I’ve wanted to take one of Christine Van Bloem’s classes at the Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick for at least a couple of years. Her recent class on winter soups and stews piqued my interest. With the cold weather, my husband and I have been eating a lot of stews. My only really...
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Office Technology: Old Versus New The Rotary Club of Southern Frederick County recently hosted Anne W. Masci of Expressway Office Solutions. Even the paper clip has evolved, Masci said as she explained the new technology in office supplies. Students Gathered Donations Friends Meeting School emphasizes a sense of community along with creativity. So instead...
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Instructors Sought for Damascus Exercise Classes Montgomery County Recreation is seeking yoga, pilates and Zumba instructors to teach established classes at the Damascus Community Recreation Center, that serves the upcounty area including Germantown and Damascus, as well as residents in nearby Frederick County. Individuals selected must be certified instructors who can teach classes on...
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For the past month, I have been thinking a lot about health. Many of the stories I wrote before moving to Maryland last year and coming on staff at The Town Courier covered people with difficult health conditions. Particularly, for a series of articles called “Health Battles,” I wrote stories that ranged from a...
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I am an elected member of a board of directors for a local homeowners association (HOA). I greatly value the opportunity to serve and to share these thoughts on that service. What I say represents my opinion, and nothing I say should be taken as a statement on behalf of the board. At this...
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Maryland Education Ranked No. 1 According to an independent national report released on Jan. 12, Maryland public education was ranked number one in the nation. This is the fourth consecutive year that Maryland has received this ranking. Education Week, the nations leading education newspaper, looked at data in six critical categories throughout the past...
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Turning Point Adds New Realtor At the beginning of this year, Turning Point Real Estate, a real estate services company in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Real Estate Market, added Kristi Jacobs Woods, a Frederick native with more than a dozen years of experience, to its office. “I have been a real estate agent for...
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SWEET POTATO PANCAKES The first time my friend Susan from Susan Rothstein Catering made these for me, I was very reluctant to share them and ate almost all of them myself. Great appetizer to start a party! Susan (Susan@susanrothsteincatering.com) serves these with a ginger applesauce. She offers up a fabulous variety of my favorite...
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I’ve been a fan of Abraham Lincoln for as long as I can remember. Probably, though, my love and admiration for him really took hold after I read Carl Sandburg’s poetic, monumental biography of Lincoln in my late teens. Years later I discovered the Lincoln Forum and learned my feelings are shared by countless...
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Crash-Related Death A crash-related death that occurred early on Jan. 14 is being investigated by the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and assisted by Maryland State Police. Deputies were dispatched to Black Road in the area of Eylers Valley Flint Road at about 1:57 a.m. after an area resident reported a body in the roadway....
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