Wary residents debate South Mountain monument lighting
In Burkittsville a town meeting heard concerns over plans by the Friends of South Mountain Battlefield to illuminate the arch at the Gapland Road monument. Opponents fear light pollution and nuisance, while supporters cite aesthetics and neighborly safeguards including a midnight curfew and timer controls.
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Burkittsville
Friends of
Gathland State Park
Paul Gilligan
Jack Moran
Moran
Middletown Valley
Friends of South Mountain Battlefield
al Preston
South Mounain Recreation Area
Preston
Bartlett hosts town hall on terrorism at Hood College
Rep Roscoe Bartlett hosts a town hall on the federal government's terrorism response at Hood College's Rosenstock Hall. Panelists include Fort Detrick Commander Maj. Gen. John Parker, Frederick County Emergency Services Director Stan Poole, and Dr. Joe Asuncion. Audience questions follow brief speaker presentations. The event begins at p.m.
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Roscoe Bartlett
R-oth
Hood College
Bartlett
Fort Detrick
John Parker
Stan Poole
County Emergency Services
Joe Asuncion
Frederick
Rosenstock Hall
County bands in ACC Championship compete in Scranton
Frederick County high school bands took part in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship in Scranton on November 10 and 11, advancing to finals from regional contests. Twenty five bands entered, with Wirunswick, Walxersville, Gov Thomas Johnson and Urbana earning notable group placements. Catoctin led invitational group one with second place.
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Frederick County
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Wirunswick High School
Walxersville High School
Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Urbana High School
Catoctin High School
Urbana Mighty Hawks
Narnia
Lewis
Narnic
Aslan
Snow Witch
Walkersville High School
Lion
Pompeii
America
Gov. Thomas Johnson Patriot Band
Darkness
Lght
Asmodeus
Singapore High School
Frederick High School
Middletown High School
Navy hospitalman Berry serves on Mercy-class USNS Comfort
Berry a son-in-law of Maria Jimenez of Erick, among 150 Navy personnel aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort which set course for New York to shift from mass care to aiding a struggling city in need. A 1980 Luther Burbank High School for Adults Sacramento graduate and 198 graduates Columbia-Union College, he joined the Navy for a four-year tour in January 198. He serves in the Special Psychiatric Rapid Intervention Team alongside routine corpsman duties aboard the ship.
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Navy
Russell Berry
Maria Jimenez
Erick
Comfort
New York
Kerry
Luther Burbank High School
Sacramento
Calif
Columbia — Union College
Tacoma Park
Tle
Middletown Officials Criticize Bypass Delays and Road Plans
Middletown town leaders condemn recent state and Frederick County hold ups to a long discussed highway bypass. They fault officials for avoiding questions on a U 40A route, prioritize Md 75 improvements, and push a feasibility study while denying town funding. Road changes include scrapping Glenbrook Derive roundabouts for stop sign intersections and preserving a water conservation advisory as wells run full. The town approved seniors funding and grants for trees, wildflowers, and a pedestrian trail project.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Burgess William Thompson
John Porcari
Louise Snodgrass
Thompson
Glenbrook
Andrew Bowen
Burgess and Commissioners
Jennifer Falcinelli
Bowen
Dorothy Engle
Amngst
Soldier Exhibit Planned at Antietam Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield hosts the fourth annual Chuck Young Memorial Model Soldier Exhibit November 18 at the park visitor center. Presented by the National Capital Model Soldier Society, the event features Civil War figures of generals Lee, Stuart, and Grant, period artillery, cavalry and infantry dioramas, painting tips, and a Bloody Lane scene by members. Proceeds to battlefield. lengthy diorama to be auctioned next year. call 901-952-4124 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antietam National Battlefield
Chuck Young
Park Visitor Center
National Capital Model Soldier Society
U.S. Marine Corps
Defense Mapping Agency
Navy
National Archives
Antietant
Robert E., Lee
J.E.B. Stuart
Ulysses S. Grant
Bloody Lane
John B. Gordon
Charles Young
Organizaion
United States
Short receives human services award from Montgomery county director
Rockville Montgomery County Health and Human Services Director Charles L Short has earned the 2001 Directors Award for Individual Achievement from the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Human Services Administrators. County Executive Douglas M Duncan praised Short as a national leader, noting his long service since 1973 and his impact on vulnerable citizens and the community.
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Rockville
Charles L. Short
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
National Association of Counties
National Association of County Human Services Administrators
Douglas M. Duncan
Short
Chuck
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