Glade Valley Obituaries 

Eliza I. Stoner

Eliza I. Stoner, 94, of Walkersville, MD, died Friday, November 11, 2016 at The Record Street Home in Frederick. She was the loving wife of James E. Stoner, Jr. who died in 2009. Born August 19, 1922 in Smithfield, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Annette Lawrence Ives. She was a longtime member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Walkersville, where she sang in the senior choir and having served as the junior choir director. Eliza was a Registered Nurse and was employed by the Frederick…

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Education Glade Valley Government News 

Frederick County Public Schools Seeks Input on School Calendar

Frederick County Public Schools has posted a draft 2017-2018 academic calendar online for public review and comment. The draft aligns with Governor Hogan’s Executive Order to start school after Labor Day and end by June 15. The proposed calendar eliminates many days off for students. For instance, the current year calendar provides only five full weeks of the first twelve, or nine days off by November 11, 2016. The proposed calendar provides three and a half days off up until November 11, 2017. The Great Frederick Fair has taken issue…

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Community Glade Valley 

Glade Valley Thanks Mike Garst

Mike Garst, a Glade Valley Community Services Board of Directors member for 6 years, recently moved from the Walkersville community to be closer to his children and grandchildren. Mike served as chair of the SOWAC program each summer for over 6 years and also as secretary for the Board of Directors. The SOWAC (Summer Outreach Walkersville Area Churches) is the summer lunch program sponsored by GVCS and the Walkersville area churches. Mike said that he “got connected to GVCS because of being involved in SOWAC and because GVCS was part…

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