Author: Staff Reports

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of articles on where to “shop local, shop small” in and around Waynesboro. WAYNESBORO—A present in the present is great, but a gift for the future can be extra special. The Waynesboro Area YMCA offers a variety of ways to give the gift of healthy habits for youth through senior adults. The Y offers youth development programs’ before and after school programs; kindergarten preparation; and promotes the benefits of lifelong physical activity to children in Y sports programs and camps. Programs focused on seniors help them reclaim or maintain their health…

SHIPPENSBURG – The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team dominated Salem on Sunday to post its second straight victory, defeating the Tigers by a score of 103-67 in a non-conference matchup at Heiges Field House. Shippensburg (4-2) never trailed and shot 62.3 percent from the field – its best rate since shooting 64.4 percent in a 74-44 win over Millersville on Jan. 3, 2017. SU scored more than 20 points in every quarter and achieved its first 100-point game since a 106-68 victory over Dominican on Nov. 30, 2014. The Raiders unleashed a 20-4 run in the first five minutes of…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va.  – Sophomore guard Daniel McClain-Corley (Clinton, Md./Massanutten Military Academy) scored 16 points and senior forward Kyle Daggett (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Shepherd University (4-1) to 61-39 win over West Virginia Wesleyan (1-5) in men’s basketball action Sunday. McClain-Corley connected on 7-of-13 field goals with a 2-of-6 effort from three-point range. He also added seven rebounds and four assists.Senior guard Cam Stephens (Bunker Hill, W.Va./Musselman) had eight points, nine rebounds, and a game-high six assists. Junior guard Jon Preston (Brandywine, Md./Rock Creek Christian) contributed six points, seven rebounds, and a pair of…

CHAMBERSBURG—The Franklin County Commissioners will meet beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. The agenda includes: The Board will consider deviating from the County’s Pay Grade Change Policy to increase the starting rate of pay offer to a candidate for the Area Agency on Aging Director position in the Area Agency on Aging Department.The Board will consider reclassifying the following positions in the Controller’s Office: Accounts Payable Specialist, Accounting Specialist II, Accounting Office Supervisor and Lead Accounts Payable Specialist. The Board will consider revising the following position descriptions in the Controller’s Office: Accounts Payable Specialist, Accounting Specialist II, Accounting Office Supervisor…

CHAMBERSBURG—A winter sowing workshop will be held Thursday, Dec 2, at 2 p.m. at the Grove Family Library. Penn State Master Gardeners will present the hands-on workshop that will teach how to make a greenhouse from a milk jug and plant flower seeds for pollinators. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call the library at 717-264-9663.

CHAMBERSBURG—“Little Women” will be shown Saturday, Dec. 5, in the historic Capitol Theatre Center in Chambersburg. The 2019 film, based on the book by Louis May Alcott, tells the story of four sisters and their lives in the years after the Civil War. It’s rated PG. It stars Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep and Totem Pole Playhouse favorite Jayne Houdyshell. The free movie begins at 2 p.m. Pre-show activities will start at 1:15 p.m. The event is presented by Novel Reels, Franklin County Libraries and Ghost Writer. Masks highly recommended.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Junior quarterback Tyson Bagent (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) fired a 23-yard scoring strike to graduate student wide receiver Josh Gontarek (New Market, Md./Linganore/Shippensburg) with 1.9 seconds left in regulation to lift Shepherd (12-1) to a 38-34 win over Notre Dame College (11-2) in second-round NCAA Division II playoff action Saturday. Notre Dame took a 7-0 lead when Devanaire Conliffe scored on a 12-yard run with 8:26 left in the first quarter. Shepherd tied the game when junior running back Ty Hebron (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) scored on a two-yard plunge with 2:08 left in the first quarter. Shepherd took a 14-7…

WAYNESBORO—The Waynesboro Childrens’ Theatre Troupe will present its 25th annual production, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Dec. 2-5, at the Waynesboro Area High School. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” an Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice collaboration, is a whimsical musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob, and his 11 brothers. Approximately 55 area youth are performing in this year’s production. The main characters and their roles are: Joseph is Sara Policicchio; narrator is Careth Noll. The brothers are Abigail Rhine, Alyssa Vulgamott, Cassidy Wheeler, Chloe Shacreaw, Ginger Moore, Janie Miller, Kaelin Bowie, Mattie Warner, Natalie…

John Frantz will be honored for his years of service to Renfrew Museum & Park during a retirement reception. Frantz, the supervisor of buildings and grounds, is retiring after 25 years. The public is welcome to attend the drop-in reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Visitors Center at Renfrew, 1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro. Light refreshments will be served. No RSVP is required and folks are encouraged to “come when you can, leave when you must.” Those who are unable to attend may send cards and congratulatory wishes sent to Frantz at 13862 Welty Road,…

WAYNESBORO—The Joe Stickell Post 15 American Legion in Waynesboro will host a Red Cross blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the legion ballroom. Donors may enter via the front entrance and walk-ins are welcome.