Rain Dampens Weekend Plans in Frederick County
Rain dampened weekend plans as many events were canceled or postponed. The Aponal Family Festival in Baker Park was rescheduled for May 2, and Hood College graduation proceeded. A lightning surge hit a substation near the Holiday Inn on U.S. 40 West, forcing de energization for repairs after a bolt may have caused the overload. Weather forecast expects more showers with highs in the 70s and unsettled conditions into Monday.
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Life Underwriters’ Association of
Frederick County
Becky Thatcher
Hood College
Hudson Outdoor Theater
Frederick City
Frank DeMario
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U.S. 40 West
DeMario
Maryland
News-Post
David Lesher
British frigate Ardent sunk in Falklands action
British officials confirmed the frigate Ardent with 175 crew was sunk during Friday’s Falklands engagement. Three other Royal Navy ships sustained minor damage while Argentina claimed hits on eight ships with four severely damaged. Other losses include a destroyer Sheffield earlier and a helicopter crewed troop transfer ditching with 21 dead.
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London
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Sheffield
South Atlantic
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Falkland
Graduation Contemplation At Winter Haven Scene
Julie Morley of Winter Haven Florida and graduate Wendy Pulford are shown amid final preparations as they ponder leaving school, friends, and memories. The moment captures the tension between fitting in and moving forward into new chapters after graduation.
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Venior
Julie Morley
Winter Haven
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Morley
Wendy Pulford
Sidewalk Trees Brought Down In Frederick City
City workers have removed about six trees this spring from the green between streets and sidewalks due to roots buckling sidewalks and damaging utilities. Most removals occur yearly, with maples especially prone. Property owners must replace trees one for one and obtain permits from Alderman Cy Bartgis. a list of approved trees avoids root damage. Bartgis praised voluntary sidewalk repairs after concerns over hazardous walkways, noting a pedestrian injury this spring on East Patrick Street.
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Bartgis
Frederick Eagles
East Patrick Street
East Patrick
Maryland county aids special needs adoptions with new program
Freddie a 12 turning 13, described as mild learning disabilities and behavioral issues, is among Maryland children awaiting permanent homes. County worker Francie Beverage notes fewer adoptions nationally, but a private group in York Pa fosters efforts to place older and special needs children into loving families as part of a county program.
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Freddie
Frederick County Social Service
Francie Beverage
Maryland
Beverage
York
Tressler-Lutheran Service Associates
Ms. Beverage
Hood College groundbreaking for resource management building
Hood College marked the start of construction on the Lawrence Marx Jr. Resource Management Center a $620000 project near Coffman Chapel funded by the Dana and Kresge foundations the Maryland state government and New Horizons for Hood Campaign. Trustee Marz led the ceremony with president Dr Martha E Chareh noting the June 1983 completion and a campus broad energy focus including solar panels greenhouses and a micro computing center.
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Lawrence Marx Jr. Resource Management Center
Hood
Charles A. Dana
Church
Marz
Mary Fouche interview with Nadine Heusser profile
Mary Fouche profiles Nadine Heusser a devoted community service volunteer and housewife highlighting her daily life values and impact in the neighborhood. Dottie Lambdin reviews Flickers on PBS and reader questions reveal public interest in media programming. Donald Lambro assesses school spending on sex education and value clarification amid administration denials. Walter Meata reports lawmakers move to alter Social Security bookkeeping to exclude it from the federal budget. Murray Olderman answers readers about sports topics and issues.
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Nadine Heusser
News-Post
Dottie Lambdin
PBS
Donald Lambro
Walter Meata
Social Security
Murray Olderman
Weekend Showers and Thundershowers Across Maryland Regions
A warm front lingers over the weekend bringing frequent showers and thundershowers to Western Maryland areas Carroll Frederick Howard Montgomery and Washington counties with highs near 70 today and mid 70s Sunday. Maryland Mountains stay rainy with highs around 78 while Ocean Beaches see mid 70s both days and a 65 water temperature in Ocean City. Winds shift from southeast 10 to 15 mph today to south 10 to 20 mph Sunday with drying conditions poor through the weekend.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Maryland Ocean
Ocean City
GM to recall hourly workers in June after cuts
GM plans no further wholesale cuts in salaried personnel and will bring back 13,400 hourly workers in June as Chairman Roger B. Smith says the economy is improving. He noted a 27,000 reduction in salaried staff over three years and that new product gearing costs and labor agreements are behind them.
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General Motors Corp
Roger B. Smith
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