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andrear@herald-mail.com CLEAR SPRING - Adrian Black started the cameras rolling full time on his television career soon after he graduated from Clear Spring High School in June. Adrian and his cousin, Chris Shank, write, direct and produce the "Just Kids" Christian television show. "Just Kids" uses music, live action and puppets to teach youngsters Christian values and educational lessons. Adrian, 17, spent most of his final semester in high school working on the show as part of a work-study program, he said.

Severin Fayerman did what he could to survive in German concentration camps during World War II, relying on his skill as a toolmaker to stay alive, while fighting off the effects of his deteriorating health. Fayerman, 89, of Reading, Pa., said he and his family were living in Poland when he was rousted from his home and forced into a tightly-packed train car that only had two barred windows near the roof. Fayerman talked to members of the Potomac Highlands World War II Roundtable Wednesday night about his experiences.

If we’re lucky today, the sun is shining and the mercury is flirting with the 70-degree mark. The ground has plenty of moisture and men and machinery alike are readying for field work. Most are probably in the field as you read this. Spring is a wonderful time of year for rebirth and renewal. Tiny seeds are being stuck in the ground right now that will yield the bounty of the summer and fall harvest. With the soaring cost of fuel and fertilizers, farmers will need to be even more frugal.

Jeffrey A. “Jeff” O'Toole, 31, of 14911 Baker Road, Waynesboro, Pa., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. The family will receive friends today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A local attorney is expected to address the Waynesboro Borough Council on Wednesday about the pending subdivision of the former Landis Tool Co. property on West Sixth Street. At issue is a potential lot that would be between the plant and adjacent land. "Unova is subdividing it, and there's a parcel in the center that Unova would like to go with one of the two parcels," attorney Tim Misner said. Unova, also known as Intermec Inc. of Everett, Wash., owns the property.

"Shameless Marketing for Brazen Hussies: 307 Awesome Money-Making Strategies for Savvy Entrepreneurs" by Marilyn Ross (Communication Creativity, August 2000) Marketing directors, entrepreneurs, anyone, male and female, wanting to increase business must have a copy of "Shameless Marketing for Brazen Hussies. " This is a book to keep at the ready when planning and carrying out your marketing strategies. It contains everything you need to know and more. Author Marilyn Ross covers the givens - image with logos and slogans, business cards, letterhead, newsletters, telephone use, catalog sales, etc. She also discusses maneuvering around radio and television advertising as well as securing an interview, holding special events, consumer education and all facets of advertising on the web. There are marketing ideas and steps to follow for companies with a sizable advertising budget along with countless ways to create free exposure.

A Hagerstown man was charged Thursday with stealing tools from vehicles in Washington County and selling them to people on the street. Richard Althea Mowery Jr., 44, of 13628 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room No. 24, was charged Thursday with theft over $500. He was being held in the Washington County Detention Center on $20,000 bond. Mowery was arrested Tuesday on drug charges, according to Hagerstown City Police Lt. Rick Johnson. City police, Maryland State Police and the Washington County Sheriff's Department pooled their resources to investigate the thefts, which started in February, he said.

By DON AINES Staff Writer MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A simulated hostage situation will be held Monday morning at Bedington Elementary School to hone the skills of a team formed to react to such a crisis. "Our goal is to be prepared," said James Holland, principal at Bedington Elementary and chairman of the Community Crisis Response Team. The scenario for the exercise is that an armed intruder, the older brother of a student, enters the school and takes hostages. Holland, who said the CCRT was formed two years ago, explained that participants in the drill will include fire and ambulance personnel from the Bedington Volunteer Fire Co., the SWAT team from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, school counselors and psychologists.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer, Waynesboro WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Nine Penn State Mont Alto students who are taking an art course through the anonymity of the Internet had to face a bunch of elementary school kids Thursday and lecture on what they've learned about art on their computers. The Penn State students used Notre Dame Cathedral and its timeless artwork as the basis for their lesson to third-, fourth- and sixth-graders at St. Andrew School in Waynesboro. The college students used a large computer screen to portray images to the youngsters.

Paints Most brands of paint come in at least four levels of sheen. Gloss paints have the highest light-reflective characteristics. In declining order of sheen are semigloss paints; eggshell, satin or low lustre paints and flat paints. They have the following characteristics: gloss - tough, durable and stain resistant; tend to highlight surface imperfections semigloss - resistant to stains and easy to clean eggshell, satin or low lustre - gives an appearance of greater warmth and depth; stain resistant flat - conceals surface imperfections; a good choice for ceilings because of low reflectivity Brushes There are two general categories - those with natural-hair bristles and those made with synthetic materials such as nylon or polyester.