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Gu-Zheng Ensemble concert provides park goers a unique musical experience
julieg@herald-mail.comAlice Kan placed a pick in each of the 3-year-old’s small hands and then covered the girl’s hands with her own as she showed the youngster how to play a gu zheng. After Daphne received the impromptu lesson, following Sunday’s Arts in...Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, Travel, Music, Tourism and Leisure
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Junior Ranger Program offered
Greenbrier State Park welcomes families to join its summer Junior Ranger Program. Those ages 5 to 12 will explore the park, discover nature and learn about the great outdoors with the guidance of rangers. Participants are grouped by age: Park Pals (5 to...Tags: State Parks, Travel, Greenbrier, Tourism and Leisure
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Model sailboat skippers scope out Hagerstown's City Park
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA group of remote-controlled model sailboats raced around a marked course on the lake in Hagerstown’s City Park Wednesday as members of area model yacht clubs tested the waters for future regattas. Seven skippers from the White Rose Model Yacht...Tags: Travel, Lakes and Ponds, Tourism and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Staff picks: June 6
The top five things to do this week Civil War lecture series Audrey Scanlan-Teller will discuss “Sister Soldiers of the Civil War” Thursday, June 6, 6 p.m. dinner; 7 p.m. lecture. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown....
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Illegal campfires damage walkways in Big Slackwater area of C&O Canal park
davem@herald-mail.comMore than $19 million was spent to rebuild the Big Slackwater section of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park near Williamsport, a massive project along the Potomac River that involved 121 columns bolted into rock to support elevated...Tags: National Parks, Fires, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Town and Country Garden Club selects Coombs for award
The Town and Country Garden Club of Hagerstown selected Kirstie Lane Coombs, a student at North Hagerstown High School, as the recipient of its 2013 academic scholarship. The $500 scholarship was established in order for the club membership to...Tags: Students, Biotechnology Industry, Teaching and Learning, Travel, Biotechnology
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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: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture, Travel, Libraries
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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, Tourism and Leisure
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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: Washington, DC, Museums, LEGO Group, Arts and Culture, Travel
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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, Arts and Culture, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Travel, Festive Events
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Travel, Animals, Tourism and Leisure
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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: Washington Monument, Maryland General Assembly, State Parks, Wars and Interventions, Travel
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