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Emmitsburg Library Honored at Community Show

The Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show honored the Emmitsburg Library on September 7, 2007, celebrating its 100 years of community service. Former library staff members and volunteers were recognized for their efforts on behalf of the library. Shown (front, L-R) are honorees Kate Warthen, Blanch “Bea” Keilholtz, Francis Smith, and Annetta Rapp, Friends of the Emmitsburg Library spokesman Susan Allen; (back, L-R) CHS agriculture teacher Diane Ogg, Show Vice President Bob Valentine, honoree Joan Boyle, Show President Rodman Myers, Frederick County Public Libraries Director Darrell Batson, Emmitsburg Library Branch Manager Derek Gee, honorees William R. “Bo” Cadle and Jean Cadle, Emmitsburg Mayor Jim Hoover, and CHS agriculture teacher Bob Beavan. Also honored were Dr. William Carr and his wife, Chata (not shown).