22-03-2025
Hall of Fame ag honor prompts mini-parade in Thurmont
Thurmont held a celebration on Friday to honor Bob Black of Catoctin Mountain Orchard for being named in February to the International Fruit Tree Association Hall of Fame.
Mayor John Kinnaird declared Friday to be Bob Black Day in the town.
There was a tiny impromptu parade. Black drove a Catoctin Mountain Orchard truck and was joined by other vehicles from his business. The procession, which included a firetruck, a tractor and a few other vehicles, took no more than a few cycles of a traffic signal to wind along the heart of Main Street.
Mayor John Kinnaird said Black asked for the parade. Kinnaird liked the idea and checked with local police and fire officials — but they had already heard from Black, so the wheels were in motion, even without advance publicity for the parade, which meant hardly any spectators.
'We'd never say no to him,' Kinnaird said.
