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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1997
Page
13
National Football League picks feature the Patriots favored over Parcells led Jets while Washington and Oakland seek early edge. Drew Bledsoe heats with eight TDs through two wins. Parcells savvy hints at coming big game response.
No. 8 Colorado faces No. 14 Michigan before 106000 in a marquee season opener. The Buffs and Wolverines have produced late finishes in recent years, with Brian Griese leading Michigan’s comeback and previous Colorado near misses. Predictions urge ensuing suspense as the rubber match looms.
Maryland coach Ron Vanderlinden makes ACC debut as fifth-ranked Florida State seeks sixth straight league title. FSU, averaging over 55 points in ACC games, hosts Maryland after a 14-7 win over USC. Terps upset by Ohio U last week as Cummings looks to handle pressure from the Seminole defense.
ESPN covers Boone Valley Senior Classic second round from Augusta. MLB: Yankees at Baltimore. Colorado at Atlanta. Boxing: Duran faces Johnston in Las Vegas for WBC lightweight title. College football slate includes Clemson NC State and Florida State Maryland matchups. NASCAR, NHRA, boxing, and NFL round out a dense weekend schedule with numerous regional feeds and time slots.
Dave Rummells fired a 7 under par 64 to share the first round lead with Charlie Rymer at the CVS Charity Classic in Sutton Massachusetts. Rummells logged seven birdies in his PGA Tour return after back treatment as Mike Reid Nolan Henke sit two strokes back with 65.
Joe Gourley of Brunswick won the 50-54 year old 242 pound class world title at the World Drug Free Masters Powerlifting Championships in Alberta on Aug 24. He lifted 270 bench, 501.5 squat, 562 deadlift despite flu and 230 pound weight the morning of the meet. The event drew 150 competitors from several countries as Gourley, training at Gold's Gym in Frederick with his wife Karen, pursued a disciplined eight week cycle.
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Co will merge Frederick Cablevision Inc, C/R TV Cable Inc, United Telesystems Inc, and its Pennsylvania subsidiary under GS Communications Inc effective January 1, 1998. Substantial growth and new services include high speed Internet access, with beta modem testing underway and marketing slated for mid 1998. Subscribers keep current offices, staff, and contact details.
Dr. Grace, a sports medicine oriented podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon, joins Dr. Kenneth Benjamin's Frederick practice, splitting time between Frederick and Mount Airy with a new Germantown office. He is a Youngstown State and Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine graduate and recipient of the Gartha Wolfe Memorial Scholarship. He has served with the U.S. Marine Corps and Boston marathons, lectured on sports medicine, and authored a World Sports Medicine Congress lecture in Germany. He remains active in triathlons and road races and continues to lecture on his specialties. Appointment inquiries and speaking engagements can call 301-695-9669.
Patricia McIntosh and Marci Spilman join Banner School in Frederick. McIntosh holds a master's from National Louis University and will teach music to grades K-8, previously at Barnesville School. Spilman, Loyola College graduate, will teach fourth and fifth grade language arts and is pursuing a Loyola reading masters. Also, Central Maryland Health Underwriters elects 1997-98 officers with John Clark as president, Clarence Snyder Jr. as second vice president, and Gary Szele as treasurer.
Marsha Maloney has been named manager of the new Laurel Lakes office of Sandy Spring National Bank of Maryland. She will head commercial business development, is a Laurel resident, and a graduate of Laurel Senior High School and the University of Maryland Bankers School with an ATB Basic Certificate. The bank, based in Olney, now runs 20 offices across Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Germantown is under construction for a later opening. Sabrina Doxzen has been named employee of the year at Del Webb's Sun City Hilton Head Hotel in Bluffton, South Carolina. She is a human resources associate, Frederick Community College alum, and previously worked 14 years with the Maryland State Department of Parole and Probation. she lives in Hilton Head with her husband and son.
Sharon H Mirabelle of Frederick is appointed director-general accounting for the McCormick Shilling Division of McCormick and Co. A Walkersville High School graduate of 1979 she earned a B S in accounting from Mount St Marys College and an MBA from Loyola Maryland and is a CPA. She and her husband Joseph and their three children live in Gambier.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland joins Guilford Group Ltd to offer managed workers' compensation services to employers. Guilford, a Baltimore firm, focuses on medical and indemnity cost control, rapid access to care, progress tracking, and creative return-to-work strategies. The alliance makes Blue Cross the exclusive marketer of Guilford’s workers' comp products to Blues clients.
Dress N Dazzle relocates to Braddock Heights Village Center on Maryland Avenue off U.S. 40A. Owner Cathy Auguste, running the business five years from home, expands space and parking to meet fall homecoming and spring prom demand with a larger junior dress selection and affordable prices. The store offers over 200 homecoming styles, in-store alterations, expanded sizes, holiday wear, formal dresses, shoes, tuxedo rentals start Nov. 1, and mother of the bride gowns next spring. Open Mon Fri 3–7, Sat 10–6, Sun noon–5. no appointment needed except for bridal. Call 301-371-4644 or 301-473-9880.
Washington reports show a slight narrowing of the current account deficit to 39 billion dollars in the April to June quarter driven by a 5.5 percent rise in merchandise exports and a 2.9 percent rise in imports. Services surplus remained 20.5 billion, GDP grew 3.6 percent after a 4.9 percent first quarter.
Maryland study shows nonprofit groups employ about 10 000 more workers than manufacturers, with 12 981 tax exempt nonprofits shaping the economy from soup kitchens to universities. The 100 page report by Johns Hopkins economist Lester Salamon, released with the Maryland Association of Nonprofits, documents a major economic force and 35 000 nonprofit jobs gained since 1989 while manufacturing shed 30 175.
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