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Report: History an important part of Washington County's economic development future
dona@herald-mail.comHagerstown Regional Airport and the former Fort Ritchie U.S. Army base both have a place in Washington County’s history, and officials at each facility want them to play a part in the county’s economic future. Along with those facilities,...Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Natural Resource Industry, FedEx Corporation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945)
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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: Greenbrier, Corporate Officers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Battle of Antietam
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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Roger Clemens, Apple Pie, Sports, Baseball, Sammy Sosa
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Soup-to-go sale
Next on the calendar of fundraiser events for the Ebenezer AME Women’s Day is a soup-to-go sale Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. The soups will be chicken corn, chicken noodle, bean, vegetable and chili. The soup sale will be at Ebenezer AME...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Denzel Washington, Washington, DC, YMCA
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Parasiliti: We build athletes up, then tear them down
It used to be so easy. Back when I was a kid, all you did was flick on the TV and sit and watch sports. You were moved, inspired and driven to be just like those guys, those athletes who dazzled you with their brilliance. They were role models —...Tags: Robert Griffin III, Larry Bird, Roger Clemens, Baseball, Sports
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Waynesboro celebrates Memorial Park upgrades
richardb@herald-mail.comIn 2010, Waynesboro borough officials applied for a $45,000 state grant to make improvements to the town’s nine-acre Memorial Park. On Friday afternoon, they cut a ribbon in honor of the upgrades that grant plus some local in-kind contributions...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Sports, Baseball, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Country music icon Charley Pride to perform at Luhrs Center in Shippesburg, Pa.
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comCountry music legend Charley Pride never intended on breaking color barriers when it came to country music. He wanted to a break a different kind of record. One of 11 children who was born to sharecroppers in Sledge, Miss., Pride had dreams of being...Tags: Chet Atkins, Music Industry, Baseball, Sports, Jack Johnson
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Art Callaham: Let's talk stadium
Even though I promised lots of people that I was going to remain mostly silent about stadium issues here in Hagerstown, one trip to see the O’s play the Nats in Baltimore hooked me again. My wife says this is worse than all those times I quit...Tags: Washington Nationals, Baseball, Sports, Government, Politics
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Ripken statue last in series being created for Baltimore Orioles
andrews@herald-mail.comAntonio Tobias “Toby” Mendez has been making a new Cal Ripken Jr. in his studio. Mendez’s version — in bronze — will be taller than the human version of the Iron Man shortstop and several hundred pounds heavier. The...Tags: Texas Rangers, Kendall Marshall, Sports, Johnny Unitas, Fenway Park
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Parasiliti: Federal history is starting point to new dreams
History is allegedly a thing of the past. Many people don’t like living back there. In some cases, reliving and honoring days gone by softens the drive for future achievements. But in other ways, it also defines those times. The fact is,...
Tags: Baseball, Sports, Fenway Park, High School Sports, Little League Baseball
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Allan L. Purdham II, 41
Allan Lewis Purdham II, 41, of College Road, Hagerstown, Md., died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Feb. 19, 1971, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of Allan L. Purdham of Hagerstown and the late Carol Estelle Clemons Purdham....
Tags: Sports, College Sports, Softball, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Lloyd Waters: Frances Cruger a nurse, teacher and lady at 92
In 2009, I wrote a column titled “Should we be afraid of the dark?” It was a story about a doctor’s dilemma in keeping patients alive, after the quality of life is gone, only for them to suffer more. A few days after I wrote this...Tags: Medical Specialization, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945), Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals
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