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La Caņada High softball needs another walk-off win over Monrovia
LA CAŅADA — Put the La Caņada and Monrovia high softball teams on a field together and get ready for some drama — at least that’s the way it’s usually been the past two years. Sticking true to the theme set in the previous two...Tags: Softball, Baseball, Sports
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Carnival opens Friday
The Great Boonsboro Ambulance Carnival opens Friday at the Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Co. in Shafer Park, off North Main Street in Boonsboro. On Friday and Sunday, attendees can ride all night. On Sunday, the entertainment will be provided by local...Tags: Religion and Belief, Relay for Life, Arts and Culture, Memorial Day, Movies
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Harford Mutual Insurance donates $5,000 to Relay For Life
On May 2, Harford Mutual Insurance renewed its commitment to ending cancer by donating $5,000 to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Central Harford County. Harford Mutual Insurance is a long-time supporter of Harford County Relay For Life and... -
Marquette Bank collects food for the hungry
Marquette Bank is collecting food donations for the hungry as part of its commitment to helping the community, bank officials say. Customers, residents and bank employees can leave non-perishable food donations at any of the bank's 23 locations until...Tags: Career and Workplace, Breast Cancer, Employees, Human Interest, Orland Park
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A LOOK BACK
May 19, 1943: In his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country's full support in the fight against Japan. May 20, 1969: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces captured Ap Bia Mountain, referred to...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, John F. Kennedy, U.S. Congress
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Cancer prevention study
Haven Lutheran Church and the American Cancer Society are fighting back against cancer by hosting enrollment at the church for a new research study titled Cancer Prevention Study-3. Area residents can help researchers better understand the genetic,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Skin Cancer, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Norman F. Brown, 62
Norman Frederick Brown, 62, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born Saturday, June 10, 1950, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Norman Brown and the late Mildred (Fuestel) Brown....Tags: Annapolis, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Dental Health, Tooth Decay, Dietary Supplements, NAACP, Justice and Rights
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Greencastle Relay for Life is a time to 'celebrate, remember and to fight back'
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comTina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of...Tags: Mammogram, Schools, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elementary Schools, Lymphoma
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: PTA, White House, Music, Auction Service, Science and Technology
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Altadena Junction: Civil War memorial, a summer market and rally
It's a little-known fact that Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena may have one of the largest collections of remains of Civil War veterans outside of the areas where the battles were fought. According to Nick Smith, a historian who works at the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Abraham Lincoln, Relay for Life, Memorial Day
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IU Health offers mammograms at discounted price
Indiana University Health released the following on Friday: LA PORTE, Ind.–During the entire month of May, several Indiana University Health locations throughout Northern Indiana are offering mammograms at an exclusive $95 discounted rate to...
Tags: Mammogram, General Practitioners, Breast Cancer
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