Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is accepting nominations for the Washington Post Principal of the Year award until Friday, January 10, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. The Washington Post Educational Foundation sponsors the award, created to recognize principals who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their position to create an exceptional educational environment. The person chosen […]
BOE Honors Literacy Specialist Pamela Adams-Campbell Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) announces the 2019 Veteran in Education Service Award winner, Catoctin High School Literacy Specialist Pamela Adams-Campbell. In its third year, the award was created to honor an FCPS employee who has served our nation in the armed forces and provided exemplary service to FCPS […]
I have been on the job as the Principal of Catoctin High School for just under six months. In this short time, I have quickly come to appreciate how special the Northern Frederick County community is. There do not seem to be many places left where the school is such an integral part of the […]
With generous contributions from the community, Mother Seton School’s Holiday Hands was a success in December. The gift distribution at school helped more than 100 families have a happier Christmas.
Mark your calendars for the Catoctin High School Talent Show on Wednesday, January 15, at 7:00 p.m. Many talented and creative students and staff will be performing, and the audience gets to decide the winners! Tickets are $5.00 each and will be sold at the door.
The Catoctin-Aires Twirling Corps has captured the title of Advanced Majorette Corps under the sanction of the Capital Area Marching Association. The championship contest was held in October 2019 at the Hagerstown Junior College Sports Complex. The group has earned the title consecutively for many years though this year they have won with over a […]
Westwood Books Publishing announced the availability of a book by Catoctin-area resident and author Patricia Owens for her book, Where’s Michael’s Brother: The American Family Under Attack. Where’s Michael’s Brother: The American Family Under Attack is the story about the author’s journey in challenging both state and federal laws regarding the removal and later adoption […]
Better Days Ahead by Valerie Nusbaum Happy 2020! To clarify, I’m talking about the new year and not my failing vision. It’s too early to judge, but I’m hoping this year will be a great one for each and every one of you, and for me and my family, too. Now, go stand on one […]
by James Rada, Jr. January 1920, 100 Years Ago Fine Auto Smashed Last Friday night about 2 o’clock a,m a large Paige Touring Car, said to be about as complete as ever seen in this section of the county, smashed into the concrete side of the bridge over Owen’s creek on the State Road at […]
by James Rada, Jr. Things That Go “Boom” In the Night January 2, 1887, was a cold day in Frederick County. Thermometers hovered around eight degrees. Fireplaces and stoves were stoked with roaring fires to fight back the cold that was pushing its way through every crack and crevice of a home. Several inches of […]
by Anita DiGregory “A Tribute to Horrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad Years” Have you ever had one of those years when you literally could not wait for the clock to strike midnight, the ball to drop, and the year to be officially over? Well, 2019 has unmistakably been one of those years for me. […]
“Farm Boy to Combat Engineer” by Priscilla Rall Robert “Bob” Clifford Mount, the son of Clifford and Violet Mount, grew up milking cows by hand and plowing with a team of horses, named Dick and Queeny. He lived in a home without electricity, phone, or plumbing. Bob was a farm boy, born in 1931 in […]
by Buck Reed New Year, New Cooking So, here we are again; we made it to a new year. And, if we can put politics behind us, we can go about the business of forgetting the past and looking forward to a new year. All we really have to do is make a proper New […]
MorningStar Family Church, Thurmont by Theresa Dardanell “Feeling welcome” does not begin to describe my visit to MorningStar Family Church. I was greeted with hugs as soon as I walked in the door. As more members arrived, they also welcomed me warmly. During the service, the members unhurriedly spent time greeting one another with handshakes […]
by Christine Maccabee Where Have All the Large Moths Gone? I will begin this article by asking a question: Have you seen many large moths, such as the luna, cecropia or polyphemus, these days? I am starting to research moth populations in upper Frederick County, and I would appreciate knowing of your sitings of these […]
This Is My Story by Dr. Thomas K. Lo, Advanced Chiropractic This year marked my 35th anniversary practicing chiropractic and 13 years using Nutritional Response Testing NRT® in Maryland. After graduating from National University of Health Science, I started my private practice in Crofton, Maryland, in 1984. I continued my postgraduate training and was awarded […]
jEanne Angleberger Start Your Health Plan The holidays are over and the New Year is here! January is the time to create a plan for your health. Do you want a healthy lifestyle so that you can enjoy life? Remember, putting a healthy lifestyle as a priority is your choice. You can do this! There […]
The majority of us know the severe risks and consequences of leaving an animal in a vehicle on a hot summer day. However, not all of us are aware that cold weather can pose serious health and safety threats to our pets as well. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), below are some […]
James Rada, Jr. Twenty-five years ago, John Kinnaird of Thurmont, thought he would give his kids a Christmas surprise. He dressed as Santa Claus and climbed onto the roof of his house, so he could pretend to climb down the chimney when his kids could see him. Someone else saw him on the roof. “Some […]
Joan Bittner Fry The following rendition of the story of the Newey murders that occurred in Sabillasville on New Year’s Eve in 1830 is one that I don’t recall seeing before. This account is detailed and sometimes gruesome. The location of the action is about a half mile from where I was born. The internet […]
blair garrett Each year, our phones add new ways to communicate and entertain, and each year, they become a bigger part of our lives. Cell phones are almost an extension of yourself, with unlimited knowledge at your fingertips, hours of addicting games, and mass communication outlets just the push of a button away. In the […]
Nola Schildt of Emmitsburg, celebrated her 8th birthday in September. Instead of having her guests bring her gifts, she asked them to bring donations for the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. Her “gifts” filled the back of the car! On October 12, she delivered dog and cat food, toys, leashes, collars, blankets, towels, and cleaning supplies […]
The Season of Christmas Blair Garrett There may not be a more beautiful time of year than that first December snow. With snowflakes lightly trickling down, breaths of warm air greeting the cold, and layers of fresh powder coating the pavement to create the illusion of uncharted territory, there’s nothing quite like the first glimpse […]
Blair Garrett With nothing but an engraved Secretary of the Navy coin and a lot of questions, one man’s sit-down meal turned into a two-year mystery. The decorative coin, which reads, “Gordon R. England, 72nd & 73rd Secretary of the Navy,” was the only piece of evidence to go off of, and Robert Cage, 88, […]
Laura Bush On a small rise above the east side of Old Frederick Road in the community of Utica sits St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1769, a log cabin was built on this site that was used as a schoolhouse and also as a church by four worshipping congregations: Lutheran, Reformed, Methodist, and Dunkards. […]