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Glacier National Park rangers say hikers were well-prepared
Rangers at Glacier National Park said Tuesday that the two hikers with ties to Western Maryland, including former Boonsboro resident Neal Peckens, were well-prepared for their unexpected situation in the Montana wilderness. Peckens, 32, who now lives...
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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: Air Transportation Industry, Landforms, Frostburg State University, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Glaciers
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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: Air Transportation Industry, Landforms, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Glaciers, U.S. Border Patrol
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Mail Call - Dec. 22
“Friends of mine and I, we’re all down here at Hagerstown City Park in Hagerstown, and we see that, where some people took the bulbs out of some of the Christmas decorations and broke them on the sidewalk. I think it’s very — you...Tags: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Santa Claus (fictional character), Religion and Belief, Iran
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Experts: Chances for local aftershocks from Tuesday's quake are slim
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comVibrations from Tuesday’s earthquake in central Virginia were felt along the East Coast thanks to the “old and cold” geology of the region, an expert said Wednesday. Gavin Hayes, a research seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey...Tags: Maryland, Virginia, Earthquakes, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Geology
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Business People - Sept. 18
RE/MAX Achievers RE/MAX Achievers welcomes Linda Elsemore to its team of professionals. Elsemore is licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. She has been in real estate for seven years. She has an ABR designation and is a member of the education...Tags: Realty, Diseases and Illnesses, Insulin, Human Body, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Fairplay woman named outstanding senior at Virginia Tech
taylor.eckel@herald-mail.comHolly Kays loves writing, the outdoors and building relationships with people. This year's Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va.,...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Natural Resource Industry, Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech
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