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How Hunting Sustains Tradition, Nature, and FamiliesAlisha Yocum When I took over the newspaper a year ago, one of the most common questions I heard was, “Are you bringing back the deer hunting photos?” For years, this was a regular feature in The Catoctin Banner. Why is it so important? Hunting has been a time-honored…

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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Simmers Property Annexation Proposal Cross & Company, LLC recently reintroduced a new annexation plan for the Simmers Property at 304 Apples Church Road. Nearly 8 acres of the 24.5-acre property is already within the town property. The property was previously presented for annexation in 2022 and was denied at a…

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Maryland on Stamps…

Maryland’s State Bird & Flower Richard D. L. Fulton The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a 20-cent stamp, featuring the Maryland state bird; the Baltimore Oriole; and the Maryland state flower, the Black-Eyed Susan, on April 14, 1982. The stamp was one of 50 stamps issued featuring state birds and flowers. The 1982 Maryland…

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Strange Beasts of the Mason-Dixon Line

Richard D. L. Fulton For hundreds of millions of years, the parade of life that existed beneath the oceans that covered the Mason-Dixon Line to the mountain ranges that rose from beneath them, often seemed like something out of an Edgard Rice Burroughs’ novel with a little Dr. Seuss thrown in from time to time.…

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Native Tribes of Frederick County

by Richard D. L. Fulton At least a half-dozen native tribes inhabited what would become Frederick County, either before or after European colonization. But even before the existence of tribal culture, prehistoric nomadic people had frequently transversed the area thousands of years prior.  However, this article will deal with the post-prehistoric people. From some 20,000…

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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Christmas Events The annual lighting of the Thurmont Christmas tree will be held at Mechanicstown Square Park on Saturday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m. The following Saturday, December 7, will be Christmas in Thurmont activities, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Then, on Friday, December 13, will be a Small…

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Maryland on Stamps…

The State Flag:1976/2009 Richard D. L. Fulton On February 23, 1976, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a set of stamps dedicated to the state flags of the United States in conjunction with the nation’s Bicentennial, with the Maryland flag representing the appropriate state. On August 6, 2009, the flag was depicted in a…

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Fossil Collecting in Maryland

Part 2: West of Frederick by Richard D. L. Fulton For hundreds of millions of years, the land that Maryland presently resides upon had rested predominantly at the bottom of the ancient oceans. Around 335 million years ago, two continental plates—one referred to as the African Plate and the other known as the North American…

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…from the Past Submitted by Joan Bittner Fry 1889 The Board of School Commissioners of Frederick County, Maryland, Frederick County School No. 4, Election District No. 5. (1889)    To use books and stationery for three pupils fall term ending November 18, 1889 at .75 x 2 + .50 cents total of $2.00. Each pupil shall,…

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Town Hall Report

by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont ARPA Funds Reallocated With the North Church Street water and sewer project substantially complete, Thurmont Chief Operating Officer Jim Humerick recommended that the remaining $272,111 for the project be reallocated to deal with one of the town’s infiltration and inflow problems. The 2,610-foot sewer line from the sewer plant to…

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From the Mayor

Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird It’s hard to believe that Colorfest has come and gone! We had beautiful weather both days with nice crowds. I am certain that our local organizations did very well and the funds they raised will benefit our community. Colorfest is the largest fundraising opportuntiy of the year for many local non-profits…

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Maryland on Stamps…

‘President’ John Hanson:1972/1981 Richard D. L. Fulton John Hanson was born in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, in 1721, to parents Samuel Hanson and Elizabeth Storey Hanson, and in 1781,  arguably became the first president of the United States, eight years before the election of George Washington. On September 1, 1972, the United States Postal…

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Cover Photo: Jason and Addelynn Green with their Ayrshire dairy heifers. Jason received 3rd place in the March Calf Class, and Addelyn won Overall Reserved Champion Dairy Heifer. 2024 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show Winners of the 68th Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show, held September 6-8, 2024, at Catoctin High School in Thurmont, are…

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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Water and Sewer Rates Increasing The Town of Thurmont recently approved new proposed water and sewer rates for Fiscal Year 2025, which may be increased by 15 percent at all usage levels. The rates were last raised in 2013, and costs since that time have risen dramatically. Colorfest Services and…

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From the Mayor

Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Town of Thurmont will be hosting the Gateway to the Cure fundraiser in support of the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund at Frederick Health. Patty Hurwitz and her husband, Jeff, established the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Patty…

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Reminiscing — 1963

Thurmont’s Catoctin Colorfest Turns 60 James Rada, Jr. For 60 years now, Catoctin Colorfest has turned the second weekend in October into an appreciation of beauty both natural and created. Nowadays, around 125,000 people travel to Thurmont to admire the color of the changing leaves in the Catoctin Mountains and browse through the art and…

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