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Four-year
old Scott Harbaugh poses with grandparents
Cindy Harbaugh (left) and Marty Harbaugh (right)
and event participants at the start of the
Sept. 30 “Scotty’s Ride,”
a poker run held by American Legion Post 121
and My Father’s Footsteps Hair Design
to help raise funds to help with Scotty’s
medical expenses. Harbaugh suffers from an
inoperable brain tumor. The event raised nearly
$11,000, with the final count yet to be made.
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Fallen firefighters
memorial services this weekend
Fire safety workers, family members and
friends will gather in Emmitsburg the weekend of Oct 6-8
to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.
The 25th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
at the National Fire Academy will honor 100 fallen firefighters
from 33 states who died in 2005, along with seven firefighters
who died in previous years. No Maryland firefighters, but
seven Pennsylvania firefighters, are included on this year’s
roll of honor.
On Saturday, a vigil will be held at the »
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Police asked to
crack down on Mount students
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Mount St. Mary’s University’s apparent
failure to plan for more on-campus housing as the campus grew
has been blamed for some of the ill-effects felt by the town
as community deputies are urged to crack-down on student misconduct.
Board of commissioners
President Christopher V. Staiger said Sept. 18 that complaints
he has recently received regarding disturbances at homes boarding
Mount students warranted further action by the town, including
evaluating how certain homes had become boarding houses.
The board
requested that the community deputies monitor and issue citations
to offending students boarding in town in the hopes that »
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Rare butterfly habitat found at Rainbow Lake
EMMITSBURG, Md. – The presence of White Turtlehead,
a plant necessary for the survival of the state butterfly,
the Baltimore Checkerspot, has been identified at Rainbow
Lake.
The
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is listed
as a “watched species” on the state rare, threatened
and endangered species list and described as uncommon to
rare. In this region, the Checkerspot relies solely upon
the presence of the White Turtlehead in order for the female
to lay eggs, according to a spokesperson with the Baltimore
Checkerspot Restoration Project.
The
plants (Chleone glabra) were found and reported
to The Dispatch by a town resident. The news editor
and the reporting party confirmed their »
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Town
sidewalk repairs a
five-year effort
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Police
chief required by code
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What's
in your water?
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Feature
White House wallpaper
from Thurmont
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County
sets parent-teacher
conferences
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