Frederick County BoE weighs five century goals for schools
The Frederick County Board of Education will vote May 17 on five goals to guide local schooling into the next century replacing eight older benchmarks. The plan includes outcome based indicators like CRES testing, state and local tests, attendance, and college readiness, with five year review.
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Frederick County
Kevin Castner
Samuel Koski
Castner
Norman Quist
University of Maryland
Maryland lawmaker Smelser to retire after four decades in office
Union Bridge reports Sen Charles Smelser, Frederick County elder statesman of Maryland politics, will retire from the General Assembly when his term ends next January. A Democrat, he began in the House in 1954, served in the Senate since 1966, and will be 74 on the Fourth of July. He cites desire for time with wife Betty and retirement of longtime aide Dottie Ross, plus concerns about political trends, as factors.
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Union Bridge
Frederick County
Charles Smelser
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Smelser
Senate
Frederick Markus
Eastern Shore
Betty
New Windsor Road
Annapolis
Dottie Ross
Maryland
City woman killed in Md. 194 accident
Frederick County police report a 36 year old Woodsbord woman, Susan Campbell Burdette of River Run Court, died when her 1993 Dodge Caravan crossed the center line on Md. 194 near Gruber Road and was struck broadside by a passing 1981 International cargo truck. The tractor trailer involved in the initial approach fled the scene.
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Woodsboro
Frederick
MD. 194
Gruber Road
Maryland
Susan Campbell Burdette
River Run Court
Earl Page
Burdette
Weather outlook and plant promotion in Frederick News Post
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the 40s and a Friday forecast of showers and highs in the 70s. Herb growers celebrate a plant promotion in the Greenhouse feature on Page A-2. The Frederick News-Post notes its daily recycled paper printing.
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Frederick
John Cannon
House vote looming on assault weapons ban in Congress
The House edges toward passage of a ban on 19 assault-style weapons with unexpected crossover support. Rep Charles Rehamer said the vote would be neck and neck as lawmakers cited law enforcement backing and local police input influencing two Texas Democrats and a Pennsylvania Republican to switch positions.
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Washington
House
Charles Rehamer
Ron Coleman
D-Texas
National Rifle Association
Coleman
Tactics questioned in legal malpractice suit
The Schroders challenge tactics used by their former attorney in a $2 million malpractice case in Frederick County Circuit Court. William and Kathleen Schredel sue David L. Johnson alleging negligence and nonpayment while Johnson represented them in their fight against the county's condemnation of their Westminster farm, later replaced by Barse and Able as trial counsel. The county faced 1990 orders to clean Reich's Ford Road Landfill, with commissioners weighing taking the Schroder farm to expand and improve landfills.
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Schroders
Frederick County Circuit Court
William
Kathleen Schredel
David L. Johnson
Westminster
Johnson
Glade Elementary School attendance area proposed by Gadra
Frederick County school chief Daniel Gadra outlines a preliminary attendance plan for the $8.4 million Glade Elementary set to open in September 1995 at Devilbiss and Glade roads. The 670-student school would relieve overcrowding at nearby sites and shifts would move New Midway Woodsboro and Walkersville students within a long boundary corridor including Links Road Glade Road and Deerfield subdivision up to Md 194 and beyond.
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Frederick County
Daniel Gadra
Glade
Walkersville
Devilbiss and
Glade Roads
New Midway- Woodsboro
Glade Elementary
Links Road
Glade Road
MD. 194
Dublin Road
Deerfield
U.S. 15
Biggs Ford Road
Dublin Manor
Pennsylvania Avenue
Main Street
Walkersville Elementary
Crum Road
Stauffer Road
Old Liberty Road
MD. 26
Harp Road
Daysville Road
Israel Creek
Monocacy River
Biggs Ford
MD. 15
Gladetown
Glade Manor
Fountain Rock Manor
Colony Village
Two County Middle Schools Move to Four Period Day
The Frederick County Board of Education approved a four period day at Walkersville and Monocacy middle schools for next fall. Each day will feature four 90 minute classes replacing seven 45 minute periods.
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Walkersville
Monocacy
Frederick County Board of Education
Walkersville Middle
Bruce Brown
Monocacy Middle
Steven Arlen
Arlen
Harry T. deMolt
Virginia P. Fifer Seeks Re election for Frederick County Register
Virginia P. Fifer 49 a Republican seeks a second four year term as Frederick County register of wills first elected in 1990. As register she appoints personal representatives to handle decedents assets assists the public with procedures and oversees estate administration ensuring creditors are paid and assets distributed per will or state law. If problems arise she listens and helps.
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Virginia P Ffer
Register of Wills
Frederick County
Fifer
Register
Duvall Business Founder Harold Duvall Dies at 91
Harold Bradford Duvall of 920 River Ridge Road Frederick died Wednesday May 4 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He and wife Thelma Barnes Duvall owned HB Duvall Inc on East Patrick Street for 46 years until its sale in 1991. Keeney Basford Funeral Home will announce arrangements later.
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Harold Bradford Duvall
River Ridge Road
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thelma Barnes Duvall
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