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gregs@herald-mail.com HAGERSTOWN - The closest thing to a professional sporting event that Heather Murphy had ever attended was a high school football game. Murphy, 19, set out to change that Friday night by going to a Hagerstown Suns game. She did not know the Suns were expecting their 3 millionth fan, who would be given season tickets next year as part of a $1,400 prize package. Murphy wasn't the 3 millionth fan. It turned out that Darren Eddy, 38, of Greencastle, Pa., was the 3 millionth Hagerstown Suns fan to walk through the turnstiles.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -Despite cold, damp weather, hundreds of children toting pastel buckets hunted for plastic eggs Saturday morning on the grounds of Chambersburg Memorial Park. At 15-minute intervals, an air horn on a fire engine sounded, and different age groups rushed onto the playground. Most groups cleared the grounds of eggs in only a minute or two. The hunt was to have included a separate time for children with disabilities. Robert Murray, assistant fire chief for the borough of Chambersburg, said he thought it was important to have the special division.

North High North Hagerstown High School will hold a talent show in the school auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Holiday concert A holiday concert of seasonal music with the St. James Brass Quintet and the Haven Church Senior Choir will be Saturday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m. at Haven Lutheran Church, 1035 Haven Road, Hagers-town. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the concert.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. - People from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia filled Lions Community Park in Mercersburg on Saturday for the 16th annual Strawberry Festival and Fun Dog Show presented by the Buchanan Lioness Club. The festival included strawberry shortcake and other foods, a dog show and a variety of vendors selling crafts and collectable items. "We have handmade jewelry, silk flower arrangements, wooden shelves, outdoor dcor and the CHIPS (Child Identification) program," said Gloria Pine, member and past president of the Lioness Club.

HANCOCK - Hancock Area Photo Contest entries can be dropped off at War Memorial Library or Hancock Town Hall by Aug. 31. Entry forms will be available soon. Subject matter should be relevant to life in the Hancock area, including the nearby Tri-State area. Photos must be originals taken within the past five years and submitted as 8-inch by 10-inch or larger unframed prints. Except for the judges, anyone can enter. The first two entries are free; each extra entry costs $5. There is a $100 grand prize and four $25 prizes.

Week of Dec. 30, 1957 An indication that tuberculosis is no longer the "white plague" it was called decades ago is evidenced in the report that there are now only 120 tubercular patients at the nearby Victor Cullen State Hospital, which once had 500 patients. The original four buildings of frame construction are being razed on the hospital's 310-acre tract, and no replacement is envisioned. While the Cullen hospital will not be closed altogether, it will continue in operation at a reduced capacity.

Art show increases cash prize awards GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The deadline for entries in the Adams County Arts Council's fourth annual juried art exhibition, sponsored by America's Art, is Friday, Aug. 17. Members of the Arts Council or Adams County residents are eligible to enter. There is a $25 entry fee. The 2007 exhibition will be held Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7, at Gettysburg Railroad Station. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5. New this year is increased prize money for the winning works, a $1,000 best of show award, $750 second prize and a $500 third prize.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Your bowl of chili might win you $500. The third annual Mad Anthony's chili contest will be Saturday, Oct. 2, in conjunction with Waynesboro's annual Market Day. Sponsored by Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc., Market Day runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features craft vendors, food, live music and entertainment, activities for children and sidewalk sales. The chili cook-off will be set up next to M&T Bank at Waynesboro's Centre Square. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., visitors can sample chili entries for a nominal fee and vote for their favorite.

chambersburg@herald-mail.com GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The jersey number of a former Washington Bullet and an exceptionally poor showing by Mike Straley's entry combined Sunday to make him a winner of sorts in the 15th annual American Cancer Society Duck Derby. In a field of approximately 1,800 ducks, Straley's rubber duck finished dead last, making him the winner of the $250 prize in memory of the late Ted Hazel. "Ted Hazel was on the Duck Derby Committee for years and was a tremendous supporter," said Lon Bender, derby chairman.

Regular routines resume Good morning, friends. Sorry to have missed you last week, but we were relaxing for a much-needed vacation at the beach. Now, back to the real world and the happenings in our little town. Back to school this week First on the agenda ... back to school. Yipee. Seriously, I think most are ready to head back to classes and our routines. It has been a very pleasant summer and now before extreme boredom sets in, it is time to meet with friends and start expanding our minds.