Motions

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- The Scrambler, the Ferris wheel and the miniature cars remained motionless on Sunday afternoon at the Franklin County Fair. Fresh straw stayed fluffed in the livestock areas without cows to trample it. Yet, signs of life began to present themselves as the fair's first of seven days kicked off. Money changed hands as the first Italian ice treats and sandwiches were sold. Judges' instructions from the youth horse show echoed from the arena while fair queen, princess and little miss contestants practiced for tonight's competition on the main stage.

HANCOCK -- Santa Claus is coming to town. But perhaps more important to Hancock residents is that activity and vitality seem to be coming, too. People who live in Hancock and the surrounding area sent a clear message Saturday morning that they are ready for all of the above. Hancock Town Councilman Tim Smith is president of Hancock in Motion, a nonprofit organization sanctioned under the town to bring people and events to Hancock. "We want people to know this small town has a lot to offer," Smith said.

by Kevin G. Gilbert / staff photographer Meals in Motion will deliver By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Too busy to go out for lunch, go to the laundromat, pick up your clothes at the cleaners, buy groceries or run errands? Call Bill Davis and either he or one of his drivers will do it for you. Davis, 28, of Waynesboro started Meals in Motion, a pick-up and delivery service that he hopes will soon see success. He said he knows there's a void to be filled out there.

Members of the Western Maryland Modern Woodmen of America Chapter helped raise money for Hancock In Motion by supporting its 2012 Hancock Community Day activities. The June 9 event raised $1,598.12 This includes $799.21 matched by Modern Woodmen's home office through the organization's matching fund program. The money will be used for purchasing equipment for youth activities in Hancock. The matching fund program offers Modern Woodmen members nationwide the chance to show support for a community cause, organization or individual in need by holding fundraisers.

Kids In Motion, a new program at the Chambersburg YMCA for kids ages 6 to 10, begins on Monday, June 6. Classes will include active games, running and yoga. Special guest speakers will join us throughout the eight -week session to talk about their active lifestyle and share some activities with the group.  The session runs from 7 to 7:45 p.m.  Mondays and Thursdays through July 28 (there will be no class on July 4). Cost is $30; $25 for YMCA members. Fee includes a T-shirt.  Registration is available at the front desk of the YMCA. Contact Barb Houpt for additional information at 263-8508 or bhoupt@chbgy.org .

A motions hearing in Washington County Circuit Court was called off Tuesday for an 18-year-old Clear Spring woman charged with setting fire to a historic Williamsport building in August. Washington County Assistant State's Attorney John Dunlap said Assistant Public Defender Carl Creeden, the attorney for Lauren A. France, withdrew her motion to suppress evidence Tuesday. France, of 11823 Orebank Road, will go to trial Jan. 4 on charges of second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning and related charges in the Aug. 30 fire at 6 Springfield Lane, the former home of Williamsport's town founder.

Motions filed to overturn slaying convictions By DON AINES Staff Writer, Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Attorneys for two Maryland men convicted of the 1996 drug-related slaying of a woman in Shepherdstown, W.Va., have filed motions in U.S. District Court to have the convictions overturned. Eric M. Turner, 24, and Pernell J. Sellers, 22, both of Hagerstown, were convicted Dec. 11 of killing Jennifer LaBelle Folmar, 23, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., who was found shot three times and stabbed 11 times in her car on Oct. 24, 1996.

gregs@herald-mail.com A man who was shot on June 24 on East Franklin Street in Hagerstown testified Monday in Washington County Circuit Court that he saw the man he believed was his assailant for one to two seconds before he turned to run and was shot in the arm and back. The testimony from Kelvin Baker came during a motions hearing in the case of Marcus Jarod Chestnut, 19, whose last known address was 129 E. Franklin St. A grand jury indicted Chestnut in September on three counts of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of Baker and a woman.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A Greene Township couple has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court not to grant a motion from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to speed up arguments on a proposed interchange off Interstate 81, according to their attorney. Lamar and Lois White, of 1383 Walker Road, filed the motion Friday seeking to delay oral arguments on the proposed Exit 7. In August, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided in the Whites' favor, ruling that the Department of Transportation had to have its plan for the exit reviewed by the state Agricultural Lands Condemnation Approval Board, or ALCAB.

Attorneys argued in court Friday whether a lawsuit over the death of a former Smithsburg fire company volunteer and her unborn baby should be dismissed. After more than an hour of oral arguments, Washington County Circuit Judge M. Kenneth Long Jr. did not offer a decision, but pledged to have one in writing "as promptly as I can. " Four years after Christina Lynn Hess, 20, died from complications connected to her pregnancy, her mother and her fianc are suing a variety of entities and individuals over their roles in the emergency medical response.