When the Devil Went Down to Frederick
Richard D. L. Fulton Note: The following account is based on the research of cultural geographer Dr. Raymond O’Brien and that of the reporter, conducted in the 1980s on the German Lutheran architecture and folklore of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. During the 18th century, thousands of German Lutherans migrated to Pennsylvania, and from there, pushed into…
Cheer On Veterans and Military Riders at Tom’s Creek UMC
On Sunday, April 30, 2017, starting around 9:30 a.m., Veterans and military from around the nation bike from Arlington, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as a way to show support for those wounded in military service to our nation. Some of the riders were wounded in service and have specialty bikes that allow them to bike,…
Department Spotlight
Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department Adams County Company #3 State and county lines are no barrier when it comes to fighting fires. The Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, but when needed, they provide mutual aid to Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland, as well as Franklin County in Pennsylvania. Dave Martin…
Mineral Bob’s Great Outdoors
Hunting Season Opens by Bob Warden As the saying goes: “So much to do, but so little time to do it” or something like that anyway, but you get the point. Well, that sums up my off-season to a tee. The older I get, the less time it seems that I have to get things…
Local Artist’s Work Soon Available in Home Goods Stores
In January of this year, Art & Design by Valerie Zombro Nusbaum entered into a licensing agreement with Stupell Industries of Johnston, Rhode Island. Nusbaum has given Stupell permission to reproduce some of her watercolor paintings onto large canvas and to use certain specially-created images in other mediums. Home decor items and wall art featuring…
U.S. Crossbow Club Holds Awards Banquet
Grace Eyler On August 15, 2015, the U.S. Crossbow Club (USCC) celebrated its 2nd Annual Awards Banquet. Located on Tower Road in Thurmont, members from across Maryland, and as far away as Ohio, joined together to share stories of their crossbow hunting adventures, to display their mounted trophy animals, and to receive awards for their…
Mike Fitzgerald’s Emmitsburg
James Rada, Jr. It might be Rube’s Crab Shack now, but in the 1930s, the building that sat on that piece of property was a chicken house…literally. “My father got a tractor and dragged a chicken house down the road to there,” says Mike Fitzgerald. Two gas pumps were added and the site became a…
Mineral Bob’s Great Outdoors
“Memories Afield” by Bob Warden In a few short weeks, we will all be sleeping off Thanksgiving dinner or watching football games with family and friends…and getting ready for opening day of deer firearms season! By getting ready, I don’t just mean getting our guns and gear together, I mean swapping stories from our many…
