Rain Can’t Dampen Thurmont Emmitsburg Show Thrives
Thurmont Maryland the Thurmont Emmitsburg Community Show held at Catoctin High School drew a record number of entries despite Hurricane Fran. Friday activities moved to Saturday afternoon with Jennifer Hobbs named Catoctin FFA Ambassador and the American Legion honored for 50 years. Nearly 2,600 exhibits were entered including a 193 pound watermelon from North Carolina. pig races and Sunday rodeo were canceled due to rain.
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American Legion
North Carolina
Jennifer Hobbs
Catoctin
FFA
Mark Valentine
Thurmont-Erumitsburg
Catoctin High School
Middletown Open House and Back to School Nights
Middletown Elementary School schedules Back to School Nights on September 10 for kindergarten to second grade and September 11 for third to fifth grade. Events start at 6 30 p m with open houses, PTA meetings at 7 30 p m and 7 p m respectively, tours and discussions with teachers, and volunteering info. Call numbers provided for details.
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Middletown Elementary
Prospect Street
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Eileen McGrath
Karen Christof
Frederick County receives state grant to expand jail mental health work
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office wins a 340,922 Maryland grant to hire a full time mental health and substance abuse caseworker, a part time administrator, and a licensed psychiatrist to treat inmates. Frederick must gain county commissioners approval to use the funds. The program aims to reduce recidivism by improved in jail treatment and post release monitoring.
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Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Frederick County
Barry Stanton
Sheriff’s Office Corrections Bureau
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Maryland Community Criminal Justice Treatment Program
Frederick
Frederick Will
Stanton
Jim Hagg
Mr. Hagg
Baltimore
Calvert
Caroline
Dorchester
Kent
Queen Anne's
Mr. Stanton
Buckeystown hosts thousands at historic festival
Buckeystown drew thousands on Saturday for the Discover Historic Buckeystown Festival. The event featured a Civil War encampment, Indigenous displays, crafts, home tours, and church visits. Local vendors sold roast beef and assorted pastries as visitors from Richmond and Washington explored town history and crafts. Wayne Wiles detailed his homemade roast cooker while blacksmith Bob Morris demonstrated smithing at the Carroll County Farm Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeystown
John Espinosa
Richmond
Gaithersburg
Washington, D.C
Frederick
Buckeystown United Methodist Church
Wayne Wiles
Carroll Manor
Lions Club
Wiles
Cafe Delight
Bob Morris
Morris
Damascus
Carroll County Farm Museum
Janet Morris
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By Skip Lawrence
Middletown
Syllean
North America
Sylheans
Bether
Susan
Sylvan
Pheye
Kate Leckie
News-Post
Elbert Harden
Jefferson
Salon
Jefferson Hairplane
S. Jefferson St. Frederick
P.W. Minor
Amber Hill Medical Center
Thomas Johnson Drive
IRS
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick, Maryland
Holiday Inn
Francis Scott Key Mall
Holiday Drive
Maryland
Office of Development
West
Seventh Street
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