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Farm Family of the Year from Glade Valley

September 16, 2014September 15, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffagriculture, family, farm, farm family, The Great Frederick Fair

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

September 15, 2014September 15, 2014 GladeValley.net Staff4-H, 4-H Queen, cake auction, cakes, chickens, Fair, GFF, Royalty, The 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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Dan Frank Makes Students Hear the Voice of American Sign Language

September 15, 2014September 12, 2014 Mollie GreenASL, deaf, sign language, teaching, Walkersville High School

by Mollie Green You may not hear the voice of American Sign Language, but it’s there and speaks to you in such a way that you can feel it. Daniel Frank is the American Sign Language teacher at Walkersville High School who has been here for five years now and he loves it! Even though […]

Emily Zimmerman Raises Funds and Awareness for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

September 14, 2014September 12, 2014 Elizabeth Knightfundraising, leukemia, lymphoma, Walkersville High School

by Elizabeth Knight As the annual Light the Night Walk approaches, many fundraisers are being held to help support the walkers and raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This walk is held in Baker Park every year and brings in many supporters and donations to help the society raise money. According to the […]

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Future Farmers of America Benefits Students In Many Ways

September 13, 2014September 11, 2014 Ricky Kellermanagriculture, education, FFA, Walkersville High School

by Ricky Kellerman The FFA, or Future Farmers of America, has been a major influence to some of our students here at Walkersville High School. Many students travel all over the state, and even the country, to participate in events that tests their skills in several areas of farming and construction. In an interview with […]