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“Opus 1” by Cathy Wilkin.
Rhonda Smith and Cathy Wilkin at TAG/The Artists Gallery
TAG/The Artists Gallery will feature work by artists Rhonda Smith and Cathy Wilkin in September.
Their exhibits open on Sept. 2. A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3, when visitors can meet the artists and hear live music.
The 12 monotypes in Rhonda Smith’s show, “Portraits of Persistence,” honor the students of Storer College. The linoleum-printed images are not photographic strive for individual likenesses. Wallpaper and hand-cut backgrounds add additional texture and color.
After the Civil War, the college in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, welcomed students of all races and genders. Former enslaved people and their sons and daughters of found a welcoming environment on the hills overlooking the Shenandoah River. After Storer College closed, some students sought to complete their education at Shepherd College.
“While at Storer, students had been supported and encouraged to be themselves while on campus,” Smiths says. “Shepherd proved challenging because Black students were denied the safety of an educational community. After being refused service in the cafeteria, one such student spent time between classes in her car rather than where other students congregated.”
Cathy Wilkin’s intricate collages are featured at TAG in her show “I Shut My Eyes and See.”
“Picasso said, ‘Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working,’ and work I did,” Wilkin says. “These six pieces were executed this past year. I felt like there had been a tear in the universe, and navigating this world had never been more challenging. … I felt I was dredging up emotions that required a deep dive into my thoughts. This journey had me reminiscing about long-ago memories, about people and places that have come and gone, about the complex layers going through one’s life and seeing that personal opera play out.”
Wilkin will give an artist talk from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 4.
Smith will demonstrate her printing process on the same day from 1 to 3 p.m.
Dawne Raines Burke will give a lecture on the history of Storer College at 4 p.m. Sept. 18.
The shows run through Sept. 25.
TAG is at 501 N. Market St., Frederick. See theartistsgalleryfrederick.com for more information.
Cathy Wilkin
Storer College | 2022-08-30T18:04:45Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Rhonda Smith and Cathy Wilkin at TAG/The Artists Gallery | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/rhonda-smith-and-cathy-wilkin-at-tag-the-artists-gallery/article_4439534f-8061-56f1-985d-51c1dfa9e1c7.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/rhonda-smith-and-cathy-wilkin-at-tag-the-artists-gallery/article_4439534f-8061-56f1-985d-51c1dfa9e1c7.html |
Workshop for home cooks and on-farm home processors
If you’ve considered turning your farm’s tomatoes or fruit into a canned product, or turning your grandmother’s favorite bread recipe into a small business idea, University of Maryland Extension has a newly updated virtual workshop that teaches the intricacies of starting a food business under Maryland’s on-farm home processing license and cottage foods.
The Maryland Food Ventures workshop, formerly known as Food For Profit, is currently offered in a virtual format (in-person dates forthcoming) and is free until mid-September.
The newly designed course was created in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Health and provides foundational information for small farms and ranchers, specialty crop producers and value-added producers under the On-Farm Home Processing License, as well as home cooks and bakers interested in selling their homemade products to the public under the Cottage Food Business. The self-paced workshop will help both groups determine if their homemade jam or other value-added product will make a sustainable business idea.
“There’s some important things that have been updated in terms of Maryland regulations,” said Shauna Henley, senior agent in the Family and Consumer Sciences program and current lead on the U.S. Department of Agriculture — National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to re-examine, optimize and improve the current modules for both online and in-person classes. “In October of 2019, cottage foods were allowed to be sold in certain retail establishments, and this October, the cap on sales for cottage foods is rising to $50,000 from $25,000 per year. These are significant changes for these small businesses, although not for on-farm home processing.”
In addition to the increase in the yearly cap on sales for cottage foods, the U.S. will also include sesame as the ninth major food allergen that will need to be declared, like tree nuts or the other eight major food allergens.
“This program gives us the platform to reiterate the regulations, as well as bring awareness to the new food allergen,” Henley said.
Collaborating with agriculture and food systems agents Shannon Dill and Neith Little to create the new curriculum, the program highlights state regulations and tackles the business development side of starting a cottage food or on-farm home processing business from your home or farm kitchen.
“It’s intended to be a beginning platform to introduce people to all of these moving pieces,” said Henley. “We really want people to think of the risks as it applies to food safety, costs, business planning and labeling — even that can be more than people expect.”
The free introductory period to access the workshops only lasts for a limited time, after which, the course registration is $15. Learn more and register at umeagfs.teachable.com/p/maryland-food-ventures-cottage-onfarm. For more food safety resources, visit extension.umd.edu/resource/food-safety-farm-table-resources-marylanders. | 2022-08-30T18:04:51Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Workshop for home cooks and on-farm home processors | Food | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/food/workshop-for-home-cooks-and-on-farm-home-processors/article_5edde854-5760-5d78-bc6e-ae9eef3b085a.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/food/workshop-for-home-cooks-and-on-farm-home-processors/article_5edde854-5760-5d78-bc6e-ae9eef3b085a.html |
Seminars for older adults coming to public libraries around Frederick County
Leslie Schultz founded Supporting Older Adults through Resources Inc. to support aging adults in being successful — both financially and with their health.
In partnership with the Aging Network Alliance, Supporting Older Adults through Resources, aka SOAR, will host seminars about various topics this fall that are important in life as a senior.
Schultz said there is a lack of education and resources for older adults, and they need to know about topics including elder law, Medicare and home safety. They also don’t receive their information in the same way younger people do. They don’t necessarily go on the internet or see events and information on social media sites or through email, she pointed out.
However, they are one of the largest growing populations in the county, according to Schultz.
“Everyone needs something different as they age, and most people don’t really want to pay attention until they’re in need of it,” Schultz said.
The idea to hold seminars came from a senior education and information fair SOAR held in May. The nonprofit worked with Frederick Community College to host the event, which included a panel discussion.
SOAR received feedback on the event from attendees, many of whom said that they wanted an opportunity to ask more questions about certain topics. SOAR then reached out to various public libraries to find out which topics would be most relevant to the age group in various locations, i.e., residents in Brunswick may need to know more about transportation than residents who live downtown and can walk.
“We’re trying to tailor it to the given areas,” she said.
All of the sessions will be free to attend and require no registration. Seminars are scheduled to run 90 minutes and cover various topics, including brain health, assisted living, senior fitness, home safety, in-home care, home health, FCC’s Institute for Learning in Retirement Program, elder law, medicare and financial resources, according to the program website.
Panelists will include experts from FCC, the Maryland Center for Brain Health and the Mental Health Association.
The first program will take place Sept. 29 at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick. Additional seminars will be held in November and then they will pause from December through February and restart in March 2023.
Discuss senior fitness, home safety, in-home care, home health, elder law, assisted living, Medicare, financial and other resources for older adults, and more at these seminars, which run from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Sept. 29 - Seminar #1 — C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick
Oct. 5 - Seminar #2 — Walkersville Public Library
Nov. 10 - Seminar #3 — Thurmont Public Library
Nov. 18 - Seminar #4 — Brunswick Public Library
Leslie Schultz | 2022-08-30T18:04:58Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Seminars for older adults coming to public libraries around Frederick County | Seniors | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/seniors/seminars-for-older-adults-coming-to-public-libraries-around-frederick-county/article_7f66a848-fd97-5fcd-bf69-c1bb77dd4be0.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/seniors/seminars-for-older-adults-coming-to-public-libraries-around-frederick-county/article_7f66a848-fd97-5fcd-bf69-c1bb77dd4be0.html |
Valve replacement to disrupt water service in Middletown on Wednesday
Water service for some Middletown residents will be disrupted Wednesday while workers replace water valves.
The town's public works department will replace water valves at the intersection of Knoll Side Lane and West Main Street on Wednesday, according to a news release from the town.
The work will require shutting down the waterline between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Anyone with questions can contact the town office at 301-371-6171. | 2022-08-30T18:05:04Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Valve replacement to disrupt water service in Middletown on Wednesday | Municipal | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/municipal/valve-replacement-to-disrupt-water-service-in-middletown-on-wednesday/article_383fabf3-3651-5471-bed3-e2b040e9d387.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/municipal/valve-replacement-to-disrupt-water-service-in-middletown-on-wednesday/article_383fabf3-3651-5471-bed3-e2b040e9d387.html |
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner, right, and U.S. Rep. David Trone listen to Andrea Walker, the director of behavioral health services, on Tuesday at the Frederick County Health Department. Trone presented a check for $850,000 that will go towards the county's Crisis Stabilization Center.
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner, right, holds a ceremonial check for $850,000 from U.S. Rep. David Trone on Tuesday at the Frederick County Health Department. The money will go toward the county's Crisis Stabilization Center.
Frederick County identifies location for crisis stabilization center, prepares to renovate building
Frederick County has identified a location for its crisis stabilization center and should be ready to start accepting patients by the end of next summer, County Executive Jan Gardner said at a news conference on Tuesday.
The county is not yet ready to say which specific building will house the center, since the structure is currently occupied, Gardner said. But, she added, it is a space on the county’s campus on Montevue Lane.
Once open, the stabilization center will provide a safe, comfortable place for Frederick County residents experiencing mental illness, substance use problems and other crises.
People who visit the center can meet with a peer recovery specialist or clinician, get connected with other county mental health resources or just have a hot meal and a shower, Andrea Walker, the director of behavioral health services at the Frederick County Health Department, said on Tuesday.
There will be beds to spend the night, if they need to, and comfortable recliners where they can relax, she said.
The addiction crisis and opioid epidemic are “equal opportunity” problems, Gardner said on Tuesday. They affect families in rural areas and urban areas, poor people and rich people, and everyone in between.
“I think people will see this over the next few years make a difference to the well-being of people in our community,” Gardner said of the stabilization center. “We all have a friend, a family member, a neighbor — somebody we know who has suffered from mental health and addiction.”
The county is getting ready to start renovating the building that will house the crisis center, Gardner said. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. David Trone presented the county with a check for $850,000 to help with renovation costs.
The congressman, a Democrat who represents District 6, requested federal funding for the crisis center in last fiscal year’s budget. This year, he requested about $700,000 to help furnish the center and pay for equipment once it opens.
The addiction crisis is personal for Trone. His nephew died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016. One of the biggest reasons Trone ran for Congress, he said, was to help confront the country’s problems with mental health and substance use.
“That’s our whole, all-consuming focus,” he said at the press conference on Tuesday.
Although the county talked for many years about establishing a crisis center, the pandemic clarified the urgent need for one, Walker said in an interview on Tuesday.
Law enforcement officers have expressed concern for people they’ve met on calls, who were experiencing mental health crises, but did not want to go to the emergency department.
For some, it’s a matter of price. For others, it’s the stigma or wait time.
The department’s bright lights, loud sounds and waiting room filled with people isn’t the most calming environment for someone experiencing a crisis, said Shannon Aleshire, CEO of the Mental Health Association of Frederick County.
The stabilization center will build on existing county resources for people facing mental health and substance use problems, Aleshire said.
The Mental Health Association's call center gives Frederick County residents someone to listen. The county's mobile crisis unit provides someone to respond.
When the crisis center opens, residents will have somewhere to go.
“This is the final puzzle piece,” Aleshire said.
Crisis Stabilization Center
Association Of Frederick County
I had doubts but Trone has turned out to be an A1 Representative for his constituents. We need him to stay around. Wish they were all as good as he is. | 2022-08-31T01:17:42Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Frederick County identifies location for crisis stabilization center, prepares to renovate building | Federal | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/federal/frederick-county-identifies-location-for-crisis-stabilization-center-prepares-to-renovate-building/article_6ae6e817-aac8-5535-8dd3-28c61ff319cb.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/levels_of_government/federal/frederick-county-identifies-location-for-crisis-stabilization-center-prepares-to-renovate-building/article_6ae6e817-aac8-5535-8dd3-28c61ff319cb.html |
A new State Highway Administration park and ride lot on Elmer Derr Road near Jefferson opened on Monday.
A sign at one of the park and ride lots on Elmer Derr Road alerted drivers that the lot would close on Monday. A new, larger lot opened nearby.
U.S. 15 park and ride opens for commuters
Frederick County commuters will have an improved parking option, with the opening of a new State Highway Administration park and ride lot on Elmer Derr Road near U.S. 15.
The new 154-space lot officially opened Monday, replacing two smaller lots nearby that officials said no longer met the demand from commuters.
The new lot also includes a waiting area for pedestrians, space for commuter buses to operate, ramps that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a stormwater management facility.
The transit bus area will provide a multi-modal transportation hub for commuters along the busy U.S. 15 corridor, Transportation Secretary James F. Ports Jr. said in an SHA news release.
Work on the $4 million project began in the spring of 2021. It was done by contractor C.J. Miller of Hampstead.
The new lot provides more space than the two smaller lots, which had fewer than 100 combined spaces. Vehicles often parked along nearby roads when the lots were full.
On Monday, the entrance to one of the lots was blocked off from traffic, while a portable sign in the other lot warned commuters that it would close later that day.
The project had been one of Frederick County's transportation priorities for several years, with the slow pace of the project causing frustration for county officials.
In 2018, the county sent a letter to then-Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn saying: “We don’t believe it should take over 3 years just to design and build a parking lot and are disappointed that this has not been addressed by MDOT SHA over the past year.”
Some findings in the initial soil work caused redesigns of the project's stormwater management ponds, SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar wrote in an email Tuesday.
The construction phase was slowed by some issues related to the pandemic, including supply chain problems that delayed the start of construction, he wrote.
"Even though we had hoped to accelerate the construction schedule to open the lot sooner we are pleased that it has opened earlier than the original completion date of November 2022 established in the contract," Gischlar wrote.
State Highway Administration
Elmer Derr Road | 2022-08-31T01:17:54Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | U.S. 15 park and ride opens for commuters | Transportation | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/transportation/u-s-15-park-and-ride-opens-for-commuters/article_9f35215e-7579-50f9-aed2-98d457499d82.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/transportation/u-s-15-park-and-ride-opens-for-commuters/article_9f35215e-7579-50f9-aed2-98d457499d82.html |
Photo from Frederick County Sheriff's Office
A Frederick County Sheriff’s Office employee was found guilty of neglect of duty during a hearing Tuesday.
A three-person sheriff’s office trial process board oversaw the hearing and recommended that Special Police Officer Scott Monaco be terminated.
Special police officers are under the sheriff’s office and provide security in the Frederick County Courthouse, Monaco said in an interview. Though they are civilian employees, they have special powers within the courthouse, he said.
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins will decide the final punishment, said Capt. Jeff Eyler of the sheriff’s office, the chairman of the board. Monaco can appeal the punishment for a trial in Circuit Court and argue it further if he chooses, sheriff’s office spokesman Todd Wivell said.
Monaco represented himself in Winchester Hall as the board heard arguments from him and Ernest Cornbrooks, an attorney representing the sheriff’s office.
The last time the sheriff’s office held a trial process board was in November 2009, Wivell said.
According to documents related to the case, the sheriff’s office accused Monaco of neglecting his duty on one particular day in October 2021 by showing up late for assignment out of uniform, and that he then didn’t go to his assigned post.
During an exhausting five hours, Cornbrooks objected to Monaco’s attempts to steer testimony toward a larger issue that Monaco says is the reason for the hearing in the first place.
Monaco has alleged a toxic work environment in the sheriff’s office, as well as poor supervision and abuse of power.
Cornbrooks called witnesses to speak to the facts of Monaco not being at his assigned post between 8 and 8:24 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2021. He called sheriff’s office Corporal Brian Merck, one of Monaco’s supervisors at the courthouse.
Merck confirmed ongoing problems of punctuality with Monaco, as well as surveillance footage screenshots showing Monaco’s absence and Monaco not being properly dressed for duty during the October incident.
When Monaco cross-examined Merck, Cornbrooks repeatedly objected to Monaco’s questions about scheduling and semantics in documents.
“The facts are the facts, and we’re not discussing that at this time,” Cornbrooks said.
“That’s utterly irrelevant to the trial board and is irrelevant at this point in the proceedings,” Cornbrooks said.
“If these accusations are correct, these are based on false information,” Monaco said. “Where is the space for any employee to say this is not right?”
In the end, Monaco said he was frustrated with how everything happened. He said he was ill-prepared because he didn’t know what to expect.
“This was not what I thought it would be,” he said.
“I wish my complaints had not been shelved,” he said.
Scott Monaco | 2022-08-31T03:21:03Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Sheriff's office employee found guilty of neglect of duty | Cops And Crime | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/cops_and_crime/sheriffs-office-employee-found-guilty-of-neglect-of-duty/article_a99d442a-c8ce-5a7c-84ac-e56928ef9b5f.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/cops_and_crime/sheriffs-office-employee-found-guilty-of-neglect-of-duty/article_a99d442a-c8ce-5a7c-84ac-e56928ef9b5f.html |
St. John Regional Catholic School
County nonprofits receive federal funding for security upgrades
Frederick County nonprofits received more than $1 million in federal grants on Tuesday for security enhancements.
The funding, announced Tuesday by the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM), comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
DHS’ yearly Nonprofit Security Grant Program aims “to help strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks,” MDEM wrote in a press release.
“In a time of increasing threats to members of faith-based communities, houses of worship, and schools across the United States, these grants provide the funding to secure public spaces where Marylanders gather every day and will help prevent or minimize the consequences of any possible attack,” MDEM Secretary Russ Strickland said in the release.
Most of the grants in Maryland went to places of worship and religious schools.
At Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, administrators will use the $150,000 they received to build fencing around the campus and add exterior lighting.
In years past, the school has used funds from the same program to upgrade its security systems, purchase new exterior doors, and add a vestibule.
St. John Regional Catholic School has used Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding to add fencing and cameras. It will continue to bolster its security with the $95,000 it received this year, said Lara Schumacher, the school’s advancement director.
A representative from DHS came to the campus and conducted a security assessment to help school leaders identify areas to improve, Schumacher said.
Schumacher said she appreciated the funding as both an employee of the school and the parent of three students in it.
“As a mother, I am completely grateful for this,” she said.
Beth Sholom Congregation on North Market Street in Frederick received $150,000 through the program this year. Executive Director Rob Allen said the congregation would use the funds to update its camera system and continue paying for a security guard.
“We also want to make the building entrances a little bit more secure,” Allen said. “We think we’re a little bit vulnerable because we’re right on a busy thoroughfare.”
Below is a list of the Frederick County nonprofits that received funding this year.
Covenant Family Chapel: $32,000
Mother Seton School Inc: $150,000
St. John Regional Catholic School: $95,000
Islamic Society of Frederick: $150,000
Calvary Assembly of God: $150,000
Beth Sholom Congregation: $150,000
Sacred Monastery of Saint Nina: $130,000
Lara Schumacher | 2022-08-31T03:21:09Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | County nonprofits receive federal funding for security upgrades | Education | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/education/county-nonprofits-receive-federal-funding-for-security-upgrades/article_cab2695c-4d11-54a4-912d-9eeee5d6c9ec.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/education/county-nonprofits-receive-federal-funding-for-security-upgrades/article_cab2695c-4d11-54a4-912d-9eeee5d6c9ec.html |
George Korch, director of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, will retire at the end of September.
Submitted photo courtesy of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
Director of national biodefense center at Fort Detrick to retire
The director of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasure Center will retire at the end of September, according to a news release from the center, which is stationed at Fort Detrick in Frederick.
George Korch has been director of NBACC since December 2018. He also serves as president of the Battelle National Biodefense Institute, which operates and manages NBACC for the Department of Health and Human Services Science and Technology Directorate.
Nicholas Bergman will become acting president for the Battelle National Biodefense Institute and NBACC laboratory director, while the institute conducts a national search for its next president and lab director, according to the news release.
During Korch’s years at NBACC, the program and its staff members achieved national recognition for their studies on the biological response and viability of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the news release.
Korch served in many leadership positions over his nearly 40-year tenure as an Army officer and senior leader in the offices of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services.
He served as commander for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases between June 2005 and June 2008.
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George Korch | 2022-08-31T03:21:21Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Director of national biodefense center at Fort Detrick to retire | Military | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/military/director-of-national-biodefense-center-at-fort-detrick-to-retire/article_92931b66-a5cc-53da-8b18-2f5f09b26d8c.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/military/director-of-national-biodefense-center-at-fort-detrick-to-retire/article_92931b66-a5cc-53da-8b18-2f5f09b26d8c.html |
Phyllis Hilburn, 73, stands for a portrait in her flower garden on July 14, 2022. Hilburn has spent 47 years tending to the garden outside of her home and works with a variety of plants.
A yellow swallowtail butterfly rests on a butterfly bush at Phyllis Hilburn’s garden. The garden attracts a number of animals and insects.
Sunflower stalks tower above the ground in Phyllis Hilburn’s flower garden. The sunflowers shown are volunteer plants in the garden, meaning the plant reseeded on its own.
Phyllis Hilburn, 73, walks through her garden on July 14, 2022. Hilburn has spent 47 years tending to the garden outside of her home, and works with a variety of plants.
Creeping thyme is displayed in Hilburn’s garden. Hilburn has a variety of herbs in the garden, such as thyme, rosemary, and sage.
A Growing Hobby: Frederick resident reflects on decades of gardening
By Katina Zentz kzentz@newspost.com
Phyllis Hilburn stood in the middle of her flower garden, surrounded by a sea of vibrant color. Plants were situated in a delicate array outside of her home. Sunflower stalks towered above the ground, birdhouses nestled throughout the fenced area.
Hilburn touched a pink and white gladiolus flower and said the flowers are reaching the end of their annual peak.
As Hilburn continued to make her way through land that wrapped around the house, she strolled through arches and small pathways, each outdoor nook uncovering a quaint area.
That flower garden was just a one portion of the yard.
For 47 years, Hilburn, 73, has tended to her bountiful garden surrounding her home in Frederick. Through the decades, the garden has grown to consist of a variety of vegetation, such as flowers, trees, vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Hilburn has always been drawn to caring for flowers, an attribute she believes she gained from her mother, Imogene Carter. Carter was part of a garden club in Alexandria, Virginia, where Hilburn was raised. The group would walk through the Northern Virginia streets, finding places to use as their canvas. From city hall, to store fronts, the gardening club decorated town buildings with flower arrangements and greenery.
The club would have shows as well, displaying their flower arrangements for judges. Hilburn remembers attending the events with her mother and watched as she received ribbons for her flower creations.
“My mother’s favorite quote was, ‘I move flowers, like people move furniture.’ And, you know, that’s pretty much the truth,” said Hilburn. “I’m always rearranging, finding the flowers a happy space where it does the best.”
Hilburn first started caring for the yard back when she and her husband, Glenn, moved onto the property. Back then, the space only had a few plants and trees.
Though Hilburn took an immediate liking to the outdoor area, she had other priorities at the time. The Hilburns had children to raise and careers as educators in Montgomery County.
There was also housework to complete. Their country home, built in 1872, had served as a local general store back in the day, selling things like bubble gum and cigarettes. The property included a smoke house and wash house, used today as sheds for outdoor tools. Though Hilburn and her husband admired the home’s historic charm, there was a lot of work that needed to be done.
With her other priorities taking precedence, Hilburn focused on caring for the foundation plants already on their property. She started by cleaning up areas outside, tending to overgrown plants and spending much of her time mowing the grass.
When her children left for college 25 years ago, Hilburn felt it was the right time to start the process of expanding the garden into what it is today.
She began buying new seeds for flowers of different textures and colors to place throughout the garden. Hilburn sought out perennials, flowers that would return each season. Day lilies, azaleas, bulbs — she was impartial to anything low-maintenance.
“You need to make your garden or your yard manageable,” said Hilburn. “If it’s overwhelming, it becomes a job.”
Although many of the plants return each year, Hilburn has noticed flowers show up in varying areas of the garden each season. These volunteers reseed on their own and may germinate off of seeds dropped by wind, animals or flowers from the previous season. Some flowers will reproduce new plants. Others will just continue growing off of the primary plant, according to Hilburn.
Along with the volunteer plants, Hilburn said other factors can change the course the garden takes each season. The weather varies year to year, bringing different temperatures and amounts of rainfall. Wildlife that roam the property differ through the seasons as well. Foxes, bears, snapping turtles and other critters have come and gone as they pleased.
To accompany the bountiful plants, antiques and trinkets can be found throughout the garden. Hilburn’s husband, an antique dealer since the 1960s, finds items to place in the quiet nooks around the yard. A wheelbarrow nestled within the garden, a watering can displayed delicately on a bench and other structures all contribute to the quaint charm of the space.
“Whenever I see something that I think would fit in her garden, I get it for her,” said Glenn.
Though Hilburn personally enjoys gardening, one of her passions is sharing parts of the garden with others.
She regularly gives away items from her yard to friends and family. Vegetables, herbs, as well as a variety of plants have been part of what she has gifted to people over the years.
She has also shared her love for the outdoor space with her family. Hilburn has fond memories of spending time with her children in the yard. Now, she spends time exploring the space with her grandchildren when they visit.
Hilburn has always viewed gardening as a hobby, not as work. She has always enjoyed being outdoors, appreciating the garden’s beauty and the ebb and flow of the yard through the seasons.
“The beauty of it when just you walk out in the morning,” said Hilburn, “it’s just gorgeous.”
Phyllis Hilburn
Follow Katina Zentz | 2022-08-31T05:19:14Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | A Growing Hobby: Frederick resident reflects on decades of gardening | Home And Garden | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/home_and_garden/a-growing-hobby-frederick-resident-reflects-on-decades-of-gardening/article_ce4ce9cf-4264-5e50-a782-52cd48e95c80.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/home_and_garden/a-growing-hobby-frederick-resident-reflects-on-decades-of-gardening/article_ce4ce9cf-4264-5e50-a782-52cd48e95c80.html |
Tuscarora Football Team 2022
Football preview: Titans' prospects improve amid rebuild
It can be difficult for a football program mired in a rebuild to generate momentum and buy-in from its players, particularly in high school.
That’s the challenge facing Tuscarora and coach Curtiss Belcher, who began overhauling the Titans in the shortened 2020-21 campaign before picking up one win with a depleted roster last year.
So far in 2022, Tuscarora’s prospects are looking a bit better.
The squad is up to 36 varsity athletes after bottoming out with just 22 last season, recruitment spurred almost entirely by players talking up the team in the school hallways.
“Everyone in the building has been recruiting,” senior defensive lineman Owen Stup said. “We’ve got [nearly] two times as many people as last year, so I think we’ve all done a good job.”
It’s one of the ways the team has taken on a more involved role in building up the program. That can also be seen in how they hold each other accountable, setting up their own guidelines, rules and disciplinary system.
“For instance, we talk about communication. If they don’t communicate if they’re going to be late or there’s an issue, they make them run a gasser [sprint] before practice,” Belcher said. “They put these in place. They were more harsh than we [coaches] even put in place. So they want to be accountable, because they know accountability means they’ll be better.”
While the Titans are establishing a culture off the field, they are hoping the full year under Belcher’s tutelage will result in steps forward on the field.
That starts under center, where Tuscarora rotated through four quarterbacks last season. It was difficult for the offense to develop the continuity and chemistry needed to pose a threat.
That’s changing this season, as Cole Gormont, one of those four starters last year, will have the reins to himself.
“He’s a very, very bright quarterback,” Belcher said. “He’s going to be a nice piece for us, and he’s been a very good leader in terms of teaching the team.”
It stabilizes a developing squad, one still raw in its talent and ability. But with that first year under their belt, Gormont and his playmakers stand to get a bit more creative.
The Titans, who mostly ran an option game last season, will incorporate more of a vertical attack as Gormont continues to develop. The senior has a capable arm, and though he’s still ironing out his mid- and long-range accuracy, having that threat opens up the playbook a bit more.
“At the end of last year, we started showing a bit of upside with the offense,” Gormont said. “We’re more of a spread team.”
He added that he hopes to eclipse 1,000 passing yards this year, something that could be helped by having seven additional returning starters on offense.
“You still need to be able to run the football, but he’s given us a very good pass option, in dropbacks, rollouts and boots,” Belcher said.
But if the offense stands to take a step forward, the defense will need to do the same.
Seven players return on that side of the ball, led by Stup as the anchor on the growing defensive line. Junior John Enoch and senior Dreux Tucker helm the linebacker corps.
Tucker — who is also Tuscarora’s lead running back — said he feels that, with at least a year under their belt, the defense is poised to create a bit more havoc.
“At least two turnovers every game. I honestly feel like we can do that,” he said.
Their success also hinges on being able to maintain a high intensity throughout whole games. It was a challenge last year, but the Titans seem to have taken steps in the right direction during the first couple weeks of practice.
“We’ve always had enough energy coming into the game, but we need to finish games with more energy,” Stup said. “With the amount of people that we have and the leaders we have on this team, I think we’ve all done a good job of keeping the energy up.”
Nonetheless, it will be a challenge for a developing Tuscarora team going up against some of the area’s powers in Class 3A and 4A. A rebuild takes time, and the Titans are deep in one.
But there are tangible signs of progress, starting with the stark increase in varsity players.
“Even with the numbers we have now, it can definitely be better,” senior lineman Eyad Haney Bedas said. “But the people that are here are really dedicated to play and have been in the weight room all summer, and I think we’ve got a pretty good group of people here.”
Region: Class 4A-3A West. Postseason Appearances: 4. State championships: 0. Coach and record with team: Curtiss Belcher, third season, 2-13. 2021 record: 1-9. Returning starters: 8 offense, 7 defense.
2021 review: The Titans labored throughout much of the season, with their lone win coming Oct. 15 against Thomas Johnson. That was a 27-21 overtime slugfest which the Titans won on quarterback Andrew Cramer’s touchdown run. He had previously forced the fumble that led to the winning score, as Cramer was one of many two-way players for Tuscarora. As quarterback, he passed for 409 yards and six touchdowns, while running for 340 yards and an additional score. Running back Marshall Ayivon led the way on the ground with 512 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The Titans reached the playoffs for the first time since 2016, where they were beat by Urbana 49-14 in the first round.
Curtiss Belcher | 2022-08-31T05:19:26Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Football preview: Titans' prospects improve amid rebuild | High School Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/football-preview-titans-prospects-improve-amid-rebuild/article_ee4de6a0-abfc-52a7-b764-062c07d4ae03.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/football-preview-titans-prospects-improve-amid-rebuild/article_ee4de6a0-abfc-52a7-b764-062c07d4ae03.html |
Hairston, Leonard waived on NFL cutdown day
A pair of local NFL players did not make the final cut as teams trimmed their rosters to 53 ahead of the regular season.
Cornerback Nate Hairston was waived by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, while offensive lineman Rick Leonard was waived by the Atlanta Falcons on Friday. The journeymen are candidates to return to each team’s practice squad.
Hairston, a Thomas Johnson grad, has appeared in 61 games across the past five seasons, making 18 starts. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017 and spent two seasons there, recording an interception, safety, two sacks and 53 solo tackles.
He was traded to the New York Jets for the 2019 campaign, where he appeared in 11 games. Hairston then went to the Denver Broncos for the end of the 2020 season and all of 2021, where he played in all but one game though only registered six solo tackles.
Hairston played for now-Minnesota defensive coordinator Ed Donatell in Denver.
Leonard, meanwhile, saw his first game action in 2021 with the Falcons in their final two games of the season. The Middletown grad had bounced around seven other NFL teams since being drafted in 2018 before settling with Atlanta late last year.
Frederick County’s other NFL player, Linganore grad Rob Havenstein, is prepared to begin his eighth season along the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive line and help them defend their Super Bowl title. | 2022-08-31T05:19:44Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Hairston, Leonard waived on NFL cutdown day | Professional: All Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/hairston-leonard-waived-on-nfl-cutdown-day/article_0e7e1894-ffbf-57e5-8a37-b6d21576fcda.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/hairston-leonard-waived-on-nfl-cutdown-day/article_0e7e1894-ffbf-57e5-8a37-b6d21576fcda.html |
Carole Sue Hurd
Carole Sue Hurd, 83, of Dickerson, Maryland, passed away on Aug. 28, 2022.
She was the loving wife of the late Eugene Hurd.
Born on April 27, 1939, in Dickerson, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ernest and Eva Maxine (Ruffner) White.
Carole is survived by her children, Kristi Hurd, of Dickerson, Sarah Hardy, of Dickerson, and Kevin Hurd and spouse Jennifer, of New Market; two grandchildren, Owen Hurd and Nico Hurd; and one niece, Kimberly Poole, of Dickerson, Maryland.
Along with her husband and parents, Carole is preceded in death by her sister, Shirley W. Poole.
The family will be receiving friends from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 at Hilton Funeral Home, 22111 Beallsville Road, Barnesville, Maryland, where a graveside service will follow at Monocacy Cemetery, 19801 W. Hunter Road, Beallsville, Maryland, at around 11:15 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Carole’s memory to the Maryland Food Bank. | 2022-08-31T07:13:44Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Carole Sue Hurd | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/carole-sue-hurd/article_9718d50a-0054-5597-889f-6a0fc59ccd60.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/carole-sue-hurd/article_9718d50a-0054-5597-889f-6a0fc59ccd60.html |
Devaughn Nelson
DeVaughn Raymond Nelson passed away on Aug. 28, 2022, at the age of 88. His parish priest administered the sacrament of Last Rites with his wife, Emily, and children present.
DeVaughn was born June 11, 1934, in Litchfield, Minnesota, to Raymond August Nelson and Malvina Henrietta (Schoolmeester) Nelson. He was a 1952 graduate of Litchfield High School and a 1956 graduate of St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He went on to receive his master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and his Doctorate of Physics from the University of Tennessee.
On June 18, 1960, he married Emily Patricia Sniffen, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They lived in Oak Ridge until 1972, when they moved with their five children to the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
DeVaughn was a loving father who enjoyed hunting, tennis, and coaching his son’s soccer teams. He served as a lector and a catechist in his church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus chapter #14011. He also participated in the Catholic Right to Life movement.
He is survived by his loving wife, Emily Nelson; his sons, Christopher (and Susan) Nelson and John (and Karen) Nelson; his daughters, Colleen (and James) Devereaux, Theresa (and Jack) Difato, and Katherine (and Leo) Zanchettin; siblings, Lyle, Gwen, Richard, Philip and JoAnn; 27 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Malvina; and his sister, Kathleen Nelson.
The family will receive visitors from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.
A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. on the morning of Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, 8428 Opossumtown Pike, in Frederick.
A burial will follow at All Souls Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, 11401 Brink Road, Germantown, MD 20876.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the Eternal Word Television Network, 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL 35210.
Devaughn Raymond Nelson | 2022-08-31T07:13:50Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Devaughn Nelson | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/devaughn-nelson/article_c8f5cc90-1893-58d2-9151-cdb3a3ad263e.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/devaughn-nelson/article_c8f5cc90-1893-58d2-9151-cdb3a3ad263e.html |
John William "Bill" Drenning
John William (Bill) Drenning, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, died Aug. 26, 2022, at Homewood at Frederick. He was predeceased only 18 days earlier by his wife of 72 years, Sarah Catharine (Sari) Thomas Drenning, and previously by his sisters, Patricia Dudrow, of Woodsboro, Maryland, and Ellen Hersch, of Dover, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his son, James Craig (Jim) Drenning and wife Gale, of Chestertown, Maryland; his daughter, Jenifer (Jeni) Drenning Dean and husband Donald (Don), of Frederick, Maryland; his brother, C. Dahl Drenning and wife Peggy, of Woodsboro, Maryland; five grandchildren, Bryan Drenning and wife Denise, Craig Drenning and wife Jaime, Rebecca Dean Smith and husband Walter, Erin Drenning Johnson and husband Chris, and Emily Dean and partner Nate Clendenen; and eight great-grandchildren, Jackson Drenning, Nolan Drenning, Harper Drenning, Ruby Smith, Wesley Drenning, Zoey Johnson, Declan Smith and Theodore Johnson.
Born Sept. 16, 1928, in Bruceville, Maryland, he was a son of John Wesley (Cap) Drenning and Mary Kathryn (Kitty) Eyler Drenning. Bill attended Woodsboro Elementary School; Walkersville High School, where he was president of the senior Class of 1945; and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), graduating in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. While attending JHU, he was house manager for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and a member of the Johns Hopkins Glee Club.
On Oct. 1, 1949, he married his high school sweetheart, Sarah Catharine Thomas. While they were living in Frederick, he worked for the Potomac Edison Co. as a junior engineer in the Rural Line Department. In 1950, Bill was transferred to the R. Paul Smith power station in Williamsport, Maryland, where he worked as a test engineer. In 1951, the family relocated to Baltimore, where Bill began a 25-year career with Koppers Co. Inc. Metal Products Division, initially as a field test and service engineer, traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada, starting up and qualifying electrostatic precipitators in paper mills, steel mills, cement plants and electric generating stations. Following a two-year stint in the field service department at Koppers, he was transferred to the research and development department, where as a senior engineer, he designed, developed and field-tested electrical controls for electrostatic precipitators and corrugated paper box machinery. During that time, he was granted 26 U.S. Patents; coauthored and presented several technical papers; was a member of the electrostatic processes subcommittee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); and was a member and officer of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. In 1969, he was appointed director of engineering in the Container Machinery Department of Koppers in Glenarm, Maryland. He was a registered professional engineer in the State of Maryland.
In 1975, he resigned from Koppers and moved to Frederick County, where he, Sari and family members managed and operated Monocacy Knoll Farms (MKF), a corporation of family farms. MKF produced custom beef and lamb for the consumer market; milk for the commercial market through the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association; and crops for the cash markets. In 1985, the city of Frederick acquired the dairy farm by eminent domain for expansion of the Frederick airport, which ultimately precipitated the end of MKF farming operations.
In 1986, Bill began working as a senior engineer at Rotorex near Walkersville, Maryland. While there, he traveled the world, evaluating and qualifying manufacturers of hermetic electric motors for use in window air conditioners. During this time, he designed and built equipment and wrote computer software to test and qualify the motors. He retired from Rotorex in 1999, continuing as a consultant until 2004.
Bill was always on the forefront of computer technology. He wrote computer programs as part of his job and wrote others for his own use to accomplish such tasks as monitoring and tracking the performance of an active solar array that he and Sari had installed on their hilltop property in Woodsboro. He was fond of tinkering with computer hardware, preferring to design and build his own desktop computers, always upgrading as technology advanced. Bill was a meticulously detailed record-keeper, even digitizing and cataloging hundreds of family photographs for posterity and assembling a collection of family music recordings. Both he and Sari were avid genealogists, researching and documenting their respective family histories, a legacy that will be carried on by their grandson, Bryan Drenning.
Bill has donated his remains to the Maryland Department of Health State Anatomy Board for medical education and research, after which he will be cremated, and his ashes will be inurned with those of his wife in the Monocacy Building mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. The lives of Bill and Sari will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Homewood at Frederick. Family and friends are invited to join this celebration.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Bill and Sari’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association. | 2022-08-31T07:14:09Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | John William "Bill" Drenning | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/john-william-bill-drenning/article_0d5df054-4702-59a7-92f6-9d53f96be209.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/john-william-bill-drenning/article_0d5df054-4702-59a7-92f6-9d53f96be209.html |
Joseph Thompson
Mr. Joseph Franklin Thompson, 92, of Frederick, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Pearson) Thompson for 68 years.
Born July 28, 1930, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Richard and Mary (Schranz) Thompson.
Joseph worked for Frederick Trading Co. for 40 years. He especially loved the outdoors, going on camping trips with his family and friends. He became an amateur magician to entertain his grandchildren and family.
In addition to his wife, Joseph is survived by his children, Mark Thompson (Christine), Julie Kennell and Stephan Thompson (Sheree); grandchildren, Dr. Craig Thompson (Anne), Chase Thompson, Emily Tobin (Craig), Gregory Kennell (Loren), Justin Kennell (Marissa), Mikala Kennell, Chandler Kennell, Sawyer Kennell, Delaney Kennell, Caroline Kennell and Christopher Thompson; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Eleanor R. Warrenfeltz; and brother, John G. Thompson (Sharon).
He was preceded in death by his siblings, Richard C. Thompson Jr. and Hazel Marie Thompson.
The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at the Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in the Etchison Memorial Chapel at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Joseph Franklin Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Jr. | 2022-08-31T07:14:15Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Joseph Thompson | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/joseph-thompson/article_37d2cb4a-0574-5434-aee2-1667ad4191e0.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/joseph-thompson/article_37d2cb4a-0574-5434-aee2-1667ad4191e0.html |
Mr. Thomas J. Tucker, 64, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. He was the son of Richard C. Tucker Sr. and Dorothy S. Tucker. He is survived by his loving sister, Judith A. Ledbetter and husband Gary; his best friend, Larry Brown and wife Cheryl; close friends, Frankie White, and Rick Burke and wife Pam; and cousins, Sherry Sheckles and husband Bill, and Bonnie Wine and husband Denny.
He was a member of the Sons of AMVETS Post 2, John R. Webb VFW Post 3285 Auxiliary, and Owls Club 4002, all in Frederick, Maryland.
As a youth Tom enjoyed swimming at the Frederick YMCA and playing baseball, and he also played the trumpet during some of his school years. Later, he played softball at Pine Cliff Park. His greatest enjoyment came from taking his brother-in-law Gary’s 1961 Pontiac Ventura to cruise-ins and shows. He had a closet full of trophies from those days, the best being the first-in-class award from the Pontiac Oakland Club International (POCI) national meet in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 2019. For a time, he and brother Dick went to car shows together, with Dick showing his 1967 Chevelle SS.
Tom attended Frederick High School and graduated in 1975. He was employed at several different places during his working life but spent the bulk of his career working for the U.S. Postal Service prior to retirement.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. Services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Condolences may be shared at keeneybasford.com.
Thomas J. Tucker | 2022-08-31T07:14:27Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Thomas Tucker | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/thomas-tucker/article_4d95d2d2-209b-5583-84f9-6510b02e8abb.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/thomas-tucker/article_4d95d2d2-209b-5583-84f9-6510b02e8abb.html |
Wilmer Rudy
Wilmer Lawrence Rudy, 89, of Myersville, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital. He was the husband of the late Nettie Michael Rudy.
Born in Middletown on June 6, 1933, he was a son of the late Ralph R. and Naomi M. Lambert Rudy. He was employed in the shipping department of the Capital Milk Association, Frederick, until his retirement and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Myersville.
He is survived by three children, Susan Smith and husband William, of Myersville; Ronald L. Rudy and wife Susan, of Mount Airy, and Lisa A. Olney and husband David, of Myersville; eight grandchildren, Joseph Shatzer, Mary Shatzer, Daniel (Tabitha) Rudy, Adam (Mallory) Rudy, and Shawn, Emily, Maria and Kasenia Olney; a brother, Charles Rudy, of Frederick; and two sisters, Frances Fox, of Hagerstown, and Marilyn Leatherman, of Smithsburg.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday Sept. 1 at the Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home, 31 E. Main St., Middletown. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2 from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Myersville. The Rev. David Howell will officiate. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Myersville. | 2022-08-31T07:14:33Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Wilmer Rudy | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/wilmer-rudy/article_55a3e495-8741-5ccb-b750-1739cd92c072.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/wilmer-rudy/article_55a3e495-8741-5ccb-b750-1739cd92c072.html |
Is our democracy ineffective?
BOARD of CONTRIBUTORS I Anadi Naik
For four years, Donald Trump visited our living room every day, snow or rain. We became friends. I used to stay glued to a television set to listen to him because he was our president. Therefore, when I first heard that his residence in Mar-a-Lago had been searched by the FBI, it hit me like a rock. The news felt unreal. But there it was, reported on all the channels.
A former president’s home has never been searched for anything before. It was natural that Trump felt offended. To me, the entire nation should feel offended. Kids with high ambitions grow up to be like them. Only ordinary folks are meant to feel the sting of the FBI raid. The thing that bothered me the most was: How did we get in a situation like this? The FBI does not get a search warrant for fun. Unless the possibility is overwhelming for an illegal act, the judge would not allow the agents to knock on a door. And we are talking about the door of a former president.
Trump was different. Whether it was reportedly employing his son-in-law to see top secret documents without valid clearance, or nudging his way past Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic to get to the front of the pack at a NATO summit, or reportedly making the queen wait for 15 minutes at Buckingham Palace, he managed to put the stamp of his character wherever he went. Now it is up to us to figure out how we look at him.
A lot of people in Frederick are sold on him. For them, he can do no wrong. There are others who don’t care much about what he does or does not do. For them, he is just a flashy politician. But there are others who see him leading us to an abyss. It may sound good to hear, “We want to take our country back,” or “without this, there will be no country left.” The slogans could be deceiving.
In the past century, such slogans were heard in some parts of Europe that cost the lives of 6 million Jews. Many in those days thought the rhetoric was all good. So they remained quiet or willingly participated with the Nazis. Americans must learn a lesson from that.
Trump and his followers continue to peddle the idea that he got more votes and that the administration run by Joe Biden is illegitimate. Such rhetoric does no good to the country. It portrays our democracy as ineffective. There are many places where democracy is despised by the leaders who want to remain in the same position no matter what.
We are between a rock and a hard place. Find the former president guilty of wrongdoing and put him in jail, and the country becomes equal to a Banana Republic. Let him do what he wants to do, then say goodbye to fairness and the rule of law.
How well has the Frederick County Council handled the Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan? | 2022-08-31T07:14:39Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Is our democracy ineffective? | Columns | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/is-our-democracy-ineffective/article_f8963e70-57e1-5338-b439-c13a19c6245d.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/is-our-democracy-ineffective/article_f8963e70-57e1-5338-b439-c13a19c6245d.html |
School board committee videos are low-tech, but effective
The Frederick County Board of Education has taken a small but significant step toward greater transparency, by making a no-frills recording of one of its committee meetings and sharing the recording online.
It is an overdue attempt to make the important discussions that take place in committee available to the public. We applaud the board for going forward.
When the board discussed broadcasting committee meetings this spring, the staff put a price tag of $141,000 a year on the project.
But that number was based on broadcasting the committee meetings in the same way as the full board’s twice-monthly meetings. They are live on Frederick County Public Schools’ website and on TV, and a high-quality recording is available online later.
That’s the Cadillac version of broadcasting committee meetings. It would be nice, but it really is not necessary.
The work of the 11 committees is vitally important. Discussions at the committee level inform board decisions on everything from curriculum to the school year’s start date. The meetings are open to the public, but they are most often held on weekday mornings. That makes it difficult for the public, especially working parents, to attend.
While committee meeting minutes and agendas are uploaded to BoardDocs — the board’s site for sharing documents with the public — they are generally not broadcast. And the minutes and agendas are brief and can be hard for an outsider to parse.
Community members have been vocal in requesting that all committee meetings be livestreamed and recorded, so parents and others can see what the committee members discussed. It would benefit the board, as well, if community members could better understand the board’s reasoning.
Several board members support broadcasting them, but said the high price tag has held them back. So, last week the board tried a much less expensive solution.
Board member Jay Mason said that, when the Policy Committee met at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, officials opened a laptop computer, placed it at the back of the room and pointed it toward the dais.
Vice President Sue Johnson, a strong proponent of livestreaming the meetings, had said a low-tech recording of the committee could be made and would still be useful. And this was it.
“Anything is better than nothing,” Johnson told News-Post reporter Jillian Atelsek.
The 90-minute video has the flaws you would expect of such a recording. While voices are clear, at some points, it is nearly impossible to tell what board members are saying. Everything is shot from a single spot, so viewers can’t see the faces of people giving public comment or presenting to the board.
In other words, it is a lot like attending the meeting in person and sitting in the back. You cannot see all of the faces or hear all of the words, but you can get the gist of the discussion. It is not a bad way to see a meeting when you are very interested in what is being discussed.
Johnson, who is not on the Policy Committee, told our reporter that she usually cannot attend the meetings and has to rely on her colleagues to tell her what happened. There “are certainly times” where she would take advantage of a video recording, she said.
FCPS spokesperson Eric Louérs-Phillips told our reporter that the committee meetings were being recorded and shared on a case-by-case basis when the board requests it.
They should all be recorded in this simple way.
It is both an effective and timely way of keeping the public up to date on the inner workings of the school board. Until a better method arises, let’s use what we have. | 2022-08-31T07:14:45Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | School board committee videos are low-tech, but effective | Editorials | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/editorial/school-board-committee-videos-are-low-tech-but-effective/article_7f46d25b-c310-5557-9e94-b2ca5704d5b9.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/editorial/school-board-committee-videos-are-low-tech-but-effective/article_7f46d25b-c310-5557-9e94-b2ca5704d5b9.html |
You can test an avocado’s ripeness by pressing it firmly but gently. It’s ready to eat when there’s a little give.
Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post.
How to buy an avocado and tell when it's ripe
We've all been there. Where, exactly? The place that exists where avocados are seemingly only either rock hard or discolored mush when we cut them open. You may have even seen the memes about how small the window is for peak ripeness. While such jokes are exaggerated for effect, many of us still struggle with the question of how to choose a good avocado and determine when it's ready to eat.
The look: The first thing to check is the fruit's appearance. Avocados should have a glossy skin that is free of cracks and dry spots. The vast majority of avocados sold in the United States are Hass avocados, which tend to darken as they ripen. For these, bright green avocados should be ready in a few days, while darker ones are more likely to be ready to eat.
Another sign of ripeness is the color under the stem. "Once the stem is removed, there will be a little dimple and that dimple should most resemble the color of the inside of the avocado," Rebecca Angel Baer wrote in Southern Living. "So if that dimple is brown, chances are you'll see a lot of brown spots when you slice it open. But if that little dimple is yellow-green in color, you probably have a winner!" However, if it's still very yellow, it likely needs more time to ripen.
The feel: But the best indicator of avocado ripeness is firmness. Give it a gentle squeeze in the palm of your hand — the avocado industry prefers that shoppers don't poke the fruit with their fingers — and if it yields to the pressure, the fruit is ready to eat. Firm avocados should be left at room temperature to continue to ripen.
You can speed up the ripening process by placing the avocados in a paper bag, and can make it go even faster by adding another ethylene producing fruit, such as an apple or banana, to the bag. (Similarly, keep avocados away from such fruit if you don't want them to ripen so quickly.)
The timing: Once the avocado is ripe, it is best consumed within the next day or so. If you don't plan to eat the avocado that soon, you can place it in the refrigerator to slow the ripening process and give it a few extra days of life. Once an avocado is super soft, it's probably due for the compost bin.
With this in mind, it's important to consider when you want to eat the avocados the next time you go grocery shopping. For example, if you want to eat avocado toast for breakfast every day for the following week, buy some that are ripe now and some that still have ripening to do.
If you happen to have a bunch of ripe avocados all at once that you need to make use of — not a bad a problem to have — you can always make a big batch of guacamole. | 2022-08-31T09:03:08Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | How to buy an avocado and tell when it's ripe | Food | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/food/how-to-buy-an-avocado-and-tell-when-its-ripe/article_9c7b7eec-4450-5bdb-bf35-c37d5ca3f791.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/food/how-to-buy-an-avocado-and-tell-when-its-ripe/article_9c7b7eec-4450-5bdb-bf35-c37d5ca3f791.html |
Beer glasses created by UnCapped — with a little help from Philip Valencia, owner of Valencia Glass.
UnCapped: Valencia Glass in Damascus
In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Philip Valencia of Valencia Glass, after learning the fine art of glassblowing at his studio in Damascus (read this week’s cover story to learn more). Here is an excerpt of their talk.
UnCapped: For the last two hours, Phillip has been teaching me how to blow glass, and I have the red arm to prove it.
Phillip Valencia: Just a little sunburn.
UnCapped: I think this just proves that I’m soft.
Valencia: Not an unusual reaction. It’s more intense than a lot of people are prepared for in that first encounter.
UnCapped: I think friends will make fun of my soft hands, that I sit behind a desk all day and don’t do any real work. So, how did you get into glassblowing? It’s not something super easy that you just pick up.
Valencia: I definitely stumbled into it. It was maybe 2010 at Salisbury University, and I was a political science major, and I hated that. It was awful. It was too soon to be a midlife crisis moment, but what I ended up doing is getting enrolled in one of the glassblowing classes. Shortly thereafter, I kinda tricked my parents into being like, “This is great. You should try doing this for a living.” I got great advice from them, which was to make sure I got a business degree, but I was very involved with the glassblowing program while I was at college.
UnCapped: That was probably very smart of them. I feel like so many people who may have an amazing product have no idea how to run a business, and if they just had that knowledge, they would be immensely successful.
Valencia: In the 10 years I’ve been working with glass, I’ve seen many people come and go in the industry, some who were incredibly talented and just didn’t know how to operate and couldn’t get the momentum going. In the same timeframe, I’ve seen people who I never would have thought would have lasted in the industry who have done extremely well, not because they’re inherently creative or even that hard-working but just organized and knew how the business needed to be operated.
UnCapped: Most of my listeners listen because they’re into craft beer. Anyone who follows me on Instagram knows I have a slight addiction to glassware, and I think that’s how you even found me possibly. I’m always posting different glassware.
Valencia: Yeah, somewhere in the hashtags, we lined up.
UnCapped: This is my introduction to this type of glass, which I always forget the name of.
Valencia: It’s often called furnace glass or soft glass, but it is soda-lime glass, the most common type of glass in production but distinctly different from something like Pyrex, which is a brand of borosilicate. My glass doesn’t handle the thermal stress of going from one extreme, hot or cold, to the other, but it does melt at a lower temperature. Our furnaces are running around 2,000 degrees, and it makes perfectly food-safe, functional glassware. It’s more traditional to how people would have been working with glass about 2,000 years ago. The advent of borosilicate glass has created this supremely functional material that you can work with at a lower overhead cost, because torches don’t consume as much fuel. The cross collaboration work that I’ve seen, between torch work and furnace work, is really where I see a future in the industry. A lot of details will be made at a smaller scale with the torch, and the bigger piece can be assembled in a furnace.
UnCapped: At Salisbury, had you only taken one glassblowing class?
Valencia: I think I ended up with four of five semesters of it under my belt by the time I graduated. While I was a student, I interned at Glen Echo Glassworks, which is close to D.C. It’s in an old, 1950s amusement park, which is a really cool vibe. It’s got, like, a 100-year-old carousel playing music. I taught classes there and learned from the owner of the studio how to become more proficient, beyond what I thought was a capable skillset upon graduating from college. That was a very humbling experience. Every year, I’d start to become satisfied with my skills, and then I’d look at what I was doing a year earlier and be ... embarrassed by it. Glen Echo set me up really well with the skill set of being able to talk and work at the same time. You commented on that a little earlier.
UnCapped: Yeah, while you were teaching me to blow glass, you were doing your typical demonstration. I got to see you at the Maryland Craft Beer Festival.
Valencia: Yeah, we do various venues — breweries, wineries. … I really like interacting and sharing and educating people, so that’s where I’ve gone with my career.
UnCapped: People like [making] their own stuff. It plays perfectly into the narrative that younger generations don’t want to spend their money on things; they want to spend their money on experiences. This is perfect, because you get both.
Valencia: Absolutely. The only downside is it does cost a little bit of a premium, but what I’ve experienced — and maybe you’ve experienced the same in the craft beer industry — is people are willing to pay a little bit more for something that’s gonna be more memorable. People aren’t just trying to drink 30 Bud Lights in a night anymore. They’d much rather have a 4- or 6-pack of something special. … Craft beer and craft glass — that’s like peanut butter and jelly right there.
Valencia Glass
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Find Valencia Glass at the Damascus Community Fair, Sept. 9-11, at 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, and again at the Baltimore Craft Beer Festival at Canton Waterfront Park on Nov. 5, where they will be making beer glasses onsite.
Phillip Valencia
Soda-lime Glass | 2022-08-31T20:38:39Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | UnCapped: Valencia Glass in Damascus | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/uncapped-valencia-glass-in-damascus/article_dee64f1c-0ce5-51b1-a196-7f395894a4ee.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/uncapped-valencia-glass-in-damascus/article_dee64f1c-0ce5-51b1-a196-7f395894a4ee.html |
In this 2021 file photo, the Deme family, left, and Sutton family sit outside Glory Doughnuts & Diner. The business is set to close this week after nearly 10 years.
Glory Doughnuts to close after nearly 10 years in Frederick
A beloved Frederick doughnut shop is set to close after nearly 10 years in business.
Glory Doughnuts & Diner, at 162 W. Patrick St., announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday that this week will be its last one open.
"We thank each and every person who has ever walked through our doors," the post said. "It’s been an honor to serve you, Frederick."
The post did not cite a reason for the closure. The owners could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The vegan diner has been known for its variety of delectable doughnuts. The menu also includes other breakfast, lunch and dinner options, such as the tofu fried egg sandwich and BBQ potato baked bean burrito.
The business previously occupied 244 E. Church St. before moving to West Patrick Street.
Glory Doughnuts & Diner invited supporters to attend a party starting at 3 p.m. Sunday. There will be live music and the eatery's artwork will be for sale.
Comfort food is way of life at Glory Doughnuts
By 7 a.m., dozens of doughnuts line the counter at Glory Doughnuts in downtown Frederick. | 2022-08-31T20:38:45Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Glory Doughnuts to close after nearly 10 years in Frederick | Economy & business | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/glory-doughnuts-to-close-after-nearly-10-years-in-frederick/article_6edcfca0-bde9-5ce2-a2bc-56e3533f1736.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/glory-doughnuts-to-close-after-nearly-10-years-in-frederick/article_6edcfca0-bde9-5ce2-a2bc-56e3533f1736.html |
What to know about floor-to-ceiling windows
Modern homes showcase many dazzling features, but perhaps none draw as much as instant attention as floor-to-ceiling windows. Often seen in high-rise apartments that boast panoramic city views, floor-to-ceiling windows also are right at home in single-family dwellings.
Homeowners considering floor-to-ceiling windows may have lots of questions. The following rundown can provide some basic information that can help homeowners decide if floor-to-ceiling windows are right for their homes.
Cost is often the primary consideration when mulling a home renovation, and that’s even more significant as the world confronts the rising costs associated with inflation. The cost of installing floor-to-ceiling windows depends on a host of variables, including how many windows will be needed and where homeowners live. According to Modernize®, a service that facilitates connections between renovation-minded homeowners and local contractors, a floor-to-ceiling window wall costs somewhere between $700 to $1,600 per linear foot. Framing and glazing will add to those costs. Homeowners considering floor-to-ceiling windows are urged to receive several estimates for the project prior to choosing a contractor.
Lighting and energy efficiency
One of the more appealing aspects of floor-to-ceiling windows is all the natural light they allow in. Of course, all that light also can drive up energy costs on sunny summer days. One way around that is to install energy efficient windows. Such windows include extra insulation to prevent cool air from escaping the home on summer days, which can reduce the need to lower the thermostat on your air conditioning. A wall of glass also can provide less insulation against the cold. The extra insulation in energy efficient windows also helps keep warm air from escaping a home in the winter. Energy efficient windows may cost more than less efficient alternatives. However, over the long haul, a wall of less efficient floor-to-ceiling windows will likely cost more due to excess energy consumption.
Privacy and fading
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the view floor-to-ceiling windows provide, especially in homes surrounded by serene natural settings like woods or properties that abut waterways. But that view outward also provides a view in, potentially compromising privacy. All that extra exposure to sunlight also can cause fabrics to fade over time. Floor-to-ceiling blinds and shades can protect homeowners’ privacy and reduce fading on furniture, but this extra feature will add to the final cost of the project. Smart window tinting is another way to improve privacy and reduce fading, but this feature also will drive up the cost.
Floor-to-ceiling windows can be awe-inspiring. Homeowners considering such windows for their homes are urged to do their homework to ensure their homes are well-suited to this unique feature. | 2022-08-31T20:39:09Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | What to know about floor-to-ceiling windows | Home And Garden | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/home_and_garden/what-to-know-about-floor-to-ceiling-windows/article_6f3d8f8a-ecf7-528d-a9e8-f6c069613f6c.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/home_and_garden/what-to-know-about-floor-to-ceiling-windows/article_6f3d8f8a-ecf7-528d-a9e8-f6c069613f6c.html |
Stephen LeRoux
Platoon 22 aims to prevent suicide by veterans.
Community Foundation funds aim to assist nonprofits
Two funds recently established at The Community Foundation of Frederick County aim to help local nonprofits.
The Stephen LeRoux Endowment Fund honors the late attorney who "advocated passionately for families and children, and was inspired to stand up for those who couldn’t stand up for themselves," a news release from the foundation said.
Emily N. Seifarth founded the fund in memory of her husband Stephen.
"Although his life was far too short, Stephen’s legacy of love, selflessness, and service to others will carry forward through the fund to the Frederick County community," the release said.
The fund "will provide grants to local nonprofit organizations that support people in underserved or vulnerable populations with legal expenses or legal representation," according to the release.
A separate fund, the Platoon 22 Charitable Fund, will support local nonprofits that provide services to veterans, "addressing the issues of entrepreneurship and extreme hardship or obstacles to better well-being."
Platoon 22's mission is to combat veteran suicide through education, awareness, and providing peer support and programs, according to the release.
For additional information about the Community Foundation, visit FrederickCountyGives.org. | 2022-08-31T23:36:46Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Community Foundation funds aim to assist nonprofits | Economy & business | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/community-foundation-funds-aim-to-assist-nonprofits/article_1708f7ed-0796-55f4-9a9e-3a2f19ac7142.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/community-foundation-funds-aim-to-assist-nonprofits/article_1708f7ed-0796-55f4-9a9e-3a2f19ac7142.html |
Frederick County Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater speaks at a forum for Democratic candidates for county executive at the ARC of Frederick County in April. Daryl Boffman, left, and Councilman Kai Hagen look on.
Frederick County executive candidate Jessica Fitzwater raised more than double the amount that her opponent, state Sen. Michael Hough, brought in from early July to late August, according to new campaign finance reports.
Fitzwater, a Democrat who since 2014 has represented the east side of Frederick on the County Council, raised $124,000 between July 4 and Aug. 23, the period for the latest campaign finance reports.
Hough, a Republican who since 2015 has represented Frederick and Carroll counties in the state legislature, raised $58,000 during the same period.
“My fundraising support serves as a stark contrast to my opponent, who is relying on his Washington, D.C. connections and out-of-state contributors to try to influence Frederick County politics,” Fitzwater said in a press release Wednesday. “We don’t need outsiders trying to tell us what our future should be.”
However, going back to early 2021, Hough has raised four times as much money as Fitzwater.
From January 2021 through early July 2022, Hough raised $478,000. Fitzwater raised $195,000 during the same period.
Campaign finance reports showed only subtle differences in the number of out-of-state contributions the two candidates received.
About 5.4% of individual contributions to Fitzwater's campaign came from outside Maryland, campaign finance reports show. Her out-of-state contributions totaled $14,800, or roughly 12% of the money donated to her campaign between July 4 and Aug. 23.
Individual donations from outside Maryland comprised 6.5% of the money given to Hough's campaign, according to campaign finance reports. His out-of-state contributions totaled $5,900, or 10% of cash given to his campaign.
"We are proud to have nearly a 4-to-1 cash-on-hand advantage over Jessica Fitzwater," Hough wrote in a text message on Wednesday. "Her report showed a large chunk of her donations came from liberal politicians who want to turn us into Montgomery County North."
Between July 4 and Aug. 23, Hough spent $110,000 and had $434,000 remaining heading into the Nov. 8 general election.
Fitzwater spent $143,000, and she had $119,000 in cash remaining.
Fitzwater won the Democratic primary election in July with 58% of the vote. She defeated County Councilman Kai Hagen and Daryl Boffman, a business consultant and former Frederick County Board of Education member.
Fitzwater's two former rivals contributed to her campaign during the last transaction period. Hagen donated $3,000 and Boffman contributed $2,000.
Hough ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.
After refraining from making any campaign donations in the contested primary election, County Executive Jan Gardner, D, gave $6,000 to Fitzwater’s campaign.
Fitzwater received help from federal Democratic lawmakers, too, including $11,500 from U.S. Rep. David Trone and his wife, June; $4,000 from U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin; and $6,000 from U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown.
Hough received $1,000 from state Del. Barrie Ciliberti, who has represented Frederick and Carroll counties since 2015, and $3,000 from state Sen. John (Jack) Bailey’s campaign. Bailey represents Calvert and St. Mary’s counties.
In addition to the next county executive, voters will elect seven candidates to the County Council in November. Below are campaign finance numbers for the 14 remaining County Council candidates for the period from July 4 to Aug. 23:
At-large (voters elect two candidates)
Tony Chmelik (R) raised $0, spent $1,470, has $1,540 remaining
Councilman Phil Dacey (R) raised $11,770, spent $19,340, has $72,450 remaining
Renee Knapp (D) raised $5,100, spent $185, has $11,460 remaining
Brad Young (D) raised $15,680, spent $7,580, has $37,370 remaining
John Distel (R) raised $2,150, spent $1,460 has $3,730 remaining
Councilman Jerry Donald (D) raised $3,940, spent $12,680, has $14,590 remaining
Councilman Steve McKay (R) raised $4,500, spent $6,320, has $6,440 remaining
Lisa Jarosinski (D) raised $8,070, spent $828, has $9,490 remaining
Shelley Aloi (R) raised $0, spent $64, has $536 remaining
Council President M.C. Keegan-Ayer (D) raised $1,380, spent $43, has $17,790 remaining
John Fer (R) raised $350, spent $0, has $350 remaining
Kavonte Duckett (D) raised $1,640, spent $3,980, has $6,030 remaining
Mason Carter (R) raised $3,080, spent $6,130, has $2,510 remaining
Julianna Lufkin (D) raised $150, spent $2,020, has $1,390 remaining
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Piedmontgardener Aug 31, 2022 9:53pm
Won't matter at all, Michael, Mike or whatever his name is this cycle has an anvil of Trump, Mooney and Dobbs around his neck. He's toast. I'd love to have a serious, thoughtful regionally focused Republican who doesn't endorse seditious traitors or their enablers like Cox to vote for. So I'll gladly send him back to his day job of promoting Mooney.
i miss kirbie delaughter | 2022-09-01T02:14:27Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Fitzwater outraises Hough in county executive race since primary, but remains well behind | Election Coverage | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/fitzwater-outraises-hough-in-county-executive-race-since-primary-but-remains-well-behind/article_f6c4315f-6c30-539d-b84a-3b3e4ab05ca1.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/fitzwater-outraises-hough-in-county-executive-race-since-primary-but-remains-well-behind/article_f6c4315f-6c30-539d-b84a-3b3e4ab05ca1.html |
The Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. is getting a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce that will help with renovations to the building on Ballenger Center Drive.
Officials hail $4.6M federal grant for local business incubator
A $4.6 million federal grant will help a Frederick business incubator move into a new home.
The U.S. Commerce Department announced Tuesday that the Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. (FITCI) will receive the grant from American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Renovation at the incubator's new home at 321 Ballenger Center Drive is expected to begin in October, with the first members moving in next year, FITCI spokeswoman April Bartel wrote in an email Wednesday.
The first phase of the project involves a 15-year lease and 26% ownership of the building, and then a transition to full ownership, according to Bartel.
"Ultimately, FITCI intends to purchase the entire building as this is part of a larger vision," she wrote.
The arrangement means that FITCI will initially use about a quarter of the building's listed 81,500 square feet.
FITCI had been looking to leave its location on Metropolitan Court, outside the city, and find a new location that would allow the incubator to grow and expand.
The money from the department's Economic Development Administration will help pay to renovate and construct laboratory space and offices designed to help small technology businesses as they start out.
The federal money will be matched with $1.2 million in local money. The investments are expected to create or maintain at least 320 jobs and generate $125 million in private investment, according to the Commerce Department release.
Rising construction costs mean that FITCI still has to raise about $5 million to complete the project.
To gauge what FITCI can do with $4.6 million, look at the companies that have come out of the incubator in the past, said Rick Weldon, president and CEO of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, ticking off names such as Roosterbio, Kemp Proteins and other leading members of the county's bio-tech and life sciences industries.
“A dollar invested with FITCI pays well more than a dollar back” into the local economy, Weldon said.
Richard Griffin, the director of the city of Frederick's Department of Economic Development, wrote in an email that the city strongly supports growing new tech company startups and the jobs and additional tax base they bring.
The city is a founding sponsor of FITCI. Griffin hailed the capital support of the incubator's new state-of-the-art business accelerator at Ballenger Center Drive.
“This EDA grant funding is being matched by capital investments made by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen along with funding from the County and State,” Griffin wrote. “Together with the FITCI leadership team we are building a robust pipeline of diverse tech startups for the future of our community.”
Beckham Gumbin Ventures marketed 321 Ballenger Center Drive as possible laboratory suites of 3,000 to 7,000 square feet apiece, "with the ability to combine up to 37,000 SF of contiguous space on a single floor."
In July, FITCI invited elected officials, community leaders and others to an open house at the facility on Ballenger Center Drive to see the space and learn about proposed architectural designs and planned amenities.
With more space, Weldon thinks the incubator could increase the variety of companies it serves, creating a life sciences community that could equal or surpass the one in nearby Montgomery County.
Weldon said he wouldn't be surprised if the next breakthrough in cancer research comes out of Frederick County, through the environment that FITCI has helped to create.
Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc.
Frederick Department Of Economic Development
Rick Weldon | 2022-09-01T02:14:31Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Officials hail $4.6M federal grant for local business incubator | Economy & business | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/officials-hail-4-6m-federal-grant-for-local-business-incubator/article_42984957-3a6a-5ca6-af15-fc3aa64f54ef.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/officials-hail-4-6m-federal-grant-for-local-business-incubator/article_42984957-3a6a-5ca6-af15-fc3aa64f54ef.html |
Volunteers help at The Record Exchange in downtown Frederick on Sunday.
Staff photo by Lauren LaRocca
Sam Lock starts to take down The Record Exchange sign at his music store in downtown Frederick on Sunday. The building caught fire Aug. 24.
The ceiling of The Record Exchange collapsed from water damage as firefighters extinguished a fire above the store.
Volunteers help at The Record Exchange in downtown Frederick on Sunday after its location was damaged by fire Wednesday night.
The back of the fire-singed building on West Second Street in downtown Frederick.
HELP OUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE RECOVER
The Record Exchange needs us. The beloved music store at 151 N. Market St. in downtown Frederick is severely water damaged after firemen responded to a fire on Aug. 24 in the apartments above the shop. The water caused the ceiling to collapse, and owner Sam Lock said almost no inventory is salvageable. He was still in shock on Sunday, as he worked with staff and volunteers to see what, if anything, could be saved. Some of that inventory will be stored temporarily in various locations until The Record Exchange reopens — at a new location to be determined. If you want to help the store during its recovery, donate money to their GoFundMe (find the link on their website, recordexchangeofmd.com), or donate vinyl, CDs, cassettes, vintage video games, band T-shirts, etc., which you can drop off at The Downtown Frederick Partnership at 19 E. Church St., Frederick, or Embark Skate Shop at 238-B N. Market St., Frederick. Our hearts are with them, as well as Tiara Day, one of the cutest boutiques we’ve ever seen, whose shop was located in the same building and also nearly completely destroyed.
‘TRAVEL AS A POLITICAL ACT’
Travel writer, activist and TV host Rick Steves has traversed the world and loves to tell us what he finds along the way. This month, his travels will take him through Frederick, Maryland. Catch him onstage at the Weinberg Center when he kicks off this season’s Frederick Speaker Series on Sept. 8. “The most important thing we can do in our travels is get ou t of our comfort zone, gain an empathy for the other 96% of humanity, and come home with what I think is the most important souvenir … a broader perspective,” he told an audience at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2019. “This is travel as a political act.” We wonder what he’ll away take from his trip through our little part of the globe.
WHERE ART AND NATURE MERGE
Before cameras were in wide use, artists would capture natural landscapes by hand with paint, charcoal and graphite on paper and canvas, and those images then inspired others to visit what would one day become national parks in America. This tradition of capturing the natural world through art has never ceased, and today, parks across the country host artists in residence, continuing the tradition in a more official fashion. Catoctin Forest Alliance manages our local artist-in-residence program jointly with Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park. This year’s artist is quilter Susan Lenz, who will be in residence during September. Catch one of her free workshops on Sept. 9 and 17.
WEINBERG ANNOUNCES 22-23 SEASON
The Weinberg Center for the Arts announced its season lineup — live music, comedy, dance, film, theater and more. New this season is the Wonder Book Classic Film Series, hosted by the beloved Wonder Book & Video, which kicks off Oct. 13 with a screening of the 1931 film “Frankenstein.” Check out the full season lineup, and get ready to grab tickets when they go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 7. Carroll Arts Center in Westminster just announced their season, too. | 2022-09-01T04:42:18Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | NEED TO KNOW: Week of Sept. 1 | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/need-to-know-week-of-sept-1/article_90c45be5-118d-51c9-a515-87ff3117f368.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/need-to-know-week-of-sept-1/article_90c45be5-118d-51c9-a515-87ff3117f368.html |
A sketch of a Presbyterian church hospital in Frederick.
Meet the Civil War's wounded
Longtime Frederick locals are likely familiar with the broad outlines of the city’s Civil War history, especially its role in treating the wounded from the 1862 Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest events in U.S. history.
Photos and sketches from the battle’s aftermath in Frederick are commonplace on historical markers and in guidebooks. They include several interior shots of the town’s churches when they served as makeshift hospitals.
Far less common, however, is detailed knowledge of the specific soldiers who lay wounded on the cots lining the church aisles in those old photographs.
John Lustrea, director of education at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, hopes to elevate the stories of those individual soldiers during his Faces of the Wounded downtown walking tour on Sept. 3.
“I think especially something like the Civil War, it can seem like it was ancient history even though it was only 160 years ago,” Lustrea said. “I think by sharing individual stories, by hearing their own stories in their own words, it lets people feel a common humanity with people who suffered a long time ago. It has a way of making the past feel a little more accessible.”
As Lustrea leads his tour group to the historic churches, which are largely unchanged from the Civil War era, he will share specific stories of some of the men who were treated there, relying on information from their letters, diaries and memoirs.
When the group arrives at the Evangelical Lutheran Church on Church Street, they will hear the account of Henry Tisdale, a sergeant in Company G of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry.
Having been shot in the leg at the Battle of South Mountain, which immediately preceded the fighting at Antietam, Tisdale was brought to the church for treatment. He kept a detailed diary of his experience there, including observations about the people who came to visit the wounded, the comfort of the beds and quality of the food. Lustrea says Tisdale’s positive commentary on the cleanliness of the temporary hospital “is a bit of surprising information to folks,” who tend to assume the worst when it comes to Civil War hygiene.
Another soldier, Private Charles F. Johnson of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, published a memoir called “The Long Roll” about his Civil War experience based on his detailed contemporaneous journals. After being shot in his hip at Antietam, he was treated at the Frederick Presbyterian Church, which still stands today on West Second Street near Record Street.
Lustrea says Johnson is an especially interesting figure to historians because his memoir provides information about his life after the war, whereas most of the soldiers who wrote detailed accounts of their experiences in letters and diaries simply stopped writing when they returned home.
In addition to offering vivid written accounts of his time in Frederick, which included a visit from President Abraham Lincoln, Johnson published several detailed sketch drawings of war-time scenes. Both his sketched and verbal descriptions of Frederick are notable for demonstrating how little the downtown area has changed in over a century and a half.
In his journal entry from Sept. 13, 1862, Johnson writes, “Frederick City is not only loyal but beautiful, as we could see in our first glimpse of its picturesque spires piercing the blue background formed by the Catoctin Mountains, and the white houses nestled lovingly in the valley beneath us.”
The Faces of the Wounded tour is a special version of the museum’s regular weekly One Vast Hospital walking tour, which aims to highlight the importance of Frederick’s role in developing modern medical procedures, especially disaster evacuation protocols.
Brad Stone, a museum volunteer who leads several of the regular walking tours dressed as a Civil War Army surgeon, said it’s important that we remember not only the advances that emerged from the Civil War experience in Frederick but the processes that led to their development. He said the relative success of the 25-mile evacuation from Antietam to the city’s churches is attributable to the forethought of Major Jonathan Letterman, who had anticipated the possibility of mass-casualty battles because of his close study of military history.
“He created a system that could deal with an experience the United States had never experienced before, and rather than being overwhelmed by it, they were able to cope with it and successfully deal with it,” Stone said. “Looking at that process can help in the future to deal with new unprecedented crises.”
Feeling deeply the importance historical lessons hold for handling modern problems, Stone says he and the museum staff are always looking for new ways to inspire public interest in Frederick’s Civil War history. He has learned on his tours that creating connections between the war and other interesting facets of local history is helpful to that end.
For example, when his tour groups stop by the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on West Church Street, in addition to its role in Civil War medicine, Stone shares the story of Patsy Cline, a famous country singer who was married at the church in the 1950s.
For World War II buffs, Stone likes to tell stories of Winston Churchill’s visits to Frederick. The British Prime Minster was famous for his deep knowledge of the American Civil War. Stone says that when he was traveling through Frederick the first time, en route to Camp David (then called Shangri-La) with President Franklin Roosevelt, he began reciting from memory John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem about Barbara Fritchie, a 95-year-old woman who, according to folklore, stood in defiance against the Confederate troops occupying Frederick.
Stone says running the tours helps him find those important historical tie-ins to more modern interests because the tours tend to draw together people with a lot of local knowledge who share stories with the group. When he learns new information that way, he researches it and brings it into his future tours.
Faces of the Wounded Walking Tour
When: 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 3
Where: National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick
Tickets: $15 for nonmembers, free to members
Info: civilwarmed.org | 2022-09-01T04:42:30Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Meet the Civil War's wounded | History | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/history/meet-the-civil-wars-wounded/article_f6841d4a-e928-5cd2-8f8f-62e2184e2e97.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/history/meet-the-civil-wars-wounded/article_f6841d4a-e928-5cd2-8f8f-62e2184e2e97.html |
Walkersville High Varsity Football 2022
Football preview: Lions well-equipped to do what they do well
WALKERSVILLE — During a recent scrimmage against Manchester Valley, senior fullback Malik Bowie charged through an opening in the line, and defenders scurried away.
“One of their linebackers made a business decision,” Bowie said later.
Translation: The linebacker wanted no part of the 6-foot-1, 230-pound Bowie, who adds a physical dynamic to Walkersville’s bread-and-butter running game with his ability to block and carry the ball.
He is expecting to receive more handoffs after primarily serving as a blocking back last season.
Bowie, along with a bigger and much improved offensive line, will help the Lions do what they do best more effectively.
That is pound opponents relentlessly with a deep stable of capable running backs. They have achieved their greatest success, including a Class 2A state championship in 2016, with that style of play, and they still feel it’s their best path going forward, especially with questions swirling around the passing game.
Last year, the Lions were younger and more inexperienced. They were breaking in new starters at running back and along the offensive line. So, they struggled to assert themselves in the trenches. They couldn’t push teams around as much as they would have liked.
But, with returning starters on the line, including 6-foot-6, 340-pound senior tackle Derick Tossah, 6-foot, 255-pound junior center John Evans and 6-foot-4, 270-pound sophomore tackle Logan Boston, whom the coaching staff is very high on, they are better equipped to do just that.
“Our line has gotten a lot better,” said senior Rony Lopez, who led the team in rushing last season with nearly 800 yards and six touchdowns. “The run game will be a lot better than it was last season.”
Coach Joe Polce said as many as six running backs could receive a significant number of carries.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Lopez will be joined by juniors Mason Clark (5-9, 185) and Zion Ntemi (6-0, 205) as the primary ball carriers.
Bowie will be expected to pave the way for them, in addition to taking more handoffs himself.
“Being as big as I am, I can get people out of the way,” Bowie said.
The passing game will rest on the shoulders of 6-foot, 190-pound junior Brad Dawson, who steps in as the starting quarterback after playing the position for the junior varsity team the last two seasons.
“We just gotta get him up to speed,” Polce said of Dawson. “He is improving every day.”
Dawson’s primary targets will be 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior Collin Sewell, 5-foot-10, 190-pound Tristano Menconi and 5-foot-10, 140-pound Darius Eubank.
Walkersville won’t have the luxury of tossing it up for the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Jeremiah Franklin, who now plays at Boston College. But the team feels the passing game has a chance to improve over the course of the season as Dawson gets more comfortable and gains experience.
However, there won’t be much time to wade into the water, as the Lions face perennial powers Linganore and Oakdale on the road in the first three weeks of the season.
“We have to stay healthy and be mentally strong and not do stupid stuff,” Bowie said.
The defense will have to help carry the load and is well-positioned to do so with Bowie at middle linebacker, Sewell at strong safety, Menconi at free safety, Lopez at outside linebacker, and Clark and junior Jaden Sasu playing cornerback.
Last season, the defense struggled to get stops when needed, allowing 49 to Frederick High, 37 to Middletown and 41 to Oakland Mills in a one-point loss in the Class 2A West playoffs.
“I think we are going to be way better defensively,” Sewell said.
The pieces are in place for Walkersville to have a better season than last. Keeping them on the field will be a big part of it.
“We gotta stay healthy,” Polce said. “We always have really good players. But we are never super deep. So, if we stay healthy, that will be great.”
Region: Class 2A West. Postseason appearances: 16. State championships: 2. Coach and record with team: Joe Polce, 13th season, 91-42. 2021 record: 7-4. Returning starters: 6 offense, 6 defense.
2021 review: Coming off a productive spring season, the Lions won six of their first eight games, including a 20-14 home win over Oakdale in Week 2. Their only losses in that span were a 25-12 home loss to Linganore in Week 3 and a 49-28 loss at Frederick High in Week 6. The defense began to fizzle as the season neared a close. They lost to Middletown 37-0 at home to close the regular season. Then, after beating Poolesville 35-28 at home in the first round of the Class 2A West playoffs, they surrendered 42 at Oakland Mills in a one-point loss that ended their season.
Malik Bowie
Rony Lopez | 2022-09-01T04:42:54Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Football preview: Lions well-equipped to do what they do well | High School Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/football-preview-lions-well-equipped-to-do-what-they-do-well/article_dc06cb54-e83e-5453-9a45-4098f12385f8.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/football-preview-lions-well-equipped-to-do-what-they-do-well/article_dc06cb54-e83e-5453-9a45-4098f12385f8.html |
Oakdale varsity football coach Kurt Stein talks to his players at a recent practice. The Bears have the biggest roster in program history.
The Oakdale varsity football team walks to the practice field on Tuesday.
Numbers are up in football programs across the county
Thomas Johnson football coach Bobby Humphries contemplated making cuts this month.
Three years after his program couldn’t field a team because there was not enough interest, Humphries is no longer in desperate search of bodies to fill out his roster.
“Now we need a standard of football player that has the dedication and the work ethic and the commitment that we are looking for,” said Humphries, who has close to 100 kids in his program, including 49 on the varsity team.
Other football programs across Frederick County find themselves in similar positions.
Frederick High football coach Kevin Pirri, who was hurting for players much like TJ not that long ago, also has more than 100 kids in his program. He was forced to make a cut for the first time in his eight-year tenure at the school.
“It was awful,” he said.
Meanwhile, Oakdale has more football players than it has ever had with more than 130 kids. Linganore is just shy of its record number with 141. Brunswick is up by about 25 kids, Middletown by 10 to 15. Even Tuscarora is reporting an increase — the varsity team is up 14 players from last season — despite its struggles in recent seasons.
With another high school season set to kick off Friday night, football in Frederick County appears to be as healthy as it has ever been.
There presently aren’t enough helmets for kids who want to play high school football in the county, fueled in large part by the national helmet shortage.
“I think parents really wanted to seize the opportunity to see their kids get out and involved in something good, something positive,” Linganore coach Rick Conner said. “After the last two years, there’s a renewed sense of urgency to get them involved with something positive.”
The popularity of the sport in Frederick County flies in the face of the national narrative and reams of scientific data about head injuries that suggest the sport has become too dangerous and that parents are now far more leery of allowing their children to play.
HealthDay News published a study in April that showed half of the 4,000 U.S. adults surveyed felt that tackle football was inappropriate for children.
But that attitude is not prevalent in Frederick County, where youth football programs are bursting at the seams, keeping the 10 public high schools well-stocked with young talent.
With the advancements in helmet technology and improved tackling techniques, many coaches in the county feel the stigma about the dangers of football is not as great as it once was.
“I think the media is not pushing it anymore,” Humphries said. “They had other stuff to talk about. They had COVID to talk about.”
Humphries pointed out that many of the big hits that were used to sell football nationally decades ago are now illegal. So, they aren’t being seen as much by the younger generation.
Coaches in Frederick County regularly attend seminars every year about player safety and better tackling techniques.
And the helmet technology has improved to the point that they are much more expensive and hardly resemble the helmets of old.
“Gosh, if you were going to invest in a stock, that should have been it,” Brunswick coach Jerry Smith said about helmets.
Smith said that football helmets “are like space helmets now.”
“They are crazy,” he said.
There are other reasons why so many kids are playing football in Frederick County. It’s not just that some parents feel the game is getting safer or was never that dangerous.
For one, school enrollments are increasing dramatically across the board ahead of reclassification next year.
Oakdale, which straddled the line between Class 2A and 3A for a long time, is now pushing 4A status. So are Linganore and Frederick High, two longtime 3A schools, and Thomas Johnson, which used to be a 4A school before dropping to 3A.
Presently, Urbana is the only school in 4A, the largest classification for Maryland public schools.
With larger schools, coaches theoretically have a larger pool of players to draw from. Cutting players might become more of a norm than a rarity.
Plus, after two-plus years of being cooped up at home due to the pandemic, kids are just anxious to get outside and participate in activities with their friends. Many are turning to sports like football.
“Parents want their kids out of the house,” Conner said. “Get off the phone. Get off the computer. Go interact with people. Have someone reinforce what you are doing.”
So, how will all this excess translate on the field? Will it improve the quality of the football on Friday nights?
“I think it will,” Humphries said. “You have higher skilled athletes across the board. So, now our No. 2s can actually give our No. 1s some actual work. So, instead of having 11 good football players, now you have 22 good football players.” | 2022-09-01T04:43:00Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Numbers are up in football programs across the county | High School Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/numbers-are-up-in-football-programs-across-the-county/article_aab5a040-a674-5b6a-af8b-a1ce3c4d4d78.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/numbers-are-up-in-football-programs-across-the-county/article_aab5a040-a674-5b6a-af8b-a1ce3c4d4d78.html |
Since his conviction and sentence to pay the extreme penalty, William A. Stultz, now in jail, has undergone a complete change. Being uneducated and unable to read, he has asked his guards to read to him from the Bible. Yesterday, he was visited by his son, who resides in Baltimore. During the conversation, Stultz advised his son to join the church, live an upright life and be a good man. The prisoner’s wife and daughter separated from him some time ago and are living in Baltimore, and have not visited him since the conviction. Stultz is being supplied with food from the sheriff’s table. When his son called yesterday, he brought his father some tobacco.
The crime wave, which seems to be gripping the state and county along with the rest of the United States, was the topic of discussion at last night’s meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary, Francis Scott Key Post, held in the Armory. All members present admitted that conditions were bad and that something should be done to check the outbreak of lawlessness. There seemed to be considerable difference of opinion as to which remedy should be applied, however. It was suggested that punishment be swift and certain.
Nearly five miles northwest of Frederick in Tuscarora district lies the village of Yellow Springs. The Hamburg pike passes through it as does the H. and F. Railway. The village gets its name from the spring of yellow mineral water which is located on the farm of the late A.W. Burkhart, along the H&F Railroad. This never-failing spring attracts a number of people who like to taste the mineral water. The Mineral Springs referred to above enjoy a wide reputation for their medicinal qualities. Traditions says the Indians held the virtues of these waters in high esteem, calling them the “medicine waters” or healing fountain of the Great Spirit.
Many parents came to praise the $32 million Capital Improvements Program priority schedule the Frederick County Board of Education presented Tuesday night. But, the Fiscal Year 1984-89 CIP also had its dissenters at the public hearing held in Monocacy Middle School. Brunswick residents, who numbered over half those in attendance, apparently were satisfied with the CIP schedule. Some parents from the Linganore High feeder areas, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the proposed phase funding for the highs school addition and renovation plans.
ROCKVILLE — A mysterious illness, dubbed “Potomac Fever” has killed at least seven horses and possibly infected as many as 40 in Maryland, according to state and federal agricultural experts. The disease has struck in a section of Montgomery County near Washington, D.C. The cause of the disease is not known. It triggers severe diarrhea attacks in horses, which can result in death in two or three days. “This is the fourth year in the same area, and we have not been able to come up with a causative agent,” said Dr. J.C Shook, Maryland state veterinarian.
This date was a Sunday. The Frederick News-Post did not publish a Sunday editon at this time.
William A. Stultz
Criime Wave
Hamburg Pike
H. And F. Railway
A.w. Burkhart
Medicine Waters
Capital Improvements Program
Potomac Fever
Horses Dying | 2022-09-01T07:00:27Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | 20-40-100 Years Ago — Sept. 1 | News | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-1/article_13d036e4-b736-549f-8b11-61a1d4690177.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-1/article_13d036e4-b736-549f-8b11-61a1d4690177.html |
Maria P. Lenz
Maria Patricia (Pat) Lenz, age 78, of Frederick, Maryland, formally of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed peacefully with family by her side on Aug. 29, 2022. Born June 6, 1944, in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Maria Crossan. Pat attended the Wilmington General Hospital School of Nursing (Class of 1965). She enjoyed a long career as a registered nurse, working at several hospitals throughout her 47-year career. She had a passion for being around people, reading and, most of all, doting on her five grandchildren. Pat was preceded in death by daughter, Adrienne Steuer; and brother, Edward Crossan Jr. She is survived by her children, Matthew Lenz (Robin) and John Lenz (Andre); grandchildren, Carter and Aidan Lenz, and Alexandra, Anya and Petra Steuer; and brothers, J. Robert Crossan (Anne Marie) and Joseph Crossan (Diana). Friends may call at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 200 S. Duke St., Shepherdstown, WV 25443, on Sept 10, 2022. Family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m., followed by Mass and interment. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made by sending a check to: Boy Scout Troop 1775, c/o Matthew Lenz. Please sign the family guestbook at devolfuneralhome.com.
Maria Patricia
Matthew Lenz | 2022-09-01T07:00:39Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Maria P. Lenz | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/maria-p-lenz/article_4a8768c3-2e6c-59ce-bd4b-c4d0158a4683.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/maria-p-lenz/article_4a8768c3-2e6c-59ce-bd4b-c4d0158a4683.html |
Melody Flinn
Melody Ann Flinn, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 28, 2022, after a brave battle with breast cancer, surrounded by her family and friends. Born on May 24, 1966, in Cumberland, Maryland, Melody was the daughter of Marianne Flinn and the late Bobby Flinn. She was the devoted mother of William ‘Zimmy’ Zimmerman Jr.
In addition to her mother and son, Melody is survived by her two brothers, Gene and Mike; and sisters-in-law, Joyce and Jen. She will be remembered by her nieces, Becca, Rachel and Meghan (Aaron); nephews, Aiden and Liam; and one great-nephew, Owen.
Mel graduated from Southern Garrett High School. She went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University. She then completed her master’s degree in education from Hood College. Mel was an educator, and she spent 27 years at Daly Elementary School in Germantown, Maryland. She was beloved by her students and colleagues alike.
Mel lived each day to its fullest. She enjoyed spending time with Zimmy and his friends, motorcycle rides, Steelers football games, gardening, dancing, lounging in her pool and sipping on margaritas. She was a dog lover and will be missed by her two pups, Steele and Mace. She was greeted in heaven by Nestea, Chestnut, Ringo, Midnight and Melee.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. A memorial service will immediately follow at 2 p.m. | 2022-09-01T07:00:51Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Melody Flinn | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/melody-flinn/article_206b44fa-5f51-5317-a7ac-81a827064933.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/melody-flinn/article_206b44fa-5f51-5317-a7ac-81a827064933.html |
Norma Wigfield
Norma June Wigfield passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at the age of 90. She was currently a resident at Montevue Assisted Living. Norma was born Sept. 21, 1931, and spent her childhood years in Cumberland, Maryland, graduating from Alleghany High School.
Norma married in August 1950, and she and her husband raised their family in Brunswick. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sherman J. Wigfield, who died in June 2013.
Norma is survived by her four children, Gary (Tina) Wigfield, Janet (Alan) Robertson, James (Karen) Wigfield and David (Cherie) Wigfield. Her grandchildren are Darren, Danny, Diane, Jason, Mark, Tyler, Willie, Grant, Shay, Trent, Reed, Ethan, Mandy, Heather and Alexis. She also has six great-grandchildren. In addition, she is survived by her sister, Shirley Phillips, of Cumberland.
Previously departed loved ones include her parents, Ira Clayton and Agnes Pearl Bucy, as well as two brothers and two sisters.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1100 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at the funeral home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services.
Following the service, interment will be at Brownsville Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 1911 Rohrersville Road, Knoxville.
Norma June Wigfield | 2022-09-01T07:00:57Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Norma Wigfield | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/norma-wigfield/article_490c57aa-4710-56d6-9718-cb26c4c6ffc7.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/norma-wigfield/article_490c57aa-4710-56d6-9718-cb26c4c6ffc7.html |
After sexually abusing a former martial arts student more than 20 years ago, a Frederick man was ordered on Tuesday to serve 18 months in prison for the abuse, according to online court records.
Stover was an instructor at the academy, where he held a “cult-like” following and was treated like a “god,” charging documents say.
The victim’s attorney, Christopher Quasebarth, said in an interview Thursday that his client was thankful for the sentencing.
“My client has suffered the trauma of these offenses for the last, almost 25 years and the sentencing on Tuesday brought a conclusion to the criminal case,” he said.
Stover’s attorney, Thomas Pavlinic, said in an interview Thursday that Stover wanted to report on his own to the Maryland Division of Correction on Friday after getting medication instead of being taken there on Tuesday.
“I’d rather not comment on what’s happened in the past, but just focus on the future,” he said in an interview.
Frederick martial arts instructor allegedly abused student for three years
A martial arts instructor from Frederick with an alleged “cult-like” following stands accused of abusing a teenage student over the course of …
Frederick man pleads guilty to abusing martial arts student
Charles Stover | 2022-09-01T21:24:59Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Former martial arts instructor ordered to serve 18 months for abuse from decades ago | Courts | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/courts/former-martial-arts-instructor-ordered-to-serve-18-months-for-abuse-from-decades-ago/article_1f6973a7-e39e-5a72-87bc-eddb73889118.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/courts/former-martial-arts-instructor-ordered-to-serve-18-months-for-abuse-from-decades-ago/article_1f6973a7-e39e-5a72-87bc-eddb73889118.html |
Hall, a Democrat running in a Republican majority district, wants to unify
Millicent Hall, a Democrat running for state delegate in a majority Republican district, wants to end divisiveness she sees in her community and the State House.
As someone politically progressive, Hall said, she knows she holds different beliefs than many of her conservative neighbors in legislative District 4. But, she said, she wants a good relationship with them.
If elected, she said, she would hold listening sessions to better understand the needs of constituents and have an “open dialogue” with Republican colleagues, to find common goals.
“It is really easy to be angry at someone when you haven’t met them,” said Hall, who lives in Middletown. “But when you actually sit down and talk to them, it’s a lot harder to keep that kind of aggression.”
District 4 covers most of the county, other than the city of Frederick.
As of July, the district had 40,667 Republicans and 31,650 Democrats, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.
The district is represented by Republicans Barrie Ciliberti, Jesse Pippy and Dan Cox, the GOP nominee for governor.
Ciliberti, Pippy and Republican April Fleming Miller are competing for the district’s three seats in the Nov. 8 general election. The Democratic candidates are Hall; her father, Andrew Duck; and her brother, Brandon Duck.
Hall received 7,703 votes — more than her brother’s 7,137 votes, but fewer than her father’s 7,764 votes.
This is Hall’s second time running for public office. She won a primary for a Frederick County Board of Education seat in 2014, but lost in the general election.
She decided to run for state office after speaking with her father and brother at a meeting for her father’s campaign.
As a younger woman and local business owner, Hall said, she doesn’t see a lot of voices like hers represented at the state level. She wants to change that, she said.
“I went down, and I filed on the last day that you could file, and it’s been hitting the ground running ever since,” she said.
Hall, the owner of Saga Games by Fort Detrick, has seen the toll of inflation. As gas prices went up, she said, some regular customers stopped driving to game nights her shop hosted.
If elected, Hall said, she would make sure the state enforces laws against price gouging, specifically for grocery store products.
Although she hasn’t decided on the best way, she said speaking with grocery store chains and local small farmers to determine the difference between production cost and prices is a good place to start.
As the mother of two children — a 12-year-old with special needs and a 15-year-old who is academically gifted — Hall said she understands the importance of education in the health of a community.
Because her youngest child is in a reading intervention class, she can’t take an elective, Hall said.
If elected, she said, she would hope to be on the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee to change state policy to ensure that all students can take elective classes.
On the committee, Hall said, she would also support policies to reduce the role of standardized testing.
Hall said she would support enshrining the right to abortion in the Maryland constitution, a proposal the House passed in the last legislative session. The measure failed in the Senate.
When Hall was pregnant with her second child, her doctors listed 75 health complications the baby could experience. She chose to keep the pregnancy, she said, because that was the right choice for her.
“That is an incredibly hard decision to have to make,” she said. “It shouldn’t be anybody’s choice other than the woman and her health care provider.”
Occupation: Owner of Saga Games in Frederick
Previous campaigns/offices: Lost in 2014 general election for Frederick County Board of Education
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Tim Dunn, vice president of facilities at the Frederick YMCA, talks about improvements to protect the building from more flood damage. The city of Frederick received federal mitigation money to help with the cost.
Tim Dunn, vice president of facilities at the Frederick YMCA, talks about the newly installed doors and walls to protect the building from more flood damage. The city of Frederick received federal mitigation money to help with the cost.
Flood doors and retaining walls were installed at the YMCA in Frederick to protect the building from more flood damage. The city of Frederick received federal mitigation money to help with the cost.
Frederick Mayor Michael O'Connor, right, talks to U.S. Rep. David Trone during Trone's visit on Thursday to the YMCA to present the city with federal flood mitigation money.
Frederick gets federal money for Motter Avenue area flood fixes
Frederick will use more than half a million dollars in federal money to reduce flooding in a part of the city hit hard by floodwaters twice in the past decade.
The city received $534,977 in Community Project Funding money Thursday for its Motter Avenue Area Community Flood Mitigation Project, designed to limit flooding by installing new pipes and lines to help drain more stormwater from the area during heavy rains.
U.S. Rep. David Trone presented the money to Frederick Mayor Michael O'Connor on Thursday afternoon at the YMCA on North Market Street.
The Y had about $1.5 million worth of damage after heavy rains in 2015, and again after a major storm in 2018.
Since the 2018 event, the Y has made about a million dollars in improvements facility through money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and some state money, said Tim Dunn, the YMCA's vice president of facilities.
The changes include adding a new retaining wall and flood doors that are watertight up to 4 feet, he said.
In the next few weeks, the Y expects to add floodgates to an entrance around the rear of the building that will automatically close if they sense rising waters.
“We can't go through any more floods. We had to take the matter into our own hands,” Dunn said.
But he said the improvements the city is making will help the Y, as well, by being able to remove more water from the area.
The project is expected to reduce the flood risk in the area of the YMCA from 5.6 feet to 1.7 feet for a 10-year, 24-hour storm and from 7 feet to 4.5 feet during a 100-year, 24-hour storm, according to a press release from Trone's office.
The city began to look at how it could fix the problem of flooding after the 2018 storm, and identified the Motter Avenue area as the first project, O'Connor said.
It began working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which identified plans for several areas around the city.
In the Motter Avenue study area, the Army Corps recommended adding a 60-inch line to run parallel to the existing 72-inch line and add three new inlets in the parking lot of the YMCA at 1000 N. Market St.
The plan from a design and engineering firm hired by the city is at 95% design, said Tracy Coleman, deputy director of public works for the city.
Once the design and permitting processes are done, the city expects to begin construction in the early spring of 2023, she said.
While the YMCA has made improvements to its facility, the city project will also protect the surrounding neighborhoods, Coleman said.
That's a concern for the YMCA, as well, said Tom Clingman, vice president of social responsibility for the YMCA of Frederick County.
As the Y has made the building more flood resistant, that water will have to go somewhere else during major storms, he said.
The improvements will help ease everyone's minds, he said.
“We're looking forward to the day when it rains and we don't get nervous,” he said.
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City approves funding for homeless shelter
Frederick County's emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness will receive $50,000 in funding from the city of Frederick after the city's aldermen approved an agreement Thursday night.
The aldermen unanimously approved the agreement between the city, Frederick County, and the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs for the funding of the Alan P. Linton, Jr. Emergency Shelter.
The shelter on Degrange Street in Frederick is operated by the Religious Coalition. It is the only emergency shelter in the county that provides shelter and support services for adults experiencing homelessness.
The 88-bed shelter offers individuals experiencing homelessness a place to sleep, shower, and receive help with their laundry.
In 2020, the shelter provided 273 people shelter for 27,101 bed nights, according to the Religious Coalition's website.
Under the agreement, the city will provide $50,000 in funding, and Frederick County will provide $112,500.
Alderwoman Donna Kuzemchak noted that the city's funding is in addition to the other services and programs it provides through its Department of Housing and Human Services.
Kuzemchak said she wished people better understood how hard the city works to provide services whenever possible.
Alderwoman Katie Nash said she appreciates that the city has continued to invest in funding for the shelter.
Alan P. Linton Emergency Shelter
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The administration building on the campus of Maryland School for the Deaf off South Market Street.
Maryland School for the Deaf relaunches superintendent search
The Maryland School for the Deaf Board of Trustees has relaunched the search for the school's next superintendent after a hiatus of more than a year.
The search was originally initiated in September 2020, after former Superintendent James Tucker, who had held the job since 1992, announced his early retirement.
Tucker's departure came in the wake of pressure from parents and alumni, who had accused him of fostering a racist and elitist environment at the school and called for his ouster.
In May 2021 — after a months-long search that included candidate interviews, focus groups and community surveys — MSD announced it was suspending the search because all three finalists had withdrawn.
MSD provides free, public education to Deaf and hard of hearing children from birth until age 21. The school operates on two campuses — one in Columbia and one in Frederick.
The high school campus is in Frederick. Most students who begin their education at Columbia’s campus eventually transfer to Frederick.
In a statement on Aug. 5 announcing the reactivation of the superintendent search, the Board of Trustees wrote that the school had "made some critical strides that better position the school to bring on a new leader."
"These include elevating the compensation level for the superintendent position, the implementation of new diversity, equity, and inclusion programming, and successful navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic," the statement read.
The new search will follow an "expedited timeline," the statement said. The board aims to have the search "completed by the end of 2022 or early 2023."
The board is contracting with the same executive search firm it used in the last effort, Innivee Strategies.
Board members on Wednesday stopped accepting nominations for the superintendent search committee, which will assist in vetting candidates. The board is seeking 13 committee members, including teachers, staff members and parents from both the Frederick and Columbia campuses.
MSD spokesperson Amy Mowl wrote in a text message Thursday that the school would not disclose how many nominations it received for the search committee.
The members will be announced within the next two weeks, Mowl wrote.
Board of Trustees members Akilah English and Krista Leitch Walker are the committee's co-chairs. They were also the leaders of the previous search committee.
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Vehicles drive by one of the new speed cameras on Main Street in New Market on Thursday. For a 30-day period starting on Sept. 9, the cameras will take images and issue warnings for vehicles speeding. After that, violators will be fined $40.
Speed cameras now in New Market, but fines won't start until October
Speed cameras were installed in the town of New Market last week, but motorists will not have to worry about fines until October.
School zone speed cameras were installed last week on Main Street from the first block to the 100 block.
They will be activated Sept. 9, but only warnings will be issued for speeding violations in the first 30 days, according to a town news release. After that, a violation will carry a fine of $40, but add no points to the driver's license.
The cameras will be operational Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The town council began moving toward this day more than a year ago. Citing years of speeding concerns, the council in March 2021 approved an ordinance to allow for cameras.
Thomas Dommel is the speed camera program administrator.
"To increase safety in and around school zones, the Town of New Market has implemented a school zone speed safety program," he wrote in an email. "The objective of the program is to slow motorists down and change driver behavior, making the community safer as drivers obey the posted speed limits."
The Frederick Police Department will review camera footage and give approval to issue warnings and citations. Dommel will also take part in the approval process.
The New Market Town Council approved a memorandum of understanding in January to work with FPD to execute the program.
The cameras, provided by Verra Mobility, can be moved within a certain radius of schools.
The speed limit in the affected area is 25 mph. Citations will be issued to vehicles traveling 12 mph or more above the limit, according to Dommel.
Citations will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner from Verra Mobility.
Dommel's responsibilities as administrator include overseeing the program on a daily basis, monitoring the schedule and budget, and gathering data.
The town has guidelines for how it can use money collected from fines.
The money must first be used to recover costs of the speed camera program, and the rest has to go toward public safety, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration's website.
If the fines collected exceed 10 percent of a town’s annual revenue for that fiscal year after recovering speed camera program costs, the leftover money must be remitted to the state comptroller and placed in the general fund of the state, SHA’s website states.
New Market Mayor Winslow Burhans III said speeding on Main Street has been a problem for a long time. He has photos of vehicle crashes dating back roughly 20 years.
"It's just nuts," he said in an interview Thursday.
Burhans was not a proponent of speed cameras in the past. Now, he feels the town has exhausted all other methods, like with directional alleys, parking bollards and pleas on Facebook to slow down. Nothing seemed to work, he said.
Burhans emphasized the program is not a "money grab." In fact, he hopes the program "fails" one day because of motorists obeying the speed limit.
"I hope it does as much as it can to eliminate speeding problems" and other traffic concerns, Burhans said.
"At the end of the day," the mayor said, "I think it's the right thing to do."
More information about the Town of New Market's School Zone Speed Safety Program can be found at townofnewmarket.org/home/pages/school-zone-speed-safety-program.
To pay fines online, visit violationinfo.com.
New Market approves speed camera MOU with Frederick, considers ways to use revenue
Speed cameras monitored by the Frederick Police Department for the Town of New Market may be running by this spring, and the Town Council is e…
Frederick police officers will monitor New Market speed cameras
New Market council approves speed camera ordinance
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Colin Bower, 18, stands for a portrait following a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class at Bowerhouse MMA on Monday. Bower, a Middletown High School alum, won the adult blue-belt division last month at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
Gym owner and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Chris Bower, left, and his son, Colin Bower, 18, train during a class at Bowerhouse MMA on Monday.
From 'loser' to winner: Colin Bower transforms himself into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champ
Colin Bower had just graduated early in December 2021, completing his time at Middletown High in a homeschool program. At that point, he was like 6 feet, 130 pounds of nothing.
And nothing is also what he cared about. This straight-shooting 18-year-old has no trouble admitting it.
“I was just being an idiot,” he said. “Not caring about anything and thinking I could get through life with minimal effort.”
Bower didn’t know what he wanted to do next, but he knew he needed to change. College and the military weren’t for him. He needed work, structure ... something.
“I was kind of sick of being a loser,” he said.
So in February, Bower went to his dad, Chris, owner of Frederick’s Bowerhouse MMA and a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He asked if he could work for him at the gym and restart his Jiu-Jitsu training, which he’d abandoned after burning out as an 11-year-old.
Said Chris, whose life revolves around his business, family and BJJ, “It didn’t sound like too bad an idea to me.”
Quickly — very quickly — Colin got his act together.
“I created some goals for myself,” he said, “and here I am now.”
Remember the aforementioned “loser” from earlier this year? No more.
Last month, a freshly dedicated Colin Bower, 18, went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — the cradle of his sport — and won his division in the Brazilian No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championships. One of the youngest in his class, he tidily recorded five victories on Aug. 14 to claim the lightweight (162.5 pounds) blue belt class, which includes competitors ages 18-29.
It was the first true payoff from Bower’s moment of personal reckoning.
“It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world, and it’s Brazil, in Rio,” Chris Bower said. “And so he went right in their backyard and took one of the biggest titles in the world. ...
“But he’s got a long way to go.”
No matter the impressive nature of Colin Bower’s recent achievement, he remains in essence a fledgling, based on his belt-rank status. Blue belts, like him, are second from the bottom of the BJJ ladder — ahead of white, but behind purple, brown and black belts.
Not that either of the Bowers are concerned with the climb still ahead of Colin. (Chris says it’ll be four years before Colin earns his black belt.) They grasp where he is, but they’ve already cast their gaze on big things.
To them, this is merely the beginning. Colin, after all, is still just seven months into full-time training. He hadn’t truly been in competition since his freshman year of wrestling at Middletown, where ineligibility, the pandemic and disinterest conspired to keep him off the mat over his final three years.
He’s still sorting out his regimen, still getting a handle on what amounts to the schedule of a professional athlete, still deciding how much guidance he wants to take from his father compared to how much he wants to do on his own.
“I’m still figuring some stuff out,” he said.
That’s been his modus operandi since returning to the gym. With so many years away from practicing jiu-jitsu, he surmised that he retained just 15 percent of what he’d previously learned. And at those early sessions, he often lost 100 percent of his consciousness.
“I got choked out cold 10 times in two weeks,” he said of his rude welcome back.
Rather than deterring him, though, it fueled him.
“I was like, ‘This is sick. I want to be able to do this to other people,’” Bower said.
Chris Bower, 44, said that after about four months, his son was already getting black belts to tap out during Bowerhouse grappling sessions.
“It made me really proud. He wasn’t really just dipping his toe in the water — he went full-time, full speed immediately,” Chris said. “The average student might put in two to three hours a week. He’s putting in 30.”
That includes about 22 hours of technique work and grappling, along with eight hours per week of weight training, which has helped Colin Bower pack on pounds over the past several months.
On June 25, Bower won his white-belt division at the Washington D.C. International Open in Landover. That performance was predictably followed by his promotion to blue belt — but then something unexpected came from his father.
Without consulting Colin, Chris Bower entered him in the Brazilian championship tournament. He announced it at the gym.
“He’s submitting black belts already, so I kind of surprised him with it one day,” Chris said. “I didn’t let him think about it.”
Colin managed a small smile. He had little recourse. The decision had been made.
“I guess he thought I could win it or something,” he said.
Father knows best.
The Bowers flew to Brazil, where they spent 13 days in a city, Rio, that has long been a large part of Chris’ life. He set it up so Colin could train with legendary black belt Ricardo De La Riva to prepare for the event. In his BJJ family tree, Chris Bower is a second-degree black belt under Vicente Junior, who is a fifth-degree black belt under De La Riva.
Once the tournament began, Colin had a difficult start because, he said, he hadn’t warmed up well. His first six-minute match was a challenge. But a close decision in that was followed by a smooth submission victory, via kimura trap into an armbar, in his second. A kimura trap is a double-wrist lock that attacks the arm and shoulder.
In his third match, he faced a ranked opponent. But by then, he was on a roll.
“I just smashed his face in,” he said.
Bower said he won that match by kimura trap, which has become his specialty. After another decision in his fourth outing, he employed his forte again to help wrap up the title.
The goal now is for Colin to begin accumulating points in tournaments and work his way to the top ranking in his division.
“This really kinda put a target on his back,” Chris said. “We have a goal together. We’re going to get that No. 1 spot.”
Bower hasn’t been celebrating his rapid ascent. He said the win in Rio means “absolutely nothing” to him, because he’s focused on his upcoming slate of competition. He plans to go to a tournament in Portugal in October, perhaps a couple more in Brazil. Then, December brings the world championships in Anaheim, California.
“So, right now it doesn’t mean much to me,” Colin said, “because I’ve got a lot more coming up.”
However, he does look at his current situation and regret that unmotivated phase in high school — which he eventually defeated, like one of his jiu-jitsu foes.
“I wish I would’ve pulled my stuff together so I could be at a higher level now,” he said. “But what are you going to do about it now? Just keep working forward.”
Colin Bower
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n Tuscarora at Middletown: This is the only matchup pitting Frederick County teams against each other in the opening week of the season. Middletown is hoping to start a run that carries it deep into the playoffs, while Tuscarora is seeking to make steady improvements each week. The Knights are looking for their third straight victory over the Titans.
n Linganore at Kenwood: Linganore has not lost a season opener since 2016 when it fell to Tuscarora 18-7 on the road. The run of five straight victories in openers includes a 30-0 home win over Kenwood last season. The Lancers are eyeing a fifth consecutive trip to the Class 3A championship game this season behind their trademark running game.
n Richard Montgomery at Urbana: The Hawks look to build upon the momentum they generated at the end of last season, winning three of four games before pushing unbeaten Dundalk to the wire in a 20-15 loss in the Class 4A-3A state quarterfinals. Their passing game could pick up where it left off with the return of quarterback Keegan Johnson and his top receivers. Urbana beat Richard Montgomery 33-14 on the road to open last season.
n Liberty at Walkersville: The Battle of the Lions has become an early season staple over the last decade. Walkersville is looking for its third straight win over Liberty, which includes a 42-14 road win in the season opener last fall. Junior quarterback Brad Dawson takes the reins of the Walkersville offense after piloting the junior varsity team the last two years. Walkersville figures to lean heavily on its running game and its defense to wear down opponents and pile up wins.
n Brunswick at South Carroll: The Railroaders are hoping to build upon their 7-5 season last fall that included shutout playoff victories over Catoctin and Pikesville. But they couldn’t have asked for a much tougher start. Brunswick opens with a team that won its first 12 games last season, including a 34-13 road win over the Railroaders in the first game, before falling to perennial power Dunbar in the Class 2A-1A championship game in Annapolis last December, 38-6. Brunswick will be counting on sophomore quarterback Ethan Houck, who is about to begin his second year as the varsity starter, to lead the way.
n Frederick at Aberdeen: Expectations have not been this high for Frederick in roughly two decades. The pressure will be on the Cadets to validate last season’s run to the Class 3A state semifinals with another strong season. They hope to get their potent offensive attack going against an Aberdeen team they beat 44-30 in a shootout at home to start last season.
n Catoctin at Boonsboro: With all but two starters returning from last season, the Cougars feel they will be a much-improved team on the field. The early part of the schedule will be challenging with three straight road games to start the season. But they hope to play better with each passing week. Catoctin would love to open the season by avenging a 14-7 home loss to Boonsboro in the first game last fall.
n Thomas Johnson at North Hagerstown: The Patriots don’t feel like they will be pushovers for anyone this season. Now three years removed from not being able to field a team, they have almost 100 kids in the program, including 49 on the varsity roster. The are hoping to avenge a 19-6 loss to North Hagerstown in the season opener last fall. It proved to be the lone win of the season for the Hubs.
n Winters Mill at St. John’s Catholic Prep: There is a lot of excitement surrounding this game for the Vikings. Not only will it be the first game for new head coach Nate Marr, it will be the first football game played at their new on-campus stadium. St. John’s Catholic Prep is optimistic it will have a better season this fall. Meanwhile, Winters Mill stumbled to a 1-9 record last season.
n Severn School at MSD (1-0): The Orioles opened the season last Saturday with a 44-0 win over Rappahannock County High School in the first eight-man football game in program history. All of their points were scored before halftime. Ethan Guettler led the charge for MSD with 194 yards and three touchdowns on six carries. The Orioles will look to build upon their momentum this week against Severn School from Severna Park. This is an 11-man game, the only one on MSD’s schedule.
n Oakdale at South Hagerstown: The Bears are healthier and have one of the most talented teams in Frederick County on paper. They are hoping that translates into a better season — they went 6-5 last year — and another big postseason run. They open in broad daylight, not under the lights, with a South Hagerstown team they cruised past at home to start last season, 42-13.
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Fickle and uncertain weather conditions prevail only during April. August of 1922 can lay claim to that distinction. Temperatures ranged over a 47-degree margin the last 30 days, reaching as high as 94 degrees and as low as 47. The warmest day in 1921 was July 27, when the mercury in the official thermometer mounted to 101 degrees and reached 90 on the 28th. The highest registered during the month of August, 1921, was 95 on the 30th, and the low was 50 on the 23rd. The official thermometer registered 90 over eight times last year against six times this year.
Thieves entered the residence of Jones Baker on the state road, between Emmitsburg and Taneytown, a few nights ago and stole $37 and a quantity of preserves, meat, bread, butter and other household articles. The money belonged to the Tom’s Creek Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Baker is treasurer. Thieves gained entry through the cellar and reached the first floor of the house by a stairway. The family, asleep on the second floor, were not disturbed and were not aware of the robbery until they went downstairs next morning and discovered that the house had been entered in all likelihood at a late hour the night before.The common ivy is a real criminal of the plant world. When it has no wall to climb, it will live on other plants, sapping their vitality as it creeps higher and higher until its victims are suffocated, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The two-cent stamp will soon become the postal passport for the entire western hemisphere. it will now carry a one-ounce letter to half a hundred countries, in addition to the 60,000 post offices in the United States or the post offices in any of its possessions. Many Americans unnecessarily increase the postal revenues by putting five-cent stamps on letters when only two-cent postage is required, the Post Office Department says.
The announcement made by Secretary O.C. Warehime that auto polo as a free attraction in front of the grand stand during the four days of the fair, and professional automobile races on October 21, following the Fair, has aroused a great deal of interest among lovers of the modern sport, and these doubtless mark an epoch in entertainment in connection with Fair week.
The former director of purchasing at Frederick Memorial Hospital was given a suspended jail sentence Wednesday and ordered to donate 200 hours of community service for his role in the theft of nearly $10,000 worth of silver from used X-ray photos. Stanley Weininger admitted embezzling the silver residue, which was sold in the Baltimore area. Weininger lives in Towson, according to his attorney, Thomas L. Hennessey, who argued the defendant has made full restitution to the hospital and has found a new job to support his family.
It seems no one wants the old city of Frederick police station on North Market Street. There were no bids submitted in response to city advertisements in The Frederick News-Post, Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young told those attending his weekly press conference Wednesday.
On Wednesday, at the Thurmont town council meeting, councilmember Earl Mayne heard that agonizing question one more time. “When will Thurmont have cable television,” some asked Mayne, who has been serving on the cable television committee. Unlike the first million times Mayne heard the question, however, this time the commissioner had an answer. “A year from today,” Mayne said. “By September 1983, anyone who wants the service will have it.” The strong comeback was the result of Frederick Cablevision returning the contract to the town.
Fickle Weather In August
Theft Of Church Money
Jones Baker
Tom's Creek Methodist Episcopal Church
Ivy Criminal Of The Plant World
Auto Polo Racing
X-ray Silver Residue Stolen
Old City Police Building
Thurmont Town Council
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Robert Merrell
Robert Franklin Merrell, 98, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away peacefully in his home on Aug. 24, 2022.
He was born Aug. 12, 1924, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to the late Frank and Maye Townsend Merrell.
Bob attended the Oklahoma Military Academy, obtained his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. Bob was a schoolteacher for over 34 years, with several years in the Damascus, Cedar Grove and Darnestown areas, retiring from Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) in 1986. Bob was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia, First Baptist Church of Frederick, Maryland, and was a member of the Keedysville Ruritan Club.
Bob’s passion was teaching physical education and serving his community through Ruritan. He had a love of family, the outdoors, camping, riding horses and attending sporting events.
Bob is survived by his wife, Anne Merrell, whom he married Sept. 1, 1951; his children, Robert Merrell Jr. (Elizabeth), of Prince Frederick, Maryland, Stuart Merrell, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Kimberly Merrell-Medeiros (Vernon), of Hagerstown, Maryland; his granddaughters, Lea Anne Merrell, of Keedysville, Maryland, Leslie Barron (Kevin), of Crofton, Maryland, and Lauren Merrell (Luis), of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandson, Taylor Medeiros, of Long Pond, Pennsylvania; several great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his brother, John Merrell in 2004.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Rosedale Cemetery, 917 Cemetery Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404. Immediately following the service, there will be a reception with a light luncheon and sharing of fond memories for all to attend at Faith Baptist Church, 1637 Files Cross Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at dignitymemorial.com.
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Sam Lock, owner of The Record Exchange in downtown Frederick, talks about his plans to relocate his business after a fire last month.
People look over records and art work outside The Record Exchange on Friday. The business suffered considerable damage after a fire last month.
'People really love this place': Record Exchange to lease new storefront after fire
From the moment Sam Lock exited the highway on the night of Aug. 24, he could smell the smoke.
He'd rushed to downtown Frederick from his home in Gaithersburg as soon as he'd heard the news: The apartments above his record store were on fire.
Firefighters had busted through The Record Exchange's front door by the time Lock, its owner, arrived. He stood across the street and watched as water poured over the threshold and onto the sidewalk.
Eventually, records started washing out with it.
"That's when I knew it was all over," Lock recalled.
For a few days, it really seemed that way. Water damage left 80% of Lock's inventory destroyed and his storefront ruined.
His mortgage payment was looming. He told his wife, a teacher, he should probably just get a job at The Home Depot and give it all up.
But in the days since the fire, things have changed.
As of Friday, a GoFundMe page for the store had raised $31,000. Lock has been overwhelmed with vinyl donations and words of encouragement from longtime customers.
And earlier this week, he signed a yearlong lease at The Record Exchange's new home — a vacant storefront just two blocks north.
"I actually slept last night," Lock said Friday, the hint of a smile spreading across his face. "I've got a plan. I've got a goal. I know what my future is going to be like."
The new Record Exchange will be at 410 N. Market St., Lock said. It's a slightly smaller place, at 1,400 square feet versus the old shop's 1,800.
Lock plans to get rid of some inventory — mostly DVDs, which he said no one buys anyway — and add a small stage for local musicians to perform.
He's wanted to remodel his store for years, but he "made the mistake" of bolting the record bins permanently into position when he first took over the space, he said.
So in some ways, he said, the move is an opportunity.
Firefighters did what they could to protect the store, Lock said. At first, they covered his bins and shelves with tarps.
That worked for a while. But when the ceiling collapsed, Lock said, it was hopeless.
"Do you watch 'Stranger Things?'" Lock said to a reporter and a photographer Friday as he stepped over the threshold, leaving the warm September breeze behind for the stagnant, musty darkness of his shop. "This is like entering the upside down."
The fire also damaged upper-floor apartments and Tiara Day, a boutique at the corner of North Market and West Second streets. Tiara Day owner Maria Peck also has been picking up the pieces from the damage to her shop.
What remains of The Record Exchange's ceiling is covered in colorful tufts of mold. The floor is blanketed in a layer of ash and dust.
Lock looked down at the ground, where the cardboard cover for the 1972 Jimmy Cliff album "The Harder They Come" lay in tatters.
"This is one of my favorite records," Lock said, nudging the scraps with his foot. "I don't know how it ended up here."
Originally from Coventry, England, Lock came to the U.S. in 1993 and started working for The Record Exchange that same year.
Back then, it was a Cleveland-based chain of 12 stores, he said.
Lock moved to Maryland a few years later and opened five stores in the Washington, D.C., area. He bought out the chain in 2006.
The Frederick and Silver Spring locations are the only ones left.
Owning the shop has been a "dream come true" for Locke, a lifelong lover of music. He left school at 15 and started publishing an amateur magazine about the industry so he could interview artists — and get into concerts for free.
Lock has come to love Frederick, he said. He and his wife hope to retire here.
"When I squint, and it's raining, it reminds me of England," he said of the city. "Because it's old, and everyone walks."
Zach Willems, Lock's only employee, wore a mask and a headlamp as he moved in and out of the store Friday, picking through what remained.
Willems grew up in Boonsboro, and started shopping at The Record Exchange when he was about 19.
Since taking a job at the store about a year ago, he's connected with plenty of customers who remind him of his younger self — on the hunt for rare records and eager to talk music.
"It's a meeting place," Willems said. "It brings people together who have all these weird, niche interests."
Outside the store on Friday, pedestrians perused tables full of the merchandise Lock and Willems had salvaged.
A signed proclaimed it the "Slightly Soggy Sidewalk Sale."
"Make an offer," the sign read. "I'll take it!"
Local artist Joshua Sigler was selling his paintings, too. He's sold his work at The Record Exchange for years, he said, and lost about $1,200 worth of art to the fire.
The community support for the shop has made the past week easier, Sigler said.
"People really love this place," he said.
Some of the damaged records were 50 years old and can't be easily replaced, Lock said. And the cleanup ahead will likely be grueling.
But he said he was grateful to the community for giving the store a second chance.
"When all the donations started coming in, I was like, 'I've got to do it,'" Lock said. "People are giving me money to start again.
So that's what I've got to do."
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Fair wants to address climate crisis, make mental health care more affordable
Kris Fair, a Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates, wants to address climate change — a problem he calls the “number one threat to our humanity” — while ensuring the burden isn’t only shouldered by farmers.
If elected, Fair said, he would advance the goals of the Climate Solutions Now Act, a bill the General Assembly passed last legislative session that creates more ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
He would also advocate for the state to give agricultural workers resources they need to implement regenerative farming techniques and increase biodiversity in their fields.
Maryland needs to be proactive about supporting farmers, so they aren’t financially cornered into selling their property to developers, Fair said. When there's less local land for agriculture, he said, communities depend more on outside sources for food.
“When you have a pandemic, and you have a supply chain breakdown,” he said, “what do you do if all the farmers are gone?”
Fair, the executive director of The Frederick Center, an LGBTQ+ advocacy center in downtown Frederick, is running in legislative District 3.
He was one of three Democrats to advance from a field of seven in the primary. He was second in votes among Democrats, with 5,598 — 30 fewer than incumbent Del. Ken Kerr.
Fair is one of five candidates for three seats in the general election. The others are Kerr, Democrat Karen Simpson and Republicans Kathy Diener and Justin Wages.
Fair’s experience running a Frederick salon and spa during the pandemic is partly what convinced him to run for state office.
The business, New York New York Hair Salon and Day Spa on North Market Street, rehired all of the workers it laid off during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and secured funding to continue operating.
But Fair was dismayed by the number of employees and businesses that weren't so lucky.
Later, as chief of staff for Del. Karen Lewis Young, he encountered even more people who struggled to access unemployment benefits to which they were entitled.
“Those benefits are — as I keep saying over and over again — they’re state mandated,” Fair said. “We have a compact with our government that we pay into a system. And we trust that in our moment of need, the government is going to be there to respect that contract.”
If elected, Fair said, he would help ensure that the groundswell of funding for public schools through the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is spent as legislators intended — to repair and upgrade buildings, increase teacher salaries and add to the support staff, among other priorities.
He would also work to make mental health care more accessible and affordable, partly by advocating for insurance providers to have the same responsibility in covering mental health care as they have toward physical health care.
Rather than widening interstates 270 and 495, Fair said, he would favor reducing the number of cars on the road by making mass transportation options more consistent and reliable in the state.
That would mean increasing the frequency of MARC commuter rail service, so people don’t have to schedule their entire day around one train stop, and supporting high-occupancy vehicle ride-share programs, he said.
He pledged to push for the expansion of Metro's Red Line to at least Urbana, calling it a “major game changer” for transportation.
“I’m not naive. I know that’s not a short-term, but rather, very, very long-term solution to a massive problem,” he said. “But just because it’s difficult, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be trying.”
Occupation: Executive director of The Frederick Center
Previous campaigns/offices: Unsuccessful run for Frederick city alderman in 2017
Campaign website: www.krisfair.com
Social media: facebook.com/friendsofkrisfair
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State police plan to be out in force for Labor Day weekend
Maryland State Police said they will conduct patrols Labor Day weekend to target impaired, aggressive and distracted driving.
Saturation patrols are planned at all 23 barracks in anticipation of an increase in impaired driving, state police said in a news release Friday. The patrols will include areas known to have higher arrests or crashes due to driving under the influence.
"Among those initiatives will be DUI saturation patrols among the major highways across the state, including I-695 in Baltimore County, I-70 in Howard, Frederick and Washington counties, I-495 in the Washington Metro region and Route 50 from Anne Arundel County to Ocean City," the release said.
State police will partner with other law enforcement and state agencies on enforcement and to push out the message across the community through social media and electronic billboards.
"According to the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office, the state averaged 169 fatalities and 2,998 injuries due to impaired driving crashes annually between 2017 and 2021," the release said.
Police offered tips for those attending and hosting Labor Day gatherings.
If you are attending a Labor Day gathering:
Consider using public transportation, call a taxi or use a ride-for-hire service if you don’t have a sober driver.
If you are hosting a Labor Day gathering:
Remember that you can be held liable if someone you served alcohol to ends up in an impaired-driving crash.
Serve plenty of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
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A Frederick woman was ordered Friday to serve 35 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to the 2020 murder of an 81-year-old woman.
"I am pleased that Ms. Perez-Colon’s family can find comfort in knowing that this defendant will serve decades behind bars for this heinous crime," Smith said in the release. "Her family has indicated this outcome has provided closure, as it spared them the additional trauma of having to sit through a difficult and emotional trial."
Frederick woman charged with murder of 81-year-old woman
A 35-year-old Frederick woman is charged with murder after Frederick police say she killed an 81-year-old woman.
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Traffic backs up on U.S. 15 near Motter Avenue on Friday afternoon.
Money to widen U.S. 15 included in draft state transportation plan
One of Frederick County’s longest-standing transportation wishes may be moving into the fast lane after being included in Maryland’s long-term transportation plan.
Maryland’s Department of Transportation has included $167.7 million in construction funding in the state’s latest draft Consolidated Transportation Program to widen U.S. 15 from Interstate 70 to Md. 26.
The program lays out the state’s six-year capital budget for transportation projects.
Widening the congested stretch of highway through the city of Frederick has been a goal of city and county leaders for years.
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said she was excited to see Thursday that the construction funding was included in the draft plan.
“It has been on the top of our list for most of my time as county executive,” Gardner, D, said.
She said she advocated for the project when she met with Transportation Secretary James Ports Jr. a few weeks ago, and called him Thursday to thank him for including the project.
Getting funding for the project has been the city’s and county’s top transportation priority for “what feels like decades,” said Frederick Mayor Michael O’Connor, D.
Having the funding included in the draft CTP is a big step forward, he said.
O’Connor said getting the funding included is the result of work by lots of people across various governments, and he appreciates the Department of Transportation’s support for the project.
Frederick Alderman Kelly Russell, D, said having the construction funding included is a sign that the state recognizes that the project is a critical need for both the city and county.
It’s the result of a lot of collaboration over the years, Russell said, and she’s excited that it’s moving forward.
Local officials frequently bring the matter up in conversations with state officials, reminding them that the stretch of highway between I-70 and Md. 26 fails its capacity projections in both directions in both the morning and afternoon peak travel times.
According to statistics provided in the Consolidated Traffic Plan, U.S. 15 handled from 93,800 to 117,000 vehicles per day in 2021. Those numbers are projected to rise to 121,400 to 182,100 vehicles per day in 2041.
The project is an important one for local traffic, as well as the traffic traveling through the area to other destinations, Gardner said.
Problems on U.S. 15 cause traffic to spill over into the city, affecting local businesses, as well, she said.
The project calls for adding a lane in each direction using the median right of way, as well as some interchange improvements.
But Gardner emphasized that it would not lead to the taking any homes or other concerns she’s heard about.
The state had already allocated $10.7 million for the design portion of the project that would take it up to the start of construction.
In September 2021, city and county leaders urged state transportation officials to provide money beyond the design stage as soon as possible.
The money for U.S. 15 is part of $19.9 billion in projects in the state’s long-term transportation plan for the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
In a few weeks, Ports and other state transportation officials will begin a series of meetings with officials and residents in each of Maryland’s 23 counties and the city of Baltimore to get feedback on local transportation priorities between Sept. 15 and Nov. 15.
Frederick County’s meeting is tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Winchester Hall.
After the local meetings are finished, the draft plan will be finalized and submitted to the General Assembly in January.
Draft Consolidation Transportation Program
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Four run for two commissioner seats in Emmitsburg election
Four candidates are vying for two seats up for election this month on the Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners.
Three candidates are planning commission members: Amy Boehman-Pollitt, Kevin Hagan and Mark Long. The fourth candidate is incumbent Frank Davis.
Commissioner TJ Burns is not seeking reelection. His fourth child was just born, he said Friday, and he wants to focus on his family.
The winners of the Sept. 27 election will serve three-year terms on the five-member board.
In-person voting will take place at 22 E. Main St. from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballot requests must be turned in to the town clerk by the close of business on Sept. 13.
The write-in candidate deadline is Sept. 20 at noon.
Boehman-Pollitt and her family moved to Emmitsburg in 2015, but her connection to the town dates back to her college days.
Boehman-Pollitt, 47, is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University, and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the school. She has served as an adjunct professor for instructional technology at the Mount.
She has worked for 25 years at Frederick County Public Schools and is an assistive technology teacher specialist.
Boehman-Pollitt hopes to bring a working mother’s perspective to the board, which is currently entirely men. If elected, she would push for school improvements, like at Emmitsburg Elementary School. The building has partitions instead of hard walls between some classrooms, Boehman-Pollitt said, which makes her concerned for safety.
“It’s always a panic in the back of teachers’ minds of, ‘Where are we going to hide the kids in the event of an active shooter?” she said in an interview.
Boehman-Pollitt’s love for the small-town feel of Emmitsburg pushed her to run for office for the first time.
She joined the Planning Commission in January; she is the secretary.
Boehman-Pollitt has concerns about a potential housing development coming to the Frailey farm behind the community park. She wants to know how the town would support that with its existing water, sewer and traffic infrastructure.
“That’s what tipped me over the edge, because I wanted to have a vote,” she said.
If development is inevitable, Boehman-Pollitt would like to see something all residents could benefit from, such as a community center.
She also wants to find ways to encourage existing businesses to stay in Emmitsburg.
Davis is hoping for a second term as a commissioner.
“There’s a lot of things that I want to see through,” Davis, 63, said in an interview.
Potential growth, residential and commercial, could be on the horizon. Davis worries if the town’s infrastructure supports it.
“We want to keep small-town Emmitsburg, but we also can’t be totally stagnant,” he said.
Davis served on the town’s Planning Commission before he ran for commissioner. For 30-some years, he co-owned The Palm’s restaurant, which continues under new ownership.
He is a 45-year volunteer with Vigilant Hose Company and is the emergency medical services captain. He is a retired federal fire chief.
As commissioner, Davis said, he was proud to help bring back Little League baseball by allowing Thurmont to use Emmitsburg’s ball fields. He is the commissioner member of the Parks and Recreation Committee.
Another challenge Davis hopes to tackle is the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, or MS4, mandate. Stormwater permits, administered by the Maryland Department of the Environment, require certain municipalities to take action to reduce and eliminate pollution from stormwater runoff.
MS4 costs are passed down to municipalities. In Emmitsburg, stormwater permit expenses topped $191,800 from October 2018 to July 2022.
“I’m gonna continue to fight that because these unfunded mandates are just killing small towns,” Davis said.
He would like to see Frederick County adopt a system in which municipalities pay the county to handle stormwater management.
“I think we can do better at making Emmitsburg better, and I want to be part of that,” Davis said.
The co-founder of the Emmitsburg Business Alliance wants to see Emmitsburg be more business-friendly.
Hagan, 57, has lived in town nearly nine years. He is a health care consultant. Previously, he worked for WellSpan, where his duties included back-office work and payroll.
He has volunteered with the Maryland Responds Medical Reserve Corps for roughly seven years. During the pandemic, he assisted at vaccination clinics by delivering equipment, counting doses and backfilling needles.
In Emmitsburg, he is vice chair of the planning commission, on which he has served a little more than two years. Through the Heritage Day Committee, Hagan said, he’s gotten to know local businesses by knocking on doors to find judges for the parade.
He said there is a perception among businesses that the town can be difficult to work with. Hagan wants to change that.
“I have not spoken to a business that doesn’t have an issue with the town,” he said in an interview, citing complaints about parking enforcement and rules around signage.
Hagan said members of the community have asked when he would run for commissioner. If elected, Hagan said, he would like to improve existing town codes and drop ones that do not fit.
This is his first time running for office.
Like the other candidates, he has concerns about the town’s water and roads. He sees a lack of affordable housing pushing the next generation out of Emmitsburg.
“If we want to be a flourishing community, we need to address those issues,” Hagan said.
Long hopes to use his experience from serving on a number of boards to make Emmitsburg more sustainable.
Long, 69, has lived in Emmitsburg about seven years. He runs his own business, Peace of Mind Home Inspections.
He is chair of the Planning Commission, on which he has served about four years. He is on the Sustainable Communities Board, and has served on the town’s Green Team and the Stormwater Advisory Committee.
Outside Emmitsburg, he was part of the Frederick County Affordable Housing Council and the Interfaith Housing Alliance board. He serves on the Envision Frederick County board.
“I think I bring a lot of experience and perspective to the table,” Long said in an interview.
Drawing from that experience, Long would like to focus on housing. If new homes come to the Frailey farm, Long said, he would try to ensure there is a diverse range of housing.
In 2018, 56% of households in Emmitsburg were living below the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) threshold, according to the United Way of Frederick County’s 2020 ALICE report.
Long said he wants to provide services to anyone struggling. He also wants to support local business.
This is Long’s first time running for commissioner. In 2014 and 2018, he ran for Frederick County Council and lost.
Long said Emmitsburg has a lot going for it, but the town faces challenges, such as infrastructure and stormwater costs.
“I’ll work hard to find solutions to meet whatever challenges come our way in a thoughtful and collaborative way,” Long said.
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Even-keel Johnson throws, kicks Urbana to lopsided opening win over Richard Montgomery
URBANA — Tempting as it might be, Urbana quarterback Keegan Johnson can't celebrate much with his teammates or even exhale after the Hawks score touchdowns this season.
Johnson has to remain on the field, promptly refocus and attempt the extra point in his dual role as the team's placekicker.
"I kind of just go back to baseball," said Johnson, a Division I pitching recruit for Ball State. "After you strike a guy out, you gotta get two more. That's kind of how I think about it."
Johnson's senior season could not have started much better Friday night. He accounted for three touchdowns, made all five of his extra points and tacked on a 35-yard field goal for good measure in the closing minutes in Urbana's 38-0 home win over Richard Montgomery.
"Here's the one thing about Keegan: He stays like this," Hawks coach Brad Wilson said while moving his right hand in a straight line across this face, parallel to the ground. "And that's what makes him a good quarterback. That's what makes him a good kicker ... His demeanor stays the same the entire time."
Johnson indicated he had reason to be a little nervous. The holder on his placekicks was new.
But the new holder also happens to be one of his best friends, Riley Smith. The two have shared a lifelong connection on the baseball and the football fields.
They occupy spots right next to each other in the batting order for Urbana's baseball team. As the team's shortstop, Smith fields relay throws from Johnson when he plays the outfield and backs Johnson up when he is on the mound.
"We have a great connection," said Smith, who caught a perfectly thrown deep ball over the middle from Johnson for a 64-yard touchdown that extended Urbana's lead to 21-0 right before halftime.
Late in the third quarter, Smith returned a punt 52 yards for a touchdown, meeting little resistance along the way.
"Before the play, I said I had six," Smith said, referring to a touchdown. "There was just too big of a gap for me. I am too fast for them. So ..."
Urbana scored points on six of its 10 possessions. Johnson was required to punt only once.
The Hawks turned the ball over on downs twice, including once with the backups in at the end of the game, and ran out of time at the end of the first half.
Johnson was 6-for-11 for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He also found senior receiver Yannick Siewe on a quick pass on the first drive of the second half, and Siewe did the rest on a 19-yard touchdown.
The running game delivered for Urbana, too. Junior Joseph Sidney capped the Hawks' first possession of the season with a 6-yard touchdown run, and Johnson finished off the second with a 40-yard quarterback keeper for a score.
Then, he caught his breath and knocked the extra point through the uprights.
"That's the best start we could possibly have," Smith said of the overall effort. "I mean, you can't top that. [The crowd] came out. Everybody supported us. ... You can't complain whatsoever." | 2022-09-03T03:59:27Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Even-keel Johnson throws, kicks Urbana to lopsided opening win over Richard Montgomery | High School Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/even-keel-johnson-throws-kicks-urbana-to-lopsided-opening-win-over-richard-montgomery/article_f36a5d40-cb7c-56ac-a6a7-ee30c84d270f.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/even-keel-johnson-throws-kicks-urbana-to-lopsided-opening-win-over-richard-montgomery/article_f36a5d40-cb7c-56ac-a6a7-ee30c84d270f.html |
Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat (left) greets linebacker Cole Holcomb during training camp. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by John McDonnell.
Carson Wentz, who has faced durability concerns during his career, is taking snaps for the Commanders this season.
By Scott Allen The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Washington’s NFL team has a new name, but the old tradition of offering five preposterously positive predictions about its season continues.
As a reminder, these are a degree more ridiculous than your typical bold predictions, and though rooted in facts and analysis, they’re supposed to be more fun than serious. I’m a perfect 0-for-30 over the past six seasons (see: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) with this exercise.
Why it’s preposterous: In the four seasons since Kirk Cousins signed with the Minnesota Vikings after he started all 16 games for Washington in 2017, 10 quarterbacks have started for the burgundy and gold. Only two — Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke — started as many as 10 games in a season. (Last year, offseason acquisition Ryan Fitzpatrick suffered a season-ending hip injury in the second quarter of the opener, ruining his hopes of eclipsing the preposterous 35 touchdown passes predicted in this space.) Wentz starting every game would require him to stay healthy and be effective. Heinicke knows Washington’s offense well after starting 15 games last year, and rookie Sam Howell flashed his potential in the preseason.
Why it could happen: Third-year coach Ron Rivera experienced a breakthrough in his third season with Carolina, guiding the Panthers to 12 wins in 2013 after back-to-back losing years. At the outset of training camp this summer, Rivera rejected the notion that the coming season should be considered playoffs or bust. “It’s fair to say we expect to win,” he said, “and we’ll leave it at that. ... I think the biggest thing, more so than anything else, is why put pressure on us? Why don’t we just leave it at winning?” Washington has a chance to get off to a fast start with games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions in the first two weeks, so there’s a path to 10 wins. | 2022-09-03T03:59:39Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Five preposterously positive Washington Commanders predictions for 2022 | Professional: All Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/five-preposterously-positive-washington-commanders-predictions-for-2022/article_01d1dba8-07af-588c-9f79-26241e595a04.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/five-preposterously-positive-washington-commanders-predictions-for-2022/article_01d1dba8-07af-588c-9f79-26241e595a04.html |
Frederick City officials Thursday night voted to begin issuing $10 million of its general obligation bonds in a note agreement with the First National Bank. Kirby Smith, a representative of Alex, Brown & Sons in Baltimore, and the financial adviser to the city, recommended that city officials place the $10 million in short-term notes, which have a three-year maturity and are based on a floating rate equivalent to half the prime rate. The notes will not be open for the general public but will be placed in a municipal bond fund and sold to investment bank firms on a bid basis. From there, those firms will sell the bonds to individuals.
MEXICO CITY — Business leaders bitterly criticized President Jose Lopez Portillo’s nationalization of Mexican banks, claiming Thursday that it will worsen what is already the country’s worst economic crisis in 70 years. Labor and leftist groups applauded the measure.
The pertussis outbreak that is hitting the state is tallying figures not seen since the late 1900s, one state health official has reported. So far this year, 41 cases have been reported in the state, 19 since Aug. 12. Five cases each have been reported in Frederick and Montgomery counties — the highest number of reported cases for any county.
The state Board of Education last week threw out a second appeal by the Montgomery County activist who is trying to ban Linganore High School’s Indian mascot. Richard Regan, of Kensington, said Monday he would seek to have federal funding withdrawn for Frederick County schools if the symbol is not banished. He first challenged the Linganore “Lancer” logo in January, calling it “racist.” Frederick County school officials disputed the claim and called the emblem a source of pride.
A Frederick firm doing top secret work for the federal government was given $15,000 by the Frederick County Commissioners last week as executives threatened to move the firm away if the money was not awarded. The commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of the grant for Sycamore Associates Inc. The company, which has “top secret” clearance from the federal government, expects to make millions of dollars from contracts with the U.S. Intelligence agencies and Fortune 500 companies, according to county papers. The county’s grant will be matched by state funds, and the money will go toward making the firm’s leased offices on East Fourth Street, in the Glass Factory, into a “Secure Classified Information Facility” or SCIF, according to county papers.
Brown And Sons
Bank Nationalization
Pertussis Outbreak
Linganore High School Lancers Logo
Sycamore Associates Inc.
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A scene from the farewell Mass on Aug. 28 in Emmitsburg.
Vincentian priest depart Emmitsburg Church after 170 years due to priest shortage
St. Vincent de Paul was a 17-century French Catholic priest known for his special ability to recruit and train clergy who desired to serve the poor. Now, due to a severe shortage of priests, the religious order he founded is saying goodbye to the parishioners they have served in Emmitsburg for 170 years.
On Aug. 28, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church held a special farewell Mass and reception for the last of the Vincentian priests who ministered to the parish, said Patrick Joy, Grand Knight of the local Knights of Columbus chapter. In attendance were two bishops, including Archbishop William E. Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which will assume control of the parish.
Most Catholic parishes in the U.S. operate under the auspices of a diocesan bishop, but many are run by religious orders who emphasize specific aspects, or charisms, of the Catholic faith. One order of clergy might nurture a charism for prayer, for example, while another is more oriented toward service. There are also many different types of prayer and service among the orders, and methods for pursuing them.
To use a secular analogy, diocesan priests are like general practitioners of medicine, whereas priests who belong to an order are akin to medical specialists, such as cardiologists and neurologists.
Like their sainted founder, the Vincentians practice a charism of charity toward the poor. Joy believes their emphasis on that particular service helps to explain why the town of only about 3,000 people supports many charity organizations. The list of charities in and near Emmitsburg includes the Council of Churches, Seton Center, VFW, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Lions Club and a food bank.
“I have found Emmitsburg to be the most generous and compassionate community,” Joy said. “I feel this is directly attributable to having the Vincentians as a large part of our community since 1852.”
Joy said the loss of the order has filled the parish with a sense of sadness, and the parting was also a very sad occasion for the priests. He said that at the farewell reception, the Very Rev. Stephen Grozio, head of the order’s eastern province of the United States, remarked on the lasting impact the community makes on every priest who serves in Emmitsburg, noting that many former pastors remain in contact with parish families and reach out in times of crisis.
In a June letter announcing the withdrawal of the order from the parish, Grozio said, “the members of St. Joseph Parish, together with the Vincentian priests and brothers, have grown in faith and love of God and service to the poor. The bonds between us are deep and strong, and for that reason it is not easy to share this news with you.”
However, despite the deep sense of loss on both sides, Joy, calling the situation a “vocational crisis,” says there are simply no longer enough Vincentian priests left to continue their traditional duties. In 2000, there were 95 active priests in the order’s eastern province. Last year, they were down to 41, and the average age of their priests is about 69.
Joy says the archdiocese will operate the parish in partnership with the Institute of the Incarnate Word (commonly abbreviated with its Spanish name as IVE), a brotherhood of priests founded in Argentina in 1984. IVE priests follow 14 “non-negotiable” rules according to their website, including adherence to the teachings and example of St. Thomas Aquinas, practicing works of mercy, and a devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Fr. Alberto Barattero, IVE, will serve as the new pastor of St. Joseph’s and Fr. Andrew Ayala, IVE, will be the associate pastor. The two priests will also continue to serve the St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg and Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Thurmont.
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The Friends of Lefty Kreh will hold an unveiling ceremony of the Kreh memorial statue’s maquette at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Skater’s Shelter building by Culler Lake in Frederick. Kreh, a Frederick native, is internationally recognized as “fly fishing’s greatest ambassador” and is credited with introducing anglers to the world of saltwater fly fishing. There will also be fly casting demonstrations, a casting clinic and a raffle.
Photo courtesy of the Friends of Lefty Kreh (FOLK)
Lefty Kreh statue 'maquette' to be unveiled Sept. 10
By Susan Guynn sguynn@newspost.com
Frederick native Bernard “Lefty” Kreh is to the fly fishing community what Dale Earnhardt is to NASCAR. He is the man.
Lefty passed away in 2018 but left a legacy that continues as an outdoor writer and an innovator of saltwater fishing with fly tackle. When deep water fly anglers scoffed at Lefty’s idea of saltwater fly fishing saying it “can’t be done,” Lefty said, “Oh yes, it can.” And it is a huge sport today.
A couple of years ago the Potomac Valley Fly Fishers, of which Lefty was a founding member, decided to establish a memorial to the fly-fishing legend who fished with locals, celebrities and world leaders internationally. The memorial idea evolved from naming a section of the Monocacy Scenic River to the Lefty Kreh Scenic Trail to a life-size statue of Kreh, said Andy Mekelburg, president of Friends of Lefty Kreh, which is spearheading the project. The fly was cast, a committee established, permissions granted and a sculptor selected, the nationally known Toby Mendez, whose studio is in Knoxville.
The maquette, a small-scale version of the statue, will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Skater’s Shelter along Culler Lake in Baker Park, 201 W. College Terrace, Frederick, near where the completed life-size sculpture will be placed. The sculpture will depict Lefty donning waders with a fly rod in hand and casting into the waters of the lake. The completed sculpture will be located near the Skater’s Shelter.
State Sen. Ron Young assisted in getting a state bond, and the Ausherman Foundation made a “generous donation” to get the project started, Mekelburg said. Journalist Tom Brokaw and actor Michael Keaton are honorary co-chairmen, along with Bob Clouser, inventor of the famous Clouser Minnow. Clouser, who Mekelburg said recently joined PVFF, has been instrumental in sharing the project with the fly-fishing community and fundraising, along with several other fly fishing industry leaders. To date, about 60 percent of the $275,000 price tag for the project has been raised, said Mekelburg. The project has also been featured in fly fishing magazines.
Recent donors include pro golfer Jack Nicklaus, who shared some of his memories of Lefty.
“It takes rhythm and leverage to hit a golf ball. Lefty Kreh used rhythm and leverage to become the fly-fishing GOAT,” he wrote in a statement.
He also recalled using a fly for bonefishing called Bill’s Crab, which he described to Lefty, who then asked Nicklaus, “How do you work this fly.”
“Lefty Kreh, asking someone who fishes for a hobby how to do something for which he is known as the best of all time. I was very flattered by that,” Nicklaus wrote.
Unveiling activities
Mendez, whose works include the Thurgood Marshall Memorial in Annapolis and the Baltimore Orioles legend sculptures of Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken Jr., Earl Weaver and Eddie Murray for Camden Yards, will be present for the maquette unveiling on Sept. 10, along with city and county officials and members of PVFF.
There will also be fly-casting demonstrations and a fly-casting clinic (no prior experience is required), a raffle sponsored by Beaver Creek Fly Shop, and a clean up of the lake by the Skater’s Shelter where debris often accumulates.
“We’ll wade in and clean up the water,” Mekelburg said. “Bring your waders” and be part of the fun.
More about Lefty Kreh
Born in 1925, Lefty graduated from Frederick High School in 1942 and was inducted into the Army in 1943, serving during the Battle of the Bulge of World War II. He returned to Frederick and worked as a civilian at Camp Detrick, later renamed Fort Detrick. A lifelong outdoorsman, Lefty fished the local waters with a passion and even guided anglers on the Potomac River. One of them was Joe Brooks, an outdoor writer from Baltimore whose credits include fishing editor for Outdoor Life magazine. It was Brooks who introduced Lefty to fly fishing.
Lefty was the outdoor columnist for The Frederick News-Post until the mid-1960s when he left Maryland for Florida to manage the largest saltwater tournament in Florida, the Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament. He returned to Maryland eight years later and was outdoor editor for The Baltimore Sun until he retired.
He created the artificial fly Lefty’s Deceiver in the 1950s. It became one of the best-known saltwater fly patterns in the world. He is the author of several books on fly casting and fishing techniques and tips. And he is known for his “All the best” signature.
He has received numerous lifetime achievement awards and was inducted into both the Freshwater Fishing and the International Game Fish Association halls of fame. Fly Fisherman magazine has hailed him as “fly fishing’s greatest ambassador.”
Though he traveled the world fishing, Lefty often returned to his native Frederick County for speaking presentations and casting demonstrations. The angler was also known for his sense of humor. At a fly casting event in Middletown several years ago, he joked that he could teach any woman how to fly fish, except his wife.
To learn more about the Lefty Kreh memorial maquette unveiling or to make a donation to the project, visit friendsofleftykreh.com.
Potomac Valley Fly Fishers
Andy Mekelburg
Friends Of Lefty Kreh
Culler Lake In Baker Park
Bernard Kreh
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Outdoor Notes — Sept. 3
Fishing tackle from the estate of Jim Gilford to be auctioned Sept. 10
Jim Gilford was 92 when he died in August 2021. From 1965 to 2006, Gilford wrote two weekly columns for the Frederick News-Post — Bassin’ Notes and The Drumming Log. He also compiled the Outdoor Notes column, a tradition we’ve carried on at the News-Post. His love for fly fishing led him to become one of the founding members of the Potomac Valley Fly Fishermen and the Mid-Atlantic Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers, and he was a national president of the Federation of Fly Fisherman. He also conducted fly fishing schools for the Fenwick Rod Company for more than 30 years. His collection of fishing equipment — from numerous fly fishing and spinning rods to numerous fishing lures and flies and fly-tying material will be auctioned beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 at Redding Auction Services Inc. in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. More than 400 items will be auctioned in box lots, including a set of 11 saltwater flies tied by the late Frederick native and internationally known Lefty Kreh, that includes a detailed letter of what each fly is used for written on Kreh’s letterhead and signed. Also, a framed brook trout print (21/225) signed by artist Frank Smoot; and vintage books on fishing, including three by Joe Brooks. You can view the entire list of items and box lots to be sold at reddingauction.com. Learn more about the “outdoorsman’s outdoorsman” at https://tinyurl.com/22552vwp.
Maryland hunting seasons open
September is the opening of several hunting seasons in Maryland. The early Canada goose season opened Sept. 1 and continues through Sept. 24. Mourning doves season also opened Sept. 1 and continues through Oct. 15. Squirrel season opens Sept. 3 and continues through February. White-tailed deer archery season opens Sept. 9 through Oct. 19 and again Oct. 23 through Nov. 25. A hunting license is required for all hunting in Maryland. For the full schedule of hunting seasons and regulations for each season, visit dnr.maryland.gov.
Sierra Club meets today
The Sierra Club Catoctin Group will meet at 11 a.m. Sept. 3 in the Community Room at The Common Market, College Park Shopping Center, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. The guest speaker is Master Habitat Naturalist Christine Maccabee, whose topic will be how to plant a fall garden. The next two meetings will be Oct. 1 and Nov. 5. All are welcome. If you are unable to attend in person, email pwsccg@yahoo.com to request a Zoom link.
Visit the aviary
The aviary at Cunningham Falls State Park, 6709 Cunningham Falls Park Road, Thurmont, is open Saturdays and Sundays in September from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See the aviary’s 10 birds, including a bald eagle, kestrel, various owls, hawks and more. Also, visit the park’s land turtles before they start hibernation and the 93-pound snapping turtle in his outdoor pond. Aviary visitation is included in the park gate admission. For more information, call 301-271-7574.
Beginner archery lessons at the park
From 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 5 and 24, persons ages 8 and older can participate in an archery lesson for beginners; participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Lessons will be held in the Manor Area of Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont. All equipment will be provided. The cost is $5 per person, cash only, for in-state residents, plus a park gate admission fee of $3 per Maryland vehicle and $5 per out-of-state vehicle. Pre-registration is required. Time slots are every half hour from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Email dsherwood@frederickcountymd.gov, type ARCHERY as the subject.
Jim Gilford
Fishing Tackle Estate Auction
The Drumming Log
Fenwick Rods
White-tailed Deer Archery Season
Sierra Club Catoctin Group
Cunningham Falls State Park Aviary
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Herbert Waldron
Herbert Howard Waldron, age 82, of Acworth, Georgia, passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Herbert was born Dec. 23, 1939, in West Virginia to the late Homer and Edna Waldron. He was a loving and devoted husband to his wife, Mary, for 52 years, and a loving father to his children. Herbert enjoyed tinkering around with things and fixing them. He liked to work in his yard and in the garden, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family. He enjoyed traveling, vacationing and going to Myrtle Beach. He was a loving husband, father, brother and friend. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Herbert is survived by his daughter, Tammy Waldron; son, Jeffery Waldron; granddaughter, Elizaveth Waldron; and many nieces and nephews.
Herbert is preceded in death by his wife, Mary; his parents; and all his siblings.
Services for Herbert will be held at a later date.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com for the Waldron family.
Herbert Howard Waldron | 2022-09-03T05:56:54Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Herbert Waldron | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/herbert-waldron/article_fbafd925-237a-53ea-a814-ae3f9dda2ec1.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/herbert-waldron/article_fbafd925-237a-53ea-a814-ae3f9dda2ec1.html |
Jack W. Shankle
Jack W. Shankle, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland.
Born Feb. 26, 1929, in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Frederick N. Shankle and Anna E. (Fogle) Shankle.
He was the loving husband of Helen Lee Shankle, his wife of 55 years.
He was a 1947 graduate of Frederick High School. Jack joined the United States Army in 1951 and became a corporal during his time of service. His company participated in the first atomic bomb demonstration in Yucca Flats, Nevada.
He was employed by H.B. Duvall Inc. for 60 years as a parts manager. There, he met and had friendships with many farmers in the local and surrounding areas.
Jack was an avid sports fan, and he was a Washington Redskin season ticket-holder for 50 years. He enjoyed playing golf, supporting his son in the theater, and spending time with his family.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Jeffrey Shankle, Kelli Biedrzycki and stepson, Gene Horner Jr. (Melanie); grandchildren, Connor Jack Biedrzycki, Lindsey Conder (Justin), Brent Horner and Kyle Horner (Caroline); great-grandchildren, Tyler and Levi Conder; brother, Jerry Shankle (Cheryl), of Florida.
Jack is also remembered by sister-in-law, Thais Kemp; niece, Stacie Bloom; and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his sisters, Ruth Hopwood (Guy), Betty Hess (Everett) and Jane Carbaugh (Seymour); brother, Harold Shankle (Mary Louise).
The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702.
A celebration of Jack’s life will follow at 1 p.m. The Rev. Tim May will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. | 2022-09-03T05:57:00Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Jack W. Shankle | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/jack-w-shankle/article_9933b60a-8913-5248-9e6f-91fe389e574f.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/jack-w-shankle/article_9933b60a-8913-5248-9e6f-91fe389e574f.html |
Jane Marie Stoner
Jane Marie Stoner, age 59, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at her home. Born July 22, 1963, in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of Barbara L. Keefer Lipps and the late Ralph F. Lipps Jr. She was the loving wife of Stephen D. Stoner. They married on June 9, 1990.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Nicholas Z. Stoner; siblings, Michael A. Lipps and wife Valerie Sanfrey Lipps, Margaret E. Weicht and husband Roy, and Joseph B. Lipps; and several nieces and nephews.
Jane had love for her family and pets. Always willing to help, she carried a playful sense of humor that will be deeply missed.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at Myers-Durboraw Funeral home, 210 W. Main St., Emmitsburg, Maryland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made in Jane’s memory to Vigilant Hose Company 6, P.O. Box 171, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
Online condolences can be shared at myersdurborawfh.com
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Joseph Malinowski
Joseph A. Malinowski, age 93, passed away peacefully Aug. 31, 2022, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick, Maryland.
Funeral services will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, New Jersey, with military honors rendered by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey (saulfuneralhomes.com). | 2022-09-03T05:57:12Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Joseph Malinowski | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/joseph-malinowski/article_3834f21a-e7f8-5210-ab23-db933cb5a24f.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/joseph-malinowski/article_3834f21a-e7f8-5210-ab23-db933cb5a24f.html |
Martha Lee Wilson
Wildflower Martha Lee Wilson, born in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 1953, passed away Aug. 25, 2022, at the age of 69 at her home in Brunswick, Maryland, after a battle with melanoma, surrounded by friends and family. A selfless mother, she was the patron saint of lost kids and lost dogs.
She was predeceased by daughters, Lindsey and Katherine Chabot. She is survived and beloved by her children, Christopher, Tiffany, Timothy, Bridgette and Haley Chabot; daughter-in-law, Oksana; son-in-law, Pedro Martinez; and grandchildren, Phoenix, Velma, Noah and Lydia. She is also survived by brothers, Thomas and Patrick Wilson and their families; honorary children, Bruce Grey, Zambo, Crystal, amongst many others; and ex-husband, Joseph Chabot.
Viewing will be held at from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Molesworth-Williams Funeral Home in Damascus, Maryland, for whoever would like to attend. A funeral will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 at Gate of Heaven in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she will be laid to rest with her daughter, Katie, who passed away in 1994.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be mailed or called in to Palmer Animal Hospital, 9405 Baltimore National Pike, Myersville, MD 21773, 301-371-3333, for credit on Martha Wilson’s account to help take care of her five dogs.
“You belong among the wildflowers ... far away from your trouble and worry, you belong somewhere you feel free.” — Tom Petty
Wildflower Martha Lee Wilson | 2022-09-03T05:57:18Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Martha Lee Wilson | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/martha-lee-wilson/article_5f684b30-97d1-5425-b3a4-336d1e0b13f5.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/martha-lee-wilson/article_5f684b30-97d1-5425-b3a4-336d1e0b13f5.html |
Thomas Burciaga
Thomas Anthony Burciaga, 75, of Frederick, Maryland, passed on Aug. 14, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born Jan. 12, 1947, to the late Joseph F. Burciaga and Irene I. Hurtado, he was the beloved husband of Julie Ann Burciaga.
Tom’s faith was very important to him. He was a member at St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Catholic Church and a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He would often teach religious class for high school students, as well as volunteer for church fundraisers.
Tom was a fan of computers and movies, especially Spanish foreign films, and audio books. He enjoyed watching Virginia Tech football games with his sons-in-law, Greg and Bryan.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Jessica Frohn (Greg) and Jennifer Mission (Bryan); and grandchildren, Avery Mission and Garrett Mission. Tom was also guardian to Alex C. Johnson. He was predeceased by his parents; and brother, Donald Burciaga.
Memorial services will be held at St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Burial services will be held privately. Online condolences may be shared at keeneybasford.com.
Thomas Anthony Burciaga | 2022-09-03T05:57:24Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Thomas Burciaga | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/thomas-burciaga/article_403dff1b-89af-5b16-a2a9-edcba3f0779d.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/thomas-burciaga/article_403dff1b-89af-5b16-a2a9-edcba3f0779d.html |
The spotted salamander is common but shy, so we don’t see it very often.
Photo by Mark Tegges, MarylandNature.org
Nature Notes: Frederick County’s salamanders
By Tom Anderson Frederick County Forest Conservancy District Board member
In damp forested areas of Frederick County, especially under leaf litter, logs or rocks, you will likely find a salamander, often a Yellow Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), or one of a half dozen other salamander species, including Northern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) and the Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum).
Of over 600 species of salamanders worldwide, a third are native to the habitat of the Appalachian mountain region. Ponds and wet areas, especially vernal (seasonal wetland) pools, are natural breeding areas for salamanders. Vernal pools contribute the most to species survival of salamanders and other amphibians due to the absence of fish, major aquatic predators of salamander eggs.
Spotted salamanders are 5 to 8 inches in length as adults, with dark bodies having yellow spots. Northern Two-Lined Salamanders are small, typically about 4 to 5 inches in length, with brownish bodies having yellow streaks along the back and sides. Jefferson Salamanders are about 5 to 7 inches long, with dark bodies often with blue or silver spots along the side.
The eggs of these and most other salamanders in our area are deposited in gelatinous-like clumps on underwater plants or twigs in the early spring. The eggs hatch in less than a month to 2 months, depending on the species, with the larvae maturing in 2 to 4 months. The gelatinous-like protective layer over the eggs not only helps keep the eggs moist, but also contributes to development of the embryos. A symbiotic relationship has been found between the yellow spotted salamander and a green algae called chlamydomonad algae (Oophilia amblystomatis), with the translation of the Latin name meaning “loves salamander eggs.” The algae grows in the egg capsule, metabolizing carbon dioxide and creating oxygen through photosynthesis for embryo development.
Larvae are hatched with gills. For most species, they lose these gills as lungs develop over a two- to four-month period while growing to adult form. Salamanders breed at approximately 2 years and generally return to the same vernal pools from which they hatched. It’s not hard to understand that draining wetland areas and vernal pools can disrupt the lifecycle of many amphibian species. Salamanders survive the winter by burrowing underground below the frost layer.
Salamander skin feels wet and sticky. Mucus glands in the skin help protect the animals from bacteria and molds, help make salamanders harder to catch by predators, such as birds, snakes and small mammals, and also help to regulate body temperature. Other glands on the head, back and tail secrete toxins that range from being bad tasting to potent irritants. The yellow spotted salamander, for example, exudes a whitish liquid when handled that irritates predators. Salamanders are nocturnal, feeding on small invertebrates, including insects, worms, and slugs.
Like frogs, salamanders lack ear drums but have an inner ear that can detect low frequency sounds and vibrations that can be picked up from the ground and communicated through its limbs. They are found to detect sound in the range of about 500 Hertz, which can provide warning of an approaching predator.
A salamanders eyes are mainly adapted for night vision. An enhanced sense of smell helps to compensate for weaknesses in other senses. A salamander’s ability to smell typically includes not only the nose but cell structure around the mouth. Science indicates the extended olfactory areas of smell not only help identify prey, but also help salamanders recognize other salamanders during courtship.
Salamanders are leaders in the animal world in the ability to regenerate limbs when lost from injury. Salamanders can regenerate tails, limbs and feet fairly routinely. They have even been found to regenerate parts of internal organs. Special cells just beneath the skin have the ability to develop into any kind of cell. Stem cell research in mammals has in part focused on finding and applying similar cell regenerative capabilities in higher organisms and humans
Spotted Salamander | 2022-09-03T05:57:30Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Nature Notes: Frederick County’s salamanders | Frederick County | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/places/local/frederick_county/nature-notes-frederick-county-s-salamanders/article_187448e3-c9b3-5263-b661-6631c5782950.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/places/local/frederick_county/nature-notes-frederick-county-s-salamanders/article_187448e3-c9b3-5263-b661-6631c5782950.html |
People gather around Winters Mill football player Greyson Lyons after he went down on the field during a second-quarter play against St John’s Catholic Prep on Friday night. The player was transported by the Maryland State Police Trooper 3 helicopter to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The game, the first played on SJCP’s new field, was halted and did not continue.
Winters Mill players and coaches bow their heads after Falcons player Greyson Lyons went down during a second-quarter play against St. John’s Catholic Prep on Friday night at St. John’s.
Winters Mill player goes down at SJCP
BUCKEYSTOWN — A Winters Mill High School football player was flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma after going down during a season-opening game against host St. John's Catholic Prep on Friday night.
After a defensive play with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the second quarter, Greyson Lyons, a junior lineman for the Falcons, did not get up off the ground.
It couldn't be determined what caused Lyons to go down on the play or why he needed treatment.
"I'm not even going to speculate on that. I couldn't tell you," Winters Mill coach Matt Miller said. "He went down, he got treatment, and then he was blinking his eyes, and he was breathing, so I was happy for that."
After Lyons was revived, an ambulance and two other emergency response vehicles arrived and drove onto the field. The stadium was vacated before the Maryland State Police Trooper 3 helicopter landed near midfield so it could take Lyons to Shock Trauma.
The game — the first high school football contest played at St. John's new stadium — was called off with St. John's leading 12-7. It wasn't clear if it would be completed at a later date, but that matter — as well as how either team played on Friday — wasn't important to those involved with each team.
"You're frustrated about the things happening in the game," Miller said. "But an event like that, you realize, 'You know what, there's a lot bigger problems.' Greyson's a good kid, and I'm thankful that he got the treatment and the care that he did, the support that we received here. We're pulling for him."
"The football game's the last thing on my mind right now," said first-year St. John's head coach Nate Marr. "The only priority, the only concern that we have as a football team, as a school, as a community, is the life of that young man and their team and their community. His health and safety is the only thing I'm concerned about right now."
Miller, Marr and several spectators said they had never seen anything like that before at a football game.
"Absolutely not," Marr said. "Ten years in college football and another few in high school, I've never seen anything like it. It's scary. And like I said, the only thing we're concerned about right now is that young man and his family."
Asked about how his players felt, Marr said, "They're pretty shaken up right now. When I went in there to talk to them briefly, the only thing they asked me about was that young man and how he was doing and how the team was doing and what they could do to help, and that's how it should be." | 2022-09-03T05:57:43Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Winters Mill player flown to hospital from game against SJCP; game suspended | High School Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/winters-mill-player-flown-to-hospital-from-game-against-sjcp-game-suspended/article_844dafb1-1abf-5043-9a1d-55044039ae56.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/high_school/winters-mill-player-flown-to-hospital-from-game-against-sjcp-game-suspended/article_844dafb1-1abf-5043-9a1d-55044039ae56.html |
By Ron Charles The Washington Post
“No, it is impossible,” she realizes in a happier moment. “She must be mistaken, he must love her after all, he must treasure and respect her, because no one would kiss someone like this, with passion and heat and mouth and the slash of a tongue-tip, would they?”
Oh, Lucrezia. …
Lucrezia’s only respite comes from painting, a diversion she began in her parents’ house and continues, for a time, in Alfonso’s. She’s particularly interested in the painters her husband hires to create her portrait — until, that is, she begins to suspect that the portrait, with its shocking acuity, may be intended to replace her. It doesn’t help when Alfonso admires the finished painting and sighs, “There she is … my first duchess.” A slip of the tongue, surely, nothing more.
You may know the history, and you may think you know what’s coming, but don’t be so sure. O’Farrell and Lucrezia, with her “crystalline, righteous anger,” will always be one step ahead of you.
Alfonso Ii D'este | 2022-09-03T07:42:48Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | In Maggie O'Farrell's 'The Marriage Portrait,' matrimony leads to death | Books | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/books/in-maggie-ofarrells-the-marriage-portrait-matrimony-leads-to-death/article_65e4a488-7165-54f4-9fc6-296a11bc1541.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/books/in-maggie-ofarrells-the-marriage-portrait-matrimony-leads-to-death/article_65e4a488-7165-54f4-9fc6-296a11bc1541.html |
I know Jackson isn’t coming home. Of that, there can be no question. That has been clear for some time. But I still look for him. I am always looking for him.
He was “Jackie Boy,” and I will never have another dog like him. After he disappeared in his 12th year, I spied a woman walking a dog that looked just like Jackson. German Shepherd face and body, with tan, beige and black colors. I stared at the two of them for a long time, long enough for the woman to begin to appear uncomfortable. I walked rapidly toward her. I stopped. It wasn’t Jackson.
From time to time, I traversed the road that Jackson and I would walk every morning in New York’s Westchester County. I scanned the expanse of fields and barns and the horse farms that proliferated the area. Years later, before we moved from New York to Maryland, I would envision him seeing me and running toward me. But he does not, and many years later, I know he will not.
My granddaughter Lauren, who was 6 years old when Jackson disappeared, drew pictures of him in school and told the other kids, “This is my dog, Jackson.” She continued to ask her grandparents and her parents when Jackson was coming home. She was a child with a child’s magic vision of hope.
Jackson had run off more than a few times. He was part husky. One night after he scampered off, I searched for him until dawn. The next morning, a pet store owner tracked us down. He said Jackson had settled in front of his shop, waiting calmly as if he knew that he would get home eventually.
The next time he ran off, neither he nor I was so lucky. Memories of Jackson, perhaps even his ghost, haunt me, years after he charged after a deer and vanished. There is a theory that coyotes, now proliferating in suburbs, will send a female out from the pack, entice a male dog and draw it back to the pack.
Our son, Mike, brought Jackson home after a summer job in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. After Mike returned to the University of Maine, Jackson lived with him at the fraternity house, rendering him useless as a watchdog. When our son left for the Peace Corps in Paraguay, Jackson was suddenly ours. After Mike returned home after two years, we would not give the dog back.
Jackson became a beloved companion and friend to my wife Carol and I for the next 10 years. He rode with us to see our other son, Jeff, play in high school and college football games, and he “sang” along to the national anthem. He would sit comfortably in the car for hours, his head resting on the driver’s shoulder. We sneaked him into “No Dogs Allowed” motels because we knew he never barked.
Jackson’s halo was his gentleness. The world was his Eden. People were trusted, children tolerated, babies accepted. He lay at my feet or at the end of the bed. And when he needed to, he sought his own measure of privacy. He had mastered his place in his, and my universe.
In the end, I needed to pet him more than he needed to be petted. I needed to talk to him more than he needed to hear my words. I needed his company more than he ever needed me. | 2022-09-03T07:42:54Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Memories of a friend | Columns | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/memories-of-a-friend/article_709e3773-f5df-5f48-a707-251ee2d37202.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/memories-of-a-friend/article_709e3773-f5df-5f48-a707-251ee2d37202.html |
The controversy over school board member Jay Mason’s request to be hired as a teacher in Fredrick County is over, but some questions linger.
Mason’s four-year term on the school board will end in December, but he chose not to seek re-election. Rather, he ran unsuccessfully in a Democratic primary for the state Senate.
The school board’s ethics policy states board members cannot work for Frederick County Public Schools for at least one year following their departure from the board.
It is a good rule, and clearly understandable. The board wants to avoid the appearance of impropriety if elected board members were seen as using their position to help them get a job when their term ends.
After losing in the July 19 primary, though, Mason sought an exemption under a separate board rule, which says the board can grant waivers to its policies.
At the board Aug. 11 meeting, members declined to discuss Mason’s request for a waiver. After Mason spoke about the issue on Aug. 24, the members again declined to bring the question up for a vote.
So, Mason will head to Montgomery County, to teach in the public schools there. He will teach a fifth-grade class at Bayard Rustin Elementary School in Rockville, he said.
At a time when Frederick County, like almost every school system in the country, is desperate for teachers, some might wonder why Mason was turned down.
Willie Mahone, president of the local NAACP chapter, and Daniel Mahone, legal counsel to the chapter, were particularly outspoken. The NAACP has long advocated for the system to hire more teachers of color, and Mason is Black.
“This board continues to refuse to answer a question presented by one of its own members,” Daniel Mahone said at the Aug. 24 meeting. “We’ve sought to get a discussion on this issue, and we’ve been told no.”
Several board members said they were unwilling to grant a waiver to the longstanding policy. Some said if the policy were reviewed, they might consider changing it.
Board Vice President Sue Johnson said she likely would not have been opposed to updating the policy if Mason had gone through the proper channels and requested a review by the board’s policy committee.
She said she took issue with the idea of making an exception to an existing policy for a board member.
But board member Karen Yoho told News-Post reporter Jillian Atelsek that she would have supported the board discussing Mason’s request in more detail.
“The idea that you can’t change a policy is kind of ridiculous,” she said. “We do it all the time. We update them.”
We believe the board made the right call in this instance, deciding not to alter the longstanding policy on the fly.
But we would encourage the new board, which takes office in December, to review it. The prohibition makes a great deal of sense for top administrators and other policy-making positions. Having a member slide from the board straight into a high-paying job in the central office would be a bad look indeed.
But a retiring board member taking a job as a teacher? We are not so sure that is a bad outcome, as long as the hiring process is followed and the other board members have no influence in the hiring decision.
Once again, the appearance of granting a former elected official special status unavailable to members of the public is the issue. But with qualified teachers in such demand, and no prospect of that changing in the foreseeable future, a former board member might bring a unique skill set and perspective to the classroom.
It is worth the board’s consideration. | 2022-09-03T07:43:06Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Next school board should review ethics policy | Editorials | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/editorial/next-school-board-should-review-ethics-policy/article_1cb66304-8e97-51c4-a7d7-82d3b9330b81.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/editorial/next-school-board-should-review-ethics-policy/article_1cb66304-8e97-51c4-a7d7-82d3b9330b81.html |
Michael Locke Frederick
What a shocker when I read that the city of Frederick opts not to design a road that runs through Area B in Fort Detrick. A story was published in the Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 27-28 Frederick News-Post (Page A1).
I had to laugh out loud when the city is trying to take credit for something Fort Detrick wasn't going to let happen anyway. In 2009, the then-mayor, Jeff Holtzinger, entered into a verbal agreement with Fort Detrick to run through Area B. Now, do you really think that was going to happen on a verbal agreement? You really have to wonder sometimes what our elected officials are thinking, and how the citizens like us would even begin to believe such nonsense. Of course, this all started back in 1978 from a planning document showing a road going through part of Area B. Then in 2004, the city's Comprehensive Plan depicted Christopher's Crossing going around Area B.
After all these years, our city has once again fell by the wayside in producing the correct infrastructure before housing is built. The city now says it will take between five to 10 years to make something happen. In the meantime, we will see somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 housing units built on both sides of Kemp Lane. Let's not forget also another 1,000 built along Shookstown Road, which is a narrow two-lane road that crosses over a horrible dilapidated little bridge. My hat is off once again to another city blunder. I hope our citizens think real hard come election time. Maybe fresh blood is needed in City Hall.
Michael Locke | 2022-09-03T07:43:12Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | City shouldn't take credit for Area B decision | Letters to the Editor | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/city-shouldnt-take-credit-for-area-b-decision/article_3f6fd088-90c3-5650-a69a-1ef41dd10c64.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/city-shouldnt-take-credit-for-area-b-decision/article_3f6fd088-90c3-5650-a69a-1ef41dd10c64.html |
Darrell Russ Frederick
I recently attended two rock concerts. One was at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, and the other was at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.
Frederick would be an ideal location for venues like these. Jiffy Lube is really way out in what feel like the middle of nowhere. Frederick would be accessible for people from two large cities, and for people from Pennsylvania and portions of West Virginia and Western Maryland.
Years ago, Knott Arena hosted major concert acts. These were well attended. This would make Frederick a real destination.
Darrell Russ | 2022-09-03T07:43:18Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Frederick: An ideal location for concerts | Letters to the Editor | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/frederick-an-ideal-location-for-concerts/article_c207ed9a-cd45-5c42-a758-1514ab6dae65.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/frederick-an-ideal-location-for-concerts/article_c207ed9a-cd45-5c42-a758-1514ab6dae65.html |
So this Saturday, another NASA mission to the moon has been scheduled. During the Apollo/Neil Armstrong days, some legitimate purposes for such a trip may have existed. Any purposes today are highly esoteric at best, and are truly the most pathetic waste of money ever. Ever.
Clean drinking water does not exist in some Mississippi towns. Many schoolchildren lack lunch money and school supplies. You fill in your own blanks, and that NASA money could be so much more productively used. If U.S. Rep. David Trone or his office (or U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney across the river in West Virginia) is reading this, now is the perfect time to make a splash while doing something useful by redirecting this atrocious waste of money. Go for it. Thank you. | 2022-09-03T07:43:24Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | NASA mission is a waste of money | Letters to the Editor | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/nasa-mission-is-a-waste-of-money/article_94b0bbe9-7781-5329-9d9c-0f1ea35c7f54.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/nasa-mission-is-a-waste-of-money/article_94b0bbe9-7781-5329-9d9c-0f1ea35c7f54.html |
Margaret Koogle Adamstown
The proposed Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan is a violation of property rights. The proposed area is the least developed in Frederick County, with the last development constructed in the 1970s.
As a landowner, you have a bundle of rights: 1) possession, 2) control, 3) exclusion, 4) enjoyment, and 5) disposition. This plan violates your right of control.
The proposed plan includes downzoning 126 properties from agricultural to Resource Conservation. This adversely impacts local farmers, with restrictions potentially placing limitations on essential agricultural activities.
The State of Maryland Department of Planning, on May 5, 2022, suggests that the county justify why they think this change in zoning is necessary.
HOAs serve a purpose in a development where properties are close together, and uniformity for the community as an entity is the goal. In the county, where properties are spread out, most structures aren’t seen from the road, and the landowner shouldn’t have restrictions placed on their property, especially after the fact. In the state of Maryland, a buyer of a property with an HOA has five days to review the HOA regulations and walk away from the contract if the buyer is not agreement with the restrictions, and in this case, HOA-type restrictions are being imposed on property owners that have owned their land for generations. I’m opposed to this and strongly encourage that the Sugarloaf Rural Heritage Overlay be removed entirely. It is a dangerous precedent for the county to establish.
I encourage people to inform themselves about the Sugarloaf plan, and visit the website liveablefrederickcoalition.com. For those opposed to the plan, a petition can be found at https://chng.it/9w6yB2Lgyn.
Margaret Koogle
Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan | 2022-09-03T07:43:31Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Unnecessary regulation at Sugarloaf | Letters to the Editor | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/unnecessary-regulation-at-sugarloaf/article_a371c440-87b0-55c5-9c05-8235a4fe24ec.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/unnecessary-regulation-at-sugarloaf/article_a371c440-87b0-55c5-9c05-8235a4fe24ec.html |
Stained glass artist Armelle Le Roux installs “Remembered Light,” a stained glass art exhibit made from the window shards of churches bombed in World War II collected by Fred McDonald, then a chaplain in the U.S. Army. LeRoux worked on finishing the installation on Aug. 25, in preparation for its opening at the War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco’s Civic Center.
By Joan Morris The Mercury News (TNS)
For more than 50 years, shards of colorful glass, preserved in 25 carefully labeled envelopes, had been stored in an old Italian shoe box under Fred McDonald’s bed. The broken bits, taken from bombed and bullet-riddled churches throughout Europe during World War II, represented more than just shattered dreams and lives. To McDonald, a Seattle native who died in San Francisco in 2002, they were tangible links that fused history to the present, as well as the future.
Now that glass is the showpiece of an exhibit at the War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco’s Civic Center. “Remembered Light” includes the works of 13 artists who used those fragments, along with McDonald’s memories, to fashion new stained glass windows, sculptures and 3D pieces.
At the end of its run — the exhibit will be open Wednesday-Sunday through Nov. 20 — the works are destined for a more permanent installation in the Presidio Chapel.
Armelle Le Roux, a celebrated stained glass artist who has worked with teams restoring stained glass at San Francisco City Hall and managed prominent projects for Grace Cathedral and for New York City’s St. Thomas Church, learned of the hidden gems through an acquaintance and was the first artist to realize the potential of McDonald’s treasure trove.
She met with McDonald to discuss ways to bring the glass back into the light.
“At the time,” Le Roux says, “we talked about creating some sort of memorial piece. But because the glass had been saved as separate pieces, each with a name and history, everything had meaning, and I didn’t want to lose that.”
Le Roux began creating two stained glass pieces that incorporated two sets of shards, working them into designs based on their provenance and McDonald’s recollections. Eventually, she brought in other artists to create additional pieces.
Ariana Makau, an Oakland-based glass artist and conservator and founder of Nzilani Glass, says she was immediately struck by the project.
“It intrigued me on multiple levels,” Makau says. “It was like traveling through space and time, the way each piece of glass had been documented. That he had the foresight to do that appealed to me as a conservator.”
McDonald, an Episcopal minister, traveled to Germany in the early 1930s and witnessed the rise of Adolph Hitler, a man he first admired but came to despise. When war broke out, McDonald enlisted as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, assigned first to San Francisco’s Fort Mason and later to the 12th Army, under the command of the legendary Gen. Omar Bradley. He soon found himself following the advancing troops through England, France, Belgium and, finally, Germany.
McDonald was tasked, says his great-nephew, San Francisco restaurateur Bruce McDonald, with finding suitable churches to hold services for all the non-Catholic soldiers. His travels included several places he’d visited during peace time, where he began picking up the broken remnants of stained glass windows.
“He was quite a packrat throughout his life,” Bruce says. “He collected menus from restaurants around the world. He loved to save things and always said that sometimes, it’s a small thing that brings back a memory.
As McDonald gathered the shards, he tucked them in envelopes and mailed them home to his mother. By war’s end, he had mailed 25 envelopes and collected more than just glass. He had documented the coordinates and the city where each piece was found and his observations of what remained after the battles. About one, he wrote:
“On or about Oct. 23rd, I entered the first German city to fall to our forces, the imperial but now roofless city of Aachen, a good thousand years old. A very new Church of the Holy Ghost on the outskirts had been the scene of a firefight and a wrecked tram stood by the forlorn and empty church. Down by the Cathedral, I saw an aged woman lugging two suitcases as she crawled over stone piling. Where was she going with her pitiful burden?”
About another, he wrote:
“This church, obliterated during the Battle of Britain in August 1940, was a favorite of high church Episcopalians from the Pacific Northwest. In 1933, I had worshipped there many times, a special wrench to find this favorite ‘Fortress of the Faith’ gone.”
And about another:
“I had just arrived in Normandy. There was an apple orchard where our Army headquarters was tented. In the evening, I walked into the flattened town spread out around a badly bombed church. A ghostly silence covered the deserted area except for the shoveling noise of a lone man trying to uncover his house. He saw me and glared. I represented the war, which had brought ruin to his house and home.
“I picked up some of the church glass and moved on.”
The shards might have remained hidden, their stories lost to time, if not for a chance meeting. McDonald, who continued to travel the world for many years after the war, had finally settled in San Francisco, a city he admired for its boldness and verve. After serving a congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, he had eased into retirement when one day he struck up a far-reaching conversation with a fellow resident at his retirement home. The topic turned to stained glass, and McDonald mentioned his unique collection. The woman knew of Le Roux’s work and reached out to her.
The Remembered Light works were completed in 2007 and put on display, first in the Presidio, before eventually making it to New Orleans’ World War II Museum, where COVID held them captive for a year. Finding a place to exhibit was sometimes difficult, Bruce McDonald says, because some museums shy away from religious exhibitions. But Remembered Light is not about religion, he says. It’s about one man’s journey through war. McDonald wants people to learn and see the connections between war and peace, as the exhibit returns home to San Francisco.
“Fred was a very articulate and educated worldly person,” Le Roux says. “At the end, I want people to have a sense of the humanity, not just of religion and war. I want them to think about the impact of destruction. I’m sure people will feel the sorrow, but I want them to also feel hope.” | 2022-09-03T09:34:25Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Remembered Light — broken pieces of war-shattered windows repurposed in San Francisco | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/remembered-light-broken-pieces-of-war-shattered-windows-repurposed-in-san-francisco/article_2c2ec7c1-d062-5df5-9227-303cb92e0b7c.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/remembered-light-broken-pieces-of-war-shattered-windows-repurposed-in-san-francisco/article_2c2ec7c1-d062-5df5-9227-303cb92e0b7c.html |
Biblical guidelines for better health
By L. Samuel Martz | Words of Faith Special to the News-Post
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there was none of them” (Psalm 139:14-16).
This passage of scripture is declaring that God, our Creator, is omniscient, having total knowledge of us even before we were born. According to Jeremiah 1:5, the Lord knew everything about the prophet Jeremiah, even while he was in his mother’s womb: “Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you and I ordained you a prophet unto the nations.”
With the great advances in medical science, we are learning much more about a baby even before he or she is born. We have advanced to the point that we can observe defects of the baby in the womb and perform surgery to correct those defects.
Since our all-knowing God created us, he can advise us how to live and what is best for our well-being. For instance, our attitudes and emotions can affect our physical life, as explained in Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Cheerful people seem to enjoy life better than angry people. Anger has a detrimental impact on a person: “He that is soon angry deals foolishly” (Proverbs 14:17). That is why the Bible encourages us to “be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19). The reason for this is stated in the next verse, “For the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). We are challenged to “be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26).
Medical science has caught up with the truths of scripture. For instance, in Leviticus 17:11 it says, “The life of the flesh is in the blood.” Very early in our nation’s history and before advances in medical science, doctors would sometimes drain the blood of a sick person, called blood letting, often resulting in death instead of recovery. But today doctors know the importance of blood and how it can reveal much about our health and medical condition.
The Bible also speaks about the importance of blood in our salvation. The rest of Leviticus 17:11 states, “And I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” The original passover took place in Egypt the night before the Israelites escaped from bondage. Detailed instructions were given concerning the passover lamb. The Lord announced, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you,” (Exodus 12:13).
Hebrews 9:22 says: “Without shedding of blood is no remission.” But 1 Peter 1:18-19 announces that Christ met this demand when He died for our sins on the cross, “We are not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”
May each of us thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His love, in that “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
The Rev. Martz has been in the pastoral ministry since April 1962. He is presently ministering at Frizzellburg Bible Church, near Westminster. He and his wife, Jackie, live in Thurmont. They have two children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. | 2022-09-03T09:34:37Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Biblical guidelines for better health | History | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/history/biblical-guidelines-for-better-health/article_b114d9ad-f755-5f67-9c22-9d56f07d547c.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/history/biblical-guidelines-for-better-health/article_b114d9ad-f755-5f67-9c22-9d56f07d547c.html |
Performers from the Zhongsheng Dance Group in Rockville perform the Chinese Dai dance at the the Autumn Moon Harvest festival. The Asian American Center of Frederick hosted the festival at the Carroll Creek amphitheater on Saturday.
Two dancers perform on Saturday at the Autumn Moon Harvest festival. The Asian American Center of Frederick hosted the festival at the Carroll Creek amphitheater.
Asian American Center concludes festival series with Autumn Moon Harvest
As the Asian American Center of Frederick on Saturday hosted its annual Autumn Moon Harvest festival — concluding its five-part Carroll Creek Culture Series — Executive Director Elizabeth Chung said her goal was to make a statement.
The Autumn Moon Harvest featured performances of songs, dances, yo-yo, martial arts and poetry. The festival’s performers spanned three generations and included several groups of older people, the eldest being 86 years old, Chung said in an interview.
The performers also represented a host of different Asian countries, among them China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Vietnam and Mongolia.
Chung said she hoped attendees appreciated the diversity and the inclusive nature of people sharing a host of different cultures as part of the same festival.
Chung said she would like to see the same level of acceptance from mainstream American culture. That was at least part of the reason her organization hosted the events at the Carroll Creek amphitheater rather than at the Asian American Center of Frederick’s East All Saints Street location.
“If I don’t bring this to Frederick, who’s going to bring it to Frederick?” Chung said.
Earlier events in the Carroll Creek Culture Series, which began in May, included a celebration of Asian heritage, a Thai Water Festival, an Around the World Tour and Festival Indonesia.
The five festivals were free to the public. Chung estimated that each one — which her organization launched in conjunction with the Downtown Frederick Partnership’s First Saturday celebrations — featured around 20 performances and each cost around $20,000 to put on.
The Asian American Center of Frederick did not seek grant funding, so Chung said she had to pay for the events entirely through the organization’s budget and rely on volunteers.
Chung said her organization was too busy providing social services to those in need to put in the work necessary to obtain grants this year, but she plans to reach out to Frederick city and county governments next year for help with funding the five festivals.
The Asian American Center of Frederick, which was founded in 2005, assists low-income, minority and immigrant communities access health insurance, interpreter and translation services, ESL and citizenship classes, mentoring, housing, education, employment and business development services, according to the organization’s website.
In addition to the performances, the Autumn Moon Harvest featured a variety of food, including from Albany-based Indonesian cuisine restaurant Yono’s.
Widjiono (Yono) Purnomo, the restaurant’s certified executive chef and a native of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, drove nearly 400 miles south from Albany to Frederick for the festival.
Saturday was Purnomo’s second time attending the Autumn Moon Harvest. He said that people’s appreciation for sharing cultures has been the best thing he’s experienced at the festival.
Sitting along the stone-ledge seats of the amphitheater on Saturday, Amanda Pullin said her father, an Indonesia native, was dancing around the amphitheater stage when she went with him to Festival Indonesia in August.
So when it came time for the Autumn Moon Harvest, she decided to attend with Leticia Gutierrez, figuring her longtime friend would be less likely to embarrass her.
Pullin, a Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, resident, said she relished the festival’s dancing, music and food. She said would like to see the Asian American Center of Frederick host the festivals again next year.
Center Of Frederick | 2022-09-04T04:22:08Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Asian American Center concludes festival series with Autumn Moon Harvest | Dance | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/dance/asian-american-center-concludes-festival-series-with-autumn-moon-harvest/article_fa52663a-5de7-552d-930d-172403a88ae3.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/dance/asian-american-center-concludes-festival-series-with-autumn-moon-harvest/article_fa52663a-5de7-552d-930d-172403a88ae3.html |
Doing so provides people the chance to avoid repeating others’ mistakes, but also the opportunity to build upon their successes, the former history major said.
So it's fitting that Young — who is set to retire from politics when his state Senate term ends in January 2023 — took the time to preserve the defining period of his political career: his 16 years as Frederick’s mayor.
“As the years went by, I had people saying, ‘If you don't write down how you did this and brought the city back, it's gonna get lost,'" Young, said as he stood along the edge of Frederick's Carroll Creek in Baker Park on Thursday.
Young wrote it down, and in April, he published his latest literary work, titled “My Story — Who Are We But Our Stories.”
The 300-page book is divided into 13 sections, beginning with his time growing up in Frederick in the 1940s and ‘50s, then moving into details from his one term on the Frederick Board of Aldermen.
“I was mayor for 16 years and on the [Board of Aldermen] for four, so that was like 7,000 days. I could have probably written a story a day for 7000 days,” he said. “I just tried to pick out the essentials.”
Young, who was in his mid 30s at the time, spearheaded a project to construct the Carroll Creek flood control system and linear park, which was modeled after flood mitigation infrastructure in San Antonio, Texas. | 2022-09-04T04:22:15Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Sen. Young publishes history of his time as Frederick's mayor | Books | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/books/sen-young-publishes-history-of-his-time-as-fredericks-mayor/article_d6daba73-3f39-5b3c-bb68-154175b830fe.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/books/sen-young-publishes-history-of-his-time-as-fredericks-mayor/article_d6daba73-3f39-5b3c-bb68-154175b830fe.html |
The public schools of the city and county will open for the scholastic year of 1922-23 tomorrow morning. On account of the work on the addition to the building being unfinished, the opening of Frederick high school will be delayed. This school will open for the purpose of enrolling pupils on September 14 and 15, and studies will begin the following Monday, September 18.
The machines of John Redmond, near Pearl, driven by Mrs. Luck Redmond, and Clayton A. Thomas, of the O’Possumtown pike, near Frederick, crashed together at the entrance to West Seventh street, near the North Market street fountain Saturday evening at 10:30 o’clock. It is understood that the Thomas machine, which was turning from North Market onto West Seventh street, collided with the Redmond machine, which was circling the fountain.
The necessity of a mail door slot or a suitable receptacle as required by the post office department is shown by a recent order from the office of the first assistant postmaster general to the postmasters throughout the country. “On account of the delays caused to carriers at dwelling houses where no door slot or mail receptacle is provided, and the fact that a large majority of dwellings are thus equipped already, it seems timely, within a reasonable period, to require all who are to receive mail by street carriers at their dwellings to provide such accommodations, the expense of the same being small.”
There’s an adage which, in recent years, has established itself as a trend: “You eat what you can, and what you can’t, you can.” Preserving fruits and vegetables, a common practice generations ago when mothers taught their daughters the proper way of “putting up” peaches, pickles and plums, and apparently has reclaimed its place in the running of a household. Once again, jams and jellies are bubbling away on the stovetops, and there’s the smell of pickling spices in the kitchen.
Most of the Frederick County courthouse contents have been moved to the new county courthouse on West Patrick Street. But four bronze and brass commemorative plaques remain hanging in the nearly vacant second floor lobby of the old courthouse. Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Samuel W. Barrick wants that changed. He has asked the county commissioners to move the plaques into the new building, so the county can display its historical price instead of hiding it in the dark, unused lobby.
Brunswick City officials have requested a meeting with the Way Station after a client of the agency for the mentally ill was found with “an arsenal of dungeon-type weapons” at his North Maryland Avenue residence, Brunswick Police Chief Col. Clark Price said Tuesday. The weapons, prohibited on Way Station property, were found “out in plain view” in the room of the 54-year-old client. Brunswick police found the man on Aug. 29 after they noticed “a large amount of blood” outside his home and followed the blood trail to his apartment. Inside, they found the man “who had suffered a large self-inflicted wound to one of his legs with a large blade,” Chief Price said.
A man was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation Tuesday evening after he was rescued from a townhouse fire at Eisenhower Drive, firefighters said. The unidentified burn victim was going to be flown to a trauma center “but became combative,” so the flight team would not take him, said Lt. Greg Fulmer of the Independent Hose Co.
Opossumtown Pike
Mail Door Slot
Canning Fruit
Judge Samuel W. Barrick
Way Station
Brunswick Police
Independent Hose Co. | 2022-09-04T08:37:21Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | 20-40-100 Years Ago — Sept. 4 | News | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-4/article_c1943b60-f81e-5724-a48f-1cf3eb4ea7b8.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-4/article_c1943b60-f81e-5724-a48f-1cf3eb4ea7b8.html |
After releasing fireworks into crowd, man caught after chase, police say
An Emmitsburg man is accused of releasing fireworks into a crowd, then fleeing from police.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the man — 43-year-old Aaron Dove — was lighting fireworks from his vehicle and sending them into a crowd and at a house on Old Frederick Road in Emmitsburg early Saturday.
Witnesses reported that Dove had been to a house several times on Friday evening and had fired a Roman candle firework that hit someone in the chest. Dove then struck the person with his vehicle, running over his foot, the press release said. The person was not injured.
Police said Dove also struck a vehicle parked in front of a neighboring house on Old Frederick Road, causing “notable damage.”
Police were called to Old Frederick Road at about 1:15 a.m. on Saturday for reports of a hit-and-run crash and an armed robbery in the 15600 and 15800 blocks.
When the sheriff’s office and Maryland State Police tried to catch Dove, he drove south on Old Frederick Road, the press release said.
Police said they used stop sticks to stop Dove’s vehicle.
Dove, wearing a tactical vest and helmet, resisted arrest, police said. The press release said deputies and troopers used two rounds from Tasers, two pepper spray bursts and “a less lethal sponge round,” but “they had minimal effect.”
Eventually, deputies and troopers removed Dove from the vehicle and arrested him, the press release said.
The sheriff’s office said Dove had in his vehicle numerous illegal aerial fireworks, a high-powered pellet gun, an open can of pellets, two lookalike guns that were an air pistol and a long gun, and numerous knives. He also had other aerial fireworks in the bed of his truck.
He was charged with eight counts of second-degree assault, four counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of malicious destruction of property less than $1,000, and numerous other counts related to the fireworks and police chase.
The sheriff's office asked that anyone with information about the case call them at 301-600-1046. | 2022-09-04T12:14:09Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | After releasing fireworks into crowd, man caught after chase, police say | Cops And Crime | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/cops_and_crime/after-releasing-fireworks-into-crowd-man-caught-after-chase-police-say/article_5e4b210a-36de-53b7-bc4f-3c931aa0ff1c.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/cops_and_crime/after-releasing-fireworks-into-crowd-man-caught-after-chase-police-say/article_5e4b210a-36de-53b7-bc4f-3c931aa0ff1c.html |
Often seen in the line of march are larger-than-life inflatable turkeys and penguins, glittering floats, marching bands and dancing groups.
Thanksgiving or holiday-themed units are welcome, as well as marching bands, multi-cultural groups, majorettes and baton twirlers, artists, clowns, dance and gymnastic troupes, floats, sports teams, costumed characters, beauty queens, classic car clubs and innovative displays.
There is no fee to participate. Applications for units to participate are due on Sept. 19.
The Montgomery County event is the only Thanksgiving Parade in the Washington metropolitan area.
Find information on the parade and applications to participate at silverspringdowntown.com/montgomery-county-thanksgiving-parade. | 2022-09-05T00:31:32Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Applications now being accepted to participate in the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/applications-now-being-accepted-to-participate-in-the-montgomery-county-thanksgiving-parade/article_b855b032-1703-54fd-941d-b00b2bc7aba3.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/applications-now-being-accepted-to-participate-in-the-montgomery-county-thanksgiving-parade/article_b855b032-1703-54fd-941d-b00b2bc7aba3.html |
Crowds fill downtown Frederick streets during the 2021 In the Streets festival, enjoying food, dining, music, booths and other activities.
In the Streets festival will return to downtown Frederick on Sept. 10
Celebrate Frederick’s annual In the Streets returns on Sept. 10 to downtown Frederick. The festival highlights the best of what Frederick has to offer, including art, food, entertainment and fun for all ages.
Returning this year is the Homegrown Frederick Craft Beverage Experience along the Carroll Creek Linear Park from noon to 5 p.m.
Get ready for a day filled with family-friendly activities, live entertainment and the opportunity to interact with a variety of vendors ranging from downtown retailers and restaurants, to nonprofit organizations and businesses serving the Frederick County community. Activities, vendors, food and entertainment will be located on Market Street, from Carroll Creek to Seventh Street. For a full list of vendors on each block, visit celebratefrederick.com.
Kick off In the Streets at 9 a.m. with a one-mile run down Market Street. Designed for beginners and experts alike, the run features various heats including Women’s, Men’s, Family and more. Pre-registration is recommended, by mail or online at celebratefrederick.com. Day-of registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Frederick YMCA.
The run will be followed by the In the Streets festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day ends with the official after party, the Flying Dog Brewery Up the Creek Party, at 5 p.m. at the Carroll Creek Linear Park Amphitheater.
Find Celebrate Frederick on Facebook and Instagram @celebratefrederick, and share your day by tagging your photos and stories with #inthestreetsfrederick.
SPORTS BLOCK, located between Carroll Creek and Patrick Street
Learn about local athletic clubs. Test your sports skills with a high-jump test, cornhole and other challenges. Stop by the Pivot Physical Therapy Athlete Rehab Zone to meet the trainers dedicated to keeping athletes healthy.
ART BLOCK, located between Patrick and Church streets
Be amazed by the outstanding talents of Frederick’s finest creative and performing artists. Allow these performers to inspire your creative side by participating in mini dance lessons, making crafts, playing games and taking in the ongoing performances by the various theater and dance companies of Frederick.
HISTORY BLOCK, located between Church and Second streets
Learn about the region’s rich history and all the hidden historical treasures being preserved by local groups dedicated to honoring our heritage. Participate in interactive history exhibits and pick up information about how to support these groups that work hard to celebrate Frederick’s past.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS BLOCK, located between Second and Third streets
Join the groups in Frederick devoted to leading healthy and fit lives. Get information about bike groups, fitness activities, healthy eating and overall wellness.
ARTISAN BLOCK, located between Third and Fourth streets
Browse handmade and original art, jewelry and crafts from the local artisan community and treat yourself to a few new purchases.
GOING GREEN BLOCK, located between Fourth and Fifth streets
Play games, get information and learn from the groups in Frederick that support sustainability. Take a sustainability quiz, and learn how to do your part to help keep the environment healthy and clean.
PUBLIC SAFETY BLOCK, located between Fifth and Sixth streets
Meet the local heroes that keep our community safe. Get information about the services available in case of an emergency, and show your support for those keeping you and your loved ones safe. The annual open house, hosted by Junior Fire Company No. 2, is at 535 N. Market St.
KIDS BLOCK, located between Sixth and Seventh streets
Balloon art, carnival games, prizes and more will keep youngsters entertained.
Entertainment kicks off at 11 a.m. and continues through the evening with the Flying Dog Brewery Up the Creek Party from 5 to 9 p.m.
CARROLL CREEK AMPHITHEATER STAGE
$5 cover for 21 and over. Under 21 admitted for free.
Noon to 2 p.m. — The Few — modern and classic rock
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Jah Works — reggae
UP THE CREEK PARTY
$5 admission, free with Homegrown Frederick Craft Beverage Experience admission. Exclusively 21 years of age or older to enter.
5 to 6:30 p.m. — Pop Stereo — pop cover band
7 to 9 p.m. — Klepto Radio — popular party music cover band playing everything from AC/DC to Stevie Wonder, hip-hop to hard rock, saxophones to samples
SECOND STREET STAGE
Intersection of E. Second and Market streets
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Kevin Lee — singer-songwriter playing songs from the 1950s up to the present, fused with his style of country, rock and blues
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. — The Feehan Brothers — Brendan and Connor on guitar and vocals have performed together since elementary school
3:30 to 4:45 p.m. — Melissa Quinn Fox — country/Americana songstress performing story-driven songs with a unique vocal tone
THIRD STREET STAGE
Intersection of W. Third and Market streets
11 a.m. to noon — Skatt Daddy — upbeat and danceable R&B combo
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. — JJ Billings — the mother of all bar bands spans an eclectic mic of radio rock from the ’90s and 2000s
2 to 3:15 p.m. — Ocho de Bastos — Latin pop party band with guitar, powerful drums, Latin percussion and catchy bass riffs
3:45 to 5 p.m. — Hard Swimmin’ Fish — an ensemble rooted in the traditions of American music including blues, jazz, funk and swing
Intersection of W. Seventh and Market streets
11 a.m. to noon — Market Street Big Band — favorite big band sounds of the 20th century, influenced by the timeless music of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. — Rainbow Rock Band — a mix of musical genres, from folk, pop rock to rockabilly, for kids
2 to 3:15 p.m. — Mr. Jon & Friends — folk-rock married duo Jon and Carrie sing songs for kids
3:45 to 5 p.m. — Music & Arts Instructors Showcase
Information booths will be at the Art Block and Going Green Block from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers at these booths will have access to emergency personnel if needed. If your child is lost, report immediately to one of the Information Booths. The booths also serve as lost and found collection sites. Found items not claimed will be taken to The City of Frederick Office of Special Events, William Talley Recreation Center, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick, and will be kept for 30 days.
The City of Frederick has five parking decks downtown. The Carroll Creek, Court Street, W. Patrick Street, E. All Saints Street and Church Street parking decks all offer parking in close proximity to the event. Cost is $6 to park all day on Sept. 10.
A city ordinance prohibits pets at In the Streets, which includes reptiles.
Most of the roads surrounding the event will remain open. All Saints Street on the south end and Seventh Street on the north end of town will remain open. Patrick Street is also open throughout the day. | 2022-09-05T00:31:38Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | In the Streets festival will return to downtown Frederick on Sept. 10 | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/in-the-streets-festival-will-return-to-downtown-frederick-on-sept-10/article_43b53eca-f721-537c-b23c-181109ddc786.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/in-the-streets-festival-will-return-to-downtown-frederick-on-sept-10/article_43b53eca-f721-537c-b23c-181109ddc786.html |
Derek Young, left, and Charles Lawson slap hands at second base after a play during the Guns and Hoses charity softball game at Nymeo Field in Harry Grove Stadium Sunday afternoon. Proceeds from the event support the Frederick Optimist Club.
Guns first baseman Tyler Conaway tries to field the ball as Hoses Brett Freyman scrambles to touch first base during a softball game at Nymeo Field in Harry Grove Stadium Sunday afternoon. Proceeds from the event support the Frederick Optimost Club.
Chad Perry, left, of Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, puts a tag on Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando, who tries to avoid the tag during the annual Guns and Hoses charity softball game at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium Sunday afternoon. Proceeds from the event support the Frederick Optimist Club.
Michael McGrew, of the Frederick Police Department, carries the winners trophy while his team shakes hands with the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services team after the annual Guns and Hoses charity softball game.
Police cinch fourth win in a row at annual charity softball game
The ninth annual Guns and Hoses Softball game Sunday afternoon highlighted the “friendly rivalry” between local law enforcement and fire crews. And it also showed the camaraderie between the first responders.
Frederick Police Department Chief Jason Lando walked up to home plate at Nymeo Field and pointed his bat to the dugout, directly at Chief Tom Coe of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. Coe threw his hands up in mock outrage.
After eight innings of smack talk, laughter and acrobatic plays, law enforcement won the charity game for the fourth year in a row. The final score was 9-8.
The two agencies sold about 290 tickets for the game, Michael McGrew, K-9 officer for Frederick Police Department, said. They raised around $2,700 for the Frederick Optimist Club, he said.
The city’s Optimist Club is a volunteer-based club that aims to serve youth through community service projects. According to its website, it tries to have youths be recognized.
“It’s a big privilege for us,” Mary Ellen Hoffman said. She’s been a volunteer with the Optimist club for 27 years.
The first innings ended in a 1-1 tie. In the second and third innings, things were looking good for the Hoses, who were maintaining a one-run lead with a 3-2 score. The Hoses were excited to get that trophy back and where it belonged, many said.
Derek Young, shortstop and firefighter technician at Independent Hose Company Station 1 on Baughmans Lane in Frederick, was feeling good about its odds of winning, too. Young has played in every single Guns and Hoses game, he said. What made this year different was that it had some young blood on the team.
“We’re kind of an aging team, so now we’re getting some youth, and it’s exciting; it’s exciting to have all these younger kids out here,” he said.
But then, the Guns’ Maryland State Police Senior Trooper James Ward hit a home run out of the park, starting a series of successful at-bats.
The fourth inning ended 6-4, with the Guns ahead. By the fifth inning, the Guns scored another two runs to double its lead.
But the Hoses wouldn’t quit, as their players traded taunts with the police team. Third baseman coach for the Hoses Lt. John Arnold felt they could still win.
“I think that we’re competitive enough to stay in this,” he said. “I think we’re going to come back, we’re going to seal a big old W on our side at the end of the game.”
In the sixth inning, the Hoses closed the gap and brought the score to 8-6. In the seventh, the Guns once again padded their lead, going ahead 9-6.
And in the eighth and final inning — the teams didn’t go the full nine innings to allow for the Frederick Keys to take the field on time later that day — it wasn’t the Hoses who got the “big old W” but the Guns.
Arnold said there were some bad calls from the umpire.
“I heard the ump was intimidated by their guns,” he said with a deadpan delivery.
Cpl. Kevin Forrest from the Frederick Police Department, who pitched for the Guns, said the team won because of its “clutch” hitting and outfield plays.
Regardless of who won, both Forrest and Arnold said they were happy to be spending their Sunday intermingling with other public safety members. A lot of the players know each other and see each other throughout the year, but it’s only on a professional basis, Forrest said. That’s where a lot of the trash talking takes place, and players look forward to the game every year, Forrest said.
“There’s always that friendly rivalry between firefighters and cops. It gets a little heated here sometimes, but it’s fun. You know, we always enjoy it,” he said.
And for this game, fire and rescue honored Frederick police’s Lt. Andrew “Stew” Alcorn, who died in August 2021. They wore shirts that said “What would Stew dew?” on the front.
Forrest said that it went to show how no matter the rivalry, law enforcement and police always try to look after each other. Frederick Police Officer Mike Lawson agreed.
“I’ve had the opportunity to work for other agencies in the state, and I’d say that Frederick County as a whole, we all get together and get along the best, and we’re probably the best together that I’ve seen,” Lawson said.
On the backs of the Hoses shirts, there were also two prints that honored Battalion Chief Josh Laird, who died in August 2021, and Battalion Chief Chris Morlan, who died in December of the same year.
Laird died days before the 2021 game’s scheduled date, and the firefighters decided they weren’t up for playing, Young said. On the day the game was supposed to be played, Young saw police wearing shirts in honor of Laird on Facebook. It brought a tear to his eye.
The shirts they wore Sunday were to return the favor, he said.
“For them to do that for us, I felt that it was something important for us to do to pay it back to them and to show them that we have the same respect level for them that they did for us,” he said.
Guns & Hoses Charity Softball Game
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Residents of Frederick do not possess an inalienable right to loaf on street corners and to obstruct the progress of pedestrians or of traffic as one man, James Lee, was informed by Justice of the Peace Alban M. Wood. To further impress the fact upon his mind, Justice Wood imposed a fine of $5 and costs.
Justice Wood considered that a fine of $20 and costs or a jail sentence of 40 days was necessary in order to impress upon the mind of “Beany” Rawlings that he should not throw stones at people’s houses. At the time he was arrested by Officer Painter, he was stoning a house on East Sixth street. He paid his fine.
Work of oiling the streets of the city will be commenced as soon as oil is received, according to an announcement made Monday morning. The first street to be oiled will probably be East Second street between East and Church streets. This is practically a new street and has not as yet been open to the public. The city authorities wish the street oiled before it is thrown open as the use of it in its present condition cuts it to a great extent.
A peace quilt, canned food drive and memorial wall are a few of the ways that students in Frederick County Public Schools are remembering the heroes and victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Pledge of Allegiance, moments of silence and patriotic songs may be an obligatory part of many student activities that day, but not all grades or all schools will remember the tragedy the same way. Twin Ridge Elementary students will send postcards to troops in Afghanistan. And Carroll Manor Elementary School will lend a hand for a finger-paint mosaic of the American flag. “Keeping the peace” is the theme at Parkway Elementary where students are creating a banner thanking soldiers for doing their job. The students are also planting a peace garden and knitting a peace quilt.
WASHINGTON — Dr. Steven J. Hatfill’s firing from Louisiana State University came after the Justice Department ordered the school not to use him on projects funded by grants from the agency, which has called Dr. Hatfill a “person of interest” in the anthrax attacks. Dr. Hatfill’s supervisor received an e-mail Aug. 1 directing him to “immediately cease and desist” from using Dr. Hatfill on the projects, LSU spokesman Gene Sands said Wednesday. The next day, Dr. Hatfill was placed on administrative leave as director of LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training. The center receives much of its money from the Justice Department. LSU contends the decision to put Dr. Hatfill on administrative leave and later fire him was not connected to the e-mail.
Inalienable Right To Loaf
Justice Of The Peace Alban Wood
Beany Rawlins
Rock Throwing
Oiling City Streets
Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
Dr. Steven J. Hatfill
Steven J. Hatfill
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Sen. Ron Young discusses his new book, “My Story — Who Are We But Our Stories?”, at Baker Park. The book reflects on Young’s time as Frederick’s mayor and his charge to create Carroll Creek.
Doing so provides people the chance to avoid repeating others’ mistakes but also the opportunity to build upon their successes, the former history major said.
So it’s fitting that Young — who is set to retire from politics when his state Senate term ends in January 2023 — took the time to preserve the defining period of his political career: his 16 years as Frederick’s mayor.
“As the years went by, I had people saying, ‘If you don’t write down how you did this and brought the city back, it’s gonna get lost,’” Young said as he stood along the edge of Frederick’s Carroll Creek in Baker Park on Thursday.
Young wrote it down, and in April, he published his latest literary work, titled “My Story — Who Are We But Our Stories?”
The 300-page book is divided into 13 sections, beginning with his time growing up in Frederick in the 1940s and ’50s, then moving into details from his one term on the Frederick Board of Aldermen.
“I was mayor for 16 years and on the [Board of Aldermen] for four, so that was like 7,000 days. I could have probably written a story a day for 7,000 days,” he said. “I just tried to pick out the essentials.”
Young, who was in his mid-30s at the time, spearheaded a project to construct the Carroll Creek flood control system and linear park, which was modeled after flood mitigation infrastructure in San Antonio, Texas.
Piedmontgardener Sep 4, 2022 7:48pm
Brilliant man, dedicated civil servant and he deserves every thank you our citizens can give him for his massive contribution to this town.
Girl No.3 Sep 4, 2022 8:57am
Where he once again tells the story of how he single-handedly conceived of and built the Carroll Creek Ditch Project.
Dwasserba Sep 4, 2022 9:43am
Maybe you had to be here.
jsklinelga Sep 4, 2022 8:24pm
Girl 3
Bot sure if you are being sarcastic but he was definitely the force behind getting it done. I believe Richard and Maggie Kline were in on the concept.
A true visionary.
sevenstones1000 Sep 4, 2022 7:18am
Yes he was. The last visionary leader of Frederick City OR County.
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Allen LaMar O'Hara
Mr. Allen LaMar O’Hara, age 98, of Frederick, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Born Jan. 9, 1924, near Adamstown, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth O’Hara. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Margaret Keller O’Hara.
LaMar, or “Babe” as he was known to his family, was born and raised on the family farm and graduated from Frederick High School. As the youngest of seven children, he was the last remaining of his siblings and in-laws. As a farm youth, he worked with horses on the farm, learning how to care for them before working them in the fields. He showed horses at several local fairs. After graduating from high school, he worked with his brother John on the farm.
He met Mary, the love of his life, at Sears Roebuck & Co. in downtown Frederick. They married on Nov. 20, 1947. In subsequent years, they farmed in the areas of Ijamsville and Ballenger before settling on a farm on Cap Stine Road in 1953, where he lived the remainder of his life. Next to his faith and his family, dairy farming was his life. He worked diligently seven days a week on the farm, where he took great pride in his dairy cattle and the crops he raised.
LaMar was a member of Emmanuel Trinity Lutheran Church (formerly St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church) on Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick. Mr. O’Hara was a 50-plus-year member of the Carroll Manor Grange, the Frederick County Farm Bureau, and the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association. In addition to the farm, he drove a school bus for Frederick County Public Schools and worked at the Frederick Livestock Auction for many years. He enjoyed gardening, and volunteering at church, the Grange and 4-H Camp Center.
In addition to his wife, Mr. O’Hara is survived by his two sons, Allen and his wife Janice, and Eddie and his wife Kay, all of Frederick. He is survived by six grandsons, Edward and wife Elizabeth, of Frederick, Richard and wife Shimae, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Brian and wife Kimberly, of New Canaan, Connecticut, David and wife Erin, of Walkersville, Steven and wife Johanna, of Reisterstown, and Danny and wife Laura of Palm City, Florida; two granddaughters, Emily O’Hara, of Frederick, and Jennifer Hise and husband Adam, of Columbia, Maryland; and 19 great-grandchildren, Bethy O’Hara, of Frederick, Ross O’Hara, of Morgantown, West Virginia, 2nd Lt. Sterling and wife Kea O’Hara, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Eli and Pearl O’Hara, of Frederick, Lucy and Corbin O’Hara, of Palm City, Florida, Sadie O’Hara, of Frederick, Devin and Tanner O’Hara, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Isaac, Eva and Joy O’Hara, of Walkersville, Rebekah, Everett and Creighton O’Hara of Reisterstown, and Nathan, Andrew and Benjamin Hise, of Columbia, Maryland.
In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. O’Hara was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen; his siblings, Mary Minnick and husband Elmer, John O’Hara and wife Ethel, Pearl Hoffman and husband Lawrence, Paul Ruley O’Hara and wife Edna, Elizabeth Page and husband William, and Nellie O’Hara; in-laws, Robert Keller and wife Oneida, Richard Keller and wife Pauline, Russell Keller and wife Lorraine, Katherine Fink and husband Harold, and Amos Keller Jr. and wife Gerri; great-grandchildren, William and Wallace O’Hara, and Titus O’Hara; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, from 5-8 p.m. at Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. Services will be held at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The Rev. Terri Driver-Bishop will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center, 3702 Basford Road, Frederick, MD 21703, or Emmanuel Trinity Lutheran Church, 4004 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, MD 21703. Please visit Mr. O’Hara’s online memorial by going to keeneybasford.com.
John O'hara | 2022-09-05T07:22:39Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Allen LaMar O'Hara | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/allen-lamar-ohara/article_da665025-07d8-520f-80a4-ce333643951d.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/allen-lamar-ohara/article_da665025-07d8-520f-80a4-ce333643951d.html |
Danny Tolbert
Danny Leigh Tolbert, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away Sept. 2, 2022, after a 14-year battle with ALS. He was born July 2, 1952, in Montgomery County, and graduated from Richard Montgomery High School. Dan was preceded in passing by his parents, Martha and Eddie Tolbert.
Danny was the proud owner of Regional Landscape Services for over 30 years. Grass always grew greener, flowers bloomed brighter, and everyone’s smiles grew larger whenever Dan came by. His wonderful sense of humor and love of life was evident in everything he did. Danny loved nature and working outdoors. Despite his wayward golf slice, he enjoyed playing with his friends and brother. Dan was well loved by his many Scottish terriers.
Danny leaves behind his wife of almost 42 years, Madelle; and three daughters, Maddy, Elise, and Amy and husband Brett. He is also survived by his brother, Richard and wife Margaret. Dan’s extended family members and many friends will also miss him dearly.
For the past three years, he has been cared for by the wonderful and loving employees at Bridging Life Carroll County Hospice. Donations in Danny’s name can be sent to them at 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.
There will be a small graveyard service for family and close friends at St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Catholic Church in Buckeystown at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. All are invited to a celebration of his life, which will be held afterward at the family house.
Danny Leigh Tolbert | 2022-09-05T07:22:45Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Danny Tolbert | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/danny-tolbert/article_5c15fe1f-3480-596c-810e-206617867792.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/danny-tolbert/article_5c15fe1f-3480-596c-810e-206617867792.html |
George Calvin Pearl Sr., 89, passed away on Sept. 2, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at home in Walkersville, Maryland. Calvin was born on April 22, 1933, to Charles C. Pearl and Genevieve Piper Pearl. He was the devoted and loving husband of Evelyn L. Plunkert Pearl for 69 years.
Calvin graduated from Frederick High School, Class of 1951. He served the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was assigned to Naval Amphibious Fleet, Little Creek, Virginia, and was assigned aboard LSMR 515. He inspired his son, George, to follow him in service with the United States Navy.
He retired from the Frederick Gas Co., a division of Washington Gas Co., after 40 years. For the last 22 years, before retiring in 1995, he held the position of operation manager.
He is survived by his daughter, Wanda L. Rudman and husband, Dr. Fred Rudman, of Wolfsville, Maryland; son, George C. Pearl Jr. and wife Dr. Kristine H. Pearl, of Walkersville, Maryland; grandchildren, Angi Cornell (Russell), Natalie Ritenour (Jeffrey), Sarah Schwartz (Nelson), Sam Rudman (Katie), Ben Rudman (Heather), Dr. Kevin Pearl (Kelly Brasseau), Ryan Pearl (Jessica Sardella) and Charles Pearl (Chelsea Smith); and 12 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind two sisters, Hazel Culler and Leona Kronstadt (Vic), of Hagerstown, Maryland; one niece; and four nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Doris Baker, of Hagerstown, Maryland. He will also be missed by dear friend, Carole Baltzell.
Calvin was a member of the Washington Gas Quarter Century Club, Woodsboro American Legion Post 282, Masonic Lodge 058, and Elks Lodge 684; a charter member of Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club; and a 42-year past member of the Woodsboro Dance Club. He was also a member of Grossnickle Church of the Brethren.
He enjoyed golfing at various courses in many states with his longtime friends and son-in-law; traveling and vacationing with his daughter and her family; family get-togethers; yard work; gardening; and eating out. In his early years, he also enjoyed hunting and fishing with his son.
A viewing will be held at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Oppossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702, from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Services will be held immediately after the viewing.
Interment will follow the service at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 3864 Jefferson Pike, Jefferson, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to frederickhealthhospice.org, of Frederick, Maryland, or the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.
Charles C. Pearl | 2022-09-05T07:22:51Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | George Calvin Pearl Sr. | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/george-calvin-pearl-sr/article_9057ca72-8945-507b-875e-d762241cd193.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/george-calvin-pearl-sr/article_9057ca72-8945-507b-875e-d762241cd193.html |
John Kegley
John C. Kegley, 78, of Jefferson, Maryland, passed from this life Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland,
Born March 19, 1944, in Poolesville, Maryland, he was the son of the late John C. and Carrie L. (Musser) Kegley. He will be sorely missed by his beloved wife of 55 years, Nancy Culler Kegley.
He was a graduate of Walkersville High School, Class of 1963. John served with the Maryland National Guard. John was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church for many years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Julia Kegley Jones; grandchildren, Brandon R. Jones, John Tyler Jones and Alexander C. Jones; two sisters, Ann Baldwin and Carolyn Nash; and many belov ed nieces, nephews and cousins.
John was preceded in death by sister, Shirley Richardson; and two brothers, Jesse Kegley Sr. and Larry Kegley.
A celebration of John’s life journey will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 5463 Jefferson Pike, Frederick, with the Rev. Kenneth Gill officiating. Inurment will take place immediately following services at St. Luke’s cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church in Frederick.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Frederick Health Hospice and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.
John C. Kegley | 2022-09-05T07:22:57Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | John Kegley | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/john-kegley/article_40dad898-c53c-5f6b-802b-0f1a09861b28.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/john-kegley/article_40dad898-c53c-5f6b-802b-0f1a09861b28.html |
Paul Richard King, age 84, of Moorefield, West Virginia, passed away in the evening on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at the Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, West Virginia. Born May 22, 1938, in Damascus, Maryland, he was a son of the late Leslie Crittenden King and Bertha Marie Beall King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two infant brothers; five additional brothers; and a sister.
Paul was a faithful Christian, an active Gideon, and a wonderful example to us all.
He grew up near Damascus, Maryland, on Kingstead Farms. Paul was a dairy farmer and breeder of Kingway registered Holsteins in Pennsylvania for 30 years. He enjoyed judging cattle at many county and state fairs, and in several South American countries. 4H Club played an important part of Paul’s life. He was a 4H All-Star in Maryland and attended 4H Club Congress in Chicago in 1956. He was a 4H leader for 25 years, and he was a dairy judging coach. During his farming years, he hosted tours for people from several foreign countries at his Pennsylvania farm, and sold animals to numerous people from other countries. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Holstein Hall of Fame in 1992.
After selling his cows and farm, Paul and Kathy moved to West Virginia. They went on several mission trips to Africa, Papua New Guinea and Romania, which usually included building projects. He became an EMT and rode with the ambulance, then became a ski patroller at Canaan Valley. He was Ski Patroller of the Year in 2009. He also worked on the flood control dams in five counties of the area conservation district for several years. Paul’s chocolate chip cookies were famous, and he made them regularly for family and as thank-you gifts.
Surviving is his loving wife of 62 years, Kathleen Ann Beall King; two sons, Peter B. (Tracey) King, of Dover, Pennsylvania, and David A. (Rose) King, of Fisher, West Virginia; a daughter, Lesley L. (Rick) Bailey, of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two sisters, Mary F. King, of Damascus, Maryland, and Gloria E. Daly, of Fairfield, Calilfornia; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel, 107 Washington St., with Pastor Lynn Rohrbaugh officiant. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until time of services. A graveside committal will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at the Upper Seneca Baptist Church Cemetery, 23401 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, MD 20876.
Memorials may be directed to Gideon’s International, (Grant/Hardy Camp), P.O. Box 344, Petersburg, WV 26847. Condolences, shared memories and photos may be left on Paul’s tribute wall at fraleyfuneralhome.com.
Paul Richard King | 2022-09-05T07:23:03Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Paul King | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/paul-king/article_94ea1fc4-b2cc-5074-9d82-7aa817003e5e.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/paul-king/article_94ea1fc4-b2cc-5074-9d82-7aa817003e5e.html |
Examining Labor Day 2022
BOARD of CONTRIBUTORS I Alexandra DeArmon
Did a particular person “invent” Labor Day? It’s debatable.
The year was 1882. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, first proposed a “general holiday for the laboring classes,” while other sources say that Matthew Maguire, secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York, put forward the idea. Maguire was a socialist; it may be that his politics were too radical for him to be given full credit as author of the holiday.
The mid-to-late 19th century was the height of the industrial revolution and the birth of the modern labor movement. It saw the formation of the first nationwide unions — the National Labor Union, Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor are three notable examples. In 1894, the U.S. Congress, under President Grover Cleveland, passed legislation that made the first Monday in September a federal holiday.
I found most of this information on dol.gov, the U.S. Department of Labor website. Its History of Labor Day page is a nice primer that includes indexes of past U.S. secretaries of babor as well as prominent labor leaders such as Mother Jones, Eugene V. Debs, Cesar Chavez and Ted Kennedy. The page also strikes me as subtle publicity. Three cheers for America, it seems to say, and for Labor Day: a “tribute … to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom and leadership — the American worker.”
Oh please. Does the U.S. actually pay tribute to the hard work of the common man? Or do we celebrate money, the bottom line and the almighty dollar? I vote for the latter, and present as evidence the fact that Sept. 3, 2022, marks the first National Cinema Day. Looking to punch up consumer enthusiasm on what is typically the slowest box office weekend of the year, the movie industry designated this Sept. 3 as a day for theaters across the country to charge patrons only $3 per ticket.
Admittedly, this is good news. With an average ticket costing $10-$15, the movie theater can be prohibitively expensive, especially for families. I wouldn’t mind seeing National Cinema Day became an annual event.
My point is that for most of us, including myself, Labor Day is a day of personal enjoyment and relaxation. Companies know this, and are quick to capitalize on public demand for holiday amusement. Street parades that exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations,” as originally proposed by McGuire (or was it Maguire?) are all well and good. But do speeches and parades turn a profit?
Besides, who has time to march in a parade? The workers occupied with waiting tables, lifeguarding the local pool, tearing ticket stubs, and ringing up groceries certainly do not. I, too, work in customer service, and can’t remember the last time I had Labor Day off. After I clock out, I usually attend a friend’s backyard barbecue, where I sit around eating hot dogs and chitchatting about anything other than the labor movement and civic ideals.
Which is too bad, because America is amidst another great labor uprising. Employees of major corporations such as Apple, Google, Starbucks, Amazon, REI and Trader Joe’s have all voted to unionize within this past year, which bucks the trend of union membership steadily declining (as of 2020 only 10% of Americans belonged to a labor union, compared to 20% in 1983). And so, this Labor Day, no matter what or how you celebrate, the truth is that workers spent 2022 coming together in solidarity. Three cheers for America, indeed.
Alexandra DeArmon grew up in Frederick. She now divides her time between Maryland and Alaska. Reach her at xandra.dearmon@gmail.com | 2022-09-05T07:23:09Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Examining Labor Day 2022 | Columns | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/examining-labor-day-2022/article_dfc337f9-249c-5f59-9160-79de83017588.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/examining-labor-day-2022/article_dfc337f9-249c-5f59-9160-79de83017588.html |
William Bugg Monrovia
I believe our country is at its lowest point since the Great Depression in the 1930s. I believe we are being led, not by any real leaders but by people who seemingly have no idea how to do the job they agreed to do for America.
It begins at the top with a man who seemingly has no idea how to do anything but make changes that are hurting all of the citizens of America with, not only higher prices but, in some cases, higher taxes. He seemingly is being led by socialists. Our Constitution is mostly being ignored by the people who need to obey it.
The prices of energy, food and most other necessary goods are the highest they have been in many years. The biggest threat to America, I believe, is coming from offshore countries such as Russia and China. Iran, which has the capacity to build a nuclear bomb, and North Korea, which has reportedly fired missiles off its west coast, it seems, are also recognizing the weakness America now has to defend against a political or social attack, or an actual war.
We have thousands of illegal immigrants entering our country. Many of these people are “got aways,” people who are not caught at the border and are now infiltrating our country. I believe many of the “got aways” could have intent to steal, rape, murder and build a force ready to attack us from the inside. It already happened in the past on Sept. 11, 2001, when an attack knocked down the World Trade Center’s twin towers, killing approximately 3,000 people.
Joe Biden and, in my opinion, the inappropriate people he appointed in terms of what they need to know to do their job are all watching and supporting America crumbling but denying it every time I have heard them questioned. In addition, we have a high-handed Department of Justice and FBI that had the gumption to raid a former president’s home. | 2022-09-05T07:23:16Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | America in trouble | Letters to the Editor | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/america-in-trouble/article_b5fc20be-a1fd-581f-a011-b53b72fe4fa1.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/letter_to_editor/america-in-trouble/article_b5fc20be-a1fd-581f-a011-b53b72fe4fa1.html |
In Carson Wentz, Commanders have confidence they have found the one
Wentz arrived at the team’s facility accompanied by his wife and daughters — Hadley, now 2 1/2, and Hudson, now 10 months. Rivera made it clear Wentz was “wanted,” and not just the latest quarterback they settled for. The Commanders agreed to take on his full salary and give up premium picks, they said, because they felt Wentz was the right fit — for their scheme, for their locker room, for their future.
“You look at the last two seasons, playing eight quarterbacks over two seasons, he has stabilized that position for us,” Mayhew said. “And we’re excited about what he brings to the table in terms of his physical talent and also what he brings to the table as a person, as a leader.”
Center Chase Roullier believes he deserves credit for that last part because he introduced Wentz to Buford’s Biscuits in Leesburg, Va. Roullier has seen up close how dedicated Wentz is to his gluten- and dairy-free diet. During dinners with the offensive linemen, Wentz is picky about which appetizers he can touch.
“He runs in an escape room like he does the offense,” Way said with a laugh. “. . . He doesn’t want hints. He wants to do it all by himself. . . . But we got out of the room every time.” | 2022-09-05T07:23:28Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | In Carson Wentz, Commanders have confidence they have found the one | Professional: All Sports | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/in-carson-wentz-commanders-have-confidence-they-have-found-the-one/article_0e418de9-c2ad-59c5-9cce-d759afe0818e.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/professional/in-carson-wentz-commanders-have-confidence-they-have-found-the-one/article_0e418de9-c2ad-59c5-9cce-d759afe0818e.html |
"Crusoe" is a sci-fi action comedy that follows the adventures of Crusoe, an astronaut stranded on an alien planet teeming with hostile life.
In "Second Gen," the end is actually just a virtual beginning for Aimee, but those closest to her may not fully understand the last vestiges of herself in this new format.
Skyline Indie Film Fest will feature more than 50 films in Winchester, Va.
The Skyline Indie Film Fest has endured many challenges, including the pandemic, over its 10-year history, but it’s back in full form to deliver a slate of narrative features, feature documentaries, shorts and experimental films.
The fest runs from Sept. 8 to 11 at various venues throughout Winchester, Virginia. The city’s Alamo Draft House will serve as the main screening venue. Most of the films will screen in person, though some will screen virtually.
Skyline was founded in 2013 by two bookstore owners who decided there should be a film festival in Old Town Winchester. Thanks to the support of volunteers and the board of directors, Skyline finds itself in its 10th year of programming, with a vision to share new and independent films in the community each September.
This year, the festival highlights films that overcame major challenges, particularly the coming-of-age film “5-22-77,” directed by Patrick Read Johnson. This epic story is about growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love with sci-fi, falling in love with film and becoming the ultimate fan of “Star Wars.” Johnson, best known for directing “Spaced Invaders,” “Angus” and “Baby’s Day Out,” will be in attendance. The film stars John Francis Daley (“Freaks & Geeks”), Colleen Camp (“Clue”), Austin Pendleton (“My Cousin Vinny”) and the late Justin Mentell (“Boston Legal”).
The festival will conclude with the East Coast premiere of Eric Pennycoff’s newest horror film, “The Leech.” The film stars Graham Skipper (“Sequence Break”) and Jeremy Gardner (“After Midnight”). A devout priest welcomes a struggling couple into his house at Christmas. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly escalates into the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of the home is jeopardized. Writer Eric Pennycoff will attend the post-screening discussion.
Other festival highlights include a spotlight screening of “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids.” The documentary about the toy franchise is produced and narrated by actor/producer Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Andrew Jenks.
Survival, the festival’s theme, serves up an incredible survival tale in “Delivering Hope,” a documentary of ultra-runner Kevin Kline. Eight days before his 50th birthday, he ran the northernmost 300 miles of Alaska’s dangerous Dalton Highway in winter to raise awareness for children battling pediatric cancer. Traversing the world’s 10th-most dangerous road, Kline faces -40 temperatures running to the virtual top of the world.
A special treat for horror film fans will be two films, “The Third Saturday in October” and “The Third Saturday in October Part V,” from writer/director Jay Burleson and producers Ian J. Cunningham and Frank Crafts, who will all be in attendance.
For music lovers, two films should whet their appetite. “The History of Metal and Horror,” a documentary directed by Mike Schiff, features interviews with Rob Zombie, Michael Berryman and Alice Cooper. “Ragged Heart” is a Southern musical drama featuring music legends Jim White and Patterson Hood of “Drive-by Truckers.”
A film that has created a lot of buzz is the rural thriller “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers,” which stars Claye Crawford (“Rectify,” “The Killing of Two Lovers”) and Jordanna Brewster (the “Fast and the Furious” franchise).
This year, the festival will feature nine local films:
“Absence of Light” — A coming-of-age story following two boys and their adventures as they discover an unexpected connection.
“Back to the Sea” — Aunofo Havea, the first licensed ship captain in Polynesia and a well-known Tongan seafarer, trail-blazes a place for women in the maritime industry and revolutionizes how the Tongan people interact with the whales that inhabit their waters.
“Frantic” — A young woman suspects someone is after her while she housesits for a stranger.
“How Long Must We Wait” — A historical documentary about the 72-year battle that women fought to get the right to vote in the U.S.
“Our First Priority” — A tale of one girl’s experience of medical gaslighting and the avenging angels that keep our universe in balance.
“Snub Nose” — A gorgeous woman, a jealous man and a loaded revolver.
“Table for Two” — Sofia and Chris seem to make the most out of a potentially awkward date, but reality sinks in as their means of communication reveals something Sofia was hoping to avoid.
“The Pins of Madeleine Albright” — The pin collection of the Honorable Madeleine Albright is a language globally recognized, yet completely her own. This short documentary follows her ascent to the White House, her experiences as the only woman in the room and the decision to speak through her pins throughout her storied career.
“True Crime” — A wannabe fitness influencer and true crime junkie orders the security system from her favorite podcast. Now she can’t shake the creepy feeling she’s being watched. Is she the next true crime target? Or is this a different kind of power play?
Tickets are available at skylineindiefilmfest.org. Indie film lovers can buy tickets to individual screenings for $12, pick a block of five short films to watch for $12, or purchase a full festival pass for $50. Streaming shorts are $5 each. Visit skylineindiefilmfest.org for more information. | 2022-09-06T01:10:34Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Skyline Indie Film Fest will feature more than 50 films in Winchester, Va. | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/skyline-indie-film-fest-will-feature-more-than-50-films-in-winchester-va/article_a2724ddc-e5b0-562e-a8e6-daa8a3ba140f.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/skyline-indie-film-fest-will-feature-more-than-50-films-in-winchester-va/article_a2724ddc-e5b0-562e-a8e6-daa8a3ba140f.html |
Christopher Eric Bouchat
District 5 delegate candidate Bouchat focused on ending gerrymandering
Christopher Eric Bouchat, a Carroll County commissioner who, for years, has been refining his plan to end partisan gerrymandering in Maryland, will likely soon have a bigger platform to advocate for his idea.
Bouchat has an almost certain path to the State House after winning one of three Republican nominations for three seats in District 5 in the House of Delegates. There are no Democrats opposing Bouchat or his fellow Republican nominees, April Rose and Chris Tomlinson.
Bouchat came in third in his primary race, winning 12.1% of the vote. In Mount Airy, at the only District 5 precinct in Frederick County, Bouchat came in second, with 187 votes.
Before Bouchat ran for Carroll County commissioner, a seat he won in 2018, he unsuccessfully ran for public office five times. The first time, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, when he was 24.
Bouchat sued Maryland in 2012 and again in 2015, alleging that the way the state drew its legislative districts violated his constitutional voting rights.
In 2013, he petitioned for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case, after the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled against him. His petition was denied.
Three years later, according to The Baltimore Sun, he used his loss in the race for delegate in District 9A as evidence of how the division of Carroll County into three districts effectively denies representation to county residents living in districts where they are the minority.
The U.S. District Court of Maryland wouldn’t hear his case, saying it had no merit, according to the Sun. And in 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Maryland case that federal courts are not the appropriate venue to resolve allegations of partisan gerrymandering.
For years, Bouchat has been working on a strategy to end partisan gerrymandering in Maryland by adding an amendment to the state constitution.
Rather than having politicians draw their own legislative boundaries, he said, the process should be left up to their constituents.
“This is a goal of mine that I want to see done before I die. And if Maryland accomplishes this, it’ll be historical,” he said. “It will set the tempo for other states to follow.”
The idea came to him through prayer, he said.
Every 10 years, after the U.S. census, a redistricting convention should be held, Bouchat said. That convention should be run by 188 delegates — residents elected on nonpartisan ballots. The number of delegates from each county would be determined by the county’s population, Bouchat said.
“The genius of it is this: It’s so darn simple,” he said with a chuckle. “It’s utilizing a political science tool — a convention — in the same format that created the most intelligent political science document in the history of the world. And that’s the United States Constitution.”
If Bouchat makes it to the State House, he said, he hopes to be assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.
He recently emailed Del. Adrienne Jones, speaker of the House of Delegates, the chairs of the House and Senate judicial committees, and all Republican members of each committee to lay out what he wants to accomplish.
Bouchat said he is ready to fight for his idea “right out of the gate,” even though he might not be re-elected because of it.
“I believe sometimes doing something noble in its endeavor is worth the sacrifice,” he said. “And even if I don’t achieve my goal in four years, I have laid the groundwork for someone else to keep pushing it and achieve it in the future.”
Name: Christopher Eric Bouchat
Hometown: Woodbine
Previous campaigns/offices: Unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, Maryland state Senate in 1994, Carroll County commissioner in 2006 and 2010, and Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Elected Carroll County commissioner in 2018.
Campaign website: www.friendsofbouchat.com
Social media: facebook.com/FriendsofEricBouchat
Email: ericbouchat@comcast.net | 2022-09-06T01:10:40Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | District 5 delegate candidate Bouchat focused on ending gerrymandering | Election Coverage | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/district-5-delegate-candidate-bouchat-focused-on-ending-gerrymandering/article_22b5a7d2-0c35-5639-a9b2-95094b81ee65.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/district-5-delegate-candidate-bouchat-focused-on-ending-gerrymandering/article_22b5a7d2-0c35-5639-a9b2-95094b81ee65.html |
Ken Kerr
Kerr campaigning to make health insurance, government more accessible
Del. Ken Kerr is running for his second term on the Maryland House of Delegates to continue pushing to make health insurance more accessible, teaching more affordable, and government services more understandable.
Kerr, previously a member of the Frederick County Board of Education, was elected to serve District 3B in 2018. He won his primary race this year with 5,628, more than any of his six Democratic challengers.
He is competing for one of the three open seats in legislative District 3 against Democrats Kris Fair and Karen Simpson and Republicans Kathy Diener and Justin Wages.
During Kerr’s first term in the State House, he served on the Health and Government Operations Committee. Among the bills he sponsored over the past four years, he mentioned one that created a pilot program for health insurance subsidies as legislation he is proud to have supported.
Marylanders ages 19 to 34 make up the largest portion of people who do not have health insurance in the state, Kerr said. The bill he sponsored provides health insurance subsidies to people of this age group who are employed and make up to $51,000.
In doing so, the program helps get more young people on health insurance and includes them in the risk pool, which brings down everyone’s insurance premiums, Kerr said.
In the program’s first year, 9,000 people participated, Kerr said. This is the program’s second year.
“One of the things I look forward to doing in the coming session is to remove what’s called the ‘sunset provision,’ and make the law permanent,” he said. “It’s proven itself to be effective.”
If re-elected, Kerr also plans to put forward a bill that would create a teacher apprenticeship program in Maryland. He proposed legislation in 2020 that would have required the governor to fund such a program in Frederick County, but the bill did not move forward.
A teacher apprenticeship program would give people studying to become educators the chance to garner paid experience in a classroom before they graduate. Kerr hopes such a program would reduce turnover among teachers and make acquiring a degree more affordable.
He hopes to work with Sen. Jim Rosapepe, a Democrat who represents Prince George’s County, to fund an apprentice program with available money from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Kerr would also be interested in creating a similar program for people studying to enter the health care field.
“I don’t think that someone who wants to go into public service, whether it’d be health care or teaching,” he said, “should get into debt to get the training that they need in order to do the job.”
Two bills he is most proud of sponsoring are ones that evolved from problems constituents brought to him. Both took years of work before they passed.
One, Brynleigh’s Act, required educators to complete training on how to recognize seizures and respond to them.
The other changed the circumstances under which property held by a banking or financial organization may be considered abandoned.
If re-elected, Kerr said, he looks forward to continuing to work with people in Frederick to adopt legislation that would help them and their families.
“We’re only in Annapolis for 90 days,” he said. “The rest of the year, we’re just helping constituents — solving their problems for them, getting them the assistance they need, helping them navigate state bureaucracy. And that’s probably the most rewarding part of the job.”
Name: Ken Kerr
Occupation: Professor emeritus, Frederick Community College (retired in 2020)
Previous campaigns/offices: Frederick County Board of Education, 2017-2019; House of Delegates, 2019-present
Campaign website: delegatekenkerr.com
Social media: facebook.com/KenKerrDelegate; Twitter: @DelKenKerr; Instagram: @delegatekenkerr
Email: delegatekerr@gmail.com | 2022-09-06T01:10:46Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Kerr campaigning to make health insurance, government more accessible | Election Coverage | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/kerr-campaigning-to-make-health-insurance-government-more-accessible/article_6a17805a-b71e-5931-ae62-e2a618e788cb.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/kerr-campaigning-to-make-health-insurance-government-more-accessible/article_6a17805a-b71e-5931-ae62-e2a618e788cb.html |
Catherine Moreland
Alyce Luck
Jacqueline Dougé
Denis Superczynski
Irene Packer-Halsey
Lorenzo York
Delaplaine Foundation chooses Community Advisory Council members
The Delaplaine Foundation has announced the members of its Community Advisory Council, made up of six volunteer community members who will be a resource for the foundation’s board of trustees.
Community Advisory Council members will each represent one of the Delaplaine Foundation’s six areas of focus — the arts and culture, educational advancement, health, human services, historical preservation and spiritual enlightenment, according to a press release.
"These folks will serve as added voices that reflect more of our diverse community," Marlene Young, president of the Delaplaine Foundation, said in a phone interview on Thursday.
She said the council members will be "extra eyes and ears of the community," and will represent "every aspect of the community."
Since 2001, the Delaplaine Foundation has awarded more than $20 million in grants to more than 300 nonprofit organizations, Young wrote in an op-ed for the News-Post in May.
The deadline for the Foundation's next grant cycle, which is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and 509(a) tax-exempt public institutions, is Oct. 1.
The Delaplaine Foundation established the Community Advisory Council in response to Frederick County’s growing economic and demographic diversity, socioeconomic inequities the pandemic accentuated and an increasing number of grant applications the foundation has received.
“As the foundation’s assets and the number of annual grant applications have grown, so, too, has the examination of our stewardship,” Young wrote in May.
The council will be a source of specialized knowledge, experience and insight for the board of trustees, the press release states.
The Foundation received 25 nominations for the council, Young said. Nominees to the board were required to live or work in Frederick County and they could not be employed by, or have served on, the board of any nonprofit organization that has received grant funding from the Delaplaine Foundation.
Community Advisory Council members will serve two-year terms and are expected to attend two to four meetings per year. The six members are:
• Catherine Moreland, who recently retired as CEO of The Delaplaine Arts Center, where she worked for 26 years, will represent the cultural arts community.
• Alyce Luck, who has more than 30 years of experience working for Frederick County Public Schools, will represent the education community.
• Jacqueline Dougé, a public health expert practicing pediatric medicine and previously a deputy health officer for the Frederick County Health Department, will represent the health community.
• Denis Superczynski, a principal planner for the Frederick County government and the planning manager and co-author of The Livable Frederick Master Plan, will represent the historic preservation community.
• Irene Packer-Halsey, who has represented the Latino community in connection with the Police Activities League, the Frederick County Community College Diversity Council and the Mental Health Association of Frederick County, will represent the human services community.
• Lorenzo York, who for 29 years was a chaplain in the U.S. Navy and is the co-founder and CEO of the Empowering Community Leaders Network, which fosters leadership development for middle school girls, will represent the spiritual enlightenment community.
Blair Wilson, program manager for the Delaplaine Foundation, will serve as chair of the Community Advisory Council.
Delaplaine Foundation
Marlene Young | 2022-09-06T01:10:52Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Delaplaine Foundation chooses Community Advisory Council members | Social issues | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/social_issues/delaplaine-foundation-chooses-community-advisory-council-members/article_f23223ad-57c0-595b-819a-8d006a72996b.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/social_issues/delaplaine-foundation-chooses-community-advisory-council-members/article_f23223ad-57c0-595b-819a-8d006a72996b.html |
One of the few surviving widows of veterans of the War of 1812, Mrs. George Shawbaker, Monrovia, will observe the one hundred and second anniversary of her birth with her family and descendants tomorrow. She was born in Bavaria, now a province of Germany, in 1820 but emigrated to America with her parents in 1831. The family settled first of all in Frederick. Later, she married George Shawbaker, a veteran of the War of 1812. She had one son, who served in the Civil War, and five grandsons, who served in the World War. She displays a remarkable memory and enjoys good health in spite of her advanced years.
Yesterday was the blackest and saddest day of all the year to the disconsolate school boy and girl who had to trudge back to school at the close of a pleasant vacation. Incomplete reports from widely scattered districts of the county indicate that the enrollment for the first day broke all records. In spite of the fact that the corn canning season is at its height, a number of schools reported the largest enrollment in history.
Conditions in Brunswick were described Tuesday as becoming tense, possibly more so than at any other time since the strike began on July 1. As wages fail to come in and the scant amount that the unions pay to the families of the men on strike fails more and more to meet the expenses, it is reported that the shoppers are not in a pleasant frame of mind. Bootleg whiskey is also making its way into the town, and the officers are having difficulty in continuing this menace to peace and order.
ATLANTA — Using lessons learned from last fall’s anthrax attacks, federal health officials are responding to the West Nile virus with improved emergency efforts that were designed for a bioterrorism attack. “In a way West Nile is similar to what would happen in bioterrorism,” said Dr. Stephen Ostroff, who monitors the virus for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “You’d have individuals showing up in hospitals with a previously unrecognized illness, where you have to move quickly to figure out what’s going on to cause it.” While the spread of West Nile is a natural phenomenon and nothing like the potential disaster of a deliberate terrorist release of germs, the CDC officials say they are relying on what they learned last fall to cope this time.
Residents of downtown Frederick had their complaints about illegal neighborhood activity answered Wednesday night and Thursday morning as police conducted an undercover sting operation targeting prostitution and drug dealing, police officials said. The division’s drug enforcement unit and directed patrol unit arrested six people, one of them twice, in the 300-700 blocks of North Market Street and around the John Hanson and Taney apartment complexes. The area is a hotbed of prostitution and drugs, according to Sgt. Allen Yingling of the Frederick Police Department.
Mrs. George Shawbaker
Brunswick Strike
Union Wages
Bootleg Whiskey
Anthrax Attacks
Undercover Sting Operation
Sgt. Allen Yingling | 2022-09-06T05:33:49Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | 20-40-100 Years Ago — Sept. 6 | News | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-6/article_0eb5dbfb-58c6-5d5e-b4c0-6b5beba6fc6d.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/20-40-100-years-ago-sept-6/article_0eb5dbfb-58c6-5d5e-b4c0-6b5beba6fc6d.html |
If a 3D mammogram still fails to produce a useful image, then ultrasound or MRI studies may be used. High-risk breast cancer patients who undergo more frequent scans often alternate mammography with MRI. Ultrasound can also be an option for women who absolutely refuse to have a mammogram due to radiation exposure. It’s also often used as a follow-up tool when an initial mammogram shows areas of concern.Breast cancer screening is a very effective tool. We urge you not to give up on it. Speak with your doctor regarding your situation, and tell them that you want to receive scans that are appropriate for dense breast tissue. | 2022-09-06T05:33:55Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Ask the Doctors: Mammograms not only screening for those with dense breast tissue | Fitness And Wellness | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/fitness_and_wellness/ask-the-doctors-mammograms-not-only-screening-for-those-with-dense-breast-tissue/article_9edb5ea4-5a6b-5283-8910-6621881d0c76.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/fitness_and_wellness/ask-the-doctors-mammograms-not-only-screening-for-those-with-dense-breast-tissue/article_9edb5ea4-5a6b-5283-8910-6621881d0c76.html |
Elaine Mae (Behe) Castine
Elaine Mae (Behe) Castine, "G," was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 16, 1934, to Anna Marie Albus Behe and John Behe. On Aug. 31, 2022, surrounded by family, with Motown playing quietly in the background, her spirit peacefully freed itself from physical pain and exited via an open window.
She is survived by her children: Earl R. "Pete" Castine Jr. (Cindy), Jack Castine, Ellen Castine Staub-Smith (Rick) and Lee Newman. Additionally, Tina Spencer and Michelle Castine became lifelong daughters. Her legacy includes Tiffany Elaine Cooke (Brad), Craig Castine, Samantha Fricke (Rich), Jack Staub (Blake), Maggie Castine, Jennifer Castine, Sara Norris (Jason), Emily Riddle (Martin); and five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, John R. Behe (Mary).
Elaine was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Earl R. Castine Sr.
She was also predeceased by her parents; her sisters, Edith Ann and Jean Marie; and her brother, Donald and wife Dorothy.
Elaine is survived by many, many grown "kids" who cherished her as Mom and Grandma, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Elaine was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She survived the flood of 1936, and would prove to remain a very strong and resilient soul. She joined the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the Latin Club, and Thespians. She rode her horse, Tony, and learned to play the violin. Elaine met Earl when she was 14. Their adventure began in 1954, when they wed in Johnstown. Pete was born soon after. A few years later, they moved to Binghamton, New York, for Earl's job. During this time, their second son, Jack, was born. In 1961, the family moved to Washington, D.C., and Elaine began working for Westat in Rockville, where she worked for 25 years until her retirement. Earl and Elaine settled in Silver Spring, Maryland, where their third child Ellen was born. Elaine would quickly become absorbed in everything pertaining to her children and her community, including PTA president at Viers Mill Elementary; enrolling students in kindergarten; teaching ESOL; and sewing costumes for whoever needed them.
Elain was Mom or Grandma to everyone she met. An incredibly talented seamstress, there was nothing she couldn't crochet or sew. She made 14 wedding dresses, including one that won first place at the county fair. If you attend her service, and she's ever crocheted/sewn something for you, please bring it to share!
Born to be a grandmother, Elaine knew exactly her role and far surpassed it. Whether traveling to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, or here with the Maryland grandkids, each has different treasured moments. She was fully invested in Sam's and Jack's sports and was a big part of the Damascus Hurricanes Fastpitch Softball Organization. She loved traveling with Sam to all the fun places that softball took her. She was also a Linganore Lancer fan for life, because both grandchildren played sports there. She could be seen in the football bleachers, the softball field and on the basketball court sidelines. Some of these athletes became like grandchildren to her. She watched Sam play softball in college and Jack play football in college. She was also a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. A Celebration of life service will begin at 7 p.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 8 E. Ridgeville Blvd., Mount Airy, MD 21771.
Our family would like to thank Frederick Hospice and Megan Putman for the stellar care they provided to our mom.
A special thank-you goes to Ursula and Sakeena from hospice.
Donations in Elaine's name may be made to: Frederick Health Hospice, or Linganore High School Sports Boosters.
Elaine Mae
Samantha Fricke
Jack Castine | 2022-09-06T05:34:08Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Elaine Mae (Behe) Castine | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/elaine-mae-behe-castine/article_065cd59b-b85b-5091-86cd-7b6a60fbc149.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/elaine-mae-behe-castine/article_065cd59b-b85b-5091-86cd-7b6a60fbc149.html |
Hazel Hoyle
Hazel Mae (Burdette) Hoyle, 90, of Kemptown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29, 2022, of natural causes.
Hazel was born on May 21, 1932, in Damascus, Maryland, to the late Claude Edward and Marjorie Rebecca (McElfresh) Burdette.
A 1950 graduate of Damascus High School, Hazel married Ernest Eugene (Gene) Hoyle, and together, they began their family. As a stay-at-home mom, Hazel was most happy to be the central figure in the lives of her five sons. She was devoted to her boys and was blessed with four daughters-in-law, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family, and sharing and shaping their lives. Family time at Lake Anna was especially precious to her. She also enjoyed playing cards, gardening and doing puzzles. After raising five sons, Hazel worked as a real estate agent for Long & Foster for over 15 years until her retirement. In retirement, Hazel volunteered for Damascus Help, Damascus United Methodist Church dinners, and the Thrift Shop.
Hazel is survived by her children, Richard (Joanne), of Bumpass, Virginia, Kenneth (Brenda), of Port Charlotte, Florida, Mark, of Kempton, Maryland, Scott (Julie), of Ijamsville, Maryland, and Steven (Rebecca) Hoyle, of Merritt Island, Florida; grandchildren, Kathleen (James) Clark, Nathan (Leslie) Hoyle, Rachel (Kyle) Langham, Eric (Robyn) Hoyle, Matthew Hoyle, Amanda Hoyle, Jonathan Hoyle, Erin Hoyle, Summer Hoyle, Garrett (Alecia) Hoyle and Carley Hoyle; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Michael, Adam Clark, Abigail, Audrey, Lillian, James Langham, Rowan, Connor and Logan Hoyle; siblings, Grace (Robert) Snapp and Michael (Eunice) Burdette; and sister-in-law, Verla (Clifford) Burdette.
In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Eugene (Gene) Hoyle; and siblings Donald (Patsy) and Clifford Burdette.
A Celebration of life to honor Hazel will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church St., Damascus, Maryland. The Rev. Dr. Kathryn T. Woodrow will officiate. A luncheon will be provided immediately following the ceremony in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Damascus United Methodist Church or Damascus Help, Inc., 9700 New Church St., Damascus, MD 20872.
Jonathan Hoyle
Clifford Burdette | 2022-09-06T05:34:14Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Hazel Hoyle | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/hazel-hoyle/article_26927bd7-0e6a-5acd-a180-306b028bde23.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/hazel-hoyle/article_26927bd7-0e6a-5acd-a180-306b028bde23.html |
Osborne Francis Wachter Jr., 91, of Middletown, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Braddock Heights. He was the husband of Betty Smith Wachter, his wife of nearly 71 years.
He owned and operated Erie Insurance's Wachter Insurance Agency in Middletown from 1969 until his retirement.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, and a graduate of Frederick High School (1948). He also attended Mercersburg Academy.
Surviving, besides his wife, is a daughter, Deborah Wachter, of Middletown; two sons, David Wachter and wife Pam, of Middletown; Brian Wachter, of Jefferson; four grandchildren, the Rev. Nicole Wachter, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Nathan Wachter and wife Mary, of Leesburg, Virginia, Craig Wachter and wife Aubrey, of Jefferson, and Rachel Wachter, of Middletown; three great-grandchildren, John, James and Brynn Wachter; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Don Hamlin, of Baltimore, Barbara Ohler, of Middletown, Doris Adkins and husband Woodie, of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Ron Shapard, of Myersville, and Vickie Smith, of Hagerstown.
A guestbook can be found at dbthompsonfuneralhome.com. | 2022-09-06T05:34:20Z | www.fredericknewspost.com | Osborne Wachter Jr. | Obituaries | fredericknewspost.com | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/osborne-wachter-jr/article_578ef7de-c18c-5811-b09a-88318dd98ac5.html | https://www.fredericknewspost.com/obituaries/osborne-wachter-jr/article_578ef7de-c18c-5811-b09a-88318dd98ac5.html |
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