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Decorating veterans' graves a Memorial Day tradition
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring. The couple placed flowers, a cross and a pinwheel in memory of their son, James L....Tags: Human Interest, Armed Conflicts, Religion and Belief, American Legion, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: Festive Events, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, American Legion, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Prep Notes: Hancock girls give school record book a challenge
February 15, 2013 Girls Basketball The Hancock girls basketball team is challenging the school high-water mark for wins in one season. Under coach Todd Ruppenthal, Hancock has a 14-6 record entering its regular-season final tonight at Clear...Tags: Basketball, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Swimming, Nick Miller and The Neighbors, High School Sports
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Young people fascinated with history
History is for old fogeys, right? Well, then, what are all these young people doing volunteering at the Washington County Historical Society? And, why are high and middle school students engaged with in-depth historical research projects? Interns and...Tags: History (tv network), Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Polio, Berlin (Germany)
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Feb. 14
‘Shades of Black and White’ Barbara Randall exhibits embroidery and Adam Wilson displays photographs, such as the image shown above, through Friday, Feb. 15. Council for the Arts, 159 S. Main St., downtown Chambersburg, Pa. Call 717-264-6883....Tags: Arts, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Museums
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Man charged in W. Antietam St. fire was trying to stay warm, apologizes
davem@herald-mail.comA 26-year-old man who was charged Tuesday in a fire that significantly damaged a vacant five-story building at 19-23 W. Antietam Street last Thursday night told a city fire marshal that he was trying to stay warm, started a fire in a bathtub, and was...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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'Hearts at War' planned at museum
Kelly Hancock, museum educator for the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va., will present a collection of wartime love letters, valentines and home-made items of affection during a presentation Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Washington County Museum...Tags: Arts, PTA, Fiction, Frank Turner, Lobbying
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Boys Basketball: Wildcats' victory over Warriors no work of art
Staff CorrespondentWilliamsport’s boys basketball team survived a tough battle against Boonsboro, pulling out a 41-32 win on Friday night in an MVAL Antietam game. “It has been a very emotional evening,” Wildcats coach Scott Mowbray said. “To get...Tags: Basketball, Sports
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Salem Avenue has talent
On May 15, Salem Avenue Elementary School held its second annual talent show. This year’s theme was Olweus Bullying Prevention. The show consisted of acts that included dancing, singing, poetry reciting, joke telling, Hula-Hoop dancing, violin...Tags: Dance, Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities
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Undoing 150 years to reveal past in Burnside's Headquarters
Special to The Herald-MailThis is the 198th in a series of articles about the historical and architectural treasures of Washington County. Mills Road runs generally north/south between Burnside Bridge and Harpers Ferry roads, near land crossed during the Battle of Antietam....Tags: Farms, Building Material
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Networking, Daniel Webster, New York Yankees, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail...
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