FAMILY PICNIC
Sat, Sep. 09, 2017 – 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Read MoreAuthor: GladeValley.net Staff
John grew up on a farm in Frederick County, Maryland. He studied at Frederick Community College and University of Maryland Baltimore County. He writes as a freelance writer while raising his children in Walkersville.
Buy Your Thanksgiving Turkey at The Great Frederick Fair
Led by Nancy Carlisle, Poultry Superintendent at The Great Frederick Fair and ag-advocate, a new meat turkey project debuts at the 2017 Fair, September 15-23. Southern States sponsors this new project for 4-H and FFA members. Thirty 4-H and FFA members participated in the project. They raised a total of eighty-five turkeys. Exhibitors can bring one turkey to the fair to be judged for meat quality. Championship awards and premiums will be given to a Reserve and Champion Meat Turkey TOM and a Reserve and Champion Meat Turkey HEN. All…
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Susan Long
Susan Denise Long, age 66, of Woodsboro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Glade Valley Center, Walkersville. Born June 17, 1951 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Lucille Blank Keyser of Yellow Springs and the late Alton R. Keyser. She was the wife of Gary W. Long, her husband of 33 years. Mrs. Long was a 1969 graduate of Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. She was employed as a customer service rep with Wells Fargo on Monocacy Blvd. prior to her retirement. She was a member…
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Jack Shoemaker
Jack W. Shoemaker, 80, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, Maryland. He was the loving husband of Beverly Cramer Shoemaker. They were married nearly 60 years. Born in Middletown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Wilbur R. and Catherine V. (Shafer) Shoemaker. Jack graduated in 1955 from Middletown High School. As a young man was active in 4-H and exhibited at the Great Frederick Fair volunteering in the farm and garden building. Jack enjoyed life,…
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School Bus Routes Available Friday
Frederick County Public Schools invite parents/guardians of school bus riders to check the Back-to-School web page Friday, August 18, 2017 at www.fcps.org/busroutes Please be sure to check back before school starts to confirm that nothing has changed between August 18, 2017 and the first day of school (Tuesday, September 5). Bus routes may need to be updated due to late registrations. FindOutFirst has no additional information. If you have questions after visiting the web page, please contact Transportation@fcps.org.
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