Frederick leaders named to Winchester Star committee panel
Four Frederick County residents Charles Bass Thelma Clare J W Hutton Jr and J C Ronalds were chosen as Winchester Evening Star Leadership Awards Committee representatives. Bass a former Frederick County School Board chairlong active in Democrats. Clare a Virginia Democratic Women leader. Hutton Jr an educator and administrator. Ronalds Frederick County Administrator since 1973 veteran of the U S Army.
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Frederick County
M.J. Grove Lime Co
Stephens City
Fredericktowne Development Co
Bass
Jennie Hicks
Democratic Party
Clore
Jesse Clore
Winchester
Virginia Federation of Democratic Women
Virginia
Kansas
James V. Hutton, Jr
University of Virginia
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Phi
Winchester- Frederick County
Apple Pie Ridge
J.0
Ronalds
Horton, Tex
Front Royal Faces House Bill Blocking County Consolidation
Front Royal officials report a House bill in Richmond may pause government consolidation until July 1, 1976 and block annexations of county land. The measure could override local consolidation efforts as town and county leaders seek support from state groups and pursue potential amendments.
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Front Royal
Jack Albert
Richmond
del. Thomas J. Michie, Jr
Frost Royal
Warren County
Albert
Warren
William G. O’brien
Elizabeth W. Malta
Virginia Association of Counties
Municipal League
Michie
House Committee On
Eric Adamson
Environmental Council Seeks Impact Study on County Water Project
Frederick County Environmental Council requests a formal environmental impact study for a $4 million water and sewer system by the Frederick County Sanitation Authority. The Farmers Home Administration may fund a $2 million loan and $1 million grant. no decision yet. Technical and legal disputes linger over study costs and right of way as engineers detail pipeline placements beneath the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Jim Ackley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Frederick County Environmental Council, Inc
County Sanitation Authority
Charles Boyd
Agriculture Dept
Handley Library
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Sanitation Authority
FHA
Boyd
The
Conservation Council of Virginia
County Environmental Group
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
Wendy Jones
John Alabaugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Alabaugh
Environmental Council
Winchester Follies nets 13000 for hospital gear
The Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary reports a 13000 profit from last week’s Follies. Funds will buy a xerographic unit to aid breast cancer diagnosis and support X ray work. Mrs. J Frederick Walk lauded local contributors and named the Scenery Committee members led by David Jenkins.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Firefighting Pioneer John Hawse Shapes Winchester’s Training Era
John Hawse recounts Winchester’s fire service evolution from rivalry and basic gear to modern training and equipment. He notes annual 30 hour training, state cooperation, and the shift to protective clothing, fog nozzles, and safer building codes, as the city maintains strong fire coverage.
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John Hawse
Hawse
State Board of Education
Winchester
Four Handley Students Suspended Over Shotgun Incident
Handley High School suspended four students after a Friday incident involving two shotguns. Two students who appeared in the parking lot with the weapons face expulsion, while two others received 10 and 3 day suspensions. Superintendent Johnson and Principal Craig said actions are being drafted for board review, with appeals to the superintendent and board. Police later found two unloaded shotguns in a doghouse near the school and questioned two juveniles.
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Handley High School
Jacob L. Johnson
Handley
George L. Craig Jr
Johnson
Winchester
St Thomas Chapel Wins $11250 Grant for Restoration
Middletown residents learn the St Thomas Chapel Trust received a 11250 federal grant from the Virginia Historic Landmark Commission to restore the first Episcopal church west of the Blue Ridge. The grant must be matched locally with about 11250, with the trust already raising around 7000. Plans include stuccoing exterior walls and rebuilding the steeple to house the historic bell, coordinated with the commission. landscaping is by Belle Grove Garden Club Middletown.
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Middletown
St. Thomas Chapel
Blue Ridge Mountains
J. Thomas Mills
Historic Landmark Commission
Belle Grove Garden Club
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