Education Glade Valley headline Health 

New Date – FCPS Offers Preview of Elementary Health Curriculum

The Elementary Health Education Curriculum Preview that was originally scheduled for March 2 has been rescheduled for next Monday, March 9. FCPS invites parents of elementary students and interested community members to an: Elementary Health Education Curriculum Preview Four identical sessions are planned to conveniently fit the schedule of those wishing to preview the Health Education units taught in our elementary schools. The focus of each session will be on the Personal Safety unit that is taught in elementary Health Education classes (grades Pre-K through 3). The FCPS Curriculum Specialist…

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Community Glade Valley 

Walkersville Historical Society Meeting Minutes

Walkersville Historical Society Meeting Minutes for January 27, 2015 Attendees: Kathryn Nicodemus, Charles Nicodemus, George Evans, Bonnie Leins, Chris Leins, Florence Schell, Suzie Clark, Joel Herman, and Marianne Urban Oral History Project Charlie wants to pay the Library Youth group $10 for each Interview completed and scheduled. George motioned to pay the youth group $10 per interview. Bonnie seconded the motion. Motion passed. By the end of this week, Charlie, Kathryn, and Florence will have completed eight interviews and an additional eleven are planned. Charlie will speak with Linda, Director…

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Hazardous Weather Outlook by NWS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA… NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA…AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY . .DAY ONE… THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND…EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA…AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA BEGINNING AT 4 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN… SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT…

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Community Glade Valley Government 

Planning Commission Approves Parkside Development Plan

The initial site plan for Parkside on Biggs Ford Road was approved by the Walkersville Planning Commission last night. The vote came after the Planning Commission sent the developers to the Burgess and Town Commissioners for approval of certain aspects of their plans and approval to donate part of their land to the town for an addition to Walkersville Community Park. The preliminary site plan calls for twenty-four homes to be built along two cul-de-sacs off of Biggs Ford Road. The property will include a forested area in the Glade…

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Community Glade Valley 

Snow and Warmth

The day after a day long snow storm that dumped over ten inches of snow in some areas of Glade Valley brought temperatures that felt like spring time to many residents. The high temperature Sunday was more than forty degrees warmer than the low temperature on Saturday. After weeks of arctic temperatures, the near average temperatures felt balmy as everyone shoveled and plowed the snow that blanketed the area. While children built snowmen and made snow angels, the rest of the community dug and dug. Commerce Court in Walkersville, however,…

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