What happened on December 04, 2008

NEWS

• CV Avenue reconstruction completed By DON AINES

• Carl F. Cook III, 54 

• Choir to perform holiday concert Friday 

• New this week on DVD 

• Shelter launches holiday adoption program 

• Holiday ideas from Home & Garden TV By Scripps Howard News Service

• Union Council, Realtor collecting toys for effort 

• Lula B. Early, 93 

• Around Hancock By ANNE WEATHERHOLT / 301-678-6888

• White deer sighting? 

• Muted bells? Stuff the kettles 

• Night life 

• Don't pile 'mulch mountains' on tree trunks By JEFF RUGG/Creators Syndicate

• Firms charged in illegal alcohol sales 

• Pet Watch 

• Group seeks better facilities at JBHS By JENNIFER FITCH

• Want more gardening shows? Tell the networks By JOE LAMP'L/DIY Network

• Poll results: Obama's cabinet picks 

• On Stage 

• Area Schedule -- Friday, Dec. 5 

• Letter to the Editor 

• Hospice clients more diverse By MARLO BARNHART

• Thelma S. Lindsay (correction) 

• Santa Bingo at MLK Center 

• Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. Silver Team attends sales conference 

• Kelly's Cuts 

• Broadfording Christian choir off to D.C. By JANET HEIM

• Mail Call 

• Found animals 

• Waynesboro parking rules advance By JENNIFER FITCH

• Around West Hagerstown By JESS WEST / 301-988-0435

• Antrim continues search for manager By KATE S. ALEXANDER

• Library to host holiday activities on Saturdays 

• Area Schedule -- Thursday, Dec. 4 

• From Depression, holiday spending lessons By DAVID YOUNT / Scripps Howard News Service

• 4 charged in Funkstown park fire 

• Soffit problem might indicate a roof leak By PAT LOGAN/Creators Syndicate

• Hare officially joins wrestling hall By CHRIS CARTER

• Milestones 

• The top five things to do this weekend 

• Favorite children's books of 2008 By AREN MACPHERSON / Scripps Howard News Service

• Some other reasons for the season By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Time of year to keep up your home's curb appeal By NAPSA

• Classes 

• Downtown shopping season begins By DAN DEARTH

• Jerry Lee Shank, 59 

• The five free things to do this weekend 

• Around Halfway By JAMIE SHEKELS / 301-331-4885

• Dorothy B. Plessinger, 79 

• Cruiser 'lunges' through store window 

• Warranty contracts gain popularity with buyers By JIM WOODARD/Creators Syndicate

• Home listings online don't tell whole story 

• Police briefs 

• Working at home requires setting the right tone By CHRISTINE BRUN/Creators Syndicate

• $250,000 ticket sold in Smithsburg 

• Ongoing exhibits 

• Hearing waived in child porn case 

• Bernard M. Ganley, 73 

• This pristine farmette is museum quality By HARRY NOGLE

• Vasquez, Terrapins step up 

• Tickets on sale for: 

• Crisis is real in Eastern Panhandle By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Bullets hit house By ERIN JULIUS

• Two escape from Vision Quest 

• Tub refinishing isn't a DIY job By ED DEL GRANDE

• How to decorate a Christmas tree like a pro By Scripps Howard News Service

• Jefferson, Md., man killed in I-70 crash By DAVE McMILLION

• Man gets 20 years in teen's drug death By ERIN JULIUS

• What to consider when choosing window fabrics By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN/Scripps Howard News Service

• Two held after Berkeley Co. drug sting 

• Teacher turned Tiffany designer inspired 'poor chic' styling By ROSE BENNETT GILBERT/Creators Syndicate

• Thelma S. Lindsay, 88 

• Raymond G. Robinson, 74 

• Illumination a personal memorial By JULIE E. GREENE

• Pa. hunter dies after fall By JENNIFER FITCH

• Service news 

• John W. Greenfield Sr., 60 

• Seating to be tight at CASHS hoop games By DON AINES

• Berkeley Co. workers face layoffs By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Discovering Turkey's ties with Christianity By CRYSTAL SCHELLE

• Buying a smaller house can sometimes be the right move By Ellen James Martin

• Heirloom seeds preserve tradition By DIY Network

• Michael Allen McKee (Mick), 70 

• Freda M. Shifflett, 65 

• Catherine E. Rhodes, 89 

• Alan R. Lohman Sr., 53 

• Mark K. Bennett, 48 

• 'Antietam Candle' honors casualties By HEATHER KEELS