Catoctin
girls win first state championship |
The
Catoctin High Lady Cougars celebrate their Maryland
1A Basketball Championship after its 61-45 win over
Southside Academy at UMBC Mar. 11. Pictured are: Coaches
– Amy Murray, Hayley Howe, Rick Wastler, Mike
Valentine. Players – Hanna Dubois, Katie Stackhouse,
Ashley Metal, Brittany Cole, Amber Kline, Kate Robinson,
Carrie Mathews, Emily Firor, Connie Cuddahee, Kasey
Gladhill, Becky Cuddahee, Lauren Wildasin, Monie Cuddahee.
Manager – Julie Hagelin. Cougar – Erin
Hogan. See related brief “Celebration
planned for CHS girls”
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Thurmont’s
electric rate
to climb 42%
THURMONT,
Md. – Electric rates in Thurmont will increase by 42
percent over the next year, beginning with a 26 percent increase
next month.
David Downes
with Downes Associates presented the Thurmont town commissioners
with what the electric rates for town residents will be next
month. He explained the increase will be a two-step process
that will be phased in over a year beginning next month.
“It’s
a 26-percent increase now and over »
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Sheriff's
office still wants space in Thurmont
THURMONT, Md. – Although the Thurmont Town Commissioners
voted to build the Thurmont Police station on their own last month,
the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office still wants to have
space in the new station. The
town commissioners, Thurmont Police Commission members, county
representatives, Sheriff James Hagy and members of the sheriff’s
office met in a closed session March 7 to discuss how a joint
project might still go forward.
“No
decisions were made,” Thurmont commission president Martin
Burns said. “The sheriff wanted an opportunity to discuss
the issue with us personally and we
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Pa.
House votes to ban Gettysburg casino
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A bill proposed by Rep. Stephen Maitland
to ban stand-alone casinos in Adams County unanimously passed
in the state House of Representatives March 14, and will now
head to the senate.
The representative's proposed bill would ban
stand-alone casinos in Pennsylvania counties with a population
of between 91,000 and 92,000, which would include Adams County.
Maitland told The Dispatch his amendment casino to the 2004
slots regulations which would ban an Adams County casino had
only been before the House less than 10 days before it was
adopted.
“The bill should be in the Senate now,”
he said, “and they could take »
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