The 135th Anniversary Banquet of the Vigilant Hose Company
Deb Abraham Spalding The 135th Annual Banquet of the Vigilant Hose Company (VHC) was held on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Vigilant Hose Company Activities Building on Creamery Road in Emmitsburg. Former Company president and current member, Tim Clarke, acted as master of ceremonies and delivered an enjoyable and comical presentation. Frederick County Executive…
Department Spotlight
by Theresa Dardanell Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum I’ve visited the Frederick County Fire and Rescue Museum twice this year because once was just not enough. There is so much to discover, not only about the equipment, apparatus, and artifacts, but more importantly, about the people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the…
Emmitsburg High School Alumni Association Holds its 92nd Annual Banquet
The Emmitsburg High School (EHS) Alumni Association held its 92nd annual banquet on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at the Emmitsburg Ambulance Company event facility. A social hour was held at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner. One hundred eighty-nine graduates and attendees were part of the celebration. The program began with musical selections from Timeless Harmony…
Brotherhood Ride Starts in Emmitsburg
September 11, 2015, was an appropriate day to start the Brotherhood Ride because of the anniversary of 9/11. The Brotherhood Ride was a six-day bicycle ride that began in Emmitsburg at the National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial and ended in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 16. The ride was dedicated to twenty-seven Emergency First Responders from…
