Hagerstown

The south end of Hagerstown's City Park was full of the sounds of love and heartbreak Sunday afternoon as the Hub Opera Ensemble performed excerpts from an upcoming performance of “Don Giovanni.” The performance was the first in a new series of events, to be held at 1 p.m. in the park every other Sunday through September, called “Arts in the Park.” The events are being produced by a partnership between Historic City Park Neighborhoods 1st...

Kathleen Dorman talked Sunday about her days abusing cocaine and how she was “headed in all the wrong places.” Dorman - speaking during an adult education commencement at Hagerstown Community College - said she was told that she was never going to amount to anything and for seven years, she prayed to God for help. That help arrived in the form of a husband who she now credits with being an “angel” in her life. Dorman moved to Hagerstown from Baltimore and began seeking her high school diploma with help from the Washington County Family Center.

Frederick B. Hall II, 50, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, Hagerstown. Arrangements  are by Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown.

Twenty-eight pairs competed Wednesday, May 15, in a club game during a meeting of the Hagerstown Bridge  Club. North-South winners in Flight A were: first place, Leslie Lege and David Abuhove with a 64.9-percent game; second place, Lois Taylor and Robert Freed with 64.1 percent; third place, Joanne and Robert Dickinson; fourth place, Myrna Kinman and Robert Knuff; fifth place, Ann Lebherz and Robert Robey; and sixth place, Jerry Coats and Gary Wold. ...

Kendra L. McCauley, 47, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at her home. Born Sunday, Feb. 20, 1966, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Lloyd A. McCauley of Waynesboro, Pa., and Nancy (McClanathan) McCauley of Hagerstown. She is also survived by her stepbrothers, Shaun L. McCauley of Frostburg, Md., and Christopher L. McCauley of Falling Waters, W.Va.; aunts, Jean Chojnacki, Dolores Chaco and Joyce Zitterbart. She was preceded in death by grandparents, Lloyd A. and Pearl I. McCauley and Harold J. and Evelyn P. McClanathan.

Charles Eaney Timbrook Sr., 75, of 15827 Shinham Road, Hagerstown, Md., died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his home. Born June 14, 1937, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late George R. and Clearsey Haines Timbrook. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Pauline Timbrook on Oct. 25, 1989. He was a mechanical engineer. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Temple. He loved carpentry and golf. He is survived by his second wife, Connie Timbrook; two daughters, Trina J. Schuchman, and husband, Tim, of Marion, Pa., and Sonja Charlene Rowland and husband, Robert, of Williamsport, Md.; one son, Charles Eaney Timbrook Jr., and wife, Patricia, of Martinsburg, W.Va.; two stepdaughters, Heather Kline and husband, Jason, of St. Thomas, Pa., and Suzanne Ommert and husband, Derek, of Raleigh, N.C.; nine grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Janet Dean Humm, 87, of Clear Meadow Lane, Hagerstown, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. The service will be private. Arrangements are by Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home, Hagerstown.

“I'd just like to say kudos to the humane society for expanding their clinic. My wish for them has been for years that they would become a no-kill shelter. Maybe that's next on the list. Please think about it, as we really, really need it.” - Hagerstown “People that do the crime should do the time.” - Sabillasville, Md. “I would like to thank The Herald-Mail for publishing the picture of the people having prayer after the terrible accident on Downsville Pike.

Birthdays May 17 - Charles Hafer Sr., West Side Avenue, Hagerstown, turns 91; Mary L. Sprecher, Hagerstown, turns 71. May 18 - Jason Bachtell, Maugansville Road, turns 30; Brenda Gabriel, Hall Street, Sharpsburg, turns 50; Gidget Maffitt Gallahan, Hagerstown, turns 46; U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Guyer, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, turns 23. Anniversaries May 17 - Ron and Lisa Embly, Funkstown, are celebrating their...

When C.A. Millburn saw the mother duck and from 15 to 25 ducklings trying to cross Edgewood Drive in the area of Hagerstown Commons on Wednesday at 11 a.m., he swung into action. Millburn, a reserve officer in the Maryland Natural Resources Police Reserve Officer program, said he stopped traffic in both directions. Then, he said, he began helping the ducklings, which were having trouble getting over a curb, make it to safety. Other motorists got out of their cars to help, said Millburn, who lives off Dual Highway.