Elected officials, business leaders and other Western Marylanders flocked to Annapolis Thursday for the PACE legislative reception, an opportunity for the local leaders to network with state and federal decision-makers. The 36th annual event was held at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Above, from left, Terri Hast, Cumberland economic development specialist; Mayor Brian Grim; Robin Summerfield, field representative for U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin; and Juliana Albowicz, outreach coordinator for U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, check out an Allegany County Tourism display. The yellow blimp, with camera attachment, will be used to create videos of local events, which will then be posted on the Internet as a tourism tool. At right are Westernport officials Commissioner Robert Lupton, Police Commissioner Fred Pritts and Mayor Daniel Laffey. The two-part event concludes today with a breakfast featuring keynote speaker Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.
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Elected officials, business leaders and other Western Marylanders flocked to Annapolis Thursday for the PACE legislative reception, an opportunity for the local leaders to network with state and federal decision-makers. The 36th annual event was held at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. At right are Westernport officials Commissioner Robert Lupton, Police Commissioner Fred Pritts and Mayor Daniel Laffey. The two-part event concludes today with a breakfast featuring keynote speaker Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. Steve Bittner
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from left, Terri Hast, Cumberland economic development specialist; Mayor Brian Grim; Robin Summerfield, field representative for U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin; and Juliana Albowicz, outreach coordinator for U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, check out an Allegany County Tourism display. The yellow blimp, with camera attachment, will be used to create videos of local events, which will then be posted on the Internet as a tourism tool. Steve Bittner
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Luke Bridges, 86, spreads out some old military photographs of his brothers and sisters. Of the 12 Bridges siblings, eight served during World War II or shortly thereafter.
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Eight siblings served during World War II
An inspection of the Bridges of Bedford County shows that eight of the 12 siblings served their country with military service either during or shortly after World War II.
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