Dining Hall

Lions Clubs International is one of the biggest supporters of the Boy Scouts of America. The Lions Clubs across the United States sponsor many Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout troops and Venture Crews in their communities. District 14-T recently presented the Mason-Dixon Council with a $1,000 donation to the capital campaign for the expansion of the dining hall facility at Sinoquipe Scout Reservation near Fort Littleton, Pa. In the past three years, District 14-T has contributed a total of $2,500 to the capital campaign.

chambersburg@herald-mail.com BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. - The dining hall of a Washington Township, Pa., summer camp was destroyed by fire early Sunday and another building was heavily damaged, according to Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue Chief John Fleagle. Franklin County emergency communications reported that the fire at Capital Camps, 12811 Old Route 16, was dispatched at 2:22 a.m. "When we got there, we adopted a defensive attack," Fleagle said. "We had written the dining hall off. " Fighting the fire was made more dangerous by three propane tanks behind the dining hall that caught fire, Fleagle said.

chambersburg@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A day after its dining hall was destroyed by fire, Capital Camps presented a land development plan for a new facility Monday night at the Washington Township Planning Commission meeting. The plan, which also included an arts and crafts center, a director's cabin and a lodge, was on the agenda for the meeting. The commission recommended the plan be approved by the township's board of supervisors on the condition that it receive approval from the township's municipal authority and that the stormwater plan be recalculated using methodology approved by the township.

HARRISONVILLE, Pa. - A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for a $1.3 million expansion of the dining hall at Camp Sinoquipe in Fulton County that is expected to be completed by March 2009, according to Don Shepard, an executive with the Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Operated by the council since 1946, Camp Sinoquipe averages more than 4,500 camper nights during July and August and thousands more through the rest of the year. The dining hall, however, can only accommodate about 200 people, along with seating for another 100 under temporary shelters outside.

HARRISONVILLE, Pa. - A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for a $1.3 million expansion of the dining hall at Camp Sinoquipe in Fulton County that is expected to be completed by March 2009, according to Don Shepard, an executive with the Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Operated by the council since 1946, Camp Sinoquipe averages more than 4,500 camper nights during July and August and thousands more through the rest of the year. The dining hall, however, can only accommodate about 200 people, along with seating for another 100 under temporary shelters outside.

A Maryland Correctional Training Center inmate who was stabbed in the head Thursday was released from the hospital Friday and returned to the Roxbury Road facility. Capt. Priscilla Doggett, spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said the victim of a Thursday morning attack in the dining hall was returned to MCTC Friday after a brief stay at Washington County Hospital. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to the side of the head, she said.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Shepherd University has partnered with Frontier Communications to provide wireless Internet access to several additional buildings on Shepherd's campus. The new Frontier network will be available in McMurran Hall, Reynolds Hall, Knutti Hall, White Hall, Robert C. Byrd Science and Technology Center, Snyder Hall and Frank Center Theater, the school announced this week. The original Shepherd wireless network is available in the Student Center, Scarborough Library, Ikenberry Hall, Erma Ora Byrd Hall, Wellness Center, Butcher Center, Dining Hall and Center for Contemporary Arts, according to the release.

The Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America is in the "Victory Phase" of a $1.4 million capital campaign. The campaign was designed to bring the Michael G. Callas Memorial Dining Hall at Camp Sinoquipe to reality. "The new dining hall opened last summer and is an incredible improvement" said Mark Barbernitz, Scout executive of the Mason-Dixon Council. "Meeting the seating demands each week during the summer was not possible in the former 60-year-old structure. The Council's Executive Board took the bold step to move forward with construction to better serve the youth.

FALLING WATERS, W.Va. - The Board of Child Care dedicated its residential facility at 730 Brown Road in Falling Waters during a ceremony Tuesday. It began operations on Sept. 10, 2002. The facility provides social, academic, clinical and behavioral services to West Virginia children who temporarily need out-of-home placement. The goal is to return them to their families. The site currently houses more than 30 children but has the capacity to hold 50. On its more than 80,000 square feet, the campus features a school, gymnasium, five living units, administration building, dining hall, clinical and health suite, outdoor swimming pool, recreational facilities and a chapel.

Buses filled with Fairview Elementary School children went over the mountain and through the woods before arriving just before noon at Camp Eder in Adams County, Pa. The Waynesboro, Pa., children took a tour of the camp and settled into their cabins, then grabbed brown bag lunches in the dining hall. The fifth-graders will spend Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in "Outdoor School," learning about nature and the lifestyles of early settlers. "I stayed awake until 12 o'clock because I was too excited," said Gaylin Leizear, a student in Bobbi Blubaugh's class.

Thaddeus Stevens in the running for green award CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Rep. Rob Kauffman, R-Cumberland/Franklin, offered congratulations recently to Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in the Chambersburg Area School District for being nominated to compete for the U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbons Schools award. The award is given to schools that save energy, reduce costs, feature environmentally sustainable learning spaces, protect health, foster wellness, and offer environmental education to boost academic achievement and community engagement.

When the United States became embroiled in the Civil War 150 years ago, people such as farmers, schoolteachers and business owners were caught in the chaos. Saint James School was not immune from the ravages of the war, according to Ted Camp, who talks about the school being in the middle of “Route 1 of the Civil War,” in the path of retreats from major battles, including those at Antietam and Gettysburg. One of the times Saint James School found itself in the middle was in 1863, after the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., when Union troops were pursuing Confederate troops and both sides reached the Episcopal boarding school five miles southwest of Hagerstown, according to Camp, who is chairman of the school’s history and religion department.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The Shepherd University Department of Music will host a visitation day on Friday, Oct. 15. The event is open to all high school seniors and juniors who are considering pursuing a degree in music at Shepherd. Students will attend classes, meet the music faculty and current students, visit with representatives from the admissions office, hear ensemble rehearsals and performances, have lunch in the dining hall and take a guided campus tour. Interested parents are also welcome to attend.

FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) -- Hours before addressing the nation, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces "is not going to be a victory lap" nor a cause for celebration. "There's still a lot of work that we've got to do to make sure that Iraq is an effective partner with us," Obama said on Tuesday of his decision to end the nation's combat mission in a war he once strongly opposed. "The main message I have tonight, and the main message I have to you, is congratulations on a job well done," Obama said.

Maurice Johnston and Brad Sell, representing God's Grace Fund and Community Foundation respectively, recently presented the Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America a check to assist in the construction and equipment costs of the new Mike Callas Memorial Dining Hall at Camp Sinoquipe. The support was made possible through the God's Grace Fund of the Community Foundation of Washington County. "The Community Foundation of Washington County was established to be a permanent and growing philanthropic vehicle for charitably-minded people and corporations to contribute financial resources that enrich the community's quality of life," said Sell, executive director of the Community Foundation.

The Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America is in the "Victory Phase" of a $1.4 million capital campaign. The campaign was designed to bring the Michael G. Callas Memorial Dining Hall at Camp Sinoquipe to reality. "The new dining hall opened last summer and is an incredible improvement" said Mark Barbernitz, Scout executive of the Mason-Dixon Council. "Meeting the seating demands each week during the summer was not possible in the former 60-year-old structure. The Council's Executive Board took the bold step to move forward with construction to better serve the youth.

Lions Clubs International is one of the biggest supporters of the Boy Scouts of America. The Lions Clubs across the United States sponsor many Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout troops and Venture Crews in their communities. District 14-T recently presented the Mason-Dixon Council with a $1,000 donation to the capital campaign for the expansion of the dining hall facility at Sinoquipe Scout Reservation near Fort Littleton, Pa. In the past three years, District 14-T has contributed a total of $2,500 to the capital campaign.

Wachter earns Eagle Scout rank Troop 8 in Hagerstown recently honored William Reid Wachter with the highest award in Scouting - the Eagle Scout rank. The opening ceremony was conducted by members of Troop 8 of Hagerstown and Troop 1203 from California, Md. Former Scoutmaster Dan McQuaid from Troop 8 and former Scoutmaster Steve Beggs of Troop 1203 presented the Eagle badge and Reid in turn presented his mother with a miniature Eagle pin and his father with an Eagle lapel pin. Reid is the son of Steve and Marguarite Wachter.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Shepherd University has partnered with Frontier Communications to provide wireless Internet access to several additional buildings on Shepherd's campus. The new Frontier network will be available in McMurran Hall, Reynolds Hall, Knutti Hall, White Hall, Robert C. Byrd Science and Technology Center, Snyder Hall and Frank Center Theater, the school announced this week. The original Shepherd wireless network is available in the Student Center, Scarborough Library, Ikenberry Hall, Erma Ora Byrd Hall, Wellness Center, Butcher Center, Dining Hall and Center for Contemporary Arts, according to the release.

HAGERSTOWN -- A convicted murderer who will serve a total of 10 years for his January escape from prison and a theft he committed while on the loose apologized, in Spanish, Tuesday morning in Washington County Circuit Court. "The truth is I beg your forgiveness," Kanderlario Garcia-Ramos said through an interpreter. "Just that I'm sorry, that's all," he said. Garcia-Ramos, 24, whose name has also appeared in records as Kandelario Garcia-Ramos, pleaded guilty through his interpreter Tuesday to first-degree escape from Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown and felony theft for breaking into a home and taking jewelry, a camera and other items.