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The 70th Anniversary of the Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show was held at Catoctin High School in Thurmont from Friday through Sunday, September 11-13. The opening ceremonies began with the 50th Anniversary of the C. Rodman Myers Community Organizations Flag Ceremony, and was renamed in honor and memory of Rodman, Community Show Co-Founder, who passed…

The 41st Annual Catoctin Mountain Log Sawing Contest was held at the 70th Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show with the winners as follows:  Women’s Team: 1st – Payton Troxell and Kelsey Troxell (3:03:98); 2nd – Josey Harbaugh and Sophie Wagerman (3:07:30); 3rd – Valeria Lake and Addy Smith (3:28:15). Men’s Team: 1st – Simon…

Winners in the 45th Annual Robert Kaas Memorial Horseshoe Pitching Contest for the Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show were (from left): 2nd place, Donnie Kaas, Sr., Dale Kaas; 1st place, Paul Eyler; 3rd place, Richard Brown; 1st place, Charlie Kaas, Sr.; and 3rd place, Gary Hoffmaster

The 2026 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show Pet Show was held on Saturday, September 12, at the Catoctin High School. There were 31 exhibitors who exhibited 66 pets at the show.  Judges were Jon Branson of the Catoctin Veterinary Clinic and Becky Clarke of the Dirty Dawg who both did an excellent job judging all…

The Town of Thurmont has received notification from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) that they have been selected to receive a grant from the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration (WIFA), which will be used to fund the Emmitsburg Road Flood Mitigation Project, a project that has been in the planning stages since 2021.…

The Emmitsburg High School’s 102nd Annual Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, October 17. All graduates of Emmitsburg High School and all who attended the school at some time are invited. They are asked to seek out classmates and encourage them to attend. Graduation is not a requirement. Teachers of the Emmitsburg School are…

For Catoctin High School student Peighton Rhinehart, showing cattle is more than a 4-H project. It is something she has been working on since she was just five years old. That hard work paid off at this year’s Maryland State Fair, where Peighton earned Grand Champion Market Steer with her Shorthorn Plus steer, Pablo (pictured…

By Alisha Yocum For many Americans, September 11, 2001, is a day they will never forget. They remember where they were when they first heard the news, watched the images on the television screen, and realized that the country had experienced an attack unlike anything most had ever witnessed. This year marks the 25th anniversary…