The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints will be holding a free Master Mix Workshop on Thursday, March 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church located at 200 Douglas Street in Hancock. Come learn how to make a “master mix” which can be made into pancakes,[Read More…]
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Good turnout attends Hancock Community Dance
by Lisa Schauer Wind Dance String Band took the stage for Hancock’s community dance on Sunday, February 15 at the Hancock Performing Arts Center. Cabin fever delivered a small crowd of locals to the dance, despite a steady rain outside. Leslie Devine-Milbourne called the moves, inviting one and all to[Read More…]
Free trees available for Maryland landowners for “Backyard Buffers”
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to landowners statewide who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream, or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers program. Each “buffer in a bag” includes 20-30 native tree and shrub bare-root seedlings, approximately 1 to 2[Read More…]
Slow dance with your love to some country music
by Geoff Fox With Saturday being Valentine’s Day, there must be some tunes playing as you keep things romantic with your special someone. No genre of music has more of those songs than country music. We’re not talking the stuff on country radio right now. No, we’re talking about country[Read More…]
Spice mix workshop
The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints will be hosting a free spice mix workshop this Friday, February 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church located at 200 Douglas Street in Hancock. Learn how to make spice mixes for spaghetti, taco meat, salad dressing, stuffing and[Read More…]
Church to offer dehydrating workshop
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding a free dehydrating workshop on Friday, January 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at their church at 200 Douglas Street in Hancock. Learn how to dehydrate carrots, potatoes, and onions at the workshop. Everything needed will be supplied,[Read More…]
Maryland State Parks hosting First Day Hikes for start of 2026
Maryland State Parks will be offering First Day Hike opportunities across the state from December 31, 2025 – January 2, 2026. First Day Hikes are part of a nationwide initiative led by America’s State Parks that encourages all 50 states to offer outdoor hiking opportunities on the first day of[Read More…]
Neighboring churches celebrate 190 years of history & worship in Hancock
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney There has been a lot of history take place over the last 190 years in Hancock and around the world – a Civil War, two World Wars, two presidents assassinated, two floods that left Hancock underwater, the evolution of transportation, and man walking on[Read More…]
Festive spirit takes shape at Festival of Trees
by Geoff Fox The weekend of December 5 and December 6 marked the third annual Festival of Trees held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Douglas Street in Hancock. The event offered folks a chance to see various trees set up by different organizations and[Read More…]
Free community reading of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” set for December 13
The Hancock Arts Council presents a community reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Performing Arts Center in the Hancock Town Hall at 3 p.m. this Saturday, December 13. There will be light refreshments and admission is free. All are welcome and attendees can participate in the reading[Read More…]
