The Trolley Trail is hosted by the The Thurmont Lions Club. Each year, Scouts BSA Troop 270B and G and Venturing Crew 270 spend an evening cleaning it up, to include wading in the creek to fish out trash. Thank you to the Scouts for helping to keep our environment clean. Find out more about […]
Lion Marci Veronie was recognized by President Susan Favorite as the recipient of the prestige “Lion of the Year” Award for the Thurmont Lions Club. Lion Marci has been a Lion for only three years, but during this time, she has excelled above and beyond her duties and accomplishments. She is the 1st vice president […]
Achieving the rank of Eagle is a proud moment for a Boy Scout. On Saturday, May 29, 2021, a celebration was held for two young men from Troop 18. Colin Donatto and Benjamin Geoffroy were honored for achieving this milestone. The celebration took place at the Germantown Church of God in Cascade. Colin Donatto is […]
Car wash crew at Saint John’s United Church of Christ in Sabillasville in July.
The Town of Thurmont and the Town of Emmitsburg alternate years on hosting a flag retirement ceremony. This year, the ceremony was held at Memorial Park in Thurmont, hosted by The American Legion Post 168. After folding hundreds of flags, to include a large Criswell flag (pictured), the Scouts lined up to properly retire our […]
The Red Hat Mama’s enjoy their monthly outing for lunch at Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant in Thurmont: (seating) Gladys Baker, Shirley Riffle, and Ruth Rinehart; (back row) Margaret Cornejo, Lynda Gainor, Marilyn Worsham, Pat Scott, Sandy Powell, and Dottie Bradshaw. Courtesy Photo
Scouting is strong in Thurmont! Scouts BSA Troop 270B, Venturing Crew 270, and Cub Scout Pack 270 were awarded Unit of the Year awards in their perspective divisions for the FSK District, NCAC Council. This is the first time all the 270 units have received this award together. This award is based on several different […]
Cub Scout Pack 270 hosted its bridging ceremony at annual pack campout and Blue and Gold ceremony at the Thurmont American Legion Post 168, June 4-6, 2021. This campout is when the Cub Scouts move up/bridge to the next rank in their Cub Scouting program and earn any additional awards. Due to COVID restrictions, their […]
Lewistown Daisy Girl Scout Troop 81224 had its end-of-year campout in June, learning the Leave No Trace rules on their nature hike, how to make a fire, cooking in the outdoors, safe handling of food, and how to clean up properly. They also learned the history behind our nation’s flag and participated in a flag […]
Scouting troops in Thurmont honored our fallen military this past Memorial Day by placing flags on their gravesites and participating in The American Legion Post 168 annual wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial Day. Thank you to Scouts BSA Troop 270B & G, Cub Scout Pack 270, Venturing Crew 270, and Girl Scout Troop 81178 for honoring […]
During the 39-year history of the John A. Cliber Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Northwestern Frederick Country Civic Association of Sabillasville, 56 awards have been awarded to Catoctin High School graduating students from the Sabillasville Elementary-feeder school. Two 2021 graduates have each received a $1,000 award for their continuing education. Both recipients, Rachel Pastor and […]
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) Food and Nutrition Services started distributing “to-go” breakfast and lunch to anyone in the community, 18 years old or younger, in June. Those over 18 who are enrolled in an educational program for people with disabilities can also be served. FCPS will distribute enough to-go breakfast and lunch meals for […]
Within a few weeks, founding group members of the Sabillasville Environmental School—A Classical Charter, will know if their hard work has paid off. Over the past year, the group wrote a charter school application as a solution for keeping a school in Sabillasville. If approved, the public charter would operate out of the current Sabillasville […]
Ryan Tokar, Thurmont Little League As busy as things have been at Thurmont Little League (TLL), it’s hard to believe that the fall season is only a few short weeks away. Registration opened on July 1 for ages 4-13. TLL will once again be offering five different levels of play: T-ball, instructional (coach pitch), minors, […]
Congrats To My Son I want to recognize and congratulate my son, Chad Thompson, for winning the scratch singles bowling in Pennsylvania, with a scratch set of 793 for three games. There were approximately 3,200 bowlers to compete from the whole state of Pennsylvania. Chad has been bowling for 20 years and has approximately eleven […]
written by James Rada, Jr. 7: The best is yet to come Caleb Sachs walked out of St. Joseph’s Church and stopped at the Gettysburg Road. He leaned against a stone pillar and took a deep breath. He had been so sure he had gotten through to Margaret Rosensteel. He had laid all his cards […]
A documentary film entitled Bluebirds of Antietam aired on Maryland Public Television (MPT) on July 18, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. This film was produced by Stefanie Boss of Hagerstown and directed by Conrad Weaver of Emmitsburg. It tells the story of one couple’s efforts to save the bluebird from extinction. After spotting a bluebird outside […]
by dave ammenheuser Clearing a loved one’s estate is never easy. Over the past eight months, I’ve been methodically clearing my late parents’ possessions after their deaths in the last half of 2020. Many items were sold on Facebook Marketplace, a couple on Ebay, and many more during a spring yard sale. All of those […]
by Valerie Nusbaum Last night I did something that I almost never do. I took a Tylenol PM to help me sleep. I don’t like taking that stuff and here’s why: I can’t find my face this morning; I have had two cups of fully caffeinated tea, which I don’t need because I’m jumpy and […]
by James Rada, Jr. August 1921, 100 Years Ago Tied For Second Place Thurmont easily won Saturday’s game from Emmitsburg by a 11 to 2 score. The visitors drew first blood when they shoved one run across in the second and the locals, in their half of the same inning, retaliated by putting three runs […]
The Mountain Seaside by James Rada, Jr. It was supposed to be a Maryland seashore on a mountaintop. In 1889, the Buena Vista Ice Company bought 400 acres of land where Fort Ritchie would eventually be built, and set aside 20 acres for a lake. “The business had counterparts on the East Coast below the […]
by Ana Morlier One Person’s Trash Is Another Worm’s Treasure All About Composting Happy August, everyone! While we are still melting in the heat, we are nearing a time of cool air and beautiful leaves. I know it’s quite early to reference fall; however, there is a major aspect of gardening that should be considered […]
by Buck Reed Summer is for Softshells The heat and sunshine of summer are here, and in other regions of the world, that might mean a lot of different foods. But here in Maryland, summers aren’t summer without crabs. And we know all different ways to enjoy these local “beautiful swimmers.” Crab cakes, crab dip, […]
by Priscilla Rall During WWII, evacuation hospitals were located only miles behind the front lines. As our troops moved, the hospitals followed them. One young woman from Thurmont was among these brave nurses giving aid to our wounded. Mary Catherine Willhide was born on July 8, 1915, to Ross Henry and Elsie Catherine Robinson Willhide […]
High Blood Triglycerides by Dr. Thomas K. Lo Lowering your triglyceride level can improve your health. Triglycerides are a type of fat, also called a lipid, that occurs in the blood. Any calorie your body does not convert to energy right away is turned into triglycerides. Those lipid triglycerides then get stored in fat cells […]