Frederick County Guide - Winter 2018

A Fresh Start

for Frederick

WINTER 2018

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With a new year starting, the City of Frederick is also getting a fresh start. The city’s 62nd Administration officially took office in mid-December, ushering in a new mayor and three new aldermen to City Hall. Check out our profile on the City of Frederick in our Frederick County Towns section, where you can learn more about the city’s new leaders and their priorities for the county seat, starting on Page 60.

As you settle into a winter routine, this may be the right time to start thinking about preparing your home for a spring or summer sale. The Frederick County Association of Realtors has a bunch of tips for you to consider this winter, including decluttering and organizing, and painting and refreshing rooms in your home. Check out all the information, starting on Page 18.

And even though it may be cold outside, that doesn’t mean you can’t do some outdoor exploring. Winter can be a wonderful time of year to find your park in Frederick County.

From sites with amazing historical significance to those with exciting hiking trails, Frederick most certainly has the right park for the adventure you seek. Check out Visit Frederick’s list of great local parks, starting on Page 48.

No matter how you choose to start your year in Frederick, here’s hoping it’s filled with great new adventures, and happy traditions alike. Happy 2018!

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS POLICE/FIRE/ AMBULANCE

O 911

POISON CONTROL

O 1-800-222-1222

NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER Report Chemical/Oil Spills & Chemical Biological Terrorism

O 1-800-424-8802

UTILITIES EMERGENCY Electric Potomac Edison

O 1-800-686-0011 Gas Washington Gas

O 1-800-752-7520 Water/Sewer

O 301-600-2194 O 301-600-2187

NON-URGENT NUMBERS

GENERAL NUMBERS

LANDFILL INFORMATION

FREDERICK POLICE DEPARTMENT

YOUTH CRISIS HOTLINE

O 301-600-1630

O 301-600-2100 FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

O 301-600-2071 FREDERICK COUNTY FIRE MARSHALL

O 301-600-1479 MARYLAND STATE POLICE (FREDERICK BARRACKS)

O 301-600-4151 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES (ATF)

O 443-965-2000

HELPLINES/ CRISIS INFO ADULT ABUSE/ PROTECTIVE SERVICES (FREDERICK COUNTY)

O 301-600-2635 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (FREDERICK COUNTY)

O 301-600-2464 FREDERICK COUNTY CRISIS & INTERVENTION HOTLINE

O 301-662-2255 HOSPICE OF FREDERICK COUNTY

O 301-600-1848 LIBRARY INFORMATION

O toll free: 1-800-422-0009 FREDERICK COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

O 301-600-9000 w co.frederick.md.us

OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

O 301-600-1063 PARKS AND RECREATION

O 301-600-1646

ANIMAL CONTROL

O 301-600-1546 O 301-600-2558

PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS

O 301-600-2313

(emergency-after hours)

PLANNING AND ZONING

BULK TRASH PICK-UP

O 301-600-1138

O 301-600-1035

RECYCLING

CITIZEN SERVICES

O 301-600-1063

O 301-600-2960

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

TRANSIT (TRANSPORTATION)

O 301-600-1100

O 301-600-2065

COUNTY COURTHOUSE

TOURISM COUNCIL

O 301-600-1976

O 301-600-2888

FREDERICK SENIOR CENTER

O 301-600-1605

O 301-600-1029

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

WORKFORCE SERVICES

O 301-600-1029

O 301-600-2255

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

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FREDERICK COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

1888 N. Market St.

O 301-662-4164

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-600-4555

w

VITAL RECORDS

dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/

frederick-county/

FREDERICK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

O 301-663-5895

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE

FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

O 301-600-2466 w foster.careinfo@maryland.gov

O 240-566-3300 w fmh.org

O toll free: 1-800-843-5678

ELECTIONS

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

NATIONAL RUNAWAY SWITCHBOARD

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

O 240-566-3030 MISSING CHILDREN MARYLAND

O toll free: 1-800-RUN-AWAY SUBSTANCE ABUSE (FREDERICK COUNTY)

O 301-600-1775

O 301-600-VOTE O 301-600-2206 FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

O 301-644-5000 HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

O 301-600-1061 HUMAN RELATIONS

O 301-600-1109 HUMAN RESOURCES

O 301-600-1070 O 301-600-2315

O toll free: 1-800-950-1MVA w mva.state.md.us MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY

O 301-663-0011 THE ARC OF FREDERICK COUNTY

O 301-663-0909 w arcfc.org U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

O 301-695-2803

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UTILITY LISTINGS ELECTRIC – GAS Allegheny Power

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Frederick, MD

O 1-800-255-3443 1-800-955-9445 24 hours / 7 Days

Ferrellgas

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1531 PPL Gas Utilities

,

Lock Haven, PA

O 1-800-652-0550

Columbia Propane

OIL COMPANIES

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Aero Energy

Frederick, MD

O 301-620-9046 Ferrellgas

,

Frederick, MD

Geiser Distributing Company, Inc.

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1885 Lee's Gas Supply

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-5306 Penn Fuel Propane

,

Emmitsburg, MD

Washington Gas – Frederick Division

The Plumbery

,

O 301-829-1770 O 1-828-238-5258

24 hours / 7 Days

GAS – PROPANE Aero Energy

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-4101 O 1-800-998-4311

Mt. Airy, MD

Shawley's Superior LP Gas So Fine, Inc.

,

Hagerstown, MD

O 301-797-4887

Servicing Myersville, Thurmont,

Emmitsburg, and Burkittsville

Amerigas (Columbia Propane)

Southern States Cooperative, Inc. Frederick Petroleum Service

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-620-9046 O 1-800-545-6103 Carroll Independent Fuel

,

Westminster, MD

O 410-848-4477 O 1-800-834-8590

Delivering to Frederick County

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-6168 Suburban Propane

O 1-800-258-0606 Thompson's Gas & Electric Service

O 1-800-768-6612 United Propane

,

Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-831-5551

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O 301-662-4101 O 1-800-998-4311 Carroll Independent Fuel

Serving Parts of Frederick County

Frederick, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1531

O 301-447-6110 O 1-800-464-6110

O 301-662-2151

,

Westminster, MD

O 410-848-4477 O 1-800-834-8590

Delivering to Frederick County

Tevis Oil/Modern Comfort Systems

,

Monrovia, MD

O 410-875-2600 O 1-888-468-4949

Service Provided to most of Frederick. Serving oil to Mt. Airy, Libertytown, Monrovia, and New Market

Voneiff Oil

,

Mt. Airy, MD

C. Richard Dewees Fuel Oil

O 301-829-0244

,

West Oil, Inc.

Thurmont, MD

O 301-271-7303 Damascus Fuel Company

,

Thurmont, MD

O 301-898-7116

Damascus, MD

O 301-253-2161

Serving southern Frederick County

WELL AND SEPTIC INFORMATION

Farmer's Cooperative Association, Inc.

Frederick County Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-5422 O 1-800-255-0023

Public Water Information

Griffith Energy Services, Inc.

Billing Department

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-3111 O 1-800-486-2477 LS Fuel Oil

,

Brunswick, MD

O 301-834-9701 O 301-663-3833 Mason Dixon Oil Company

,

Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-3199 Southern States Cooperative, Inc. Frederick Petroleum Service

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-668

O 301-696-2997 O 301-600-2354 County Water/Sewer Emergencies

O 301-600-2187 (Daytime) O 301-600-2194 (Evening) Frederick City Water/Sewer Emergencies

O 301-600-1440 Frederick County Health Department Environmental Health Problems

O 301-600-1719 Water Quality Problems

O 301-631-3168

CONTENTS Winter 2018

HISTORY 14 George Washington (May Have) Slept Here REAL ESTATE 18 Preparing Your Home for a Successful Sale BUSINESS 24 Frederick Industry is Focused on the Future EDUCATION 28 Students Gear Up for Annual FCPS Academic Tournament

HEALTHCARE 14

34 Frederick’s Birthing Circle Ready to Help

Doula Network, Resource Library Among Offerings

SENIORS 40 Frederick Offers Active Seniors Plenty of Exercise

Class Options

TRANSPORTATION 44 SmartPhone Apps Help You Navigate

Frederick’s Local Transit System

ARTS & LEISURE 34

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48 It’s Time to Find Your Park in Frederick County 58 Events Throughout Frederick County FREDERICK COUNTY TOWNS 60 Frederick Welcomes New Leadership,

Embraces Old Traditions

70 Towns Throughout Frederick County

Brunswick / Burkittsville / Emmitsburg /

Middletown / Mount Airy / Myersville / New Market

/ Rosemont / Thurmont / Urbana / Walkersville / Woodsboro

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FITNESS

PET CARE

Barre East

Care Veterinary Center

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Frederick, MD O 301-378-2938

William R. Talley Recreation Center

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1080 West Patrick St. Frederick, MD 21703 O 301-662-2273 w carefrederick.com

, Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1492 The YMCA Of Frederick County DOWNTOWN Y

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1000 North Market St. Frederick, MD 21701 O 301-663-5131 w frederickymca.org

GREEN VALLEY Y

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11791 Fingerboard Rd. Monrovia, MD 21770 O 301-607-6900 w frederickymca.org

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Zonta Club Of Frederick

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P.O. Box 3896 Frederick, MD 21705 O 301-606-8161 m pbrosensteel@aol.com w zontafrederick.com They are dedicated to advancing the status of women worldwide and work alongside the community to eradicate violence against women, provide literacy tutoring, and raise funds for scholarships to benefit women in their education.

Every Child Deserves a place to call home Foster and adoptive parents come in all shapes and sizes.

But they all open their homes and lives to provide safe, stable, loving environments to children who have been separated from their families and need temporary or permanent care.

If you can open your heart and home to a child or teen in need, contact us for more information.

FREDERICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

301-600-2466 foster.careinfo@maryland.gov

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Habitat For Humanity Of Frederick County Restore

, 917 N. East Street

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-662-2988 w frederickhabitat.org

Shop, donate and volunteer at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore! Bring your donation of furniture, appliances, household goods, and building materials and shop for a deal. Every donation and every purchase gives more families in Frederick County the strength, stability and selfreliance that comes through affordable homeownership.

United Way Of Frederick County

, 629 N. Market St

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-663-4231 w unitedwayfrederick.org

@UnitedWayFrederick United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in Frederick County.

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HIS TORY \ \

GEORGE WASHINGTON (May Have) Slept Here

BY DUANE DOXZEN

It happens subtly enough. A fact gets stretched to include a seemingly logical assumption, or a story gets embellished with a few colorful adjectives. Add a few decades, mix in special interests and well-meaning storytellers, and you can end up with something mythical, or, more often, something almost-but-not-quite-right. Such is the case with “Washington’s Headquarters.”

Little is known for sure about the Frederick building colloquially known as “Washington’s Headquarters,” for at least 100 years.

Ticking off what we can be certain of regarding the structure: it was a small log and rough-hewn board-sided building located along Carroll Creek on West All Saints Street, just west of Court Street; the building was the subject of local photographer John Kreh at least twice, in 1898 and 1906, and printed on postcards; and the dilapidated cabin was demolished sometime in the early 20th century.

The legend endures that George Washington, having traveled to Frederick in 1755 to meet with British major general Edward Braddock, found no room at the inn and instead bivouacked at the little cabin. It also is claimed that it was here that the young Washington first met Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, there isn’t any more documentation to support the legend than there is proof to discount it. Whether or not “Washington Slept Here” thus remains a mystery.

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The appellation “Washington’s Headquarters” is at worst misleading, and at best an unnecessary addition to a good yarn. George Washington did travel to Frederick in April 1755 to meet Braddock, who was then commander of the British forces in the colonies. The general was traveling on an expedition against the French and their Indian allies. The story handed down is that Braddock “and his staff stayed about 10 days in Frederick’s stone tavern, and when Washington arrived here to join the staff the tavern was crowded, and he found shelter in the log house about a half mile to the east.” Interestingly, the name “Washington’s Headquarters” does not seem to appear in print until the early 1900s, though Washington’s 1755 meeting with Braddock is mentioned occasionally in local newspapers.

One source where one might expect to find early references to the site is silent on the subject. Jacob Engelbrecht, who kept a

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Nevertheless, in the early 20th century the oral tradition became accepted fact, as the story was printed in books such as William and McKinsey’s “History of Frederick County,” and in local newspapers. In 1955, almost exactly 200 years after Washington’s visit, the Historical Society of Frederick County thought enough of the story to declare it true on a plaque installed near where the cabin once stood.

After the old cabin was torn down, it was replaced by a commercial building. That structure was in turn torn down by 1960, when a new building was constructed on the site. In October 1960, the loss of the earlier historical structure was lamented: “Not even in Frederick where the cherishing and preserving of landmarks is traditional does the historical cycle of the new erasing the old subside. What better example when ‘Washington’s Headquarters’ becomes ‘Scotty’s Palace?’”

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The so-called “Washington’s Headquarters” in Frederick.

Photo courtesy of Heritage Frederick.

detailed diary of Frederick births, deaths, events, news, and opinion from 1818 to 1878, made no mention of the cabin in relationship to Washington. He expounded on community celebrations of Washington’s birthdays, noted dates associated with the first president, and even reported in excited detail his own trip to Washington, D.C., in 1854 to visit Washington’s Mount Vernon.

But the diarist who revered the Father of Our Country made no mention of his own hometown’s claim.

Whether the Frederick story is true or not, the last thing Washington would have required was a “headquarters.” Although he had commanded militia before — notably the previous July when he was utterly defeated by the French at Fort Necessity — he came to Frederick to offer himself to Braddock as an aide-decamp, a volunteer position with no rank and no position in the official chain of command. Washington would have access and influence, but no real authority over the British regulars or militia

under Braddock’s command. The most accurate description of Washington’s position during his time in Frederick is gentleman junior officer.

The epilogue to the story is dark. After traveling through Frederick County (and lending his name to Braddock Heights) and Pennsylvania, Braddock’s forces met bitter and decisive defeat at the hands of the smaller forces of the French and their Indian allies near Fort Duquesne (now downtown Pittsburgh) at the Battle of Monongahela.

The battle also is known as the Battle of the Wilderness or, quite simply, Braddock’s Defeat. The general himself was shot off his horse during the fighting, killing him and his reputation.

George Washington fared better. He managed to survive the battle unscathed, his actions doing much to rehabilitate his military reputation. Washington would visit Frederick again, much later, but that is an entirely different tale.

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PREPARING YOUR HOME for a Successful Sale

BY KAREN HIGHLAND, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, FREDERICK COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

As Frederick County settles in for winter, some homeowners are thinking about a making a move this spring or summer. Now is the time for those folks to prepare their homes for a quick springtime sale.

Home sellers usually have questions about how to best prepare their home for sale. While every market and location is different, and every season has its nuances, there are a few truths that stand the test of time and location.

According to REALTOR® Greg Phillips of Re/Max Results, current president of the Frederick County Association of REALTORS® (FCAR), “listing a home is a marketing job and the house is a product for sale. First impressions count and you only get one chance to make a good one. It’s crucial to look at your home objectively, listen to professionals and take steps to maximize the salability of your home.”

To that end, here are 5 tips from local experts:

1. Fix and Replace Homeowners grow accustomed to the look of their homes, so it is important to have a professional opinion when trying to decide what and how much work is needed to get your home ready to sell.

That’s why the first step in preparation is to consult your Realtor.

Getting a consultation early in the process will help you focus on what’s important, taking into account what potential buyers will be expecting. Not only that, your Realtor’s good advice will very likely save you time, money and effort.

You want buyers to see your home as well maintained. Visit each room in your home and take care of minor issues such as a leaky faucet, missing trim, cracked windows or tiles, yellowed or broken outlet covers, and anything else that would cause a buyer to think you haven’t maintained your home. The more minor issues a buyer finds, the more he will be inclined to walk away.

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If the look of your interior is dated, you’ll want to decide which items need to be replaced. Generally, kitchens and bathrooms are the most expensive rooms to update, and are the first rooms that buyers will scrutinize. If your wood floors are scratched or dull, you’ll want to fix them. Shampoo your carpets or replace if there is no life left. Make sure that all the systems in your home are working properly.

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lighting can have on a space. It can make a small room appear larger and more welcoming, and it can be used to highlight a feature in a room. Light up the basement, dark hallways, the laundry room, eating areas and bathrooms.

“It is amazing, considering the minimal cost and effort, that the type, shape and brightness of the light bulbs you use can make a huge difference,” said Maureen Nichols, Realtor at RE/MAX Realty Plus and FCAR president-elect. “Simply having an easily turned-on light in each room can make the showing experience that much more positive to a purchaser.”

2. Clean and Declutter

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The cleaner your home is, the better buyers will feel moving from room to room. Clean the windows (inside and out), mop the floors, dust, vacuum every inch of carpet, clean the bathrooms, the kitchen appliances, and clean up anything left behind by pets. Don’t forget the smells. And purchase some Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, as they can be a very useful tool.

Decluttering is an important part of cleaning your home. Let’s face it, we all collect stuff. But buyers want to see your home, not your stuff. Always remember that potential buyers are seeing your home for the first time. What may have been perfectly acceptable to you may be a turn-off for them.

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3. Paint - A Facelift for Your House A great way to improve the appeal of your home is by adding a fresh coat of paint. Fresh paint on both the interior and exterior adds a clean, new look for buyers. The smell is another benefit that registers as “new” inside the brain. Painting is one of the most affordable things you can do and raises the property value significantly. Some home improvement websites claim a fresh coat of paint can add anywhere from a 100% to 500% return on investment.

4. Curb Appeal First impressions matter: Our brains are wired for it, and there’s no changing that. Studies show that buyers make up their minds about the house in the first 20 seconds. What the buyer sees when he first drives up to your house makes an impression through which the rest of your house is judged. Really.

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The easiest thing to do is to tidy up the front of the house. Clean the walkways and front steps; rent a power washer if necessary. Keep the bushes and trees trimmed. Add some color from flowers if the season allows, but be careful not to overdo it. Repair wood rot on the trim, and above all else, paint the front door. Replace old dingy door handles and the kick-plate. A welcoming entryway says, “this home is well-cared for.”

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As important as home staging is, it will never make up for real issues with the condition of a home. Buyers will often see through those issues when they first tour your home, and if they miss them, they will certainly be uncovered in the home inspection.

Data from ASP shows that while non-staged homes sit on the market for an average of 90 days, staged homes are only on the market for an average of 11 days. The return on investment, according to ASP, can be anywhere from 200% to 586%, depending on the particular improvement.

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Staging can make the difference between just listing your house, and actually selling your house. There are a number of Realtors in Frederick County who are also ASPs or who offer home staging services to their selling clients.

marketing. If your home is not “perfect,” don’t sweat it, just keep emphasizing the positives. Don’t spend a lot of time and money creating something that’s not there, spend your time and efforts making what you have look its best.

What exactly is home staging? Home staging is not decorating.

Decorating is the art of making a home aesthetically pleasing and functional for the homeowners, their preferences, lifestyle, tastes and style. “Home staging is the art and science of optimizing a home’s appeal to the largest pool of potential buyers,” explains Amy Steinhoff, Frederick Realtor and accredited staging professional

For the best results in your home sale, consult a Realtor. Members of FCAR are also members of Maryland REALTORS®, and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). They are guided by the standards of the Realtors Code of Ethics work to ensure professionalism in the industry and to protect homeownership and property rights.

+ Frederick County Association of Realtors® 478 Prospect Blvd., Frederick 301-663-0757

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Frederick, MD 21704

O 301-644-1056 m michelle@yourtriphome.com w thehodosgroup.com Kristi Jacob Woods

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Frederick MD

O 301-788-4236

Frederick, MD 21702

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FREDERICK INDUSTRY is focused on the future

BY CITY OF FREDERICK OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Frederick is a city typically recognized for its strong ties to a rich and picturesque past, but in an interesting twist, the city is also rapidly becoming a hub for companies focused on the future.

In recent years, Frederick’s unique combination of socioeconomic characteristics has caught the attention of technology professionals and attracted a diverse community of telecommunications, web design and marketing, software development, bio-tech and cyber security companies to locate in the city.

Here’s a quick look at 10 of the driving factors behind this movement:

1. Strategic Location Frederick sits as the northern anchor of the I-270 Technology Corridor. For tech companies looking for a central location, the city is attractively positioned within an hour of two major metropolitan areas: Washington D.C. and Baltimore; and three major airports: Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. Locally, Frederick Municipal Airport additionally provides business and corporate air service and is the preferred executive airport in the National Capital Region.

2. A Business Friendly City Tech companies are also enjoying the benefits of the City of Frederick’s commitment to efficient, transparent procedures and personalized permitting assistance throughout the business process. The city’s Department of Economic Development is specifically available to all prospective and current business owners to help them navigate development and promote their successes.

3. Elimination of Business Personal Property Tax In 2015, the City of Frederick adopted a 10-year phase-out of the business personal property tax. Currently, tech-related personal business property is automatically 70 percent exempt. Exemptions will increase each year until 2025 when the business personal property tax is no longer assessed.

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4. Tech Frederick Tech Frederick was formed to support, develop, and advocate for Frederick’s growing high-tech businesses. The organization provides human resource development, entrepreneurship training programs and seminars, and unique networking opportunities across the technology field. Open to all individuals in the information technology (IT) industry, Tech Frederick is primarily a peer group intended to bring area experts together and create a united community.

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6. High-Tech Incubator Start-up ventures are already anticipating the benefits of Frederick’s new downtown incubator/accelerator to be open soon at 118 N. Market St., and operated by the Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI). A partnership of government and business organizations, the tech-focused incubator will provide flexible, collaborative work space to entrepreneurs and offer access to resources needed to grow creative concepts into viable businesses.

7. Fort Detrick Frederick is home to Fort Detrick – a major U.S. Army Medical Command installation. Accordingly, many local companies are able to capitalize on opportunities for federal contracting and technology transfer. Extensive local and statewide support networks strengthen local businesses as they compete in this global market.

5. Grow Program The City of Frederick offers a Micro-Grant Program to start-ups and small businesses in targeted industries, including advanced and information technology. This investment-matching grant allows a lowered cost of start-up or expansion costs — improving building capacity (and increasing employment opportunities within Frederick.)

8. Strong Local Education System Nearly 40 percent of Frederick’s workforce holds a bachelor’s degree or higher. Much of this impressive workforce talent can be credited to local resources. For the last decade, Maryland has ranked among America’s top states for public education. Frederick County is also home to three higher education institutions, Frederick Community College, Hood College and Mount Saint Mary’s University, which host about 20,000 scholars annually.

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9. Quality of Life Technology companies’ talent recruitment and retention efforts have benefited immensely from the desirable local quality of life.

In addition to readily available and quality education and health resources, Frederick boasts a vibrant arts and entertainment scene. With programming sponsored by Celebrate Frederick, Downtown Frederick Partnership, Visit Frederick and the Frederick Arts Council, Frederick makes frequent use of its many public venues including the Weinberg Center for the Performing Arts, Baker Park Bandshell, the Carroll Creek Amphitheater, and SkyStage. Frederick’s downtown district has long been a haven for foodies, with a wide-range of awardwinning, independent restaurants. In recent years, prompted by the success of Frederick-based Flying Dog Brewery, the local craft beverage community has gained national recognition. The city is home to the Frederick Keys minor league baseball team, more than 70 beautiful parks, and offers easy access to regional outdoor destinations, such as the Appalachian Trail and the Potomac River.

10. Unique Historic Setting About two dozen of Frederick’s technology companies have chosen to locate in the Historic Downtown. Companies within this district are given the opportunity to apply for a facade grant offered through city partners to re-energize existing buildings. In addition to providing easy access to local amenities, these beautifully renovated spaces create a unique office environment conducive to the creative nature of technology related work.

+ For more information cityoffrederick.com/91/Economic-Development Facebook & Twitter: @frederickded

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Students gear up for ANNUAL FCPS ACADEMIC TOURNAMENT

BY GINA GALLUCCI-WHITE

What is the only U.S. state capital with a population greater than 1 million?

Which president served in between Grover Cleveland’s two non-concurrent terms?

What show premiered on NBC in 2016 and became a major hit?

These are just a sampling of the questions Brunswick High School students answered (Answers: Phoenix, Benjamin Harrison and “This is Us.”) Teams from all 10 Frederick County public high schools are gearing up for this year’s tournament set to take place every Friday from Jan. 5 until the championship match on Feb. 23 at Frederick High School.

For the first six weeks, teams are given questions on a weekly topic determined by the school academic coaches. This year’s topics are bodies of water, Harry Potter, psychology and psychologists, classical composers, natural disasters and retro video games.

During weeks seven and eight, the teams are seated by how well they scored during the regular season. The final topics are fictional locations and the year 1968. Math questions are also asked throughout the tournament.

“This (tournament) is highly competitive,” says coordinator Nick Diaz. “This is as competitive as football and basketball.

You have a lot of sportsmanship involved here but the coaches and the kids are extremely conscious of where they are and how those (standings) compare to everybody else. They want to play and they want to win.”

The questions are put together by moderator Eric Reickel, an English teacher at Walkersville High School, Diaz, a retired math teacher, and Kelly Misner, assistant tournament coordinator.

Diaz, who is in his seventh year as coordinator, said he loves to see how the students are attracted to the academic competition and the value of knowledge. Many folks, young and young at heart, will be asked a question and just say “I’ll Google it.” But in the academic tournament, “you have to know stuff,” Diaz says. “There is no substitute for knowing. It’s not enough to look things up. They have to know stuff.”

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Beth Strakonsky, a Frederick High School social studies teacher and the school’s academic team coach, has a team of 25 students ranging from freshmen to seniors. No tryout is required, but students must come to practices held twice per week. She will often tell her students a quote she heard from another coach: “‘Everyone gets equal coaching, but not everyone gets equal playing time.’ It’s a competitive event and our goal is to win.”

She finds practice questions from quiz bowl and academic team companies to help the students practice. During a regular practice, the students will spend about 15 minutes taking on math questions, too. “I try to make sure that I hit questions in all disciplines and the big category questions,” she said.

Strakonsky said the students’ level of enthusiasm is contagious and they will wear their uniforms (a sweater vest or a team T-shirt) every Friday to school during the tournament season.

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“I have kids who come practice who don’t want to be on the team but they love the idea of trivia and the idea of testing their own knowledge,” she says. “They just come to watch and have fun.

For some kids, they might not be physically athletic but they are competitive by nature and this is a way for them to show off that competitive streak. Other kids just love to learn. This is a great opportunity to learn.”

During the tournament, buzzing in early is key. Sometimes the moderator won’t even finish the question before a team is set to answer. Strakonsky practices with her team by reading sections of the question to see if they answer correctly.

“If you jump before the question is finished, you risk giving the wrong answer,” she says. “The moderator may ask ‘In 1968, this man was assassinated’ and they will buzz in, but was he talking about Martin Luther King Jr. or Robert Kennedy? It’s a fine line because if you are not fast enough on that buzzer and another school can predict the question,” then you don’t get the point.

Strakonsky encourages her team to watch the long-running TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” and play the online trivia game Sporcle.

Those who sign up to take on speciality categories are also encouraged to study lists and do reading.

Diaz’s goal is to continue to make the tournament the premiere academic event in the county at the high school level.

“We have a great thing going and I am very proud to be a part of it,” he says.

+ Find out more http://fcacademictournament.webs.com

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EDUCATION throughout FREDERICK COUNTY COLLEGES/ UNIVERSITIES

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Saint John’s Regional Catholic School

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8414 Oppossumtown Pk.

Frederick, MD 21702

Frederick Community College

Banner School

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7932 Opossumtown Pk.

Frederick, MD 21702

1730 N. Market St.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-846-2400 w frederick.edu

O 301-695-9320 w bannerschool.org

Hood College

Beth Sholom Early Childhood Center

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401 Rosemont Ave.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-696-3400 m admission@hood.edu w hood.edu Mount St. Mary’s University

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16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd.

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

O 301-447-6122 m admissions@msmary.edu w msmary.edu Mount St. Mary’s University, Frederick Campus

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5350 Spectrum Dr.

Frederick, MD 21703

O 301-682-8315 m inquiry@msmary.edu w msmary.edu Shepherd University

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301 N. King St.

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

O 301-876-5000 w shepherd.edu

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1011 North Market St.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-663-3427 w bethsholomfrederick.org Friends Meeting School

Friends Meeting School is a premiere K-12 Quaker school which inspires students to change the world. Our confident and compassionate students, encouraged by passionate teachers, become inquisitive leaders who aim to Seek and Speak Truth and Love.

, Ijamsville, MD

O 301-798-0288 w friendsmeetingschool.org Lucy School Arts-Integrated Curriculum

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9117 Frostown Rd.

Middletown, MD 21769

O 301-293-1163 w lucyschool.com Mother Seton School

Small classes, hands-on learning, and a well-rounded curriculum are complimented by a beautiful natural setting adjoining the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded in 1810 the pioneering school that became Mother Seton School. Today we continue her mission to provide an excellent, affordable Catholic PK-Grade 8 education to all who seek it.

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100 Creamery Rd.

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

O 301-447-3161 w mothersetonschool.org

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O 301-662-6722 w sjrcs.org

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Frederick Adventist School (K–8)

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Frederick, MD

O 301-663-0363 Frederick Christian Academy (K–12)

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Frederick, MD

O 301-473-8990 The Goddard School (Pre-K–K)

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Frederick, MD

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Urbana, MD

O 301-631-6699 O 240-699-0006 New Life Christian School (K–12)

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Frederick, MD

O 301-663-8418 Saint Thomas More Academy (Pre-K, 3–8)

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Middletown, MD

O 240-490-5479 St. John’s Catholic Prep High School (9–12)

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Frederick, MD

O 301-662-4210 Visitation Academy (Pre-K–8)

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Frederick, MD

O 301-662-2814

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PRESCHOOLS Frederick County Public Schools Pre-K Programs FCPS offers pre-kindergarten programs to all students eligible for free or reduced price meals. To enter the pre-kindergarten program for 2011–2012, a child must observe the 4th birthday on or before September 1, 2011. Students are selected first on eligibility for free or reduced price meals. Additional factors that increase a child’s risk of not being successful in school may then be considered. Applications are available at the designated schools, and registration begins the first day of parentteacher conferences in March. Enrollment is limited. (Excerpted from fcps.org.)

Educare Learning Center

Full-day, year-round child care program for children 8 weeks through school-age, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Additional part-time preschool program available 9 a.m.-1 p.m. during the school-year. Educare is MSDE Accredited, EXCELS Level 5, Approved Non-Public Educational Program (for 3-5 year olds), and Licensed (#65870).

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2538 Jefferson Pike, Jefferson, MD

O 301-834-9007 w educatewithcare.com Frederick County Head Start

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Frederick County, MD

O 301-600-1024 Frederick County Public Schools Pre-K

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Frederick County, MD

O 301-644-5000

FCPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Ballenger Creek Elementary

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5250 Kingsbrook Drive, Frederick

Myersville Elementary

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400 Central Ave., Brunswick

O 240-236-2900 Carroll Manor Elementary

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5624 Adamstown Road, Adamstown

O 240-236-3800 Centerville Elementary

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3601 Carriage Hill Drive, Frederick

O 240-566-0100 w education.fcps.org/ces Deer Crossing Elementary

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10601 Finn Drive, New Market

O 240-236-5900 Emmitsburg Elementary

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300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg

O 240-236-1750 Glade Elementary

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9525 Glade Road, Walkersville

O 240-236-2100 Green Valley Elementary

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11501 Fingerboard Road, Monrovia

O 240-236-3400 Hillcrest Elementary

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1285 Hillcrest Drive, Frederick

O 240-236-3200 Kemptown Elementary

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3456 Kemptown Church Road, Monrovia

O 240-236-3500 w education.fcps.org/kes

Liberty Elementary

fcps.org/boe

Main Administrative Office

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191 S. East St., Frederick

O 301-644-5000 (General Information) w fcps.org

Monocacy Elementary

Brunswick Elementary

Superintendent Dr. Theresa Alban

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403 Franklin St., Middletown

O 240-566-0200 w education.fcps.org/mps

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Lewistown Elementary

Frederick County Board of Education

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O 240-236-2500 w education.fcps.org/bces

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (FCPS) O 301-696-6910

Middletown Primary (grades K–2)

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11119 Hessong Bridge Road, Thurmont

O 240-236-3750

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11820 Liberty Road, Frederick

O 240-236-1800 Lincoln Elementary

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200 Madison St., Frederick

O 240-236-2650 Middletown Elementary (grades 3–5)

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201 E. Green St., Middletown

O 240-236-1100

7421 Hayward Road, Frederick

O 240-236-1400

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429 Main St., Myersville

O 240-236-1900 New Market Elementary

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93 W. Main St., New Market

O 240-236-1300 w education.fcps.org/nmes/ New Midway Elementary School (grades 3–5)

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12226 Woodsboro Pike, Keymar

O 240-236-1500 North Frederick Elementary

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1010 Fairview Ave., Frederick

O 240-236-2000 Oakdale Elementary

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5830 Oakdale School Road, Ijamsville

O 240-236-3300 Orchard Grove Elementary

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5898 Hannover Road, Frederick

O 240-236-2400 w education.fcps.org/oges/ Parkway Elementary

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300 Carroll Parkway, Frederick

O 240-236-2600 Sabillasville Elementary

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16210-B Sabillasville Road, Sabillasville

O 240-236-6000 Spring Ridge Elementary

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9051 Ridgefield Drive, Frederick

O 240-236-1600 Thurmont Elementary (grades 3–5)

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805 East Main St., Thurmont

O 240-236-0900 Thurmont Primary (grades Pre-K–2)

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7989 Rocky Ridge Road, Thurmont

O 240-236-2800 w education.fcps.org/tps

Tuscarora Elementary

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6321 Lambert Drive, Frederick

O 240-566-0000 w education.fcps.org/tues

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ABOUT FCPS

Twin Ridge Elementary

2016–17 Enrollment

> 41,378

O 240-236-2300 w education.fcps.org/tres

Enrollment Growth in Past Year

Urbana Elementary

> 658 students, biggest single-year increase since 2001 Graduation Rate

> 92% Employees

> 5,787, of which nearly 3,000 are teachers (fulltime equivalent positions) Student Demographics

> 62% White, 16% Hispanic of any race, 12% Black or African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

> 26.6% Eligible for free or reduced-price school meals (about 11,000)

> 10% Receiving Special Education services (about 4,200)

> 6% Families for whom English is not the primary language (about 2,400) Per Pupil Expenditure

> $13,003 per year (2015–16) Combined SAT Scores (2016)

> 1,456 Maryland, 1,484 U.S.,

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1106 Leafy Hollow Circle, Mount Airy

3554 Urbana Pike, Frederick

O 240-236-2200 w education.fcps.org/ues Valley Elementary

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3519 Jefferson Pike, Jefferson

O 240-236-3000 w education.fcps.org/ves Walkersville Elementary

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83 W. Frederick St., Walkersville

O 240-236-1000 Waverley Elementary

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201 Waverley Drive, Frederick

O 240-236-3900 w education.fcps.org/waves Whittier Elementary

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2400 Whittier Drive, Frederick

O 240-236-3100 w education.fcps.org/whes Wolfsville Elementary

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12520 Wolfsville Road, Myersville

O 240-236-2250

New Market Middle

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125 W. Main St., New Market

O 240-236-4600 w education.fcps.org/nmms Oakdale Middle

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9840 Old National Pike, Ijamsville

O 240-236-5500 Thurmont Middle

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408 E. Main St., Thurmont

O 240-236-5100 Urbana Middle

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3511 Pontius Court, Ijamsville

O 240-566-9200 w education.fcps.org/ums Walkersville Middle

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55 W. Frederick St., Walkersville

O 240-236-4400 West Frederick Middle

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515 W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 240-236-4000 w education.fcps.org/wfms Windsor Knolls Middle

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11150 Windsor Road, Ijamsville

O 240-236-5000 w education.fcps.org/wkms

1,558 Frederick County

Woodsboro Elementary (grades Pre-K–2)

FCPS HIGH SCHOOLS

Advanced Placement (2016)

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Brunswick High

> 4,462 tests taken, with 72% of scores

101 Liberty Road, Woodsboro

O 240-236-3700

qualifying for college credit

Yellow Springs Elementary

36 Elementary Schools, Grades

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Kindergarten–5

> All provide full-day kindergarten > Pre-kindergarten is offered to all students eligible for free or reduced-price meals 13 Middle Schools, Grades 6–8 10 High Schools, Grades 9–12, and a Virtual (Online) School Program

> Career & Technology Center for high school students countywide

> HeatherRidge and Rock Creek schools for students with special needs

> Maryland’s first public charter school, Monocacy Valley Montessori; Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter; and Frederick Classical Charter School.

School Bus Riders

> 30,000+

8717 Yellow Springs Road, Frederick

O 240-236-1700 w education.fcps.org/yses

FCPS MIDDLE SCHOOLS Ballenger Creek Middle

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5525 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick

O 240-236-5700 Brunswick Middle

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301 Cummings Drive, Brunswick

O 240-236-5400 Crestwood Middle

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7100 Foxcroft Drive, Frederick

14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont

O 240-236-8100 Frederick High

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650 Carroll Parkway, Frederick

O 240-236-7000 Gov. Thomas Johnson High

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1501 N. Market St., Frederick

O 240-236-8200 w education.fcps.org/gtjhs Linganore High

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12013 Old Annapolis Road, Frederick

O 240-566-9700

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1799 Schifferstadt Boulevard, Frederick

O 240-236-4900

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Free and reduced-price meals available to families with limited ability to pay (For details, call 301-644-5061, visit fcps.org/meals or contact the child’s school.)

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Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle

> 12,500 lunches, about 6,200 breakfasts

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Catoctin High

Middletown High

Middletown Middle

> Elementary: $2.25 lunch, $1.45 breakfast > Middle/High: $2.50 lunch, $1.70 breakfast

101 Cummings Drive, Brunswick

O 240-236-8600

O 240-566-9000

Meals Served Daily

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100 Martha Mason St., Middletown

O 240-236-4200 Monocacy Middle

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8009 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick

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200 Schoolhouse Drive, Middletown

O 240-236-7400 w education.fcps.org/mhs Oakdale High

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5850 Eaglehead Drive, Ijamsville

O 240-566-9400 w education.fcps.org/ohs Tuscarora High

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5312 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick

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Frederick County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program

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Walkersville High

O 301-898-3587 w fc4htrp.org

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For students with primary emotional disturbance and/or behavior disorders and secondary learning, developmental, and post-traumatic stress disorders.

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3471 Campus Drive, Ijamsville

O 240-236-7600 81 W. Frederick St., Walkersville

O 240-236-7200

FCPS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School

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A Down Syndrome Advocacy group in Frederick County

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2940 Point of Rocks Road, Jefferson

O 240-315-0200 Maryland School for the Deaf

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101 Clarke Place, Frederick

O 301-360-2000

TDD: 301-360-2001

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7215 Corporate Court, Frederick

O 301-663-7970 w education.fcps.org/ccmpcs Frederick Classical Charter School

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8445 Spires Way, Frederick

O 240-236-1200 w frederickclassicalcharterschool.org Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School

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217 Dill Ave., Frederick

O 301-668-5013 w education.fcps.org/mvmpcs

OTHER FCPS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS Adult Education/ Flexible Evening High

O 240-236-8450 w education.fcps.org/flex/fehs

Career and Technology Center

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7922 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick

O 240-236-8500 w education.fcps.org/ctc Earth and Space Science Lab

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210 Madison St., Frederick

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O 301-663-0909 w arcfc.org

Frederick County Special Olympics

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FREDERICK’S BIRTHING CIRCLE READY TO HELP Doula Network, Resource Library Among Offerings If you are currently pregnant, Frederick’s Birthing Circle is ready and willing to help you along your journey to motherhood.

From a lending library filled with books to borrow for free to a full list of resources for local providers, to members who will set up a Meal Train for after delivery, the group strives to support women and families as they prepare to add a tiny new member. iSTOCKPHOTO.COM / WAVEBREAKMEDIA iSTOCKPHOTO.COM / SOLSTOCK

The Birthing Circle believes that community is crucial and makes a huge difference during birth. It is committed to providing support to families through the birth process, and to improving the health and well-being of the Frederick community by expanding local birthing options. The Birthing Circle provides peer-to-peer support in person and online to families through the childbirth process.

According to the group’s website: “We believe that knowledge is a key step in empowering families, and work to hold a space where information can be shared. Our goal is to provide encouragement and support for families making informed choices for their birth and babies.”

The Birthing Circle connects families with respected community providers and hosts multiple in-person group meetings each month, in Frederick, Montgomery and Carroll counties.

The group believes that families and women deserve choices in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, and this is only possible if families know all of their options.

“We are passionate about sharing all of the wonderful local resources available, and supporting families in whatever choice they make,” according to the group’s website.

The Birthing Circle also has under its umbrella the Frederick Doula Project. A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a family before, during, and after childbirth. Doulas believe that all families deserve support during birth, and supports all birthing options and provide non-judgmental support.

Support includes prenatal visits, pregnancy resources, continuous labor support, assistance with newborn care, and postpartum services.

Studies show that having a doula attend your birth could decrease cesarean section rates, decrease the need for pain medication,

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decrease the duration of labor and increase satisfaction in your birth experience.

In addition to the Doula Project, the Birthing Circle offers the following services: • Childbirth education classes • Monthly meetings • Perinatal Mental Health Support Group • Online support groups • Maternity and infant clothing donation closet

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FREDERICK (TJ) OFFICE 87 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 101, Frederick, MD 21702 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–7pm (6pm in summer); Walk-Ins 8–9am Saturday, 9am–noon (by appointment only, no walk-ins) PHONE: 301-694-0606 BALLENGER CREEK OFFICE 6550 Mercantile Drive, Suite 106, Frederick, MD 21703 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-668-6347 MOUNT AIRY OFFICE 1311 South Main Street, Suite 304, Mount Airy, MD 21771 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-829-6146 URBANA OFFICE 3500 Campus Drive, Suite D, Urbana, MD 21704 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-874-6107

www.FrederickPediatrics.com We accept most insurances. Practice limited to newborns to age 21 years.

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DENTISTS Mt. Airy Children’s Dental Associates Dr. David Hasson Dr. Allison Green Dr. Stuart Sheer

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602 Center St.

Mt. Airy, MD 21771

FMH Center For Diabetes & Nutrition Services

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7211 Bank Ct., Suite 240

Frederick, MD 21703

O 240-215-1474 FMH Crestwood

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7211 Bank Ct.

Frederick, MD 21703

O 240-215-1420

O 301-829-6588 w mtairysmiles.com

FMH Home Health Services

Scott, Pitrone, Sorkin & Jarvic

FMH Immediate Care Mt. Airy

, Mt. Airy, MD 21771

1502 S. Main St.

O 301-829-1660

O 240-566-3568

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Mt. Airy Plaza

Mt. Airy, MD 21771

O 301-829-5888

MEDICAL CENTERS BIOMAT USA

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Frederick, MD

O 301-360-2400

O 301-694-5580 FMH Rose Hill

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Rose Hill Plaza

1562 Opossumtown Pk. Frederick, MD 21702

O 240-566-3100 FMH Urbana

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3430 Worthington Blvd.

Frederick, MD 21704

O 301-874-2163 FMH Wellness Center

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Francis Scott Key Mall

5500 Buckeystown Pk. Frederick, MD 21703

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FMH Mt. Airy

O 301-620-1414 w hhamd.com

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Mt. Airy Plaza

1502 South Main St. Mt. Airy, MD 21771

Rockville, MD

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Eldersburg, MD

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O 301-590-1234 O 410-692-8991 O 301-592-1611 w SeniorHelpers.com Brooklawn Apartments

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1001 Carroll Pkwy.

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240-379-6010

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Senior Helpers In-Home Senior Care Agency

O 240-379-6000 Holistic Health Associates Acupuncture, Massage, Nutrition

FMH Immediate Care Oak St.

SENIOR SERVICES

603-B W. Patrick St.

Frederick, MD 21701

Hospice of Frederick County

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350 Montevue Ln.

Frederick, MD 21702

O 301-600-1029 Vindobona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Frederick Memorial Hospital System (FMH)

O 301-829-5800

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Main Campus

X-Ray and Imaging Services

O 240-566-3030

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400 W. 7th St.

O 301-829-5830

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O 301-829-5880

Hagerstown Office

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O 240-566-3300

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Emergency Room

O 240-566-3500

Rehabilitation Services

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7211 Bank Ct., Suite 220

Frederick, MD 21703

O 240-215-1470

TTY: 240-566-3592

FMH Preventative Cardiology and Rehabilitation

Patient Information

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O 240-566-3380 The Birth Place

400 W. 7th St.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 240-566-3229

O 240-566-3534

FMH Psychiatric Services

Volunteer Services

Frederick, MD 21701

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400 W. 7th St.

O 240-566-3567

O 240-566-3904

FMH Advanced Skin & Wound Care

FMH Therapy Center

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Frederick, MD 21701

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O 240-566-3840

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O 240-566-4500

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Frederick, MD 21701

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17 Western Maryland Parkway,

Hagerstown, MD 21740

O 301-797-9240 w pnsi.org Neil P. O’Malley, M.D., FACS Brian Holmes, M.D., FACS Charles J. Winters, M.D., FAANS Cheunju Chen, M.D. Ali I. Khawaja, M.D. Rehan Waheed, D.O, J.D. Omobonike Olowosuko, D.O. Juliet Gyebi-Foster, M.D., DABA Thomas Larkin, M.D. Michael Jacobs, M.D.

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O 301-797-9240 w pnsi.org Rehan Waheed, D.O, J.D. Ali I. Khawaja, M.D. Charles J. Winters, M.D., FAANS Omobonike Olowosuko, D.O. Juliet Gyebi-Foster, M.D., DABA

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REGIONAL HOSPITALS Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland

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Rockville, MD

O 240-864-6000 Brook Lane Health Services

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Hagerstown, MD

O 301-733-0330

1-800-342-2992

Carroll County General Hospital

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Westminster, MD

O 410-848-3000 Children’s National Medical Center

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Washington, D.C.

O 202-884-5000

1-800-787-0021

Frederick Memorial Hospital

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Frederick Surgical Center

Johns Hopkins Medical Center

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Frederick, MD

O 301-694-3400 Georgetown University Hospital

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Washington, D.C.

O 202-444-2000 The Gettysburg Hospital

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Gettysburg, PA

O 717-334-2121 Good Samaritan Hospital

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Baltimore, MD

O 410-532-8000 Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)

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Baltimore, MD

O 443-849-2000

Baltimore, MD

O 1-800-455-6467

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Rockville, MD

Mercy Medical Center

O 301-279-6000

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Sheppard Pratt Services at FMH

Baltimore, MD

O 410-332-9000 Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Inc.

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Baltimore, MD

O 410-578-8600 Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health

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Frederick, MD

O 240-566-3990 Washington Adventist Hospital

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Takoma Park, MD

O 301-891-7600

O 301-251-4500

Washington County Hospital Association

Saint Agnes Hospital

O 301-790-8000

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Rockville, MD

Baltimore, MD

O 410-368-6000

Holy Cross Hospital

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Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

Silver Spring, MD

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Hagerstown, MD

Washington Hospital Center

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Washington, D.C.

O 202-877-7000

O 301-754-7000

Frederick, MD

O 240-566-3300

Comprehensive Pediatric Care Seven Offices to Better Serve You Convenient Office Hours Including Nights & Weekends Telephone Advice From Our Nurses During Office Hours Online Referral & Prescription Refill Requests Available Committed to Patient Service & Satisfaction 1475 Taney Ave • Frederick | 610 Solarex Ct • Frederick 504 E. Ridgeville Blvd, Ste 101 • Mt. Airy | 9093 Ridgefield Dr • Frederick 3020 B Ventrie Ct • Myersville | 3430 Worthington Blvd #204 • Urbana

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FREDERICK OFFERS active seniors plenty of exercise class options

BY GINA GALLUCCI-WHITE

Winter can be a tough time for seniors to stay active. But even if you can’t get out into your garden, cut grass or take a walk through your neighborhood, there are plenty of local fitness classes to get the heart pumping and muscles working.

“I think fitness is for everyone,” said Tina S. Miller, Frederick Regional Health System’s Preventative Cardiology and Rehabilitation manager. “Everybody can do something. It just really depends on finding what that is and what works for you. ... As we all age, we lose different abilities. Exercise helps to maintain that higher quality of life for everyone. That is why I think it is pretty essential for everyone to find something to do. Plus it is also very social.

A lot of seniors tend to not get out as often as they used to and this is a great time they can incorporate some activity with some socialization as well.”

“Within our program, a lot of folks here have a medical reason they have been told to exercise,” she said. “Some folks don’t, but the majority do and this helps them manage high blood pressure, heart disease or pulmonary disease. Whatever reason that the physician said you need to come in and exercise, it helps manage those diseases so it improves the quality of life.”

Located on the Crestwood campus, the facility operates similar to a gym with classes and exercise equipment but without the competitive atmosphere. “A lot of seniors especially, but a lot of folks in general don’t know how to safely and effectively exercise,” Miller said. “They don’t really know where to start or how to begin an exercise program so we help them with that. We meet with them.

We talk about their medical history. We talk about what their goals are. We do some measurements and with that information we write an exercise prescription that is appropriate for them. ...The programs are all individualized. We work with folks to make sure they are safe and using equipment effectively. We are always here and present when they are exercising.”

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FRHS offers ProMotion Fitness+, an exercise program designed as an early intervention in preventing and/or managing chronic disease. There is no set age for the physician-referred program but the average age of participants is mid to late 60s.

FRHS also offers a number of classes for which seniors don’t need a doctor’s referral, including gentle and senior yoga as well as pilates.

Seniors can also find multiple opportunities to stay active at the county’s four senior centers, in Brunswick, Emmitsburg, Frederick and Urbana. Regular classes include movement and motion, strength training, daily exercise, pickle ball and Wii Sports. Additional classes set to take place during the winter months include basic and advanced tai chi, chair and traditional yoga, line and square dancing and Zumba gold.

So, even though the weather might be frightful, there is no need to stay cooped up in the house. Grab some workout clothes and head to these area fitness classes.

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MAP is located at the Frederick County Department of Aging 1440 Taney Avenue Frederick, MD 21702 Telephone: 301.600.1605 Maryland Relay: 711 www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/Aging www.MarylandAccessPoint.info

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SMARTPHONE APPS Help You Navigate Frederick’s Local Transit System

BY KENDALL TIFFANY, COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER, TRANSIT SERVICES OF FREDERICK COUNTY

TransIT Services of Frederick County uses technology from three different smartphone applications to assist passengers with trip planning, paying bus fare, and locating their bus in real-time. Check out the details below on each of the apps. If you’re short on smartphone data, each of TransIT’s Connector buses are equipped with free onboard Wi-Fi, so you can connect when you board.

GOOGLE MAPS Unsure of the fastest way to get from location A to location B using TransIT? Each of TransIT’s Connector routes are on the Google Maps trip planner. To plan your trip using Google Maps, simply input your “to and from” locations, change your mode from the car icon to the bus icon, and your trip options will appear with stop location, where to transfer if needed, and the length of your trip to plan arrival times.

TRANSIT EZ FARE TransIT ezFARE is TransIT’s Mobile Ticketing app is designed for passengers to be able to purchase bus tickets right on their smartphone with a credit or debit card instead of having to carry exact cash fare when boarding. The app has a variety of ticketing options based on your rider type (i.e. student, senior, etc.) and even offers a one-day-pass for $4. TransIT ezFARE also has an online ticketing center where parents and local organizations can “push” tickets to a smartphone of their choice.

ROUTESHOUT 2.0 RouteShout 2.0 is TransIT’s newest smartphone app that uses GIS technology to provide passengers with real-time arrivals of Connector routes at their bus stop location. The app allows passengers to locate their bus on a map along its route as well as get the next time arrivals to their location. RouteShout 2.0 also has a texting feature for passengers who may not have a smartphone. Each bus stop in Frederick has been retrofitted to have a unique stop ID number. The number begins with FCT and is followed by a three-digit number. To use the texting feature, passengers should text their stop ID number to 25252.

The text will return with the next arrival times to that location.

+ For more information on TransIT Services of Frederick County, please call 301-600-2065 or visit online at www. frederickcountymd.gov/transit.

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IT’S TIME TO FIND YOUR PARK in Frederick County

BY MELISSA JOSEPH MUNTZ, VISIT FREDERICK

It’s no secret that Frederick is full of amazing parks. From the historic fields of Monocacy National Battlefield to the majestic views of Cunningham Falls State Park, adventure is everywhere and residents and visitors don’t seem to have any trouble finding it.

After all, many of Frederick’s most popular attractions are well known by visitors from all over the world. But did you know that the very first Washington Monument exists in a Frederick park or that the home of the “Blair Witch Project” is also the home to the 50-foot tall War Correspondents Memorial? These are just a few of the hidden gems Frederick County has to offer.

Now is a great time to “Find Your Park” in Frederick County.

Many are familiar with the famed Washington Monument, a popular attraction located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. What many don’t realize is that there was actually a monument built to honor George Washington before that version was even considered. High atop South Mountain, hidden by the woods that surround it, sits the original Washington Monument. Constructed on Independence Day in 1827, the monument is located in the aptly named Washington Monument State Park in Middletown.

The beautifully manicured trail leading from the visitor center to the site is short, and not as rigorous compared to the 2-mile march that residents took up the mountain to create the attraction years ago. Like the monument in D.C., visitors who reach the top of the monument are rewarded with an incredible view.

Just outside of the historic town of Burkittsville, a much larger hidden gem of Frederick can be found. Once home to Civil War journalist George Alfred Townsend, Gathland State Park holds a site that you truly can’t miss. Standing at 50 feet tall and flanked on one side with a tower, this striking and massive memorial holds 157 names of fallen war correspondents. When the memorial was dedicated in 1896, Townsend had constructed the arch as the only monument dedicated to journalists who had been killed in combat.

The memorial is full of fascinating symbols and is a great backdrop for a picnic or hike through the park.

With such a picturesque location and so many recreational opportunities, Catoctin Mountain Park in northern Frederick County has become a recognized destination for outdoor fun.

What many don’t know is that the park also offers a look into an infamous raid of a whiskey still. In 1929, Deputy Sherriff Clyde L. Hauver was killed in a raid on one of the largest and best equipped whiskey stills ever found in Frederick. After Hauver’s death, rumors flew about what had happened. The Blue Blazes Whiskey Still was massive and had produced enough moonshine to supply all of the speakeasies in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. While the original still was destroyed in the raid, a smaller still PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF VISIT FREDERICK

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+ Find Your Frederick County Park Monocacy National Battlefield 5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick 301-662-3515 nps.gov/mono Cunningham Falls State Park 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road, Thurmont 301-271-7574 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/cunningham. aspx

from that time is on display in the park. Today, spirit-making is back in business in Frederick County, with the opening of several new distilleries serving up whiskey, rum, gin and moonshine.

Sometimes the most interesting landmarks are hidden in plain sight.

This is the case for Walkersville’s Lime Kilns, located in Fountain Rock Park. Limestone was a crucial resource in Frederick County at the turn of the century. From field fertilizers to road surfacing material, the uses for limestone were numerous and Frederick was conveniently located on top of a limestone fault. Six of the original eight kilns are still intact and can be visited and explored on the self-guided trail.

Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center 8511 Nature Center Place, Walkersville 301-600-4460 fountainrock.wordpress.com Catoctin Mountain Park 14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont 301-663-9388 nps.gov/cato Gathland State Park 900 Arnoldtown Road, Jefferson 301-791-4767 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/gathland.aspx

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O 301-698-0656

DINING Golden Corral

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Frederick, MD

The Wine Kitchen

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Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-663-6968 w thewinekitchen.com

Edgeworks Knife & Supply

Monocacy Crossing

O 800-520-0321 w edgeworksonline.com

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Frederick, MD

O 301-695-9656 Restaurant at Patowmack Farm

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Lovettsville, VA

O 540-822-9017 Sabor De Cuba

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9 E. Patrick St.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-663-1036 w sabordecubarestaurant.com Sumittra Thai Cuisine

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Frederick, MD

O 301-668-2303 The Carriage House Inn Restaurant & Catering

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200 S. Seton Ave.

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

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200 N. Market St.

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4424A Urbana Pk.

Frederick, MD 21704

MUSEUMS

Vini Culture Wine Bar & Cafe

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Frederick, Maryland

O 301-695-2816

LODGING Best Western

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O 301-663-0704 w voilaspecialteas.com

SPECIALTY FOODS

420 Prospect Blvd.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-695-6200 w bestwesternfrederick.com Days Inn

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10 N. Market St.

Frederick, MD 21701

Hillside Turkey Farm

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30 Elm St.

Thurmont, MD 21788

685 Camp Gettysburg Rd.

O 717-642-2500 w gettysburgaccommodations.com

SALONS & SPAS

Other Voices Theatre at the Performing Arts Factory

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244 B S. Jefferson St.

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-662-3722 w othervoicestheatre.org

Middletown, MD 21769

Mystique Color Salon

O 301-371-4433 w themaincuprestaurant.com

Big Cork Vineyards

Frederick, MD 21701

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Frederick, MD

8303 River Run Rd.

The Frederick County Historical Society

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Frederick, MD

O 301-663-1188

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Brunswick, MD

O 301-834-7100

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Jefferson, MD

O 301-791-4767

O 301-810-5740

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Frederick, MD

O 301-668-2086

George Alfred Townsend Museum

The Lodges at Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA 17325

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THEATRE COMPANY

Frederick, MD 21704

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Beatty Cramer Architectural Museum

Brunswick Railroad Museum

5646 Buckeystown Pk.

O 301-694-6600 w daysinn.com/frederick

Frederick, MD

O 301-600-4047

O 301-271-2728 w hillsideturkey.com

The Main Cup

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4236 Main St.

Rohrersville, MD 21779

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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Frederick, MD

O 301-695-1864 Rose Hill Manor Children's Museum

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Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1650 Schifferstadt Architectural Museum Frederick, MD

O 301-663-3885 Seton Shrine Center

O 301-662-0212 w hairsalonfrederick.com

O 301-302-8032 w bigcorkvineyards.com

Six East Street Hair Salon & Spa

Elk Run Vineyard & Winery

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Mt. Airy, MD 21771

Roger Brooke Taney House Museum

O 410-775-2513 w elkrun.com

O 301-663-7880

Frederick, MD

O 301-698-0800

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O 301-831-5889 w linganorewines.com

Barbara Fritchie House and Museum

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O 301-447-2366 w carriagehouseinn.info

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Linganore Winecellars

Frederick, MD 21701

O 301-662-5922 Lazy Fish Asian & Sushi Bistro

SHOPPING

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Frederick Ski Club

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Frederick, MD

O 301-694-9400 Girl Scouts

Adventure Park USA

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Monrovia, MD

O 301-662-5106

O 301-865-6800

Middletown Rec Center

Boy Scouts

O 301-566-0222

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Thurmont, MD

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Middletown, MD

O 301-600-1646

Oakdale Rec Center

Catoctin Rec Center

O 301-600-1359

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Thurmont, MD

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Ijamsville, MD

O 301-600-1358

Tuscarora Rec Center

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo

O 240-566-0025

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Thurmont, MD

O 301-271-4922

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Frederick, MD

YMCA

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Frederick, MD

O 301-663-5131

Centerville Rec Center

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Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1646 Deer Crossing Rec Center

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New Market, MD

O 301-865-1769 Fountain Rock Rec Center

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Walkersville, MD

301-898-1460

Frederick City Rec Department

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Frederick, MD

301-600-1492

Frederick County Parks and Rec

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Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1646 Frederick Indoor Sports Center

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Frederick, MD

O 240-215-4040

SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED Baltimore Chapter – Baltimore Adapted Recreation and Sports (BARS)

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Baltimore, MD

O 410-771-4606 Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating

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Frederick, MD

O 410-266-5722 Disabled Sports USA

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Rockville, MD

O 301-217-0960 Maryland Ravens (Wheelchair Basketball)

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Baltimore, MD

O 301-825-5359

NATIONAL PARKS

Fort Frederick State Park

Appalachian Trail

Gambrill State Park – Tea Room

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Big Pool, MD

O 301-842-2155

Harper’s Ferry, W.V.

O 304-535-6331

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Catoctin Mountain Park Visitors' Center

Gathland State Park

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Thurmont, MD

C & O Canal National Park Williamsport, MD

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-477-1000 Shenandoah National Park

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Front Royal, VA

O 540-999-3500

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Boonsboro, MD

Herrington Manor State Park

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Oakland, MD

O 301-334-9180 New Germany State Park

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Grantsville, MD

O 301-895-5453

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Gaithersburg, MD

O 301-924-2127

State Park Reservations

O 1-888-432-CAMP (2267)

Rocky Gap State Park

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Flintstone, MD

O 301-722-1480 South Mountain Recreation Area

Bug Run State Park Swanton, MD

O 301-895-5453

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Cunningham Falls State Park

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Greenbrier State Park

Patuxent River State Park

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Frederick, MD

O 301-791-4767

O 301-582-0813

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O 301-791-4767

O 301-663-9338

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Frederick, MD

O 301-271-7574

Thurmont, MD

O 301-271-7574

Swallow Falls State Park

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Dans Mountain State Park

Boonsboro, MD

O 301-791-4767 Oakland, MD

O 301-387-6938

O 301-465-5487

Washington Monument State Park

Deep Creek Lake

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Lonaconing, MD

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Middletown, MD

Swanton, MD

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EVENTS throughout FREDERICK COUNTY JANUARY

“Battleship Potemkin” (1925)

Carillon Recitals at Baker Park

Frederick Music Showcase, Vol. 4

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February 15

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-846-4781 w cityoffrederick.com

Brian Ganz Pianist Concert

“The Woman Disputed” (1928)

January 28

February 17

Cartoon Fest 2018

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Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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O 301-662-1464 w calvaryumc.org/concerts

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

Flying Dog Film Series Presents: “Dirty Dancing” (1987)

Discover and Explore: Chinese New Year

Monthly on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

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Joseph Dill Baker Carillon, Baker Park, Downtown Frederick

January 6 Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

First Saturday in Downtown Frederick: “Afterglow” January 6

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O 301-698-8118 w downtownfrederick.org 1964: The Tribute January 12

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20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin II January 19

, Weinberg Center for the Arts,

20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

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January 31

February 18

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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O 301-600-7012 w aacfmd.org

FEBRUARY

Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana

Musical Thrones: A Parody February 18

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Alicia Olatuja February 2

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org First Saturday in Downtown Frederick: Fire In Ice January 3

, Downtown Frederick

O 301-698-8118 w downtownfrederick.org

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org Seraph Brass Quintet Concert February 18

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Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick

O 301-662-1464 w calvaryumc.org/concerts In Their Own Voices February 21

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Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, 12607 Catoctin Furnace Road, Thurmont

O 443-463-6437 w catoctinfurnace.org

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January-February-March Frederick Speaker Series: Ted Koppel

The 2018 Oscar-Nominated Shorts

Sammy Miller and the Congregation

February 22

March 2

March 17

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

Irish Dance Company: Celtic Storm

First Saturday in Downtown Frederick

Maple Syrup Festival

February 24

March 3

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, Downtown Frederick

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org The Frederick Coin and Currency Show February 24-25

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Frederick Elks Club, 289 Willowdale Drive, Frederick

O 443-623-7025 w coinshows.com/Frederick_co.html Flying Dog Film Series presents: “A Life Less Ordinary” (1997) February 28

O 301-698-8118 w downtownfrederick.org Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery March 4

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

western/Cunningham.aspx

Frederick Flute Choir Concert March 18

O 301-663-6361 w twinspires.org/concerts

Frederick Restaurant Week

Chad Bowles Pianist Concert

March 5 - March 11

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Throughout Frederick County

The MozART Group

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O 301-271-3423 w dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

Cunningham Falls State Park, William Houck Lake Area, 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road, Thurmont

, Evangelical Lutheran Church,

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March 1

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

Cyrille Aimee

March 17-18 and March 24-25

Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-898-8118 w visitfrederick.org/restaurant-week

MARCH

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March 8

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org Frederick Speaker Series: Mitch Albom March 15

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org

31 E. Church St., Frederick

March 18

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Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick

O 301-662-1464 w calvaryumc.org/concerts Flying Dog Film Series presents: “Wayne’s World” (1992) March 21

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

O 301-600-2828 w weinbergcenter.org In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue March 24

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Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20. W. Patrick St., Frederick

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FREDERICK WELCOMES NEW LEADERSHIP, embraces old traditions

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Michael O’Connor, the mayor of the City of Frederick, was sworn into office in December. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Frederick’s 62nd Administration includes: Ben MacShane, Donna Kuzemchak, Derek Shackelford, Roger Wilson and Kelly Russell.

Frederick City’s new Mayor Michael O’Connor says “transition” isn’t really the right word to describe his new administration, mostly because the former business manager at Saint Katharine Drexel Roman Catholic Church has served as a Frederick city alderman since 2009.

“It is not as though I am coming in cold,” O’Connor said. “It is not as though the city is in some crisis. We have been very fortunate to inherit a city that has really been well managed over the last eight years and, frankly, longer.”

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In November, O’Connor defeated two-time incumbent Republican Mayor Randy McClement, becoming the first Democrat to serve the top spot in City Hall since Jennifer Doughtery’s 2002-2005 term.

“The challenge that we face moving forward is how do we meet the expectations of the community that we heard throughout the campaign which is (constituents wanting) a city government that is a little more embracing of optimization, of new ideas and a sense of urgency on some of the challenges that we face as a community,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor campaigned on three broad themes: community engagement, improving communication and collaboration between City Hall and residents, and economic vibrancy and sustainability.

These themes are guiding the transition process.

He will be joined at 101 N. Court St., by an all-Democratic Board of Aldermen: Donna Kuzemchak, Ben MacShane, Kelly Russell, Derek Shackelford and Roger Wilson. O’Connor says that he and all five alderman ran a collaborative campaign, which will speak to the approach they will take in terms of governing as well.

During the first weeks and months of his administration, he plans to sit down to talk with city staff to understand where they believe challenges and opportunities await. He also wants to embolden and enable senior leadership into forward-thinking about their jobs as being more than just day-to-day management of city tasks and city functions.

Born and raised in Frederick, O’Connor knows firsthand that the city is a wonderful community that has many assets.

“We want to continue to position the City of Frederick as a preferred destination for tourists and visitors,” he says. “It is a great location for people to come and do business and want to do business and a community that has a great quality of life for the residents who make this their year-round home. We want to

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continue the long record that the city has of seeing those things grow and enhance. We are going to do everything in our power to continue to send that message and be a cheerleader for the City of Frederick.”

This Winter in Frederick Winter months tend to be quieter for many people’s social calendars, but not in Frederick. Even as the temperature dips to freezing levels, folks will find plenty of indoor, and even some outdoor, activities.

On the first Saturday of every month, the Downtown Frederick Partnership hosts the aptly named First Saturday, an event during which stores and restaurants stay open later and outdoor live entertainment is positioned throughout the downtown.

Every month has a theme, but one of the most popular is February’s “Fire in Ice.” This year’s event, set to take place from 5 to 9 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 3, features more than 75 ice sculptures as well as fire dancers.

“It’s a great, fun time,” says Kara Norman, Downtown Frederick Partnership’s executive director. “There is a whole lot of stuff happening all throughout downtown Frederick that you can enjoy and all of it is free.”

Area businesses sponsor each sculpture, carved by the Frederick-based Rosedale Ice. Some businesses that don’t have locations downtown, still sponsor a sculpture, and those are placed along Carroll Creek. In 2017, folks could sit on an ice throne and admire multiple sculptures including a mermaid, Olaf from “Frozen,” a sword in the stone, angel wings, a butterfly and even a Pokéball with Pikachu.

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During the day, the amphitheatre will play host to the Frederick Police Department, whose Polar Bear Plunge will raise money for the Special Olympics. Officers won’t be jumping in the creek, but instead a modified Dumpster filled with cold water.

The partnership will have its large, inflatable video screen and cameras to catch every officer’s shocked expression as he or she jumps into the water.

If you have a daughter, consider one of Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department’s most popular events — the annual Daddy Daughter Dance on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 at the Frederick Fairgrounds’ Null Building. “(The event) gives the chance for daddies and their daughters to go and spend a night together just the two of them without mom,” says Erin Kleintop, the county’s recreation supervisor.

Last year, a small ice bar was hosted at the Carroll Creek Amphitheatre, as a test. This year, Norman says organizers plan to greatly expand the ice bar by hosting more breweries, distilleries and wineries. Folks who want to buy a drink will need to get a wristband showing they are older than 21 in order to buy a drink there.

The dance started more than 10 years ago and last year expanded to three dances over the weekend, one on Friday and two on Saturday. There were 750 spots available, and all sold out. Getting ready for this year’s event, there were already 350 couples signed up just a few weeks after registration opened.

The event, for girls ages 4 to 12, features a DJ, mini manicures, a professional portrait, giveaways, craft projects and a huge chocolate fountain. Many dads wear suits and ties while the daughters wear

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their fanciest dresses. Many will give their daughters corsages and some even rent limos for the occasion.

“It is great to see there are so many dads and daughters wanting to come out to spend this night together,” Kleintop said. “I feel like once the dads and daughters come one year, they come until they phase out of the program.”

Another popular event is the Frederick County Society of Model Engineers (FSCME) annual open house, from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday in January and the first Sunday in February at the society’s home base, a restored heavyweight Chesapeake & Ohio six-door baggage car at 423 E. Patrick St., right by the Frederick Fairgrounds.

Weather permitting, folks will walk up and first notice the G-scale trains meandering around an outdoor track. Bundled up members will be outside making sure each engine and train car is running smoothly. A cozy 50-plus-foot indoor HO and HOn3 display can be found inside the car, with members milling about and answering any questions guests may have regarding the handmade scenery and detailed model trains.

With 25 members and between 12 to 15 active members, club president and Germantown resident Bill Trout says he enjoys the company of the group. Club member and Spring Ridge resident Tom Schweikert says during the open houses he likes to see the kids eyes light up as the trains come around the tracks.

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KEY CITY EVENTS First Saturday Presented by the Downtown Frederick Partnership, First Saturday is a monthly event during which shops and restaurants stay open late and live entertainment is set up throughout the area.

5 to 9 p.m., first Saturday of each month Frederick County Parks and Recreation’s Daddy Daughter Dance This formal event for girls ages 4-12 and their fathers features a DJ, chocolate fountain and mini manicures.

Space is limited. Friday, Feb 2 (7:30-9:30 p.m.); Saturday, Feb. 3 (4-6 p.m. or 7:30-9:30 p.m.)

Frederick County Society of Model Engineers Annual Open House Located on West Patrick Street in a retired box car, FCSME showcases a bevy of HO and HOn3 scale model trains on a 56-foot display members built themselves.

Every Sunday in January and the first Sunday in February from 1 to 4 p.m.

CITY FACTS *Data as of July 1, 2016 based on U.S. Census

Population: 70,060

Number of households: 26,591

Median household income: $64,700

People under the age of 5: 7.7 percent in 2010

People under the age of 18: 23.7 percent in 2010

People aged 65 years or older: 10.8 percent in 2010

Language other than English spoken in home: 23.9 percent High school graduate or higher (aged 25+): 89.2 percent

Bachelor’s degree or higher (aged 25+): 37.7 percent ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYOR Michael O’Connor (Sworn in December 2017 for a 4-year term)

BOARD OF ALDERMEN Kuzemchak, Ben MacShane, Kelly Russell, Derick Shackelford and Roger Wilson. (Sworn in for 4-year term in December 2017)

Rex’s Downtown Grill , 57 E. Patrick St. O 240-651-5278

Nido’s Little Italy Ristorante , 111 E. Patrick St. O 301-624-1052

The Wine Kitchen , 50 Carroll Creek Way O 301-663-6968

Bushwaller’s , 209 N. Market St. O 301-695-6988

Juliet’s Italian Market and Cafe , 9 E. Church St. O 301-620-0077

Olde Town Tavern , 325 N. Market St. O 301-695-1454

Reina Restaurant and Bar , 129 N. Market St. O 301-694-3015

That Hummus Place , 106 S. Market St. O 301-668-0800

Magoo’s Pub and Eatery , 1 W. Second St. O 301-378-2237

Beans and Bagels , 48 E. Patrick St. O 301-620-2165

Pizza & Pretzel Creations , 210 N. Market St. O 301-694-9299

Cafe Nola , 4 E. Patrick St. O 301-694-6652

Volt , 228 N. Market St. O 301-696-8659

Black Hog BBQ Bar , 118 S. Market St. O 301-662-9090

Lazy Fish , 10 E. Patrick St. O 301-10 E. Patrick St.

Sabor de Cuba , 9 E. Patrick St. O 301-663-1036

Serenity Tearoom and Fine Dining , 162 W. Patrick St. O 301-695-8327

City Hall , 101 N. Court St. O 301-600-1380 w CityOfFrederick.com

LIBRARIES Frederick County Public Libraries C. Burr Artz branch , 110 E. Patrick St. O 301-600-1630 w FCPL.org

FOOD AND RESTAURANTS The Tasting Room , 101 N. Market St. O 240-379-7772 Brewer’s Alley , 124 N. Market St. O 301-631-0089 Hooch and Banter , 49 S. Market St. O 301-732-4971

JoJo’s Restaurant and Taphouse , 16, 18 E. Patrick St. O 301-732-5197 Cacique , 26 N. Market St. O 301-695-2756

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Cafe 611 , 611 N. Market St. O 301-631-1460 Crabapples New York Delicatessen , 101 W. Patrick St. O 301-694-0208

Pistarro’s , 221 N. East St. O 301-378-9536 South Market Sandwich Co. , 105 S. Market St. O 240-651-3797 Il Porto Restaurant , 200 S. Market St. O 301-620-7480

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Ayse Meze Lounge , 6 N. East St. O 240-651-5155

The Frederick Coffee Company & Cafe , 100 N. East St. O 301-698-0039

Firestone’s , 109 N. Market St. O 301-663-0330

Angelcakes LLC , 319 E. Church St. O 301-898-2666 Stone Hearth Bakery , 138 N. East St. O 301-662-2338

Vini Culture Wine Bar and Cafe , 20 N. Market St. O 301-695-2816

LEARN & EXPLORE

Roads and Rails Museum

National Museum of Civil War Medicine , 48 E. Patrick St. 301-695-1864 Scheifferstadt Architectural Museum , 1110 Rosemont Ave. O 301-663-3885

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200 N. East St.

O 301-624-5524 Rose Hill Manor Park and Museum , 1611 N. Market St. O 301-600-1650

Roger Brooke Taney House , 121 S. Bentz St. O 301-663-7880

Gravel & Grind , 124 S. Carroll St. O 301-682-2651

FREDERICK CITY One of the largest cities in Maryland, the City of Frederick is home to a diverse and thriving business community that includes Fort Detrick, the Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, and MedImmune.

In addition to a strong employment base, Downtown Frederick is the hub of arts, culture and entertainment within the county. Downtown Frederick offers a thriving business district of 200+ eclectic and specialty retailers, restaurants and antique shops. Nearly 1.5 million tourists visit downtown each year, drawn by Civil War history and beautifully restored 18th, 19th and 20th century architecture. Activities and events can be enjoyed nearly every weekend throughout the year.

FREDERICK POLICE DEPARTMENT

O 301-600-2100

CITY OF FREDERICK DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

O 301-629-6360

FIRE DEPARTMENTS Citizens Truck Company

,

9 S. Court St.

O 301-600-1713 Independent Hose Company

,

310 Baughman’s Ln.

O 301-600-1720 Junior Fire Company

,

535 N. Market St.

O 301-600-2286 Spring Ridge Fire Station # 33

,

6061 Spring Ridge Pkwy.

O 301-600-9330 United Steam Fire Engine Co.

,

79 S. Market St.

O 301-600-1711 United/Westview Fire Station

,

5525 New Design Rd.

O 301-600-9330

MOM's (MY Organic Market)

LIBRARY

SWIMMING POOLS

C.Burr Artz Central Library

Baker Park Swimming Pool

,

O 301-663-5666

O 301-566-1444

Diggs Memorial Pool

Safeway

110 E. Patrick St.

O 301-600-1630 w fcpl.org POST OFFICES Frederick City Post Office

,

201 E. Patrick St.

O 301-662-2131 College Estates Station Post Office

,

1301 W. 7th St.

O 301-662-6115 Tuscarora Post Office

,

5709-A Tuscarora Rd.

O 301-874-2303

,

GROCERY STORES

Wegmans

The Common Market

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1492

Frederick, MD

O 240-575-7300

Giant

,

,

Monocacy Crossing

Rt. 40 and Old Camp Rd.

Frederick, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-5385

O 301-815-2200

,

,

Kingsbrook Crossing

Prospect Blvd.

Frederick, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-9075

O 301-698-9411

,

O 301-874-1200

City Recreation Department

,

Weis

Baker Park

O 301-600-1493

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-2833

O 301-663-3416

,

121 N. Bentz St.

Frederick, MD

O 301-600-6364

TOWN PARKS

,

,

Sugarloaf Pkwy.

Frederick, MD

Spring Ridge

Frederick, MD

O 301-631-8162

Giant Eagle

,

W. Patrick St.

Frederick, MD

O 301-668-8712

,

W. 7th St.

Frederick, MD

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Frederick, MD

O 301-663-0267 Congregation Kol Ami of Frederick

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-575-9690 MESSIANIC El Shaddai Congregation

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-4496

Frederick Church of Christ

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

,

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-6446

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-5789

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-3344

People's Baptist Church

First Church of Christ Scientist

Mount Zion Lutheran Church

,

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-5635

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-7852

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-4737

South End Baptist Church

Jefferson United Church of Christ

St. Luke's Lutheran Church

,

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-4347

Jefferson, MD

O 301-473-8262

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-4737

Victory Baptist Church

Edgewood First Church of God

Hope Christian Fellowship Church

,

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-5153

Frederick, MD

O 301-682-5007

Adamstown, MD

O 301-874-5838

Frederick Church of the Brethren

Parkway Community Church

Emmanuel Trinity Lutheran Church

CHURCHES

,

,

,

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Tibetan Meditation Center

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-1550 St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-6167 Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-898-7100 St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-293-8938 Victory Christian Center

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-5253 Ambassador Baptist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-620-7729 Faith Baptist Church

,

Knoxville, MD

O 301-834-7755 First Baptist Church of Frederick

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-8283 First Missionary Baptist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-3110 Frederick Baptist Temple

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-8900

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Frederick Korean Baptist Church

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Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1819

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-0741

Frederick, MD

O 301-624-5838

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Church of the Nazarene

O 301-473-5750

,

O 301-663-6271

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

Emmanuel Bible Church

,

,

Frederick, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-8288

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-9053

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-4686

St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church

Frederick Christian Fellowship

,

O 301-620-2255

Frederick, MD

O 301-360-9581 Harvest Christian Fellowship

,

Frederick

O 301-662-0206 District Office of Christian Missionary Alliance

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-620-9934 Emmanuel Alliance Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-0002 Frederick Alliance Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-1199 Grace Community Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-4337

,

Frederick, MD

All Saints Episcopal Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-5625 First Love Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-694-8435 Thomas Tabernacle Holiness Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-9148

,

Frederick, MD

Frederick Christian Fellowship

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-620-2255 Harvest Christian Fellowship

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-0206 SURE Fellowship Church

,

Walkersville

O 301-845-9870 Unity in Frederick

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-846-0868 Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-0663

Emmanuel Bible Church

Apostolic Lighthouse United (Pentecostal Church)

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-4686

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-8788

Korean Emmanuel Church

Victory Christian Center

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-4796 Bethel Lutheran Church Office

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-694-8280 Evangelical Lutheran Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-6361

Frederick, MD

O 301-473-5253 Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-0662 Frederick Presbyterian Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-5338

// F R E DE RI C K C O U N T Y TOW NS Good News Presbyterian Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1464

O 301-473-7070

Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church

New Hope Presbyterian Church

,

,

Frederick, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-5273

O 301-694-3595

Flint Hill United Methodist Church

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-5254 Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Frederick

,

Frederick

O 301-473-7680 Evangelical Reformed Church United Church of Christ

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-2762 Faith United Church of Christ

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-6550 Grace Trinity United Church of Christ

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-2088 Grace United Church of Christ

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-3312 Araby United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-694-8772 Asbury United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-663-9380

Adamstown, MD

O 301-874-0890 Hopehill United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-874-1166 Jackson United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 601-694-7315 Linganore United Methodist Church

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Union Bridge, MD

O 410-795-1291 Mount Carmel United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1303 Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church

,

O 301-865-5443 Trinity United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-2895 Salvation Army

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-2311

Brook Hill United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-1727 Buckeystown United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-874-2313 Calvary United Methodist Church

,

Frederick, MD

YOUTH SPORTS YMCA

,

PHOTOGRAPH BY MOLLY FELLIN SPENCE

Ijamsville, MD

Frederick, MD

O 301-633-1651

American Karate Academy

Choi’s Martial Arts USA

,

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-698-5468 Clinch Fitness Self-Defense & Freestyle Jujitsu

Frederick Indoor Sports Center

,

O 240-215-4040

Frederick, MD

O 301-682-8589

,

,

Kreimer’s Karate

,

Frederick, MD

Frederick City Recreation (Adult)

Frederick City Rec. Department

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-662-7362

Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1492

Frederick, MD

,

O 240-482-8081 Frederick, MD

,

Skate Frederick

Frederick Academy of Self-Defense

Frederick Gymnastics Club

O 301-695-9414

Frederick, MD

O 301-694-3330

,

Frederick, MD

O 301-600-1492

Frederick, MD

O 301-695-3347

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BRUNSWICK

RESOURCES:

The once-sleepy City of Brunswick, located along the Potomac River, with close proximity to the C&O Canal, Harper’s Ferry, Antietam, Leesburg and Charlestown, is now filled with a new air of excitement.

Elected Officials

SHOPS

MAYOR

Residents (about 6,000 currently), business owners and city officials are stepping up efforts to revive and reinvent their community.

Seeking to redefine Brunswick as an attractive outdoor destination, they are working to fill empty downtown storefronts, opening new businesses and building trails for hiking and biking.

Jeff Snoots (term expires August 2020)

Antiques & Ole Stuff O 301-514-6220

With the city working on a new municipal building, a new music and events venue opening downtown, and the continuous expansion of Brunswick Crossing – a population-doubling housing development – Brunswick may finally be on track to change its fortune from the 1950s, when the railroad pulled out of the city abruptly..

Mayor Pro Tem Angel White (exp. 8/2020) Wayne Allgaier (exp. 8/2018) Carroll Jones (exp. 8/2018) Harry Lashley (exp. 8/2018) Vaughn Ripley (exp. 8/2020) Tom Smith (exp. 8/2020)

CITY COUNCIL

CITY HALL

,

1 W. Potomac St. O 301-834-7500

w

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LIBRARIES Brunswick Library

,

915 Maple Ave.

O 301-600-7250 w fcpl.org

Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks

,

1635 Ballenger Creek Pike,

Point of Rocks

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID S. SPENCE/SPENCE PHOTOGRAPHICS

KEY CITY EVENTS: Railroad Days An annual event celebrating the town’s railroad history with passenger train rides, local food, live entertainment, model train exhibits, arts and crafts vendors, passenger train rides, kids’ activities, pony rides and more. Traditionally held on the first weekend of October.

} 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8 w

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Veterans Day Parade Brunswick’s Veterans Day Parade is one of the oldest in the country.

It began in 1932, six years before Veterans Day became recognized as a national holiday. Brunswick is one of only two Veterans Day sites in Maryland to be officially sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which allows official military groups — such as the Armed Forces Color Guard of Washington, D.C. — to participate.

This year, the event is set for Nov. 5.

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Brunswick Hardware & Sporting Goods

O 301-834-9207 Past & Present Antiques

O 301-969-0800 Pedal Pushers

O 202-642-1902 w pedalpushersclub.com Public Spectacle

O 301-834-6400 Three Points Cycle

O 301-834-7199 w threepointscycle.net HEALTH AND WELLNESS Five Dances Wellness Center O 301-834-7411

w

fivedanceswellness.com

Roots and River Yoga

O 240-938-8622 w rootsandriveryoga.com ACCOMMODATIONS

O 301-874-4560 w fcpl.org

Brunswick Family Campground O 301-695-5177

FOOD AND RESTAURANTS

Oak Tree Inn

A Better Choice Bakery O 301-969-0341

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w

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Benancio’s Southwest Grill

O 301-969-0201 Beans in the Belfry

O 301-834-7178 w beansinthebelfry.com King’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant

O 301-834-9999 Potomac Street Grill

O 301-969-0341 Smoketown Brewing Station

O 301-834-4828 w smoketownbrewing.com

w

potomacrivercampground.com

O 240-772-9099 w oaktreeinn.com/hotels/ LEARN AND EXPLORE Brunswick Heritage Museum O 301-834-7100

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C&O Canal Towpath Walk or bike a historic trail located just a short walk from Brunswick downtown.

Scenic Potomac River Kayaking, tubing, fishing, nature watching River and Trail Outfitters O 301-834-7100

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BURKITTSVILLE Burkittsville is a virtually unchanged example of an American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when the town was a service center for the rural area around it. Today, Main Street’s buildings are still bordered by fields of crops and dairy farms, although there are no longer any commercial establishments in the town. Burkittsville became closely involved with the Civil War when forces of the Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Crampton’s Gap, a bloody prelude to the Battle of Antietam.

BURKITTSVILLE MAYOR

TOWN OFFICE

POST OFFICE

CHURCHES

Debby Burgoyne

,

,

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church

POPULATION

500 E. Main St.

O 301-834-6780 w burkittsville-md.gov

8 E. Main St.

O 301-834-9592

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Burkittsville, MD

O 201-834-9866

151 as of 2010 Census

EMMITSBURG Emmitsburg, a quiet town nestled at the foot of the mountains, offers peace and tranquility.

Incorporated in the early 1800s, Emmitsburg was the home of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. She established the first Catholic school in the U.S., that grew into St. Joseph’s College. The property is now home to the National Fire Academy and Homeland Security. A short drive away is Mount Saint Mary’s University.

In Emmitsburg you can relax but still be within driving distance to major cities such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Harrisburg. You are just a few miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield, Ski Liberty Resort and numerous golf courses.

EMMITSBURG MAYOR

LIBRARY

Donald N. Briggs

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POPULATION 2,814 as of 2010 Census

TOWN OFFICE

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300 A S. Seton Ave.

O 301-600-6300 w emmitsburgmd.gov EMMITSBURG FIRE STATION #6

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25 W. Main St.

300 A S. Seton Ave.

O 301-600-6329 SENIOR CENTER

O 301-600-6350

POST OFFICE

,

305 S. Seton Ave.

O 301-447-2655 TOWN PARKS Community Park

O 301-447-2728

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EMMITSBURG AMBULANCE COMPANY

Memorial Park

O 301-447-6626

W. Lincoln Ave. at Jamison Ave.

Emmitsburg, MD

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Chesapeake Ave. at Potomac Ave.

Emmitsburg, MD

Silo Park

,

St. Anthony's Shrine Parish (Catholic)

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

,

Emmitsburg Business and Professional Association

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

O 301-447-3110

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Tom's Creek United Methodist Church

Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church

,

Emmitsburg, MD

Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-3171

O 301-447-6239

Trinity United Methodist Church

Incarnation of United Church of Christ

,

Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-2326

CHURCHES

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Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-2367

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Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-3740

Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-2270 National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Catholic)

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Emmitsburg, MD

O 301-447-6606

Silo Hill Rd.

Emmitsburg, MD

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MIDDLETOWN Middletown is a small, rural community steeped in American history. It is located in the beautiful Middletown Valley that stretches between the Catoctin Mountains on the east and South Mountain on the west. A young Lt. George Washington, while surveying the South Mountain area, reported that the valley to the east was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen. Middletown continues to evolve from a settlement of farmers and ranchers to one of tradesmen, craftsmen, businessmen, clergymen, commuters and retired folk—without losing its agricultural roots. From the stately old Victorian-style homes and soaring church steeples to the rustic dairy farms and modern housing developments, residents find in Middletown a refuge where they can enjoy small-town life as it used to be.

BURGESS

TOWN PARKS

John D. Miller

Middletown Community Park

POPULATION 4,136 as of 2010 Census

TOWN OFFICE

,

31 W. Main St.

O 301-371-6171 w middletown.md.us VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY

O 301-371-6907 LIBRARY

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101 Prospect St.

O 301-371-7560 POST OFFICE

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7227 Hollow Rd.

O 301-371-6880

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Coblentz Rd.

Smithburg, MD

O 301-416-0350 Holy Family Catholic Community

Middletown Memorial Park

,

,

S. Church St.

O 301-371-6171 Wiles Branch Park

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Knoll Side Ln.

O 301-371-6171 CHURCHES Christ Reformed Church United Church of Christ

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Middletown, MD

Middletown, MD

O 301-473-4800 Jefferson United Church of Christ

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Middletown, MD

Jefferson, MD

O 301-473-4022 Locust Valley Bible Church

,

Middletown, MD

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Middletown, MD

O 301-371-7505

O 301-371-5550

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Pleasant View Church of the Brethren

Jefferson, MD

O 301-473-8777 Knoxville, MD

O 301-834-7755

Zion Lutheran Church

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Middletown, MD

O 301-371-6500

O 301-371-3344 w middletownrec.com

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Middletown United Methodist

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Jefferson, MD

O 301-371-8758

Jefferson United Methodist Church

Church of the Transfiguration Braddock Heights, MD

,

YOUTH SPORTS

O 301-371-7476

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Valley Baptist Church of Middletown

O 301-473-8262

O 301-371-6610

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O 301-694-1646

Faith Baptist Church

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Garfield United Methodist Church

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Jefferson, MD

O 301-371-7707

Middletown Recreation Council

Middletown Valley Athletic Association (MVAA)

O 301-371-3423 w mvaasports.com

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MOUNT AIRY The Town of Mount Airy is a nationally accredited “Main Street Maryland Community” and holds the State of Maryland’s esteemed “Community Legacy” designation. Located directly off of Interstate 70, it is about 45 minutes from both the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan job markets. One can quickly become enamored with downtown Mount Airy and its small-town charm, quaint old buildings and friendliness that takes you back to a time long past. Mount Airy has experienced a dramatic increase in growth, but because of effective growth management and land use strategies, still retains that quaint, small-town atmosphere. It boasts a booming downtown with community and cultural events, retail establishments, antique and craft collectible shops, cafes and restaurants.

MOUNT AIRY MAYOR

GROCERY STORES

CHURCHES

Mount Airy Full Gospel Church

Pat Rockinberg

Food Lion

Bethesda United Methodist Church

O 301-829-2199

POPULATION

O 301-829-5966

9,288 as of 2010 Census

TOWN GOVERNMENT

,

110 S. Main St.

O 301-829-1424 w mountairymd.org

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Mt. Airy, MD

Safeway

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Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-6517 Weis

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Twin Arch Rd.

Mt. Airy, MD

RESIDENT TROOPERS

O 301-829-0218

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

O 301-829-0100

CARROLL COUNTY BRANCH LIBRARY Mount Airy Branch

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705 Ridge Ave.

O 410-386-4470 O 301-829-5290

O 301-829-1071

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Ridge Rd.

Damascus, MD

O 301-253-9787 POST OFFICE

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505 Windy Knoll

O 301-829-1199 TOWN PARKS Prospect & East West Park

O 301-829-1424 Watkins Park

O 301-829-8373 THE GREATER MOUNT AIRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

O 301-829-5426 w mtairybusiness.com

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Damascus, MD

Mount Airy Presbyterian Church

O 301-253-3222

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Mt. Airy, MD

,

O 301-829-0358 Church of Christ at Mount Airy

,

Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-5223

Calvary United Methodist Church

,

Mt. Airy, MD

Mt. Airy, MD

Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-8509 St. James' Episcopal Church

O 301-829-5443

,

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

St. Michael's Catholic Church

,

,

Mt. Airy, MD

West Falls Christian Community Church

Hebron Christian Church Monrovia, MD

,

O 301-829-8616

YOUTH SPORTS

Mt. Airy, MD

Four County Little League

O 301-829-2100 Redeemer Lutheran Church

,

Damascus, MD

O 301-253-3000 Montgomery United Methodist Church

,

Damascus, MD

O 301-253-4460

Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-0733

Locust Grove Church of the Brethren

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Mt. Airy, MD

O 410-489-7667

O 301-829-1904

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Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-0325

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Kemptown Cardinals (Baseball)

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Mount Airy Youth Athletic Association (MAYAA)

O 301-829-2027

Mount Airy Baptist Church

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Mt. Airy, MD

O 301-829-2185

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MYERSVILLE Myersville is strategically located halfway between Frederick and Hagerstown, with convenient access from Interstate 70 to the south and U.S. Route 40 to the north, yet nicely buffered from both by a mile of local road. The outstanding location and beautiful, hilly terrain combined to make the town an attractive location for residential development during the last decades of the 20th century.

MYERSVILLE MAYOR

POST OFFICE

CHURCHES

Wayne Creadick

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Church of the Saviour

POPULATION 1,626 as of 2010 Census

TOWN OFFICE

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301 Main St.

O 301-293-4281 w myersvillemd.govoffice2.com FIRE DEPARTMENTS Myersville Volunteer Fire Company

O 301-293-9817 Wolfsville Volunteer Fire Company

O 301-293-1453

1 Wolfsville Rd.

O 301-293-1180

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Rohersville, MD

O 301-665-9600 TOWN PARKS Doub’s Meadow Park

Grossnickle Church of the Brethren

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Corner of Rte. 40 and Rte. 17

Wolfsville Rd.

O 301-293-4281 Town Park

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8 Harp Pl.

O 301-293-4281 YOUTH SPORTS Myersville Junior Baseball League

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Wolfsville-Myersville Athletic Association (WMAA)

O 301-293-3115 w eteamz.com/wmaasports

Myersville, MD

Myersville Baptist Church

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Myersville, MD

O 301-293-1335 Myersville Church of the Brethren

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Myersville, MD

O 301-293-9513

O 301-293-9516

Salem United Methodist Church

Harmony Church of the Brethren

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Myersville, MD

O 301-371-4297 Harmony Community Lutheran Church

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Myersville, MD

O 301-293-1616 St. Paul's Lutheran Church

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Myersville, MD

O 301-293-2979

Myersville, MD

O 301-371-5188 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church

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Myersville, MD

O 301-293-1401

NEW MARKET Known as the “Antiques Capital of Maryland,” New Market now offers a concentration of establishments where visitors can browse and purchase the treasures of yesteryear.

Fine bed and breakfast accommodations and dining facilities in formal and casual settings are available. In 1975, New Market was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

NEW MARKET MAYOR

POST OFFICES

CHURCHES

Grace Episcopal Church

Winslow E. Burhans III

New Market Post Office

Bush Creek Church of the Brethren

O 301-865-3270

, POPULATION 656 as of 2010 Census

TOWN GOVERNMENT

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39 W. Main St.

O 301-865-5544 w townofnewmarket.org

168 W. Main St.

O 301-865-3333 Monrovia Post Office

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4411 Green Valley Rd.

Monrovia, MD

O 301-865-5432 GROCERY STORES Food Lion

NEW MARKET DISTRICT FIRE CO.

O 301-865-5700

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O 301-865-6950 YOUTH SPORTS Linganore/Urbana Youth Athletic Association (LUYAA)

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O 301-663-3025 Daybreak Community Church

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New Market, MD

O 301-865-8877 Dorsey's Chapel United Methodist Church

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New Market, MD

O 301-865-8680 First Baptist Church of Green Valley

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Monrovia, MD

O 301-865-5566

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New Market, MD

Monocacy Valley Church

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Ijamsville, MD

O 301-865-9100 New Market United Methodist Church

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New Market, MD

O 301-865-3530 St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church

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Ijamsville, MD

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THURMONT Thurmont is a small city in northern Frederick County established in 1751. It is known as the “Gateway to the Catoctin Mountains,” where Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park are located. There are three covered bridges near by: Loy’s Station Bridge, Roddy Road Bridge and Utica Mills Bridge. Catoctin Iron Furnace and forge, built during the Revolutionary War, is just down the road. Frederick is about 15 miles south and Gettysburg is 20 miles north.

Baltimore and Washington, D.C. are each about 60 miles away. The President’s retreat, Camp David, is also nearby.

Thurmont is proud to have been designated a “Main Street Maryland Community.”

TOWN FACTS (Data from 2010 Census and estimates)

Population: 6,528

Number of households: 2,608

Median household income: $68,043

People under the age of 5: 5.3 percent

People under the age of 18: 25.8 percent

People aged 65 years or older: 13.1 percent

FOOD AND RESTAURANTS

SHOPS

Bollinger’s Family Restaurant , 210 N. Church St. O 301-271-3500 w Bollingersrestaurant.com

At Home Primitives , 14802 N. Franklinville Road O 301-271-2524 w facebook.com/AtHomePrimitives

(aged 25+): 26.6 percent

The Furnace Bar & Grill , 12841 Catoctin Furnace Road O 240-288-8942 w facebook.com/FurnaceBarandGrill

Gateway Market and Candyland , 14802 N. Franklinville Road O 301-271-2322 w Gatewaycandy.com

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Hoffman’s Market

Hobbs Hardware Inc.

, 405 E. Main St. O 301-271-4707

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Mountain Gate Family Restaurant , 133 Frederick Road O 301-271-4373 w Mountaingatefamilyrestaurant.com

Timeless Trends Boutique , 21 E. Main St. O 240-288-8226 w Timelesstrendsboutique.com

Language other than English spoken in home: 4.6 percent High school graduate or higher (aged 25+): 95.1 percent Bachelor’s degree or higher

MAYOR John A. Kinnaird

TOWN COUNCIL

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Bill Buehrer, Martin A. Burns, Wes Hamrick, Wayne Hooper Town Hall , 615 E. Main St., P.O. Box 17 O 301-271-7313 w Thurmont.com

LIBRARIES Frederick County Public Libraries Thurmont Branch , 76 E. Moser Road O 301-600-7200 w FCPL.org

Rocky’s Pizza , 205 Tippin Drive O 301-271-7181 w RockysThurmont.com Fitzgerald’s Shamrock Restaurant , 7701 Fitzgerald Road O 301-271-2912 w Shamrockrestaurant.com Thurmont Bar & Grill , 10 E. Main St. O 301-271-7422 Thurmont Kountry Kitchen

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17 Water St.

15 E. Main St.

O 301-271-2233

LEARN AND EXPLORE Cunningham Falls State Park O 301-271-7574 w dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/ western/cunningham.aspx Thurmont Historical Society O 301-271-1860 w thurmonthistoricalsociety.org Catoctin Mountain Park O 301-663-9388 w nps.gov/cato/index.htm

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URBANA Nestled in the southeastern section of the county near major arteries such as Interstate 270 and Md. Routes 355 and 80, Urbana has become a haven for Montgomery County residents looking to move north and Frederick or Pennsylvania folks aiming to be closer to Washington, D.C., yet still live in a quiet, country setting. Villages of Urbana and Urbana Highlands subdivisions comprise the largest communities. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the Urbana region has more than 9,000 residents, and that number is still climbing.

TOWN FACTS

RETAIL CENTERS

*Data from 2010 U.S. Census

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Population 9,175

Number of households 2,804

Median age 33.4 years

People under the age of 5 10.5%

People 16 years and older 67.3%

Turning Point Shopping Center Urbana Village Center

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Intersection of Md. Route 355 and Md. Route 80

Urbana Town Center

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Worthington Manor Golf Club

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Urbana Community Park

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3323 Worthington Blvd.

3636 Urbana Pike

Urbana District Park

FOOD AND RESTAURANTS

O 240-699-0070

8329 Fingerboard Road

O 301-874-5400

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3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway

RECREATION

People aged 65 years and older 4%

Black Hog BBQ

8900 block of Fingerboard Road

3805 Urbana Pike

Centerville Recreation Center 3601 Carriage Hill Drive

O 301-600-1646 HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS Villages of Urbana

Ledo Pizza

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3303 Worthington Blvd.

O 240-699-0303

Urbana Highlands

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Surf House Island Cantina

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8925 Fingerboard Rd.

O 240-341-7157 Atlantic Grille

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3531 John Simmons St. O 301-810-5220

Buffalo Wild Wings

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3335 Worthington Blvd.

O 240-699-0313 Jimmy John’s

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3321 Worthington Blvd.

O 301-874-0700

RESOURCES Frederick County Public Libraries / Urbana Branch

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9020 Amelung St.

O 301-600-7000 w FCPL.org

Urbana Senior Center

, 9020 Amelung St. O 301-600-7020 w frederickcountymd.gov/318/

URBANA OFFICE 3500 Campus Drive, Suite D Urbana, MD 21704 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-874-6107 BALLENGER CREEK OFFICE 6550 Mercantile Drive, Suite 106 Frederick, MD 21703 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-668-6347

FREDERICK (TJ) OFFICE 87 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 101 Frederick, MD 21702 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–7pm (6pm in summer); Walk-Ins 8–9am; Saturday, 9am–noon (by appointment only, no walk-ins) PHONE: 301-694-0606 MOUNT AIRY OFFICE 1311 South Main Street, Suite 304 Mount Airy, MD 21771 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm; Walk-ins 8–9am PHONE: 301-829-6146

Mangia Bevi Italiano

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8927 Fingerboard Rd.

O 301-874-0338

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ROSEMONT Rosemont is a village in southern Frederick County, one mile southeast of Route 340 and one mile north of the Potomac River. It is a quiet residential community. Rolling farmland and mountains contoured by Harper’s Ferry Gap in West Virginia add to the tranquility of the town.

BURGESS

TOWN GOVERNMENT

Thomas Watson

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POPULATION

1219 Rosemont Dr.

O 301-834-7444 w sites.google.com/site/ rosemontmd/home

294 as of 2010 Census

FIRE DEPARTMENTS Volunteer Fire Department

BRUNSWICK VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE & RESCUE

O 301-834-8102

CHURCHES Faith Assembly of God

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Brunswick, MD

O 301-834-8632 TOWN PARK

Rosemont Alliance Church

Lions Merryland Park

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3673 Petersville Rd.

Knoxville, MD

O 301-834-8290

O 301-834-8300

WALKERSVILLE Walkersville is a combination of two villages that were settled by German immigrants in the mid 1700s and early 1800s.

By the late 1800s, the villages of Georgetown and Walkersville had grown so intertwined that it made sense to combine them into one entity, which was named Walkersville. Today, Walkersville aggressively pursues fiscal responsibility, recycling projects, and innovation. In 1995, it was credited with having the first State Police bicycle patrol in the nation. There are four schools, residential developments, a shopping center, several businesses and institutions, and numerous restaurants in the town. Walkersville has managed a rapid population growth wisely, enabling it to maintain a friendly, small-town atmosphere.

Glade United Church of Christ

WALKERSVILLE BURGESS

POST OFFICE

YOUTH SPORTS

Chad W. Weddle

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Glade Valley Athletic Association

POPULATION 5,800 as of 2010 Census

TOWN OFFICE

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21 W. Frederick St.

7 E. Frederick St.

O 301-845-8342 GROCERY STORES Safeway

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Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-2844

O 301-845-2617 w gvaasports.com Walkersville Baseball Association

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Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-6775 Glade Valley Church of the Brethren

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Walkersville, MD

O 301-898-0886

CHURCHES

O 301-845-4500 w walkersvillemd.gov

TOWN PARKS

Brethren in Christ

Peace in Christ (Lutheran Missouri Synod)

Creamery Park

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POLICE DEPARTMENT

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O 301-898-0200

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Corner of Pennsylvania Ave.

and S. Glade Rd.

Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-2544

O 301-845-4500

Calvary Assembly of God

Gilmore C. Trout Memorial Park

O 301-898-7811

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St Paul's Lutheran Church of Walkersville

Walkersville, MD

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LIBRARY

O 301-845-4500

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Heritage Farm Park

O 301-845-0800

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Fredericktowne Baptist Church

57 W. Frederick St.

O 301-845-8880

Bedrock Dr.

Devilbiss Bridge Rd.

O 301-845-4500 Walkersville Community Park

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Kenneth Dr. off Biggs Ford Rd.

Faith Community Mennonite Church

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St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church

Walkersville, MD

Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-8700

Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-4600

O 301-600-9110

Corner of Sandstone and

Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-6300

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Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-8043 United Methodist Church

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Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-9860

O 301-845-4500

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WOODSBORO Early history suggests that the Woodsboro area was a hunting and trapping ground for a wandering tribe of Susquehanna Indians. From early times, the settlement was located at a crossroads on the Indian trail running from the Chesapeake Bay to the mountains. When the stagecoach became the primary mode of transportation, the place became an important stop on its itinerary. Today, Woodsboro is still primarily an agricultural area, but an important industry is centered on the three lime quarries that border the town.

WOODSBORO BURGESS Gary Smith

POPULATION

Libertytown Volunteer Fire Company

O 301-898-9193

1,141 as of 2010 Census

New Midway Volunteer Fire Company

TOWN OFFICE

O 301-898-0543

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2 S. 3rd St.

O 301-898-3800 w woodsboro.org FIRE DEPARTMENTS Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Company

O 301-898-5100

POST OFFICES Woodsboro Post Office

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602 S. Main St.

O 301-845-8408 Ladiesburg Post Office

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12509 Woodsboro Pk.

GROCERY STORE

CHURCHES

Trout’s Market

Chapel Lutheran Church

,

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Woodsboro, MD

O 301-898-4103 TOWN PARK Woodsboro Town Park

O 301-898-3800 YOUTH SPORTS Woodsboro/New Midway Recreation Council

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Woodsboro, MD

woodsboro.org/wnmrc/ rec.htm

Walkersville, MD

O 301-845-2332 St. John's United Church of Christ

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Woodsboro, MD

O 301-845-7703 St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

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Union Bridge, MD

O 301-898-5111 Woodsboro Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Woodsboro, MD

O 301-845-4533

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Clutch The Future 2018 Frederick’s Premier Purse Auction

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