Thurmont Lions Club gather for a photo at the well-attended Community Night on May 22, 2019. A night to remember as to why we are Thurmont Lions—what a privilege and honor! A well-attended Community Night was held on May 22, 2019—a night to remember for Thurmont Lions Club members, a privilege and an honor. Approximately […]
Bill Eiker, SAL Historian On Saturday, June 8, 2019, Cascade Post 239 Sons of American Legion (SAL) held the 10th Guns and Cash Bash at Fort Ritchie Parade Field. The weather was beautiful and sunny. Of the 2,850 tickets sold, more than 1,360 happy folks were in attendance. Delicious menu items of pulled pork and […]
Pictured from left are: (first row, bottom) Christian Sartin, Marlayna Reaver, Makayla Evans, Quateara Adams, Ashley Villegas, Ke Mauri Oney, Aidyn Tomalewski, Michael Hill, Haven Miesner, Russelk Heatherly, Michael Mossburg, Kevin Hodge; (second row) Jamal Burnett, Ofc. Brian Cosgray, Ofc. Desiree Palmer, Ofc. Jeff Putman, Ofc. Margery Lee, Ofc. Sara Evans, Ofc. Daniel Gerand, Cpl. […]
Maxine Troxell The Annual Thurmont High School Alumni Banquet was held June 1, 2019, at the Thurmont Event Complex. President Howard Lewis (Class of 1960), who replaced the late Don Dougherty as president, served as master of ceremonies. The ceremonies opened with the singing of the “National Anthem,” followed by a delicious meal, served by […]
Ski Liberty/McKee’s Tavern, located at 78 Country Club Trail in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania, is booked for August 10, 2019, from 5:00-9:00 p.m., for the Catoctin High School Class of 1994 reunion. A buffet and cash bar will be included in the ticket cost of $40.00 per person. Please send money by July 10 to confirm […]
The Frederick County Public Schools’ Department of Special Education and Psychological Services hosted a celebration on May 13, 2019, honoring employees and others with outstanding achievement awards for dedication in supporting students with disabilities. Mary Lopez from Emmitsburg Elementary received Outstanding Special Education Instructional Assistant Award. Ann Springer from Emmitsburg Elementary received the Outstanding Speech-Language […]
Thurmont Auxiliary Post 168 scholarship winners and Catoctin High School graduates, Raegen Smith and Pablo Archila Arriage (shown second and third from left), are pictured with the Scholarship Committee, Bernadette Wudarski, Angela Spegal, and Charlene Stitley. Catoctin High School graduates, Raegen Smith and Pablo Archila Arriage, are the recipients of the Thurmont Auxiliary Post 168 […]
Michael Metz (pictured right), sixth grader at Thurmont Middle School, traveled to Chicago to compete in the 2019 U.S. Middle and Elementary School History Bee National Championships on June 7-8, 2019. History Bee is a buzzer-based quiz competition that tests students on knowledge of world history and culture from the earliest civilizations through the 20th […]
The Emmitsburg High School Alumni Association (EHSAA) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual EHSAA Scholarship Program. Issiah Wivell, son of Chris and Mary Ann Wivell, plans to attend Shippensburg University, and Cameron Baumgardner, son of Dwight and Kim Baumgardner, plans to attend Kutztown University. Both are majoring in business. The last of […]
Congratulations to Catoctin High School seniors Christian Michael, Mady Crampton, Brandy Gregory, and Hunter Grimes for placing third at the Start-Up Frederick competition on May 1, 2019. They pitched their company Candle Worx in a Shark Tank-style competition to four judges and won six hundred dollars in prize money.
After 37 years as the Mother Seton School Carnival “Pizza Man,” John Dowling proudly passes on his legendary recipe and title to his grandson, Brandon Keeney. For almost four decades now, John Dowling has been known to members of the Mother Seton School (MSS) community and surrounding towns as “The Pizza Man.” On May 24, […]
The board of directors of Mother Seton School announces the appointment of Kathleen J. Kilty (pictured right) as the school’s first lay principal. A graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Dr. Kilty brings extensive experience in the field of education, both as a principal and […]
by Denise Valentine Hello, everyone. Now that the children are out of school for the summer, you may be looking for some activities to keep them busy. Baking is always fun, and the best part is that they get to eat the finished product. These “7 Layer Cookie Bars” provide the perfect opportunity to let […]
This Fourth of July weekend, millions of Americans will huddle around outdoor pits, ovens, and grills to slowly cook themselves meaty, patriotic dishes, slathered in sauce. Barbecue is about as red, white, and blue as American cuisine gets. The history of grilling begins shortly after the domestication of fire, some 500,000 years ago. The backyard […]
by Buck Reed The Charge of the Kitchen Brigade When professional culinarians think about the chefs who shaped the structure, we labor our professional lives under one name that always seems to come up: Auguste Escoffier. Often described as not only the chef of kings, but the king of chefs as well, he spent a […]
Part 1: Taking Flight “The Anger of Innocence” is a six-part original serial set in the Graceham area during 1973. Serialized fiction is something that older newspapers often did as an additional way to entertain their readers. We thought it was about time for serial to make a comeback. Let us know what you think. […]
The Thurmont Little League Minors Pirates won their in-house playoff championship game on Saturday, June 15, 2019. They won in the fifth inning, 15 to 14. Players names are: Devin Youngerman, Theron Rolko, Carson Fry, Parker Davis, Jacob Burtner, Logan Holden, Ben Blackwell, Dalton Mathias, Brody Mathias, and Tyrone Vanecho. Team coaches are Joey Youngerman, […]
A free baton-twirling course is coming to Emmitsburg this summer for a summer daytime session. The course will run for four consecutive Mondays, beginning on Monday, July 8. Classes will be held at the Emmitsburg Community Center Gymnasium. Class time is 10:00-10:45a.m. Classes are geared for the beginner twirler, ages five and up. The Catoctin-Ettes, […]
On April 13, 2019, Harlan Campbell, Jr. presented AJ Hahn with an award for shooting his first 100 straight targets that day at Pine Valley Shooting Club in New Jersey. AJ shoots with the Frederick County 4-H Shooting program. For more information about the shooting sports program, call Chuck Farmer 301-898-2809. The purpose of the […]
Tom’s Creek United Methodist Church by Theresa Dardanell Rev. Heath Wilson (back row, on left) with members of Tom’s Creek United Methodist Church Photos by Theresa Dardanell “Come Journey With Us!” is the invitation from Reverend Heath Wilson and the members of the Tom’s Creek United Methodist Church (TCUMC) in Emmitsburg. The invitation is not […]
by Valerie Nusbaum I heard a hissing, whistling sound, like bacon frying, but I wasn’t frying bacon. Not yet, anyway. Looking to my left, I saw sparks flying and then flames starting to climb. There was a “BOOM” and the flames climbed higher. The smoke was thick and white, then black. But I’m getting ahead […]
by James Rada, Jr. July 1919, 100 Years Ago Motor Transport Train. Coast To Coast Journey Delayed at Thurmont The motor transport train which left Washington on Monday of this week got as far as Frederick, Md., on the first day. They remained at Frederick over night, camping on the Fair Grounds. Early Tuesday morning […]
by James Rada, Jr. The Year Catoctin Mountain Burned During 1920, Catoctin Mountain was plagued by fires that burned thousands of acres across both the eastern and western sides of the mountain. The first fires started at the end of March. “It is said that the flames started along the Jefferson road and attracted very […]
by Priscilla Rall The 35 Missions of a Rocky Ridge Flyboy World War II took Americans to places they had never dreamed of going. Most had never ventured far from their farming communities. One of these rural youths was Vernon Keilholtz. Born in 1923 near Rocky Ridge, Vernon took the train to school in Emmitsburg […]
by Jim Houck, Jr. Merle Edward Crouse Sr., Private First Class U.S. Army As told to Jim Houck Jr. by Merle Edward Crouse Sr.’s son, Merle Edward Crouse Jr. Merle Edward Crouse was born to Lester and Louise Crouse. He spent most of his life in Thurmont and went to the local high school; at […]