Makayla Comer is a junior at Catoctin High School and a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). She is serving as the 2025-2026 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show Ambassador and currently serves as Social Media Coordinator. In this monthly series, Comer will take readers behind the scenes of what it takes to raise…

by Mitchell Tester, College Student Q’s For this month, I would like to take a break from the two-part “Time” series I started last month. “Q’s” will be a new edition I do occasionally, where I have one or more people send in a question or questions, and I answer them. Of course, due to…

by Tricia Bush, CPA, CFP® Owner, AAA Advisory LLC Trump Accounts A New Way to Save for Your Child’s Future With the recent launch of Trump Accounts, many parents and grandparents are asking the same question: Should I open one? Like many financial planning decisions, the answer is: it depends. What Is a Trump Account?…

by Michele Tester Good For The Soul It is said that laughter is the best medicine. I’m a firm believer in that. A good laugh heals the body and mind; add old friends to that, and you have a winning recipe for the rejuvenation of your soul, the lifting of your spirits, and the warming…

On June 25, 1915, the Blue Mountain Express, bound for Hagerstown, Maryland, hit a Baltimore Limited traveling east from Hagerstown on the railroad bridge west of Thurmont. The reason for the wreck is believed to have been a problem with the telegraph lines so that information about the trains on the tracks didn’t reach the…

When the Babe Came to Town People were buying up so many tickets for a single baseball game that temporary seating needed to be added to Henninger Field in 1929. Even then, it didn’t look like it would be enough to seat the record crowd. Henninger Field, at the corner of Vine Street and Riddle…

August 1926, 100 Years Ago A severe electrical storm, accompanied by wind and rain, swept Frederick and Washington counties Thursday evening, between 5 and 9:30 o’clock. Hail fell in different sections of both counties. The downpour was heavy and many telephones were put out of commission by lightning. … Thurmont was visited by a heavy…

Come out to Thurmont AMVETS Post 7, located at 26 Apples Church Road in Thurmont, for lunch and dinner every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m., with weekly specials Wednesday through Saturday, from noon to 7:00 p.m. Check out the Friday Night Special: Bucket of Domestic Beer and an appetizer for…

by Dr. Thomas K. Lo, Advanced Chiropractic & Nutritional Healing Center Natural Approaches to Autoimmune Conditions: Part 1 One in every 10 people is affectedby an autoimmune condition. There are currently over 80 different kinds ofknown autoimmune diseases. What is Autoimmunity? The job of a healthy immune system is to protect you from infections and…

by Jeff Yocum To the Market We Go You don’t have to go to France to get a taste of French cuisine. Save yourself the expense of foreign travel and simply go to the award-winning Thurmont Main Street  Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning. Grab a crepe from the Macizo Taste tent for a real treat.…

BY Caitlyn Kirby Summer programs continue this August at the Emmitsburg 50+ Community Center! Starting out the month on August 5 is the Driver Safety Course offered by AARP. This is a classroom-learning experience designed to refresh your knowledge of the rules of the road and how to make driving adjustments due to age-related changes.…

August brings creativity, music, and community to the Thurmont Senior Center. Summer may be winding down, but the fun is still going strong at the Thurmont Senior Center! August is filled with opportunities to stay active, learn something new, get creative, and enjoy the company of friends—old and new. Whether you’re already a regular at…

At Cuddles Cat Rescue, kittens often receive the most attention, while adult cats, shy cats, bonded pairs, and special needs cats can spend much longer waiting for homes. Some cats are overlooked simply because they are quieter or take longer to warm up to new people. Others may be passed by because they are older…

by Aditi Dhananjaya, High School Student Summer rarely announces itself in an obvious way. It does not arrive like the turn of a calendar page or a temperature change by a single degree. A lot of the time, it shows up through sound first. Long before anyone ever says “it feels like summer,” there is…

Buckets of Fun by bayley grossnickle Mother Seton School Student, 6th Grade Have you ever done a summer bucket list? Now, you may be thinking this summer bucket list is just for students, but it’s actually for families, friends, students, teachers, and, oh, pets, too. You could go swimming at your own pool or a…

Makayla Comer is a junior at Catoctin High School and a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). She is serving as the 2025-2026 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show Ambassador and currently serves as Social Media Coordinator. In this monthly series, Comer will take readers behind the scenes of what it takes to raise…

by Mitchell Tester, College Student Time ~ Part 1 ~ There is something definite that we all live by every day, as we chase the sinking sun for it to come around again. Time. It dictates what we do, when we do it, and how we judge our progress. In a much more trivial way,…

by Tricia Bush, CPA, CFP® Owner, AAA Advisory LLC Is Your Insurance Still working for you? If you’re like most people, you buy insurance with good intentions and then don’t think about it again unless your premium changes or something goes wrong. That’s understandable. Insurance is one of those things we hope we never really…

Huckleberry Fires Devastate Catoctin Mountain by James Rada, Jr. Picking huckleberries may have caused one of the largest fires ever that ravaged Catoctin Mountain in 1902. In April, wildfires sprang up at different locations on Catoctin Mountain. Fueled by gusty winds, they grew and spread. Within a few days, the fires had grown to encompass…