Frederick County tourism video praised at premiere
A Frederick County promotional video titled So Proudly We Hail premiered at the Weinberg Center. Mayor Jim Grimes called it an excellent marketing tool. Produced by Barranca and Associates, the 12 minute film covers history, architecture, festivals and attractions. Steven Steele narrated, John Walker provided music, with 30 hours of footage across 90 locations. Two thousand copies were made with plans for up to 10,000.
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Frederick County
Weinberg Center For the Arts
Jim Grimes
Barranca and Associates, Inc
Frederick
Mr. Steele
John Fieseler
Tourism Council
Steele
Fieseler
Sandra Steele
State police warn bogus checks back in circulation
Maryland State Police warn of sophisticated bogus American Dollar Traveler Checks being used in the Frederick area. Trooper Rick Bachtell says a pair, including Walter Jones from Michigan and a black woman, used a maroon car and Michigan tags NEE 754 to attempt purchases near Evergreen Point and at a fast food outlet, prompting officials to urge businesses to avoid accepting the checks and contact police.
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Frederick
Maryland
Rick Bachtell
Evergreen Point
Bachtell
Walter Jones
Michigan
Bachtell Sai
Frederick High mock trial advances to state semifinals
FHS mock trial team advances to state semifinals after a close run in Carroll County. Although the judge favored the Lake Clifton team, Frederick High’s performance earned them the semifinal berth in the district mock trial meet. Coach John Ganley led members Amanda Cantrell TJ Luck Kevin Farrell Nathan Sent Jose Morales and Katey Cecil.
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Frederick High School
Carroll County
Lake Clifton
Eastern High School
Baltimore City
Teresa Lightly
John Ganley
Amanda Cantrell
TJ. Luck
Kevin Farrell
Nathan
Jose Morales
Katey Cecil
Library planning continues in Thurmont for regional library
The North County Regional Library Committee held a planning meeting and testified at a public hearing on Frederick County's fiscal 1998 budget. They seek 333000 in planning funds within the 1998 Capital Improvement Program and aim to secure a site for the library if funded, with a county decision expected by mid June.
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Thurmont
North County Regional Library Committee
Frederick County
CIP
Erin Dingle
Mayor Grimes Launches Frederick Web Site for Citizen Contact
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes extends his office to cyberspace with a personal site funded from his own funds. The site www.frederickbiz.net/jgrimes invites residents and global users to learn his positions on land development taxes crime prevention and infrastructure. Visitors can email jgrimes6017 com or call City Hall with questions.
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Frederick
Jim Grimes
City Hall
Grimes
Frederickbiz
Frederick County
Mr. Grimes
May Rain and Warm Weather Ahead in May Forecast
The National Weather Service notes a 50 percent chance of rain today as May begins with moisture. Frederick County’s Weather Almanack predicts 11 days of precipitation and 6 days of thunderstorms, average May rainfall of 445 inches with a 10.06 inch record in 1989, plus 14 cloudy days and seven clear days.
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Frederick County
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