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Memorial Day PigNic BBQ competition helps raise money for Make-a-Wish Foundation
alnotarianni@aol.comEric Forrester brought barbecue and entertainment to Fort Ritchie on Saturday with a competition and fundraiser he named “Memorial Day PigNic.” Forrester, owner of Mason-Dixon BBQ Services near Greencastle, Pa., and his wife, Carrie...Tags: Judges, Entertainment, Food Network (tv network), Arts and Culture, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Sharpsburg Memorial Day Parade raises 'a strong sense of patriotism'
alnotarianni@aol.comCharles Hollinshead stood solemnly with his hand on his heart Saturday as a young man carried an American flag down Main Street at the Sharpsburg Memorial Day Parade. His wife, Martha, peered across the street to the home where she grew up, conjuring...Tags: Entertainment, Holidays, Arts and Culture, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Memorial Day
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Christianity, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Brien Poffenberger: Memorial Day events connect us to past, peer into future
Memorial Day may kick off the summer season, but in Washington County, it also prompts a measure of reflection. War has played a large role in the history of Washington County, and with it a connection to the broader American story. It has given us a...Tags: Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, World War I (1914-1918), Memorial Day
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Fort Ritchie is host to weekend Pignic, featuring music, arts and lots of charcoal barbecuing
amyc@herald-mail.comIf you ask Eric Forrester, he will say barbecue is an art form. And Forrester, owner of Mason-Dixon BBQ Services near Greencastle, Pa., promised there will be plenty of art at the Memorial Day Pignic on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, at Fort...Tags: Entertainment, Beef Brisket, Food Network (tv network), Sam Adams (music artist), Arts and Culture
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Carnival opens Friday
The Great Boonsboro Ambulance Carnival opens Friday at the Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Co. in Shafer Park, off North Main Street in Boonsboro. On Friday and Sunday, attendees can ride all night. On Sunday, the entertainment will be provided by local...Tags: Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Memorial Day
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Five for planner: Monday, May 20
1. Italian operain the Hub City Hub Opera Ensemble presents “Don Giovanni,” which opens this weekend at Hagerstown Community College’s Kepler Theater, 11400 Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. Sung in Italian with English subtitles....
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More than 200 turn out for GLBTQ festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comOne of several openly gay members of the Maryland House of Delegates in Hagerstown on Saturday said she will announce later this summer whether she will run for governor in 2014. “I’ve been taking a serious look at getting in the governor&...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Executive Branch, Government, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Horse-drawn wagons highlight National Pike Festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comKaren Davis enlisted friends Stacey Schaab and Beth Przybylski to join her for last year’s National Pike Festival and Wagon Train in Washington County because she had just finished radiation treatment for cancer. “Now, I can’t get rid...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Arts and Culture, Travel, Annapolis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Smithsburg celebrates 200th anniversary during Pride Days
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Town of Smithsburg is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding this weekend during Smithsburg Pride Days, which starts Friday. Added to the annual Pride Days this year is a karaoke contest, a cruise-in, a pie-eating contest, and narrated...Tags: Ceremonies, Arts, Arts and Culture, Christianity, Anglicanism
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Annual National Pike Festival is a family affair for Sonny Lemon
Special to The Herald-MailFor Sonny Lemon, the annual wagon train ride is more than just an opportunity to trace the famous route that opened Washington County to the west — it’s a family tradition that goes back more than 20 years. Lemon, a Boonsboro native, first...Tags: Lemons, Mount Hope, Animals, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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Chicken barbecue to be held Saturday
The Boonsboro Lions Club will hold a chicken barbecue Saturday next to The Columbia Bank on North Main Street. All proceeds benefit the local community. Rohrersville band to open season Sunday The Rohrersville Cornet Band of Washington County...Tags: Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Arts and Culture, Petroleum Industry
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