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Column: Cecil Fair, quarter auction, Eastern Star
It's that time again to mark your calendars for the 2012 Cecil County Fair to be held July 20 to 28 in Fair Hill. A variety quarter auction will be held today (Friday) at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 201 Mount Royal Ave. in Aberdeen....Tags: Culture, Havre de Grace, Ceremonies, Mount Royal, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Partnership between Mount Clare Mansion, B&O Railroad Museum
Temperatures climbed into the 50s and gentle winds buffeted those who had gathered outside Mount Clare Mansion to celebrate its reopening and affiliation with the B&O Railroad Museum. While bystanders waited for the official ribbon-cutting ceremonies...Tags: Charles Carroll, Colleges and Universities, New York City, Transportation, Rentals
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Day trip: Presidential excursions
Gettysburg, Pa. Historic Gettysburg Honor Presidents Day with a trip to the town where Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address and near Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm. In addition to the Civil War battlefield, there is the Soldiers' National Cemetery...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Holidays, White House, New York City, Abraham Lincoln
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Kids get a soaking at annual Roland Park parade
Roland Park neighbors trotted out their tried-and-true Fourth of July recipe Monday: Combine kids, dogs, politicians and parents with cameras. And then just add water.
For this long-established tradition, the water was provided by a pair of city Fire...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Roland Park, Festive Events, Elections, Mary Pat Clarke
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Georgetown before Georgetown became cool
Special To The SunPart 3 of a three-part series about Georgetown. GEORGETOWN - Never mind that the oldest neighborhood in the nation's capital doesn't possess an instantly recognizable ZIP code, a la Beverly Hills 90210. Instead, Georgetown's cachet stems from its...Tags: Georgetown University, Manhattan (New York City), Colleges and Universities, Brain, Bill Clinton
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Washington's world worthy destination
Special To The SunIn 1798, George and Martha Washington entertained more than 675 guests at their home, Mount Vernon. That's almost two guests per night every night of the year. It was enough to make George note in his personal diary the few occasions he and his wife...Tags: Slavery, Gardening, Dining and Drinking, Ronald Reagan, Vernon (Los Angeles, California)
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A place of honor
Special to The SunIf ever there were a year that needed a Memorial Day, this is the year. If ever there were a place to symbolize best our national need to remember and to honor, this is the place: the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va....Tags: Holidays, U.S. Marine Corps, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Death
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Geraniums: These popular bedding and container plants kept on giving summer color
In honor of 2012 being the Year of the Geranium, the National Garden Bureau brings you some quick facts about this much-loved garden plant: 1.The bedding plants gardeners plant in late spring and bring inside in autumn are commonly known as geraniums; but...
Tags: Gardening
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A healthy dose of American history
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPaul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...Tags: UMass Minutemen, Elections, Table Tennis, Buddhism, Hotels and Accommodations
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There's A New Sandwich In Town!
In another fleeting moment of glory, Fox43's Morning Meteorologist Jeff Robbins was celebrated by the Brickerville House Family Restaurant. The owner, George Agadis decided to add a new sandwich to his menu. Agadis, a man of vision and good taste,...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Sandwiches, Ice Cream, Restaurants
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Four-Diamond rating for two southwest Virginia bed and breakfasts
Two places where you can spend the night in our region are top rated.
AAA released its "four and five diamond" ratings.
In our area, The Oaks Victorian Inn in Christiansburg was honored with "four diamond" for the 17th year in a row.
The Oaks came...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Automotive Equipment, Washington, DC, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Dining and Drinking
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Michelle Obama rejects 'angry black woman' label
— With a new book portraying Michelle Obama as an assertive force within the White House, the first lady has challenged the notion that she's "some kind of angry black woman."
Obama, entering the fourth year of a mostly gaffe-free White House run,...Tags: Lynn University, Michelle Obama, Washington, DC, Laura Bush, Elections
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