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T here was one battle the late Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. couldn't win during his 26 years in the House and Senate - where he had championed such historic causes as civil rights legislation, women's rights and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay while defying the Republican Party with his opposition to the Vietnam War - and that was concluding the Civil War for his hometown of Frederick. For all of his political power and acumen, Mathias was unable to persuade Congress to pay back the original $200,000 ransom (at 4¿ percent interest, compounded)

Orioles top prospect Dylan Bundy knew that eventually, the scoreless-innings streak that defined his dominance in the Low-A South Atlantic League would come to an end. Now that it has, in his debut with the High-A Frederick Keys, Bundy can focus on incremental improvements like his pitch mix and command, which will be key to his development as he climbs the ladder toward Camden Yards. "Giving up your first one or two runs in pro ball, it's going to happen to everybody," Bundy said.

It has been a discouraging season on the field for the defending Carolina League champions, but the turnstiles have been clicking.With an appearance by President Bush Saturday, the Keys drew the biggest Grove Stadium crowd in their history (7,912) and went on to a three-game weekend total of 19,652 for a series against the Durham Bulls (another record).Through 28 dates, the Keys had an average crowd of 3,738, second in the league to Durham, despite their worst start in the standings.The largest crowd to attend a Frederick game came during the Keys' first year (at old McCurdy Field)

Dylan Bundy might be the future of the Orioles' rotation, but the future is now for the High-A Frederick Keys, who have pulled out all the stops for the 2011 first-round pick's Carolina League debut Saturday night against the Salem Red Sox. The team opened the gates to Harry Grove Stadium early after a sparsely attended concert by the Milkshakes, a local Grammy-nominated children's group, and with about 45 minutes remaining before the first pitch,...

Following Rye and Bond Street Social, another new bar is coming to Fells Point. To be called Frederick's on Fleet Street, the bar replaces Tyson's Tavern, which closed last year. The general manager and part-owner is Jim Saufley, a longtime bartender and part-time boxing coach.  The anticipated opening date is April 1. Like Rye, Frederick's will focus on craft cocktails - originals by Saufley and his own take on vintage cocktails. Saufley has been a corporate bartender, for Marriott hotels, for 18 years and is a member of the new Baltimore Bartenders' Guild . He and his business partner, Eric Butterfield, have been renovating the small bar - it holds about 100 people - since last October, when they bought the business.

Pillar Hotels & Resorts warned state regulators Tuesday that it would lay off more than 150 employees in Frederick and Cumberland as it ends a management contract with Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express locations. The workers could be hired by the Texas company's successor, however. Pillar told the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation that it expected the new managers would ask employees to apply to stay on. Neither Pillar nor Holiday Inn's parent, InterContinental Hotels Group, returned calls seeking comment.

On Sunday, September 4, 2005, FREDERICK A. STRASSNER JR., beloved companion of the late Jean H. Siney. Interment private. Those desiring may direct expressions of sympathy to the Alzheimers Foundation or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Miller-Dippel Funeral Home, Inc.

On October 27, 2007, FREDERICK BRUNDICK of Abingdon, MD; beloved husband of Shirley White Brundick, devoted father of Frederick S. Brundick and wife, Susan, David W. Brundick and wife, Sharon; loving brother of Charles Brundick, Ronald Brundick and Dorothy Taylor. Also survived by granddaughter, Pamela L. Brundick. Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Joppa, MD on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 11A.M. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9P.M.

Orioles' wunderkind Dylan Bundy is moving on up. In a highly anticipated move, the Orioles announced Wednesday that the 19-year-old right-hander has been promoted from Low-A Delmarva to High-A Frederick and will start Saturday against Salem at 6 p.m. at Harry Grove Stadium. Bundy was originally scheduled for one more five-inning stint at Delmarva so he could continue to work on his off-speed offerings, but instead will go five innings for the Keys. “He looked like he could benefit from another challenge and still work on things,” Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said.

Ian Yarmus can spot them when he goes down to his favorite indoor climbing gym in Rockville or when he travels to Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, the place after which he named his now 3--year-old daughter. "I remember being 100 feet up [at Seneca], and there was a guy up there who was freaking out, he was completely paralyzed with fear," Yarmus recalled. "He was in over his head. He didn't have the skills or the training to be in the situation he was in. I had to tell him everything to do, tell him where to put every piece of equipment and what part of his body to use and where to put it in the rock.

A man was fatally shot about 5 p.m. Wednesday in West Baltimore, according to police. Police responded to the 2000 block of Frederick Avenue and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Det. Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman. The man was transported to an unidentified area hospital, where he died, Monroe said. The location is about two blocks south of Bon Secours Hospital. Homicide detectives are investigating, Monroe said. No further details were immediately available.

New Howard County schools Superintendent Renee Foose recently inked a four-year, $250,000 deal that includes a provision that allows her to be reimbursed for up to $25,000 in relocation costs. Foose will be moving from the neighboring Frederick County to Howard, where she must reside as superintendent. According to the state's Department of Assessments and Taxation website, she currently lives in a 1,531-square-foot, single-family home on .27 acres in New Market . The house is two stories and has a basement, according to the site.

Farmers may be leery of anyone from the federal government promising help, but here's one offer that sounds too good to refuse. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced this week that it is making up to $315,000 available to "farmers, ranchers and forest landowners" in the Catoctin Creek watershed in western Frederick County. The offer is part of a new water quality initiative by the NRCS directing technical and financial help to 157 watersheds nationwide.

This official biography of Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III was provided by the Baltimore Police Department. Frederick H. Bealefeld, III was appointed Police Commissioner of the City of Baltimore, Maryland on November 20th, 2007 and commands the eighth largest police agency in the United States. With over three decades of service to the Baltimore Police Department, Commissioner Bealefeld is credited with reducing city homicides and violent crime to the lowest levels since the 1970's.

Firefighters responded to a fire in the 3500 block of Old Frederick Road, which left one person injured. Fire Department spokesman Kevin Cartwright said firefighters responded to a call at 6:11 p.m. and had extinguished the fire by 6:25 p.m. The cause is under investigation, he said. One person, whose identity and gender was not immediately available, was transported to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries, Cartwright said. ywenger@baltsun.com Twitter.com/yvonnewenger