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BOYS BASKETBALL Greencastle 47, Shippensburg 44 GREENCASTLE (15-3, 7-1) Jo. Gembe 1 1-2 4, Gelsinger 3 0-0 6, Scott 5 1-1 11, Ja. Gembe 5 2-3 12, Thrush 3 0-0 6, Smith 1 0-0 2, Wiestling 3 0-0 6. Totals 21 4-6 47. SHIPPENSBURG (10-7, 3-4) Brenize 2 2-2 8, Chadwick 5 1-2 11, Van Scyoc 4 8-11 19, Keefner 0 0-3 0, Maravich 2 2-2 6. Totals 13 13-20 44. Greencastle 11 11 8 9 5 - 47 Shippensburg 11 12 4 12 8 - 44 3-point goals - Greencastle 1 (Jo. Gembe)

martinsburg@herald-mail.com HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. -Some people just can't seem to get enough of Lucy Moore's stuff - her stuffed animals, puppets, pillows and blankets. A woman who stopped by Moore's booth on Friday said she had purchased around 16 of Moore's handcrafted blankets - one for each child and grandchild and, now, her great-grandson. "I bet 90 percent of our business goes to people who already have our things," said Moore, of Alabama, who has been selling her work at the Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival since it started 34 years ago. Linda and Ray Krok, of Bowie, Md., try to come to the festival every year.

Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum 54 S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Va. Hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Admission: $3; free for members. Information: 1-540-722-2020 or www.discoverymuseum.net on the Web. Sitting in a gigantic footprint certainly can make learning about the dinosaur who created it more interesting. Standing in front of a mirror a foot taller than you and about three times wider helps bring the magnitude of Hubble telescope's viewing power into perspective.

Pickin' in the Panhandle will be staged at a new venue in 2013, but the seventh year of the West Virginia State BBQ and Bluegrass Festival in Berkeley County is staying close to its roots. After six years at Lazy A Campground in Back Creek Valley, the music festival and its Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned competition scheduled for Sept. 6 to 8 will move to Shiley Acres, an outdoor concert venue near Inwood, W.Va. Last year, an estimated 4,000 people attended over the course of the three-day festival, which has attracted dozens of barbecuers, said Laura Gassler, acting executive director of the convention and visitors bureau.

Lemon juice is what makes L. Bruce Massey's sweet potato pie taste more like sweet potato. "It neutralizes the flavors," Massey explained to The Herald-Mail from his kitchen table, over a slice of pie. In Massey's recipe, the clove, nutmeg and cinnamon triumvirate is not required, though a tablespoon of cinnamon is optional. He specifies orange sweet potatoes - Georgia jets or red jewel. Never use canned. And yes, there's lemon juice. The effect is a light, creamy pie with a clean taste of sweet potato.

The return of fall marks apple season. As days grow cooler and leaves change from golds to reds, you can sink your teeth into fall's finest fruit-enjoying all the varieties at their peak. There is a wide variety of apples. Try some new varieties this fall. Apples always are a delicious ingredient in baked goods, too. Fill your kitchen with the sweet aromas of baked apple, nutmeg and cinnamon as you bake apple desserts. Here are some apple recipes as you usher in fall. - Photos, recipes courtesy of Land O Lakes Crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, chilled 1 egg, separated, yolk beaten with enough milk to equal 2/3 cup, reserve white Filling 1 cup crushed corn flakes 8 to 10 medium tart cooking apples, 8 cups, peeled, sliced 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 reserved egg white 2 tablespoons sugar Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 to 2 tablespoons milk Heat oven to 350 degrees.

A West Virginia woman died after the vehicle she was riding in crashed Wednesday on Apple Harvest Drive (W.Va. 45) southwest of Martinsburg, according to West Virginia State Police. The woman's name was not immediately released pending notification of next of kin, troopers said. The crash in the 8700 block of Apple Harvest Drive near Loop Road was reported at 5:11 p.m., a Berkeley County emergency communications supervisor said. The woman was thrown from the vehicle, troopers said.

It's winter. Time to try new ideas for getting vegetables in your children. I know what parents go through to get kids to eat vegetables. I was a kid once, and I hated finding vegetables I didn't like hidden in my food. I love pizza, but if a pizza had onions visible on it, I didn't eat it. If beef stew had green beans or peas in it, I plucked them out. Mushrooms in my soup? No way. Now I'm older and my tastes have matured, and I find many vegetables delicious. Still, there are times when I don't have time to chop veggies for a big salad or cook up a soup or stew.

Apples are in season and ready to eat. Apples can add variety, color and nutrition to your meals. Choose apples that are tart for cooking or apples that are sweeter for eating. At farmers markets or grocery stores, there is enough variety that you can find an apple that is just right for your tastes. Apples are a good nutritional bargain, providing about 20 percent of your fiber for the day; vitamins including C and beta carotene (if you eat the peel); minerals including potassium, iron, and calcium; about 80 calories and 18 grams of carbohydrates; no fat or cholesterol; and fructose (fruit sugar)

For the syrup: 1 cup sugar 2 cups water 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon For the dumplings: 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon butter 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup shortening 4 tablespoons cold water 8 Golden Delicious apples Preheat oven to 450 degrees. To make the syrup, mix the sugar, water, butter and cinnamon in a large pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. For the dumplings, mix together the sugar, cinnamon and butter and set aside.