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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: Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc., Aetna Inc., Conservation, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Policy
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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: Tourism and Leisure, Antietam National Battlefield, State Parks, Cultural Development, Economic Policy
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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: Pies and Tarts, Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball, World Series, Apple Pie
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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: YMCA, Washington, DC, Denzel Washington, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Muhammad Ali
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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: Super Bowl, Robert Griffin III, National Football League, Larry Bird, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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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: American Legion, Baseball, High School Sports, Wars and Interventions, World War I (1914-1918)
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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: Jackie Robinson, New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Fine Artists, Academy Awards
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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: Quitting Smoking, Baseball, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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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: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Thomas Robinson, Politics, National Basketball Association, Johnny Unitas
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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: Yankee Stadium, Baseball, High School Sports, Little League Baseball, Fenway Park
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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: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, College Sports, Sports, Softball
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Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth baseball registration is Saturday
The Smithsburg Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Baseball League will hold registration Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Smithsburg Fire Hall, 22 N. Main St. Bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate to registration. The cost is $40 for a single...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Cal Ripken
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