Blair Garrett Mountaindale Convenience Store offers more to its customers than just quality foods, hot meals, or gasoline. Owners Rida and Julian Mitchell bring a warm, inviting atmosphere to the people of Thurmont, along with great service with a smile. The family has followed and finally capitalized on their dream of doing something bigger and […]
Fitzgerald’s Heavy Timber, located on Powell Road in Thurmont, received the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Award for the restoration of Pine Bank Covered Bridge. Fitzgerald’s Heavy Timber is a full-service timber framing specialist, producing elegant, cost-effective building solutions by combining traditional craftsmanship and technical innovation. Located in Western Pennsylvania, the Pine Bank Covered Bridge was originally […]
Mayor James L. McCarron, Jr. began his presentation to The Taney Corporation by saying, “Sixty years is a long time to be contributing to the community with the folks Taney has hired & families they have supported…” Since 1958, The Taney Corporation has helped to preserve the long tradition of wood sculptors and craftsmen that […]
James Rada, Jr. Watching Majo jump around, waiting for Tim Duhan to throw a lacrosse ball, it’s hard to imagine that the nineteen-month-old German shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix is a trained law enforcement officer. On the job, Majo is all business, as he tests the air for the scent of hidden narcotics. “He’s 100 percent a […]
Emmitsburg’s volunteer fire department, Vigilant Hose Company (VHC), seeks to remind everyone of the importance of the Frederick County Government’s “Ambulance Transport Insurance Billing” (ATIB, often called ‘EMS Billing’) to all Frederick County Residents who are transported by a Frederick County unit. The program helps citizens of Frederick County by assisting with out-of-pocket expenses for […]
Theresa Dardanell Two hundred and seventy-eight students at Thurmont Elementary School joined people from all over the world for the 7th Annual WorldWide Dance for Kindness. Groups in over 120 cities around the globe all perform the same dance to the same song on the same day to unite the world with kindness. This event […]
Blair Garrett The young guns have begun to click under new head coach Dan Engelstad. The Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball team has picked up its first two wins of the season in back-to-back victories against Wilson College and American University, bringing the team back on track after a rocky start. The wins are Engelstad’s […]
Before the Catoctin High Varsity Girls Basketball game on Thursday, December 20, 2018, the gymnasium was more crowded than usual as alumni girls basketball players attended a special ceremony to commemorate the school’s 50th anniversary. Other sports will hold similar events, some during their senior night games. The following are Catoctin High School’s Senior and […]
by Theresa Dardanell Photos by Theresa Dardanell “Something for everyone” is a perfect way to describe the Clothes Closet, run by the Thurmont United Methodist Church (TUMC). It also describes the church, itself. When I arrived early for a 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at the church, I spent a few minutes reading the December […]
by Anita DiGregory “New Year, New Beginnings” January 2019. New year. New beginnings. A blank canvas. A clean slate. A do-over. Perhaps country singer Brad Paisley said it best in referring to New Year’s Day: “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” If you have made a […]
by Valerie Nusbaum You probably just read my column title and thought to yourself that unless one gets the flu, it’s nearly impossible to lose ten pounds in one week, not to mention that it could be unhealthy to diet and exercise to such an extreme. You’re absolutely correct, but now that I have your […]
by Christine Maccabee The Beginning of Wisdom Some things don’t come until late in life, such as Wisdom, if it comes at all. If it is true that the better fruits of life are born with age, then perhaps the same thinking can apply to the Earth and our aging understanding of our relationship with […]
by James Rada, Jr. In November of 1973, flocks of blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, and starlings discovered the 60-acre white pine forest owned by Edgar Emrich of Graceham. Emrich had no trouble sharing his trees with the birds. There were thousands of trees that he had originally planned to sell as Christmas trees when he had […]
by Jeanne Angleberger The Value of Eating More Vegetables Every new year gives us the opportunity to begin a healthy lifestyle. It is an individual choice. What can I do to improve my health? Let’s start the new year researching the value of eating vegetables. We know vegetables are an essential part of a healthy […]
by Buck Reed The Year of Beer When people would ask me where I am from, I usually responded with Frederick County, where brewers walk like gods on earth. It would have been difficult to argue my statement about our county in the past, but now it would be almost impossible. As the United States […]
by Dr. Thomas K. Lo Your thyroid produces hormones that control many activities in your body, some of which are metabolism, body temperature, and how fast your heart beats. The two main thyroid hormones are T3 and T4. Diseases of the thyroid can cause it to make either too much or too little amounts of […]
by James Rada, Jr. James E. Shankle James Shankle of Woodsboro began life behind the eight ball, as they say. He was born in Frederick on November 21, 1925. “My mother abandoned me on the streets of Frederick,” Shankle said. “I was found by a policeman and taken to the hospital.” The police officer took […]
James Rada, Jr. There was a time in Frederick County when workers needed to follow the work. Every year, a couple thousand workers would journey up the East Coast to work on farms and in factories in the county. They lived in migrant camps in Thurmont, Frederick, and Araby. Galen Hahn was among them. He […]
Blair Garrett, Gracie Eyler, and Deb Abraham Spalding “The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come… I do therefore invite my fellow citizens […]
Deb Abraham Spalding Candy (Leahy) Lawyer, of Thurmont, “was a beautiful lady with golden hair, bright green eyes and a sweet smile. She lived in a cottage called Candy’s Corner. Joy and laughter filled the cottage. Every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, after days of preparation filled with love, she would host a gingerbread […]
The Wallpaper Story Joan Bittner Fry Preface William Jones was a prosperous tannery owner who operated his tannery along Little Hunting Creek in Thurmont in 1838. To show his prosperity, he built a six-room stone house on East Main Street. That was not enough, though. To give his new home a touch of elegance and […]
James Rada, Jr. Catoctin High School (CHS) recognized its graduates who had gone on to find success post-high school during its 4th Annual Distinguished Graduates Induction Ceremony on November 20, 2018. “We’re here to connect the future with the past,” said Teacher Mike Franklin. Also in attendance at the ceremony were the freshmen and senior […]
November 2018 by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg New Trees on Main Street The Maryland State Highway Administration has planted new trees along Main Street. The different species include scarlet oak, columnar sergeants cherry, snow goose cherry, and rotundiloba sweetgum. Town Awarded Community Legacy Grant Emmitsburg received a $50,000 Community Legacy Grant for façade improvement and […]
Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs This year, Northern Frederick County residents will get a great Christmas present. The Hayward Road-U.S. 15 intersection is closed. Amen. For years—no, generations—this intersection was one of the worst traffic spots in the county. Stop and think of all the trips that you, your friends, or family members whistled by there […]
James Rada, Jr. October has become a month when the residents and businesses in Thurmont go all-out to fight breast cancer. This year was no different, with Thurmont raising $18,000 for its 5th Annual Gateway to the Cure. With this year’s donation to the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund, Thurmont has raised $62,000 over five years. […]