What happened on December 26, 2009

NEWS

• AC&T employees, owner donate $73,000 to breast cancer group 

• Smith specializes in Civil War era guns By RICHARD F. BELISLE

• Arvin Lee Schuyleman, 54 

• In the cities 

• Anniversaries 

• Springfield Middle School honor roll omissions 

• Put leftover wine to work in new ways By LYNNE ROSSETTO KASPER / Scripps Howard News Service

• Township to use general fund to balance budget By KATE S. ALEXANDER

• Business people 

• Clear Spring Middle School honor roll 

• Smaller businesses enjoying bigger success in Chambersburg By KATE S. ALEXANDER

• Ongoing exhibits 

• Plenty of incentive for tough-guy Ravens, Steelers 

• The insatiable quest for more can warp the mind By ALLAN POWELL

• Annual report is released by Department of Social Services 

• New Year's resolutions - Preserve the forests By JUDY NIEDZIELSKI, SANDY SCOTT and CELESTE MAIORANA

• New Business Spotlight 

• Velda Mae Shrout, 80 

• Boy Scout lodge members compete at conference at Indiana Univ. 

• National religion briefs 

• Truck driving program at HCC gets new vehicle 

• Florida's Meyer resigns amid health concerns 

• Rivalry century: Cowboys-Redskins play 100th game 

• Hall of Fame seeks nominations 

• Arts briefs 

• Ronald Lee Kindle Jr. 36 

• Business briefs 

• Top stories for Friday, December 25th 2009 

• Mail Call 

• What I did on my Christmas vacation 

• Newcomers Unlimited - gifts for Children in Need 

• Economic Pulse 

• Four generations 

• Tower Bank donates to United Way of Washington County 

• Letters to the Editor 

• Smithsburg Middle School honor roll 

• Business calendar 

• Roscoe Conklin Bussard Jr., 85 

• Joyce Elaine Lane By MARLO BARNHART

• Happy 98th 

• Playtime remembered By ARNOLD S. PLATOU

• Who's the best 'In the Kitchen?' By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Marguerite Virginia "Maggie" Newcomer, 81 

• Bargain-hunters race for after-Christmas deals By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Boonsboro Middle School honor roll 

• Local and seasonal: Fresh ingredients are key to flavorful chicken marsala 

• Spa professionals attend Redken hair design class 

• Group hopes to resurrect Clique Club By MARIE GILBERT

• Stretch toy prices pulled out of proportion By JOEL HUFFER

• Bridge group gives $1,125 to Holly Place 

• Barbara Ingram School for the Arts honor roll 

• Local A&E trends define a decade By CHRIS COPLEY

• Man charged with assaulting woman in Boonsboro 

• Md. man charged with DUI after Pa. crash 

• 2009: The Year In Sports