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From cute kids in costume to unique floats, the annual Greencastle Halloween Parade cast a spell over young and old alike on Friday night. Even before the first drum beat from the Greencastle-Antrim high school and middle school marching bands, eager parade-goers claimed their spots along the parade route to get the best vantage point. The parade, sponsored by the Greencastle Exchange Club, started at the Jerome R. King Playground, followed South Carlisle Street to the square and turned east onto Baltimore Street.

Robbie Lester and his son, Travis, 4, receive a flashlight and a pumpkin filled with candy from Helen Lavigne, second from left, and Jeanne Flowers of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Panhandle during a Halloween party Tuesday night at the Grapevine Business park near Martinsburg, W.Va. Karol House gives candy to Mercedes and Dylan Borrow of Martinsburg. Trick-or-treaters of all shapes, sizes and costumes were out in full force in Martinsburg, W.Va., and other Tri-State communities Tuesday.

Approximately 65 children braved the cold temperature and wind to find 1,000 Easter eggs at the annual egg hunt hosted by the Smithsburg Lions Club. The event was held March 22 at the Smithsburg Lions Club Park. Lions Club members filled plastic eggs and members of Boy Scout Troop 14 hid the eggs along with Lions Club members. Children received the candy in the eggs and a bag of candy. Door prizes were awarded to Joel Martirano, Kayla Keplinger and Kristen Peake. The Smithsburg Lions Club sponsors Troop 14 and serves the surrounding communities.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com Steam engine whistles echoed through the streets of Smithsburg on Saturday evening as half a dozen engines chugged slowly through town during the Smithsburg Steam Engine and Craft Show parade. Those riding in the parade frequently threw candy to children and adults standing on sidewalks, yards and on corners. Most children seemed to be experts in parades, since nearly every one had a grocery bag to use to collect candy. By the end some had enough loot to rival that of a successful Halloween trip.

The St. Mary Catholic School Student Council sponsored an Adopt-A-Soldier Tag Day recently. Students brought in items to be sent to soldiers. The items consisted of everything from eye drops to candy. A total of 17 boxes were sent.

The North Hagerstown High School Key Club will host a free Haunted House Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. The event will include games, candy, books, face painting and haunted rooms. Rooms will be rated for parents to determine appropriateness. Donations are welcome and will benefit the Community Free Clinic.

The Smithsburg Lions Club conducted its annual Vision Days promotion Nov. 6 and 7 at Food Lion in Smithsburg. The Lions distributed candy to patrons and collected donations for the renowned Wilmer Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The Smithsburg Lions Club serves the surrounding communities.

Heather Helmick, dressed as a clown, and Elizabeth Whetzel, decked out as SpongeBob SquarePants, hand out candy treats from their Moler Hall dorm room at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, W.Va. The treats were part of the third annual Shep-or-Treat held Wednesday night. Other activities included arts and crafts and pumpkin decorating.

SHARPSBURG -- There was scarcely a single patch of shade along Sharpsburg's Main Street Saturday afternoon that wasn't covered in lawn chairs, strollers or blankets as hundreds of people from throughout the Tri-State area braved the heat to witness one of the oldest Memorial Day parades in the United States. In its 142nd year, the Sharpsburg Memorial Day parade lasted about an hour and a half and featured school and community bands, fire and rescue vehicles, military units, Civil War re-enactors, dancers, majorettes, Scout groups, youth sports teams, pageant winners and more.

Crumbs from the Cracker Barrel 2/21 Teaching at Lane's Run School held many pleasant memories for Mabel McDonald Weller, who wrote, "I commuted each day by horse and buggy from my home in Clear Spring. This was a beautiful drive over Fairview Mountain. I turned right from Route 40 on the National Turnpike onto the Funkhouser Road where I continued driving. Near the foot of a hill on Funkhouser Road, an old gentleman by the name of 'Laddy Dave' Forsythe had a little store.