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Hope this will help you find basic stores. As you become more familiar with the area, you may find better ways to go, but this is a start.

Cumberland Valley maps, which show Franklin and Cumberland counties as well as street maps of Chambersburg, Greencastle, Waynesboro, Mercersburg and Shippensburg, are available at the Cumberland Valley Visitors Center which is located on Rt. 30 on the right, just before Rt. 81, in a building which looks like a train station. Though they haven’t been updated since 1995, they are still very good. Cost - $1.95 + tax.

Henickle’s Market – North on 997 to light at 30. Turn Right and go about 1-1/2 miles. Store is on right. This is a fairly well stocked small grocery chain in the area. Their prices are higher than the big stores, but they are closer.

A. North on 997. Left on Duffield Road (in Pond Bank). First right on to Eby Road. Eby goes into Mont Alto Road. Follow Mont Alto to light at Rt. 30 (Lincoln Way East).

B. North on 997. Left on Duffield Road. Follow Duffield to stop sign at Mont Alto Road. Cross Mont Alto Road and take right fork (Falling Springs Road). Left on Shady Side Drive (this is almost to Rt. 30 if you have a map). Right on McKinley Street. Follow McKinley to light at Stouffer Avenue.

Weis Grocery Store: Follow basic directions B. At Stouffer Ave. turn left. Follow to light at Wayne Avenue (Rt. 316). Turn left. Weis will be on your right at the next light. This store opened in Nov. or December. Very nice, wide aisles.

Giant Grocery Store: Follow basic directions B. Left on Stouffer. Just before Wayne Avenue (Rt 316) Giant will be in the shopping center on the right.

Food Lion: Follow basic directions B EXCEPT – do not turn on Shady Side. Continue on Falling Springs road until you come to the light on Rt. 30. Turn right. Food Lion will be on your right in the Franklin Center Shopping Center.

Cressler’s: This is a very nice and somewhat unusual grocery store. It isn’t close, but is a beautiful drive. Right on 997. At light on 30, make a right, then left at the next light to follow 997. Continue past the Mall and over 81. The next light will be Rt. 11. Turn right on 11 and follow until you see Cressler’s Plaza on your left. This is nearly to Shippensburg. They have an ad insert in Monday’s Public Opinion.

K-Mart: Follow directions to Giant. K-Mart is in the shopping center on the left.

The Butcher Shop: Follow basic directions B. Right on Stouffer. Butcher Shop will be red building on right. This is a real favorite. You can choose your cut of meat or have custom cuts from the large display. They also have a very nice deli, excellent seafood, a bakery and many delicious ready-to-eat homemade items. They run an ad in the Public Opinion on Monday.

Bender’s Potato Barn: Same directions as The Butcher Shop. Just past the Butcher Shop you will see a sign on the right for the Potato Barn. If you reach Rt. 30, you’ve gone too far.

Wal-Mart: Follow basic directions A. Turn left at light on Rt. 30. Continue until you see Wal-Mart on your left. They just recently expanded into a Super Center and have a nice grocery store also.

Lowe’s Home Center: Follow basic directions A . Turn left at light on to Rt. 30. Pass Wal-Mart. Lowe’s will be on your left. This new store is now open.

Steely’s Meats:. Follow basic directions A. Turn left on 30. At the Rite-Aid Drug Store (on right in the same shopping center as the Post Office) turn right on Mt. Pleasant Rd. Go to stop sign (if there is a tree half in the road before the stop sign, you are on the right road). Keep straight. On right you will see a sign for Steely’s (it sits off the road, between some houses.) They are open Thursday-Saturday. It’s just a small shop but like the Butcher Shop, you can choose your meat from the case. Very good sliced ham for sandwiches!

Paul’s Country Market: South on 997. Go through Quincy. Turn right on Nunnery Road (you will see an historical marker on right just before you get to Nunnery Road). You will come to Paul’s on the left. They have homegrown produce, a small but well-priced deli and homemade bakery items made in the store. Not open on Sunday.

Quincy Hardware: Left on 997 to Quincy. Just past the Twin Kiss, hardware store is on right across from Rutters.

ANTIETAM Dairy: Ice Cream!!! South on 997 towards Waynesboro. Continue straight across the square (S. Church Street). The dairy is on your right. If you get to the cemetery, you’ve gone too far. Back up about 200 feet.

Garden Path Pottery: Handcrafted Stoneware by Eve Adkins, a graduate of Antioch University with a degree in Ceramic Arts. Her studio hours are by appointment. She does participate in local craft fairs. She is a juried artist. 997 towards Waynesboro. Left on Tomstown Road, .9 mile to right on Shank Hess Road, .3 miles to 8099 on left.

Olde Country Emporium: Formerly a feed store, railroad station and post office. The owners make handcrafted primitive furniture from old barn wood. They have some on display and will do custom orders. They also have antiques, bulk foods, dried goods and crafts. 997 to square in Waynesboro. Left on 16. Follow 16 through Wayne Heights. Turn right on Midvale Road. Go .3 mile to Emporium on the right. Phone 762-1872. Hours 10:00 – 5:00 Tuesday through Saturday.

Lurgen Greenhouse: This is an Amish-run greenhouse. It’s a bit of a drive, but well worth it. They have a huge selection of plants at reasonable prices. Don’t try to call, because there isn’t a phone! Take 997 towards Chambersburg Mall. Pass the mall and cross over 81. Continue on 997 through the light at Rt. 11. From this light, go 7.1 miles. Bear right just past the Country Diner (which will be on your right). Go 1 mile and turn left at sign. If you come to a stop sign at an intersection, you have gone a little too far.

Country Pantry: According to some Penn National residents, this is a baker’s delight! Everything needed for the baker, spices, wonderful mixes, etc. 997N. to US 11. Right on 11 towards Shippensburg. On the right side of the road is the Mont Rock Trailer Park. Directly opposite this is Pinola Road. Turn left on Pinola. Go a couple of miles, cross the railroad track and turn right on Rowe Road. The store is about 200 yards on the right (1430 Rowe Road). There is a sign at Pinola Road and Rowe Road. Phone 532-2349. Hours are Tues-Fri 8:30-5:30, Saturday 8:30 – noon. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Rhone’s Plants & Scapes: Ed Rhone is a local PA Accredited Nurseryman. He will design landscapes and do the work! He has done work for several families in Penn National. His prices seem reasonable. He is usually very busy, so plan ahead if you want to use him. 263-3441.

MULLER'S GERMAN MARKET New location of Fr. Muller is off Route I-81 (Maugans Ave. #9 East). One mile to Route 11, cross Route 11 pass the CVS and it will be on your left. Another route is Potomac Street from Waynesboro to Hagerstown, turn right onto Longmeadow at Wolf's Furniture. Tops Buffet is at the end of the strip mall. A much larger inventory of imported German products than in Mercersburg, including Deli Meats, Sausages, Breads, canned goods, Spaetzle, etc. Some baked goods by another chef. Now carrying Nurnberger Leibkuken for the holidays. Open daily 10-6, Sun 12-4. 301-739-3400

Drapes: Custom Touch Interiors, Donna Hannaby, 17 John Randolph Dr., New Freedom, Pa 17349 (717) 235-2808

The Country Corner Gallery and Frame Shop, Route 16 west on left just before Rt. 81. They say the proprietor, Leona, spends a lot of time with you and has great color judgment.

Window Treatment: Schmitt’s Interior Decorations, in Gettysburg. 717 334-4118. Very good for something special.

Wallpapering: Pat Cleck (her ad is usually in the PNHA newsletter) 532-8498.

Jack and Ruth Durbin for framing. They live in Penn National. Ruth is an oil and watercolor artist and teaches watercolor in Penn National. 352-2435.

Urns and Ivy – is a small one-woman business in the basement of the owner’s home. She has interesting urns, ivy and other decorative items. The address is 2300Tanya Drive. Check your map on this one. From New Franklin Road, go west on 316 (Wayne Road), turn left on Kriner Road (just before Cracker Barrel) that will turn right and go over Rt. 81. Cross Rt. 11 and it becomes Loop Road. Follow Loop Road about a mile to a right on Tanya Drive. Note: Wayne Road becomes Wayne Avenue at Rt. 81. Check with Madeline Rupar for more info.

Dice’s Tire Repair on Rt. 30. They were efficient and did the job right the first time!

Wilson’s Store. It’s on US 40 six miles west of Hagerstown. A unique store where men can browse and the women can visit the Upstairs Emporium for beautiful clothing. 301 582-4718. 14921 Rufus Wilson Road.

The Gateway Crab and Seafood House 15124 National Pike, Hagerstown 301 582-1111, an old-fashioned crab house with great crabs.

Homeplace,. They carry Redware, books, original folk art, stoneware pottery, etc. Take 997 South into Maryland, where 997 becomes Rt 64. At Cavetown, make a left onto Rt. 66 (there is an Exxon Station on your left). Follow Rt. 66, go under Rt. 70. Go about 1 mile, turn right on Beaver Creek Road and go ½ mile. Homeplace is on your left. Just across the road is a restored grist mill, and behind it, the owner has The Cooper’s Shed, (301) 797-6974 which is open Friday and Saturday, 10-5, Sunday noon – 5 and by appointment. She has vintage textiles (quilts, quilt patches, laces, feed sacks, linens, etc.) and other vintage collectibles. Continue on Beaver Creek Road and you will pass through a quaint village crossroad and on to Rt. 40. Cross Rt 40 to Funkstown and you will find antique shops Cranberry Cottage, Pictures and Pages and other small shops on Baltimore Street. If you return to Rt 40 and turn right, you’ll see the Beaver Creek Antique Market (301) 739-8075.

LITTLESTOWN, PA. Rt. 30 East. At square in Gettysburg, Turn right on Rt. 97. There are a number of very interesting craft and gift stores in and around Littlestown. After you cross Rt. 15, keep your eyes open. There is a gift shop on the left, in a white house. (Sorry, no name, I lost the business cards). You will then come to the HILLCREST RESTAURANT on your right. This has very good home cooked meals at reasonable prices. They also have a bakery that carries wonderful baked goods at very reasonable prices.
Continue on Rt 97. On your right you will see MA'S TOY BOX and MA'S GENERAL STORE. There are two other interesting stores in the same building. (Sorry, no names). On your left (after MA'S) is a new log building. There are a number of gift stores in this building. Be sure to go around to the back of the building where you will find 3 or 4 other stores, among them FAIR'S COUNTRY TREASURES (I didn't loose that card!) which carries antiques, old replicas, Tattered Teddies, etc., and MAPLETREE CRAFT HOUSE. Continue on to Littlestown. At the light in Littlestown, turn right on Rt. 194. Go 1 1/4 miles to KOONY'S BARN on your right. This is a very nice and large gift store in an old bank barn. (Website: koonysbarn.com). They carry the complete Boyds collection as well as many other nice and unusual gift items.

A Dentist who takes Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance. His name is Gary Kimberlin, DMD 230 S. Potomac Street, Waynesboro. 717 762-0879.

Sunoco Mini-Mart – Basic directions A. At light, Sunoco Station will be on your left.

Rutters – Basic directions A. Turn left on Rt. 30. Rutters will be on your left across from Post Office. There is also a Rutters in Quincy. See directions for Quincy Hardware above.

Driver’s licenses can be gotten at Penndot Photo & Exam Center, 190 Mill Road, Chambersburg. 717 267-3332. Hours: Mon. Tues, Wed Fri. Sat. 8:30-4:15. Thursday 8:30-8:00

Follow basic directions B. Turn left on Stouffer. Turn right on Wayne Avenue (Rte 316). Left on Orchard Drive (Sheetz store on left). Follow Orchard to route 11. Turn left. Mill Road should be your first right. You have 60 days after establishing a permanent residence in PA to get your license. We got ours before our house was completed, since we had a permanent address and had sold our home in MD. You will need to complete forms and take a vision-screening test. You will need to take your current driver’s license and your social security card if your license does not show your SS number. If you have a valid license, you will not be required to take a driving test.

Tags: We got our tags at Sollenberger’s Messenger Service, Inc. in Fayetteville. Take 997 to Rt. 30. Left on 30. You will see a sign for Fayetteville to your right. I think there is also a large billboard for Sollenberger’s there, too, which tells you in which house the service is located. I think it is the first house on the right (they have moved since we got our tags).

---A valid insurance identification card, declaration page of an insurance policy, a copy of a valid binder or a copy of an application for insurance to the PA Assigned Risk Plan.

---You will have to have the vehicle with you so the VIN number can be checked or take a tracing of the VIN with you.

Title fee is $22.50. If you have an unpaid loan on the car, an additional $5.00 is charged.

Registration fee is $36.00. I believe there is a fee to Sollenberger’s also, but it is small. You can also obtain special tags (Owl, tiger etc.) from them.

Inspections: Safety inspections are performed at many places, gas stations, garages, etc. As you drive, look for the signs. Inspection fees can vary, so you may want to shop around. There is a time limit for your inspection after you receive your tags. Check with your tag supplier.

WARNING: Your first inspection is only good for 11 months. After that, inspections are good for a year. PA does not send inspection reminders.