What happened on October 17, 2008

NEWS

• Notes from a self-made man By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Preps Area Roundup 

• Antietam battlefield to waive entrance fee for military families on Nov. 11 

• Milestones 

• Md. Del. Serafini to hold town meetings 

• Flu-vaccine clinics Tuesday in Hagerstown 

• Voters to decide if Md. gets early voting B JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Go, Do, Learn 

• Police briefs 

• Saints' mistakes aid Spartans' march By BOB PARASILITI

• Library events 

• Short Legs 

• Classroom humor can be good By LISA TEDRICK PREJEAN

• Community calendar 

• HCC to observe medical assistants week 

• Transition Summit for special needs students held in Hedgesville 

• Found animals 

• Sharpsburg hydrants out of service as water tank is repaired By MARLO BARNHART

• Correction 

• Fruity, no-bake cookies 

• Williamsport Lions Patterson, Scott honored 

• Poll results: Will you vote to legalize slots in Md.? 

• Hubs come up empty at home By MARK KELLER

• Jefferson County to spread duties of administrator By DAVE McMILLION

• Mail Call 

• Greencastle woman gets 2 to 7 years for cocaine delivery 

• Money talks for kids By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Around Sharpsburg and Keedysville By HARRY NOGLE / 301-432-2437

• Clarification 

• No resolution reached in racial dispute over Fort Hill-Dunbar football game 

• Bus trip to D.C. planned by HCC for Veterans Day 

• Reunion of Hurley's music students planned for Oct. 25 in Hagerstown 

• Photo exhibit at Contemporary School for the Arts and Gallery Inc. 

• This weekend's football capsules 

• Around Maugansville By MELITA WISHARD / 301-790-0079

• Baer market: North buys as South pays By BOB PARASILITI

• Saints' mistakes aid Spartans' march By BOB PARASILITI

• Sixth District candidates discuss health care plans 

• Community briefs 

• Weekend calendar 

• Service news 

• Letters to the editor 

• Topics wide and ranging in W.Va. gubernatorial debate By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Hubs come up empty at home By MARK KELLER

• Commission to support Jefferson County residents in PATH protest 

• Catoctin announces closures 

• Find treasures without a map at Washington County museum fundraiser 

• Terps need senior moments to be memorable By BOB PARASILITI

• Locals earn success at 2008 Md. State Fair By JANET HEIM

• Hagerstown man sentenced to 10 years for sex offense By ERIN JULIUS

• Obituaries 

• Man going wrong way on Pa. turnpike found guilty of DUI 

• Peacemakers praised at Washington County Mediation Center awareness event By ERIN CUNNINGHAM

• Bark in the Park makes noise for Humane Society of Washington County 

• Three treated after Hagerstown crash 

• Manchin announces grants for Eastern Panhandle By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• W.Va. residents protest PATH project, quarry before debate By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Waynesboro man gets to three to 10 years for burglary 

• Club meetings, fundraisers, reunion 

• Allegheny Power changing high-voltage line plan By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Washington County group offers proposals to curb congestion at Pilot Travel Center By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce names Jim Rock business person of year By JENNIFER FITCH

• Fulton Fall Folk Festival features tractors and more By DON AINES

• Convoy of Hope at Hagerstown middle school to offer free groceries and services By MARLO BARNHART

• Proposed MARC service cuts would affect W.Va. Eastern Panhandle By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• New Bulls & Bears restaurant opens in downtown Hagerstown By DAN DEARTH

• Elm Street program changes Chambersburg By DON AINES

• Artists show politically inspired work at Hagerstown gallery By ERIN JULIUS

• Hello, World! 

• Bleeding purple, Leopards upset 'Cats By JACK HILL III / Staff Correspondent

• Kidnapping survivor tells tale of captivity in Tuscarora Mountains By KATE S. ALEXANDER