Glade Valley Sports 

Lions Pick-Up Win by Forfeit

Walkersville Lions Varsity Football team was scheduled to play Governor Thomas Johnson High School’s Patriots Friday evening. For the third week in a row, the Patriots forfeited their varsity game. TJ’s Varsity team is down to fourteen players, which their coach and athletic director deem too few players to play safely. With so few players, students play in positions with which they are not familiar. Players also do not get rest, because they play every single play. These challenges make players more susceptible to injuries. Some parents of the Patriot…

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Glade Valley Government 

Solar Co-Op Program Returns to Frederick County

Frederick County residents and businesses have an opportunity to join a solar co-operative program that will allow members to reduce their carbon footprints and save money at the same time. A solar co-op is an organized community of residents, small business owners and/or nonprofits who buy solar in bulk to save on total costs of installation fees. The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources (OSER) is bringing a joint co-op to Frederick and surrounding areas through a collaboration with Solar United Neighbors of Maryland (MD-SUN). The MD-Sun co-op allows members…

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Glade Valley Government 

Application Period Extended for 2019 Creek ReLeaf Program

The Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources has extended the application period for the 2019 Creek ReLeaf Program.  This year’s application period will run through October 31, 2019. Plantings are tentatively planned for fall 2020. The Creek ReLeaf program is a multi-year reforestation program that assists Frederick County Government to meet its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requirements. It is designed to increase the total amount of forested area within Frederick County, including privately owned lands and public properties. Forested lands provide stormwater control, reduce temperature impacts…

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