Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird Welcome to the New Year! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I remember my parents telling me that the older we get, the faster time seems to pass. This past year really seemed to fly by for me, but looking back, I had a great time. With winter upon […]
by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Annexation Comings and Goings The town suspended the Simmers Property 16.7-acre annexation, which the Thurmont Mayor and Board of Commissioners had approved last year. Thurmont residents submitted a petition with 1,154 verified signatures. The group, Envision Thurmont, collected the signatures and submitted them to the town office. Only 906 […]
Woodsboro Burgess Heath Barnes Happy and blessed New Year. Welcome to 2023! I hope this new year is a good one for all. I also hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Our December 13th meeting was rather quiet, with very few things on the agenda, so this month’s article will […]
Empowering Residents to Improve Their Lives Deb Abraham Spalding In the glory days of the former military base called Fort Ritchie in Cascade, its recreation facilities were considered by some to be the “best-kept secret” in the Army! These days, the recreational facilities still exist and operate as the Fort Ritchie Community Center, Inc. (FRCC). […]
Mountain View Convenience Beer & Wine Pictured from left are Thurmont Chief Administrative Officer Jim Humerick, Thurmont Commissioners Bill Blakeslee and Wes Hamrick, Gagan Rao, Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird, Ashish Parikh, Thurmont Commissioner Wayne Hooper, and Woodsboro Bank Thurmont Branch Manager David Crum. Front left and right are your friendly staff! Catoctin Mountain Massage Pictured […]
The status of new businesses and development coming to Emmitsburg follows: Emmit Ridge 2 — The property is for sale. Federal Stone — The company has proposed changes to its previously approved site plan at Creamery Court to reflect a proposed new building format and footprint and other changes related to the site. The revised […]
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 Mount Saint Mary’s University’s (MSMU) Junior Mountaineers Program, a student-founded organization, is seeking to expand the roles it previously played in offering mentoring to individuals trapped in isolation, resulting from the recent COVID pandemic. According to Michael Hershey, graduate assistant of MSMU’s College of Liberal Arts, the program is seeking to […]
On December 8, Frederick Health, the largest healthcare provider in Frederick County, teamed up with the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) to host a visit for K9 Officer Duke, the newest crimefighting asset in the county. Duke is an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9; his handler is SAO Investigator Justin Walters. Duke is one […]
A friend of the Town of Emmitsburg, Michael Zhorvin, presented Emmitsburg Sister City Proclamation to Mayor Ihor Polishchuk of Ukraine on December 8, 2022.
A new session of beginner baton-twirling classes is starting on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Emmitsburg Community Center Gym. The course runs for four consecutive Monday evenings and will be teaching basic twirling skills and marching. The course is taught by qualified instructors with decades of experience in twirling. Instruction is completely free. Batons […]
The Emmitsburg Lions Club was able to serve 57 families in Emmitsburg during its annual holiday food drive. The group met to put together food boxes with a ham or a turkey, with all the fixings, or a gift card, including a party at Lincoln on the Park with cocoa and delicious Carriage House cookies, […]
On Sunday, December 4, the new Rocky Ridge Youth Association went Christmas caroling in Thurmont. The Matt Lambert Family, Eric Troxell Family, and Sam and Mary Jane Roop provided the tractors and wagons for 65 of our youth and parents to sing at 10 homes in the Thurmont area. A huge thank you to Joyce […]
In mid-December, sometime during a Saturday night into Sunday morning, a bigfoot statue was stolen from the front of a house on Hemler Road in Thurmont. A sign was put up for its return, but nothing has materialized so far. If you have any information regarding this theft, please call The Catoctin Banner/E Plus Graphics […]
James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Middle School Administrative Secretary Christine Newman was going through the long-unused cabinets in the old records room of the school when she came across a time capsule of sorts. The cabinets contained books of middle school class photos from the 1969-1970 school year (its first year as Thurmont Middle School), graduation […]
Sabillasville Environmental School – A Classical Charter School (SES) will open its lottery for the 2023-2024 school year starting in January. Those wishing to enter their child’s name for grades K-12 can enter online by going to www.sesclassical.org. The lottery drawing will take place on March 22 for any open seats that are available. For […]
The Little family presented a check to Mother Seton School Principal Dr. Kilty for $30,000 from this year’s ‘Angels Above’ Alumni Golf Tournament during the school’s Christmas program on December 12. Over the years, over $240,000 has been donated for the Jack and Shirley Little Scholarship fund!
Three middle school students from Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg received the top awards in the 2022-2023 Patriot Pen Essay Contest, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 6658 (Emmitsburg) and 467 (Molleville Farm Westminster). Writing on the theme of “My Pledge to Our Veterans,” Emma Simmons (grade 8, pictured on right) earned first place […]
Mother Seton School students are celebrating the completion of a task they have been working on since September. Middle school students have been working hard to fold 1,000 origami cranes. Their work is inspired by a Japanese legend that states, “A person that folds one thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the […]
The Catoctin High School Safe and Sane Committee is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Dance on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the American Legion in Thurmont, with music by the band, Vinyl Fever. Tickets are $15.00 a person. Catoctin High School Safe and Sane provides a safe and alcohol/drug-free event for the graduating class. It […]
Ryan Tokar, Thurmont Little League While there is no true offseason at Thurmont Little League (TLL), December and January are perhaps the quietest months for our families, as the winter sports season is in full gear. Despite this, our board of directors remains hard at work planning for the upcoming spring. Our Facilities Manager, Alex […]
Michael Betteridge I was standing at courtside in the Xfinity Center on Thursday, March 10, 2021, on the campus of the University of Maryland with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat as I watched senior Emily Wivell in the middle of the court with a stunned look of utter disappointment on […]
written by James Rada, Jr. A new serial fiction story for your enjoyment 3: Lost in the 50s Thomas Hamilton couldn’t believe he had simply walked back in time by crossing the Loys Station Covered Bridge. It made no sense. How many times in his life had he driven, jogged, and walked across that bridge? […]
Change Is Coming by Valerie Nusbaum As I’m writing this column, I’m sitting in my home office, wearing my pajamas and robe, while I recover from some surgery that I had four days ago. I’m sore but not in any real pain, and I finally got some sleep last night, so I’m not nearly as […]
by James Rada, Jr. January 1923, 100 Years Ago Typewriters Stolen On Monday night thieves forced an entrance into the office of the H. M. Spahr Breeding Estate, on the State Road, a few miles south of Thurmont, and took there from three typewriters. Nothing else about the building was disturbed. The machines were No. […]