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Showing posts with label #Dayhoffphotoblog. Show all posts
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Monday, April 01, 2019

Grace Lutheran Church. Saturday late afternoon, 30March2019


Grace Lutheran Church. Saturday late afternoon, 30March2019, Caroline, and I had Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster all to ourselves as we took care of some altar guild responsibilities. Just as folks have done since 1867. 

When we have the church sanctuary all to ourselves, I always want to whisper aloud to the stained glass windows that there is no one around – tell me all your stories. Often I want to just sit on a pew and just absorb it all. 

Can you imagine all the stories that the sanctuary has to tell?

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Dinner at the Westminster Fire Company


Dinner at the Westminster Fire Company featuring stories by Ed. 12feb2019

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Museum at The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1.


Museum at The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1. 8Feb2019

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Thursday, February 07, 2019

Reflections upon the view


Reflections upon the view from the other side of the tracks. To paraphrase Leonard Cohen, "It's not a cry that you hear tonight, And it's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light, No, it's a cold and … very broken [rainy night.] " 7Feb2019

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Saturday, February 02, 2019

Giulianova Groceria soup cooking class with Billy Schroeder


Caroline and Sherry and I are in a Giulianova Groceria soup cooking class with Billy Schroeder at 11 E. Main St. in downtown Westminster. 2Feb2019 With more than 20 folks in the class. This is really fun. We should call it the firefighters cooking class because members of New Windsor, Sykesville, and Westminster make up a large portion of the class.

February winter sunset in downtown Westminster


February winter sunset in downtown Westminster 2Feb2019

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster, Md.



Caroline, Grammy, and I are on the altar guild at Grace Lutheran Church. Last Friday, 11Jan2019, The Altar Guild chair Cynthia Beckhardt, Caroline, and I changed-out the paraments at church. We changed the liturgical hangings for the altar, lectern, and pulpit. I really liked the views of the sanctuary after we turned-out the lights and took a few pictures. http://gracelc.org/

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Westminster traffic - it's nighttime in the city


Westminster traffic - it's nighttime in the city. 12Dec2018

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Saturday, December 01, 2018

The training never stops at the Westminster Fire Co


The training never stops at the Westminster Fire Company. Last Wednesday, Westminster firefighters used a training session with Tower 3 as an opportunity to hang Christmas lights at the station. Merry Christmas. 28Nov2018

Sunday, October 07, 2018

Reviewing the art submitted for Creative Expressions – at Carroll Lutheran Village

Thanks to Lyndi McNulty, Kevin Dayhoff and Kelwin Warren for reviewing the art submitted for the 2018 issue of Creative Expressions - the annual creative magazine for Carroll Lutheran Village.


They chose the resident and staff art that will appear on the covers and title page. The book comes out in November - stay tuned to see more! — with Kelwin Warren, Kelwin G Warren, Jane Nupp, Kevin Dayhoff, Kevin Earl Dayhoff, Lyndi McNulty and George Painter at Carroll Lutheran Village. Aug 2, 2018


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Sunday, October 08, 2017

Sunday morning services at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster


Sunday morning services at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster. www.gracelc.org Kayla Sherfey officiated - somewhat. 8Oct2017 The takeaway from the service this morning comes from Matthew 21: 33-46, "The Trouble with Vineyards."

Saturday, September 23, 2017

The nicely dressed tree may be found at the Winchester Exchange at 15 East Main St


The tree all dressed-up in the knitted attire does make me smile. The nicely dressed tree may be found at the Winchester Exchange at 15 East Main Street in historic downtown Westminster. I take my hat off for the folks who dressed the tree. Each of us needs to do whatever we can to promote the community we love. The best progress comes from a positive approach. Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Bart Walters’ “Wapiti Circle,” in Westminster, Colorado


Caroline and I are visiting Bart Walters' "Wapiti Circle," in Westminster, Colorado. Thurs. August 24, 2017. It appears that municipalities in Colorado have a vibrant public art public policy. 

Westminster Colorado is huge, both in size and population. There are approximately 100,000 folks living here, just north of Denver, in what appears, at first impression, to be in reclaimed desert, within sight of the Rocky Mountains.

Of course, Mr. Walters is a local Westminster, Md. artist. Caroline and I visited the elks featured in this sculpture display at Reed St. and Walnut Creek, when they were being created in Westminster Md.

The sculptures are magnificent.

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Today is the anniversary of D-Day in France during WWII

Today is the anniversary of D-Day in France during WWII

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

My morning conversation with Mrs. Sun. Mrs. Sun struggled to awaken this morning. But a fresh cup of coffee finally did the trick. #OBX June 6, 2017. I got up early at 5:45 - 6 a.m.
Today is the anniversary of D-Day in France during WWII.

Yes - as I listen to the waves, I remember that today is the anniversary of D-Day in France during WWII.

And I listen in silence so that I may hear the waves clearly speak for all the silent voices of the past.

I say a morning prayer for the folks many decades ago, who made it possible that I can sit by a tranquil seashore all these years later. I do not take it for granted and I will never forget. I pay homage to those who made it possible. Many of them left a simple young life, full of the future and a life of possibilities ahead of them, from my hometown - and they never came home.

I say a prayer for my Dad who served in the Pacific. I say a prayer for my friends who served in Vietnam while I was stationed stateside. All I could was worry - and pray. I say a prayer for my friends who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.  I say a prayer for the continued loss of life in London to the forces of sheer madness.

God bless those brave souls who served at D-Day, for their sense of duty and for their sacrifice so many decades ago. I am simply at a loss to imagine the terror, sense of duty, fate and destiny, and the fear.


All we can do now is pray and live a full life - to do honor for their sacrifice. And never-ever forget...

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Monday, June 05, 2017

Outer Banks Fishing Pier Sunday, June 4, 2017 #amwriting #OBX


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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

On Memorial Day Charles Harrison, Walter Groomes, and Doug Battaglini shared thoughts about Vietnam

 

On Memorial Day Charles Harrison, Walter Groomes, and Doug Battaglini shared thoughts about Vietnam

On Memorial Day about 25 folks gathered at the Carroll Co. Vietnam Memorial, at the corner of Willis and Court Streets, in Westminster, Md.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Westminster Md. - by Kevin Dayhoff

This year, about 25 folks gathered at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial, at the corner of Willis and Court Streets, in Westminster, Md. right after the Westminster Memorial Day ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery May 29, 2017 in Westminster.

For several decades, a number of folks have gathered there, every year on Memorial Day, for an impromptu ceremony at the large black granite memorial with the names of the 18 fellow Carroll countian friends, neighbors and loved ones who gave their lives in the service of our country during the Vietnam War.

This year, Carroll County marked its 150th continuous annual observance of Memorial Day with a parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. The annual tradition was first organized by Mary Bostwick Shellman on May 30, 1868.

In May 2008, local writer and historian Carrie Ann Knauer reported, “As best anyone can estimate, 182 Carroll countians have lost their lives in the armed services during conflicts since 1917. But tracking exactly how many have died — particularly those in earlier wars in America’s history — is a difficult task, according to a local historian.”

The Carroll County Maryland Vietnam Memorial Park at the corner of Willis and Court Street, next to the historic Courthouse was dedicated on May 28, 1990. Every year at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial, we remember those who gave their lives and try to give them a voice.

This year, in a moving tribute about the war and how Vietnam veterans were treated after the war, Vietnam combat veteran Walter Pete Groomes poignantly shared some thoughts, with our keynote speaker Charles Harrison, and my Westminster High School Class of 1971 classmate Doug Battaglini.

Both Battaglini and Groomes are held in high regard in the community for their leadership roles. They serve as a rock or many Vietnam-era veterans, whether they served in county, or like this writer, stateside.

After the war, Harrison continued to serve in the FBI, a leader in the Carroll County NAACP, volunteer leadership roles with a community focus group that served in an advisory role in the selection of a new Westminster police chief in the early 2000s, and as an Orphan Court Judge, to mention a few of his accomplishments.

In Vietnam, be served as a Captain in the U.S. Army as helicopter pilot. His service earned him the Bronze Star.

The comments of Groomes, Battaglini, and Harrison, tied-in with the moving remarks by Carroll County State’s Attorney Brian DeLeonardo, the day before at the annual Pleasant Valley Memorial Day ceremonies. In a moving presentation, DeLeonardo spoke about his late Dad, who served in Vietnam. His Dad succumbed a number of years ago, at age 49, to complications of his exposure to Agent Orange during the war. 

What many attending the ceremonies found particularly moving was his explanation, that for decades most Vietnam veterans never spoke of the war, or their service to our country. This came as a result of the way most Vietnam veterans were treated with disdain and scorn by much of society, and especially the anti-war demonstrators.

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My upcoming story this Sunday, May 21, 2017, will be on Sgt. Joe Oreto - http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-upcoming-story-this-sunday-may-21.html Biên Hòa Memories # 32 - Biên Hòa Air Base 1960-1970 – VNAF May 15, 2017

Time Flies by Kevin Dayhoff: “This Memorial Day we remember the service and sacrifice of Joseph Oreto” http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/ph-cc-dayhoff-052117-20170520-column.html The Black Horse Regiment first arrived in South Vietnam at Vung Tau on September 7, 1966. It was engaged in heavy combat and took heavy casualties throughout the balance of the war.

Joseph Anthony Oreto was one of 730 members of the ACR lost in Vietnam. He was 21-years old when he died for our country on April 13, 1969.

Oreto was stationed at the Bien Hoa Air Base, about 16-miles above Saigon and killed in Tay Ninh Province up along the Cambodian border, during Operation Toan Thang II. Otherwise known as the defense of Saigon, the objective was a search and clear operation to discourage North Vietnamese Army campsites and rocket positions within striking distance of Saigon.




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Friday, May 05, 2017