A Walkersville group dedicated to improving safety at the Md. Route 194 and Crum Road intersection has expanded the scope of its traffic safety petition to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
The Crum Road-Route 194 Community Alliance — a group of Walkersville residents concerned about safety at the intersection — is petitioning the highway administration to include traffic control at all Route 194 intersections that fall within the town’s limits. There are 11 such intersections in the town’s limits.
“As I met people … I soon learned that there are a litany of issues relating to Route 194 as it routes between the town’s northern and southern boundary lines,” George Rudy, the alliance’s vice president, wrote in an e-mail to The Gazette. The alliance has been collecting signatures since May.
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The 64th annual Howard County Fair begins Saturday and runs through Aug. 15, and will feature parades, amusement rides and games, live bands, and livestock and agricultural competitions.
Ride specials are offered every day, excluding Sunday, with all-you-can-ride specials each day and a “dollar ride day” special on Aug. 6.
One of the main events over the course of the fair will be the judging of local livestock raised and entered for competition by local 4-H members. The kids in the main program range from age 8 to 18 and can enter a variety of livestock to be judged in the market show or the breeding show.
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For Shannon Moore, nothing can match the flavor and freshness of local foods when it comes to fixing a meal.
But the importance of buying local food for the Frederick resident goes beyond simply the taste and quality of it. Moore says that buying local is important for preserving the agricultural production of Frederick County.
“My family has been in the area for generations. My family was once farmers and some family still are farmers,” Moore said.
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The first week of August will be ushered in with the 44th annual Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department Carnival.
Starting Monday and running until Aug.8, the carnival — one of the oldest in the county — will feature rides, games, food and live entertainment.
“It’s a small carnival that is very community-oriented and family-oriented,” said Darrell Johnson, chief of the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department. “It’s a community event. We try to avoid merchandising. It’s more of a family atmosphere.”
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To keep the Thurmont community updated on safety concerns, the Thurmont Police Department has implemented a new Community Alert System.
The e-mail-based technology is available to all residents and businesses owners in Thurmont.
Lt. Allen Droneburg of the Thurmont Police Department said the purpose of the system is to keep the community updated on items that are not big enough to be “press worthy,” but are still of interest to the community.
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