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Greencastle Lions Club gives $180,000 to town library and park
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe Greencastle Lions Club has contributed $180,000 to two hometown organizations. The Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library at 305 E. Baltimore St. received $108,000, and the Jerome R. King Playground at 240 N. Carlisle St. got $72,000 from the Lions Club...Tags: Human Interest, Travel, Finance, Gardens and Parks, Arts and Culture
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Washington Co. groups, individuals recognized for historic preservation
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comAn old store in Fairview is now in the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum and aviation artifacts are in another museum, factors in the selection of the Washington County Commissioners’ Annual John Frye Historic Preservation Awards winners. The...Tags: Human Interest, Travel, Local Government, Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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'Arts in the Park' brings opera to the people
julieg@herald-mail.comThe south end of Hagerstown’s City Park was full of the sounds of love and heartbreak Sunday afternoon as the Hub Opera Ensemble performed excerpts from an upcoming performance of “Don Giovanni.” The performance was the first in a...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Inflatable train a huge hit at Railroad Heritage Days
julieg@herald-mail.comKids couldn’t get enough Sunday of a 59-foot-long inflatable train at Railroad Heritage Days. Going through the bouncy train time after time, kids were smiling whether they were stepping, crawling or falling out of the opening in the locomotive&...Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Gardens and Parks, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Travel, Unions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Corporate Officers
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Horse-drawn wagons highlight National Pike Festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comKaren Davis enlisted friends Stacey Schaab and Beth Przybylski to join her for last year’s National Pike Festival and Wagon Train in Washington County because she had just finished radiation treatment for cancer. “Now, I can’t get rid...Tags: Annapolis, Travel, Festive Events, Gardens and Parks, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Handful of Hagerstown hopefuls take chance with Powerball tickets
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWednesday might have been Trish Riley’s lucky day. “On a whim,” Riley, 47, made an atypical afternoon stop at Central City Liquors in Hagerstown to buy lottery tickets — a luxury she allows herself only three times a year....Tags: Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Family, Heart Attack
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Football registration
The Washington County Junior Football League will host registration for the upcoming football season Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Valley Mall. Sign-ups will be held in the Food Court area. For more information, go to www.wcjfl.com. Paws...Tags: Travel, Animals, Gardens and Parks, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Five for your planner: Tuesdays, May 14
1. Comedy that’s ‘Dy-no-mite’ Make Me Laugh Comedy Tour will host two shows Saturday, May 18, at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 18 N. Locust St., downtown Hagerstown. The shows will feature Jimmie Walker and C.J. Burney, hosted by Chad...
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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, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington Monument, State Parks, Trips and Vacations
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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: Human Interest, Museums, Maryland General Assembly, Arts and Culture, State Parks
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Washington County tourism up 35 percent in 2012
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comTourism in Washington County remains healthy, with annual visitation in 2012 up by about 35 percent at most local tourist attractions, according to a local tourism official. Thomas B. Riford, president and chief executive officer of the Hagerstown-...Tags: Travel, Tour Operations Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers, Marketing
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