Local Volunteers Spread Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is an annual collaborative that honors our nation’s veterans around the holidays by placing wreaths on their graves. Several organizations went to work to transport, deliver, unload, and distribute wreaths in the Thurmont area on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. A Sheetz truck delivered 72 boxes containing 12 wreaths per box for a…
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 121 - Emmitsburg
Sons of the American Legion is holding a Ham, Turkey & 5# Box of Shrimp Give-A-Way on Friday, November 4, 2016, at Post 121. 1st Drawing: 6:00 p.m.–9th Drawing: 10:00 p.m. As you enter the lounge, everyone will be handed a ticket with a number, and a ticket with a duplicate number will be placed…
Thurmont American Legion
Ed Gravatt, Past Commander Well, it’s here…spring! That Easter Bunny has gone and laid his eggs and left those jelly beans all over the place; now it is time to start mowing the grass. Will the work never end? Here at the American Legion, we are getting ready for some fun and exciting events. For…
mountain talk
Holiday Craft Bazaar at Fort Ritchie Community Center By Chris O’Connor Nothing says, “Let’s go Christmas shopping,” like balmy, seventy-degree weather on a Saturday in mid-December. Beverly Coyle, Fort Ritchie Community Center’s event organizer, stated that the turnout for the annual Holiday Craft Bazaar was impressive, though it generally is the best-attended of the three…
Our Neighborhood Veterans
by Jim Houck, Jr. Emmitsburg Heritage Committee Holding Wing Feed to Benefit Community Heritage Day Festival Now is the time to plan for celebrating your Valentine’s Day with the ones you love. What better way to express your love to your significant other, and give back to the community at the same time, than attending…
