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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1995
Page
1
Frederick fair draws crowds with exhibits, rides, and nightlife cues. An astrology booth offers fortunes while freak shows promise wonders such as The Fish Girl and The Devil's Child. Owners claim mermaid and headless woman acts are real, though no verification is reported.
Wendy Murphy captured the grand champion rosette at the 133rd Great Frederick Fair 4-H cake auction, with her chocolate cake selling for 2775 dollars. Frall Developers of Mount Airy and CJ Miller Asphalt of Woodsboro bought the cake, with proceeds aiding Frederick County 4-H programs. Murphy, 17, baked the winning cake and two others, saying the recipe uses Hershey’s cocoa and that it’s her dad’s favorite.
Two controversial items cleared a preliminary vote for a county legislative package. Frederick County Commissioners backed appointing four of seven school board seats if the county funds more than half the budget, and adding a doctor’s opinion requirement for entry into the public schools inclusion program. The package heads to the County Council of Governments for input October 16 and to the county delegation on November 17 if unchanged. School board President Jim Cartlidge warned the plan could undermine board autonomy.
The Frederick News-Post reports Redskins tackle Jim Lachey may suffer a career ending injury after a tough on field collision. Team officials await medical evaluations to determine the extent of the damage and potential long term impact on the lineup.
Ronald Sundergill, former Frederick County Commissioners president from 1990 to 1994, becomes Maryland Department of Human Resources legislative director. He will advance Gov Glendening's social policies at a $61,045 annual salary, appointed by A Collins. The DHR runs welfare and aid programs and oversees county social services statewide. Deputy Secretary Fernandez welcomed Sundergill as a strong addition to the department's legislative agenda.
In Walkersville a zoning text amendment aimed at preventing wet basements in new homes is set for introduction at the next planning commission meeting, though officials expect it to fail. Brenda Starkey of Advocates for Deerfield questioned letters Clyde Berger sent July 6 stating the amendment could serve as a model for other towns. The Burgess and Commissioners meeting heard the dispute as the Deerfield Homeowners Association discussed the issue.
Frederick County public schools expect a major enrollment rise this year, with 33 133 students as of September 15. Ray Barnes noted the gain could become the third largest in county history if counts hold, driven by higher than projected elementary and middle level enrollments while high school numbers exceed projections. The board also discussed attendance area boundaries for future Sam Hill Estates residents and recommended Kemptown Elementary.
Frederick County public schools publish their seventh annual progress report showing gains in some CRES test areas and declines in others. The document notes lower dropout rates but ongoing needs in attendance and overall accountability praised by Superintendent Daniel Gadra at the school board meeting.
Millard Milburn Rice of Homewood Retirement Center is 101 and has poetry published by Western Maryland College in Westminster. A former student 1917-1918, Rice writes of his work as a meager and motley collection but considers them his children. Poems span the 1920s to the 1930s and later years.
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