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SEPTEMBER 2017     |   Vol. 22   |    Issue 8    |     Mail Run: 8,480    |     Total Print Run: 12,500

















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            Thur mont Little Lea gue




            Goes Further Than Ever Before



               James Rada, Jr.
                                                                                                                                           Photo Courtesy of LiSPN.com
               From the size of the crowd that    winning ways further post season
            lined the streets of Thurmont to see   than any other Thurmont Little
            the Thurmont Little League team       League team has since 2005, when
            pass by, you might have thought       the team finished third in the
            the team won the Little League        regionals. The team went 3-2 in the
            World Series, rather than finishing   regional tournament, but lost 8-3 in
            as runner up at the Mid-Atlantic      the championship to the team from
            Regional Tournament in Bristol,       Holbrook, New Jersey.
            Connecticut. It didn’t matter. These    “These boys are competitors,”
            boys were hometown heroes and         said Coach Ed Lowry. “We lost
            Thurmont loved them.                  our very first game out of the gate
               “It was awesome to see the whole   in the Mid-Atlantic tournament.
            town come out,” recalled Donovan      Every game from that point forward
            Baker, who played right field for the   was an elimination game. Win or
            team. “Even though we lost, we still   go home. These boys managed
            felt like town heroes.”               to win three games in a row, and
               The team finished its best season   send three different states home       #54 Will Gisriel, #33 Braden Bell, #4 Griffin Puvel, #13 Donovan Baker, #35 D.J. Shipton, #7 Connor
            ever, going 11-2 and taking their     …Story   continued on page 28        Crum, #21 Joe McMannis, #23 Braden Manning, #3 Josh Skowronski, #34 E.J. Lowry, #17 Logan Simanski,
                                                                                            and #77 Peyton Castellow; Manager Tim Castellow; Coaches Chris Skowronski and Ed Lowry.

            Local Auto Shop Owner



            Debuts on Discovery Channel




               Deb Abraham Spalding

               “Russell is the muscle, and Chris   Long Island, New York. Chris and    is project manager for shop           the finished look of each project.
            is the hustle!” That was the mantra   Russell are co-hosts to Richard      renovation and construction, and      These auto garages need help with
            in the promotional commercials for    Rawlings on this series, during      Chris evaluates marketing and         … Story   continued on page 11
            the premiere of the new Discovery     which, the trio visits nine struggling
            Channel television reality series,    auto repair garages around the
            Garage Rehab with Richard             country, invests money in them,
            Rawlings that debuted August 30,      and helps the owners rehab their
            2017, at 10:00 p.m. The reference     businesses for success.
            to Chris in the commercial is Chris     Rawlings is known for his
            Stephens, co-owner of Eurotech        Gas Monkey Garage and the
            Classics, a vintage European auto     Discovery Channel’s hit show, Fast
            shop on Putman Road in Thurmont.      and Loud. He lends his business
            Russell is Russell Homes, a           savvy and marketing guru ideas       Photo by Deb Abraham Spalding
            construction project manager from     to each project. Russell Homes





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