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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 ... For Kay Meyers, and evidently for millions of others, silver bells will ring out new and creative ways of holiday gifting this year, as Americans come to terms with today's tough economic times. Take Meyers' gifting agenda: This year, the Mukilteo, Wash. More ... If you are among the 1.5 million Americans living with the effects of autism spectrum disorder or a family member of someone with the disability, you know how devastating it can be. The Autism Society of America (ASA) estimates that autism currently affects 1 out of every 150 children in America, with males four times more likely to suffer from the disability than females. More ... The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce named Dennis E. Black the 2008 Business Person of the Year at the chamber's annual business breakfast on Thursday, Dec. 11. Black is the owner, chief engineer and chief executive officer of Dennis E. Black Engineering Inc., which has offices at 2400 Philadelphia Ave. in Chambersburg and 222 N. Second St., Mc- Connellsburg. More ... The title of county recycling coordinator changed hands late Tuesday afternoon when the Fulton County commissioners took steps in hopes of further expanding their local program. In meeting with Seleen Shives and Greg Reineke, commissioners Bonnie Mellott Keefer, Daniel Swain Jr. More ... The first step was taken Tues., Dec. 2, to reinstate the agriculture program at the Central Fulton School District after a group of concerned parents, students and area residents appeared before the school board a month ago to voice their displeasure. More ... Due to the area's economy and families in need, the board of directors and employees of Community State Bank of Orbisonia opted to contribute the funds normally used for the employee Christmas party to area food pantries. Five food pantries in Huntingdon and Fulton counties will receive a check for $1,000 to help families in need this holiday season. Anyone wanting to help the McConnellsburg Food Basket should call 717-485-5688. More ... HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The spiraling cost of health care is a constant lament of Pennsylvania school boards whenever they draw up their annual budgets. Their consternation, however, wasn't enough to overcome their skepticism during the 2007- 08 legislative session about a proposal that Gov. More ... PITTSBURGH (AP) - An FBI agent slain during a drug raid in suburban Pittsburgh was a man who loved his job so much he could barely believe he was paid to do it. Sam Hicks was remembered Friday by about 200 friends, family and law enforcement officials at a memorial service in Pittsburgh. The 33-year-old FBI special agent was killed Nov. More ... Judge Carol L. Van Horn of the 39th Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session held at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, December 9. Tiffany Marie Hopkins appeared with her attorney and waived arraignment proceedings on two unrelated counts of retail theft. Hopkins entered a notguilty plea to both counts. More ... PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Chicago doctor has committed suicide in a PA jail where he was being held on charges he killed a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run accident. The Allegheny Co. medical examiner's office confirmed the death of Shiva Lal Acharya. More ... Pictured above are Forbes Road November Students of the Month. Back row: Talon Blair, Wilhemena Wilt, Morghan Taylor, Nick Keller, Bridgette Hoffman, Amber Stoey, Dylan Varney; first: Peyton Watkins, Colby Hann, Hayden Mitchell, Logan DeShong, Cole Kendall, Tabitha Thomas, Angel Martz, Peyton Kendall. More ... CENTRAL FULTON High School Breakfast Monday, December 22: assorted cereal or breakfast pizza, toast w/spreads, fruit or juice, milk. Tuesday, December 23: assorted cereal or fruit churros, toast w/spreads, fruit or juice, milk. More ... Todd and Carleen Grissinger are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Eleanora Mae, born on November 29, 2008. She arrived at 9:41 a.m. weighing 7.58 pounds and was 19 inches long. Eleanora was delivered by Dr. Lisa Miller of Potomac OB/GYN at Waynesboro Hospital. More ... BARNETT Sunday, December 7, was my 60th birthday. I was surprised by a party given by my family. There must have been 75 people there. I am truly blessed by God to have family and friends like I do who care about me. To give of their time to come with gifts and good things to eat are beyond great. More ... Pictured above are Forbes Road Elementary students who celebrated October birthdays. First row: Zach Henry, Carley Steigherwald, Brynn Wilhide, Abby Mellott, Chelsey Downey, Shelby Harnish; second row: Richy Keesemen, Robbie Sheffield, Madison Shaffer, Breanna Waters, Madison Hoover, Dylan Taylor, Riley Black; third row: Anthony Goshorn, Alex Deshong, Ashely Leis, Chayla Edwards, Hayley Lashinski, McKenzie Gelvin. More ... The Daughters of the American Revolution is offering scholarships at the national, state and local levels plus a nursing scholarship at the state level for graduating high school seniors. On the local level,the Franklin County Chapter is offering three $500 schoalrships, which are not limited to any particular field of study. More ... On Sunday, December 21, Congressman Bill Shuster will host his annual holiday party for local troops, veterans and military families at the Ramada Inn in Altoona. The event will feature locally donated food, entertainment and surprises for everyone. A special guest from the North Pole is also expected to stop by. More ... Cloe Elizabeth Maye Fletcher, daughter of Brandon and Tracey Fletcher, Harrisonville, celebrated her fourth birthday on December 10, 2008. Cloe's grandparents are Tim and Kathy Gelvin of Hustontown; Bryan and Debbie Fletcher of Harrisonville. More ... New books at Fulton County Library include "Suite 606" by J.D. Robb, "Knit Two" by Kate Jacobs, "Deadly Gift" by Heather Graham, "Charlemagne Pursuit" by Steve Berry, "Treasure" by Iris Johansen, "Crossroads" by Belva Plain, "One Silent Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon, More ... Hannah Grace Gingerich celebrated her second birthday on December 2. She is the daughter of Dustin and Carrie (Brant) Gingerich of Greencastle. Hannah's grandparents are Curtis and Donna Brant of Harrisonville and Dick and Lois Gingerich of Greencastle. Greatgrandparents are Dean and Faye Brant, Willard and Naomi Mellott, and Herman and Mary Gingerich. More ... HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man has been ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution for timber thefts soon or face six months in jail. Blair County Judge Daniel Milliron says Harold Ritchey Jr., of Claysburg, hasn't kept up with his payments and gave him until Dec. 19 to come up with $4,000. Ritchey had to pay $1,000 Friday. More ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - With gas prices tumbling to levels last seen in 2004, Scott Royer has grown accustomed to seeing drive-offs by customers once loyal to his family-owned service station in central Pennsylvania - but not the kind that make him call the police. More ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A University of Pennsylvania student has died from injuries suffered in a fall from a dormitory over the weekend. College officials say Ryan Smith died Thursday. He had fallen from the fifth floor of the Fisher Hassenfeld College House at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday. More ... HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's public school pension fund says school districts should try to start saving for an expected increase in costs starting in 2012. More ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff is here talking to food and farm groups, and he isn't shy about expressing an interest in the agriculture department's top job. "I'm excited about the Obama administration and being a part of it in some way going forward,'' he said Thursday, between meetings with various interest groups around Washington. More ... McConnellsburg High School has been awarded a Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant of $ 9,310 to implement resources aimed to address the growing issue of childhood obesity and helping the students improve their self-esteem. More ... Dalton Zeger, 8, Hustontown, took this 6-point buck with his 20-gauge shotgun on Saturday, December 6, at 7:45 a.m., near Harrisonville. He was hunting with his dad, Greg. More ... Once you've started contributing to your 401(k) plan and funded it with investments that are appropriate for your needs, you might think you're in good shape and that your 401(k) is now on "autopilot. More ... Navy Seaman Apprentice Brittany N. Unger, daughter of Dawn R. and Scott W. Kerns of Warfordsburg, Pa., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training and was meritoriously promoted to her current rank at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More ... Damien Divens, McConnellsburg, got his first buck on the second day of the season. It was a 7-point with a 12 1/2-inch spread. Damien was hunting with his great-grandfather, Donald Divens, at the shack on the Klondike farm near Waterfall. More ... Wyatt Lee Hershey, son of Bob and Misty Hershey of Mc- Connellsburg, celebrated his fourth birthday on December 11, 2008. His grandparents are Gary and Wanda Gress and Sam and Linda Hershey. Wyatt celebrated his big day with a "Spiderman" party with his cousins, Drake, Henry, Sid and Jake, followed by a trip to Chuck-E-Cheese with Ian and Jared. More ... PITTSBURGH (AP) - In the beginning was the Word. Then came texting. The United Methodist Church is hoping to reach a younger audience by adding modern media tools to a campaign it credits with increasing first-time and long-term church attendance between 2001 and 2004. More ... PITTSBURGH (AP) - Several state lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would allow voters to cast their ballots before elections, a move that proponents say would make it more convenient to vote and help avoid long lines at the polls. More ... A birthday party was held November 30 to celebrate the first birthday of Hanna Grace Fagley. Helping her celebrate were four generations of her family. Pictured above, left, are: greatgrandfather Richard Kipe, great-grandmother Evelyn Kipe, Hanna and her father, David, and grandmother Debbie Fagley. Also attending were many aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and friends. Hanna is the granddaughter of Davey and Sharlene Eader and Leroy and Debbie Fagley, and the greatgranddaughter of Richard and Evelyn Kipe and Wanda Fagley. More ... In the seven years that Alison Ashton has been single, she has not always been free to travel to California for Christmas with her family. But rather than lamenting either her single status or her absent relatives, Ms. Ashton, a freelance writer in Birmingham, Ala., has found new ways to celebrate - with friends. More ... POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - It seems President-elect Barack Obama's children are not the only ones getting a puppy. Vice President-elect Joe Biden picked out a 3-month-old male German shepherd from a suburban Philadelphia kennel to bring with him to Washington. More ... HILLTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a speeding car knocked down a utility pole and then crashed into a fire station, killing the driver and setting the building ablaze in suburban Philadelphia. Authorities say the crash occurred early Friday in Hilltown Township, in Bucks County. More ... OLYPHANT, Pa. (AP) - Plans for a pet funeral home and crematory have neighbors asking questions in a rural northeastern Pennsylvania community. The owners of the Hudak- O'Shea Funeral Home in Olyphant want to start a fullservice pet funeral home and crematory on adjacent land. More ... The term "heirloom plants" reminds me that I am of an age when the vegetables grown in my mother's garden are now considered "heirloom." These plants are like the Barbie doll I received for my 10th Christmas, which is now a vintage collectible. Not wanting to label myself as vintage or antique, I prefer to focus on plants. More ... LANDISVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A south-central Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing more than $300,000 from two organizations in which he served as treasurer. Police say 51-year-old Terry Feeser, of Willow Street, took more than $120,000 from the Landisville Camp Meeting Association and more than $183,000 from the Penn Manor Girls Soccer Club between 2004 and 2008. More ... WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - Opening Wilkes-Barre's first law school is going to take longer than planned. Dean Loren Prescott Jr. of the Wilkes University Law School Planning Initiative says a feasibility study won't be ready in time to open the school in 2010 as proposed. Prescott says it could be ready, though, in the fall of 2011. More ... Janet Breeden, Warfordsburg, bagged this 6-point buck on the first day of the season. She was hunting with a group of 10 men, but she was the only one who shot a buck. More ... Tyler Fix, Harrisonville, bagged a 9-point buck in Taylor Township on December 11 with a .270. More ... |
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