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The Bay TimesAugust 20,2008 9 The Bay TimesAugust 20,2008 $0 Enrollment Expires Hot Summer Specials Miss Out! 51 Piney Narrows Chester 410-643-3488 Mon-Thurs. 5 a.m. 9:30 p.m.; Fri. 5 a.m. 9 p.m.; Sat.

7 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sun. 7 a.m. 3 p.m Club One fitness aerobics racquetball New Hammerstrength Equipment On The New Classes! 1 Month Unlimited Tanning Brand New Bulbs $24.99 Photo by WILL CLARK The driver of a 1998 Acrua Integra was killed Saturday morning when her car was struck by a 1999 Toyota Camry on Route 8. STEVENSVILLE An Arnold woman was killed in a two-car crash Saturday on state Route 8 and Long Creek Drive.

Maryland State Police said Diana Jean was pronounced dead at the scene.She was driving a 1998 Acura tried to turn from Long Creek Drive onto Route 8 south.Police said the Acura was hit by a 1999 Toyota Camry traveling north on Route 8. Police said a passenger in the Lynda H.Rose of injured and flown by state police helicopter to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Rose was in fair condition Saturday evening and would probably be discharged later that night, said a nursing coordinator. Police said Carol Jane Stevensville, who was driving the not injured.

Police said all the occupants of both vehicles were wearing seat belts.The accident occurred at 11:44 a.m. Woman dies in crash on Rt.8 By KONRAD SUROWIEC Staff Writer CENTREVILLE County and state officials honored three longtime farm families at the Queen County Fair on Aug. 13. Those honored included brothers Jack and Robert and Lucinda Bob Barton.Each year the county honors noteworthy farm families as part of its traditional industries program. The brief ceremony was held in the main show ring at the 4-H Park Fairgrounds.Queen County Commissioner Carol Fordonski read a proclamation announcing August 2008 the month of the farmer in Queen County staff wrote three feature articles profiling the Stevens and Barton.Queen County have the agriculture it has if it for the contributions of families like these, said Donna Landis-Smith, a planner with the county Department of Economic and Tourism.

Department director Faith Elliott Rossing read the article recognizing the Stevens brothers.Landis- Smith read the article recognizing the Jenny educator with the Queen County office of the Maryland Cooperative the article recognizing Barton. Del.Richard Queen each family with a resolution honoring them from the Maryland House of Delegates.A resolution from the Maryland Senate was presented to each family by State Sen.E.J. Shore. Fordonski presented each family with a copy of their profile article and the proclamation. Joining the on stage was their daughter, Patti Starkey.

Joining Barton on stage was his son and daughter- and Debra and son- Chance and John Chance; and grandsons and Duncan. grateful for the said after the ceremony. grew up in Bucks about five miles from the Delaware River town of Bristol.After graduating from high and his farmed on different parcels of rented land. But the lower part of Bucks north of becoming more developed with the Levittown community.Jim said some of the land the brothers rented was sold to build new schools.Another farm was cut in half by the construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The brothers bought their farm in northern Queen County in 1953.Jim moved there a year later.A few years later he married his from Sudlersville.

Jim said the couple appreciates the recognition by the county we did nothing but farming all our James Barton said the Barton family near Queen leased to Buck Morris.But James said his father still lives on the has been in the family since 1851. pretty proud of it.He sleeps in the bedroom he was born James Barton. Tom knows Bob Barton through their membership in the Centreville Rotary Club, called him a think he knows just about everybody in the Harlan. Farm families honored.