Heating Costs Set to Double This Winter Warns Expert
Heating expert Jim Kraus of Kraus Energy Systems warns that fuel oil prices have jumped about 80 cents per gallon and households should precheck furnaces now. He cites chimney soot, flame color, filters, and proper venting as key efficiency factors and urges caution with gas and wood heating to avoid fire risks.
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Jim Kraus
Kraus Energy Systems
Rt. 522 South
Kraus
TLC
Miss New York and Miss Maryland Win Prelim Talent and Swimsuit
In Atlantic CityMiss New York Kelli Diane Krull won the talent prelim with a baton twirl exhibition to If My Friends Could See Me On while Miss Maryland Shelly Meg Teiken captured the swimsuit title. Other prelim winners included Miss Arizona Pam Wenzel in talent and Miss North Carolina Monta Anne Maki in swimsuit as a third round of preliminaries was set for Friday with finals Saturday under national telecast. winners receive added scholarship awards.
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Atlantic City
N.J
New York
Kelli Diane Krull
Maryland
Shelly Meg Teiken
Miss Krull
Niagara Falls
Convention Hall
Arizona
Pam Wenzel
Phoenix
Sanchez
North Carolina
Monta Anne Maki
Hickory
Sneezing Season Advice From Frederick County Extension
The Frederick County Extension urges hay fever sufferers to consult their doctor about pollen desensitization and antihistamines. Stay indoors with air conditioning during peak pollen periods and consider vacations away from ragweed to reduce symptoms.
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Frederick County
Nature
Sneezin Season and Hay Fever History
The passage traces hay fever origins from 1829 notes by William Garden, renaming hay fever as an allergy not caused by hay. It explains histamine widening blood vessels and fluid leakage causing runny eyes and sneezing, and mentions preseason pollen injections to improve tolerance.
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William Garden
Fall Flower Show Interclub Class at Frederick County Courthouse
The Federated Garden Clubs of Winchester host a walking tour on Saturday Oct 6 from 3 to 8 pm with six exhibits including at the Frederick County Court House and Frederick County Supervisors' Meeting Room. The event themed Through The Years features the Interclub class Our Fair Legacy and awards the Solenberger Silver Bowl to the blue ribbon club.
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Federated Garden Clubs of
Winchester
Frederick County Court House
County Supervisors
Loudoun Street Mall
Blue Ridge
James Wood
John Hardin
Robert Cary Long
Baltimore
Washington
James Brooking
Old County Court
Kernstown
Solenberger
Edgar C. Willis III
Aldo P. Brazzale
Stephen T. Culbert
Colonial Art and Craft Shop
House of Cards
Handley Library
S. Garner Edmonds
Frederick
Godfrey Miller
Kurtz
Bank of Virginia
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Winchester Evening Star
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Miss Teiken
Greenbelt
University of Maryland
Judy Bartner
West Coast
Florida
County Court House
Frederick County Supervisors
Northern Virginia Power Company
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Center For Health Statistics
United Fund
Phoeba
Mary Borsi
Shelda Longerbeam
Joan O'Malley
Red Cross
North Braddock Street
McDaniel
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