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Stagecoach added to Perry 200 parade
Erie Times-News, Pa.A replica western stagecoach will be making a stop at Saturday's Perry 200 Grand Parade in downtown Erie. Officials with Wells Fargo & Co. finalized plans in the last week with Perry 200 Parade organizers to send the stagecoach to Erie. The replica...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Girl Scouts place flags on graves of veterans
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.Girl Scout Rebecca Marie Letcher carried an armful of flags through Hazleton's Vine Street Cemetery on Saturday, stopping every so often to place one on the grave of a veteran. "It feels good to help out," said Letcher, 11, a member of Troop 4210. "We'...Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion
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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: Music, Concerts, Mount Airy, Dwayne Johnson, 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....
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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: Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, LEGO Group, Toronto (Canada), 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, Politics, Voting, Elections
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Niagara Falls area to get help from feds to boost tourists from around the world
The Buffalo NewsTourism in the Niagara Falls area is about to get a boost from the federal government. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was joined by other public officials Monday at Fort Niagara to announce a new international marketing campaign to promote...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marketing
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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: Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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British officer settles in during two-year assignment at Fort Drum
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.From training missions to deployments or just sporting activities, 10th Mountain Division events being planned come through Maj. Gareth J. Boyd, the division's chief of future operations. Though the work could be considered routine, Maj. Boyd's...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, New York City, Armed Forces, Physical Fitness and Exercise, United Kingdom
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Natchez Trace Parkway celebrates 75 years
The Natchez Democrat, Miss.Saturday marks the paradoxical 75th anniversary of one of Natchez's oldest connections with civilization. The National Park Service will mark this weekend the day in 1938 when the NPS assumed control of the historic Old Natchez Road -- today known as...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Highway Transportation, Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Wars and Interventions
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?An Iliad? spins a classic to modern times
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.A modern-day interpretation of "The Iliad" at Syracuse Stage connects the decade-long Trojan War and the siege of Troy that's depicted in Homer's poem to conflicts of today. The tale of "An Iliad" at Syracuse Stage, which begins Wednesday and runs...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mark Rothko, Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions, Beijing (China)
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Celebration will mark Natchez Trace's 75th
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloMississippi congressional leaders and officials of the National Park Service will help start the 75th anniversary celebration of the Natchez Trace Parkway at 10 a.m. May 18 at the parkway's administrative headquarters near Tupelo. The headquarters is...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Music, Alan Nunnelee, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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