Frederick Community College

FREDERICK, Md. - Frederick Community College's fall semester Transfer Day Fair will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in the Field House. Admission representatives from more than 40 colleges, and universities will be available to answer students' questions about grade point average requirements, credits needed for transfer, application deadlines, and other information students need to know in transferring to four-year schools. Catalogs, applications, and financial aid information from the representative schools will be available for FCC students.

The following Washington County students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Frederick Community College: Hagerstown - Suzy C. Djampa, Ashley Few, Renee M. Greszler, Heather A. Hawbaker, Eric W. Higgins, Amy E. Hilderbrand, Franklin T. Hilderbrand, Taha S. Khan, William M. Knowles, Kimberly L. Rankin, Justin M. Strahin and Matthew C. Sullivan Rohrersville - Shelley A. Kimball Smithsburg -...

COLLEGE BASEBALL FCC 9, Rockville 7 FREDERICK, Md. - Jake Cinnamon and Rhet Teller each had two hits as Frederick Community College (5-0) remained unbeaten.

Due to a source's error, the obituary in Wednesday's edition of The Herald-Mail for Ronald Hubert "Ronnie" Kaempf omitted information. He was a 1970 graduate of Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Md., and received an associate degree in business from Frederick Community College.

FREDERICK, Md. - Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio, is the featured author for the third annual Frederick Reads. Roberts will be in Frederick Thursday, April 10, for three speaking events, to be held at Frederick Community College, Hood College, and Weinberg Center for the Arts. Admission for all events is free and open to the public; however tickets for the Weinberg event are recommended. They are available at the Weinberg box office. Frederick Reads events will be at: · 11 a.m. - Frederick Community College's Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, Opossumtown Pike.

FREDERICK, Md. - Essex Community College will offer its veterinary technology program in Frederick this fall through a partnership with Frederick Community College and Fort Detrick. Students can take their general education courses at Frederick Community College. The veterinary technician courses will be offered on-site through an electronic distance learning network at Fort Detrick. Students who complete the program will be eligible to take the registration exam given by the Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

FREDERICK, Md. - Karen Gray will present an interactive exploration of religious atheism at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, in the Community Room of Frederick County Public Library. Gray teaches for the lifelong learning programs at Frederick Community College and Hagerstown Community College. The presentation is free and open to the public. Informal discussion and refreshments will follow the program, which is sponsored by Frederick Secular Humanists. For information, call 301-432-6338.

Conference aims to attract biotech companies to area ANNAPOLIS - Del. Sue Hecht has organized a conference aimed at encouraging biotech companies to come to Western Maryland. The "Building Regionalism in the Maryland Biotech Industry" conference is to be held Monday at Frederick Community College. Metropolitan areas of Maryland have been successful in attracting biotech companies. "We know eventually this is going to move out to Washington County. We want to do everything we can do to help," said Hecht, D-Frederick/Washington.

2013 Blues Fest artist show Blue Fest artwork by Erin Mettille will be on display. Exhibit continues through Tuesday, June 25. Washington County Arts Council, 34-36 S. Potomac St., downtown Hagerstown. Call 301-791-3132 or go to www.washingtoncountyarts.com . Tigers Memorabilia A display of football memorabilia from the Waynesboro Tigers football team, active from 1947 to the early 1950s and again from 1965 to 1976. Through Sunday, June 30. Renfrew Museum and Park, 1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. $3.50 to $5. Call 717-762-4723.

Baseball North Hagerstown's Andrew Yacyk took over as the career leader in hits for the Hubs on Monday against Boonsboro. Yacyk now has 102 hits, surpassing the mark of 99 established by T.J. Hose from 2001-04. Yacyk also has gone to the top of the North leaderboard for runs scored in a career with 88, moving ahead of Charles Cvijanovich, who graduated last year. Yacyk is still tied with Randy Butts for career home runs with 18. Yacyk already is the career leader in RBIs (115)

The Hagerstown Community College baseball team has been living on a diet of cookies and orange juice lately. For the last week, the Hawks have been giving blood - and lots of it. The latest donation came on Thursday, as Frederick Community College came up with one big inning in each game of a doubleheader in a 7-1, 14-10 Maryland JuCo Conference sweep of the Hawks, pushing HCC's losing streak to six games. “For the last six games, one inning comes up and kills us,” said HCC coach Scott Jennings.

The following Washington County students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Frederick Community College: Hagerstown - Suzy C. Djampa, Ashley Few, Renee M. Greszler, Heather A. Hawbaker, Eric W. Higgins, Amy E. Hilderbrand, Franklin T. Hilderbrand, Taha S. Khan, William M. Knowles, Kimberly L. Rankin, Justin M. Strahin and Matthew C. Sullivan Rohrersville - Shelley A. Kimball Smithsburg -...

Two weeks ago, the Hagerstown Community College baseball team suffered a 15-8 loss on the road at Frederick Community College. HCC coach Scott Jennings had the Hawks better prepared for the Cougars on Thursday, when they came out on top of a high-scoring battle 13-11. Jennings likes how the offense is coming to life for HCC (21-19). “I am really happy with the way that we have swung the bats in the past couple of games,” Jennings said. “We beat two quality teams in Chesapeake and Frederick.

Frederick Community College is hosting Percussion Day 2012, an afternoon clinic on all aspects of percussion playing with some of the nation's top percussionists. The Sunday, April 22, event will include lessons and performances with guest artists in the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, F Building from noon to 6 p.m.  Sessions are planned on drum set, marching percussion, orchestral percussion, and world percussion playing. Admission is $10 at the door, which opens at 11:30 a.m. Percussionists of all ages are welcome.

Ms. Peggy Lou Liller, 73, of Chambersburg, Pa., died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.   She was the former wife of the late Roger D. Liller. She was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Gaithersburg, Md., and was the daughter of the late James W. Sloan and Mary E. (Gregg) Cooper. Peggy was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School and received her Associate of Arts degree from Frederick Community College. She retired from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She is survived by her children, Wanda L. Dorsey and husband, Harold, of Boonsboro, Bonnie S. Aleshire and husband, Roger, of Chambersburg, Arnold Brice Liller and wife, Tammy, of Thurmont, Md., Brian W. Liller of Middleburg, Va., Ralph W. Liller of Hollywood, Md., and Roger Herbert Liller and wife, Cheri, of Anchorage, Alaska; grandchildren, Wayne Pirkle Jr., Andrew Liller and Owen Liller; great-grandchild, Logan Drexler-Pirkle; and several nieces and nephews.

The Frederick Latino Festival is scheduling sponsors and vendors for the seventh annual festival, set for Sept. 25. The festival will be held at Frederick Community College. It will feature Latin American food, music, dancing, arts and crafts. Local community service organizations, non-profits, government agencies, businesses, food vendors, crafters, and artisans are invited to purchase booth space for sharing information or selling their products. A discount is available if registered by July 30. Registration forms are available online at www.fredericklatinofestival.com . For more information, call Joel Cortez at 301-748-1281 or Jeanie Cronin at 301-696-3473.

All it took to decide the outcome of Thursday’s night’s Maryland JuCo Tournament women’s quarterfinal game between Hagerstown Community College and host Frederick Community College was a four-minute stretch of the first half. Frederick turned a 17-16 deficit into a 31-19 lead with a 14-2 run, and Hagerstown never got within nine points after that as the Cougars eliminated the Hawks, 74-59. “It was mostly turnovers,” said HCC coach Marlys Palmer, whose Hawks committed 22 turnovers in the game.

FREDERICK, Md. - Frederick Community College's fall semester Transfer Day Fair will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in the Field House. Admission representatives from more than 40 colleges, and universities will be available to answer students' questions about grade point average requirements, credits needed for transfer, application deadlines, and other information students need to know in transferring to four-year schools. Catalogs, applications, and financial aid information from the representative schools will be available for FCC students.