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JULY 4, 1942-APRIL 21, 2009 SABILLASVILLE, Md. -- Frank L. Lantz, 66, of Raven Rock Park Road in Sabillasville, Md., died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Frederick (Md.) Memorial Hospital. Born July 4, 1942, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Mary V. (McKissick) Lantz of Gettysburg, Pa., and the late Howard Milton Lantz. He worked as Frank Carpenter for years with his uncle, Dick Lantz (deceased), he was a logger for Lawrence Forrest and was president and manager of South Mountain Rod and Gun Club of Smithsburg, Md., from 1977 to 2007, when he retired.

SEPT. 7, 1931-DEC. 9, 2008 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Gerald Stanley LaVerne Klock, 77, of Chambersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sept. 7, 1931, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul J. Klock and Regina Garland. He worked at T.B. Woods Co. in the foundry and the pattern shop. He was a member of the American Legion in Camp Hill, Pa. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Harrisonville, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Lois, whom he married April 9, 1953; one daughter, Robin Leedy of Chambersburg; and two grandchildren, Justin Leedy and Morgan Leedy.

NOV. 26, 1926-JAN. 20, 2011 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Elva Mae Dress, 84, a resident at Providence Place and formerly of 2850 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Born Nov. 26, 1926, in Smithsburg, Md., Elva was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Pearl Ridenour Smith. A graduate of Smithsburg High School, Elva was of the Protestant faith. She is survived by her son, Steven L. Dress and his wife, Donise, of Dover, Pa. Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy J. Dress; a daughter, Cecelia Cox; and three brothers, her twin Elvin Ray Smith, Ivan Smith and Grover Smith Jr. Services, under the direction of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, will be private.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 PREP CROSS COUNTRY FREDERICK, Md. - St. Maria Goretti senior Luke Daigneault won the individual title and led the Goretti boys to a successful defense of their team title at the Independent Parochial School League Championships at Ballenger Creek Park on Saturday.  Daigneault, who covered the 3.2-mile layout in 17:28, was joined on the All-League team by teammates Patrick Jones (18:15) and Kevin Proctor (18:22) who finished third and fourth.

Camp Hill 53 James Buchanan 12 MERCERSBURG, Pa. -- Tyler Shover threw six touchdown passes in the first half as Camp Hill (5-1) built a 39-6 halftime lead and cruised past winless James Buchanan. Shover accounted for 440 of the Lions' 536 yards of total offense, passing for 317 yards and rushing for 123. Jesse Smartt was 12-of-25 passing for 121 yards and two touchdowns for the Rockets (0-6). He connected with Tyson Keith for a 36-yard score late in the second quarter and then hit Kace Worrell for a 4-yard TD as time expired in the third quarter.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Waynesboro junior Jamison Walck stands 5-foot-10 with the shape of an offensive lineman. The Indians forward showed Friday night he has the touch of a jump shooter. Walck hit all three of his attempts from beyond 16 feet and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line to lead Waynesboro to a 59-47 win against Camp Hill. The bulky Walck also powered his way inside with a pair of baskets in the post and finished with a game-high 17 points. "(Camp Hill coach Kevin Rutherford)

Camp Hill 26, Scotland 22 By James Phillips of the (Harrisburg) Patriot News BOILING SPRINGS, Pa. - Football is a game of intangibles. Take the District 3-A championship game last night at Boiling Springs High Stadium, for example. The Camp Hill Lions (10-1) stunned the Scotland Cadets, 26-22, by taking advantage of miscues by the Cadets (10-1) at crucial times. "We talked about an upset before the game," said Camp Hill football coach Frank Kindler.

Dave Reeder, a longtime Washington County Public Schools administrator, will be the next superintendent for the Camp Hill School District southwest of Harrisburg, Pa., according to the school system's website and Reeder. Reeder, of Greencastle, Pa., is director of secondary education for Washington County Public Schools. His last day in that position is Thursday; he starts his new job Monday, Reeder said. Whether the local director's position will be filled will be left up to Washington County's new superintendent, Clayton Wilcox, Interim Superintendent Stan Schaub said after Tuesday's school board meeting.

Editor's note:   It has been 150 years since the Civil War moved into Washington County and North and South met Sept. 17, 1862, on a battlefield along Antietam Creek. The following story is part of a package of stories that look back at the Battle of Antietam and the Civil War's impact on Washington County, Md., and the surrounding area.   By the time Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army reached the Potomac River north of Leesburg, Va., on Sept. 4, 1862, approximately one-third of his troops were barefoot, their shoes worn out from months of marching and fighting.

A Chambersburg man charged in the October shooting death of a man in the 300 block of East King Street faces additional charges in the case after a hearing Friday before Magisterial District Judge Glenn Manns. Carl L. Varner, 54, of 238 E. McKinley St., now faces 10 counts of kidnapping, five counts of unlawful restraint, five counts of robbery and one count of person not to possess firearm. He previously was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, criminal conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree and criminal conspiracy to commit robbery in the death of 29-year-old Victor Hugo Campos-Olguin.