Fry family wins Century Farm award at Maryland ceremony
The Maryland Department of Agriculture honored 19 Century Farm Award recipients at a State House ceremony, including Helen R. Fry and Charles E. Fry of Frederick County. The program recognizes farms run by the same family for 100 years, with minimum yearly farm income and land criteria. Gov. Glen dened praised their commitment to family-run farming and Maryland’s agricultural heritage.
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State House
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Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wirts
Baltimore
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Dorchester
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Helen R. Fry
Charles E Fry
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Century Farm Committee
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Patricia A. Leister
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1860s schoolhouse home burns in Petersville blaze
An 86 year old woman, Anna Sifer, was hospitalized with first and second degree burns after a stove fire destroyed her about 1800 built wood frame house on Olive School Road. The house, once a school, burned completely and was valued at 100000 dollars. Three other residents were away. Red Cross aid provided.
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Petersville
Anna Sifer
Olive School Road
Med-Star
Washington Hospital Center
Allen Gosnell
Gosnell
Sifer
Wade Watson
Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co
Maryland County Proposes Cuts to School Budget and Projects
County commissioners reroute funds to the school board, delaying Emmitsburg center construction and trimming Rural Legacy and tourism budgets. They shift salaries and programs to education, aiming to bolster the 1972 and 1973 school budgets while noting shifting construction costs and state funding trends under Maryland leaders.
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Thompson
Delax
Emmitsburg
Seott Key Center
Tourism Council
County panel weighs ambulance funding and paid crews
County Commissioners discussed funding options for ambulance services and considered billing patient insurers. Brunswick officials pledged faster service and limited cross‑town responses. Rescue leaders cited life or death urgency with delays and staffing shortages amid growth in Walkersville and surrounding areas.
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David Gray
Jan Gardner
Washington County
Brunswick Rescue
Tom Nuse
Brunswick
Tom Smith
Rosemont
Knoxville
New Addition
Smith
The
Moose
Eagles
Braddock Heights
Walkersville
Impact fees debate over school funding and growth
City leaders opposed and supported a raise in impact fees for single family homes to sustain school construction. Thompson urged $7,000 while Gardner adjusted to 85 percent of a $4,838 cap, Hogan questioned the numbers as overcrowding persists. The commission also set fiscal 2000 property tax at $2.26 per $100.
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Tischler & Associates
Children’s Outpatient Centers Highlight Pediatric Expertise
An overview promotes the Children’s Outpatient Centers as the neighborhood’s gateway to pediatric care with a wide range of specialties from allergies to neurology, offering extensive experience and a unique understanding of children.
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