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'I'm the luckiest man alive'
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'I'm the luckiest man alive'
Instead of fighting cancer, he's living life
Last May, 59-year-old Merle Pinnekamp's stepson, Eric Nelson, was getting married in Wisconsin.

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Boys Basketball: Guyton buries shot to defeat CHS
Originally published on January 18, 2012

THURMONT -- Walkersville senior Matt Guyton has broadened his game since last season, when he rarely played. more »


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  • Swimming: Twins give Catoctin a boost
  • Homemakers chapter
  • Local Roundup: Hughes, Walkersville girls down Titans
  • Girls Basketball: Bussard's bomb gives Knights boost
  • Girls Basketball: Lions beat Cougars in struggle
  • Local Roundup: Fender, Cadets beat Walkersville
  • Girls Basketball: Tolson's free throws help Cadets top Lions
  • History Lesson: Bob Smith had great impact on Walkersville football
  • Local Roundup: TJ snaps slump; Linganore downs Urbana
  • Local Roundup: Lions sweep Railroaders
  • Local Roundup: Roaders get 1st win; Lions outlast Bears
  • Boys Basketball: Long, athletic Falcons pose trouble for young Lions
  • Boys Basketball: Lions struggling, but battling
  • Girls Basketball: Lions win classic defensive battle between rivals
  • Football: Locals get All-State honors
  • Local Roundup: Lancers win HCC invite
  • COMPASS
  • Walkersville moves ahead with annexation, sale of properties
  • Pedestrian struck on U.S. 15, thrown into ditch
  • Boys Basketball: Winn helps Middletown grab an easy one
  • Girls Basketball: Wright, Knights rally for OT win
  • Wrestling: Titans’ Wenzlaff cradles record
  • College Notes: Sparkman plays through fractured nose
  • NFL: Dallas’ Fiammetta feeling better
  • Walkersville resident one of many in Md. who need kidney transplant
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  •   HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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      COLUMNS/EDITORIALS ON WALKERSVILLE
  • 07/29/09: Let common sense prevail in Burgee ruling
  • 07/26/09: Bored of education
  • 07/20/09: Policy too general
  • 07/16/09: Safe or out?
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      QUICK FACTS
  • Town Hall: 21 W. Frederick St., P.O. Box 249, Walkersville, MD 21793
  • Burgess: Ralph Whitmore
  • Town Commissioners: Debbie Zimmerman, Russell Winch, Chad Weddle, Sam Eyler, Donald Schildt
  • Population: 5,606 (est. pop. 2008; Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Year founded: 1892
  • Town meetings are held at the town hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.
  • Number to Know: Town Hall: 301-845-4500
  • On the web: walkersville-md.com
  • Landmarks: Walkersville Southern Railroad , Glade Valley Golf Club , American Red Cross Information & History Center
  • Discuss WALKERSVILLE in our forums
  •   DID YOU KNOW
  • Elected officials, a burgess and five Town Commissioners, serve three-year terms and are elected at-large.
  • Median sales price of recent home sales: From July-Sept '09 - $304,950 (Source: trulia.com)
  • In 2008, Walkersville commissioners passed a resolution to become the second town in Maryland to adopt English as the town's official language.
  •   WALKERSVILLE SCHOOLS
  • Elementary: Walkersville, Glade, Monocacy
  • Middle: Walkersville, Thomas Johnson, Monocacy
  • High: Walkersville, Thomas Johnson
  •   WHERE TO EAT IN WALKERSVILLE
  • Italia New York Pizza
  • King's NY Pizza & Italian Restaurant
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