From Days Gone By

FROM DAYS GONE BY

20 Years Ago From The Files Of March 11, 2004 ’04 Borough council members met with John and Barbara McGraw of Warfordsburg, who sought their permission to erect a sign at their new business to be located in the former Racket Store on Main Street. The McGraws are preparing to open a coffee shop in the historic building owned by […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of March 4, 2004 ’04 Fulton County is one of 36 counties that have now implemented the Statewide Uniformed Registry of Electors (SURE) in time for the spring primary election. SURE is a centralized voter registration and election management system designed to assure the accuracy and integrity of Pennsylvania voter registration records maintained in […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of February 26, 2004 ’04 Congressman Bill Shuster stepped off his campaign tour bus dubbed the “Leadership Express,” here Friday to be greeted by about 30 supporters at Culler’s Agway Service in McConnellsburg. Shuster was the guest of former commissioner Donald “Pete” Culler and son, Brian, at their business. Shuster is facing political newcomer […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of February 19, 2004 ’04 A small plaque was recently hung inside the Fulton County Library in McConnellsburg in recognition of money that was bequested to the organization from a late Fulton County woman and her husband. The late Denton and Harriet Knepper Abbey willed $10,000 to the library in the fall of 2002. […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of February 12, 2004 ’04 Several residents attending McConnellsburg Borough Council’s monthly meeting last Wednesday complained about PennDOT plowing snow back onto their sidewalks after they had shoveled. Councilman Mack Shaffer told the citizens to give the borough council members a chance to speak with local PennDOT officials to try to resolve the problem. […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of February 5, 2004 ’04 Even though seventh graders at Forbes Road High School have been reading it on an annual basis, a developmental reading book was withdrawn from the school’s curriculum after several concerned parents approached the board concerning the use of profanity throughout the work of literature. In addressing the controversy surrounding […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of January 29, 2004 ’04 Local children can expect their extended weekend filled with sledding, snowball fights and mounds of snow to come to an end mid-week as forecasters are predicting a multi-phase winter storm to make its final pass through Fulton County. In addition to at least three inches of snow Tuesday afternoon, […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of January 22, 2004 ’04 McConnellsburg Vol. Fire Co. honored one of its longtime members Saturday night, naming David E. Welsh the company’s 2003 Fireman of the Year. Welsh, 41, is a 24-year member of the fire company. The Ambulance Chief’s award was presented to John Seville; chief’s award to Roger Everts; EMT of […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of January 15, 2004 ’04 Needmore Fire Co. broke with tradition Saturday night when it presented the Fireman of the Year award to someone who doesn’t fight fire, but who takes care of everyone who does. Carrie Harr, the company’s longtime treasurer, was named Fireman of the Year at the company’s 34th annual banquet. […]

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20 Years Ago From The Files Of January 8, 2004 ’04 A Mount Union teenager suffered fatal injuries last Tuesday morning during a single-vehicle collision along Route 522 in Todd Township. Stanna L. Walters, 16, was pronounced dead at Fulton County Medical Center approximately 30 minutes following the December 30 collision that occurred one mile south of the village of […]


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