Thurmont
Municipal Government
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A
summer tradition marches on
The
Catoctin Aires were one of about 200 units in
the annual Thurmont parade on July 13. Spectators
crowded Main Street two and three people deep
to watch the 1 1/2 hour long parade. Pictures
of the parade and annual carnival...
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Good
help is easy to find at 50s & 60s night
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
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Social
Services clears Terpko of child abuse
THURMONT, Md. – Not only has the Frederick County State’s
Attorney’s office dropped the child-abuse charge against
Thurmont Commissioner Ron Terpko, but the Frederick County
Department of Social Services has also ruled out child abuse
in the case.
In
a letter to Terpko dated June 29, Diana Harrison, social
worker for the case wrote, “The child’s health
or welfare was not harmed or placed at substantial risk
or harm.”
Terpko’s
son Brandon was arrested on June 14 along with two other
juveniles for smashing 13 mailboxes in the Thurmont area.
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Fireman's
carnival is a family tradition
THURMONT, Md. – People began lining East Main Street more
than an hour before the annual parade started. By the time the
roughly 200 vehicles and groups started down the street at 6:30
p.m. on July 13, spectators were two, three or more deep along
the parade route.
It took
about an hour and a half for all the vintage cars, fire and
rescue equipment, political candidates, bands and baton twirlers
to pass. Many of the parade participants threw candy to the
crowd and children scrambled to fill bags faster than
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