Gettysburg

A broadcaster with the Seventh-day Adventist Church made a stop in Hagerstown Sunday night after completing some filming at Gettysburg (Pa.) National Military Park. Pastor John Bradshaw produces regular segments for the program “It Is Written,” which airs on television networks and channels like the Discovery Channel, the Hope Channel through DIRECTV and the Three Angels Broadcasting Network through the DISH Network, said Curt Dolinsky, who does development work for the program.

by RICHARD T. MEAGHER / staff photographer enlargement Local Civil War buffs are gearing up for their second mammoth re-enactment in two years. Last September, 12,500 re-enactors and an estimated 100,000 spectators converged on a farm south of Hagerstown for the 135th Anniversary Re-enactment of the Battle of Antietam. That record-setting crowd may soon be topped on the July 4 weekend, when a re-enactment of similar size will commemorate the 135th anniversary of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Thomas Kinkade will visit Boyds Bear Country in Gettysburg on Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5, to meet his fans and dedicate a new gallery of his paintings and reproductions. "We enjoy the idea of putting art where real people are," Kinkade said recently by phone from his office in Placerville, Calif. "I'm less inclined to put art in a museum somewhere people won't enjoy it. " Kinkade's popular paintings depict homey cottages, small-town scenes, steepled churches and other classic American scenes -- all rendered in rich colors and romantic style.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - It took a little more than a halftime speech for the Chambersburg boys basketball team to address Gettysburg. In this case, it was a case of five scored and 20 feet away for the Trojans to put forth a new determination. It started a dramatic turnaround that shot Chambersburg past the Warriors for a 74-43 victory Friday as the Trojans remained undefeated through nine games. Aaron Hill started a run of five straight Chambersburg 3-point baskets to start the second half to transform a surprisingly small 25-19 advantage into a commanding 40-23 lead by the halfway point of the third period.

By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Writer SHARPSBURG - Area residents delivered a clear message to Washington County planners Thursday evening: Don't let Sharpsburg become another Gettysburg, Pa. "I hate Gettysburg. I hate going to Gettysburg. I hate walking around Gettysburg. I hate the commercialism of Gettysburg," said Pat Holland. The meeting was another in a series scheduled throughout the county to seek input as county officials revise the Comprehensive Plan, which sets the parameters of development.

By TERI JOHNSON Staff Writer Organizers won't know until the last minute which stars from the epic film "Gettysburg" will appear at The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown Friday night, but one thing is certain. If the actors can't attend, they will be there in spirit, says Patrick Falci, who played Gen. A.P. Hill in the movie and will take part in the retrospective. Other invited actors include Sam Elliott, who portrayed Gen. John Buford; Stephen Lang as Gen. George Pickett; Kevin Conway as Sgt. Buster Kilrain and Patrick Gorman as Gen. John B. Hood.

A Gettysburg, Pa., man has been charged with causing a traffic accident that critically injured a 16-year-old Boonsboro girl last month, according to police. Charles Henry Thompson, 53, of 1381 Highland Ave., was charged with failure to drive right of center and negligent driving, according to a Boonsboro police news release issued Wednesday. Alexis Jarman was critically injured Feb. 21 when the sport utility vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger collided head-on with a Buick LeSabre being driven by Thompson in the 200 block of Potomac Street in Boonsboro.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- Asked about his connection to Civil War Gen. George Meade, Andy Waskie responds quickly and gets a few laughs from those gathered around him. "What? I'm not Meade?" he quips. Sometimes it was difficult to make the distinction. Waskie, a professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, donned full uniform and often spoke from the first-person point of view during his presentation Thursday at the Heritage Center in Chambersburg. For almost two hours, Waskie informally took questions from five members of the public before a delayed tour group of teachers arrived.

The Gettysburg College men's basketball team is enjoying a banner season and former St. Maria Goretti standout Joe Spierenburg is right in the middle of all the success. Spierenburg and his teammates take to the floor on Friday at 8 p.m. at Ursinus College against the host Bears in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Bullets (24-4) defeated Elms College 66-65 last Saturday to reach the Sweet 16 and continue their most successful season in school history. "At the beginning of the year we expected we could be good because we had four juniors back from last year with experience, including three top scorers," said Spierenburg, a junior from Chambersburg, Pa. Even though the Bullets have three losses to Ursinus this season, Spierenburg said the team is confident.

Edward L. Warren Sr., 72, of Gettysburg, Pa., died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Gettysburg from complications of a stroke. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Monahan Funeral Home, Gettysburg. The service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Gettysburg.