Greencastle

When Sandie Collins-Keener walked into Sunnyway Foods in Greencastle, Pa., on Friday morning to grab a bag of her favorite Gibble's chips, she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw nearly empty shelves. “It's so sad. I grew up with Gibble's,” Collins-Keener of Greencastle said. “They were like a childhood mainstay.” She was one of many fans of the iconic brand who poured into Sunnyway Foods early Friday morning hoping to savor one last bag of the locally made potato chips, pretzels or cheese curls.

Mark Twain Noe painting wildlife diorama By RICHARD F. BELISLE / Staff Writer MERCERSBURG, Pa. - A black rhinoceros charges out from the tall grass to protect the baby at its side. The grass is being painted behind and around the big animal by award-winning wildlife artist Mark Twain Noe. Noe spends four to five hours most weekday nights, often into the wee hours, painting the background for the display of mounted African wildlife in the Charles T. Brightbill Environmental Center that opened this year behind James Buchanan High School.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012   BOYS BASKETBALL WARFORDSBURG, Pa. - Joel Zola scored six of his 15 points during a third-quarter run as Greencastle remained undefeated by pulling away to notch a 66-58 victory over Southern Fulton on Wednesday. The Blue Devils (16-0) and the Indians (12-2) were tied 32-32 at the half and remained close until Greencastle took control with a 7-0 run to grab a lead it would never relinquish. Zach Faulkner added 13 points for Greencastle, while Zola also led with nine rebounds.

Police were responding to a motorcycle accident in Greencastle at 6:50 a.m. Friday, a supervisor for Franklin County (Pa.) Emergency Services said. The accident happened on West Walter Avenue just west of North Antrim Way (U.S. 11).

It’s time for Greencastle residents to raid their basements and garages, and pull out all their unwanted, bulky junk. The Borough of Greencastle will conduct its yearly bulky item collection on Friday, May 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday, May 7, from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Bulky items are to be dropped off at the borough maintenance facilities, 40 W. Mifflin Lane. The collection is a free service for borough residents only. Those dropping off bulky items will be required to display a valid driver’s license or other photo identification to confirm that they are a resident of the borough of Greencastle, according to a borough news release.

Thursday, March 31, 2011 PREP BASEBALL Spring Grove 5, Waynesboro 3 WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Cole Warrenfeltz and Jesse Francis had two hits apiece and Cody Bumbaugh had an RBI single in the first inning for Waynesboro (0-2) in its loss to Spring Grove. Spring Grove pitcher Alan Rohrbaugh threw a complete game, striking out 13. Spring Grove    021    200    0    —    5 10 2 Waynesboro    200    100    0    —    3 6 2 Rohrbaugh and Smith.

GREENCASTLE, Pa. -- An educated community is a healthy community, and on Thursday in Greencastle about 500 people had an opportunity to get a little smarter and a little healthier. Held in conjunction with Old Home Week festivities, the first Healthy Community Fest sponsored by Pennsylvania State Representative Todd Rock, Summit Health and Waste Management, brought together several medical, environmental and state government entities to provide education and information to the community.

Firefighters were at the scene of a fire that started Wednesday morning in a mobile home in the 12700 block of Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) south of Greencastle, a Franklin County (Pa.) Emergency Services dispatcher said. The fire was called in at about 8:10 a.m., the dispatcher said. Firefighters had the fire under control by 8:25 a.m. The dispatcher said no one was injured.

The Franklin County, Pa., communities of Waynesboro and Greencastle hosted their first National Night Out events in years on Tuesday. McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance in both towns as their police departments tried to foster relationships with children and other residents. National Night Out is designed to help people develop connections with officers and generate support for anti-crime efforts. In Greencastle, officer Eric Kamoie volunteered to sit under water balloons rigged to a system in which they'd burst if a ball hit a target.

A Greencastle cabinet shop was damaged by fire late Thursday night. Crews arrived to smoke coming from Horst Custom Cabinets, 7506 Friendship Village Road, Greencastle, according to a media release prepared by JR Koons, Deputy Fire Chief, Rescue Hose Company of Greencastle. The call came in Thursday at 11:23 p.m. "The fire was knocked down quickly," Koons wrote in the release. The ceilings and walls inside the buildings were torn down to make sure hot spots were not trapped between the walls and the insulation and the outside walls.

Naomi M. Gayman Heckman, 91, of Huber Road, St. Thomas, Pa., died  Friday, May 17, 2013, at her home. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle, Pa., and at Upton (Pa.) Church of the Brethren one hour before the service Wednesday. The service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Meyers Cemetery near Welsh Run, Pa.

Mark W. Meyers, 74, of Friendship Village Road, Chambersburg, Pa., died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Chambersburg Hospital. The family will receive friends Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Antrim Brethren in Christ Church, Chambersburg. The service will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Browns Mill Cemetery Kauffman. Arrangements are by Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle, Pa.

Tina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society's 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of breast cancer,” said the 41-year-old teacher at Mowrey Elementary School in Waynesboro, Pa. After being diagnosed in December 2011 and losing most of 2012 to cancer treatments, Schaubroeck is determined to make every second of her life count.

Washington County Health Department Elaine Rose was named the Washington County Health Department's Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2013. Rose began working with the health department in 1979 with the Environmental Health Division, where she worked until 2001, before transferring to administrative duties with the Office of the Health Officer. Since 2001, she has performed many duties, working closely with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's state office to implement and oversee the local administration of numerous mandated internal programs.

Susan Louise Litten, 75, of Boonsboro, Md., passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, at her home. Born Dec. 18, 1937, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ralph Benjamin and Mildred Louise Bowers Bussard. She was employed by Food Lion in Hagerstown. She was previously employed by Maryland Ribbon in Hagerstown and the Sharpsburg (Md.) Post Office. She was a member of Broadfording Bible Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, Robert S. "Bo" Litten of Boonsboro; daughter, Brenda Sue Smith and her boyfriend, Butch Green, of Hagerstown; daughter, Dorothy Mae Shank and her husband, Gary Lee, of Hagerstown; son, Douglas Smith Jr. and his wife, Pamela, of Greencastle, Pa.; stepdaughter, Lisa Churchey of Fairplay, Md.; granddaughter, Trish Marie Smith and husband, Roger, of Boonsboro; granddaughter, Melissa Sue Mongan and her husband, Doug, of Greencastle; granddaughter, Lindsay Nichole Smith of Hagerstown; sister, Patricia Knick of Hagerstown; brother, Albert Bussard of Hagerstown; brother, Benjamin Bussard of Hagerstown; great-grandsons, Brock and Peyton Smith of Boonsboro, Gage Smith of Hagerstown and Tucker Mongan of Greencastle; and great-granddaughter, Paige Smith of Boonsboro.

Agnes L. "Aggie" Tritle-Wilson, 79, formerly a longtime resident of Maugansville, Md., passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1933, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Stuart H. Mason and Mary E. (Boppe) Mason Piper Weis. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John F. Tritle, in 1985. She was a 1954 graduate of the Washington County School of Nursing. She was first employed as a nurse by Washington County Hospital for 28 years, and later retired from Coffman Nursing Home as director of nursing in 1986.

As Greencastle-Antrim School Board continues to wrestle with its 2013-14 budget, taxpayers in the school district are facing a possible 2-mill tax increase following a 5-3 vote to pass the proposed final general fund budget on Thursday. Business Manager Jolinda Wilson said combining $500,000 from the fund balance with a 2-mill tax increase won't close up the $505,556 deficit in the $35 million budget. The district has the option of increasing taxes 3.8259 mills, which is the Act 1 Index tax cap, Wilson said.

Ernest A. Daley, age 86, of Coseytown Road, Greencastle, Pa., died at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sept. 13, 1926, in Greencastle, he was the son of the late William and Carrie (Burkholder) Daley. He was married to Patsy Ann (Seacrest) Daley for more than 63 years. She died on Aug. 10, 2012. Ernest was a retired self-employed plasterer. He was an avid hunter and was a member of the West End Hunting Club. Surviving family are two daughters, Susan M. Houtrai of Maine, Sally Daley Rice of Greencastle; one grandson, Clinton Rice of Greencastle; one great-granddaughter, Cali Rice and one sister, Eva Daley Korab of Connecticut.

Suzanne Ileana Schaefer, 78, of Greencastle, Pa., died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Family will receive friends at Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Services and burial will be at the convenience of the family.

After watching a 6-1 lead dwindle to a one-run advantage in the fifth inning, Greencastle-Antrim baseball coach Eric Shaner gave his team an ultimatum: Hang your heads, or answer the bell. The Blue Devils heeded their coach's word as they took advantage of four walks in the inning and poured on nine runs to defeat Gettysburg by the 10-run rule, 15 - 5, on Wednesday in the Mid-Penn Colonial. “We told them right before the bottom half that we go can one of two ways,” Shaner said.