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Businesses Past…
E m m i t s b u r g B o w l i n g L a n e s Emmitsburg Recreation Center, which once contained the Emmitsburg Lanes bowling alleys, was located across an alley from the existing laundromat on West...
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THURMONT Mayor John Kinnaird It is hard to believe that we are halfway through 2024! It seems like just lastmonth it was cold and wet, and now here we are in one of the hottest summers on record....
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Commission Openings The Town of Thurmont is seeking volunteers to serve on the town’s planning and zoning commission, police commission, and ethics commission. Anyone...
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Free Summer Lunches Provided by Thurmont Regional Library and Friends of...
Thurmont Regional Library and the Friends of the Thurmont Regional Library have been able to provide lunches for youth, ages 18 and under , this summer through the generosity of community...
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Historic Chapel Once Again Holding Services
James Rada, Jr. The historical chapel at Fort Ritchie sat vacant for over a decade until Angela and Scott Griffin decided it was time to restore and reopen this house of God. The chapel was originally...
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New Farm Store Brings Local Meats and More to Fairfield
Alisha Yocum Raven Rock Livestock recently opened at the corner of Rt. 16 and Harbaugh Valley Rd in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. The Zeller Brothers, Tyler and Andrew, and their families, recently started...
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Thurmont New Business and Development Briefs The The The following are the statuses of new businesses and development coming to Thurmont: Subdivisions Hammaker Hills, Phase 1 (Woodland Avenue) — 36...
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Two New Businesses Welcomed to Emmitsburg
The Town of Emmitsburg celebrated the opening of two new downtown businesses with a July 17 ribbon-cutting ceremony: Penny Mart and Gettysbur g Smoothie Company. The town is excited to have Penny...
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Maryland on Stamps…
maryland bicentennial,1988 Richard D. L. Fulton On February 15, 1988, the United States Postal Service issued a set of 50 22-cent stamps commemorating when each of the 50 states had achieved...
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Businesses Past…
T h u r m o n t ’ s D i x i e D i n e r by Richard D. L. FultonBeginning in the late 1930s, and reaching a peak in the 1960s, seemingly every town or community across America served as home to a genre...
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Emmitsburg Mayor Frank Davis Mayor Davis was unavailable to write his Mayor’s message for this edition. He is on a family vacation. He will return next month with more town news. Woodsboro Burgess...
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Lions Club Announces Its Volunteer of the Year Joyce Anthony with the Thurmont Lions Club announced that Missy Zook Grimes is the 2024 Thurmont Volunteer of the Year....
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2024 Emmitsburg Community Heritage Day Winners Submitted by the Emmitsburg Community Heritage Day Committee All Emmitsburg residents and visitors who attended this year’s Community Heritage Day on...
View ArticleSimple Ways to Support Local Businesses and Strengthen Your Community
In an age where online shopping and big-box retailers dominate the market, local businesses often struggle to stay afloat. Yet, these small enterprises are the heart and soul of our communities,...
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Western Maryland Railroad Tragedy at High Bridges
Submitted by Joan Bittner Fry On my way home from Thurmont today, I drove under the railroad bridges (High Bridges). The train “ran over” me twice. I was reminded of the stories I’d read and heard...
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Thurmont New Business and Development Briefs The following are the statuses of new businesses and development coming to Thurmont: Subdivisions Hammaker Hills, Phase 1 (Woodland Avenue) — 36...
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Honest Work, Quality Service
Brady’s Auto & Truck Solutions Now Open in Sabillasville Kenny Brady’s journey to becoming a diesel mechanic began with his first truck. When it broke down, his father refused to cover the repair...
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Businesses Past…
by Richard D. L. Fulton The Distelfink Drive-In The Distelfink Drive-in, which had been located at the intersection of Old Harrisburg Road and Shrivers Corner Road, just off Route 15 in Straban...
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Maryland on Stamps…
Antietam,2012Richard D. L. Fulton Such a storm of balls I never conceived it possible for men to live through. Shot and shell shrieking and crashing, canister and bullets whistling and hissing most...
View ArticleLabor Day — Not Just Another Day Off Work
by Mitchell Tester, College Student We all think of Labor Day as getting a day off work on the first Monday of September every year, but what does it really mean? The first Labor Day occurred on...
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