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2016 Plans for 60 Annual Thurmont
th
& Emmitsburg Community Show


The Thurmont & Emmitsburg will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Ag Obituary
Community Show committee met Center area on Saturday night.
recently to begin planning the 60th Activities begin on Sunday,
Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg September 11, at 9:00 a.m., with
Community Show. The show the Goat Show, followed by the
will be held at Catoctin High Dairy Show and Decorated Animal
School on September 9-11, 2016. Contest at noon.
Officers elected at the meeting At noon, the Catoctin FFA
were: President Rodman Myers; Alumni Chicken Bar-B-Que will
Vice President Robert Valentine, be held in the cafeteria. The 37th
and Secretary Brian Hendrickson. Annual Robert Kaas Horseshoe
Other committee members are Pitching Contest will begin at 1:00 Michael Angelo Cuseo
Sue Keilholtz, Jessica Valentine, p.m. 1932 - 2016
Robert Wiles, David Harman, Niki The Log Sawing Contest will
Eyler, Cheryl Lenhart, Ray Martin, begin at 1:00 p.m. under the show
Michael Lewis, Sharon Lewis, tent in the Ag Center area. A Peddle Michael Angelo Cuseo, “Pop Pop,” age 83 of Emmitsburg, MD
Denise Valentine, Amanda and Paul Tractor Contest for kids will be held Born May 14, 1932 Died May 4, 2016
Dennis, Clifford Stewart, Helen on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in
Troxell, Cathy Little, Karen Myers, the Ag Center area. Mike dearly loved his family and is survived by wife, Donna
Sue Sanders, Patty Johnston, Laura Exhibits must be removed on Cuseo; children, Michele Cuseo, Vince Cuseo, Teresa Cuseo and
Keilholtz, Jim Barth, Kay Barth, Sunday, September 11, from 3:00- Jean Cuseo-Fields; grandchildren, Mackenzie Cuseo-White,
Thad Bittner, Amy Jo Poffenberger, 6:00 p.m. Please note the new Utaw Cuseo-White, Georgia Cuseo-White, Trinia Cuseo, Allison
and Daniel Myers. deadline to pick up items. Fields-Lopez, Robyn Fields; great granddaughter Audrey Cuseo
On Friday night, the 2016-2017 If you would like to be a new Spindle, and Sister Charlotte Cuseo Stevens. (As well as many
Catoctin FFA Chapter Ambassador advertiser in our show booklet, wonderful cousins and relatives too numerous to mention.)
will be announced. In addition, please contact Rodman Myers Affectionately called “Pop Pop” by great granddaughter
this year’s program will recognize at 301-271-2104 to obtain Audrey, and now used by all family members, Pop will be terribly
all former past Maryland State advertising information or via missed for his unconventional personality, ability to make us all
FFA officers who graduated from email at thurmontemmitsburg laugh, his invitations to eat spaghetti dinners, his interesting
Thurmont High School, Emmitsburg communityshow@gmail.com. Past stories, his artistic creations, and the love he lavished on his
High School, or Catoctin High School. advertisers should have recently family. Pop was a humanitarian and a renaissance man. He
The baked goods auction will begin received letters for advertisements made friends all over the world during his adventurous travels
immediately following the program, for this year. The deadline for as an officer in the Navy. His military career lasted thirty-five
and the grand champion cake, pie, and advertisements is June 15, 2016. years and was full of danger, adventure, and high levels of
bread will be sold at 9:00 p.m. The community show booklets responsibilities. His retirement lasted thirty-two years and was
Entry of exhibits will take place can be found in local Thurmont,
on Thursday, September 8, from Emmitsburg, and surrounding also full of danger, adventure, and fulfilling an unending bucket
list.
6:00-9:00 p.m., and on Friday, area businesses in late July or
September 9, from 8:30-11:30 early August. New residents of the A memorial to celebrate Pop Pop’s life will be held this coming
a.m., in the new gymnasium and community are urged to enter and fall. Letters of sympathy can be sent to the family at PO box 663,
in the agriculture department area. be a part of the Community Show, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. the largest in the State of Maryland. In lieu of flowers, please donate to EOPCC (the local
Commercial exhibits may be entered Some minor additions and organization that helps with health costs for our local community
on Friday, September 9, from 3:30- deletions will be made in some of via Dr. Krempel Portier). Donations can be sent to the following
5:30 p.m. The show will open to the the departments. Departments address: EOPCC, PO Box 1219, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
public at 6:00 p.m. include: fresh fruits, fresh vegetables,
On Saturday, September 10, the home products display, canned
show opens at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 fruits, canned vegetables, jellies and
p.m. Activities include a Market preserves, pickles, meats, baked
Goat, Beef, Sheep and Swine Fitting products, sewing and needlework,
& Showing contest from 8:00 a.m.- flowers and plants, arts, paintings
2:00 p.m. at the Ag Center at the and drawings, crafts, photography,
school. The Pet Show will be held corn, small grains and seeds, eggs,
at 10:30 a.m. outside the front of nuts, poultry and livestock, dairy,
the school. The petting zoo, farm goats, hay, junior department and
animals, and pony rides will also be youth department. There is no entry
held on Saturday and Sunday. fee.
The Thurmont Grange will serve Please visit their website
its turkey and country ham dinner for updated information at
on Saturday night in the school www.thurmontemmitsburg
cafeteria from 3:00-7:00 p.m. communityshow.webs.com.
Entertainment for Saturday and The Community Show is
Sunday will be announced at a later sponsored by the Thurmont Grange,
date. There will be no admission Catoctin FFA Chapter, Catoctin FFA
charged for the entertainment. Alumni, the Maryland State Grange,
The 42nd Annual Catoctin FFA and the Maryland State Agricultural
Alumni Beef, Sheep & Swine sale Fair Board.


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