Members
of the board of the National Fallen Firefighters
Foundation held a dedication ceremony August
1 on the grounds of the fire academy, marking
the end of the two-year, circa $1 million
effort to bring the unused 1841 chapel (shown
in a 1940s photo and today) back into use.
The chapel, once part of St. Joseph’s
Academy and sold in 1979 to the federal
government, will provide a place for prayer
and other gatherings for the fire service,
as well as office space. Mary Ann Gibbons
(at right), wife of fallen fire Chief A.
Marvin Gibbons, unveiled a painting of her
late husband. The chapel was dedicated in
his name.
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McDermott requests
ethics tapes
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Thurmont Attorney Rosemary McDermott, representing
former town Commissioner Arthur Elder in his suit against
certain town administrators and boards, is seeking access
to tapes produced during the 2004-05 ethics investigation.
Elder
filed suit in the circuit court for Frederick County on Nov.
23, 2005, seeking $5.4 million in damages he claimed resulted
from the town ethics investigation. The investigation determined
that Elder had violated the town ethics code.
A U.S.
district court judge reviewing constitutional issued alleged
in the suit in April 2006 rejected Elder’s due process-related
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Wildlife preserve could be in town's future
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Recent public concerns over proposed
plans by the town to exterminate the beaver population at
Rainbow Lake and reports of shots fired from town property
into private land could spur legislation to establishing wildlife
management areas.
Although
town administrators said the town did not intend to continue
killing beavers, the board of commissioners took measures
to ensure that any similar proposal in the future would
first be brought before the commissioners.
However,
some feel that something more might »
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Challenger Little League a hit at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five-year-old Jimmy Brittain had
practiced all week for the Thurmont Challenger Little League
game on the South Lawn of the White House.
He
wasn’t working on his batting or fielding. His parents
were giving him etiquette lessons. “Hello, Mr. President.”
“Thank you, Mr. President.” “Goodbye,
Mr. President.”
Only
in existence for a year, the Thurmont Challenger Little
League team was chosen to play “Tee Ball on the
South Lawn” at the White House.
“This
is a pretty cool opportunity for our team,” said
12-year-old Troy Baisey, who also played with the Challenger
team last year when »
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