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The Catoctin Banner’s Play Our Games
Holiday Home Decorating Contest
Each month, you’re invited to participate in our Where Am I? Photo Contest
The 2016 Winner of The Catoctin Banner’s Holiday Home Decorating Contest: and Hidden Object Game. The winners of each game are announced in the next
15000 Roddy Road in Thurmont issue of The Catoctin Banner newspaper. Winners are given a gift certificate to
the advertiser of their choice. To participate, call 240-288-0108 or email news@
Photo by Deb Spalding thecatoctinbanner.com to record your guesses by the 15th of each month. Please
don’t forget to spell your full name and leave your phone number.
Congratulations to this year’s winner of The Catoctin Banner
newspaper’s 5th Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest! This Where Am I? Photo Contest
year’s winner receives $50.00 (please call 301-447-2804 to claim
your prize). This beautifully decorated home in Thurmont is For the “Where Am I?” Photo Contest, take a look at the photo to the right
adorned with thousands of lights and festive lawn decorations, and tell us where it was taken. It is somewhere in or around our Northern
so much so that it was hard to capture all the beauty in one photo! Frederick County Area,
which is defined as Rocky
Ridge to Cascade, Lewistown
to Emmitsburg, Foxville to
Creagerstown, and everywhere
around and in-between.

Last month’s “Where
Am I?” photo was taken at
Thurmont United Methodist
Church on Long Road.

The winner of the
“Where Am I?” Contest for
December’s issue is Thomas
Ness.

Hidden Object Game

Catoctin Banner Mascot Contest Last month’s Hidden Object was a painting palette. It was located on page
41 in the Senior Benefit Services, Inc. advertisement. The winner of the Hidden
For years, we have wanted a mascot character to represent this good-news Object game for December’s issue is Theresa Eyler. Please contact The Catoctin
community newspaper at events and parades. At one point a few years ago, Banner to claim your prize.
John Nickerson (AKA Gnarly Artly, who draws our monthly cartoon) created
a newspaper character as a mascot for us, but it was not used due to the cost This month’s Hidden Object is a spool of red thread and needle .
of creating it as a costume. Good luck!

Now, we’d like to reach out to our greater community to submit your ideas Note: Hidden Object is hidden in one of our advertiser’s display ads.
and artistic renderings of a fun character that can fill this role. What will it
be? An animal, a cartoon character, an object? You choose it, create an artistic The Catoctin Patronize Our Advertisers! The Catoctin Banner exists
rendering, and submit your entry to us by April 30, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. The
winner will receive a cash prize and the artistic credit for the creation. due to the advertising support of those featured in each issue.

Submit your art to us via Deb Spalding (The Catoctin Banner) on TeTsteYstouYroWuroWrdoProdwPero:wReErCAP 2016
Facebook, email to news@thecatoctinbanner.com, submit a contact form ((AAnnsswweerrss oonnppaaggee464)7)
from our website, or stop by to enter in person at E Plus Copy Center in the
lobby of Jubilee Grocery Store in Emmitsburg. We know there is an abundant
amount of talent throughout our communities. Let your talent shine!

The Catoctin The goal of The Catoctin Banner is to provide good 1. P o n t i f i c a t e [pon-tif-i-keyt] (v.) 4. S a g a c i o u s [suh-gey-shuhs] (adj.)
community news and information for residents of a) Warn or reprimand someone firmly a) Quick and wise in understanding and
Northern Frederick County, Maryland—promoting a b) Speak your opinion in a pompous or judging ; shewrd
arrogant manner b) Lethargic; sluggish
sense of community pride and spirit. c) Endow someone with; present as a gift c) Gullible; trust too readily

Serving Northern Frederick County, Maryland Published on or before the beginning of each month. Publish 2. F o r t u i t o u s [fawr-too-i-tuhs] (adj.) 5. C i r c u m s p e c t [serkem-spekt] (adj.)
515B E. Main Street • Emmitsburg, MD 21727 a) Very obvious; lacking in subtlety a) To ones liking; pleasing
date will be early if holidays or events warrant adjustment. b) Happening by accident or chance rather b) Severe in manner or appearance;
Phone: 240-288-0108 Message Line AD/CONTENT DEADLINE: On or before the 15th of month than design uncompromising
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www.TheCatoctinBanner.com The Banner Crew: Barbara Abraham; Jeanne Angleberger; Theresa
email: news@thecatoctinbanner.com
Dardanell; Anita DiGregory; Nicholas DiGregory; Joan Fry; Avie
Hopcraft; Jim Houck, Jr.; Christine Maccabee; My Father’s Son;
CIRCULATION: 12,500 copies mailed to all John Nickerson; Valerie Nusbaum; Erin Dingle; Maxine Troxell; Buck
homes in Thurmont, Lewistown, Rocky Ridge, Reed; Denise Valentine; Lisa Cantwell; and Robert Warden.
Cascade, Sabillasville & Emmitsburg, MD and 3. P a r r y [par-ee] (v.) 6. T e n a c i o u s [tuh-ney-shuhs] (adj.)
handouts in surrounding areas. a) Ward off; evade or dodge a) Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph
Grace Eyler and Allison Rostad, Advertising Design; Michele Tester, b) State as a fact; assert strongly b) Having no limits; never-ending
Published as a project of Managing Editor and Layout Design; Alison Bailey, Advertising Sales; c) Tell someone something positively or c) Extremely persistent in adhering to or
James Rada, Jr., Contributing Editor; Deb Abraham Spalding, Publisher confidently to dispel any doubts doing something; strong-willed
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POLICY: The publisher of The Catoctin Banner reserves the right to revise, reclassify, or reject any advertisement or any article for any 7. Which word above would work best in this sentence?
reason, at any time, and to omit all copy when not submitted in time to conform with deadline. The views expressed in advertisements may The man tried desperately to _________ the invasive and embarrassing questions.
not be those supported by the staff of The Catoctin Banner. The deadline for submission is no later than the 20th of the month prior to the
issue month. Information and advertising copy received after the deadline will be accepted at the discretion of the publisher. The publisher
assumes no liability for misinformation, misprinting, or typographical errors. The publisher reserves the right to edit all submitted material.
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