Immigrant reveals naturalization at Ethnic Festival speech
County Commissioner Ilona Hogan disclosed she is also an immigrant during the Ethnic Festival in Baker Park where about 130 attendees were gathered. Hogan, born to a Hungarian father and German mother, said her family escaped Soviet capture and later settled in the United States after a wartime journey ending with naturalization at 14. The ceremony is held annually at the festival opening.
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Baker Park
Ilona Hogan
Deer Crossing opens as 650 students start at new school
New Market welcomes Deer Crossing Elementary with 650 students under principal Hileen Tipperman. Construction delays leave gym, library, labs, and cafeteria incomplete, with bag lunches in classrooms until completion. Off Boyer's Mill Road in Lake Liminganore the campus reduces New Market Elementary enrollment to ease crowding.
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Deer Crossing
Hileen Tipperman
Steven Lockard
Tipperman
Boyer’s Mill Road
Lake Liminganore
New Market Elementary
Tabloids vow to respect privacy of Diana and princes
London AP reports British newspapers under pressure from Prince Charles, government, and Earl Spencer promise to shield Princess Diana's two sons from private life images. Buckingham Palace flag at half mast lowered as Kensington fans sign condolence books. The Independent calls for gentler coverage while tabloids pledge to stop publishing shots of William and Harry.
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London
Prince Charles
Buckingham Palace
Kensington Palace
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Prince William
Prince Harry
Andrew Marr
BBC Radio
Earl Spencer
Spencer
Sun
Britain
Willam
Harry
Dodi Fayed Ano
Paris
Civil War fund-raising events lose money
The General Staffs of the Confederacy and the Army of the Potomac faced losses from Civil War fund-raisers at Walkersville. They raised about 2,433 for the battle reenactment and 1,700 for the ball but faced costs totaling well over ten thousand dollars. Expenses included advertising, battle effects, insurance, toilets, security, musicians, and hotel rooms, with attendance expectations unmet.
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Walkersville
Confederacy
Army of the Potomac
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Joseph Shelton
Shelton
Walkersville Fire Co
Fire All
Year after flood, some homeowners ready to move out
POINT OF ROCKS Residents face a second Potomac River flood in nine months after Tropical Storm Fran. Crests reached 36.32 and 36.5 feet, leaving brown mud and warped floors as homeowners shovel out damage. Gov Glendening vowed state help and a flood mitigation task force to study buyout options.
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Parris Glendening
Pacifist to oversee Antietam battle re enaction
HAGERSTOWN AP The irony of this summer’s massive re creation of the Civil War Battle of Antietam lies in the man directing the event a pacifist. The sprawling set up includes 800 Texans traveling 1200 mules and 30 acres of corn for a battle that will be trampled and slashed in a detailed recreation of America’s bloodiest day.
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Hagerstown
Antietam
U.S
Meio Pomons at The Fredecck News Post
Daily contact details from Meio Pomons at The Fredecck News Post include recycled pane mentions and newspaper elds.
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Fredecck News Post
Els & Anystable
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