May 17, 2012 / Obituaries

Funeral services for Hattie Pearl Shank Walker, 72, of Fort Washington, Maryland, were held on Wednesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at Heart Church Ministries with Pastor John A. Cherry II officiating.
http://www.news-reporter.com/news/2012-05-17/Obituaries/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:32:56 -0700

Gazette.Net: Fort Washington resident graduates magna cum laude from UMES

A Fort Washington resident received her Bachelor of Science in rehabilitation studies from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne on May 18.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120524/NEWS/705249930/1010/fort-washington-resident-graduates-magna-cum-laude-from-umes&template=gazette

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 21:40:47 -0700

Fort Washington couple evicted from million-dollar house

Prince George’s County sheriff’s deputies have evicted a Fort Washington couple who spent years fighting the foreclosure of their million-dollar house . Keith and Janet Ritter did not make a single mortgage payment on the showcase home along the Potomac River after buying it at the end of 2006. Read full article >>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fort-washington-couple-evicted-from-million-dollar-house/2012/05/04/gIQAkTCc2T_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 19:41:53 -0700

Workers picket Lockheed headquarters in solidarity with Fort Worth

The understated corporate neighborhood wedged between an interstate and the Washington, D.C., Beltway and home to Lockheed Martin Inc. took on a rowdy flavor Thursday with the shouting, chanting, sign-waving… Click to Continue »
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/24/150025/workers-picket-lockheed-headquarters.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 10:32:38 -0700

Gazette.Net: Broad Creek Historic District highlights blending of cultures

The land between Fort Washington and Accokeek once was a vibrant landscape for Native American villages and Colonial settlements, explored by John Cooke and even frequented by George Washington, area preservationists say.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120524/NEWS/705249815/1029/broad-creek-historic-district-highlights-blending-of-cultures&template=gazette

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 21:38:46 -0700

Lockheed uses temporary workers at striking Texas plant

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's top supplier by sales, began using temporary workers on Thursday in place of striking employees at its plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to help meet scheduled deliveries of F-16 and F-35 fighter jets. Fewer than 10 temporary workers, hired through a contractor, were brought in to supplement the "contingency work force" that includes ...
http://news.yahoo.com/lockheed-uses-temporary-workers-striking-texas-plant-235914640--finance.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 16:59:14 -0700

Former Fort Pierce city manager starting Maryland job at busy time

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Hours before Ocean City officials pledged support for David Recor as their new city manager, the resort town's nearby famed boardwalk was waking up amid not-so-vacation-worthy drizzly skies and a brisk breeze.
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/may/23/former-fort-pierce-city-manager-starting-job-at/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700

New Fisher House opens at Fort Belvoir

Military families who want to be nearby while their wounded family members are in the hospital now have a new - more comfortable - place to stay near Washington.
http://www.wtop.com/41/2874984/New-Fisher-House-opens-at-Fort-Belvoir-

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:06:25 -0700

Remember the War of 1812

A cannon firing demonstration at by costumed interpreters at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, Mich., on Lake Huron, an important site in the War of 1812.
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/05/21/war-1812-bicentennial-sites-events-all-over-us/

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 07:57:41 -0700

War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US

War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US [...] in Canada, the War of 1812 is seen as an attempted land grab by the U.S. The U.S. invaded Canada and at one point controlled Toronto, but the British, seeking control of the Great Lakes, won Detroit and other important ports. The War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" after soldiers at Fort McHenry in ...
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/War-of-1812-bicentennial-sites-events-all-over-US-3580736.php

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 22:53:13 -0700