Blue Ridge Summit

The Washington Township (Pa.) Police Department was investigating the cause of a Wednesday afternoon fire in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Firefighters from Franklin and Adams counties in Pennsylvania and Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland contained the fire at 12227 Clermont Road to the attic, where it started. Blue Ridge (Pa.) Fire Chief Steve Moffat said the first firefighters on the scene saw smoke coming from the eaves and had trouble finding access to the attic over the two-story stone house.

Two people were being taken to Meritus Medical Center Sunday morning after a three-vehicle collision in Blue Ridge Summit that left one vehicle on top of another and one person entrapped, according to Franklin County Emergency Services. The collision at the intersection of Monterey Lane and Buchanan Trail East, also known as Pa. 16, was reported at 8:57 a.m. Sunday, a 911 dispatcher said. The person who was entrapped was removed from the vehicle at 9:30 a.m., the dispatcher said.

One Mountain Foundation has established a scholarship program for students in the Cascade and Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., areas and the surrounding communities. This year, the goal is to award four $1,000 scholarships, one each to a senior from Smithsburg, Catoctin, Waynesboro and Fairfield high schools. The applicant's area of study or planned school program must result in a degree or in a professional certification. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than April 1 and received no later than April 10. Applications, criteria and procedures can be found at www.onemountainfoundation.org . Proceeds from foundation events and donations from the public and foundation members and sponsors provide the funding for the scholarships.

By LISA GRAYBEAL Staff Writer, Waynesboro BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. - As many as 200 new jobs will be created by the end of the year when University Press of America and its subsidiary, National Book Network, relocate to the former TAB Books/McGraw-Hill complex on Monterey Lane, officials said Monday. Officials from University Press of America, a publisher of academic books, and National Book Network, the second largest distributor of trade books put out by independent publishers, said in a written release Monday that many of the new hires are expected to be displaced McGraw-Hill employees.

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. - Blue Ridge Summit Free Library will hold its annual ice cream social and book sale from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the library and on the surrounding grounds. The event is sponsored by PenMar Development Corp. A free children's program, Culler Magic with Frank Culler, will be presented from 11 a.m. to noon in the social room of Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, adjacent to the library. For information, call 717-794-2240.

A 34-year-old man fell to his death from High Rock in northeastern Washington County on Monday. Michael Paul Liller of Thurmont, Md., was determined to be dead by medics who descended 100 feet to where he landed, officials on the scene said. Liller jumped from the rock formation's peak to a metal grate used by hang gliders at about 4 p.m. He then jumped to another rock, lost his balance and fell, according to Washington County (Md.) Sheriff's Office Sgt. Daryl Sanders. About 12 people were at the popular lookout spot when the fall occurred, Sanders said.

A piano recital featuring students of Warren Rice was held Sunday, June 1, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.

Jill Stradling of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., buys produce from Bev Benner of Gettysburg's Donaldson Farm Market at one of the farmers markets hosted on Thursdays in Blue Ridge Summit. The market is sponsored by the Mountain Top Heritage Days Committee of the One Mountain Foundation.

Kathryn V. Nicodemus of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at her home. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro. The service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Rita's Catholic Church, Blue Ridge Summit.

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. - A Mountaintop Heritage Days dance is scheduled for Saturday, July 1, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Blue Ridge Summit Fire Hall. The dance will feature music from the '50s, '60s and '70s by the Fabulous Shades. The cost is $15 per person, $25 per couple. Tickets are available in Blue Ridge Summit at Flohr's Tru Value Hardware, 1-717-794-2128; and at A Lily Pad at Tracey's Corner, 1-717-794-5459.

Township police to take part in take-back day BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. - The Washington Township (Pa.) Police Department will be joining a host of other law enforcement agencies in participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday. Washington Township police will be accepting expired, unused or unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Blue Ride Fire Hall at 13063 Monterey Lane in Blue Ridge Summit. A complete list of Franklin County and Eastern Panhandle agencies hosting similar events was published in Wednesday's paper.

Betty Tressler Fish, 87, of Spotsylvania County, Va., peacefully passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, at home. She was born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Mrs. Fish was a registered nurse with an ophthalmologist's practice. She was very active in her community at Chancellor's Village, loved to travel and was an avid bridge player. She was a member of Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of the late Wilmer D. Fish. She is survived by her daughter, Susan F. Weber (James)

A 34-year-old man fell to his death from High Rock in northeastern Washington County on Monday. Michael Paul Liller of Thurmont, Md., was determined to be dead by medics who descended 100 feet to where he landed, officials on the scene said. Liller jumped from the rock formation's peak to a metal grate used by hang gliders at about 4 p.m. He then jumped to another rock, lost his balance and fell, according to Washington County (Md.) Sheriff's Office Sgt. Daryl Sanders. About 12 people were at the popular lookout spot when the fall occurred, Sanders said.

The Washington Township (Pa.) Police Department was investigating the cause of a Wednesday afternoon fire in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Firefighters from Franklin and Adams counties in Pennsylvania and Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland contained the fire at 12227 Clermont Road to the attic, where it started. Blue Ridge (Pa.) Fire Chief Steve Moffat said the first firefighters on the scene saw smoke coming from the eaves and had trouble finding access to the attic over the two-story stone house.

Mary Bigham Knox, 95, a resident of Gettysburg, Pa., and a longtime resident of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., died Monday evening, March 18, 2013, at St. Catherine's Nursing Center in Emmitsburg, Md., where she had lived since 2011. Born Feb. 11, 1918, in Gettysburg, Mary was the daughter of the late James L. and Beulah F. (Horner) Bigham. She grew up on the family farm in Freedom Township. She graduated from Gettysburg High School and from the Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia as a registered nurse.

James D. “Jim” Coyle III, 65, of Pennersville Road, Cascade, Md., passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital. Born Aug. 29, 1947, in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late James D. “Bob” Coyle Jr. and Dora Jane (Cooper) Coyle. He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, Class of 1965. He was a self-employed auto mechanic for Coyle's 66 Filling Station and Coyle's Garage. He was a member of ACACIA Lodge 155 AF & AM of Thurmont, Md., SAL American Legion Post 239 of Cascade and Blue Ridge Sportsmen's Association.

Virgil M. Spencer, 84, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, Pa. Born Aug. 23, 1928, in Paw Paw, W.Va., he was the son of Charles and Iva (Hamilton) Spencer. He married Pauline (Frisby) Spencer on Feb. 14, 1953. After serving in the Korean War as a military policeman, he was employed by Lowengart Tannery in Mercersburg, and later worked for and retired from Mack Trucks in Hagerstown, Md., after 26 years of service.

Mrs. Carrie A. (Calimer) Russell, 79, of 338 Geiser Ave. in Waynesboro, Pa., died Friday morning, Dec. 14, 2012, at her home. She had been battling cancer for the past nine months and had been critically ill since Monday.  Born Dec. 31, 1932, in Washington Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George W. and Edna (Mohn) Calimer. She was a lifelong resident of the Waynesboro area.  Mrs. Russell was a 1950 graduate of Washington Township High School.  She and her husband of more than 56 years, William R. Russell Sr., were married June 9, 1956, in the Presbyterian Church of Waynesboro.

As the sun came up over Franklin County on Tuesday, residents started assessing damage, clearing debris and pumping basements. Friends Zach Miller and Daniel Foster, both 15, decided to look on the bright side of the aftereffects of former Hurricane Sandy. The teens grabbed fishing poles and went in search of trout and bass. “We thought it'd be perfect fishing weather, but we thought wrong,” Zach said, saying they didn't catch anything. Cheryl Deal chose to look at flooding in her Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., yard and home with a positive attitude.

Edouarda Mary “Edgie” Bridgers Davis, 91, a resident of Michaux Manor, Fayetteville, Pa., and formerly of 12488 Monterey Lane, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at the nursing home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Friday at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, Pa. The service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. William Hammann officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Church Cemetery, Cascade.