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Lombard marks graves of 3 local soldiers
Long ago laid to rest in unmarked graves in Lombard, three soldiers who served in the Civil War and World War I are finally getting their due. In advance of Memorial Day, a committee composed of the VFW Lilac Post 5815, the Lombard Historical Commission...
Tags: Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Sociology, Wars and Interventions, Culture
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Memorial Day observances planned [Havre de Grace]
A pleasant Memorial Day weekend, dear readers! Memorial Day observances will be conducted May 27 at 9 a.m. at Angel Hill Cemetery and then proceed to Tydings Memorial Park by 11 a.m. Contact the American Legion Post 47, 410-939-0234. Memorial Day...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Memorial Day, Bars and Clubs, Wines
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: Vienna (Austria), Museums, Sociology, University of Michigan, Culture
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Weekend calendar - May 18
Kids Alive Fest Children’s Village of Washington County holds its open house and community safety day. Activities include: helicopter landing, 11 a.m., weather and emergency calls permitting; K-9 demonstration, noon; auto extrication demo, 1 p.m.;...Tags: Mount Airy, Music, Concerts, Human Interest, Aetna Inc.
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Five for your planner: Friday, May 17
1. Cornet concert The Rohrersville Cornet Band will perform favorites and new compositions. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Rohrersville Cornet Band Hall, Main Street, Rohrersville. Free, donations accepted. Call 301-992-9767 or go to www.rohrersvilleband.com....
Tags: Music, Wesley Clark, Entertainment
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Swept up in a Toronto summer
TORONTO - Streetcars, sharks, pandas and parasols. This summer, Canada's largest city will be vibrantly alive. Just watch out for construction. The biggest news here is the planned opening this summer of Ripley's Aquarium, a $130-million project that...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, LEGO Group, Toronto (Canada), Kensington, Tour Operations Industry
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A terrific week for Havre de Grace [Editorial]
Wow, what a week it was in Havre de Grace! The city was pillaged by the British for the second time in 200 years. Decoys, ducks and all things fowl from the water made their 32nd annual three-day visit. And the voters not only chose all incumbents (we...Tags: Local Elections, Havre de Grace, Elections, Voting, Politics
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Fincastle Presbyterian Church recognized by the Governor
reporterA big birthday is getting statewide attention. As WDBJ7 told you last month Fincastle Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Now that milestone is garnering recognition from the Governor and Virginia Senator Steve Newman. The...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Politics
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Books a popular gift for Maryland governor
Books -- about the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Bay and other topics -- were popular gifts to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley last year, according to his financial disclosure forms. He received nearly 90 books during the year, The Baltimore Sun's political...
Tags: Democratic Governors Association, Kazakhstan, Executive Branch, Government, MGM Resorts International
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Hildebrand to perform at St. Mark's on May 19
David Hildebrand will present a concert of Music of the War of 1812 in America, Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the St. Mark’s Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro. Call 301-582-0417 or go to www.stmarkslappans.org for more information...
Tags: Authors, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Memorial Day, Diabetes
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, France, Human Interest, Heroism, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Seagirt Marine Terminal's super cranes celebrated
He didn't get down on one knee, but Christopher Lee wooed his wife with a skyscraping crane she literally could call her own at the dedication of the port of Baltimore's berth capable of handling the world's largest cargo ships. As founder of Highstar...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Culture, Fort McHenry, Executive Branch, Government
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