Young Life

Morgan Keplinger Williamsport Indoor Track Sophomore What do you like best about your sport? "The level of competition. " Your greatest accomplishment in your sport? "Winning states last year in outdoor track. " Toughest individual opponent you have faced? Shannon Fowkes Toughest team you have faced? Boonsboro Other sports? Outdoor Track, Soccer Other activities in school you are involved in? Young Life Pregame rituals?

The registration deadline for the Rich Daughtridge/Young Life 4-on-4 Soccer Tournament is Friday. Adults and youths can compete in the 4-on-4 soccer tournament, which will take place Saturday, May 23, at Fairgrounds Park. The tournament has a category for adult teams of six to compete in two divisions: Under 30 and Under 60. Youth divisions include U10, U14 and U18 (high school). Games will be played on scaled-down fields of approximately 40-by-30 yards with small goal boxes.

Attacks on the innocent deserve execution To the editor: I believe I speak for many when I question just what this world has become. It seems with each and every passing day some small child is either abducted, murdered then discarded like refuse, or abused in so many other incomprehensible ways. Lately here locally, such cases have involved babies having not yet even reached childhood. This leaves me to ask just how or why one would commit such atrocious acts against truly innocent little victims.

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Forty-five years ago, Mark Rosette sat in front of his television watching history. The president of the United States had been assassinated. Rosette was a teenager when John F. Kennedy died in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Rosette decided to honor Kennedy's memory on the anniversary of his death by participating in Saturday's JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon. But not as a competitor. "I wanted to volunteer," he said. Standing behind a table near Dam 4 Road, Rosette lined up bottles of water and Gatorade in anticipation of thirsty runners.

-AUG. 21, 2009 Gabriel Dean Dingle was born Aug. 21, 2009, at 11:28 a.m. and passed away peacefully in the arms of his family on the same day. Gabriel gave us a lifetime of love during his short time on earth. Gabriel was the son of Kyle and Meghan Dingle of Waynesboro, Pa. He is survived by one sibling, Joel Benjamin Dingle; his paternal grandparents, Vernon and Dawn Dingle of Smithsburg, Md.; his maternal grandmother, Emily Hobby of Hagerstown, Md.; and his maternal grandfather, Richard Hobby of Ashburn, Va. Gabriel also is survived by his paternal great-grandparents, Ronald and Velma McKendrick of Waynesboro, and his maternal great-grandmother, Juanita Gliniak of Hagerstown.

Brandy Long, RN, was named City Hospital's Quality Service Award winner for February. Each month, the hospital's Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the award. Long, a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, was nominated for her efforts to assist an 18-year-old patient who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. According to the nomination form, Long went above and beyond to assist the patient with diabetes education. She was observed speaking on the telephone with the patient after he was discharged, making sure he followed discharge instructions.

The following is a list of the organizations that received more than $54,000 in grants from Hagerstown Rotary Foundation for 2012: 2 Acts Ministries Inc.; American Red Cross; Antietam Health Care; APPLES for Children Inc.; Aspiring to Serve Inc.; Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation Inc.; Brook Lane Heath Services; Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused, or CASA; Cedar Ridge Children's Home & School Children's Village of Washington...

Young-Life Community Festival Hosted by the Youth Department of Baltimore Temple Saturday, Sept. 7, noon to 5 p.m. 501-513 W. 3rd Ave. Ranson, W.Va. Admission is $3, adults; $1, children, free for ages younger than 3 The event is planned to encourage youth of all ethnicities to come together in a Christian-sponsored, healthy environment. Activities include face painting, balloon sculpting, moon bounce, dunk tank, relays/games, pony rides, speakers, prizes, drawings, giveaways and more.

Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Monday, March 12 Old Forge Elementary - PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m.  Pleasant Valley Elementary - PTA Executive meeting, 4:15 p.m. Washington County Technical High - Instructional team meeting, 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 13     MSA reading tests      Boonsboro Elementary...