Advanced funeral planning lifts burden from others
      (MS) - People plan for many things well in advance. Finances are set aside for schooling, purchasing a home, retirement, and even vacations. Despite being a certainty, fewer people plan for their own death and funeral. Death is not an easy subject to discuss, especially when it's your own. Few p...
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Girl Scouts stay busy with activities
      Local Girl Scouts from the Antietam service unit of the Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA have been quite busy despite the cold, wintry weather. Daisy Tropp 853 worked on the Daisy Promise Center and Petals.
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Greencastle-Antrim Women's Fellowship to meet April 22
      The Greencastle-Antrim Women's Fellowship will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fellowship Hall, 130 N. Washington St. The speaker will be Mark Herman on the topic of "For the Love of Christ and Children.
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     Terry Eigenbrode, David Baer and Bill Pfoutz cook at last year's Shady Grove Yard Sale. This year's 50-vendor yard sale is April 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. although the kitchen will open at 7 a.m. for breakfast. Sponsored by the Shady Grove Improvement Association the event will be held at the Shady G...
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Obama canvas planned
      Greencastle residents Karin C. Johnson and Lee Scott are coordinating local efforts for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to begin a community wide canvas. Ffor information, call 597- 3902 or e-mail virgoson42@earthlink.
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CoffeeHouse Poetry Night back from hiatus
      CoffeeHouse Poetry Night CoffeeHouse Poetry Night, sponsored by Greencastle Area Arts Council, is back from a hiatus. The new location is The Cafe At Antrim Way, located in the new Antrim Way Honda building on Antrim Way (U.S. 11) South. The new time is 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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Senior Center
Menu for April 21 through April 25
      Monday, April 21 Roast beef with gravy Noodles Cole slaw Glazed carrots Rye bread Gelatin with fruit Milk Tuesday, April 22 Turkey and gravy Whipped potatoes Brussel sprouts Wheat roll Applesauce Milk Wednesday,
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Blood donors urgently needed
      Blood donors are urgently needed in the region. Due to lower than forecasted April 2008 blood collections, supplies of all blood types are well below desired levels, according got the American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region officials.
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Corning workers social set
      A social get-together for anyone who worked for Corning Glass in Greencastle from 1960 to the present will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in the Harry D. Zeigler Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6319 on South Washington Street.
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     Pam Ebersole of Mercersburg displays a scenic quilt she is entering in the Mason Dixon Quilt Show "Quilts in Bloom" to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at Hagerstown Community College off Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, Md. The show that will...
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Blood Mobile Schedule
      The upcoming schedule of Red Cross Blood Drives in Franklin County is as follows: April 18, 1 to 7 p.m., Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg April 21, noon to 6 p.m., Chambersburg Recreation Center, 235 S. Third St.
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Homemakers to meet
      The Coseytown Homemakers will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22 at Il Castello's in State Line. Peggy Martin will provide the "Pig in a Poke."
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Concert dedicated to late Wertime
      CHAMBERSBURG - The McCall-Deats Duo will present a program of chamber music for piano and cello on Saturday, April 19, as part of the Wilson College 2007-08 Performing Arts Series. The performance, which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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