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Eric Payne was in elementary school when his father taught him and his brother how to hunt small game on their farm near Cearfoss. Payne, now 31, said his father, Art Payne, never imagined the pastime would evolve into a passion that would take his younger son to remote parts of the world in search of record-size animals. He said his father sometimes says that if he would have foreseen how much time hunting would take his sons away from home, he would never have gotten them started.

Effie L. Poffinberger, 95, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, June 9, 2009, at Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va., with a memorial service by Women of the Moose to be held at 7:30 p.m. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg.

YOUTH BASKETBALL Hagerstown Junior League Moose 23, Jerry's 14 Moose: Proctor 7, Bitner 6, Yacyk 5, Troxell 4, Ober 1. Jerry's: Rajapillay 4, Rowland 5, Brennan 2, S. Johnson 2, D. Johnson 1. Larry Allen 42, Preferred Arbor 30 Larry Allen: Barr 12, Lyles 10, Long 6, Grumberg 6, Fahey 4, Butts 4. Preferred Arbor: Gantt 11, Tucker 6, Younker 4, Grantham 2, Wells 2, Maust 5. Accent Imaging 69, Bod...

JUNE 25, 1940-MARCH 23, 2009 MAUGANSVILLE - Donald E. Howard, 68, of Maugansville, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Washington County Hospital. Born June 25, 1940, in Antietam Furnace, Md., he was the son of Isabel Ecton Fauble of Hagerstown and the late William H. Howard. He was employed by GTS-Welco. He was a member of West End Baptist Chapel. He was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose and District of the Moose, and a member of The Improved Order of Red Men Club, Williamsport.

JAN. 24, 1929-DEC. 26, 2010 Donovan Noble Burger, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Jan. 24, 1929, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Zinkond) Burger. He retired as a clerk from the Western Maryland Railroad and Chessie System after 40 years of service. Donovan was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown; a social member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695 in Waynesboro, Pa.; a member of Antietam Lodge No. 2435, Loyal Order of the Moose in Hagerstown; BPO Elks Lodge No. 378 in Hagerstown; and Eagles Club Inc. in Waynesboro.

-- PREPSOFTBALL MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Allie Bohrer drove in the winning run with a single in the third and freshman pitcher Lexie Rogers handcuffed John Marshall as Martinsburg advanced to the state tournament with a 4-3 victory on Friday. After being staked to a four-run lead, Rogers didn't allow a walk for the fourth straight game while striking out three to lift her record to 12-2. The bottom two hitters in the Bulldogs' order provided all the punch in a three-run second inning.

The thinker: Shaping life as it comes, one experience at a time So, who am I? I'm just your average, 30-something single male who writes and thinks a lot - maybe too much. The kind of person who sleeps with a note pad by the bed so he can reach over and scrawl something like, "Analyze my dream about moose tomorrow. " Of course, I wake up hours later and say, "What dream about a moose?" and throw it away. But sometimes I have good ideas. While neither young nor old, I'm feeling myself grow and mature each year and think more seriously about what I want to be when I grow up, how much I want to have a family, what to do if my mom's health gets worse and other hard questions of life.

YOUTH LEAGUES West End Little League Coca-Cola 11, Moose 8: Dwight Boward had 12 strikeouts and two hits to lead Coca-Cola. Brett Smith had two hits for Moose. Hagerstown PONY League Goodwill 7, Jeter Paving 4: Allen Knight had a two-run homer and Marcellus Sumlin hit a solo shot for Goodwill. Dave Plank had two hits for Jeter Paving. American Little League Funkstown 11, Elks 0: Nick Martin, Billy Springirph, Robert Warnick and Eric Campbell each had two hits for Funkstown.

YOUTH LEAGUES River City Classic Sharpsburg 12, Clear Spring 2: Josh Myers pitched a complete game and tripled for Sharpsburg. Andrew Blickenstaff had two hits for Clear Spring. South Mountain 15, West End 9: Aaron Dixon, Rick Tonetti, Cameron Shifler and Brandon Rohrer had two hits for South Mountain. Dustin Boward and Henry Fitzgerald had two hits for West End. Paul Brandenburg Tournament South Mountain 6, Conococheague 4: Chris Easterday and Mike Coe combined on a five-hitter with seven strikeouts, while Timmy Lowery had two hits for Conococheague.

Just like many peoples' family Thanksgiving gatherings, there was good food, laughter and some good-natured ribbing during the Williamsport Moose Lodge's fourth annual community Thanksgiving meal on Sunday. Graham Blair, 16, ate a piece of chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, known as “wacky cake” by his family. Asked by a family member if it was as good as the wacky cake made by his mom, Terri Blair, he said, “Yes, it is.” “How rude,” responded his mother, good-naturedly, from across the table.

Mr. Robert Charles Rohrer, 84, of Frederick, Md., died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Western Maryland Health System. He was the husband of Tamara Graves Rohrer. Born March 28, 1928, in Maryland, he was the son of the late Dale B. and Ima Faye Welty Rohrer. Mr. Rohrer was a member of the Frederick Church of the Brethren. After graduating from Hagerstown High School, he served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Bob retired from Bell Atlantic, after 41 years of service, in 1988.

Moose Lodge 120 in Martinsburg, W.Va., will be holding a summer horseshoes league. Any member of any Moose lodge is eligible. There will be a meeting Thursday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge at 201 Woodbury Ave. in Martinsburg. Anyone interested in participating in the league should attend. For more information, call David Slevins at 304-676-3105.

The boxes that Moose Lodge volunteers packed with food on Saturday will get the final touches - turkeys and hams - before they're delivered to needy families on Sunday. Clint Rawlings, governor of Williamsport Moose Lodge 2462, said 25 families will each get two boxes of food. The boxes contain a variety of items, including tomato sauce, bread, noodles, tea bags, popcorn and cereal. Rawlings said about 30 volunteers helped sort and pack food items on Saturday afternoon at the Moose Lodge.

Linda Kline remembers how much work goes into preparing a Thanksgiving meal. “I loved doing it for the kids,” said Kline, 61. With her children grown, Kline doesn't cook the big holiday meal anymore. So she went to the Williamsport Moose Lodge's third annual community Thanksgiving meal on Sunday. “It's my birthday and I'm by myself, and I want to be around people and enjoy a nice dinner,” said Kline, who will celebrate her birthday with her family on another day and has been invited to two family Thanksgiving dinners.

David Eugene Denn, 42, of Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Walkersville, Md., passed away at Meritus Health near Hagerstown on Nov. 15, 2011, after a long battle with cancer called pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma. Born Jan. 14, 1969, in Walkersville, he was the son of Milton and Dolores Denn Sr. of Walkersville. Dave worked many years in the machine shop and manufacturing fields, and most recently was employed by Tristate Electronic Manufacturing, Hagerstown, in quality assurance.

JUNE 6, 1938-APRIL 4, 2011 Charles H. "Woody" Woodring, 72, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011, at home. He was born June 6, 1938, in Waynesboro, Pa., the son of the late Charles and Anna (Hershey) Woodring. Employed by H.E. Cook Bus Lines, Eberly Bus Lines, Antietam Equipment and Wilbar Truck Equipment, "Woody" was also a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Loyal Order of Moose 842. He is survived by his wife, Leah Woodring; two stepchildren, John and Tim West; one sister, Anna E. Musser; and four grandchildren.

JAN. 24, 1929-DEC. 26, 2010 Donovan Noble Burger, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Jan. 24, 1929, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Zinkond) Burger. He retired as a clerk from the Western Maryland Railroad and Chessie System after 40 years of service. Donovan was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown; a social member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695 in Waynesboro, Pa.; a member of Antietam Lodge No. 2435, Loyal Order of the Moose in Hagerstown; BPO Elks Lodge No. 378 in Hagerstown; and Eagles Club Inc. in Waynesboro.

Members of the Williamsport Moose Family Center packed 21 tubs with dry foods, hams and turkeys at the family center Sunday morning. The members then delivered the tubs to 21 needy Williamsport-area families and donated extra food to Holly Place, a Hagerstown nonprofit assisted-living facility for low-income seniors, said Clint Rawlings, governor for the family center. Moose members raised $3,000 through raffles, 50/50s and donations, Rawlings said. Of that, $2,500 went toward items for the families and Holly Place.

MARCH 2, 1947-JULY 23, 2010 HALFWAY, Md. - Bruce Darwin Younker, 63, of Halfway, Md., passed away Friday, July 23, 2010, at his home. Born in Pectonville on March 2, 1947, he was the son of Bruce Onal Younker of Hagerstown and the late Lucille Virginia Cross Younker. Bruce served in the U.S. Navy and worked at Citibank of Hagerstown. Prior to Citibank, Bruce worked at Grove Worldwide of Franklin County. He was of the Protestant faith. Bruce was a life member of AMVETS Post 10, Hagerstown, a member of Moose 2462 of Williamsport, Eagles 694 Hagerstown, Clear Spring Legion Post 222, AARP and he was the past president of the Williamsport High School Sophisti'Cats Boosters.