The annual Toys for Tots drive, hosted by Cub Scout Pack 270 and Venturing Crew 270, is getting underway.  Donation boxes can be found at Mountain Gate Restaurant, ACE Hardware, the American Legion Post 168, and Thurmont Conservation and Sportsman’s Club (other locations will be added).  The Drive will end on December 3, and the…

Annually, the Wednesday before Memorial Day, Scouts in our area get together and honor our fallen military by placing a flag at their gravestone.  This year, Girl Scout Troop 37191, Cub Scout Pack 270, BSA Scouts Troops 270B/G, and Venturing Crew 270 honored our Veterans by placing flags in 12 local cemeteries. Courtesy Photo

Venturing Crew 270 spent a rainy Saturday, May 13, supporting our ecosystem at the Thurmont Conservation & Sportsman’s Club, weeding, landscaping, designing, and planting perennial flowering plants to help our environment. How? Flowering plants give our pollinators something to nibble on to keep our ecosystem in balance. Without pollinators, humans and wildlife would not have…

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is 75 years old this year, and Cub Scout Pack 270 and Venturing Crew 270 are proud to continue their partnership with them in collecting new unwrapped toys for kids in Frederick County.   You will find collection boxes for drop-off at Ace Hardware, Mountain Gate Restaurant, and…

November 12 is the BSA Scouts National Annual Scouting for Food program, and Cub Scout Pack 270, BSA Scouts Troop 270B & G, and Venturing Crew 270 will be participating. On November 5, the Scouts will be putting bags on household doors. These bags make it easier for community members to donate needed items for…

Venturing Crew 270 went to Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Pennsylvania. Taking the tour and talking to the Park Rangers, Crew members learned about the day the world changed. How the crash impacted the local area and the Nation as a whole. They learned how the Memorial was built on symbolism of the day,…

The American Legion Post 168 held its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30, featuring special music, speakers, and the laying of the wreaths to remember the conflicts/wars where so many men and women gave their lives to ensure the freedoms we live with every day.  The ceremony featured local BSA Scouts T270B & G,…

On May 25, BSA Scouts T270B & G, Venturing Crew 270, Cub Scout Pack 270, and Girl Scouts placed flags on Veterans’ graves in honor of Memorial Day.  Volunteers placed flags in 14 cemeteries in our local area. The American Legion Post 168 is not notified when a Veteran is placed in one of the…

Scouting is strong in Thurmont! Scouts BSA Troop 270B, Venturing Crew 270, and Cub Scout Pack 270 were awarded Unit of the Year awards in their perspective divisions for the FSK District, NCAC Council. This is the first time all the 270 units have received this award together.  This award is based on several different…

Scouting troops in Thurmont honored our fallen military this past Memorial Day by placing flags on their gravesites and participating in The American Legion Post 168 annual wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial Day. Thank you to Scouts BSA Troop 270B & G, Cub Scout Pack 270, Venturing Crew 270, and Girl Scout Troop 81178 for honoring…

Deb Spalding Members of Company 30, also known as the Thurmont Community Ambulance Service, Inc., held their annual awards banquet on January 21, 2017. This banquet was the first event held in their new event facility on Lawyer’s Lane in Thurmont. Company President Lowman Keeney served as the master of ceremonies during the banquet. The…

Boy Scout Troop 168, Venturing Crew 270, Boy Scout Troop 270, Cub Scout Pack 270, Girl Scout Troop 81200, and the Gettysburg Young Marines received the Post Commander’s distinguished service certificate from AMVETS Post 7 and a certificate of appreciation from the American legion Post 168 for their participation in CPL Ferrell’s memorial service. Not…

by Carie Stafford My name is Honshuu (pronounced hon shoe), which means “trouble” in Japanese. Why in Japanese? Because I am a Shiba Inu mix, one of six ancient dog breeds from Japan. We were bred for hunting and flushing out small game. Some say we have cat-like agility; I like to say I move…