Middletown Soldier Visits Hillcrest Elementary to Share War Tales
Staff Sgt. Cliff Beckley a Green Beret from Middletown spoke to about 40 second and fifth graders at Hillcrest Elementary about his Persian Gulf War experiences showing Middle Eastern and Kuwaiti items. He described desert life likening it to being at a beach for a month and not finding water and answered student questions on his missions gear training and policy views.
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Green Beret
Middletown
Hillcrest
Cliff Beckley
Kerry Briggerman
Donna Brachey
Brittany
Breanne Staley
Special Forces
Beckley
Ms. Briggerman
Gina
Sgt. Beckley
Iraq
Mideast
U.S
United States
Saddam Hussein
Sgt
Fort Campbell
Kuwait
Drug dealers plague Frederick public housing complex
Public housing residents describe a 24 hour drug problem in Frederick County, with 41 percent of residents in family communities working and 22 percent on pensions. Rent averages 164 dollars, based on 30 percent of income, while residents defend their dignity and lament stigma from outsiders. Debates on eligibility and safety contrast with memories of close community life before dealers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Bowie
Frederick Housing Authority
Frederick County
Debbie Bowie
John Hanson
Frederick mice aid AIDS research break through
Mice engineered to carry the BIV genome may provide a safer, controllable model for testing AIDS vaccines and drugs. Researchers inject viral DNA into fertilized mouse eggs, breed for three generations, and aim to use the line to study virus activation and drug toxicity before progressing to monkeys and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FCRDC
Dr. Gonda
Luke Pallansch
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Pallansch
Gonda
Frederick man injured in early morning motorcycle crash
Gregory Wayne Nicholson, 42, of Park Mills Road, was riding west on Md. 80 around 1:40 a.m. when he lost control, hit an embankment and a tree, was ejected, and transported by Urbana Fire and Rescue to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he remains in stable condition. State police said charges are pending.
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Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gregory Wayne Nicholson
Park Mills Road
MD. 80
Maryland
Urbana
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Joyce Hobbs of Silver Spring
Mrs Alice Joyce Hobbs died Tuesday May 7 in Silver Spring. Funeral services were held Friday May 10 at Colesville United Methodist Church with Rev Vincent Liburd officiating. Organist Cynthia Wright, bearers Dennis O Keefe Curtis O Keefe Michael Hobbs Gary Hobbs Sidney Bailey Darryl Johnson. Interment followed in Colesville Cemetery.
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Alice Joyce Hobbs
Silver Spring
Colesville United Methodist Church
Colesville
Vincent Liburd
Cynthia Wright
Dennis O'Keefe
Curtis O’keefe
Michael Hobbs
Gary Hobbs
Sidney Bailey
Darryl Johnson
Colesville Cemetery
Bush honors student Kathryn for Presidential Scholar award
Kathryn Bush will travel to Washington with English teacher Eric Reickel after being named a Presidential Scholar. The selection honors the nation’s top graduating seniors for leadership, community service and academics, with 3,000 winners since 1964.
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Eric Reickel
Reickel
Kathryn
Washington, D.C
Kathy
University of North Carolina
Frederick County
Poe
John
Judy
Commission On Presidential Scholars
Commission
Funeral notices and arrangements for local residents
Mr. Carroll C. Leatherman of Wolfsville died on Tuesday May 7. Funeral services were held May 10 at St. Mark s Lutheran Church, Wolfsville, officiated by Pastor David Howell. Bearers were nephews Terry Grossnickle Dennis Leatherman Paul Spangler Nelson Buhrman Alan Spade Lonnie Spade. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Ricketts Funeral Home Myersville. Mrs. Hobbs wife of Leonard F. Hobbs and Mr. Broadhurst husband Jessie E. Wiseman Broadhurst are noted in the notices. Bar ber Funeral Home Laytonsville and Stauffer Funeral Home Frederick listed among arrangers.
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Hobbs
Leonard F. Hobbs
Barber Funeral Home
Laytonsville
Stauffer Funeral Home
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick
Mr. Broadhurst
Jessie E. Wiseman Broadhurst
Carroll C. Leatherman
Wolfsville Road
Wolfsville
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
David Howell
Mr. Leatherman
Terry Grossnickle
Dennis Leatherman
Paul Spangler
Nelson Buhrman
Alan Spade
Lonnie Spade
Leatherman
Rebecca Shank Leatherman
Ricketts Funeral Home
Myersville
Funeral services held for Elvin E. Naille
Funeral services for Elvin E. Naille of 11485 Meeting House Road Myersville were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday May 10 at Ricketts Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Ronald A Beverlin and Pastor David Howell officiating. Bearers included Sonny Cline Floyd Cline Timmy Stottlemyer Larry Baker Dick Naille and John Naille. Interment followed at Grossnickle Church of the Brethren Cemetery. He was the husband of Gladys Leatherman Naille.
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Elvin E. Naille
Meeting House Road
Myersville
Ricketts Funeral Home
Ronald A. Beverlin
David Howell
Sonny Cline
Floyd Cline
Timmy Stottlemyer
Larry Baker
Dick Naille
John Naille
Grossnickle Church of the Brethren
Naille
Gladys Leatherman Naille
Funeral for Ralph Richardson Broadhurst at Forcey Memorial Church
Well attended service for 82 year old Ralph Richardson Broadhurst of Bethesda who died May 6 at home. The May 10 funeral at Forcey Memorial Church Silver Spring featured Pastor Gerald Small with Keith Millison singing a solo and Carol Locke at the organ. Grandchildren served as bearers. interment followed at Parklawn Cemetery Rockville.
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Ralph Richardson Broadhurst
Bethesda
Forcey Memorial Church
Silver Spring
Gerald Small
Keith Millison
Carol Locke
Jeannette
Karen
Becky
Betsy
Janine
Diana
Julie
Brenda
Margie
Loretta
Sarah
Michael
Brian
Steve
Billy
Jonathan
Jace
Parklawn Cemetery
Rockville
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Mark Crummett
Housing Authority
Bruce Gigeous
Why Feat
Clote
Ostiet
E. Patrick St
Poole
Rogress
MHIC
Denenson
Mrs
Alice Hobbs
Bush
John’s Inc
Washington
Carroll
Howard
Montgomery
Poolesville
Mr. Carroll Leatherman
Mr. Elvin Naille
Ralph Broadhurst
North Market St. Frederick
Ricimonias Aes
Sar Phabhyes
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