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About the Cover: Who is the Namesake of ‘Cunningham’ Falls?
The namesake of our local ‘Cunningham’ Falls has been a mystery for years. Before the reference to the falls as ‘Cunningham’ Falls, around the 1920s, the falls were known as McAfee Falls, Harman...
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Coming Home to Colorfest
Theresa Pryor The mountain may not have been showing her bountiful fall petticoats October 12 and 13, but Thurmont’s annual Catoctin Colorfest event was an artist’s palette of colors and hues. I was...
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The 38th Annual National Firefighters Memorial Weekend
Anita DiGregory “Anyone who knows a firefighter understands that few of us in the fire service are comfortable with that word, hero. But whether we like it or not, firefighters are viewed as heroes by...
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All of Emmitsburg Mourns
Wayne Powell On October 18, 2019, a wonderful man, much loved by an extensive range of people, left us. His passing will have a profound impact on the greater Emmitsburg community for decades to come....
View ArticleLocal Business Owner Seeks Incentives for New Hotel
James Rada, Jr. The Emmitsburg Town Commissioners will hold a workshop to try and decide how best to handle a request from Pradeep Saini, owner of Village Liquors, to change the town’s water and sewer...
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Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs With a prompt from a timely spike of cold weather—perhaps, an awakening to the holiday season—and the closeout of the 2019 year, it’s a good time to look back at some of...
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg Free Parking for the Holidays The Emmitsburg Commissioners approved not charging for metered parking in town from December 13, 2019, to January 2, 2020. Because some...
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St. Paul’s Church Finds Time Capsule
Laura Bush On a small rise above the east side of Old Frederick Road in the community of Utica sits St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1769, a log cabin was built on this site that was used as...
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Navy Vet Receives Gold Coin from Former Secretary of the Navy
Blair Garrett With nothing but an engraved Secretary of the Navy coin and a lot of questions, one man’s sit-down meal turned into a two-year mystery. The decorative coin, which reads, “Gordon R....
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DAY Trippin’
The Season of Christmas Blair Garrett There may not be a more beautiful time of year than that first December snow. With snowflakes lightly trickling down, breaths of warm air greeting the cold, and...
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Nola Gives to Help the Animals
Nola Schildt of Emmitsburg, celebrated her 8th birthday in September. Instead of having her guests bring her gifts, she asked them to bring donations for the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. Her...
View ArticleFresh, New Apps to Have Fun & Simplify Your Life
blair garrett Each year, our phones add new ways to communicate and entertain, and each year, they become a bigger part of our lives. Cell phones are almost an extension of yourself, with unlimited...
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The Newey Murders
Joan Bittner Fry The following rendition of the story of the Newey murders that occurred in Sabillasville on New Year’s Eve in 1830 is one that I don’t recall seeing before. This account is detailed...
View ArticleIt’s the Busiest Time of the Year for Jolly Old Elves
James Rada, Jr. Twenty-five years ago, John Kinnaird of Thurmont, thought he would give his kids a Christmas surprise. He dressed as Santa Claus and climbed onto the roof of his house, so he could...
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Christmas In Thurmont
Grace Eyler Thurmont’s annual Christmas in Thurmont is a magical time each year for so many reasons, and this year was no different. The event was held on December 7, 2019, and people flooded the...
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Emmitsburg Celebrates An Evening of Christmas Spirit
James Rada, Jr. On December 2, 2019, Emmitsburg residents celebrated its annual “Evening of Christmas Spirit,” sponsored by the Carriage House Inn, the Town of Emmitsburg, and the EBPA. The evening...
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The Village Store in Detour Moves to New Location at Crossroads in Keymar
Deb Abraham Spalding Despite the chilly rain falling outside the newly relocated Village Store & Deli on a wintry Tuesday in Keymar, Maryland, it was all warm smiles for customers inside....
View ArticleAttention Businesses!
Start 2020 with 20/20 Vision A Vision Board Workshop will be held for business professionals at the Thurmont Bar & Grill at 10 E. Main Street in Thurmont on January 7, 2020, from 5:30-8:30 p.m....
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SAYING GOODBYE TO THE SHAMROCK RESTUARANT, A LANDMARK FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES
James Rada, Jr. With the announcement that a Thurmont landmark, the Shamrock Restuarant, will end its 56-year-run on December 30, 2019, The Catoctin Banner thought it would share some of its reader’s...
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Catoctin High School Recognizes Its Distinguished Alumni
James Rada, Jr. Catoctin High School recognized its graduates who have gone on to find success post-high school during its 5th Annual Distinguished Graduates Induction Ceremony on November 26, 2019....
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