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Political Notebook - June 10
Givens first off the blocks to fill seat currently held by Myers Ray Givens, a Republican with a Hancock address, has filed to run in the 2014 elections for Subdistrict 1C, a seat current held by Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany. Myers...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Elections, John Delaney, Politics
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Clear Spring graduate earns Eagle Scout rank
Boy Scout Michael S. Smith of Troop 117 in Clear Spring has been awarded the Eagle Scout rank, the highest in Scouting. He is the son of Colleen and Marty Smith of Clear Spring. A Court of Honor to present the award was held April 13 at St. Joseph&...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Graduation, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Day of Giving
For more than 20 years, the Interfaith Service Coalition has been serving the needs of Hancock and surrounding communities. Residents turn to the ISC for food, clothing, shelter, for many educational needs, and Keep a Senior Safe and Warm and...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Spaghetti, Lifestyle and Leisure, Early Learning, Sandwiches
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Towpath blocked near Paw Paw Tunnel
In January, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park experienced a significant rockslide near towpath mile 155, just downstream of the Paw Paw Tunnel. While investigating the rockslide, numerous other large rock formations were...Tags: Entertainment, Schools, Preschools, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Shepherdstown dedicates new high-tech sewage treatment plant
richardb@herald-mail.comIn 1980, Shepherdstown opened its first public sewage treatment plant, and for the first time in the town’s history, it stopped dumping raw sewage into the Potomac River. The town reached another milestone Friday, when it dedicated a new...Tags: Waste, Environmental Issues, Earl Ray Tomblin, Science and Technology, Herb Snyder
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Search continues for Boonsboro High grad and hiking companion lost in Glacier National Park
davem@herald-mail.comThe National Park Service at Glacier National Park in Montana reported Monday morning that the search for two missing hikers, including one from Boonsboro, is continuing. Neal Peckens, 32, a 1998 graduate of Boonsboro High School, and another man with...Tags: Graduation, Animal Science, Blacksburg, Mountains, Environmental Issues
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Park authorities confirm missing hikers found alive
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA Boonsboro High School graduate and another man who disappeared while hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park were found alive and well, park authorities said Monday night. The men — Neal Peckens, 32, a Boonsboro graduate who now lives...Tags: Blacksburg, U.S. Border Patrol, Glaciers, National Parks, Landforms
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Energy interests fueling both sides in W.Va. governor's race
Associated PressThe coal industry and other energy interests are helping to fuel West Virginia’s governor’s race, contributing to Republican Bill Maloney and the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the latest campaign finance reports show. But while...Tags: Coal, Energy Resources, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Washington, DC, Bobby Jindal
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Perry honored for Big Slackwater Restoration efforts
Tom Perry has been awarded the National Honor Roll Award from the Izaak Walton League of America for his work on the Big Slackwater Restoration Project along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath. The award is designed to recognize nonmembers (groups...
Tags: Human Interest
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Author Mariah Stewart says she has the world's best job
marieg@herald-mail.comWho knew whooping cough could influence a career choice? Not in medicine — but as an author. That was the case with romance fiction writer Mariah Stewart, who at the age of 7, spent an entire summer in bed, recuperating from the respiratory...Tags: Whooping Cough, Romance (genre), Authors, Arts and Culture, Respiratory Disease
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John W. Evans III
John Wesley Evans III, of Front Royal, Va., died of a stroke, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at the MCV Hospital in Richmond, Va. Mr. Evans was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Baltimore, Md., son of the late John W. Evans Jr. and Hilda Hurst Evans. He was a graduate...
Tags: Cancer, General Motors Corp., World War II (1939-1945), Westmoreland County, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Williamsport 'Retreat' weekend includes a North-South showdown
andrews@herald-mail.comSome men who re-enact war have experienced it themselves, in Vietnam and Iraq. Some supporters from the sidelines are war veterans of decades ago, in Korea and World War II. “It’s kind of a ghastly brotherhood,” said Tony Morgan of...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Wars and Interventions
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