NEWS
Kristy Smith | Around Boonsboro | April 2, 2012
Trinity Lutheran Church, 64 S. Main St., celebrated Palm Sunday services in their sanctuary. Last May, the sanctuary was destroyed by an electrical fire, and renovations and refurbishing were complete just in time for Holy Week. The congregation processed together from the social room where they have been worshiping, up the alley and through the front doors together. Many thanks to everyone involved in saving and renovating this beautiful space. If you would like to see the sanctuary in person, Easter services will be at 7 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
SPORTS
June 1, 2012
Michael Morse waited two months to make his season debut. After rain washed out Friday night's game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves, Morse had to push back his long-awaited first appearance at least another day. Morse started the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained back muscle. Activated earlier Friday, the hard-hitting outfielder was eager to make a contribution to the Nationals, who began the day in first place in the NL East but mired in a three-game skid.
SPORTS
By BOB PARASILITI | bobp@herald-mail.com | June 28, 2011
Chien-Ming Wang had a pretty big day on Monday. For his fans, it was a national holiday. Wang pitched competitively for the first time in nearly two years when he worked three innings for the Hagerstown Suns in their 5-2 win over Lakewood. For the former New York Yankees ace, it was time to celebrate. “I am very happy because it has been a long time,” Wang said through his translator. “Since this was my first rehabilitation assignment, I was excited but I kind of wanted to show I could still do it.” As big as the outing was for Wang, it was all that and more to Asian media.
SPORTS
By BOB PARASILITI | bobp@herald-mail.com | June 19, 2011
For baseball players, an assignment to Hagerstown isn’t usually greeted favorably. The Suns are a low Single-A team, so playing for the Suns is either a first stepping stone or a huge demotion if you are a major leaguer. But for Chad Gaudin, getting the chance to pitch for the Suns on Sunday was a huge treat. The Washington Nationals relief pitcher allowed two hits in a two-inning stint on Sunday during the Suns' 11-4 victory over Delmarva on Sunday. It was Gaudin's first live game action since being placed on the disabled list on April 26 with right shoulder inflammation.
NEWS
August 11, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stephen Strasburg returned from his first trip to the disabled list and turned in the worst start of his sometimes-spectacular rookie season. Washington's prized right-hander allowed a career-high six earned runs in a career-low 4 1/3 innings Tuesday night, and the Florida Marlins beat the Nationals, 8-2. Dan Uggla drove in four runs with a homer and a double, and Hanley Ramirez hit two of his three doubles off Strasburg (5-3), whose ERA rose from 2.32 to 3.07.
SPORTS
September 5, 2011
Finally, it's beginning again to look a lot like Strasmus. Stephen Strasburg is back, bringing with him a revival of that goose-bumpy, every-five-days holiday that transcended baseball a year ago. "It was kind of forced upon us. You couldn't turn on the TV," Washington Nationals outfielder Jonny Gomes said. "I mean, you're talking about 'Good Morning America' covering it. You couldn't help but buy into the hype. " Gomes watched the Strasburg phenomenon from afar in 2010 with the Cincinnati Reds, but he'll have a front-and-center view when the 23-year-old right-hander returns Tuesday, starting for the Nationals against the Los Angeles Dodgers just a little over a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
NEWS
August 18, 2010
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- Jim Zorn is now in a place where he's wanted, doing a job for which he is appreciated and living his life without being hounded by the media. His role as quarterbacks coach of the Baltimore Ravens may not be as prestigious as head coach of the Washington Redskins, but he isn't complaining. Not after last season, when Zorn was subjected to intense scrutiny, stripped of his play-calling duties and ultimately fired. After going 12-20 in two seasons as Washington's head coach, a reign he finished by losing 18 of 24, Zorn returns to FedEx Field on Saturday night when the Ravens face the Redskins in a preseason game.
NEWS
By JENNIFER FITCH | September 27, 2010
WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Waynesboro's largest street festival returns Saturday with dozens of activities, a chili cook-off and more than 100 vendors. The sixth annual Market Day will include horse-drawn hayrides and an Oktoberfest-style beer garden for the first time. The festival on Main Street between Potomac and Broad streets is organized by the nonprofit Main Street Waynesboro Inc. "It's just growing every year, and it's amazing," said Melissa Russ, promotions director. Market Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The beer garden in the parking lot beside Susquehanna Bank on Center Square will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. People ages 21 and older who want to enter the beer garden will be required to pay $3 for admittance.
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by KATE COLEMAN | February 20, 2003
katec@herald-mail.com In Sister Nina's fifth-grade class at Corpus Christi grade school in New York City, 11-year-old George Carlin answered the question on the last page of the "little autobiography" he had to write: "What do you want to be in the future?" "I said I want to be an actor, musician, impersonator, comedian, announcer or disc jockey. " Sister Nina, who Carlin says is now 81 or 82 and "very sharp and fast and alert and notices everything," came to see her former student's show when he was in Wisconsin a few weeks ago. Even in fifth grade, Carlin says he knew he needed to be in front of folks.
NEWS
December 26, 1997
Following is information about the return policies of major area retail stores: Do you need a receipt? No, but an original sales receipt is suggested to make the return easier and ensure you get full credit for the purchase. Can returns be brought to different locations? Yes. Do tags have to be kept on merchandise? No, but having the tag will speed the return process and ensure you get full credit for the purchase. Where to go?