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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.
Crime Glade Valley 

Drug Complaint Results in Felony Drug Arrest of Walkersville Woman

GladeValley.net Staff

Officers with the Frederick Police Department responded to the WaWa in the 1000 block of West Patrick Street on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Police received a complaint advising two subjects were using heroin in a vehicle parked at the gas pumps. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the occupants of the vehicle, identified as Kimberly Jean Tobin of the 8000 block of Devon Lane in Walkersville, and Joseph Dennis Marshall of the unit block of Madison Avenue in Hagerstown. After being questioned about drugs and paraphernalia in the vehicle, Marshall…

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Glade Valley Obituaries 

Ora “Lucky” Slark

GladeValley.net Staff

Ora “Lucky” Slark Jr., 92, of Walkersville, passed away Peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Glade Valley Nursing & Rehab in Walkersville. Lucky was the son of the  Late Ora Slark Sr. and Viola  (Blanton) Slark and was born on December 19, 1924, in Lucasville, OH, where he attended local schools. Entering the service of the Navy, Lucky Served as a Signalman on the USS Westerly, PC 1198, during World War II. He served in European, Atlantic and Pacific Theatres and trained as an aviation machinist mate. After the…

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Education Music 

Thelma Gross Music Scholarships Awarded

GladeValley.net Staff

The Community Foundation of Frederick County recently presented seven music scholarships totaling $4,241 from two funds to talented young musicians, in support of vocal or instrumental music instruction and training. The Frederick Arts Council Thelma Gross Music Scholarship, founded by daughter Anne-Lynn Gross in collaboration with the Frederick Arts Council, provides scholarships to students who have demonstrated talent and commitment to pursuing vocal or instrumental performance. Scholarship recipients are: Ava Hartner, Norah Jamahi, Harrison Loeffler, Ava Mason, Abigal Mongan, and Cade Suddith. The Eleanor Harper Music Scholarship Fund was founded…

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Education Sports 

Muse Athletic Scholarships Presented

GladeValley.net Staff

Eight youth received athletic scholarships totaling $3,000 from The Dustin and Courtney Muse Memorial Fund, one of more than 679 component funds of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. Scholarships from the fund will help students in grades 6 through 12 participate in spring and summer sports activities or attend athletic camps. Pictured, front row, left to right: Helen Jackson, Alexia Chavez-Brown, Natalia Chavez-Brown, and Kiersten Hoffman, athletic scholars. Back row, left to right: Travis Andrews, athletic scholar; Pam Flickinger, fund representative and husband Larry Flickinger; Nancy Thrasher, Community Foundation…

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