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Sweet treats Stuff yourself with kinklings from a local bakery (and wear that powdered sugar with pride) or hunker down for a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at a local church If you want a side of Mardi Gras jazz, try Grace Episcopal in Brunswick, 5-7 p m Tuesday, $5 301-834-8540, www gracebrunswick org

How did you get your first job? I was desperate for my own money, so I walked to the Walkersville Shopping Center and put in applications to all of the merchants that were hiring or accepting them

What does the Mental Health Association of Frederick County do?

The National 4-H organization has an outdoor-adventures curriculum that a local leader said focuses more on day hikes and car-camping and ends with backpacking

Could a gift from the heart of New Market warm your loved one's heart this Valentine's Day?

Dozens of health-conscious women gyrated, tapped and pumped their way to fitness Sunday during the Resolve This Exotic Fitness and Beauty Expo

Prayers of appreciation and hopefulness poured forth from Frederick Church of the Brethren members who quietly walked around the city Sunday

Many people are trained in CPR and other first aid actions to help someone who is hurt

The 2013 Mardi Gras queen, Danielle Marie Medovich, seated, is joined by King Comus Tom Kleinhanzl, far left, Rex Dr George Lewis, center, and King Proteus Daryl Boffman during the annual ball, held Saturday at the FSK Holiday Inn Also pictured are the 17 princesses The ball, sponsored by the Frederick Woman's Civic Club, is in its 52nd year and had a theme of 'Let the Good Times Roll ' This year, funds generated by the ball benefited Hospice of Frederick County, as well as scholarships and the preservation and maintenance of the historic Steiner House

A road-rage incident was reported Friday morning on northbound U S 15, near the Catoctin Zoo, according to Maryland State Police