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Washington County Museum Ramble has planes, trains, old autos, cooking demos and more
The Museum Ramble, a self-guided tour including 24 museums and historic sites from Clear Spring to Smithsburg, will be Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5. Some museums will be open only one day. A printed guide and map to participating sites are...
Tags: Artists, Arts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, State Parks
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MS Walk at Antietam National Battlefield raises $75,000 to help fight disease
matthewu@herald-mail.comMarcy Fleeharty had no idea her great aunt had multiple sclerosis until only days before Saturday’s Walk MS Hagerstown at Antietam National Battlefield. Fleeharty, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., said she already had decided to take part in Saturday&...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Diseases and Illnesses
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Letters to the Editor - April 29
Battlefield superintendent thanks volunteers To the editor: On Saturday, April 6, Antietam National Battlefield participated in both the Civil War Preservation Trust’s Park Day and the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Potomac Watershed Cleanup....Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Music, Health and Safety at Work, Memorial Day
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Boonsboro woman named honorary chairwoman of Walk MS
marieg@herald-mail.comOn the surface, Jennifer Poffenberger's life seems fairly normal. She has been married for 22 years, is the mother of two teenage boys and has a full-time job. Like other parents, she's involved in her children's activities and finds time to volunteer...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Numbness, Pharmaceuticals, Good Friday
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Children get hands-on experience during Junior Ranger Day at Antietam National Battlefield
holly.shok@herald-mail.comA boom bellowed and black smoke poured from the barrel’s mouth, but the caliber of sound the cannon made was only narrowly louder than the subsequent shrieks and gasps from the 12-and-younger crowd on Saturday at Antietam National Battlefield....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam
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Business briefs - April 21
Maryland Life magazine Ten Washington County businesses and attractions recently were honored by the readers and editors of Maryland Life magazine. The magazine’s third annual Free State’s Finest contest attracted more than 3,400 votes cast...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Bunion, Arts and Culture, Fort Meade (military base)
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Junior Ranger Day set for April 20
Antietam National Battlefield will host Junior Ranger Day Saturday, April 20, at the battlefield, off Md. 65, Sharpsburg. Those ages 12 and younger will be able to participate in special programs, interact with volunteers portraying Civil War soldiers,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Local astronomers group to hold star party this weekend
TriState Astronomers will have telescopes set up near the visitors center at Antietam National Battlefield Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. for the public to observe the wonders of the spring night sky. Attendees can visit any time throughout the... -
Inmates at Jessup, and American chestnuts, on comeback trail
A dozen inmates at the Patuxent Institution in Jessup have been working for months to help bring back the American chestnut tree, and in the process give themselves a bit of a comeback as well. This week inmates and administrators at the prison handed...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Martin O'Malley, The Home Depot, University of Maryland, College Park, Chestnuts
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Sharpsburg man unearths live Civil War-era shell
daver@herald-mail.comA Sharpsburg man planting trees at his Powell Road home Thursday unearthed a live Civil War-era shell that authorities later disposed of by setting it off at a neighboring farm. “When I saw it I knew what it was,” J.D. Taylor Jr. said....Tags: Maryland State Police, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army
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Heritage Academy's Key Club honored
The Key Club at Heritage Academy was awarded the Best New Club Award at the Capital Key Club District Leadership Conference March 8 to 10 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor. The club, which has 24 members, was formed last year under the sponsorship of the...
Tags: Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Convoy of Hope, Western Branch, Ruby Tuesday Incorporated
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Our Friendly Skies - April 2013
The April sky April is upon us. That means a last opportunity for some early evening viewing of some of the famous winter constellations like Orion, while familiar spring and summer constellations rise earlier each evening to take their place. Let’...
Tags: Astronomy
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