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The 1997 Washington County Women's Fair will be at Frostburg State University's Hagerstown campus Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The following events are scheduled: 9 to 10 a.m. - registration and exhibits, FSU, 20 Public Square 9:30 a.m. - music and entertainment, FSU 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - workshops, FSU 10 a.m. to noon - Women at the Table, Tres School for the Arts, 7 S. Potomac St. This panel discussion is...

Gates opens at 10 a.m. Cost: $2 general admission 1 to 3 p.m. - Cheese carving contest, Twigg Cycle Activity Tent 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Living Stones Christian music, Twigg Cycle Activity Tent 3 to 6 p.m. - Iron Chef Burger Cook-off competition, Twigg Cycle Activity Tent 5 p.m. - Horse pull followed by live music by Ernie Bradley and The Grassy Ridge Band, and CB Pickers, $5 per person, grandstand For a complete...

The following classes are offered at the Barr Institute at Associated Builders and Contractors on North Locust Street in Hagerstown: Geothermal Heat Pump Installation      Jan. 10 to Feb.  28     The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m.   Registration deadline: Jan. 6 Cost: $415 Maryland Plumbing Journeyman and Master Exam Prep Course   Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 11 and 13, from 6...

Washington County Free Library has announced the following schedule for its Noteworthy Sundays at Your Library 2012-13 concert series: Sept. 9 - Terry and Tobias Oct. 14 - Take Two Nov. 4 - Candice Mowbray Dec. 9 - Aca Perco Jan. 6 - Andrew McKnight Feb. 10 - Jeff Smith March 10  - Steve Abshire The events are sponsored in part by the Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. All of the concerts will be held at the Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library in Clear Spring at 12624 Broadfording Road.

Friday, July 8, 2011 YOUTH BASEBALL Four losers’ bracket games in the Maryland Little League Baseball District 1 11-12 Tournament were postponed by rain Friday evening. All four games were rescheduled for this afternoon. At 1 p.m., Maugansville will play at Sharpsburg and Hancock travels to Clear Spring. At 5, American hosts Halfway and West End plays at South Mountain. The four games originally scheduled for today were pushed back to Sunday. In the winners’ bracket, Valley will play at Federal and Conococheague travels to National.

Hagerstown Community Concert Association Inc. announces its 2010-2011 season schedule of events. All performances are at The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown. o Jim Witter: The Piano Men performs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. The "Piano Men" is a parallel musical journey of the songs, piano stylings and voices of two of pop music's most popular artists of the 1970s and '80s: Billy Joel and Elton John. Also, the Community Concert Outreach Program will sponsor a Witter performance for Washington County students at the Maryland Theatre.

Musselman High School will open as planned Tuesday, according to a Berkeley County Schools spokeswoman. The high school in Inwood was closed Monday because of a water main break, but will reopen Tuesday at normal times for students and staff, Berkeley County Schools spokeswoman Leah Daniel said Monday.

Work on the Interstate 70-Downsville Pike interchange is on schedule, said John Ruff, an engineering technician with the Maryland Department of Transportation. The interchange is expected to open in early September. The $6.2 million construction project is about 75 percent complete, Ruff said. The project's total cost is $9.8 million.

Today's schedule for the 19th annual National Pike Festival and Wagon Train. · 10 a.m. - Departs from Ag Center at 510 E. Wilson Blvd. in Hagerstown (near Four States Livestock Auction) · 10:30 a.m. - Stops briefly at Ravenwood Lutheran Village off Kenly Avenue. · 12:30 p.m. - Lunch at Stingers Pub at the Auction Square Complex, Alternate U.S. 40 near Boonsboro. · 1:30 p.m. - Arrives at Boonsboro's Shafer Memorial Park, the wagon train's final stop.

Boonsboro High School: April 24 at Elks Lodge South Hagerstown High School: April 24 at South Hagerstown High School Williamsport High School: May 1 at Elks Lodge Clear Spring High School: May 8 at Venice Inn Job Development Center: May 14 at Elks Lodge Hancock Middle-Senior High School: May 22 at Hancock American Legion North Hagerstown High School: May 22 at North Hagerstown High...

As the school year winds down, it's time for the concerts that the schools' choral groups have been preparing for this spring.  The E. Russell Hicks Middle School chorus concert will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the South Hagerstown High School auditorium.  On Thursday, the E. Russell Hicks Middle School orchestra will hold its concert at the middle school at 7 p.m. Chicken barbecue The Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a...

Property tax rates are expected to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, but Funkstown residents will not pay more because of low property assessments, according to a town official. The town's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls for a property tax increase from 32 cents per $100 of assessed value to 35 cents per $100 of assessed value. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Town Hall at 30 E. Baltimore St. As housing assessments are so low, the tax raise is only a measure to maintain the constant yield - or “hold the revenue” the town brought in the current fiscal year, Town Clerk/Treasurer Brenda Haynes said.

The Humane Society of Washington County will break ground this summer for a $2.2 million low-cost spay and neuter clinic, Executive Director Michael Lausen said Thursday. “We take the animals to vets around the area” for spaying and neutering, Lausen said Thursday. “Now it's going to be brought in-house as a cost savings.” The 7,000-square-foot clinic is expected to be completed in March or April of 2014, Lausen said. This fall, the society will begin recruiting a veterinarian to run the clinic, he said.

A training session for real estate professionals on how to guide potential buyers of historic properties will be held Saturday in Martinsburg, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History State Historic Preservation Office announced. Myths and facts about historic buildings, typical architectural styles found throughout the state, sustainability and green energy in historic buildings and financial incentives available to historic property owners will be among the topics discussed in the eight-hour training session, the state agency said in a news release.

The City of Hagerstown says hydrant flushing will take place Monday, April 22 through Friday, May 17, in the following areas: Areas along Virginia Avenue from Williamsport to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks including the areas of Williamsport, Cloverton, Interstate Industrial Park, Governor Lane Boulevard, Elmwood Farms, VanLear, Tammany Manor, Hickory School Area, Valley Mall and Wesel Boulevard. The city cautions water customers in those areas to frequently check their water supply for discolored water conditions which may occur because of this work, particularly when using automatic washing machines.

State Sen. Richard Alloway II, in partnership with PA CareerLink Franklin County and the Franklin County Area Development Corp., will host the third annual “Here To Help” Job Fair on Thursday. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chambersburg Mall, 3055 Black Gap Road north of Chambersburg, Pa. The mall can be accessed from exit 20 off Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania. The event will feature businesses from a variety of employment sectors and representatives from human- services organizations that offer assistance to unemployed individuals.

A book signing will be held Saturday for Dr. Sinclair Grey, motivational speaker, motivator, author and life coach. Stop by the Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave., and pick up your copy of his book, “It's in You” from 1 to 3 p.m. Fundraising dinners scheduled for weekend On Saturday starting at noon, a chicken dinner fundraiser will be held at the Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Avenue. The cost is $7.50 for a menu of chicken, macaroni and cheese or potatoes, collard greens or green beans, roll and water.

Another extension has been granted to the contractor for the Washington County Free Library system's central library, delaying its opening likely until mid-summer, library officials said Tuesday. Three approved extensions had been granted through the end of May, but another is needed, library Board of Trustees member John Schnebly said at the State of the Library meeting and budget presentation, which was attended by the Washington County Board of Commissioners and the Hagerstown mayor and City Council.

The Potomac Valley Audubon Society is accepting enrollments for its April and May "Wee Naturalists" sessions for preschoolers. The sessions are designed to provide opportunities for ages 3 to 5 to explore nature together safely under the guidance of an experienced PVAS instructor. All sessions are held at the Society's Yankauer Nature Preserve, on Whiting's Neck in northeastern Berkeley County, W.Va. Each session lasts from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The April sessions are Monday, April 15, and Thursday, April 18. The May sessions are Monday, May 6, and Thursday, May 9. The April sessions will be devoted to learning about signs of spring.

Norfolk Southern has announced the scheduled reopening next week of two roads in Washington County at railroad crossings, according to a county spokesperson. Village Mill Drive will reopen Tuesday at 7 p.m., and Reiff Church Road will reopen Wednesday at 7 p.m., Public Relations and Community Affairs Manager James Jenkins wrote in a news release.