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Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Fund Announced

March 5, 2019March 3, 2019 GladeValley.net Staff

Three women dedicated to helping children who do not have enough to eat have established a new fund to support the Frederick Chapter of Blessings in a Backpack (BIAB). Hermine Bernstein, BIAB founder, Melissa Sciolino Frank, and Barbara Dillon have created The Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Fund. The fund becomes one of more than 700 funds managed by The Community Foundation of Frederick County. The fund will provide grants supporting the work of BIAB, whose mission is to raise awareness of childhood hunger and improve the lives of local…

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Opioid Addiction Summit

March 4, 2019March 3, 2019 GladeValley.net Staff

Through a collaborative effort to continue to break the stigma and find solutions on the current Opioid crisis, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, and the Frederick County Health Department will be hosting Frederick Stands Together: Conquering the Crisis on March 28th, 2019. This community event will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Frederick Fairgrounds in the Null Building, located at 797 E. Patrick Street. The goal of the event is to implement an integrated, community-wide effort to bring education, health care,…

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Rosebud Frederick Senior Support Fund Established

March 4, 2019March 3, 2019 GladeValley.net Staff

Frederick County’s senior population is rapidly growing, and resources supporting their needs is becoming increasingly important. To that end, The Rosebud Frederick Senior Support Fund has been established with The Community Foundation of Frederick County and becomes one of more than 700 funds under management. The fund was created by Rose Marie Willard Myers and will provide annual grants that help seniors with basic human needs, therapeutic, socialization, recreation, and nutrition needs, and other areas that enable seniors to age in place. Mrs. Myers, a participant in programs offered by…

Glade Valley Obituaries

Robert Snyder

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 GladeValley.net Staff

Robert “Bob” Clement Snyder, age 90, former State Police Frederick Barrack Commander and Sheriff of Frederick County, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at his home in Woodsboro. Born July 22, 1928 in Cumberland, he was the seventh child of the late Andrew Daniel and Carrie Mae Gibson Snyder. Robert was raised on a farm in West Virginia and graduated from LaSalle High Institute in 1947. In 1950 he joined the Army and was stationed at Griesheim Ordnance Depot, near Frankfurt, Germany. It was there that he met a beautiful German…

Obituaries

Kimberly Young

March 1, 2019March 3, 2019 GladeValley.net Staff

Kimberly “Kim” Sue Young, 50, of Walkersville, MD, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Shady Grove Hospital. Born on May 22, 1968, in Frederick, she was the daughter of Stephen Lenwood Smith and Marjorie Sue (Eagle) Smith of Jefferson, MD. Kim graduated from Frederick High School in 1986. She later continued her studies and graduated from Kaplan University with an Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies in 2012. Kim was an active member of the community. She was past President of Burkittsville Ruritan Ladies Auxiliary, a member of Brunswick…