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December 18, 2008  RSS feed
FCMC Foundation Kicks Off $2.5 Million Campaign
Fundraising to support the patient services building project
The board of directors of the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation announced last week its $2.5 million "Continuing the Dream" campaign to support the new patient services building project at Fulton County Medical Center. More...
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McConnellsburg Junior Girl Scout Troop 898 members, left to right, Cloe Richards, Kaylee Gress, mom Lori Fortney, helper Hunter Souders and junior scout Michaela Rosenberry wrap some of the 1,800- plus Christmas gifts that St. Stephen Catholic Mission will distribute to more than 600 children here next week. The gift-wrapping session, one of several, took place Monday afternoon at St Stephen's. Girl Scouts with Cadet Troop 456 were also on hand to help wrap gifts. The two troops are led by Marie Shimer, Joan Mellott and Kristy Garlock. More...

Two Get Prison Sentences
Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER

A Hancock, Md., man and a Big Cove Tannery resident were sentenced last Tuesday in connection with two unrelated incidents involving a Warfordsburg area convenience store heist and the indecent assault of a teenage girl. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Lee Skidmore of Hancock was ordered by Court of Common Pleas Judge Carol L. More...

 Local & State
• Americans Hail A Postman's Junk-mail Jihad
Numerous groups try to trim the burden of 100 billion pieces of mail a year
APEX, N.C. - To the folks on his route through the cul-desacs of Apex, N.C., Steve Padgett wasn't just a great mailman but a decent guy who once sent a pink teddy bear to an ailing neighborhood kid. More...
• Gift-giving Gets A Little Smaller
• article has image JLG Lift Raises Awareness For Autism
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 Letters
• Thanks Fulton Co. People For Help After Fire
Editor's Note: The Buterbaughs lost all of their possessions in a fire November 3. To The Editor: We are writing this letter to express our gratitude for the outpouring of generosity and to say a simple thank-you to the people of Fulton County. More...
• USA Today Report Absurd
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 Correspondents' Notes
• Our Town
Birthday wishes to Cindy Lynch, December 14; Barb Sowers, December 18; H.J. Culler, Shorty Bivens, December 19; Dena McGarvey, December 20; Peggy Headley and Josh Seville, December 23; Dee Decker, 30 years old on December 10; Kimmy Harris, 9 years old on December 8, and Judy Seville, December 22. More...
• Maddensville
• Hustontown
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 Police Reports
• POLICE REPORTS
Mailbox Struck A mailbox along Route 301 just west of Black Oak Road was struck by an unknown vehicle on Saturday, December 6, at 11 p.m. The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene of the crash in Bethel Township. More...
• 4 Hurt In Northeast Pa. School Bus Crash
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 Sports
• Girls Basketball
Tussey Mountain 45, McConnellsburg 16 The Tussey Mountain Titans easily dispatched the Mc- Connellsburg Lady Spartans last Thursday, clinching the Sideling Hill League match 45-16. J.J. DeShong totalled five points for McConnellsburg. Courtney Mc- Clure led the defensive effort with 11 rebounds, and Casey Pollock added nine. More...
• Boys Basketball
• Racing Roundup
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 Entertainment
• Bacon With Dessert?
Chefs nationwide are pairing up sweets with a surprising savory
"Bacon maple? There's actual bacon in that cupcake?" an incredulous visitor blurts out after scanning the selections at More, a sleek modern cupcake boutique in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. Owner Patty Rothman, who offers a variety of baconinfused cupcakes - sweet bacon maple, savory BLT, and a brand-new, bacon-apple-cinnamon - was hoping for just this reaction. More...
• article has image Forbes Road September Students Of The Month
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 Community Bulletin Board
• RELIGION
Christmas Program Sideling Hill Christian Church, 10424 Sipes Mill Road, Needmore, will hold its annual Christmas program on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 7:00 p.m. There are recitations, a Christmas play entitled "Angel Alert," followed by a candlelight service. Everyone is welcome to attend. More...
• RECREATION
• THIS 'N THAT
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 Features
• article has image MEMORY JOGGER
This week's Memory Jogger was submitted by Raymond Melius of Carlisle, formerly of Hustontown, and pictures him in his first automobile. He bought the car from Ben Lane for $130 while he was still in Hustontown High School in 1951. More...
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 From Days Gone By
• FROM DAYS GONE BY
20 Years Ago From The Files Of December 22, 1988 '88 Winter officially arrived this week. A light dusting of snow on Saturday night coupled with frigid temperatures made streets slippery for a brief period but warmer temperatures later in the week made it difficult to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. More...
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 Family
• Pure Weight Loss Agrees To Pay Back Pa. Customers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A bankrupt weight loss company has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle complaints from former customers who did not get products or services they paid for. The Pennsylvania attorney general's office on Friday announced the consent agreement with Horsham-based Pure Weight Loss Inc. and owner Vahan Karian. More...
• article has image Five Generations
• Our Tall, Grand, And Clumsy Tree
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 Obituaries
• article has image In Memory
RAMSEY In loving memory of Lewis Allen Ramsey on his birthday and Christmas - December 15, 1953 - August 28, 1999: After years and years, moment to moment, not a day goes by that I don't think of you. Through guilt and sorrow and the pain of truth, not a minute goes by without me missing you. If I close my eyes I see yours. More...
• Howard L. Keefer
• Gerald S. Klock
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 Church News
• article has image MHS Ensemble Performs At Pleasant Ridge Church
The MHS Choral Ensemble performed at Pleasant Ridge Church of the Nazarene on a recent Sunday. The group has been performing a Christmas program for the past several weeks at various churches in Franklin and Fulton Counties. More...
• Christmas Programs
• Ignoring The Christmas Letter Dos And Don'ts
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