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Pediatric, community health fair is April 14
Penn State Mont Alto's annual Pediatric and Community Health Fair is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14. The fair features horses, parachutes, puppet shows, ambulances, fire trucks, and a fly-in by the Life Lion helicopter. Participants can also... -
Brad Sell and Leah Gayman: Grant awards are a positive step forward in strategic process
United Way of Washington County and Community Foundation of Washington County will be writing monthly columns in The Herald-Mail to keep the Strategic Community Impact Plan (SCIP) process in the forefront of the community’s conscience, and to report...Tags: Substance Abuse, Healthy Diet, Health, Education, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mini-grants awarded for projects at five Washington County schools
The Washington County Public Schools Education Foundation on Wednesday morning delivered spring 2012 classroom mini-grants to schools. The Prize Patrol kicked off at Fountaindale Elementary School with business sponsors of the program being honored....
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Letters to the Editor - March 29
Government should move stadium project forward To the editor: Washington County is in danger of losing the Hagerstown Suns because Municipal Stadium is not up to the minimum standards for Class A professional baseball. Either the stadium must be improved...Tags: Sports, Religion and Belief, Health, Judaism, Labor Legislation
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Technology becoming everyday occurrence in today's classrooms
julieg@herald-mail.comAt Western Heights Middle School, a student took her turn at the front of the class figuring out a math problem on the board. She used an electronic pen, but could just as easily have used her finger to write her math solution on the electronic board. In...Tags: High Schools, Scholastic Inc., Colleges and Universities, Education, Entertainment
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Boehner backs payroll tax cut bill, but says it won't add jobs
Associated PressA compromise bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed should be enacted, but it’s not going to help the economy very much, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. Boehner, R-Ohio, made the remarks...Tags: Parties and Movements, Personal Data Collection, Democratic Party, Elections, Republican Party
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The Community Foundation of Washington County awards $115,000 in unrestricted grants
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThursday was a really great day for Janet Bartels. In 2006, Bartels, a Washington County master gardener from Hagerstown, helped to start a collaborative community gardening project at Memorial Recreation Center to provide children in the C-Safe...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ceremonies, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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What the future holds for fitness
Wow, what a 2011 for the fitness industry. New brands, expanding brands, closing brands and weird things happening all around the fitness biz. You might have experienced some of these changes firsthand with the down economy forcing many fitness clubs to...Tags: Heart Disease, Apple iPhone, Diseases and Illnesses, Facebook, Health
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Short responses prompt little research
As my students were scanning a list of potential research paper topics, one of the boys came up with a bright idea. At least he thought it was a bright idea. As he read a topic prompt — "Should the government be allowed to wire tap without...Tags: Students, Juvenile Delinquency, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Research
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Food drive planned
Allegany Dental Care will hold its fifth annual food drive during the month of February. The staff will accept donations of nonperishable food items at its three locations. All food collected will be donated to Food Resources Inc. The locations are:...Tags: Weight, Body Mass Index, Religion and Belief, Charity, Human Interest
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Ballroom dance Thursday
Clare Domer’s ballroom dance will be Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Morris Frock Post 42 American Legion on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown. The event is open to the public. Admission costs $5 per person. Benefit concert Smithsburg Volunteer Fire...Tags: Students, Heart Disease, Taylor Smith, Preschools, Teaching and Learning
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Ballroom dance party
Jim Powers will hold his ballroom dance party Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Maugansville Ruritan Club building on Maugans Avenue. Admission costs $4 per person. Health workshop A workshop titled “Coronary Health Improvement Project,” or...Tags: Music, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Babe Ruth, High Blood Pressure
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