Historical building clinic scheduled in Rockville
The Maryland Historical Trust and Montgomery Preservation Inc sponsor a two day clinic for historic building owners needing rehabilitation or maintenance help. A slide lecture on architectural significance and historic finishes is set for Oct 29 at the Red Brick Courthouse, with free public admission and pre registration required. A second day Oct 30 offers private site visits to 4 to 6 buildings in Montgomery County to address deterioration and design issues.
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Rockville
Maryland Historical Trust and
Montgomery Preservation Inc
Trust
Montgomery County
Amy EB. Corbin
the Trust
Margaret M. Coleman
Montgomery Preservation
Weather forecast for Western Maryland region
Tonight clear and cold with lows near 26 and light north winds. Wednesday mostly sunny and not so cool with highs near 60 and northeast winds shifting to southeast by afternoon. Maryland mountains see similar clear nights and a few degrees cooler highs mid 50s. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy with highs in the 60s to low 70s and cooler nights in the 40s to 50s. Yesterday temperatures ranged from the mid 60s in Frederick to around 51 in Westminster.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Westminster
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Glider makes surprise visit to Lewistown farm
A glider from Fairfield, Pa., landed in a Lewistown area pasture at 2:15 pm on Monday to avoid rough air. No injuries or damage occurred as resident Susan Wachter helped secure the craft before the pilot continued to his van. The event was linked to a regional Oktoberfest distance contest sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association, though it is unclear if the glider pilot was entered.
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William L. Wachter
Fairfield
Lewistown
Susan Wachter
Frederick
Hope Howard
The
Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association
Christian Brothers transfers property to pension fund
Residents calm as 250 acre farm near Md 85 and Lily Pens Road is revealed as a cash transfer from Christian Brothers Provincialate in Adamstown to Ammendale Normal Institute in Prince George's County. Officials say the land remains under Christian Brothers control and no physical changes will occur, with 300 acres held since 1984. The deal leaves Ammendale Normal with 70 acres and the provincialate with 50 acres after prior transfers and leases.
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Christian Brothers
Adamstown
Ammendale Normal Institute
Prince George’s County
MD. 85
Lily Pens Road
Ammendale Normal
John Paizwall
The
Patzwail
Pension Fund
Provincialate
Kramer to host budget forum at Martin Luther King High
Montgomery Bureau reports Citizens are invited to speak about taxes and budget issues at a budget forum on Thursday October 22 from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at Martin Luther King Jr High School in Germantown County Executive Sidney Kramer will attend and county department representatives will answer questions Speakers may talk for three minutes without pre registration Kramer will outline his proposed programs for the 1989 fiscal year and explain budget allocations and tax implications He aims to hear citizen priorities to guide next year budget plans.
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Germantown
Martin Luther King Jr. High School
Sidney Kramer
Kramer
Floyd downgraded to storm status off Florida coast
Hurricane Floyd weakened to a tropical storm but still lashed South Florida with heavy seas and gusts, threatening a ship and prompting a Coast Guard rescue of 25 Venezuelan crew members from the 400-foot Almallanera. Two men were plucked from the ocean as cargo shifted and the vessel listed amid 46 degree angles off Palm Beach.
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Miami
South Florida
Coast Guard
Almallanera
Palm Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Gary Starks
Starks
Floyd
Bahamas
Florida
Key Largo
Dade County
Grand Bahama Island
Randy Laseedy
National Hurricane Center
Bob Sheets
Eddie Gonzalez
Metro-Dade Police
Gonzalez
Keys
Monroe County
Charles Acheson
Fire Devastates 11 Buildings in Crisfield Downtown
A massive blaze in Crisfield Maryland destroyed 11 buildings in the downtown business district, damaging lumberyard and hardware warehouses. More than 250 firefighters from 16 companies across three states fought the fire, aided by winds that spread the flames. Estimated damage reached 1.5 million dollars with power outages affecting about 300 homes and five businesses. No major injuries. 12 firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. The blaze began in the J P Tawes and Bros lumberyard late Sunday night. exact cause under investigation.
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Crisfield, Md
Louis Hickman
Crisfield Fire Department
Hickman
Kim Lawson
Area Chamber of Commerce
Lawson
Richard Scott
Crisfield
Bob Thomas
Thomas
Metampkin Bay Oyster Co
Lower
Delaware
Eens
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