Hershey

Sunday, June 3, 2012   LEGION BASEBALL Funkstown splits at Hershey HERSHEY, Pa. - Funkstown Post 211 split a doubleheader with Hershey on Saturday, winning the second game 11-8 after dropping the first game 6-3. Phillip Pietro had two hits, including a home run, and five RBIs in the victory for Funkstown, while Jake Bachtell also homered and Charles Cvijanovich, Zach Lucas and Jordan Nicewarner each had two...

Hersheypark Where : 100 W. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, Pa. Highlights : The 110-acre entertainment complex includes more than 60 rides and attractions - including Lightning Racer, a wooden, racing/dueling, double-track roller coaster - and more than 20 children's rides. Entertainment includes musical performances, dance reviews and a dolphin and sea lion show. Also ZOOAMERICA, and 11-acre walk-through zoo. Open : Weekends only - May 11 to 13 and 17 to 20; Daily - Thursday, May 24, through Monday, Sept.

HAGERSTOWN -- Washington County Treasurer Todd Hershey pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving or attempting to drive while under the influence following a traffic stop on Sharpsburg Pike in December, according to court records. Judge Frederick J. Bower granted Hershey, Washington County's elected treasurer, probation before judgment, and placed him on two years unsupervised probation. When a judge grants probation before judgment, it keeps the person from having a conviction on his record.

By STEVEN T. DENNIS Staff Writer Washington County Treasurer Todd L. Hershey said people should look at his record when deciding whether to re-elect him this year. In the past 10 years, spending by the treasurer's office has increased by less than 1 percent per year. General fund spending by the county government as a whole has risen a total of 87 percent over the same period, according to figures provided by Hershey. Hershey, said he's been able to hold the line by using technology to make the office more efficient.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Tickets for a campaign visit by President Bush Thursday to Hershey, Pa., will be available today at the Franklin County Republican Committee Headquarters at 293 Southgate Mall, according to Bob Thomas, chairman of the county's Bush-Cheney '04 Committee. Thomas said the tickets are free and will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9 a.m. Thomas said there will be a limit of four tickets per person. Those picking up tickets will have to provide their name, address and phone number at the headquarters, he said.

Washington County Treasurer Todd Lakin Hershey faces alcohol and speeding charges after he was pulled over by Maryland State Police Tuesday evening on Sharpsburg Pike. Hershey, 49, of Keedysville, was spotted at 7:17 p.m. by Trooper 1st Class M.S. Hegedus northbound near Spielman Road traveling 70 mph in a 50 mph zone, according to Washington County District Court records. After Hershey pulled over his 2004 Toyota Corolla, he produced his driver's license and told the trooper he was sorry, according to District Court records.

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Lynn Bibbee of Hagerstown recently attended Modern Woodmen of America's Merit Club Leadership Conference in Hershey. Bibbee was one of 433 youth service club leaders from across the nation who earned the opportunity to take part in the conference. While in Hershey, she attended educational and motivational workshop sessions, had discussions with other club leaders and gained new ideas for leading volunteer activities for children. Bibbee, a club leader for 18 years, qualifed for the conference because her club completed a variety of projects in 2008.

Correction An obituary in Tuesday's Herald-Mail for Harry D. "HD" Catts Jr. 72, of Edgemont Road, Smithsburg, who died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., contained incorrect information. Born Oct. 29, 1936, in Takoma Park, Md., he was the son of the late Harry Dulany Catts Sr. and E. Louise (Bowman) Catts-Buscher.

FORT LITTLETON, Pa. - A state trooper killed Sunday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first to die in the line of duty in nearly 10 years, according to a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman. Sgt. Arthur L. Hershey, 51, of Bedford, Pa., was the father of another state trooper stationed at the same barracks, Press Secretary Jack Lewis said Monday. Lewis said 10 people, including Hershey, were killed in accidents investigated by Pennsylvania State Police during the New Year's holiday weekend that began Thursday, Dec. 31. Three of those fatalities occurred in Fulton County.

Harry Thomas "Tom"  Statler, 77, of North Allison Street, Greencastle, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. The family will receive friends Sunday at Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home of Greencastle from 5 to 7 p.m. The service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor David Rawley officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle.

The Community Foundation of Washington County recently awarded the John M. Waltersdorf Leadership Award to John R. “Jack” Hershey Jr.  The award was made posthumously to Hershey's family at the foundation's 12th annual People's Choice Awards event Nov. 13 at Saint James School.   The award was created by the board of trustees to recognize special citizens of the community who are involved in making the county a better place to live, work...

Mary Ann Hershey, 48, of Hagerstown, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center east of Hagerstown. There will be no viewing or visitation at the funeral home. The service will be private. Arrangements are by Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, Hagerstown.

Kenneth A. Wallech Sr., 60, of 8894 Rabbit Road North, Greencastle, Pa., died Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Macedonia United Brethren in Christ Church, Greencastle. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in the adjacent church cemetery. Arrangements are by Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Doris A. Davis, 76, of 318 Fairmount Ave., Waynesboro, Pa., died Monday, July 23, 2012, at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro. The service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Presbyterian Church of Waynesboro. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.

On or around Independence Day I like to write about freedom, patriots, our military or veterans; this year I didn't. John R. “Jack” Hershey, Jr. passed away on June 27 and was memorialized on July 2; I was honored to attend the memorial service. But Jack's passing put me in a funk. I don't know why, it just did. Jack and I were friends - oh, I wasn't his best friend, yet over the past 10 to 15 years I was proud to declare Jack as a friend. And like literally thousands of others I always felt that Jack considered me a friend.  That's just the way Jack was.  I remember one of his birthday celebrations - Jack and Anna literally rented Fort Ritchie for the day, where hundreds of his friends were welcomed to fete Jack on achieving another milestone.

Robert Scott Hershey of Chicago, Ill., 71 years of age and a bachelor, died in New York on June 9 while attending a motorcycle race. He is survived by one niece, Beth Hershey Hollis of Denver, Colo.; and one nephew, Scott Hershey Gustafson of Fort Hood, Texas. He was predeceased by a sister, Nona Hershey Gustafson Hopkin. Robert Hershey was the son of Orville Scott Hershey and Ethyl Miller Hershey and grandson of Winfield Scott Hershey and Mary Wolfkill Hershey, all of whom were from the Hagerstown, Md., area.

Writing on the career of John R. “Jack” Hershey Jr., in 2010, Herald-Mail reporter Alicia Notarianni might have said it best when she penned, “His is a resume of dizzying breadth.” To that, we would add that Jack Hershey was a man of dizzying breadth - interested in everything, a supporter of all that is worthwhile in life, lover of a good time, an advocate for our town and a generous contributor to causes far too lengthy to name....

John R. “Jack”  Hershey Jr., who died Wednesday, was known for his flair in the financial industry and his deep involvement in the community. But he also had a sense of humor. Jerry Spessard, business manager of J. Gruber's “Hagerstown Town & Country Almanack,” related a story Thursday to show how Hershey's unique outlook on life made for lasting memories. In the 1960s, Hershey was in charge of a  Valentine's Day dance at Fountain Head Country Club when fire broke out in the building, Spessard said.

John R. "Jack" Hershey Jr., who had an active role in the area's business, civic and philanthropic life, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, surrounded by members of his family. Born July 9, 1925, Jack was the son of J. Raymond Hershey Sr., and Sally Jeanette Hershey. Jack attended Lehigh University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and graduated in three years. Jack served in the U.S. Air Force in Italy in World War II, and later became a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.