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Celebrations Community Education Glade Valley 

Community Members Plan Graduation Celebration

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A group of community members plan to hold a Community Celebration for the Walkersville High School Seniors on June 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. around the pond at 11009 Bennie Duncan Road, Frederick, MD 21701 which is actually just east of Walkersville. Seniors will be in cap and gown with family groups of less than ten people. Groups will remain six feet from each other graduate group.  Pomp and Circumstance will be playing as the groups move around the pond and up onto the gazebo. Each senior’s name will be…

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Obituaries 

Richard Biser

GladeValley.net Staff

Richard Wayne Biser, 51 of Hagerstown, MD passed away unexpectedly from natural causes, at his home on May 11, 2020. Born on October 10, 1968, He was the son of the late Donald Lindbergh and Dulcie M. (Bentz) Biser. Richard was a 1986 graduate of Walkersville High School, where he was a member of the FFA. He enjoyed many years in the Rocky Ridge 4-H club, showing Beef cattle at the Great Frederick Fair and the Thurmont Community Show. Richard served in the U.S. Army for four years. He completed…

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Community Education Glade Valley 

Walkersville High School Begins to Celebrate Graduating Class During COVID-19

GladeValley.net Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic won’t stop Walkersville High School from celebrating its graduating class. Walkersville High School Principal Tracey Kibler and her staff continue to work diligently to keep students on track. While schools were abruptly closed in March and students switched to distance learning, it meant the cancellation of many rites that students expect as seniors. No prom. No awards ceremonies. No signing ceremonies. Like classwork, Walkersville High School’s faculty and staff joined forces to make some of these a reality virtually. The athletic department created a virtual signing ceremony…

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Community Glade Valley Government 

Walkersville Asks Public to Complete Community Survey

GladeValley.net Staff

The Walkersville Planning Commission is beginning the process of updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan (last adopted in 2011). The Plan is a statement of the vision for the Town’s future.  An official document, the Comprehensive Plan provides direction for public decisions regarding land use, development, zoning, infrastructure, transportation, water resources, community facilities and services, capital improvements, and municipal growth.   As part of its preparations to update the plan, the Planning Commission seeks public input through a community survey, and a series of public meetings that will be held over the next…

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