Good help is easy to find at 50s & 60s night  

BY JAMES RADA JR.
Thurmont News Editor

THURMONT, Md. – Need your house cleaned? One of the town commissioners or perhaps the chief of police would be happy to do it for a price.

“We’ll be auctioning off the commissioners and other people to do some type of household duty,” said Thurmont Main Street Manager Vickie Grinder.

The auction will be held at 6:15 p.m. during Thurmont’s ‘50s and ‘60s Night on Saturday, July 29. The event will be held at the carnival grounds from noon to 10 p.m.

“Last year, we had over 1,000 people in attendance,” Grinder said. “I’m sure there will be even more this year.”

This will be the fifth year for the ‘50s and ‘60s Night, but it will be the first year for the celebrity auction. On the auction block are: Mayor Martin Burns, Frederick County Commissioner Mike Cady and his wife Darlene, Thurmont Commissioner Bill Blakeslee, Thurmont Commissioner Ron Terpko, Thurmont Commissioner Wayne Hooper, Thurmont Commissioner Glenn Muth, Thurmont Police Chief Greg Eyler, John Kinnaird, Vickie Grinder and Carole Davis.

Grinder said the actual jobs the celebrities will be auctioned off to do won’t be revealed until the auction.

“The minimum bid will be $25 and all of the money goes to Halloween in the Park,” Grinder said. “Since the size of the Halloween in the Park doubled last year, we want to make sure we have enough money this year to do it well.”

Winning bids can be paid with either cash or check.

Besides the auction, ‘50s and ‘60s Night will also feature live music from “Catoctin Promise” and “Big Cam and the Lifters.” There will also be an antique car show. Leo’s Game Room has donated a jukebox to be given away and other local businesses have donated various prizes. Employees from The Beauty Parlor and Dee’s Beauty Salon will be on hand to create 1950s hairstyles for both men and women.

The ‘50s and ‘60s Night is sponsored by the Thurmont Parks Commission.