs for deaf and hard of hearing children were announced with contact information. Frederick County Public Schools earned awards at the 20th anniversary Frederick County Academic Tournament, honoring curriculum specialists Carol Fogler John George and Russell Beaton with top honors and Beaton stepping down after 17 years as emcee.
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Families Plus
Donnie Frost
Dora Burkentine
Jeanette Ele F
Connie Snook
Alice Oraechowski
Deaf Access Services
Maryland Ensemble Theater
Jackie Kanekani
das_edu
Juno.com
C.J. Hirsch
Mia Goldberg
Lauren Goldberg
Nikki Gouker
Jena Kramer
Noelie Robinson
Frederick County
Carol Lee Fogler
John George
Russell Beaton
Fogler
George
Charles Thomas
Brunswick
Beaton
Kiwanis Speaker Cpl Keckler Talks Citizen Police Academy
Cpl Jason Keckler of Frederick City Police discussed the Citizen Police Academy with the Kiwanis Club of Frederick. Sterling Bollinger, Kiwanis president, was pictured to the left.
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Frederick
Lewistown Athletic Association
Ray Ediger
Kiwanis
Steve Smith
Sterling Bollinger
Jason Keckler
Frederick City
Citizen Police Academy
Big Beltway crash injures 17. truck driver charged
Seventeen people were hurt in a Beltway pileup near Springfield Virginia as traffic slowed for a crash. State police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said a tractor trailer driver was charged after improper conduct. Cars were destroyed by fire but occupants were removed before responders arrived.
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Springfield
New York
Virginia
Lucy Caldwell
Andi Deng
Tuabelde Ies
Morella asks House for transportation funding
Congresswoman Connie Morella urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee to fund Maryland transit, proposing 25 million for bus fleets, 4 million for a Maglev pilot, 6.7 million for MARC link, 5 million for Silver Spring Intermodal Center, 14.1 million for 50 Metro buses, 19.3 million for Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2 million for a Montgomery County operations center, 13.3 million to repair Routes 117 and 124, and other projects including Georgia Avenue work and hazardous materials systems upgrades.
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MARC
Camden
Penn Lines
Silver Spring
DTA
MARS
Montgomery County
Transportation Management Center
Maryland
Ing
Georgia Avenue
Brookeville
Wheaton
Rockville
Sak
Maryland Department of Transportation
Jack Cahalan
Ballenger Creek to Celebrate Ten Years of Treasures
Ballenger Creek Elementary marks its 10-year anniversary the week of April 23 to 28 with student and staff planned activities. Alumnae and former staff can share memories via memory sheets, available at the Ballenger Creek schools or by calling 301-694-4637. completed sheets due April 1. A commissioned song There Is A Treasure It Is Love by Gare Gilby will be performed by the 130-member chorus. Activities include food drives, family trees, reading, and a school spirit rally culminating in a chorus performance and a puppet show. A charity walk run for CASS returns Saturday April 28, with last year’s event drawing 800 participants and raising over $9,000.
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Ballenger Creek Elementary
Ballenger Creek Middle
Frederick School
Ballenger Creekey School
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Stan
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Blue Sky
CASS
Community Agency School Services
Frederick High
Thomas Johnson
Cast from Oliver entertains Walkersville seniors
Walkersville Senior Citizens met at Glade United Church of Christ on March 15 with President Margaret Powers welcoming members and sharing updates. The church hosted a school cast with Erin Locke Lucas Hewitt Steve Williams and others performing vocal selections. They are involved in the May 23 Tom Netherton show trip to Berkeley Springs West Virginia with departures at 10 am from the United Methodist Church parking lot. Reservations are urged to Margaret Powers or Dolly Hooper. The April 19 meeting will be at St Pauls Lutheran Parish House with a pot luck lunch.
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Walkersville
Glade United Church of Christ
Margaret Powers
Amt
Ils
Seteal
Isatleen Wachter
Gerald Hanberry
Erin Locke
Lucas Hewitt
Steve Williams
Graham Taglong
Callie Porter-Borden
Tom Netherton
Country Inn
Berkeley Springs
W.va
Dolly Hooper
United Methodist
Catoctin Colorfest Offers Four Scholarships
The Catoctin Colorfest Committee will award four scholarships of 1000 dollars each, two for adults. Applications and details are available by mail to Thurmont Maryland 21788 or from the Colorfest Arts and Crafts show on October 13 and 14. Visit www.colorfest.org for information.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Colorfest.org
Military comptrollers award two $500 scholarships
For the seventh year the West Society of Military Comptrollers will award two scholarships of 500 dollars each. Seniors in Frederick and Washington County high schools and community college students may apply. Applications are due by April 16 and will be announced in the first week of May.
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West Society of Military Comptrollers
Fredenck
Washington County
Asmc. PO
Frederick
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