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To the late Dixie Donald Kilham of Jefferson County, W.Va., a strong supporter of the arts who was also known for his kindness and generosity to those in need. He'll be missed. To Martinsburg City Police Officers Erick Heavner and Dave Stevens, who've started an Explorer Scout post for young people who have an interest in making a career of law enforcement. Your dedication is much appreciated. To the vandals who placed tree branches in the form of a swastika at a camp for Jewish children located near Fort Ritchie.

keller@herald-mail.com Is Tiger Woods really that good or is there simply nobody else who can close the deal on the PGA Tour? OK ... yes, Woods is that good. We know that already. But I'm still not buying that these other professional players in the field at the Masters are constantly looking over their shoulders to see what he is doing. I'm not buying that Mike Weir was worried about Woods when he started going backwards after leading by as many as six strokes Saturday.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. -- The Mercersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the Tuscarora School District are hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the new James Buchanan High School track on Monday at 9 a.m. Scheduled speakers include Tim Witter, longtime James Buchanan athletic booster and Fix JB Sports member; state Sen. Richard Alloway; and Tuscarora School District Superintendent Rebecca Erb. Former state Sen. Terry Punt has been invited to...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- If Albert Haynesworth can use air quotes to describe his injury, so can Donovan McNabb. The Washington Redskins quarterback poked a little fun at the disgruntled defensive tackle Wednesday. McNabb twice mimicked Haynesworth while talking about the sprained left ankle that will keep him out of Friday's game against the New York Jets. "They told me it was just a 'sprain,"' said McNabb, slowing down to emphasize the word while holding fingers in the air to simulate quotation marks.

IJAMSVILLE, Md. -- North Hagerstown made a go of it during the first half of Thursday's boys basketball contest against Urbana, but the Hawks had too much firepower in the second half and walked off with a 77-48 victory over the Hubs. Urbana (9-9) celebrated Senior Night with a 42-20 advantage in the second half, handing the Hubs (5-14) their worst loss of the season. After not hitting their first field goal until midway through the first period and trailing 16-9 at the end of the quarter, the Hubs fought back by eliminating some sloppy passing and nearly took the lead in the second.

Chris Kelly scored on a long slap shot 1:18 into overtime and the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 Thursday night in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Braden Holtby made 29 saves for the Capitals. Tim Thomas stopped all 17 shots he faced for Boston. The game was physical and scoreless until Thomas turned back a Washington attack early in the extra period. Brian Rolston dropped it for Benoit Pouliot to clear the zone and he pushed it up to Kelly, who slapped it over Holtby's glove for the game-winner.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Every 10 years since 1975, when the Waynesboro YMCA moved from a 60-year-old building on North Potomac Street to its new building at 810 E. Main St., it's held a major fund-raiser. Now it's 2005, and it's the biggest campaign in the local YMCA's history, Richard Marks, executive director of the organization, said Wednesday night at a kickoff event at the home of Greg and Debi Duffey on Rinehart Drive. This year, the goal is $1.5 million.

SMITHSBURG - Off the court, the Smithsburg girls basketball team acts like it's at a slumber party gone haywire: constant chattering, gossiping, laughing out loud, playfully pushing each other around. "We all get along real well," senior guard Eariel Gholson said. "Sure, everybody has their days, but we're good. And they always make fun of me. " Just stay away from the pillowfights. On the court, the Leopards are a take-no-prisoners bunch who haven't backed down from anyone on their way to a berth in Friday's Class 1A state semifinals at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

All things being equal, Friday's girls basketball game between Clear Spring and South Hagerstown could have been much closer. The Blazers and Rebels did end up equal in the field goal column, as each team made 13 buckets from the floor. But from the free-throw line, it wasn't even close. The Blazers made a modest 57 percent (17 of 30) from the foul line, a figure that dwarfed South's 25 percent (4 of 16) as Clear Spring beat the Rebels 43-30 in an MVAL Antietam game. "We have really been working on foul shots in practice," Clear Spring coach Erin Wadel said.

Hancock finally gets better of Clear Spring By BILL STERNER / Staff Correspondent CLEAR SPRING - For the Clear Spring boys basketball team Tuesday night, bigger wasn't neccessarily better in its game against rival Hancock. The Panthers combined a balanced zone defense with an aggressive press-breaking offense in the second half to win western Washington County's version of the "Backyard Brawl" 70-65 before a packed house at Clear Spring. Hancock (5-5)