Announcements

Stephanie Bernard and Floyd Keadle of Falling Waters, W.Va., announce the birth of a son, Floyd Eugene Keadle Jr., April 21, 2011. Maternal grandparents are Sonia Collins of Hagerstown, and Timothy and Lisa Horton of Edgewood, Md. Paternal grandparents are Duane and Pamela Keadle of Falling Waters. Paternal great-grandparents are Floyd and Deana Weller of Big Pool, and Mickey and Buck Mondy of Williamsport.

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Ten pairs competed Friday, May 10, during a meeting of the Little Heiskell Duplicate Bridge Club.  Bruce and Aurora McDonough finished first in both Flights A and B with a 61.57-percent game. Bob Munger and Elaine Rowe came in second in Flight A with 61.11 percent, and Rich Evans and Jim McCracken were third in Flight A with 55.09 percent. Bill and Madeline Davis placed fourth in Flight A, and second in Flight B with 53.70 percent, and Bea Van Norden and Nancy Burger were first in Flight C with 51.85 percent.

What were, until Monday, City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Charles Town, W.Va., are now Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center, both under the umbrella of University Healthcare. The new names were announced at a brief press conference Monday at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Martinsburg. The reason for the change is to better promote both hospitals in the communities they serve, said Robert F. Baronner Jr., chairman of West Virginia University Hospitals-East, which owns both local hospitals.

A Republican Washington County delegate, with help from Democrats, is mounting a challenge to the repeal of the death penalty, a measure that was signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley earlier this week. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, announced the start of a petition drive at a press conference in Baltimore on Friday. With him were Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger, a Democrat, and Sen. James Brochin, D-Baltimore County. “Life is extremely precious ... but, for example, if someone does something like the attack on the Boston marathon, they deserve the death penalty,” Parrott said, noting that the press conference was held not far from the finishing line of the Baltimore Marathon.

Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Clayton M. Wilcox recently announced administrative changes for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year and other transfers that will take place officially on July 1. Following are the changes listed in an emailed news release: • Beth Allshouse will transfer as principal from Greenbrier Elementary School to Lincolnshire Elementary School, effective May 6. • Jennifer Scarberry-Price will transfer...

Dates, times and locations have been set for graduation ceremonies honoring the Class of 2013 for Washington County Public Schools. At this time, more than 1,600 students are expected to receive diplomas or certificates from Washington County Public Schools on the following days in May and June: May 22 - Marshall Street School/Washington County Job Development Program, 10 a.m. at Hagerstown Community College's Kepler Theater May 30 - Evening...

On March 21, during the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts' annual membership meeting, the museum held its annual raffle drawing, selecting 12 winners from more than 2,400 ticket entries. The museum raised more than $19,000 through the raffle to support its annual   programs. A special thank you goes to Dale Stein, this year's chairperson, for coordinating and organizing the raffle.  Teresa Barr sold the most raffle tickets.  The museum wants to thank everyone who bought and sold tickets, and the prize sponsors who made this year's raffle a success.

The Maugansville Ruritan Club announced its scholarship winners from local high schools. Each winner attended a dinner at the club with their parents on April 17 and were presented $1,000 scholarships from Tom Ingram, scholarship chairman. Allison Nicole Martin, daughter of Joseph and Sandra Martin, plans to attend Radford University and major in fashion design and business adminstration.  John Britton III, son of John and Angela Britton and grandson of Cliff and Sue Britton, plans to attend Salisbury University and major in biology and pre-med, as well as play basketball.  Kirstie Coombs, daughter of David and Cindy Coombs, plans to attend the University of Maryland majoring in engineering with a minor in biology.

Summit Health's board of directors announced this week that Patrick W. O'Donnell of Chambersburg will replace Norman B. Epstein as president and chief executive officer of Summit Health July 1. O'Donnell is currently senior vice president and chief operating officer of Summit Health. He first joined the local healthcare team in 1985 as controller of Chambersburg Hospital and rose through the ranks until he was named Summit Health's chief financial officer and chief operating officer in 2007.

DelFest will be Thursday, May 23, through Sunday, May 26 at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. This year's lineup features more than 28 bands including two sets from the Trey Anastasio Band.   DelFest originated from the desire to create a family-friendly music festival celebrating the  legacy of Del McCoury's music, while creating a forum for musical collaborations and to showcase new talent with a down-home feeling. DelFest will also feature music from the Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Masters of  Bluegrass, Keller Williams with More Than a Little, Leftover Salmon, and more.  The complete lineup is available at Lineup.Delfest.com .  For more information, go to DelFest.com . 

Twenty-seven pairs competed in a charity game Wednesday, April 17 for the Food Bank of Hagerstown during at meeting of the Hagerstown Bridge Club. Overall winners in Flight A were: first place, Scott Kiser and Richard Evans; second place, Elaine Rowe and Fred Wagner; third place, Deborah Kiser and Emma Eaton; fourth place, Willa Garner and Barbara Shaw; fifth place, Jean and Rick Elbo; and sixth place, George Laniado and David Abuhove.  ...