Weekend parade to feature A2 floats in Frederick
Forty two floats will roll down Frederick streets on Saturday for the city 250th anniversary parade. The American Red Cross float, one of six built by Graphic Universal, will show an all American theme with a glittering flag design. Ralph DaVore expects more parades in Frederick, a community event highlighting volunteers and togetherness.
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Leah Crase
Red Cross
DaVore
D.M. Bowman Inc
Williamsport
Don Meckley
United States
Willard Scott Visits Frederick For Anniversary Event
TV personality Willard Scott greeted hundreds at City Hall at 5 20 AM to mark Frederick anniversary. Balloons and signs framed the scene as residents pressed for handshakes and autographs from the NBC weather figure amid early morning excitement.
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Frederick
City Hall
NBC
Willard Scott
Mr. Scott
Frederick drops Sabers and Roses Ball rename plan
After protests from Peace Resource Center and Concerned Citizens for Racial Justice, Frederick renames its 50th anniversary ball from Sabers and Roses to 250th Anniversary Ball. Mayor Grimes says theme adjusted to avoid celebrating a slaveholding past and protests continue.
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Jim Grimes
City Hall
Frederick
Peace Resource Center
Citizens For Racial Justice
Ripken Ties Gehrig Record In Orioles Angels Tilt
Cal Ripken Jr tied Lou Gehrigs consecutive games played record at 2,130 in Baltimore as the Orioles led the Angels. A sellout crowd of 46,804 cheered when the banner changed to show the new number and Ripken waved to the ovation.
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Oriole
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Greg Myers
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Ripken
Night fans recall Cal Ripken Jr milestone streak
Tom Lyddane of Damascus has followed the long run of games by Cal Ripken Jr. He has cheered in person and on TV as the Orioles player closes in on Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games, with the big game approaching. Continued on Page A4.
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Tom Lyddane
Damascus
Cal Ripken Jr
Lou Gehrig
Mr. Lyddane
County proposes appointing half of the school board faces criticism
Frederick County public meeting on the legislative package drew opposition to Commissioner Yona Hogan's proposal to appoint half the school board if the county funds over half its budget. School board president Jim Cartlidge warned of campaigning bias, while Norman Quist favored governor appointments and a possible referendum on an elected board. Critics warned against micromanagement by the county and called for thorough research on privatizing the Economic and Community Development Commission.
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Frederick County
Yona Hogan
Jim Cartlidge
Cartlidge
Pve
Norman Quist
Economic and Community Development Commission
Drought Cuts Farm Income Across 8800 Acres in Maryland
Burkittsville farmer Joseph Hottel farms 8800 acres, with 6000 in Virginia and the rest in Frederick County. A dry August slashes income by about 10 percent as soybeans and corn underperform while hay and second-season crops fail. Last rain was Aug 12 and remnants of Hurricane Erin brought 1.9 inches Aug 5–7. Luis threatens Caribbean shores with no showers in sight.
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Joseph Hottel
Burkitsville
Virginia
Frederick County
Hottel
Erin
Maryland
Luis
Caribbean
Prayer for Rain: Classic Drought Poem and Rain Belief
Native rain dances and a 1930s Frederick News-Post drought era poem titled Who Prayed Last Night allegedly triggered rainfall after publication. Mount St. Marys professor William O Toole notes farmers rely on weather mercy and await nature, a common tradition in area.
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Frederick
Josephine Pollard
William O’toole
Mount St. Mary’s
Hagers Town
First day of school excites Caitlin at Hillcrest Kindergarten
Caitlin Holtzinger awakens at 6:45 and frets over bus timing as her mother delays approval until 8:15. She heads with a Pocahontas backpack toward Carpenter Road for her first day at Hillcrest Elementary School. Her sister Ali trails, while mother Pam, with baby William, calls them to slow down.
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Caitlin Holtzinger
Pam Holtzinger
Caitlin
Hillcrest Element School
Carpenter Road
Ali
Kelly Hahn
Pam
Nester gets 4 years for abandoning son in mall
HAGERSTOWN AP A Western Maryland man was sentenced to four years in prison by San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Robert Fawke for abandoning his 3 year old son in a San Bernardino shopping mall. Wolfgang VY. Nester Sr. 24, formerly of Smithsburg, received the same four year term previously handed to his wife Lisa Nester 24 on Aug 24.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
California
San Bernardino
Inside The Fisherick News Post Features Recycled Paper
The Fisherick News Post highlights its daily edition printed on 100 percent recycled paper and notes ongoing recyclability efforts for the newspaper.
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