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WVU Extension offers food business classes in W.Va.'s Eastern Panhandle
Business and food safety experts from across the state will teach two one-day workshops to help entrepreneurs learn food business best practices. Topics include everything from product and process approval, required certifications and food business...Tags: Government, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Food Industry
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Tourism Week marked
The Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 4 to 12 as Washington County Tourism Week after a presentation of the annual report by the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. In Washington County, 6,700 people work...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington Monument, Tourism and Leisure
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Museum buildings dedicated honoring legacy of South Mountain State Park
alnotarianni@aol.comThree buildings on two sites were dedicated as one museum Saturday, honoring the historical and cultural legacy of South Mountain State Park. South Mountain Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Spedden said Washington Monument and Gathland state parks...Tags: Travel, Human Interest, Gardens and Parks, Museums, Wars and Interventions
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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: French and Indian War, Human Interest, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Museums
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Re-enactors cover all walks of 18th-century life during Fort Frederick's Market Fair
alnotarianni@aol.comTraders pulled primitive carts full of wares across fields in the cool morning air. Servants used long sticks to stir stew in sturdy black pots, and a town crier announced an auction to take place after noon. The wistful tunes of a fife sailed in the...Tags: French and Indian War, Travel, Colonial Williamsburg, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Bond sale for Cacapon Resort State Park improvements OK'd
A bond sale will help expand and improve facilities at Cacapon Resort State Park in Morgan County. The state Economic Development Authority on Thursday approved minor changes to a resolution that helps clear the way for next month's sale of more than $24...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Personal Service, Tourism and Leisure
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Hotel occupancy on the increase in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Sunday’s stories look at travel and tourism. Coming Monday: Areas...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Museums, Corporate Officers, Cultural Development
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Washington Co. residents scramble to deal with aftermath of fierce storm
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comAntietam and Conococheague Creeks jumped their banks, houses were damaged by the wind, and trees were knocked down as the storm that once was Hurricane Sandy rumbled through the area. A number of county roads were closed by flooding or downed wires or...Tags: Battle of Antietam, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Building Material, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Maryland preserves 65 acres in Washington County
A 65-acre property in Washington County is one of two that has been permanently preserved by the State of Maryland. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and the Board of Public Works approved the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) easement this week....Tags: Environmental Issues, Wicomico County, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 18
Pa. family hosts ninth annual Thanksgiving dinner To the editor: There’s a chill in the air, the mountains are dressed in their fall colors, and … eggnog is on the store shelves so that must mean Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The...Tags: Environmental Issues, Potatoes, Government, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Fort Frederick to host Ghost Tour Saturday, Oct. 20
Special to The Herald-MailIt was a harrowing time to live in Western Maryland. As the French and Indian War raged, hapless settlers found themselves in the midst of raids so fearsome that a fort was needed — one with stone walls 4 feet thick and 20 feet high in places...Tags: French and Indian War, Smallpox , Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Ghosts (supernatural entities)
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Tri-State briefs - Oct. 9
Door replacement shifts entrance to City Hospital MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia University Hospitals-East City Hospital officials announced plans for a temporary entrance to the hospital’s main lobby. From Wednesday through the first...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Politics, Symptoms, Medical Procedures and Tests
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