Chambersburg

Friday night's graduation at Chambersburg Area Senior High School was postponed due to rain, according to school officials. Commencement will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Trojan Stadium. Gates will open at 12:30 p.m. Parents and students can check the district's website for additional updates at www.chambersburg.k12.pa.us . Meanwhile, Greencastle-Antrim High School will decide early Saturday whether the Class of 2013 will graduate on Kaley Field or in the gymnasium. District Superintendent C. Gregory Hoover said a decision about the commencement ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday for at the football stadium will be made at 7:30 a.m. and posted on the district's website at www.greencastle.k12.pa.us . Hoover said the starting time could be 10 a.m., 11 a.m. or noon.

Mr. Millard H. “Sam” Rock, 75, of 1015 Woodland Parkway, State Line, Pa., went to be with our Lord at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013. Born April 27, 1938, in Pond Bank, Pa., he was the son of the late Millard H. Rock Sr. and Beatrice (Stoops) Rock. Sam went to live in the Milton Wright Home around the age of 4, an orphanage previously located near Greencastle, Pa., to which he credits his introduction to Christ. He graduated with the 1957 class of Greencastle-Antrim High School.

A Chambersburg man was taken to York (Pa.) Hospital on Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle at 1071 Wayne Ave. in Chambersburg, borough police said. Donald Eugene Barnhart Jr., 19, was attempting to cross Wayne Avenue at about 8 p.m. when he was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Erik N. McDonald of Chambersburg, according to a Chambersburg Police Department news release Barnhart ran across the road in front of McDonald's 1999 Dodge truck and was struck by the vehicle, police said.

A Chambersburg-area farm involved in a bacteria outbreak last year is the subject of a new warning from the Pennsylvania departments of health and agriculture. Five people who consumed unpasteurized milk from The Family Cow, 3854 Olde Scotland Road, between April 30 and May 10 suffered illnesses confirmed to be related to Campylobacter bacteria, according to a news release from the state departments issued Wednesday. “Agriculture officials ordered the owners of the farm to stop the sale of all raw milk until further notice,” the news release stated.

A 44-year-old former Chambersburg, Pa., man who participated in a Franklin County-based drug-trafficking conspiracy was sentenced May 21 by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane to serve a mandatory term of life in prison without release. After a five-day jury trial in August 2012, Herman Charles Staten, aka Chuck Staten, formerly of 465 E. Washington St., Chambersburg, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, and conspiracy to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine.

Lorraine M. Evans, 81, of Fayetteville, Pa., died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg, Pa. A memorial service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg. The Rev. Terry Hoke will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service.

Elmer W. Martin, 93, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Friday, May 24, 2013, at Menno Haven. Born Feb. 7, 1920, in Washington County, Md., he was a son of the late Clyde W. and Ella B. Heckman Martin. A dairy farmer, Mr. Martin operated two farms in Greenvillage and one south of Chambersburg. He also served as president of Franklin Feed and Supply Company for 19 years. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Chambersburg, where he was a member of the James Hoover Bible Class, served as a trustee, and served on the Administrative Board and the Finance Committee.

Twin Bridges Campground , Chambersburg, Pa., Memorial Day gospel sing today at 6 p.m. Call 717-385-8901.

Betty J. Bricker, 83, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Friday, May 24, 2013, at 2:15 a.m. surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 4, 1929, in East Berlin, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Preston and Hazel Himes Smith. She was married to Calvin E. Bricker Sr. on Sept. 13, 1947. He died Dec. 10, 2011. Betty was a homemaker, and had assisted her husband in the electrical and grocery business. She is survived by seven children, Julia (Mrs. Leroy) Robinson, Doris (Mrs.

One in four individuals will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Nearly 30 years ago, A. Kenneth Wuertenberg suffered his own bout with mental illness. “I had a break from reality,” he said. “My behavior became more erratic and I alienated my family to the point where my marriage was over. I lost my house, my children and my wife.” It's a story that Wuertenberg, who is executive director of the Mental Health Association of Franklin/Fulton County, rarely shares.