What happened on December 12, 2009

NEWS

• Paper will continue to follow gaming and zoning By BILL KOHLER

• Business people 

• Mary Louise (Blickenstaff) Ridenour 

• Maryland's slots effort is more liability than asset By TIM ROWLAND

• Fred E. Mellott, 83 

• H1N1 clinics scheduled in Hagerstown 

• Wildcats lose Christy to back injury By TIM KOELBLE

• Letters to the Editor 

• Business briefs 

• Ronald Lee French Sr., 72 

• Plumb Grove welcomes visitors By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Visions of sugary plum pudding? Try this By MARLENE PARRISH / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Ongoing onstage 

• Lions donate $1,000 to Scout camp dining hall expansion 

• Claudia Ann Wade, 58 

• Washington Co. School Board endorses legislative priorities By DAN DEARTH

• Local and seasonal: Sweet potato dish is a family favorite By SCOTT C. ANDERSON / Special to The Herald-Mail

• Arts briefs 

• Local author reaches out to women By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Longnecker put 'Cats back on winning path By MARK KELLER

• Business calendar 

• Service news 

• What Do You Think? 

• Christmas party about more than gifts By ALICIA NOTARIANNI

• Family and friends help Scout with Eagle project 

• Gallery displays school students' art 

• In the cities 

• Top stories for Friday, December 11th 2009 

• Omar Franklin Mong, 91 

• Mail Call 

• Ford helps HCC hold off Potomac St. 

• W.Va. jailhouse preservation leads to statewide recognition 

• Robert "Bob" A. Styers Sr., 51 

• Tour could give wings to local aviation school By HEATHER KEELS

• Pa. school systems consider redistricting By JENNIFER FITCH

• Springfield Middle School honor roll 

• Bin Laden reacts to Obama's speech By LLOYD "PETE" WATERS

• Ongoing exhibits 

• Anna Frankie McCullough, 94 

• Parade shows Hancock in Motion By ALICIA NOTARIANNI

• Flour mill on sturdy foundation By PAT SCHOOLEY

• Civil Air Patrol cadets recognized 

• Festivals of Light 

• HCC class collects items for Humane Society 

• Residents offer ideas on balancing Md. budget By KATE S. ALEXANDER

• Museum's Reptile World shows sell out By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Using nature's gifts for holiday decorations By CELESTE MAIORANA / Special to The Herald-Mail

• Jane D. Tolbert, 75 

• John C. Martin Sr., 87 

• Elinor Constance Beck, 85 

• Six Eagle Scouts honor Purdham as mentor 

• Akers followed brother's lead By MARK KELLER

• October 2009 business licenses 

• With heavy hearts, Wildcats improve to 3-0 

• Public art project ideas 

• Police briefs 

• Ellen E. Welty Resh By MARLO BARNHART

• Richard Franklin Myers, 65 

• Marian Elizabeth Holtry, 88 

• Hearings set on proposed Berkeley Co. sewer rate increase By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Broadfording Christian Academy honor roll 

• BISFA student wins Springer Foundation scholarship 

• Anniversary 

• Bite-size sandwiches pack flavor for Christmas get-together By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Richard Oliver "Ric" Petricig, Ph.D., 65 

• McKenrick's arm lifted Wildcats By MARK KELLER