WALKERSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY CARNIVAL
Mon, Jul. 03, 2017 – Sat, Jul. 08, 2017 – 12:00 am
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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.
Betty Louise Gruber
Betty Louise Gruber, age 73, of Woodsboro, died Monday, June 26, 2017 after a brief illness at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born August 2, 1943 in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late Winfield Scott and Pearl Virginia Curfman Rippeon. She was the wife of Carroll I. Gruber, her husband of 56 years. Betty’s favorite color was blue, please dress casual and wear blue in her memory. She was the youngest of 13 children. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are daughters, Carol Beard and husband Steve of Woodsboro,…
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Community Foundation Presents Barnhart Scholarships
The first scholarships from The Gene, Evelyn, and Ernest Family Scholarship Fund have been presented to six students. The fund is one of more than 679 component funds of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. The Gene, Evelyn, and Ernest Family Scholarship Fund was created through W. Eugene “Gene” Barnhart’s estate to provide scholarships to students pursuing agriculture-related careers. Pictured, from left: Katelyn Allen, Rayann Eaves, Megan Millison, Dalton Clabaugh, scholarship recipients; Barbara Walker, Community Foundation Trustee. Not pictured are scholarship recipients Jared Harshman and Lydia Printz. For the 2017-18…
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FCPS Fall Sports Registration Beginning
Frederick County Public Schools will begin high school sports registration on Monday, July 3 for fall sports. REMINDERS: Fall Sports begin Wednesday, August 9 All physicals must be dated April 1 or after and must be completed prior to August 9 On-line registration must be completed prior to August 9 We look forward to working with your student-athletes this coming season. Please review the directions below before beginning the registration process: http://www.fcps.org/athletics/files/documents/DirectionsOnlineRegistration.pdf
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Margaret Heflin
Margaret Dorothy Xander Heflin, 92, passed from this life on June 27, 2017, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born in Washington, DC on March 2, 1925, daughter of William and Margaret (Neimann) Xander. She lived her early years in Glenmont, MD and became a bride at 16 to her husband, Edgar W. Heflin in 1941. After 16 years farming in Sandy Spring, MD, they moved to a larger farm in Woodsboro, MD in 1957. She was an active farmer’s wife and enjoyed working by her husband’s side on whatever…
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