Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for July 1, 2001 25 Years Ago Carroll Celebrates Nation’s Birthday – Carroll Countians came out in full force July 4 to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial birthday, giving the Farm Museum its biggest crowd ever – estimated at 20,000 by the fire police. The Carroll County Chamber of [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for June 24, 2001 25 Years Ago New Park Manager Sought for Piney Run – The problem of finding a park manager for Piney Run Park, projected to open before August 1, has again become a major concern of the county commissioners. In a meeting Thursday the commissioners [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for June 17, 2001 25 Years Ago Health Dept. to Take Loss -- Residents to Pay $1 for Flu Immunization – The Health Department is tentatively asking for $1 donation per person for immunization shots to be given in August, September and October to ward off the New [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for June 10, 2001 25 Years Ago Mt. Airy Celebration Draws Crowds to Town – Mt. Airy had what was called its biggest community turnout ever this weekend when it celebrated the Bicentennial. “It’s the biggest crowd I’ve ever seen in town,” remarked Mayor Lewis C. Dixon. “We [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for June 3, 2001 25 Years Ago Record Class Graduates from South Carroll – The largest graduating class in the history of South Carroll High School walked across the stage Thursday night to accept their diplomas. Addressing the 393 seniors was Dr. George E. Thomas, described by Principal [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for May 27, 2001 25 Years Ago Citizens React to County Budget – Except for one bombshell that was dropped publicly for the first time, nothing earth shattering came out of the 1976-77 budget hearing held Thursday at Westminster High School. The bombshell was dropped in regard to [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for May 20, 2001 25 Years Ago Three Town Officials Oppose Water Fluoridation – Any ideas on behalf of the Health Department in getting three town water systems fluoridated quickly have been dashed by two words – “public issue”. Officials in the three towns – Hampstead, Mt. Airy [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for May 13, 2001 25 Years Ago Carter Stumps in Carroll – The closest Carroll Countians will get to any presidential hopeful came Saturday when Jack Carter, son of former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, came stumping for his father. Mr. Carter stopped in Sykesville to shake some hands, [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for May 6, 2001 25 Years Ago Planners to Review Seven Subdivisions – A final list of subdivisions has been compiled by the Planning Commission for the Cycle VII subdivision review set for May 18, and only eight plans will be considered. This is the second lowest number [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for April 28, 2001 25 Years Ago No-tax-increase Budget Proposed – The county commissioners have kept their promise and have proposed an unchanged property tax rate of $2.50 per $100 assessable base for the 1976-77 fiscal year budget. “It’s not an exciting budget,” said Lloyd W. Jones, director [...]