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Saturday, April 30, 2011

May and June 2011 Westminster Maryland Recreation and Parks events

May and June 2011 Westminster Maryland Recreation and Parks events

MAY                                                                                                                                                               

Child Car Seat Safety Check
The Carroll County Health Department holds a FREE child car seat check from 2-4p.m. on May 3 at the Westminster Family Fitness Center (11 Longwell Ave). Other seat check dates are 7/6, 8/4, 9/1 & 10/5 (10am-noon).  For an appointment, call Maggie at 410-876-4448.

Flower and Jazz Festival
Event takes place in Historic Downtown Westminster on May 7th, 10am-4pm and is designed for a leisurely day of fun and jazz. Delicious food and great entertainment will be offered. Local nurseries set up beautiful displays of unusual plants and shrubs. There are also over 100 craft vendors displaying a wide variety of unique items. This event is open to the public. Moms...don't forget to visit the information table for your free gift. Admission and parking are FREE! NO PETS PLEASE. A vendor form is required. Call 410-848-4883 for more information or click link below for vendor form.
                                                                                               
Flower and Jazz Fun Run
The fun run is held at the Wakefield Valley Community Trail (Tahoma Farm Rd) on May 7th. There will be a 200 yard dash for children ages 6 and under starting at 9am. The one mile fun run starts 9:15am for ages 7 and up. The timed 5K will begin at 9:30am. A $20 donation is requested ($5 discount when registering 2 or more participants)
Proceeds Benefit the Carroll County Youth Services Bureau and the Westminster Family Fitness Center Group Fitness Program.  Call 410-751-5501
                                                                                                                             
Tumblekicks "Just Me" and
"Caretaker and Me"
Just Me is designed for children ages 2-5 years-old. This blended class has been very successful. Each child has the opportunity to socialize and exercise without a caretaker. During class a variety of props (i.e. parachute, hula hoops, bean bags, etc.) and music will be used to explore movement. In addition, children will be introduced to basic tumbling and pre-sports skills.

Caretaker and Me is designed for children ages 15 months-2 1/2 years-old. This class is with a caretaker. All children must be walking. Props are also included (i.e. parachute, hula hoops, bean bags, etc.) and music will be used to work on all areas of development. There will be free play and structured activities. Contact Shareen Scibek for more information, 410-374-0180.

Mother/Son Date            
The Mother/Son Dates will be held on May 11th and October 5th and are hosted at Martin's Westminster from 6:30 to 9pm. (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE) Tickets are $60 per couple. Boys must be in Kindergarten through Eighth grades. The evening includes dinner, dancing, games, door prizes and a 5X7 photo of the couple, parting gifts, and much more! TICKETS MUST BE PREPAID. A COUPLE IS CONSIDERED ONE ADULT AND ONE CHILD. NO EXCEPTIONS! This is to ensure accurate head counts of adults and children meals and parting gifts. Tickets are limited. Call 410-848-9161 or 410-857-9072 for more information.

Daddy/Daughter Date    
The Daddy/Daughter Dates will be held on May 18th and October 12th.  This event includes dinner, dancing, games, door prizes, and a photo of the couple as well as parting gifts. It is hosted at Martin's from 6:30-9pm. (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE) Tickets are $60 per couple. Girls must be in Kindergarten through Eighth grades. TICKETS MUST BE PREPAID. A COUPLE IS CONSIDERED ONE ADULT AND ONE CHILD. NO EXCEPTIONS! This is to ensure accurate head counts of adults' and childrens' meals and parting gifts. Tickets are limited. Call 410-857-9072 or 410-848-9161 for more information.
More photos here! (Updated 6/8/10)

Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
The Parade is held on May 30th and starts at 10am on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends on Church Street at the Westminster Cemetery. A memorial service will begin at 11am in the cemetery. For more information contact Daniel Bohn at 410-259-8285.
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Art in the Park
Held on June 4th from 10am to 4pm on the City Hall Grounds (1838 Emerald Hill Lane) rain or shine. This is a festival of visual and performing arts featuring dozens of the region's most talented painters, photographers, and fine craft artists. Continuous live music and free kids crafts. FREE admission and parking. NO PETS! For more information call 410-848-7272.
       
Summer Day Camp
Westminster City Recreation's Summer Day camp takes place for 10 consecutive weeks. It is designed for children to participate in a full day program interacting with one another. Campers participate in games, sports, crafts, field trips, swimming, and a variety of other activities. This is a great way for your children to spend the summer enjoying structured, safe, and fun activities. See our complete listing here.

Tot Camp - Now Offering 8 Weeks! 
Tot Camp is held in the Community Building located at the Westminster Municipal Pool (325 Royer Rd.) and is designed for children ages 3-5 years, who must be potty trained. Group settings like crafts, circle games and socializing with other children are key elements. Mini field trips and swimming will also be scheduled throughout the summer. Call 410-848-9161 for more information.

3 on 3 Basketball 
Starts June 20th with five weeks of fundamentals and drills and five weeks of games. The league is for boys and girls ages 5-9 and 10-13. Fundamentals and games will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8pm at Jaycee Park

Corbit's Charge Civil War Event - Anniversary Commemoration
Saturday June 25th and Sunday June 26th - FREE Admission
Activities include: Tour Civil War Living History Encampment, Ceremony at Corbit’s Charge Monument, Guided Tours of Battle Site, Several Civil War Era Musical Concerts, Period Artisans Performing Their Craft, Visit with Abraham Lincoln, Period Children Events & Games and View the Daily lives of Soldiers and Civilians of 1863. For more information www.pccwrt.org.

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Explore Carroll - Carroll Eagle Most Read Most E-mailed http://www.explorecarroll.com/most/

Explore Carroll - Carroll Eagle Most Read Most E-mailed

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most read

  1. Feds claim pilot at fault in crash that killed Lippy
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  2. Taste of Eldersburg set for May 1 at Winfield fire hall
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  3. Runnymeade adds to lunch cheer in Taneytown
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  4. Union Bridge hosts April Dance
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  5. Mandolin music on May 1
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  6. Springing to action to spread Easter cheer at Westminster's Shepherd Staff
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  7. MR. BEE: Willows are life-savers for many other plants
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  8. Foundation awards $50,000 to Carroll school programs
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  9. Century High School student does the legwork for dance event to aid House of Ruth
    Posted: April 10th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  10. Concert aids Dads Works
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

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  1. BETTER: Exactly how do I strangle a hands-free device?
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  2. DAYHOFF: Diffendal's life of service deserved a 'lot' of attention
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  3. 10 Days: A Guide to Upcoming Events in Carroll County
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  4. Spotlight on Youth Winners
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  5. Council hosts 'Spelin' Be'
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  6. Officials laud expansion of Knorr Brake operations in Westminster
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  7. Commissioners hit the road for county budget presentations
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  8. Linton Springs on MPT to highlight Green Team
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  9. Robert Moton students enter garden design contest
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
  10. Student talents shine in warm glow of Spotlight
    Posted: April 24th, 2011 in Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

On Your Side by CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

On Your Side by CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

This site is pretty awesome…


On Your Side is a wiki and blog where you can share the phone numbers, email addresses and names of executives who will help you get the service you deserve.

Recent Posts

Christopher Elliott

Our intrepid researchers have finished yet another category: car manufacturers.
It’s not your fault. When you call a company’s “800” number with a problem, no one tells what to say – or what not to say.
Oour fearless researchers have added another category to our growing customer service wiki: cable TV companies.
Several years ago, I wandered into an art gallery at a Colorado ski resort. I was drawn to the work of a young painter who specialized in wildlife art, and asked the gallery owner how I could contact the artist.
Sometimes, customers let a company get away with murder — figuratively speaking.
Do you want more?
The customer isn’t always right. Not literally, at least.
Even though my mother warned me against using words like “always” and “never” – and maybe yours did too – one adage has been immune to Mom’s scrutiny: The customer is always right.
Everyone knows good service when they see it: The restaurant with a line out the front door, the retail store with customers that come back again and again (even if the prices are higher) or the hotel with a year-long waiting list.
The system works. Just ask Jon Jerome, who had a problem with his George Foreman grill recently, and crafted a succinct message to the company.
Related Posts with Thumbnails

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

This week in The Tentacle http://www.thetentacle.com/ April 27, 2011

This week in The Tentacle http://www.thetentacle.com/ April 27, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Is Customer Service Declining Exponentially?
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The decline of the quality of customer service has become such a trite, tired topic that it is almost unworthy of the time to write about it.

The Road to Peaceful Victory
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysian Borneo – It is incomprehensible to understand why someone would strap a bomb to their body and blow themselves to bits in the name of a religion and a god. It is also incomprehensible why someone would burn a religious book in Florida knowing it could endanger the lives of their countrymen overseas. They are the same people, just different places.


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Mubarak’s Real Crime
Roy Meachum
A Cairo judge ordered the removal of Hosni Mubarak’s name and signs from all public places, including privately owned stores. Pharaoh Tutankhamun underwent the same treatment; he was murdered to boot, not unlike Anwar Sadat.

Sour Grapes and No Sugar
Shawn Burns
Attempts to entice the residents of Frederick County to change our form of government have failed to move voters at least four separate times in the last 45 years.

Onward and Upward – Another 5 Years
Nick Diaz
Finally, the long-expected letter arrived. The chairman of the Maryland Senate Executive Nominations Committee wrote that I will be reappointed to a second five-year term on the Board of Trustees at Frederick Community College. Gov. Martin O’Malley will be ratifying the appointment soon.


Monday, April 25, 2011

Secession: Frederick’s Burning Question
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
This coming weekend marks the 150th anniversary of a Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly. Events of 1861 presaged the great and climactic war that was to come, the war for the very heart and soul of our young nation.

Bye-Bye Glenn Beck
Steven R. Berryman
My conspiracy theory includes billionaire manipulator George Soros holding a knife to the throat of FoxNews management’s throats; Glenn Beck has got to go, or else!

On Donald Trump
Michael Kurtianyk
I, for one, am eager to see Donald Trump run for president. He will be fodder for the nation’s comedians, and a great sporting match for the rest of us to watch.



Friday, April 22, 2011

William Donald Schaefer
Roy Meachum
In the first place, when Don Schaefer decided to abandon Baltimore City Hall to run for the State House in Annapolis, in 1986, my Frederick News-Post column opposed him.

When The Supreme Court Dismantled Democracy
Joe Charlebois
The most recent General Assembly session in Annapolis demonstrates why democracy holds very little in the way of checks and balances.

A Waste of Time and Money
Amanda Haddaway
Last Sunday afternoon I walked by Baker Park. Ellis Burruss was standing there in all his glory trying to obtain signatures for his petition drive. I considered going over and having a chat with him, but I wasn’t sure I could be nice, so I refrained.


Thursday, April 21, 2011

Life’s Luxury: A Boss Who Cares
Joan Marie Aquilino
Well, Annapolis closed the books on yet another legislative session. But the work doesn’t stop there for Del. Kelly Schulz (R., Frederick 4-A). She won her election last November and dove in fearlessly.

Sleep Solutions Abound for Controllers
Amanda Haddaway
There are people out there who enjoy flying; and then there are those people who see air travel as a means to an end. Not end, as in plane crash; but end, as in destination.

Puzzling Decision Amid Undue Influence
Blaine R. Young
I have been more than a casual observer of the recent actions of the Frederick County Ethics Commission concerning Commissioner Kirby Delauter.


Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Financial Stink Bomb Explodes
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Monday, the U.S. stock market went into a 1.1 percent slide after it was announced early in the day that Standard & Poor’s fired a warning shot across our nation’s fiscal bow and downgraded its outlook on U.S. sovereign debt from “stable” to “negative.”

Getting What We Ask For
Norman M. Covert
Frederick County voters got what they asked for in a school board in November and a new Frederick County School Public Schools (FCPS) superintendant last week. The budget is no better off and North Frederick Elementary School still leaks.

The Vagaries of Getting Older
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysian Borneo – I guess age is a state of mind. One can be old at 25 and young at 60. I hope I am the later. But, I try and tell my body that I am 25 and it just does not want to cooperate.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Charter, Please
Roy Meachum
The county legislation delegation breakfasted with the Chamber of Commerce last week. The main dish was charter.

Unintended Consequences Abound – Again
Farrell Keough
The current Ethics Commission Advisory Opinion – commonly known as the decision affecting the actions of Frederick County Commissioner Kirby Delauter – is not only the worst of “behind closed doors” bureaucratic actions, but negatively affects every resident of Frederick County!

An Ill-Lustrious Future for Frederick's Golden Mile?
Earl 'Rocky' Mackintosh
While the value of gold has been soaring the last several years, the commercial real estate values of Frederick’s Golden Mile continue to plunge. Much has changed since the early 1990s when the west end of Frederick City was touted as the county's retail hub.


Monday, April 18, 2011

Lowered expectations and shredded paper
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
It ends in a shower of confetti. The 2011 Maryland General Assembly came to a close last Monday, the gavel drop at midnight concluding 90 days of debate and posturing.

The “Millionaires Paradox” Speech
Steven R. Berryman
The President of the United States of America was 20 minutes late to his after lunch speech at prestigious George Washington University last Wednesday. His audience, many of them sons and daughters of New York City millionaires, got to hear their parents very publicly disrespected.

A Step in the Right Direction
Michael Kurtianyk
On Saturday, our family had the great good fortune to participate in the Grand Opening of the Brunswick Public Library.

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