Personal Safety

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Things are different today than they were when Sherian Diller taught third-graders. "Back then, we told the children to be careful in the street, about school bus safety and not to talk to strangers," said Diller, principal of Mowrey Elementary School and director of elementary education for the Waynesboro Area School District. This year, the district is introducing a Safety Kids Inc. program in its four elementary schools - Mowrey, Fairview Avenue, Hooverville and Summitview.

When a fire broke out in an apartment building next door to Meghan Lynch's home on May 6, she wasted no time calling 911 and alerting the apartment building's occupants. After calling 911, Meghan ran into the apartment building and began knocking on the doors to get the occupants out, said Mike Weller, public educator with the Hagerstown Fire Department. She then started assembling them at a meeting point to wait for the fire department to arrive, Weller said. Meghan's heroic act and others like it were honored at an awards ceremony Saturday at the 13th annual Kids Alive Fest at Children's Village of Washington County.

Student arrested for e-mail threat By DAVE McMILLION / Staff Writer, Charles Town CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - A Jefferson High School student has been charged with assault after the Jefferson County Board of Education president received an e-mail message that contained a threat, police said. continued In the e-mail message, which is included in the court file and was provided by police, Jefferson County Board of Education President Larry Togans was told: "I will put you in so much pain that you will wish you were dead.

How you can use these laws Many public documents can be relevant to your daily life. In most cases, all you have to do is ask the right person. If you are turned down, you can use the Freedom of Information Act. You might have to pay a fee to cover the cost of searching for and copying records. Here are some examples of public information you can obtain: Public and personal safety HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> You can ask your local police agency for reports of accidents near your home and use that information to lobby for a traffic light.

By JENNYLYNN BROWN Staff Writer Deputy Jim Holsinger firmly believes that knowledge is power - especially when it comes to senior citizens faced with con artists. "I've seen people who have scrimped and saved all their lives. They have money in the bank," Holsinger said. "The next thing they know, they had money, and they're selling their homes. " "It's not the culture they grew up in," Holsinger added. "They don't realize how many sharks are in the water. " Hagerstown's Seniors and Law Enforcement Together, founded last February, is part of the solution, Holsinger said.

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Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Monday, April 11 Bester Elementary — Color guard, 3 to 4 p.m.; Maryland Symphony Orchestra visits prekindergarten and Cubs Fountaindale Elementary — Spring pictures Salem Avenue Elementary — Lois Manfull nutrition class for third-graders, 1:45 p.m. Williamsport Elementary — Classroom group pictures and spring individual pictures...

Luxury combined with versatility is what Ford's upscale division has attempted to create with the new Lincoln Mark LT pickup. Actually, it's not exactly new in the truest sense of the word, but this upscale model is probably the most practical vehicle of the Lincoln bunch. Primarily based on the hugely successful four-door Ford F-150 SuperCrew model, the Mark LT increases the premium-content role for pickups by delivering a practical hauler that also doubles as a black-tie chauffeur when the occasion demands.

Investigator: Home invasion had no link to Giannaris' death Giannaris' generosity touched many lives Strong locks on strong doors are one way to prevent or deter a home-invasion crime, but the best defenses have to become part of a routine to be effective, Cpl. Jim Holsinger of the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. On Monday evening, two people, one of them armed with a handgun, entered a home on Meadowbrook Road. No one was hurt and nothing was reported stolen, but entry to the house was believed to have been made through an open garage door, Detective Greg Alton said.

By DON AINES / Staff Writer, Chambersburg MONT ALTO, Pa. - A memorial to veterans was dedicated Sunday afternoon in Mont Alto Park, more than half a century after another war memorial disappeared. About 100 Mont Alto residents, veterans and guests attended the ceremony for the stone marker honoring all veterans from this community of 1,500. It includes a piece of a memorial dedicated in 1922 to honor veterans of World War I, according to borough Councilman Douglas Duffey.