Homepage Updates - 1st Quarter 2005

March 6, 2005

 
Wine Tasting March 11 at Franklin Liquors

The event will take place from 4-7 in the afternoon and will feature Sterling's Vintner's Collection line...  a Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz.  All but the Sauvignon Blanc ($7.99) retail for $11.99.

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February 28, 2005

 
Schools Close Before Storm Drops A Flake

Many in the Urbana region woke this morning, peered out their windows and found nothing.  Nothing on the ground (other than the disappearing remnants of the last snow storm) and nothing falling from the sky.  As of 9:30am, nary a flake had barely been seen, yet schools were closed for the day.  Are administrators bending over backwards to avoid lawsuits or looking out for our safety?  It's a fine line they walk.

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February 27, 2005

 
Major Snow Storm Poised To Hit Urbana?

A Heavy Snow Warning in effect
from 1 am Monday to 1 am EST Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a Heavy Snow Warning for northern Virginia... central and western Maryland the eastern West Virginia Panhandle and the District of Columbia from 100 am Monday through 100 am Tuesday. Low pressure over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico will move northeast to the South Carolina coast overnight tonight. The storm system will continue to move to the northeast near the Delmarva
Peninsula by Monday evening.

Snow is expected to develop late tonight in the central Shenandoah
Valley and foothills... eventually reaching areas near the Pennsylvania border by sunrise. The snow is expected to become heavy at times by mid morning. At this time... the heaviest snow is expected to fall between 1000 am and 600 PM Monday. Winds will become gusty tomorrow... leading to some blowing and drifting snow. In addition... visibilities will be greatly reduced during periods of heavy snow.  The snow may mix briefly with rain over far southern Maryland during the day Monday.

By late tomorrow evening... areas west of the Blue Ridge are expected to see 5 to 10 inches of snowfall. East of the Blue Ridge including the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas... 6 to 10 inches of snowfall is expected.

February 7, 2005

 
Villages Seeking Snack Bar Operator for 2005 Season

The Villages of Urbana (VOU) is currently seeking a responsible and energetic person(s) to manage and operate its pool snack bar this summer season. The venue is available for occupancy daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekends.  The VOU supplies the equipment, you supply the rest.  For more information, contact Laura Etchison, VOU’s on-site community manager, at
(301) 831– 4810 or (301) 874-0487

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January 25, 2005

 
YMCA Coming to Middletown or Urbana?

Officials with the Frederick County YMCA are considering opening a branch in Middletown or Urbana, and if they choose they latter, they would close their rented storefront on Fingerboard Road in Monrovia.  "It would be too close together," said David Markoe, president of the Frederick County YMCA. "It would be kind of crazy to have two facilities within five or six or eight miles."

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