by Richard D. L. Fulton Sgt. Roy C. Delauter Lost and Found in Korea Roy C. Delauter was born in Maryland on April 22, 1929, to parents, Roy W. Delauter and Grace Rae Delauter, and spent his entire life residing in Washington County. At the time of his death, his hometown was given as Smithsburg.…

Alisha Yocum Local resident, Chasity Cool, first learned about Japanese Head Spas through a YouTube video. As its name suggests, this treatment originated in Japan and quickly gained traction in China and Korea before reaching the United States. Cool says TikTok videos have driven its popularity over the last few years. After researching the new…

James Rada, Jr. While the stories of war are usually told from the perspective of the big picture—the generals, the strategies, the armies—Frederick County may soon have a museum dedicated to telling the stories of the Veterans who are seen only as numbers in the big picture. “I think there will be a lot of…

Respected CHS Shop Teacher Survived Korea and TB by Priscilla Rall Michael Massett immigrated from Italy with only a first grade education. He went to work in the coal mines of West Virginia living in Fairmont where he married Catherine Colorusso. Their first child, Dominick, was born in 1928 just as the Great Depression began…

Army Chaplain, Family Man, Pastor, and Artist by Chris O’Connor Col. Bill Hammann of Blue Ridge Summit retired in 1999 after two and a half decades in the U.S. Army, where he served as a chaplain, rising through the ranks, ministering to the spiritual needs of American patriots and their families. His service to our…