Walkersville Condo Fire

On July 23, the Glade Towne condominiums was struck by lightning causing a fire in the upper levels of the three-story building 500 in Chapel Ct. Smoke from the fire could be seen miles away as over 12 fire trucks from Frederick County rushed to the scene shortly before 10 pm.

By the time help arrived most of the residents were already outside, although firefighters did have to evacuate some people that were still in the building. It took almost 2 hours for them to put the fire out, and at that time lighting was the suspected cause of the fire but not confirmed.
Luckily no one was injured but the roof, attic, and middle floor were considerably destroyed. Many residents’ belongings were burnt severely as others were able to come back and retrieve their unharmed ashy possessions.

According to the Gazette; Ridge Cramer, president of Glade Towne's board of directors, estimated the building damage at around $1.2 million, and he expects it to take several months to repair the all of the damage to the middle units. All of the tenants were forced to relocate temporarily as the building is being repaired.

Some friends of mine from high school, Tera and Justin Baker were living in one of the condos affected by the fire and when they got displaced from their home they are staying a local Frederick waiting to find out when they will be able to come back to their home.

This fire was the first in the history of the Glade Towne condominiums which were built nearly 20 years ago. The buildings were constructed using concrete and brick with minimal lumber along with fire walls dividing each section. Knowing these condominiums were built to withstand fire and damage is a relief considering all of the Glade Towne condos could have easily burnt to the ground if built differently.

Commericial Buildings Management

Commercial Buildings Maintenance is a cleaning company serious about not just getting the job done but exceeding cleanliness standards. In other words, this cleaning company never leaves grease, grime, or slime behind. The services Commercial Building Maintenance provide go way beyond simple mopping and sweeping jobs offered by other janitorial companies.

Dedicated to working 365 days a year, Commercial Building Maintenance cleans and maintains a wide range of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Majority of work is completed from 7am – 11am before the facilities open for daily business. The company operates throughout 2 major US regions: Northeastern states, (Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware) and Los Angeles, California. Often there are dozens of businesses with several locations needing to be cleaned every day that rely on Commercial Building Maintenance as their trusted janitorial company.

Other than providing excellent full service cleaning and maintenance contracting services, Commercial Building Management has earned over 30 years history of customer satisfaction. Simply put clean environments and facilities is their professional specialty.

After construction of buildings is finished Commercial Buildings Maintenance Inc clears out material debris from the entire site and polishes the building for tenants to move in by doing tasks such as…window washing, floor care, steam pressure washing, carpet care and parking lot sweeping. Commercial Buildings Maintenance’s company experience includes but is not limited to cleaning residences, apartments, condominiums, small and large commercial buildings, offices, restaurants, associations, industrial sites, medical facilities, retail centers, museums, congressional offices, hospitals, clubs, industrial plants, churches and banks.

Two separate companies such as Dynamic Maid Service – residential cleaning and maintenance team and B&M – landscape cleaning and maintenance team would have to be hired and paid separately. But using the reliable services of Commercial Buildings Maintenance will satisfy both cleaning and maintenance requirements for a wide variety of commercial, industrial and residential sites.

Realistically, Commercial Building Maintenance even after 30 years of facility service, constantly strives for the top service scores from customers in Northeastern U.S. and California. As a large facilities contractor they are truly dedicated to strong service, great customer relationships and satisfaction. Simple and sophisticated maintenance and cleaning services are well organized to save money and ensure all duties are completed exceptionally for every operation site size.

Management teams within Commercial Buildings Management are devoted professionals who have years of experience working in janitorial services and go beyond requirements by providing multiple services for a single contract. These hard-working professionals always provide the finest quality and highest integrity cleaning and maintenance services.

Numerous site facilities and properties require professionalism and great attention to detail.

Geographic Coverage is extremely important for Commercial Buildings Management Inc as the company’s regional networks continue to grow. Local facility management experts provide access to reliable talent, local knowledge, and specialized customer attention for local market scores in their assigned regions. Commercial Buildings Management’s customers positively benefit from the ability to recruit, train and supply commercial building, cleaning, and maintenance teams.

Account Management

The account manager is the single person of contact that coordinates cleaning and maintaining multiple buildings into a portfolio; assess performance statistics to prevent customers from spending their time coordinating these efforts for their properties.

Commercial Buildings Management provide direct access to specialists when customers need to resolve a labor issue, need advice on a technical matter, or require assistance with projects or budgets so you can successfully get the job done.

Carolina Ice Company Inc.

Believe it or not, ice is a food.

We all use ice pretty much everyday but never take the time to think about the quality of our ice. People continously consume ice without thinking twice about whether it is contaiminated or has bacteria in it. If you go to a convience store to purchase a bag of ice, wouldn't you like to be assured that what you are buying is high quality and safe to eat.

You might not know that..
Ice can easily become contaminated.
Viruses and bacteria are able to survive the cold temperatures of ice.
Psychrophilic bacteria can also survive cold temperatures.
Regulation and sanitary inspections of ice are not required.

Carolina Ice Company ships trailer loads of packaged ice and dry ice everywhere in the United States. This ice manufacturing plant can make up to 220 tons of ice per day. That may not mean much to many of us who do not need bulk amounts but it's comforting to know that incase of a natural disaster or emergency we have access to prime recourses such as ice.

Products Offered In-Stock
10 lb. ice bag – 210 bags per pallet
20 lb. Package – 100 bags per pallet
40 lb. Package – 50 bags per pallet
11 lb. Block Ice

Not only does Carolina Ice sell ice but they also supply indoor and outdoor merchandisers to hold ice bags. I'm sure you are familiar with seeing units labeled ice in or outside many local gas stations. Think of how those stores could keep the ice fresh without equipment to store it in. That would be pretty much impossible because the ice would melt before customers could even purchase it.

Indoor Merchandisers
Model 40 UprightSingle 28” x 47” Glass Door40 Cubic Feet Capacity – 160 - 7 lb. bags*Outside Dimensions:Width 50 ½”Depth 30”Height 76 ½”1/3 Horsepower Compressor

Model 75 UprightDouble 28” x 47” Glass Doors75 Cubic Feet Capacity – 245 - 7 lb. bags*Outside Dimensions:Width 73”Depth 35 ½”Height 76 ½”1/2 Horsepower Compressor

Outdoor Merchandisers

Model 40 SlantSingle 27” x 27” Stainless Steel Door40 Cubic Feet Capacity – 130 - 7 lb. Bags*Outside Dimensions:Width 50 ½”Depth 35 ½”Height 68 ¾”1/4 Horsepower Compressor

Model 60 SlantDouble 27” x 27” Stainless Steel Doors60 Cubic Feet Capacity – 200 - 7 lb. Bags*Outside Dimensions:Width 73”Depth 35 ½”Height 68 ¾”1/3 Horsepower Compressor

Model 75 SlantDouble 27” x 27” Stainless Steel Doors75 Cubic Feet Capacity – 285 - 7 lb. Bags*Outside Dimensions:Width 96”Depth 35 ½”Height 68 ¾”1/2 Horsepower Compressor


Carolina Ice has gained a strong reputation over the years for reliable service and quality products. They even have installed a 400 KW generator just incase electrical service is interupted so that they can keep production running no matter what. Carolina Ice Company Inc. has firmly established a supply network with ice manufacturers throughout the United States to provide to safety net if their plant is in any way damaged by natural disaster.

Whether mass amounts of purified ice interests you or not, you can see how Carolina Ice Company Inc. is ready to provide ice in any event of disaster when we need it the most.
Visit the website to learn more:http://carolinaice.com

Frederick Interest

No Frills Fancy sells recycled fabric products aiming to preserve our earth and economy

New company in Frederick, No Frills fancy has over 50 different applications to sew unwanted scraps of fabric into recycled products. They recycle massive amounts of unused fabric that otherwise would have been thrown away just as other recyclable goods are wasted frequently by a majority of our population. Currently everywhere we look consumers are wasting recyclables without thinking twice about what those items could have been used for if they were saved from the trashcans. Especially around Frederick people have trouble seeing the purpose of separating waste from plastic, cardboard, and much more.On Saturdays at several different locations in Frederick county Farmers Markets are held selling organic products ranging from sunflowers and squash to mosaic art. To learn more about farmers markets and find out where they're held in Frederick county visit http://www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/farmers_market_dir.php.

The woman who created the company No Frills Fancy, LaLainya, sets up a stand at these markets almost every week, and I was able to actually experience her business ideas and aspirations when her granddaughter and I controlled the No frills fancy stand on the fifth of July.

This local Frederick woman came up with the concept of working to build a new way for many people to go about business. Since Americans today rely way too much on production of new and improved goods we don't think to work together and start something economical as a recycling business. LaLainya ships leftover pieces of fabric from manufacturing companies acclaimed “waste” around the U.S. for underprivileged women to sew different pouches and bags that are then shipped for sales.

You’d think that when people hear the product name dry goods bag usually they lose interest simply because they generally can’t think of a real immediate use for the bag. As people were strolling through the Farmers Market many stopped to ask what uses these recycled fabric bags are good for. I was explaining how the bags were made out of organic fabric could preserve fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator for much longer when dampened. On display near the front of the stand were the three different sizes of bags; the small holding cherry tomatoes; the medium holding corn and lettuce, and the large carrying cabbage and celery. All three of these bags had been kept in the fridge for over 3 weeks and still appeared and tasted as fresh as if you had just bought the food from the store.

It’s quite amazing to see green foods such as cabbage and celery stay moist longer than a week because usually consumers are accustomed to having to throw away nasty brown lettuce. Americans are finding more ways to recycle each day and this woman’s idea for cooperatively run recycling business is surely an innovative way to do so. To find more about No Frills Fancy visit the website, http://www.nofrillsfancy.com/ or contact LaLainya by emailing her at lalainya@nofrillsfancy.com.

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