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Rü·gen

 (ro͞o′gən, rü′-)
An island of northeast Germany in the Baltic Sea. Separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, it was seized by Denmark in 1168, passed to Pomerania in 1325 and to Sweden in 1648, and became part of Prussia in 1815.
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Mother Rugen's tea-house on the Baltic Forty couple waltzing on the floor!
Mother Rugen's tea-house on the Baltic And a dance with Ella Sweyn at Elsinore!
Poole Harbour was dry, which led her to praise the absence of muddy foreshore at Friedrich Wilhelms Bad, Rugen, where beech-trees hang over the tideless Baltic, and cows may contemplate the brine.
Margo Rugen, 86, fell as she helped husband George escape their home after the blaze in the early hours of Monday in Maghull, Merseyside.
Tragically, in the evacuation that followed the attack, Margo Rugen died as she fell while trying to help her elderly husband, George, from their home.
Walter Rugen, the director of the FVL cross-functional team, said the service is employing a "different kind of construct" to replace the Shadow, which is made by Textron Systems.
Wayne Donald Rugen Wayne Donald Rugen age 86 of Arlington Heights.
Rugen, USA, Director, Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team, U.S.
The wind farms connected via the Ostwind 2 grid connection, which is expected to be fully commissioned in end-2022, will be located approximately 40 km northeast of the German Island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea.
Richard Rugen (second from right) of the Ward Melville Heritage Organization congratulated honorees (from left) Bud Simmons, Anne Shybunko-Moore and Robert Allen.<br />Gershow Recycling awarded $1,000 Environmental Conservation Scholarships to several recent graduates, including Gianna Greco (right) of Bay Shore High School, who was congratulated by Dave Seiler.<br />The Greater Long Island Running Club and sponsor Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid presented $2,500 in proceeds from the Kings Park 15K Run to Whip Pediatric Cancer.