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Hagerstown resident David Benton started riding a scooter four months ago when his motorcycle broke down. He said he doesn't have insurance for the scooter, but supports a new Maryland law that will make having it a requirement after Oct. 1. “I believe there should be insurance,” Benton said. “Where's the liability if someone runs into somebody ... Who's going to pay for my hospital bills?” The law was passed by the Maryland General Assembly during the legislative session earlier this year.

Maryland State Sen. Christopher B. Shank wants the state to renegotiate a proposed lease for a company to build a $70 million solar farm on prison land near Hagerstown. His complaint is the lease price: $128 an acre per year, which he says is insufficient. The state Board of Public Works is scheduled to consider the proposed lease Wednesday, but Shank, R-Washington, wrote a letter Friday to Gov. Martin O'Malley requesting that the discussion be tabled. Shank's letter says he doesn't oppose the project, but indicated that governments elsewhere have received higher lease prices and charged additional fees based on the generation of energy from the project.

Washington County Commission on Aging Inc., and Sen. Christopher B. Shank (R-Washington) invite grandparents and relatives who are raising children to Christ's Reform Church, Church School Auditorium, 130 W. Franklin Street, Hagerstown, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Attendees can discuss issues and concerns. A light luncheon and childcare will be provided. RSVP to Ruth Brown at 301-790-0275, ext. 205.

Maryland Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, is inviting the public to his new office. He will hold an open house Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. The office is at 1260 Maryland Ave., Suite 102B, in Hagerstown. It is in the same building as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, across the street from the old, original Lowe's building. Light refreshments will be served.

Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, pitched a two-part idea for criminal justice reform on Thursday to a Senate committee. Shank and Del. Michael J. Hough, R-Frederick/Washington, are pushing for measures they say could make the prison system fairer and less crowded and help cut crime. One bill would set up a pilot program to assess prisoners' risks and needs to lessen their likelihood of committing new crimes after they're released. A second bill would create a new system of graduated sanctions for technical parole and probation violations, letting the state impose fast but fair sanctions administratively.

Washington County Commission on Aging Inc., and Sen. Christopher B. Shank (R-Washington) invite grandparents and relatives who are raising children to Christ's Reform Church, Church School Auditorium, 130 W. Franklin Street, Hagerstown, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Attendees can discuss issues and concerns. A light luncheon and childcare will be provided. RSVP to Ruth Brown at 301-790-0275, ext. 205.

One of Sen. Christopher B. Shank's package of criminal justice bills has a chance of passing the Maryland General Assembly — if time doesn't run out first. Shank, R-Washington, and Del. Michael J. Hough, R-Frederick/Washington, worked together on a "Swift and Certain Sanctions" bill pushing for quicker, fairer sanctions for parole and probation violators. The House and Senate have each passed a version of the bill. The question is if there's enough time before the session ends Monday night to pass the same bill in both chambers.

-Nov. 14, 2009 Memorial services for Ms. Christine McKelvey-Shank of Greencastle, who died Nov. 7, 2009, will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Frank L. Carbaugh American Legion Post No. 373, 254 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle. Donations may be made to her granddaughter's college fund with checks made payable to Karleigh Mankoski and mailed or delivered to 6141 Hager Road, Greencastle, PA 17225 or to the Humane Society of your choice. The family would like to thank everyone who cared for Christine and for their support during this difficult time.

DEC. 19, 1915-JAN. 16, 2009 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Violet (Shank) Burkholder, age 93, of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, Pa., and formerly of Maugansville, Md., went to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Born Dec. 19, 1915, in Greencastle, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Ida (Grove) Shank. She was united in marriage to John Eber Burkholder on Aug. 11, 1936. They enjoyed 72 years of life together. She was a member of Salem Ridge Mennonite Church of Greencastle, where she served her congregation in various capacities.

Del. D. Bruce Poole, D-Washington, has been hammering his Republican challenger in recent weeks, saying he accepted thousands of dollars in state scholarship money to learn how to become a "political animal. " Shank received money through the Maryland Legislative Scholarship Program, which gives lawmakers discretion over thousands of dollars a year to award to Maryland residents attending college or graduate school. --cont. from front page -- Poole, who represents southern Washington County in the General Assembly, said it was wrong for Shank to receive the money from Del. John P. Donoghue, D-Washington, because he lived outside Donoghue's Hagerstown district.

Washington County lawmaker Christopher Shank moved to the Maryland Senate from the House of Delegates, where he had a well-earned reputation as a partisan bomb thrower. Shank maintained that he was just doing his job in his role with the minority leadership. But whatever the reason, this act didn't play well among the Annapolis majority leaders who, like them or not, decide who wins and who loses in the state capital. The results were self-evident. Shank struggled to pass bills and his grandstanding against state budgets - and his loud votes against them - gave the state leadership no reason to grant many Washington County funding requests.

Catherine Irene Shank, 97, of Downsville, Md., passed Monday, April 29, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Marjorie Leatherman, in Myersville, Md. Born Nov. 27, 1915, in Downsville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Daisy Palmer Nalley, and stepmother, Mable H. Nalley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Shank Sr., in 1973. She was a member of Trinity Bible Church in Hagerstown, Md., and attended Valley Assembly of God. She was a devoted Christian, mother and homemaker.

Some Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The charges centered around an alleged plot to smuggle cellphones and drugs into the jail and other correctional facilities. Leaders in the Maryland General Assembly were moving to address the issue, with the House Judiciary Committee scheduled to hold a hearing May 8. Two local state lawmakers - Del. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, and Del. Michael J. Hough, R-Frederick/Washington - serve on that committee and Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, is a member of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in the Maryland General Assembly.

Earl E. Shank Jr. and Norma Jean (Goodwin) Shank recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Beaver Creek Christian Church in Hagerstown. The Shanks were married April 1, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Connellsville, Pa., and honeymooned in Hershey, Pa. Mr. Shank is a retired pharmacist, having owned stores in Emmitsburg, Md., and Confluence, Pa. He also worked at various pharmacies including People's and Whitsell Pharmacy in Frederick, Md., and Chatkins Pharmacy in Hagerstown.

A bill introduced by two local legislators that could become law would make it a crime to interfere with the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect. Current Maryland law requires teachers, counselors, social workers, caseworkers, and parole or probation officers to notify appropriate agencies if they suspect child abuse. The bill seeks to punish anyone who tries to interfere with such reporting. The legislation was introduced in the House of Delegates by Del. Michael J. Hough, R-Frederick/Washington, and in the Senate by state Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington.

The Maryland Senate voted by the narrowest of margins this week to send a bill that aimed to address rental housing discrimination back to committee, effectively ending its chances of passing this year. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, who opposed the bill, said that downtown Hagerstown would have been negatively affected if the bill were to pass. According to the Associated Press, a primary focus of the measure was to prevent landlords from declining to rent to people who get government assistance for housing.

Paul Stanley Shank, 101, of Ravenwood Lutheran Village Cottages in Hagerstown, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 29, 1911, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Charles M. and Carrie V. (Frush) Shank. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Elizabeth (Ground) Shank. He attended Hopewell Elementary and graduated from Williamsport High School in 1929. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years as a pharmacist mate, with an operating room technician rating.

“If you have a pet and need a place for a dog park, it's the taxpayers, it's not just you. So when you have an animal, think about that before you pick a place to live, because it's up to you to walk it. They have bags for you to bag feces, or you can take your own. It doesn't need to be a dog park, just to be on the phone to socialize. That's why you have a pen in place to have your animals to run. You need to make provisions before you find a place to live, for your animals - not the taxpayers.” - Hagerstown “This article about dress codes is laughable.

A bill that would require individuals who owe child support and are part of a home detention, work release or a pretrial release program run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office to pay child support is advancing in the Maryland General Assembly, and passed a second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill has been filed in the House of Delegates by the Washington County delegation and in the Senate by Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington. “I was discussing the issue of child support and victims rights with some people over the summer and they pointed out to me that Washington County was one of the few counties that didn't already have the ability to ensure that people who are on work release did have to pay child support.

Maryland currently doesn't have a requirement that high school students take an online class as a condition for graduation. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, said he thinks it's time for such a requirement. “Hearing from the kids that I have dealt with in Washington County Public Schools system, this is how they want to learn,” Shank said. “It is the type of learning environment that they are accustomed to and this is what they will be expected to do when they get to college and when they move into the work force.” Shank said that's why he introduced a bill during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly that would require high school students in the state to complete one online course before they graduate.