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Boy Scout Troop 270 Earn Coin Merit Badge
During the American Legion coin show, Boy Scout Troop 270 took the
opportunity to earn their coin collecting merit badge. Leader, Dwayne Snyder,
set up the training with dealer and collector, Alex Kidwell, of Thurmont. The
boys learned about what coins are made of, why they become valuable, where
they are printed, how the coins were started and much more.
The training was exciting with speakers Alex Kidwell, collector and dealer
of early American copper coins, who taught them about the history of the
coins; Bob Pletla, a collector and dealer of bank notes (foreign printed bills),
taught the boys how to ‘read’ a bill and put value on it; Steve Elsworth, Ret.
Col from USArmy and one of the authors of the Red Book (the manual for
coin collectors), talked about when he was a Scout in Utah and how he became
a collector and dealer. Col. Elsworth also showed the boys the very first coin
printed in the USA and shared today’s value.
Emmitsburg Elementary Welcomes New
Principal
This year, Emmitsburg Elementary
School is happy to welcome their new
principal, Kathryn Golightly. Kathy is
coming from Ballenger Creek Elementary
where she was the Assistant Principal. She
has 16 years experience having starting at
North Frederick Elementary as a teacher
followed by Waverly Elementary as a
reading specialist, then Hillcrest and back
to North Frederick again in the capacity
of Assistant Principal.
With her wide aray of experience,
Kathy has a wealth of knowledge and
experience to share. Kathy currently
resides in Urbana and is the proud mom
of daughter, Allyson. Allyson is following in her mother’s footsteps and is
currently attending Aelon in North Carolina to become a teacher.
Kathy is an avid softball player, “I love the sport.” She has played in
Howard, Prince Georges, Frederick and Montgomery Counties, but now she
plays mainly in Frederick City.
Kathy has been thrilled with the warm reception she has received from the
town and the staff at Emmitsburg Elementary School. She is looking forward to
a great year and is happy to announce
some additional funding the school has
been awarded for the math department.
Kathy’s office is set up like a child’s
room with adolescent designs on the
walls and children’s books all about.
She said, “I am all about the children.
I enjoy teaching and love being with
the kids. I want my office to be a
sanctuary for them. I want them to
feel always welcome to come in and see
me, the parents too.”
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