Literacy Council to hear Groff at annual meet
Dr. Henry Groff, coordinator of psychology services for the Board of Education, will be guest speaker at Frederick County Literacy Council’s annual meeting on Monday May 15 at 7 30 p m at the Schaef fer Center East Second Street Frederick The public is invited He will discuss The Role of the Psychologist in Identifying Reading Problems A discussion will follow The meeting also serves as a farewell for Rodney Willard who has led the council two terms and is moving out of state The agenda includes election of officers and a bylaws change
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Henry Groff
Board of Education
Literacy Council
Frederick County
Schaeffer Center
East Second Street
Frederick
Groff
Rock Creek Center
Rodney Willard
The
Willard
Summers given five year term on theft charges
Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. sentenced George Roscoe Summers to five years in the Maryland Division of Corrections after Summers pled guilty to larceny for stealing three rings and a watch from Mrs. Mary A. Hoffman’s home on West 3rd Street. He admitted selling the jewelry for five dollars at Old Towne Tavern, valued at 195 dollars.
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Maryland Division of Corrections
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
George Roscoe Summers
Mary A. Hoffman
Summers
W. Barrick
Hoffman
W. 3Rd St
Old Towne
Mt. Airy
Clapp
Glenn Ellsworth Cromwell
Teddy Dorsey
Anthony Tyrone Cook
James Arthur Stull
Dewali Joseph Willard
Herman C. Meyers
James Meyers
Fender Precision
Ronald Widman
Mary Ann Stepler
William R. Leckemby, Jr
Brooks
Cook
Jack Blomquist
Dorsey
William Haugh
Spencer
Franklin Stillrich
Cromwell
Kennel Club Names Winners At First All Breed Match
The Catoctin Kennel Club announced results from its first all breed match held April 9 at Pinecliff Park with 709 entries across obedience and conformation classes. Best puppy and best adult were chosen by separate judges. top puppy Dandie Dinmont Terrier owned by Jo Ann Farron and best adult German Shorthaired Pointer owned by a Baltimore owner. The junior handling winner was Susan Brown with a Siberian Husky. The club plans future matches and upcoming meetings, including a May 9 session with Maryland Dog Fanciers Federation speaker on dog segregation concerns.
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Catoctin Kennel Club
Pinecliff Park
Barbara Tucci
Perry Hall
Wes Meador
Warrenton, Va
Hilde Dittelli
Baltimore
Chasa Apso
Charlotte Reckell
Randallstown
Danide Dinmont
Ellen Selby
Gaithersburg
Mike Skinner
Lanadon Drive
Mt. Airy
Donna Dale
Roland Appleton
Philadelphia
Susan Brown
Arnold
Winchester
Allen Craves
Maryland Dog Fanciers Federation
Gardner Guest Conductor Leads County Band Festival
Jerry Gardner of the University of Maryland will guest conduct Frederick County's 42nd All County Band Festival at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 9 at Singapore High School. Admission 2 dollars for adults 125 for students. preschool free. Middle School and Senior High bands will perform with 84 high school students and 44 middle school students from local schools. Director is Dr. Thomas Silliman. Gardner conducts the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band at Maryland and has served as Wash ington Post Band co director. The program features works by Grainger Holst and Hamlisch among others.
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Jerry Gardner
University of Maryland
College Park
Frederick County
Singanore High School
Saint John’s
Thomas Silliman
Spe Liddo
Ad But Fluency Board of Education
Gardner
Historic
Washington Post
Frederick
Grainger
Holst
Elkus
Carter
Giovannini
Bouree
Bach
Williams
Leckrone
Mary Ford Attends League of Women Voters Convention
Mary Ann Ford of Frederick attends the League of Women Voters United States 33rd national convention May 1 to 5 at the Cincinnati Convention Center. More than 1,500 delegates from 1,380 leagues set the national program and elected a new president and board.
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League of Women Voters of the
United States
Cincinnati Convention and Exposition Center
Ohio
Frederick
Mary Ann Ford
League of Women Voters
Ruth C. Clusen
League
Issues League
Charlesville Cub Scout Pack 797 Meets at Lewistown School
Charlesville Cub Scout Pack 797 held a April pack meeting at Lewistown Elementary with Den 3 opening flag ceremony and each Den presenting activities since February. Awards included Wolf and Bear badges and arrows for several scouts and a Geologist pin for Tim Conder. Webelos earned Showman and Geologist pins and attended the Francis Scott Key District Camporee in Emmitsburg. Summer outings include Mother-Son softball June 25, a swim party July 20, and Williams Grove Amusement Park August 13 with a time pin for attending all three. Next meeting May 28 features Cub Scout Field Day at Lewistown Elementary.
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Cub Scout Pack 797
Charlesville
Lewistown
Den 3
Den
Robert McAllister
Scott Montgomery
Andy Wagner
Tim Pike
Glen Polk
Bernie Finneyfrock
Kenny Ober
Jeff Hickman
Carl Fuller
Kenny Golski
David Barr
Chris Carr
Rodney Stull
Tim Conder
Emmitsburg
Catoctin High School
Thurmont
Williams Grove
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William E. Graffam
Kennel Club
Butch Rice
Ronald N. Young
Janice Currens
Band Concert
Mary Ford
Ford
Patricia Harris
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cyrus Vance
Charlesville Cub Scout Meet
Jeff Cessna
Forrester
Gary Podgurski
Danny Gregg
Julio Herrera
Mom
East St
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