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WASHINGTON COUNTY Tucked in a corner, away from cases of Chinese ceramics, Battle of Antietam artifacts and Eastern European religious icons, the collection of signatures in a Boonsboro museum's visitors book bears witness to admirers near and far. "What a delightful surprise!" a Portland, Ore., visitor wrote in the Boonsborough Museum of History guest book Sunday. A steady stream of people visited the museum - which is stuffed to overflowing with Civil War memorabilia, historic letters, ancient bones and other curios from the personal collection of Doug Bast - on the second day of the third-annual Washington County Museum Ramble.

By LISA GRAYBEAL Staff Writer, Waynesboro WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A preliminary hearing date has been set in the case of a Boonsboro, Md., man charged by Waynesboro police last month with sexually assaulting two girls, ages 11 and 13. Tim Bolland, 20, will appear before District Justice Larry Pentz on Friday, May 23, at 9:30 a.m. He was charged April 16 with two counts each of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of...

Dakota Green Age: 10 Cold weather means that it's cold outside. The best type of pie is chocolate. My favorite movie is "The Mummy Returns. " My goal for fifth grade is to have good grades. Adam Haden Age: 11 I recently learned how to play right field. My friends and I like to collect baseball cards. The best holiday is Christmas. My goal for fifth grade is to improve my reading. Krisi Rogers Age: 10 When I get up in the morning, it's 7 o'clock.

The Hancock Rotary Club is selling tickets for its annual dinner/raffle/auction April 4. Hancock auctioneer Ron Zimmerman will auction four box seats to Maryland Symphony Orchestra's "A Sparkling Season Finale" on April 23 and a Woodcraft oak wardrobe valued at $800. These items were donated by Leslie Mills of Hooks Mill and Tracey Woolford of Hancock. Also on the auction block will be a week's vacation at Myrtle Beach, courtesy of retired insurance agent Jim Crunkleton. The condo with an ocean view has a balcony, full kitchen complete with dishes, living room with TV and VCR, three bedrooms with king and double beds, three bathrooms, sheets and towels provided, pool and covered parking.

Items stolen from Fulton County home McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. -- Several items were stolen from a home earlier this month about one mile north of Sheepskin Hollow Road in Dublin Township, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg. Police said the theft occurred between Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 after a thief or thieves broke into the home. Among the items stolen were a set of dishes, a cigar box full of baseball cards and two Lionel model train sets, police said.

An auction to benefit West Virginia State Police Trooper R.J. Elswick, who was shot in the line of duty earlier this month, is being planned for January by members of the Hagerstown Police Department's Street Crime Unit. Already several autographed hockey pucks - including one from Mario Lemieux - have been secured, said Officer Todd Webster, who is coordinating the auction. There also will be autographed baseball cards from Derek Jeter, Robin Yount, and Roberto Alomar, and an autographed football from Doug Flutie.

Edward "Ed" H. Lough Chairman, Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce Job: Partner with Alan Levin in Northwestern Mutual Financial Network's Hagerstown office at 20 W. Washington St., Suite 301, next to the Chamber's office. The firm sells life and health insurance, annuities and mutual funds. Previous work experience: Was a junior and high school band director for Mount Savage School near his hometown of Cumberland, Md., for four years before deciding to get in the insurance business for the income potential and greater control over his time and job. Lough worked for Peoples Life, which was bought by Monumental Life, before opening a Northwestern office in October 1991.

By CLYDE FORD Staff Writer, Charles Town MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Police on Monday charged Jessica Lynn Newell's uncle with kidnapping and murder in the 7-year-old child's death. Michael A. Newell, 39, was being held without bond Monday night at the Eastern Regional Jail. He was arrested at the 2105 Winchester Ave. home he shared with his parents and a brother. The house is a short distance from Pikeside Bowl, where Jessica Newell had gone with her parents, David and Debbie Newell, of Baker Heights, on Thursday night.