Catoctin Mountain Park

It was the opportunity to move her classroom to an outdoor, hands-on setting that prompted North Hagerstown High School teacher Wendy Fraker to seek grants for an overnight learning experience at Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, Md.  

The Secret Service has requested from the National Park Service to close some land around Camp David when the G-8 gets under way  

The National Park Service says the park surrounding Camp David will be closed to the public when leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations meet at the presidential retreat later this month.  

Obama is hosting the leaders at the nearby presidential retreat Camp David in Thurmont’s Catoctin Mountain Park. Thurmont Mayor Marty Burns said the Ethiopian activists asked him if they could protest in town. Burns said the barricades and ...  

The trail, built in the 1970s, has a new wooden carpet installed by the Harpers Ferry Job Corps, with assistance from Boy Scout Troop 270. The Catoctin Forest Alliance also offered administrative support. A ceremony Sunday marked the reopening.  

Mel Poole, superintendent of Catoctin Mountain Park where Camp David lies, said the U.S. Secret Service requested the parks be closed during the summit. “That’s normally based on the intelligence they have,” Poole explained, noting closure of the par ...  

Valentine planned to move Baer up to the varsity team after the junior varsity season ended, but junior catcher Stephanie Andrew texted the coach that ... junior pitcher Katie Kinna and sophomore pitcher Rhianna Driew. Second baseman Katie ...  

The three students excelled in academic achievement and are active in school and the community. Ashley Smith, a 2011 Catoctin High School graduate, received the a four-year Lion Victor Jagow scholarship. Thurmont Middle School Leo of the Year ...  

The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo is honoring mothers, both human and animal, on Sunday. To celebrate Mother’s Day, moms will get into the zoo for a child’s price of $11.50. The zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Zoo officials will ...  

DETOUR -- Nestled in the Catoctin Mountains, just across the Frederick County-Carroll County border near Thurmont, sits Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc -- a 15-acre wholesale greenhouse operation in Detour started by Robert and Denise Van Wingerden in 1985  

Nestled in the Catoctin Mountains, just across the Frederick County-Carroll County border near Thurmont, sits Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. -- a 15-acre wholesale greenhouse operation in Detour started by Robert and Denise Van Wingerden in 1985.  

The Catoctin High School horticulture classes are staging their an annual plant sale at the school’s greenhouse in Thurmont. The greenhouse will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon starting Saturday. It will be open again May 5 and 12.  

Shop for Mother’s Day at the Spring in the Village craft fair and demonstration at Catoctin Furnace outside of Thurmont The Collier’s log house, built in 1810, will be filled with craft demonstrations, food, plants, herbs, flowers, pottery ...  

Catoctin High School’s FFA in Thurmont took top honors in a state contest last month. The chapter participated in the state FFA contest in College Park, taking first, second and third place.  

Catoctin High School’s show choir, Standing Room Only, has returned from Williamsburg, Va., where it competed in a spring festival. After a year of juggling rehearsals, academics, athletics, jobs and fundraisers, the choir received a gold ...  

"I really like that, I love the way he's a competitor," Cougars coach Mike Franklin said. "You work a lot with your pitchers on their demeanor and you want them to have a bulldog mentality, where they get it going, and that's Alex." Kennedy's ...  

Alice Woodruff, left, and Breanne Hartz play with a box turtle at Catoctin Creek Nature Center during Creek Chubs Club gathering for pre-schoolers. MIDDLETOWN -- Turtles and dandelions helped nature come alive for toddlers at Catoctin Creek Nature Center.  

THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Voytek Fizyta is not waiting until his grapes mature before beginning the process of turning the succulent treats into wine. While his grapes grow, Fizyta is using the oldest method to make wines at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in Thurmont.  

"Bob really likes efficiency," general manager Henry Thorpe said ... referring to the facility's many roof windows that open to sunlight by computer. The unusually warm winter means Catoctin Mountain Growers spent less money for heating, and the plants ...  

King, Klosterman and Remsburg were also part of Oakdale's second-place 400 relay team. Catoctin's Hannah Stone and Tyler Silverman were winners. Stone won the girls long jump and 300 hurdles. Silverman set a school record in the boys discus (156-4).  

The National Park Service says the park surrounding Camp David will be closed to the public when leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations meet at the presidential retreat later this month.  

THURMONT (AP) — Voytek Fizyta is not waiting until his grapes mature before beginning the process of turning the succulent treats into wine. While his grapes grow, Fizyta is using the oldest method to make wines at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in Thurmont.  

Planning is under way for the 56th annual Thurmont and Emmitsburg Community Show in September. The show will be Sept. 6 through 8 at Catoctin High School, 14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont. Sponsored by the Thurmont Grange, Catoctin FFA Chapter ...  

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Catoctin High School brings 'Once Upon a Mattress' to the stageGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineStudents Taylor Zentz, Maddie Weigelt, Stephanie Adams, Makayla Rexroth, Catherine Harris, Emily Little, Ashlee Leib, Heather Yeager, Emily Smallwood, Andrew Thompson, Michael Grossnickle, Trevor Bostian and Bryce Buckley complete the cast.and more »  

The Catoctin Forest Alliance is offering a one-day conference at Mount St. Mary's University, Marion Burk Knott Auditorium, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road in Emmitsburg, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 4. The focus of the meeting will be to ...  

After missing a pass in double overtime on Thursday, McCarthy hustled to recover the ground ball. She sprinted toward Brunswick goalie Sarah Zwilsky, who blocked good Catoctin shots all night, and scored on a close-range shot with 2:09 left in ...  

Catoctin's Megan Demarais, Hannah Stone, Kristen Myers and Savannah Steinly combined to finish in 4 minutes, 8.85 seconds, breaking both the school record and the meet record. “We've been working for a school record since last outdoor season ...  

When Catoctin High School girls lacrosse coach Allie Rutland was going over her team's gameplan prior to Thursday's contest against rival Brunswick, one thing stood out: Railroaders' junior goalie Sarah Zwilsky. “She is really good and ...  

When Catoctin High School girls lacrosse coach Allie Rutland was going over her team’s gameplan prior to Thursday’s contest against rival Brunswick, one thing stood out: Railroaders’ junior goalie Sarah Zwilsky. “She is really good and ...  

The team includes Kristen Myers, Taylor Clarke, Lauren Schur and Carley Smith. The milk quality and products team finished third. The team includes Shelby Hahn, Daniel Myers, Brandon Marshall and Kelsey Hurley.  

Catoctin High School’s Hannah Stone has committed to West Virginia University on a 70-percent scholarship ... but setback to North Carroll is understandable. 4. South Carroll Cavaliers Blowout losses to Westminster and Manchester Valley ...  

Catoctin’s Megan Demarais, Hannah Stone, Kristen Myers and Savannah Steinly combined to finish in 4 minutes, 8.85 seconds, breaking both the school record and the meet record. “We’ve been working for a school record since last outdoor ...  

Students Taylor Zentz, Maddie Weigelt, Stephanie Adams, Makayla Rexroth, Catherine Harris, Emily Little, Ashlee Leib, Heather Yeager, Emily Smallwood, Andrew Thompson, Michael Grossnickle, Trevor Bostian and Bryce Buckley complete the cast.  

Getaway in Catoctin Mountains aids people with disabilities For eight years, Renee Gordon's autistic son, Alex, has been attending Camp Greentop, a summer getaway in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for people with disabilities.  

After Hossler ended the sixth by lunging to his right for the stop and throwing to first to nab Catoctin's Alex Kennedy, a spectator familiar with Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson shouted, "Way to go, Brooks." Catoctin starter Josh Laramore ...  

Oakdale’s Emma King broke the meet record in the pole vault by just less than 1 1/2 feet with her 11-foot clearance. Steinly also captured a meet record in the 800 (2:23.54) despite running five seconds slower than her personal record.  

When Catoctin High School girls lacrosse coach Allie Rutland was going over her team's gameplan prior to Thursday's contest against rival Brunswick, one thing stood out: Railroaders' junior goalie Sarah Zwilsky.  

The National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg will play host to U S government officials, and Camp Round Meadow at Catoctin Mountain Park will be the international media center during the G-8 summit May 18 and 19, according to a U S State Department representative  

Catoctin High School held its dinner and prom at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg on Friday night  

Ferguson struck out six ... “It was a tough game,” Catoctin coach Jessica Valentine said. “Smithsburg is a good team.”  

BRUNSWICK -- After back-to-back losses, one of which was a 10-inning heartbreaker to Catoctin, Brunswick needed a quick turnaround in fortune before next week's Class 1A West playoffs