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Chambersburg Noontime Lions hosted District Governor, Dave McClusky, at their meeting on Wednesday, October 12. Governor McClusky was presented with a check for $3,000 from the club for projects within the district, along with a Trout Derby hat and pin from their key fundraising event. McClusky spoke to the group about the importance [...]

Corporations, single individuals and others hoping to honor a special person in their lives will be participating in a unique parade in Downtown Chambersburg on Friday night.
“Cruisin’ for a Cause” will benefit the non-profit organization, Parents Against Texting Teens. The event begins at 6:30, proceeding down Main Street before continuing to the Chambersburg Country [...]

Post Now Pa is pleased to announce their fall fundraising push, ‘Feed Their Minds and Bodies,’ a joint venture to raise funds for studio construction within the Thought Lot, Post Now Pa’s contemporary art center, and a benefit drive for The King’s Kettle, a Shippensburg-based food bank. A benefit art auction will be held [...]

Waynesboro Historical Society will host an antique appraisal from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, at its headquarters in the Oller House, located on 138 West Main Street.
“This will be a great opportunity for area residents to bring in that item they’ve had for years and are not quite sure what it’s [...]

Spooky stories to send a chill up your spine will be on tap at Renfrew Institute’s annual Halloween storytelling session on Wednesday, October 26, in the Fahnestock Barn at Renfrew Park. The program is free of charge and open to the public.
This year, the storytelling will be divided into two sessions. Beginning at [...]

The Franklin County Visitors Bureau is preparing to host the final “Live & Learn Weekend” of 2011, scheduled for Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15.
The Civil War-themed festivities begin on Friday night with a discussion of the book, Confederates in the Attic, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Tony Horwitz. Dr. Latonya Thames Taylor [...]

A group of historians, business owners and other community leaders has spent the past several months preparing a series of commemorative events aimed to honor and reflect on the role the small town of Waynesboro played in the American Civil War. These events will be spread over the next few years, coinciding with the [...]

The Waynesboro Historical Society and Waynesboro Area Industrial Heritage Trust are co-sponsoring a presentation by Darwin G. Seiler on the “Pre-Explosion of Industry in the Waynesboro Area.” Seiler will address reasons for the emergence of industry in the area, specifically during the period of 1850 to 1865. He’ll also speak about the events [...]