Author: Staff Reports

The breweries in Franklin County are never short on fun, we have gathered some of their events for the coming weekend. Trigger’s Table & Taproom, located at 118 Walnut St, Suite 106, Waynesboro will hold the following events this weekend: Thursday, November 21, 4 – 9 p.m.Happy Hour 4 – 6 p.m. Friday, November 22, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.Happy Hour 3 – 5 p.m.$2 off any regular app All Day Saturday, November 23, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.Calamity and Justus 6 – 9 p.m. Sunday, November 24, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.New Brunch Menu Specials! Rough Edges Brewery, downtowns…

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIIP – There is nothing quite like a local rezoning hearing when it comes to motivating residents to engage in civic affairs. And this was evident on Monday, Nov. 18, when Washington Township Supervisors approved a request from Waynesboro Country Club to rezone 1.3 acres from agricultural to residential. Supervisors met at a regularly scheduled meeting at 1:30 p.m. Four of five supervisors were present: Chairman Charlie Strausbaugh and supervisors Stewart McCleaf, Scott Stine and Barb McCracken. Ted Snowberger was absent. Although there was a full agenda of routine material, a moderately contested rezoning request from the Waynesboro Country Club…

As the holiday season approaches, Franklin County, in Pennsylvania, and neighboring Washington County, in Maryland, are preparing for a series of festive events that promise to bring joy and cheer to residents and visitors alike. The celebrations kick off with tree lighting ceremonies across the region. Greencastle will hold its annual ceremony on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. in Center Square, featuring carols, bell-ringing and brief statements from local officials. On the same evening, Waynesboro will host its tree lighting event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the town square on Main Street, with the actual lighting taking place…

Thanksgiving Day is full of distractions – parades and sports on TV, children playing, relatives embracing and delicious drinks and appetizers ahead of the big feast. But don’t let the flurry of activity distract you when it comes time to carving your turkeys, hams and other holiday meats! Too often, according to Dr. Anna Muzio, orthopaedic surgeon, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Orthopaedic Care Unit, patients come into the emergency room who have preventable accidents while using knives on Thanksgiving and other big holidays. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, hundreds of thousands of people are injured…

WAYNESBORO – The parent company of Homes by Keystone, a five-decade business in greater Waynesboro, is looking to the late 1990s and early 2000s as it makes plans for the business’ future. Guardian Booth acquired Homes by Keystone in 2022 and kept the modular home manufacturer’s former principals, brothers Jason and Tim Miller, on board for a while to ease the transition. “One of the promises I made myself was that I wasn’t going to come in and upend things,” said Abraham Taub, owner of Guardian Booth. Greatly impacted by the 2008 recession, Homes by Keystone had a low volume of sales…

The Borough of Carroll Valley is collecting items for Holiday Meal Kits to support local families in need. They are seeking donations of the following items: Donors are asked to drop off items at the Borough Office, 5685 Fairfield Rd. Monetary donations may be sent to the Borough of Carroll Valley or by clicking the following link: https://www.myregistry.com/wishlist/cvb-2024-holiday-meal-kits-fairfield-pa/2657931/giftlist If you are in need this year or know someone who is, you may call  717-642-8269 and ask for Gayle.

WAYNESBORO – On Friday, Dec. 6, the lights on the trees in front of the hospital will be lit to begin the ‘Lights of Hope’ project. The Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital started this much anticipated project in 1991, and it has continued until now. Every light represents a $10 donation in honor or memory of a loved one. The “Scroll of Honor,” a book which lists the names of all honorees, is on display at all times in the outpatient lobby of the hospital. Brochures can be picked up in the hospital gift shop Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to…

FAYETTEVILLE – Jason and Jackie Fisher have waited a long time for this moment – a Grand Re-Opening. Art Sign Company was founded in 1948 by Edwin Patterson on Nelson Street in Chambersburg. Ed was an innovator and for many years the company supplied the signage needs of the area. Jason began working for Patterson in 2006 and learned the trade. Then in 2013 Jason and his wife were able to buy the business. “We’d been watching the building here on Lincoln Way East for quite a long time” said Jackie. “Then in 2022 we were able to move the…

CHAMBERSBURG – The inaugural Deck the Town: Holiday Light Display Contest, a festive competition to spread holiday cheer and raise funds for a great cause, has been announced by the Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce. Community members are invited to enter the contest by Dec. 9. Participation is free, and the contest is open to homes and businesses in the greater Chambersburg area. This event will raise funds raised funds for the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. How It Works

What makes Waynesboro a special place? The special people who live here. Linden Showalter is a special person. When he completed the South African “Comrades” ultramarathon (54+ miles) last June at age 65, it made him the first person on record to do each of the world’s three oldest ultramarathons on separate continents. He also ranks six in the records of career length, having completed his first ultra, the JFK 50 miler at age 16 in 1975. Showalter said he got started in 1974 at age 15 when he and his brother were running track at Heritage Academy and got…