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In the Cities TicketMaster locations include: HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> books 'n things at Long Meadow Shopping Center in Hagerstown. Tickets may be purchased with cash or credit card. For information, call 301-797-3399. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Hecht's at Valley Mall in Hagerstown. Tickets may be purchased with cash or Hecht's charge. For concert information, call 301-582-0517, ext. 372. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> To charge by phone, call TicketMaster at 1-800-551-SEAT HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Tickets.

HERE Tickets on sale now for: Mark Schultz 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21 The Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown Tickets cost $30. Schultz is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. His hits include "You Are a Child of Mine" and "He's My Son. " Call 301-790-2000. The Glenn Miller Orchestra 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30 The Capitol Theatre, Chambersburg, Pa. Tickets cost $24 to $28. Call 717-263-0202. The Bob Dylan Show 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 Harry Grove Stadium, Frederick, Md. Tickets cost $49.50.

"Stay away from steroids" may be the second most important lesson we can take away from the tale of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, whose drug dalliances have been made public over the last couple of months. The main message concerns the value of the media, even as the established news industry seems to be crumbling all around us. This side of the message has nothing to do with sports, home run records, the cream or the clear. It has to do with how we obtain information and the value of the professions designed to dig that information out of hard-to-reach places.

Some aviation experts say the C-82 is not the "Flying Boxcar" as it has been repeatedly referenced by the Hagerstown Aviation Museum and news media outlets. To at least one retired Fairchild worker, repeated references made by the Hagerstown Aviation Museum and news outlets calling the C-82 Packet military cargo plane the "Flying Boxcar" is like calling a Chevrolet a Ford. Flying Boxcar is the official U.S. Air Force name given to the C-119, which was "an improved version" of the C-82 Packet, said Bob van der Linden, chairman of the aeronautics division at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

laurae@herald-mail.com Patrons at Old Orchard Liquors can feed up to $20 at a time into the store's new vending machine. But what they get in return isn't a soft drink or laundry soap. They get tip jar tickets for $1 apiece. Tip jar ticket dispensing machines are a relatively new phenomenon in the world of Washington County gambling, which has long embraced the raffle-like tip jar game. While the machines are efficient, they have yet to catch on with vendors and players, many of whom prefer to buy their chances from a bartender or store clerk, said Daniel DiVito, director of the Washington County Gaming Commission.

Outdoor equipment and apparel retailer L.L.Bean will close its Hagerstown outlet store on April 30, a spokeswoman said. Public Affairs Manager Carolyn Beem said the company will close the store at Hagerstown Premium Outlets after 10 years of operation despite a successful year companywide. “Closing a store is never an easy decision to make,” she said. “Based on a number of factors it was decided to close this store.” Beem said L.L.Bean is not planning to close any other outlet or retail stores in connection with the Hagerstown closure.

The Herald-Mail embarked on two projects in May that use new technology and take advantage of our relationship with our sister company in Hagerstown, Antietam Cable. We have begun a new publication introduced in the South County-Boonsboro-Sharpsburg area called Washington County Living (WCL). It's available for free at dozens of retail outlets in southern Washington County, and delivered to nonsubscribers of The Herald-Mail in that area. It is accompanied by a Web site by the same name - washingtoncountyliving.