Around Sharpsburg and Keedysville

01/15/10 For the annual Christmas lighting contest, the Sharpsburg Lions Club awarded prizes to three Sharpsburg residents for best house and/or lawn decorations and three prizes for best door decorations.

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Senior calendar for Jan. 18-Jan. 22

01/15/10 Events and activities at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa.

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Andrew Sargus Klein: It's Painful To Watch a Level-Headed Conservative Defend Sarah Palin

01/15/10 Sarah Palin recently nabbed the spotlight in another news cycle regarding her upcoming speech at the National Tea Party Convention. The ex-Governor reportedly rakes in $100,000 for each speech she delivers.

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Haiti earthquake relief efforts: How you can help

01/15/10 The village of Haverstraw, along with the Harvest Assembly of God church, is collecting donations of bottles and gallons of water, clothing, shoes and non-perishable dried and canned goods. They also are collecting money to purchase generators.

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Belle Vernon swimmers top Steel Valley

01/15/10 Mary Wardle and Hannah Naylor both won two individual events, leading Belle Vernon to a 90-61 victory Thursday night over visiting Steel Valley in Section 5-AA swimming action.

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Bad new for Real Estate In Everett

01/14/10 This is a triple dose of bad news for real estate in Everett. These three separate bits of informati...
 

Most Wash. education advocates worry about budget

01/01/10 Unlike most education advocates, Washington schools chief Randy Dorn doesn't get depressed thinking about the 2010 legislative session.

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Around Sharpsburg and Keedysville

12/31/09 The Potomac Valley Fire Department in Dargan will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. The $5 breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, coffee, milk and juice. Those younger than 5 will be admitted free.

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Senior calendar for Jan. 4-Jan. 8

12/31/09 Events and activities at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa.

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Senior calendar for Dec. 14-Dec. 18

12/14/09 Events and activities at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa.

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Cape weather: Mostly sunny, cloudy tonight

12/14/09 The National Weather Service says today will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s with northwest winds 15 to 20 mph while tonight will be mostly cloudy.

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Preseason girls basketball poll

12/14/09 Associated Press - December 14, 2009 6:15 PM ET Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters Association Girls' Basketball Preseason Poll. Teams are listed with record and total points: ...

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Today in History, Today is Monday, Dec. 14, 2009

12/14/09 Today is Monday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2009. There are 17 days left in the year. In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. In 1861, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died in London.

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Christmas at Mount Vernon

12/14/09 Christmas at Mount Vernon Where: Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Va. 22309

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The Washington Post Loses in Virginia

12/14/09 Bob McDonnell won big tonight in the Virginia gubernatorial race, as did the entire Virginia Republican party. The implications of the race will be sorted out soon enough. But one big loser is the Washington Post which may unwittingly have helped the Republican, despite their best efforts to put his opponent over the top.

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Prospects looking dim again for Lake Washington sockeye fishery

11/28/09 The Lake Washington sockeye salmon return was a huge disappointment this summer, and it may be a while before anglers get another chance to fish for them. The outcome didn't surprise state and tribal fisheries managers, who had braced themselves for a third consecutive downtrend in the lake's sockeye return.

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Achsah S. O'Donovan, horse breeder

11/24/09 Achsah S. O'Donovan, who with her husband bred thoroughbred horses on their Baltimore County farm for more than 40 years, died of cancer Nov. 17 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. She was 87.

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Remembering Robert Lautman, 85, Architectural Photographer

11/24/09 Architectural photographer Robert C. Lautman, Hon. AIA, died of pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2009.

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George Washington Re-enactor Returns To Annapolis

11/23/09 Yes, fellow citizens, that tall man you saw Tuesday night promenading around State Circle in Annapolis while wearing a blue and buff lieutenant general's uniform and a sword was none other than George Washington.

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Outdoors Calendar

10/24/09 BIKES rides ( www.bikesclub.org ): Meeting place is Harbour Pointe Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo, unless otherwise noted.

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Community Calendar

07/30/09 Submissions for Community Calendar are required 14 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Niles Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.

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