Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs The New Year brought some excitement with Rutter’s opening Tuesday, January 17. With town approvals in hand and most of the county approvals, too, the protracted construction was complicated by supply chain issues, state highway approval, and state environmental approvals, but FINALLY, it is open. The station offers wide, spacious access […]
Woodsboro Burgess Heath Barnes Happy February! We are over halfway through winter, with seven more weeks until spring. I am personally grateful for the mild winter we have had so far, and I am looking forward to spring. At our January 10 meeting, we held a public hearing about whether to allow chickens in Woodsboro. […]
Richard D. L. Fulton Note: Cover Photo (Never before published) Nazi medical officer poses near the High Water Mark on the Gettysburg Battlefield, 1939 (Source: National Park Service, Gettysburg). It was found by an NPS archivist while searching for materials for my book. (Adapted from ‘Nazis’ in Gettysburg: World War II Comes to a Civil […]
James Rada, Jr. Photo Courtesy of Findagrave.com The Tracey triplets (from left): Mabel, Bessie, and Edith. In 1886, Emma Catherine Tracey of Fountaindale gave birth three days in a row. Mabel Viola was born around noon on April 4, weighing 6 lbs. Her sister, Edith Grace, was born the following day around noon, also weighing […]
by Helen Xia, CHS Student Writer Is teenage dating more common now than in the past? Not necessarily. In 1992, 15 percent of students in twelfth grade had never dated; in 2017, that number jumped to 49 percent. According to the Pew Research Center, only about 35 percent of teenagers have had some experience with […]
Blair Garrett Photos by Deb Abraham Spalding Mountain View Convenience Store in Thurmont is like a whole new place. Long-time business partners, Ashish Parikh and Gagan Rao, have poured time into giving Mountain View Convenience Store the revitalized look it has today. The store’s new facelift has all the features locals are looking for in […]
The following are the status of new businesses and development coming to Emmitsburg from the town planner’s report: Federal Stone — The Federal Stone company is proposing changes to its previously approved preliminary site plan at Creamery Court to reflect a proposed new building format and footprint and related changes to the site. The applicant […]
The following are the status of new businesses and development coming to Thurmont: Subdivisions Hobb’s Division: Two approved building lots in Mixed-Use Village 1 listed for sale. Hammaker Hills, Phase 1: 37 single-family dwelling lots in R-2 zoning district. Two homes under construction. Hammaker Hills, Phase 2: Preliminary plat approved for 22 single-family dwelling lots. […]
Richard D. L. Fulton Photo Courtesy of MSMU Proposed addition (left) to the university’s Coad Science Building. Mount Saint Mary’s University (MSMU) will be receiving $4 million in federal workforce development STEM funds to help meet the region’s increased demand for growth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, […]
Courtesy Photo On December 3, 2022, a fundraiser pickleball tournament for Brandi Bubzyck of Thurmont was held at the Talley Recreation Center in Frederick. Brandi is a two-time, double-lung recipient. In 2016, she attended the Transplant Games of American and took first place in the ping-pong competition. She wanted to return in 2020 to compete, […]
Photo by Carie Stafford Guest Speaker Sheriff Chuck Jenkins speaks at the National Wreaths Across America Day Ceremony, sponsored by the Thurmont Lions Club. The second Saturday of December is National Wreaths Across America Day, and this year was the third year the Thurmont Lions Club has sponsored the program in Thurmont. On Wednesday, December […]
Courtesy Photo Pictured from left are Wayne Harris, Zone 3 Lt. Governor, who performed the installation; Loberta Staley, secretary; Patricia Goff, director; Jim Brown, vice president; Frank Warner, president; Odale Martin, treasurer; and Trevella Foster, Zone 3 governor. The Lewistown Ruritan Club held an election of officers at the January 3, 2023, meeting. The Lewistown […]
Courtesy Photo BSA Scout Troops 270B & G earned the pulp and paper merit badge. Part of earning the badge is to take a tour of a papermill to see how the process works from beginning to end. On December 10, 2022, Maryland Paper Company in Williamsport, Maryland, assisted the Troops by giving them a […]
Courtesy Photo Pictured from left are Lions Wanda Ottey and Ruth Heaney, President Julie El-Taher, and PDG Paul Cannada. On December 14, 2022, PDG Paul Cannada inducted a new member into the Thurmont Lions Club: Wanda Ottey, sponsored by Lion Ruth Heaney. Lion Wanda has lived outside of Sabillasville for approximately 24 years. She has […]
The Volunteer for Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Northern Frederick County group of volunteers will again offer free preparation of Federal and Maryland tax returns this spring. Starting February 8, 2023, you can call 301-471-5757 (the same phone number as last year) to make appointments for the week of February 20. As usual, the deadline for […]
The Thurmont High School Alumni Association wishes to remind potential applicants that scholarship applications are found and must be submitted online between March 1 and March 31, 2023, at the Community Foundation of Frederick County website at www.frederickcountygives.org. In June 2022, the Thurmont High School Alumni Association in conjunction with the Donald Lewis Memorial Fund […]
Courtesy Photo Pictured are Lion Joyce Anthony; Nick Goodrich, Autumn Lake Healthcare; PDG Paul Cannada. In November 2022, Santa deputized special elves to collect goodies to fill Christmas stockings for residents at the Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley. The elves delivered all the goodies at the Thurmont Lions Club meeting on November 9. This […]
The New Year is a good time for people to clean out their pantries. The Thurmont Food Bank can use all the donations you offer, as long as they are not outdated, not opened, and not going bad. Unopened hygiene and cleaning items would also be appreciated. Non-perishable donations can be placed in the cart […]
Courtesy Photo Baton Twirling Holiday Show at Catoctin High School. The Catoctin-Aires Twirling Corps recently hosted its annual holiday showcase of baton twirling. This marks the group’s 49th year of holiday stage-show programs. The event was held at Catoctin High School. With over half of the organization as first-year twirlers, the group debuted the following […]
Thurmont’s MASONIC Acacia Lodge No. 155 is offering two scholarship awards this year. Since 1995, Thurmont Masons have awarded scholarships worth over $100,000 to area students. Scholarships are available to all graduating high school seniors from a Maryland State accredited public, private, and/or homeschool program who reside within the Catoctin High School district boundaries, as […]
written by James Rada, Jr. A serial fiction story for your enjoyment 4: You Can’t Go Home Again Thomas Hamilton was in no rush heading back to Rocky Ridge because he had no idea what he would do when he got there. All he knew was that the bridge at Loys Station was the key […]
by LA Worthington The face in the mirror’s beginning to droop, I walk with a wobble and stand with a stoop; Is this the same body that once was so fit? I cannot believe I am living in it. My vision is blurry, my hearing is dim, I’ve lost all my vigor and most of […]
Aaron Meekins Courtesy Photo CYA Wrestling Team performs stretching exercises, one part of the team’s hour warmup. With an orangish tint painting the sun setting early in the evening sky, kids from the ages of 4-14 can be seen getting out of cars in the Catoctin High School parking lot. With the vapor of their […]
Ryan Tokar, Thurmont Little League It’s been a fairly mild winter thus far, yet it’s still hard to believe that the spring season will begin in just a few short weeks. The registration period for our Thurmont Little League (TLL) baseball and softball programs will close on February 11. A special in-person registration and fundraising […]
Michael Betteridge The Catoctin High School Cougars wrestling team, led by second-year coach, Rick Reeder, has 14 wrestlers on the roster. Two of them are females, and they come from different ends of the timeline. One of the wrestlers, Emma Taylor, is a seasoned veteran in her senior year. Jennie Anne Smith, a freshman in […]