Thurmont
Municipal Government
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Thurmont
receives
Community Development award
The Town
of Thurmont received the Community Development Award
for being named a Main Street
Maryland Community at the Frederick County Economic
Development Committee (EDC) business
reception held Nov. 2 at Martin’s in Walkersville.
Accepting the award on behalf of the town from L to
R: Mayor Martin Burns, EDC Chairperson Vickie Grinder,
Commissioner Bill Blakeslee, and EDC Vice Chairperson
John Kinnaird. More than 250 businesses and municipal
representatives attended the annual event at Martin’s
Walkersville hosted by the Frederick County Commissioners,
the Business Development Advisory Council and Office
of Economic Development.
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Threats
against
two students at
Thurmont Middle
THURMONT,
Md. – Thurmont Middle School Principal Barbara G. Keiling
sent letters to parents Nov. 15 about an ongoing investigation
into threats made against two students.
Middle school
staff have been investigating the source of several student-specific
“threat” letters discovered a month ago. The Frederick
County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation
as well. School administrators believe that a school staff
member may have planted the notes.
“I’m
writing to inform you about some disquieting activities. …
During the past month, our administration team has become
aware of and has been investigating threatening notes targeting
two … students,” Keiling wrote.
She stated
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Water
manager pleased with wireless system
2006
budget could see expansion
THURMONT, Md. – A wireless control system installed two
months ago to improve “synchronization” of portions
of the town’s water supply is functioning “problem-free,”
according to Gary Dingle, town water superintendent.
The wireless
communication system replaced problematic phone lines in the
effort to create a communication system less likely to fail.
Remote
communication, whether by phone line or wireless network,
allows the water treatment plant to send electronic signals
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Saving
'hallowed ground' and irreplaceable vistas
Catoctin Land
Trust helps preserve open space
Few corridors in America have witnessed more history than
the 175 miles from Charlottesville, Va., to Gettysburg, Pa.
Lying
in the shadow of the Appalachian Mountains, this corridor
contains innumerable, invaluable and irreplaceable historic
and natural assets. Battlefields, covered bridges, and historic
homes and farms line the route. Known as “The Journey
Through Hallowed Ground,” the corridor was named in
2005 by the National Trust for »
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Juvenile
arrested in
school ‘gun’ incident
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Muti-generational
turkey
farm continues in Thurmont
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New Poster
“The Stained-Glass
Windows of Emmitsburg”
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