Blue Ridge Summit

A Blue Ridge Summit man died of injuries suffered in three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Pa. 16 and Monterey Lane Sunday, Washington Township, Pa., police said in a news release Monday morning. Robert Gividen, 80, of 14586 Buena Vista Road, was pronounced dead Sunday at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, police said. Police said Gividen was driving a 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara north on Monterey Lane. He entered the intersection at the same time as a 2005 Ford F-650 armored truck driven by Steven Bordlemay of Shillington, Pa., and owned by Garda Atlantic Inc., police said.

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.

Every year, the Blue Ridge Summit Free Library ice cream social and book sale draws a crowd of bargain hunters, and Saturday was no different. Amy Presnell, a library board member who is in charge of organizing the book sale that is one of the library's two yearly fundraisers, said people began lining up to check out the thousands of donated books by around 8 a.m. "They're really anxious to get started," Presnell said, adding that a horn is...

OCT. 17, 1924-JULY 13, 2011 Hazel M. Bender, 86, of Crawford Avenue in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Hillhaven Healthcare in Adelphi, Md. Born Oct. 17, 1924, in Tripoli, Wis., she was the daughter of the late John and Fern (Carpenter) Larson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Uriah Schmidt. She was a graduate of Bethel Academy. She was employed as an executive assistant by the federal government. She attended Ringgold Church of Christ.

JUNE 26, 1946-JUNE 15, 2011 Thomas Gregory Hays, 64, of Hagerstown, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at North Hampton Manor in Frederick, Md. Born June 26, 1946, in Summit, N.J., he was the son of the late Harry W. and Elsa C. (Lutz) Hays. He attended the Washington County Human Development Council Day Program. Greg was of Lutheran Faith. He loved to bowl and was a former member of the "Happy Go Lucky" Bowling League. He enjoyed music and was an avid Elvis devotee and his No. 1 fan. He loved to travel, and his favorite destinations were Graceland and the beach.

Megan Dianele (Brill) Gonzales and Joseph Sinchak Jr., of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., announce the birth of a son, Kamdyn Joseph Sinchak , June 8, 2011.

Mrs. Catherine C. “Katie” (Kane) O’Kelly, 91, of 13580 Summit Ave., Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., passed away at 11:54 a.m. Monday, June 6, 2011, in the emergency room of Waynesboro Hospital. Born April 17, 1920, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late James J. and Catherine (McCabe) Kane. She lived in Baltimore before moving to Blue Ridge Summit when she was 4 months old, where she was raised by John and Ida Gearhart. Mrs. O’Kelly attended Monterey School in early years, later graduating from Shippensburg High School with the class of 1939.

Dorothy Mae Gochenour, 83, of Raven Rock Road, Lantz, Md., died Monday, May 16, 2011, at her home. Born Jan. 11, 1928, in Pondsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late George F. and Edith M. (Roof) Kuhn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Albert C. “Chetty” “Buck” Gochenour, on March 5, 2009. They were married April 14, 1947. She was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, Class of 1946. She was formerly employed by Rexall Drug Store of Blue Ridge Summit and was a very active volunteer at the Fort Ritchie Thrift Shop until its closing.

The looks of disbelief and comments like “Really?” were to be expected. The sign at Sheetz on Pa. 16 indicated regular-grade gasoline was $3.85 a gallon, but the people in red shirts with homemade signs were offering up the fuel free of charge Thursday afternoon. “What’s the catch?” a woman in a sport-utility vehicle asked. “No catch,” Eric Beck said, removing her vehicle’s fuel cap. “We just love you.” Experience Life Church of Waynesboro, Pa., started its outreach effort shortly after 4:30 p.m. People from the church offered $10 worth of gas to the first 200 customers who stopped by pumps Nos. 1 through 4 at Sheetz.

A Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., man convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the May 2010 shooting death of his neighbor was sentenced Thursday in Franklin County (Pa.) Court to five years in state prison. Judge Douglas Herman gave Michael Harrigan, 30, credit for time served in jail since Harrigan shot 47-year-old Steven Wetzel on Blue Ridge Avenue on May 27, 2010. The two had argued earlier in the night, and Harrigan's defense claimed he acted in self-defense. Wetzel's son, Nathan, told the judge Thursday that he didn't care what sentence Harrigan received, because nothing would change what happened.