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Two recognized for preservation efforts at annual John Frye Historic Awards Luncheon
Donald Bragunier, president of a local masonry company, and John Howard, former superintendent of Antietam National Battlefield, were recognized Tuesday for their historic preservation efforts at an awards luncheon.
The Washington County Board of...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Tourism and Leisure, John Howard, Renovation, Washington (U.S. state)
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Civil War visitor center opens in Sharpsburg
SHARPSBURG -- The war that cost a Sharpsburg farmer his livelihood is breathing new life into his house 148 years later. Most people call it the Newcomer House. A modest, two-story home on Shepherdstown Pike in Sharpsburg, the house belonged to...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Tourism and Leisure, Homes, Maryland, Washington (U.S. state)
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National Park Service rangers offering water safety tips to New River Gorge visitors
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) — Water safety programs are being offered to New River Gorge visitors during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. National Park Service rangers will discuss safe boating, swimming and wading, and demonstrate how to wear and use...Tags: Memorial Day
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Scarce hay supplies threaten North Dakota state horse
LINTON, N.D. (AP) - The official North Dakota horse could be wiped off the state map. A conservancy group says high hay prices caused by a prolonged drought and a sharp drop in donations have combined to limit food supplies and threaten breeding herds...Tags: Animals, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Theodore Roosevelt, Travel
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Fort Monroe self-emancipators' courageous act changed the world
In 2012, Fort Monroe's official May 24 history celebration arrived the way the undersized, counterproductively divided Fort Monroe National Monument had arrived: notably late and wrongly defined. Officials were celebrating Fort Monroe events from 1861...Tags: Slavery, Fort Monroe, U.S. Congress, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Career and Workplace
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Paul E. Pfahler, 87
Paul E. Pfahler, 87, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away at home on Monday, May 20, 2013, from natural causes. Paul was born to Rita O'Brien and John Lloyd Pfahler in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from Mansfield Senior High School. After graduation, he...
Tags: Heart Surgery, U.S. Marine Corps, High School Sports, Bowling Green State University, Elkton
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Memorial Day discounts for military
In Honor of Those Who Serve, local businesses would like to say "Thank You" for your service by offering special discounts for Memorial Day. (This list is ongoing, please check back for updates and additions.) Some discounts are offered all year long....Tags: Aquatica, Busch Gardens Orlando, Labor Day, U.S. Military, Services and Shopping
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Day Trips from the Lehigh Valley
DAY TRIPPIN' •Eagles/Carolina pre-season game, Aug. 15. $80. Whitehall-Coplay PTO, Rhonda, 610-266-1995. •"Noah," lunch at Shady Maple, July 24. $88. Landis Valley Village, Wilbur Chocolate, Sturgis Pretzels, lunch, Aug. 20. $74. "Motown,"...Tags: Music Theater, Trips and Vacations, Physical Conditions, Menopause, Philadelphia Phillies
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Museum of Natural History, Justice System, Government
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Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Landforms, Global Change, Ecosystems, Glaciers, Science and Technology
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Denali National Park Set to Open for Summer
Channel 2 NewsDenali National Park and Preserve is gearing up to open for the summer despite some lingering snow cover. KUAC reports (http://bit.ly/16b4KbF) entrance-area facilities, like the visitor center, are scheduled to open for the season Wednesday. Sled dog... -
Villagers Seek Removal of Old Military Containers
Channel 2 NewsThe village of Anaktuvuk Pass has asked the National Park Service for permission to remove rusty fuel drums left behind by the Department of Defense more than 50 years ago. Most of the debris is located on Native allotments or Arctic Slope Regional...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense
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