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Maryland camps Mid-Maryland Soccer Camp Dates: July 14-July 18 Location: St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown Ages: 4-12 Cost per child: $100 Phone: 717-677-0242 E-mail address: akeckler@gettysburg.edu Contact name: Alexa Keckler Activities offered: Skill instruction, guest speakers, games, collegiate and high school coaching staff Mid-Maryland Girls Basketball Camp Dates: July 7-July 11 Location: St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown Ages: 4-12 Cost per child: $100 Phone: 717-677-0242 E-mail address: akeckler@gettysburg.

The mission of the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Washington County office, is to educate people to help themselves by providing quality, innovative programs, information and advice. That information and advice is broken down into four categories: · Agriculture and natural resources - 301-791-1304 · 4-H youth development - 301-791-1404 · Family and consumer sciences - 301-791-1504 · Horticulture - 301-791-1604 Families may get information on gardening, landscape and lawn care, managing family budgets, understanding diet, nutrition, health and food safety, building and improving parenting skills, recycling and composting.

The mission of the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Washington County office, is simple: To educate people to help themselves by providing quality, innovative programs, information and advice. That information and advice is broken down into four categories: Agriculture and natural resources - 301-791-1304 4-H youth development - 301-791-1404 n Family and consumer sciences - 301-791-1504 Horticulture - 301-791-1604 Families may get information on gardening, landscape and lawn care, managing family budgets, understanding diet, nutrition, health and food safety, building and improving parenting skills, recycling and composting.

The Herald-Mail staff members are working on a story about the impact of gambling on the lives of Tri-State-area residents. If you or your family have been affected by compulsive gambling, we would like to talk with you. Please contact staff writer Julie E. Greene at 301-733-5131 or 1-800-626-6397, or write her at P.O. Box 439, 100 Summit Ave., Hagerstown, Md. 21740. The e-mail address is news@herald-mail.com .

Owners: Thomas and Wendy Creswell Address: 11438 National Pike, Clear Spring Opening date: Feb. 12, 2008 Products and services: Bottled natural spring water, currently .5-liter and 1-gallon bottles. Market area: Maryland How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?: The quality of water produced by our springs and the lack of good, quality, natural spring water being bottled at the source by existing companies.

Name of business: Complements Owner: Celeste Kitchen-Hornbecker Address: To the rear of 114 Grove Lane, Boonsboro Opening date: June 2008 Products and services: Men's, women's and children's hair services, cutting, styling, coloring, perming and more. Market area: Southern Washington County How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it? "I have been a hairstylist for over 30 years. I took some time away and rediscovered my passion.

Ombudsmen can answer your questions Ombudsmen, or citizen representatives, in each state can answer questions and handle complaints about long-term care facilities. Maryland residents should contact their local county office. The numbers are 301-790-0275 in Washington County and 1-301-694-1605 in Frederick County. In West Virginia, the state ombudsman in Charleston can be reached at 1-304-558-2241, ext. 36, or by e-mail at lmedley@boss.state.wv.us. Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties are part of a region with its own ombudsman, who is available at 1-304-788-6770 or 1-800-834-0598.

A business that is inadvertently forwarding spam can be blacklisted by Internet watchdog groups, Farrer said. Such groups watch for businesses that forward spam and can interrupt their e-mail activities, Farrer said. Spam may not be entirely preventable but it is manageable, Farrer said. He said people shouldn't post their e-mail address on chat groups or Web sites because spammers search those sites looking for valid addresses. If people must post their e-mail addresses, they should not use their work addresses, he said.

Name of business: BalmShell Beauty Owner: Shelly Bayko Address: 38 W. Baltimore St., Funkstown (business is inside Blondy and Co.) Opening date: Jan. 19 Products and services: Using Aquage, Bioelements and OPI products. Hair and spa services offered: haircuts, color, foils, including styles, updos and makeup for special occasions; natural nail manicures, pedicures, body waxing and facials. Market area: People who need a smile How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?

The Herald-Mail Co. launched a redesigned website Wednesday morning that added several features, including one that allows readers to see in real time which online stories are viewed the most, said Liz Thompson, the company’s digital director. The website's address, www.herald-mail.com , remains the same. Other new features include popular stories from around the Web and enhanced weather features such as local radar on the homepage and weather page. The site also will make it easier for readers to find components of special news reports that could include multiple stories and photographs.

The Hagerstown Community College English Club is offering a workshop titled, "How to Get Your Fiction Published," Monday, Oct. 4, in the Career Programs Building, beginning at 6 p.m. The two-part workshop will feature guest speaker Rebecca Coleman, author of "In Stereo Where Available," written under the nom de plume Becky Anderson, and "Desperado City. " Coleman will speak on her experiences with the publishing industry and will discuss the course that aspiring writers need to follow in order to see their fiction published.

Name of business: ChemDry Carpet Solutions Owners: Rob and Karen Cochran Address: Based in Frederick County Opening date: Expanded into Washington County June 1 Products and services: Carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, area rug cleaning, pet odor removal, emergency services Market area: Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia How did you get...

Name of business: APM Real Estate Professionals & Advantage Property Management Group Owner: Carol Price Address: 19918B Jefferson Blvd., Hagerstown Opening date: Feb. 8 Products and services: Real estate listing and selling, plus an established program to prepare tenants to become home-owners and landlords to sellers. Market area: Tri-State and surrounding area How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?

Name of business: Michelle Masser Photography Owner: Michelle Masser Address: 13110 Orchid Drive, Hagerstown (home-based office and studio) Opening date: March 15 Products and services: Custom lifestyle portraits, gallery wrap canvases, fine art photography prints, coffee table albums, custom-designed proof boxes and display accordion books. Market area: Anyone desiring to have their unique life story captured through the medium of photography.

Name of business: Robert Goldsack Hospitality Architect LLC Owner: Robert J. Goldsack Jr., A.I.A. Address: Currently looking for office space in downtown Hagerstown Opening date: Sept. 10 Products and services: Architectural design, specializing in restaurant and hotel design Market area: Local, regional and national How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?: Robert is a licensed architect with more than 26 years of architectural experience, including 25 years in hospitality design.

Name of business: Stone Marsh Mobile Vet Owner: Pam Snyder, DVM Address: 19 Loose Lane, Hagerstown Opening date: Nov. 9 Products and services: Mobile veterinary service offering wellness examinations, vaccinations, laboratory diagnostics, sick patient evaluations, dentistry, minor surgical procedures and at-home euthanasia. Market area: Washington County and southern Franklin County, Pa. How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it?