Echo Pilot
Sept. 1
A discovery during a father-and-son adventuring trip to Martin s Mill Bridge in Antrim Township on July 29 and a bit of detective work have reunited a Greencastle man with the class ring he lost 45 years ago. Jeremy Knowlton of Heathsville, Va., found John W. Thomas Jr. s ring while metal detecting in the east branch of the Conococheague Creek, as his son, Shrade, splashed in the water nearby.
Sept. 3
Thousands of drivers will have to wait an extra two days before resuming their travels on U.S. 11 south of Greencastle. The road, traveled by about 13,000 vehicles a day, was scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Sept. 9, after being closed since Aug. 19 for a bridge replacement project. It is now scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 11.
Ben Thomas Jr., Greencastle mayor
Echo Pilot
In 1954 Perry Como had a big hit song “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays!” It reached #8 on the Billboard magazine charts. How true that will be for many this Christmas season as we’ll be staying home. My prayers continue to go out to our shut-ins, especially in nursing homes. Grab a comfortable chair and join me for this Christmas message as my hot coffee really tastes good here in the family room.
Happy birthday to my Uncle Fred Thomas who turned 97 on Sunday, Dec. 13. He lives in Everett, where the Thomas family hailed from during the Great Depression. At age 15 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and worked at Cowan’s Gap until he went to work for Uncle Sam (U.S. Army) and ended up in France, Belgium and Germany. Both times, there was some age fabrication going on.