Royal Baby: Prince William and Kate Expecting Second Child

by Nadasia Pettaway The world went wild and happy that Britain’s Prince William and Kate had their first baby born. Prince George, Who is now one year old. It was live and on the news worldwide. But now they’re expecting another baby. Prince William and Kate’s second baby will become fourth in line to the […]

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Walkersville Farmer and Leader, William Crum: 1927 – 2014

William Bruce “Bill” Crum, 87, of Walkersville, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014. Born June 5, 1927 in Sunshine, MD, he was the son of late Bruce Elias and Frances Catherine Howes Crum. Bill married Barbara Diane Eaves on June 22, 1952 at the Walkersville United Methodist Church. Bill graduated from Walkersville High School in the Class of 1944. He was President of the Alumni Association in 1980-1981. He was a hardworking and dedicated husband and father. A dairy farmer for 37 years, Bill was a member of the…

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Farm Family of the Year from Glade Valley

The Great Frederick Fair began with the selection of the Jim and Louise Stup Family as the 2014 Farm Family of the Year.  The Stup’s family farm, Teabow Farms, in Walkersville encompasses 980 acres of Glade Valley.  The farm is a dairy operation with over 2,250 cows.  Each cow annually provides an average of 25,359 pounds of milk. Teabow Farms began in 1965 with eighty cows on Glade Road.  In 2000, the farm began to grow tremendously.  The farm’s herd grew to its current size which requires three tankers to…

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Glade Valley 4-H’ers Having A GREAT Frederick Fair

4-H Members from Glade Valley area 4-H Clubs are off to a GREAT start at The Great Frederick Fair!  Winning awards and raising funds for 4-H seem to come naturally to these young leaders in the community. Friday evening, Ashley Fuss of the Walkersville 4-H Club was crowned the 50th Frederick County 4-H Queen.  Garret Buckmeier of Keymar was crowned 4-H King.  Chase Ferguson, a student at Walkersville High School and member of the Johnsville 4-H Club, was selected First-Runner-Up to the 4-H King.  As part of the celebration of…

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Workshop for Parents of Anxious and Depressed Kids

A collaboration among Infants and Toddlers Family Support Network, National Alliance for Mental Illness, and Frederick County Public School’s Partners for Success will provide a workshop for parents in Walkersville next month.  Coping Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Kids: What Parents Need to Know will be held Tuesday, October 7, 2014 from 10:00 – 1:30 at the FCPS Staff Development Center (44 W. Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD). Erin Berman, Ph.D. will be the presenter.  Dr. Berman is a clinical psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health.  Topics in her…

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