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2017 Plans for 61 Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show
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The 61 Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show will be held program in the small gymnasium. The Thurmont Grange will serve their roasted
at Catoctin High School, located at 14745 Sabillasville Road in Thurmont, on turkey and country ham buffet on Saturday night, from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Musical
September 8-10. All activities and entertainment are free all weekend! entertainment will be performed in the auditorium by the Catoctin Mountain
Entry of exhibits will be Thursday, September 7, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and Boys (6:00-7:00 p.m.) and Taylor Brown’s Elvis Tribute Show (7:00-9:00 p.m.).
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Friday, September 8, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., in the new gymnasium and in the The 43 Annual Catoctin FFA Alumni Beef, Sheep & Swine sale will begin on
agriculture department area. Commercial exhibits may be entered on Friday, Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the Ag Center.
September 8, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The show will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. Activities begin on Sunday, September 10, at 9:00 a.m. with the Dairy Goat
On Friday night, the 2017-2018 Catoctin FFA Chapter Ambassador will Show, then the Dairy Cattle Show, followed by the 20 Annual Decorated
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be announced. In addition, the 42 annual community flag ceremony will be Animal Contest at noon. The Catoctin FFA alumni chicken barbque will be
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held; this year’s program will honor the 50 anniversary of St. John’s Christian held in the cafeteria at noon. At 1:00 and 2:00 p.m., the Thurmont Academy of
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Preschool and the 50 anniversary of WTHU Radio. The baked goods auction Self Defense will have a martial arts program in the small gymnasium. The 38
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will begin immediately following the program at 8:15 p.m., and the grand Annual Robert Kaas Horseshoe Pitching Contest will begin at 1:00 p.m. near
champion cake, pie, and bread will be sold at 9:00 pm. the softball field, and the Log Sawing Contest will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Ag
On Saturday, September 9, the show is open from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Center area tent. Another new and fun feature is a kiddie pedal tractor pull (for
Activities include a Market Goat, Beef, Sheep and Swine Fitting & Showing ages 5-10) at 1:30 p.m. in the Ag Center area, with prizes being awarded. The
Contest, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at the school’s Ag Center. Catoctin Mountain Boys will perform from 12:30-1:30 p.m., and Taylor Brown’s
At 10:00 a.m., the Blue Ridge K-9 will present a dog obedience Elvis Tribute Show will be from 1:30-3:00 p.m.
demonstration and Canine Citizen program on the front lawn of the high school, Food and refreshments will be available throughout the weekend by the
followed by the Pet Show at 10:30 a.m. Categories include: cat with prettiest Thurmont Lions Club and the Catoctin High School Cheerleaders, while the
eyes; cat with longest whiskers; cutest cat; best trained pet; dog with wiggliest Catoctin High School Junior Class will be selling ice cream.
tail; prettiest dog (25 pounds and under); prettiest dog (26 pounds and over); Exhibits must be removed on Sunday, September 10, between 3:00-6:00 p.m.
best costumed pet; pet with most spots; largest pet (by height); most unusual pet; Any remaining entries must be picked up on Monday, September 11, from 9:00
smallest pet. a.m.-noon in the Ag Department behind the school.
On both days, there will be a petting zoo, from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., with For more information about this year’s classes to enter and the activities
face painting by Kathy McBride and pony rides sponsored by the Thurmont schedule, visit www.thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.webs.com, and click
Riding Club. The farm animals display will include “Abel” a Brown Swiss, who on “Exhibitor Entry List” and “Schedule of Activities.” Entry tags will also be
is fourteen years old and weighs approximately 2,600 pounds, owned by Joe and available for exhibitors to complete and bring with their entries at the Thurmont
Ruth Biser; Alpacas owned by Lynn Cherish of Baggy Britches Farm, LLC; Emus Library, Thurmont Feed Store, Thurmont Economic Development Office, and
owned by James and Peggy Royer of Old Orchard Emus; and a sow and litter of Eyler’s Flea Market, located in Thurmont; and at Eplus, Jubilee Market, and
pigs owned by Chip Long. John Kinnaird of Thurmont will have many historical Zurgable’s Hardware in Emmitsburg.
pictures from the Catoctin area displayed in the small gym. The Community Show is sponsored by the Thurmont Grange, Catoctin FFA
At 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Elower-Sicilia Productions will have a dance Chapter, Catoctin FFA Alumni, the Maryland State Grange and the Maryland
program in the auditorium; at 4:00 p.m., Noble Path Martial Arts will have a State Agricultural Fair Board.

Creeger House Still Needs Help After Failing to Secure State Grant

James Rada, Jr.

The Thurmont Historical Society “We were discouraged, Society of Frederick County some new members who bring new
needed $60,000 to repair the disappointed, and I’ll say it, angry,” History won a $10,095 grant for an ideas and new energy to the society.
Creeger House, which houses the said Historical Society President activities exhibit room. That energy has helped develop a
historical society. Donna Voellinger. The historical society hasn’t set of programs to help raise the
Ethel Creeger donated the house In Frederick County, the given up on the Creeger House. remaining $30,000 needed for the
to the historical society in 1989. following grants were awarded: They can’t. The repairs need to be Creeger House repairs.
The original portion of the house is Catoctin Furnace Historical Society done. These programs include: a
a log cabin built in the 1920s. Col. won a $90,000 development grant “We still have to do the repairs,” yard sale; a silent auction at the
John Rouzer, a state senator and for the Museum of the Ironworker; Voellinger said. “We have no Community Show; and a beer
Civil War soldier, called the building Heart of the Civil War Heritage choice. We’ll get it done. We raised garden during Colorfest weekend.
home. It is not only a historical Area won a $100,000 management the original amount in less than “Donations are still trickling
structure, but it contains artifacts, grant; Heart of the Civil War four months, so we can do it.” in, but we’re getting a lot of things
documents, and genealogy of local Heritage Area won a $45,000 She explained that the historical ready to raise funds,” Voellinger
interest. marketing grant; The Historical society has a full board, including said.
The house currently needs lots
of refurbishing. The exterior bricks
are deteriorating and, in some cases,
turning to sand. The brick cladding
on the log cabin is also threatening
to pull away in some places. The
roof has holes in it, through which
sunlight can be seen.
The society hoped to get half of
the needed money from a Maryland
Historical Trust matching grant.
The needed $30,000 was raised,
including a $15,000 donation from
the Town of Thurmont.
When the Maryland Historical
Trust awarded nearly $2.7 million in
grants for fifty projects in the state
in July, the Creeger House was not
among them.