Obituaries 

Janice Wright

Janice Roxanne (Clabaugh) Wright, 58, of Rocky Ridge, Maryland, passed away after a valiant struggle against cancer on Friday, March 24th, 2017. She was born on April 3rd, 1958 in Keymar, Maryland to E. Louise (Strine) Clabaugh and the late Stanley L. Clabaugh. She was a graduate of Walkersville High School and the University of Maryland, College Park. Janice was also a 37-year employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she worked as a Dairy Scientist. Janice will best be remembered as a life-long lover of animals and proudly…

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Obituaries 

Melvin E. Schildt

Melvin E. Schildt, 69, better known as “Mad Dog” of Yellow Springs, passed away at home, on Saturday, March 25th, with family by his side. He was the husband of Nancy R. Schildt. They enjoyed 45 years of marriage. Born Tuesday, January 6, 1948, in Walkersville, at home during a snowstorm, he was the son of the late Mary Elizabeth Haines. Melvin was employed by Eastalco (“The Plant”) where he later retired after being a union member for 30 years. He worked on the “Pot Line” for many of his…

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Education Glade Valley headline News 

Walkersville and Oakdale Students Discover Asteroids

Two students in this year’s Frederick County Public Schools’ Asteroid Hunters program discovered asteroids never before catalogued and earned rights to name them! The only other schools in the U.S. with students achieving this honor are in Hawaii and Texas. The FCPS students are 11th grader Susanna Chen from Walkersville High and 10th grader Kaitlyn Murray from Oakdale High. “This is a REALLY big deal,” says Lisa Bruck, who co-directs the ESSL with Jeff Grills. Asked what the students will name their asteroids, Ms. Bruck said she doesn’t know yet.…

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Glade Valley Sports 

Spring Sports Program Sponsorship

A HUGE THANK YOU for all of the Walkersville High School Athletic Boosters’ first ever spring sports program sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings, Rehab2Perform, ​JJ&P Plumbing and Heating, Noble Shower Doors, ​ Continental Pools, BSC Plumbing, Sheetz, SFC Adam Hartman and the US Army National Guard, Wegmans, and Glory Days. We are so appreciative for your support! There is still time to get your ​business s​p​onsorship or ​student ad into the inaugural edition of the 2017 spring​ sports program. Reach out to Liz Bennett ​and​  T​heresa Church by e-mailing ​​WHSABProgram@gmail.com​ ​and we will help you pull…

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Obituaries 

Rita C. Koogle

Mrs. Rita C. Koogle, 81, of Walkersville, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late James F. Koogle, who preceded in her in death in 2011. She was born in Boston, MA. Rita is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Ann Rice and husband Joseph, Jeanie Fox and husband Richard and Doris Koogle, grandchildren, Nichole Beech and husband Sean, Heidi Rice, Justin Stull, Jennifer Stull, Samantha Fox, Erin Fox and Cody Koogle, great-grandchildren, Cameron Beech and Julie Beech, sister, Claire Carroll, numerous nieces…

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