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Hiker walking the Appalachian Trail to benefit Cedar Ridge Ministries
alnotarianni@aol.comLuke Badley was 6 years old riding along with his family when he noticed the long fenced bridge spanning across I-70 and asked his dad what it was. It was the Appalachian Trail overpass that hikers use to cross the busy highway. Badley’s father...Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Media Industry
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Speaker identifies with student athletes recognized at True Grit Awards
will.robinson@herald-mail.comSt. Maria Goretti outdoor track and cross country coach Mike Spinnler took the podium at Tuesday’s 32nd True Grit Awards banquet like a minister in front of his congregation. The keynote speaker of the awards spoke of 2011 keynote speaker Susan...Tags: Basketball, Clubs and Associations, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure, Learning Disability
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Brain Games teams put heads together to promote literacy
davem@herald-mail.comSeventeen teams matched wits Sunday in a competition that put their trivia skills to the test while helping to promote literacy in the Eastern Panhandle. The 16th annual Brain Games, a fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle, was...Tags: Jeopardy!, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Broadfording Christian Academy offers programs for special-needs students
The administration at Broadfording Christian Academy recognizes that children are not all the same, and for some children to reach their full potential, their unique needs, abilities and learning styles need to be identified and nurtured in the learning...
Tags: Physical Therapy, Students, Teaching and Learning, Learning Disability, Autism
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Teams gather for the Brain Games to benefit Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWho was the only U.S. president born in New Hampshire? That question and 99 others pitted 24 teams against each other Sunday in the 15th annual Brain Games benefiting Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle. Knowing that Franklin Pierce, the...Tags: Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Franklin Pierce
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Teen helps build home for a family in Honduras
tiffanya@herald-mail.comA trip to Honduras reminded 16-year-old Andrew Jacob Atwell to be more appreciative of his "stuff." In January, Andrew — or AJ, as his family calls him — went on an 11-day missionary trip to El Progresso, Honduras, to help build a home for...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Justice and Rights
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Poet Philip Schultz Next Up At Sunken Garden
The Hartford CourantThe Sunken Garden Poetry Festival continues on Wednesday, June 26, on the grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington. Philip Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and founder/director of The Writers Studio, which teaches fiction and...Tags: Human Interest, Old Lyme, Healthy Diet, Music, The Huffington Post
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Patricia E. Sadowski, reading specialist
Patricia E. Sadowski, a retired Baltimore County public schools reading specialist and music lover, died Sunday from congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Oak Crest Village resident was 76. "Pat worked with children who were...
Tags: Graduation, Elementary Schools, Roland Park, Carney (music group), Religion and Belief
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Weekend preview: Laughs, cigars and khorovats
About a year ago, actor-author-producer Paul Reiser decided to return to standup comedy. He hadn’t really done the whole comedy-club tour thing in about 20 years. “People said, ‘Hey, it’s like riding a bike … ’...
Tags: Restaurants, Coral Springs, Music, Arts, Bank of America Corp.
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Buffy St. Marie Plays Infinity Hall Tonight
Buffy St. Marie Thurs., June 13, Infiinity Music Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk, (866) 666-6306, infinityhall.com In his memoir, Bob Dylan says he resisted the label of “protest singer” at a certain point in his career. “...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Bob Dylan, Concerts, Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Jeannette Walls' Visit Among R.J. Julia Events
The Hartford CourantJeannette Walls, the journalist whose 2009 memoir "The Glass Castle," about growing up poor with brilliant but neglectful parents, has been a New York Times bestseller for five years, has written her first novel, "The Silver Star" (Scribner, $26). It's...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Music, Religion and Belief, Henry Winkler, Mark Twain
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Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Hosts Strong Lineup
The Hartford CourantTwo Pulitzer Prize winners. A former U.S. poet laureate. President Obama's 2013 Inaugural poet. A "poet of witness" who champions human rights. This year's Sunken Garden Poetry Prize-winner, and students whose "fresh voices" have enlivened state poetry...Tags: Grateful Dead (music group), Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Music, Civil Rights
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