It’s Popcorn Time
Fall brings the biggest fundraiser for Boy Scouts of America: Popcorn! This fundraiser is through Trails End, who are now giving seventy-three percent back to scouting. They have increased the amount...
View ArticleCatoctin-Ettes, Inc. Seeking Donations
The Catoctin-Ettes, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) competitive baton twirling, color guard, pom pom, and percussion organization from Emmitsburg, is reaching out to the community to ask for their...
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William and Betty Jean Hixen Meredith Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage
Deb Spalding Young Betty Jean Hixen was raised in a family of Polish and Irish descent, who were coal miners in Jordan, West Virginia. Just three miles away, her future husband, William (Bill)...
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COMMUNITY news
Annual Picnic Held in Sabillasville The annual Sabillasville Picnic was held in Sabillasville on Saturday, August 15, 2015. The Bluegrass Chapel Band strummed out old hymns and folk songs while...
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Catoctin Breeze Vineyard & Winery Offers Award-Winning Wines in Thurmont
James Rada, Jr. The Thurmont area is perfect for growing grapes that then can be turned into fine wines, and Alicja and Voytek Fizyta have the awards to prove it. Over the past five years, the...
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg August 2015 Sign Up for Gym Usage Time is running out if you want to use the gymnasium in the Emmitsburg Community Center during the upcoming athletic season that runs...
View ArticlePlans for 59th Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show
The Purpose of the Community Show is to Educate, to Inspire, and to Entertain The Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show will be held at Catoctin High School on September 11-13, 2015. Visit the...
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Melvin Henry Center and the Business of Giving Melvin Henry Center would like to thank all the volunteers and donors who have helped the organization sustain free and open access to clothes, shoes,...
View ArticleSabillasville Elementary School
Upcoming Anniversary Events Sabillasville Elementary School’s 50th Anniversary will be honored during the opening ceremonies of the Thurmont and Emmitsburg Community Show on Friday, September 11,...
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Sabillasville Elementary School Kicks Off Its 50th Year
Deb Spalding “Quality education,” “a comfortable learning environment,” and “friendly atmosphere” are some of the descriptions former students have used to reference the education they received at...
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Emmitsburg Celebrates Completion of Wastewater Plant and Solar Field with a...
On September 25, 2015, the Town of Emmitsburg celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art wastewater plant and solar field. Members of the community, county officials, and project engineers...
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This Business Brews Success
Buck Reed In this day and age of businesses with what can only be described as a lackluster workforce, it is refreshing to find an establishment like The Flying Barrel, where the customer is the focus....
View ArticleSPAtacular Colorfest Event
Deb Spalding Johnny Keaton and Christine Shriner of Catoctin Mountain Spa and Tub will host SPAtacular on Saturday, October 10, 2015, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and on Sunday, October 11, 2015, from...
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Thurmont Main Street Center Opens in October
The Main Street Center will open Saturday, October 10, 2015, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. It will then be open during October and November on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 12:00-4:00...
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Emmitsburg Ambulance Company’s Buck A Bowl Bring the whole family out to the Emmitsburg Ambulance Company’s Buck A Bowl on Saturday, November 14, 2015, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. You get a choice of chicken...
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg September 2015 Doughboy Repairs Out for Bid The Emmitsburg Mayor and Board of Commissioners expect to see bids for what it would cost to restore the Doughboy statue to its...
View ArticleRocky Ridge Baby Show Results 2015
The annual Mount Tabor Church Big Picnic and Baby Show was held on August 8, 2015, at Mt. Tabor Park in Rocky Ridge, Maryland. A total of thirty-five babies—twenty-one girls and fourteen...
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Recap of the 59th Annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show
“People working together. It’s community, it really is.” These were the words of The Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show’s President, Rodman Myers, when he was asked what he liked best about the...
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Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story with Catoctin Students
James Rada, Jr. As an eighty-five-year-old man, it wouldn’t seem that Mark Strauss would be able to relate to modern teenagers. However, when he recently sat down before a group of students at Catoctin...
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40 Years a Saint: Elizabeth Ann Seton’s “Valley of Blessings” Celebrates the...
Nicholas DiGregory Photo Courtesy of Nicholas DiGregory The teachers and students of Emmitsburg’s Mother Seton School gather for a picture after Bishop Gainer’s anniversary Mass. The school traces its...
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