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Prudential Spirit of the Community Award Nominees Sought

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 Michael Kusterawards, Community Service, Prudential, Spirit of the Community, students

Once again, The Prudential Spirit of the Community Awards is searching for two Maryland students to recognize for their meaningful contributions to their communities through service. Students in grades 5-12 are eligible to apply for service they have provided during the past 12 months. This is a great opportunity to showcase some of the important work youth are doing in Maryland to strengthen their communities. State Honorees receive $1,000, medallions, and all-expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C. for the 20th annual national recognition events. These prestigious awards are sponsored by Prudential…

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Vacant Commercial Properties and Blight in Walkers Village Center

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffabandoned, blight, commercial property, graffiti, lease, Shopping Center, vacant, vandalism, Walkers Village Center

Walkersville continues to endure vacant commercial properties, and the problems associated with those properties. The concentration of the problems lies on the western end of Walkersville’s commercial districts. Some of these properties have sat vacant for decades. Most have sat vacant for more than a decade, and most are owned by one company. The majority of the properties are part of Walkers Village Center, an 86,231 square foot shopping center. Anchored by Safeway, the shopping center provides a dry-cleaner, a veterinarian’s office, a Chinese restaurant, a flooring store, Subway, Dollar…

Bakers Needed for New Midway / Woodsboro Elementary Fall Festival

October 6, 2014October 4, 2014 Michael Kustercake walk, Elementary School, Fall Festival, fundraiser, New Midway, Woodsboro

Show off your baking skills by donating a cake for the Fall Festival Cake Walk! Cakes can be dropped off at Woodsboro Elementary School on Friday, October 10th by 2pm. Please attach a list of all ingredients and per health department regulation, no refrigerated items can be accepted. We look forward to seeing you at the New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary School Fall Festival! Woodsboro Elementary School Friday, October 10, 2014 5 -8 pm (rain or shine)

Community

Emergency Equipment On Display

October 5, 2014October 4, 2014 Michael Kusterambulance, Atlantic Emergency Solutions, extrication, Fire Company, fire truck, helmits, jaws of life, Walkersville, WVFC

The Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company hosted Atlantic Emergency Solutions and other vendors on Saturday. The event featured a lot of new equipment from Atlantic Emergency Solutions including fire trucks and ambulances. Other vendors displayed helmets, boots, hoses, cameras, and nozzles for hoses. One vendor demonstrated their battery powered jaws of life and traditionally powered jaws of life. They used their equipment to cut a small car apart. The extrication demonstration drew quite a crowd. “Its amazing how quiet the battery powered ones are,” stated one teenager in the crowd. The company representative claimed…

Assistant Principal Danny Rumpf Helps Hurricane Sandy Victims

October 3, 2014September 30, 2014 Cate Taurielloassistance, Danny Rumpf, Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey, volunteer, Walkersville High School

by Cate Tauriello Assistant principal Danny Rumpf has recently traveled to Toms River, New Jersey to contribute a small amount of his time for a large amount of people. He recently traveled to the garden state to build homes for victims of Hurricane Sandy that affected the area in 2012. “The group we […]