Mont Alto

The 34th annual Mont Alto Volunteer Firemen's Carnival continues at Mont Alto Fire Company Carnival Grounds through Saturday, June 20. In Mont Alto, take Pa. 997, 7 miles north of Waynesboro, Pa. Fireworks are scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 19.

The Mont Alto (Pa.) Fire Department Carnival continues through Saturday night. The annual event moved to a 15-acre facility adjacent to the fire department off Pa. 997, about six miles north of Waynesboro, Pa.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - Another Mont Alto public official has called it quits. Mayor Richard J. Thomas Jr., citing personal reasons, resigned effective at the borough meeting Tuesday night, said acting Council President Thomas Lowson. Only four people are on the council - three others have quit this year. Franklin County Judge John Walker appointed Charlene McKean to fill one of the vacancies, but she hasn't been sworn in yet, Lowson said. "We've had quite a turnover," he said.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com MONT ALTO, Pa. - Economic impact on a community - nation, state, county or town - begins when an organization spends money, and the Pennsylvania State University spends a lot of it every year, a financial report drafted by a private consultant commissioned by the university said. Penn State's main campus in State College, Pa., and its 24 satellite campuses, including the one in Mont Alto, Pa., contributed more than $6.1 billion to the statewide economy last year, according to the report released Tuesday.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - Although he wasn't necessarily expecting to set a speed record, Penn State University's systemwide president gave it the college try anyway when cross-cutting a log Monday evening. Graham B. Spanier crouched into position and sliced through the wood with a member of the Mont Alto campus's Woodsmen team. Spanier, who said he gets to the campus once a year, arrived at the school on his "Road Scholars" bus trip and is scheduled to depart this morning. "This is as beautiful as the campus has ever looked," Spanier said.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE / Staff Writer, Waynesboro photo: JOE CROCETTA / staff photographer MONT ALTO, Pa. - Michelangelo is getting his own Web site. The Web site, created by students, is an offshoot of a cluster of courses on the art, literature and history of the Renaissance. They were requested by some honor students who said they wanted tougher academic challenges. [cont. from news page ] The students asked that the courses be centered on the Renaissance, the time of great intellectual and cultural innovation in Europe from 1300 to 1527.

Lynne Bertrand of Blue Mountain Soaps shows off her wares to Mardy Laabs, Jeanette Dempsey, Mary Ursillo and Claudia Williams at Thursday's opening of the Penn National Community's Farmers Market near Mont Alto, Pa. The market drew about a dozen local producers of meats, cheeses, vegetables, flowers, baked goods and other products, along with scores of customers. The market will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays through the growing season and is open to the public, not just Penn National residents, said Patti Nitterhouse, vice president of White Rock Inc.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - Sixty percent of the newest alumni from Penn State University's Mont Alto campus are older than 23. The adults, part of a class of about 140 graduates, said they face challenges while balancing studies and classes with families, bills and jobs. "These individuals used to be called nontraditional students, but, for Mont Alto, they're now our traditional students," Chancellor David Gnage said. Adult learners graduating in Saturday's formal commencement ceremony often had more than 10 guests with them, like Dwain Sheffler, who had 20 family members and friends supporting him. Sheffler, 54, obtained a bachelor's degree in business after the "opportunity just slipped away" when he was younger.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - On a bitter cold Friday night, the family of U.S. Army Sgt. Edward W. "Eddie" Shaffer gathered at the community Christmas tree in Mont Alto, joined by about 150 friends and neighbors there to show their support for the wounded soldier. "This is really overwhelming. I didn't expect this," grandfather Edward L. Shaffer said before the tree lighting ceremony, as residents of the small Franklin County community came up to the family offering hugs and words of encouragement.

Caroline Marie Saunders, a 2002 graduate of James Buchanan High School, graduated May 20 from Elon University in North Carolina with a received a Bachelor of Arts degree in human services. She has been accepted in a dual masters program in social work and public health at the University of Pittsburgh and will begin those studies in August. Gregory Scott "Scottie" Rice graduated from Elon University, Elon, N.C., on May 20 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

As Nicole Glaze of Waynesboro, Pa., fiddled with her cap and gown before Saturday's spring commencement at Penn State Mont Alto, she remembered the obstacles she faced to achieve her dream. “I've worked really hard to get here. I got pregnant when I was 16,” said Glaze, now 20. So many teens give up on their dreams when that happens, she said. But she vowed to herself not to let anything stop her from an education. “To be able to graduate from college is a big thing for me,” she said.

Two people kicked in the door at a home near Penn State Mont Alto on Monday morning and stole $5,000 from a woman, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. One of the male suspects held a gun to the 24-year-old victim's head during the 8:30 a.m. robbery in the 7300 block of Slabtown Road, police said. The college campus issued a warning that individuals stay inside and lock their doors. That warning was later lifted, and classes were to be held as regularly scheduled, according to Penn State Mont Alto's website.

Penn State Mont Alto will change its nursing program from a two-year degree to a four-year degree beginning in the fall of 2014. “Hospitals are changing their employment pattern. They aren't hiring associate degree nurses like they had in the past. They are looking for the entry-level professional, which is the bachelor's degree,” said Carranda Barkdoll, Penn State Mont Alto's coordinator for nursing. As the health care delivery system increases in complexity, more education is needed to support the nurses who must navigate it, Barkdoll said.

The second annual "Blue and White" 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, on the campus of Penn State Mont Alto. At 8 a.m., children between the ages of 6 and 12 are invited to join the Penn State Nittany Lion for the "Little Lion" Run, a free one-mile trip across campus. Participants will have an opportunity to win prizes, which will be awarded in four categories, including men and women 30 years old and younger, and men and women 30 years old and younger. Each of the top three finishers in each category will receive a medal and a VISA gift card.

Betty Lou (Buracker) Ryman, 77, of Mont Alto, Pa., died Friday, March 8, 2013. She was born June 6, 1935, in Luray, Va. She is survived by her husband, Isaac Raymond Ryman, whom she married Aug. 1, 1951. Also surviving are daughter, Diana Ruth (Ryman) Scarbrough of Beverly Hills, Fla., son, Isaac Raymond Ryman of Dunnellon, Fla.; daughter, Patricia Ann (Ryman) Glew of Mont Alto; daughter, Susan Elizabeth (Ryman) Fogle of Waynesboro, Pa.; daughter, Betty Jane (Ryman) Cannaday of Florida; 18 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren.

TOWSON, Md. - Rae E. Schoenberg of Boonsboro was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Towson University. A freshman, she graduated from Boonsboro High School in 2012. She is the daughter of Lori Schoenberg of Boonsboro, and the granddaughter of David and Gloria Smith of Boonsboro.  MONT ALTO, Pa. - Victoria J. Rohrer of Hagerstown, the daughter of Tom and Suzann Rohrer of Hagerstown and a 2011 graduate of St. Maria Goretti High School, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Penn State University Mont Alto campus.

Brian T. Foltz, 37, of Mont Alto, Pa., passed away Jan. 19, 2013, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 17, 1975, in Alamogordo, N.M., he was the son of John C. and Gail A. (Shutts) Foltz of Waynesboro, Pa. He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School, Class of 1994. He was employed by McKenzie Welding of Frederick, Md. He was a loving and hard working husband and father who enjoyed watching his kids play sports. He is survived by his wife, Kristy D. (Anders) Foltz; son, Austin Foltz; daughter, Hannah Foltz; sister, Aretta Hropovich and husband, Richard, of Seward, Pa.; brother, Cheyenne Foltz and wife, Jennifer, of Zullinger, Pa. and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Milton M. Kosfeld, 87, of 13 Aspen Drive, Mont Alto, Pa., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Services will be private. Arrangements are by Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, Pa.

Antietam Watershed Association will be planting 250 trees and shrubs at the Mont Alto Waste Treatment Plant along Pa. 997 just south of Mont Alto, Pa., from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 27. For more information, call 717-762-9417 or go to www.antietamws.org .

Alma Jeanette Johnson, 82, of 121 Harbaugh Ave. in Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at her home. Born Wednesday, May 7, 1930, in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Earl J. Miles and Lola (Hawbaker) Miles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Johnson, in 1998. She graduated from Clear Spring High School in 1948, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Clear Spring. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl A. Grossnickle of Waynesboro and Susan K. Wilson of Mont Alto, Pa.; sons, Troy E. Johnson of Waynesboro and Michael D. Johnson of Lancaster, Calif.; sisters, Ida Mason of Clear Spring, Thelma Burke of Hagerstown, Md., and Judith Burgan of Hagerstown; brothers, Glen Miles of Hagerstown and David Miles of Martinsburg, W.Va.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.