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Showing posts with label 4H Carroll Co 4H FFA Fair. Show all posts
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Fourteen years ago — on April 12, 1998 — the Baltimore Sun carried an article about my neighbor and good friend, Kathryn Myers Frock, in which it was noted:
"The Westminster woman, who is believed to be the longest-serving 4-H volunteer in the country, was surprised recently to be honored for 58 years of volunteer service.
"Fifty-eight years? thought Frock. Why 58?
"'Maybe they don't think I'm going to be here for 60 years,' she said with a smile."
Well, Frock made it to 60 years. As a matter of fact, make that 74 years that she was a 4-H leader and volunteer fair judge.
That said, with Frock, it was not as much about the quantity of years, but the quality.
When Kathryn Frock joined 4-H in 1934, there were girl 4-H clubs and boy 4-H clubs. If you lived on a farm and worked with animals, however, you were allowed to belong to a "co-ed club."
In those days the fair was held in Taneytown, before moving to its current location behind the Agricultural Center in Westminster.
To build the buildings at the new site, the 4-H clubs raised money through various methods such as making moccasins and selling household "guidebooks."
The Westminster woman who is believed to be the longest-serving 4-H volunteer in the country was surprised recently to be honored for 58 years of volunteer service.
Fifty-eight years? thought Kathryn Frock. Why 58?
"Maybe they don't think I'm going to be here for 60 years," she said with a smile last week.
If there were a grandmaster of homemaking, Frock, 80, would qualify: Her skills range from the "seven-day pickles" she puts up to the carefully centered daisy buttons on a dress she made in 1936 that swept 4-H Club local, state and national needlework honors.
"This woman is phenomenal," said Bob Shirley, Carroll County's recently retired extension agent for 4-H. "The amount of volunteer work she's still doing and the number of organizations she's giving support to. And she still is a very strong, active leader," he said.
Born June 17, 1917 in Mayberry, she was the daughter of the
late John H. Myers and Maude Maus Myers Zimmerman. She was the wife of the late
Russel W. Frock who died in 1977.
She attended Taneytown High School, Class of 1934.
She was a seamstress for L. Greif Brothers Clothing Company,
and a homemaker.
She was a 4-H leader and volunteer fair judge for 70 years
receiving a Governor's Citation at 55 years, a member of the Carroll County 4-H
Fair Board, a member of Family and Consumer Education (formerly known as
Homemaker's Clubs) for 65 years, and was a member of Church Women United for
over 50 years.
She held many leadership positions on the local, state and
national levels. She was also a Chief Election Judge at one of the Westminster
polling locations for 20 years. She received many awards and recognitions
including being named to the Carroll County 4-H Hall of Fame and received the
Pioneer Award for the Carroll County Agriculture Board.
She was a volunteer at the Farm Museum as a tour guide and
demonstrator of quilting and chair caning, was an Adult Education teacher for 8
years at the Frederick Community College in the 1970's teaching needle arts
classes, and for several years was an assessor for the External Adult Learning
Program for the Carroll County Public Schools.
She was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Baust United Church of
Christ where she was an Adult Sunday School teacher for over 75 years, belonged
to the “Women's Guild”, played in the church orchestra as a young woman and was
a founding member of the Mature Christians group.
She received the Outstanding Senior Citizen award in 1983 in
Carroll County and the State of Maryland by the Jaycees.
Surviving her are a son Neil E. Frock and partner Bob
Harrison of Rehoboth Beach, DE, a daughter and husband Lori and John Bucacink
of Westminster, sisters Betty Harman of Silver Run and Aileen Long of
Westminster, grandchildren Ian and Sara Bucacink of Westminster, and many
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by siblings Wilson Myers, George “Herby”
Myers, Marie Hyle and Truth Haines.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 pm, and 1 hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the Pritts Funeral Home
& Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 11 a.m. at the
funeral home with Rev. Gerald Hanberry officiating, assisted by Rev. Gerald
Fuss. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
the Emmanuel Baust United Church of Christ, 2950 Old Taneytown Road,
Westminster, MD 21158 or to the Carroll County 4-H, CCEAC, 700 Agriculture
Center, Westminster, MD 21157.
Updated: 3:25 p.m. Firefighters and friends from across Carroll County gathered
at the Haight Funeral Home in Sykesville on Jan. 1 to celebrate the life of...
Firefighters from all across Carroll County gathered at the Haight Funeral Home in Sykesville on Sunday to celebrate the life of Calvin Warren Brothers, 79, of Finksburg, who died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.
The service was conducted by the Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association Chaplain, Deacon Charles Barnhart, of whom many emergency services personnel turn to in times of trouble or grief in Carroll County.
Barnhart began the service by saying, “My friends, we have gathered here to praise God and to witness our faith as we celebrate the life of Calvin Brothers. We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow hope, in death resurrection.”
Brothers wore many different hats in the greater Carroll County community and many folks knew him well by his steadfast community leadership in the many responsibilities he took upon himself. The one common thread is that he did everything well and no matter how difficult the task, he was always a good friend to everyone.
He was born February 2, 1932 in Finksburg, and was the son of the late Ernest Claude and Amelia I. Ward Brothers. He was the husband of the late Carol Ann Baumes Brothers, who died in 2010.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, who served in Korea. He was a member of the Westminster VFW, Westminster Moose, and the Westminster American Legion.
He worked for many years for Luther L. Brothers Builders and later as the Chief Building Inspector for Carroll County.
Others knew him well as a volunteer with Carroll County 4H and FFA programs where he once served as the Chair of the Board for the Carroll County 4H and FFA Fair.
Folks gathered Sunday evening to celebrate Brothers’ service to our community as a volunteer firefighter. In May 1964, after several devastating fires in the Gamber area of Carroll County, the Gamber and Community Fire Company was organized. According to an old newspaper article, “Two months after the company established itself, Calvin Brothers joined up. His uncle, a member, recruited him. ‘Between 1965 and 1975, this was a very small company,’ he said. ‘It didn't seem like we were going to go too far.’”
But through the hard work of Brothers and countless other community leaders, the upstart fire company has gone far over the years.
“By 1965, the company purchased land and a building at the intersection of Md. 32 and Md. 91, and ordered the first piece of fire equipment…”
Here, Barnhart picked-up the story of Brothers’ work for our community at his memorial service. Brothers “gave his volunteer spirit for 46 years.” He was the company president for a total of eleven-years in five different decades.
Over the years, in addition to serving as a delegate to the Carroll County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, and member of numerous committees, he also served as Gamber fire chief, first vice-president for four years, second vice-president for three years, and a member of the board of directors for an additional four years.
He also served as president of the county firefighters’ association from 1992-1993 and was elected to the Carroll County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Hall of Fame in 1990.
Barnhart spoke for many when he said, “There is so much to share about Calvin’s dedication to” the Gamber volunteer fire company. “His personality and devotion will never be forgotten. In every role, Calvin touched your lives with charm and wit, with courage and hope, with kindness and love. And I’m sure that it was a great reunion at the heavenly gate when Calvin arrived this past Wednesday…
“Calvin became for all, the model of what it means to be an honest hard working sensitive adult. And now, as long as you live in the memory of his witness and faith, he will always live through you…
“We have been blessed with various gifts of service. We give thanks for the life of Calvin W. Brothers and say thank you for his 46 years of service to the Gamber and Community Volunteer Fire Company and the Gamber community. We are grateful for his time and commitment for the betterment of others.”
According to attribute ob the fire company website by Gamber fire company treasurer Clay Myers, Brothers was the husband of Carol Ann Brothers who died in 2010. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Jen and Chad Dean of Odenton, sons and daughter-in-law Rick Bartels of Glen Burnie, and John and Alisha Bartels of Gamber.
Also surviving are brothers and sisters-in-law Robert Brothers of Gamber, Luther L. and Eva M. Brothers of Gamber, and Carl Melvin and Bonnie Brothers of Traverse City, MI, sister Joan Gist of Gamber, and grandchildren Kera Jefcoat, Kaitlyn Crabtree, Tyler Bartels and Olivia Hope Bartels, and great grandson Layton Jefcoat.
He was predeceased by his sisters Grace Shipley, Jeanette Robertson, Marietta Clark, and Amelia Sue Green, his brother-in-law Richard Gist, and his grandson John Eric Bartels.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 2, 2012, at 10:00 am at Haight Funeral Home & Chapel with Deacon Charles Barnhart officiating. Interment was at the Providence Cemetery, Gamber.
Calvin Warren Brothers, 79 of Finksburg, died Wednesday,
December 28, 2011, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.
Born February 2, 1932 in Finksburg, he was the son of the
late Ernest Claude and Amelia I. Ward Brothers. He was the husband of the late
Carol Ann Baumes Brothers, who died in 2010.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Korea.
He had been Chief Building Inspector for Carroll County for
many years and had also worked many years for Luther L. Brothers Builders.
He was a lifetime member of Gamber and Community Fire
Department where he served twice as Chief and twice as President.
He was a member and Past President of Carroll County
Fireman’s Association.
He volunteered with Carroll County 4H and FFA and served as
Past Chairman of the Board for the Carroll County 4H and FFA Fair.
He was also a member of the Westminster VFW, Westminster
Moose and Westminster American Legion.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Jen and Chad Dean of
Odenton, sons and daughter-in-law Rick Bartels of Glen Burnie, and John and
Alisha Bartels of Gamber, brothers and sisters-in-law Robert Brothers of
Gamber, Luther L. and Eva M. Brothers of Gamber, and Carl Melvin and Bonnie
Brothers of Traverse City, MI, sister Joan Gist of Gamber, and grandchildren
Kera Jefcoat, Kaitlyn Crabtree, Tyler Bartels and Olivia Hope Bartels, and
great grandson Layton Jefcoat.
He was predeceased by his sisters Grace Shipley, Jeanette
Robertson, Marietta Clark, and Amelia Sue Green, his brother-in-law Richard
Gist, and his grandson John Eric Bartels.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10:00 am at
Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Rd., Sykesville with Deacon
Charles Barnhart officiating. Interment will be in Providence Cemetery, Gamber.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5pm
and 6-8pm where the Gamber and Community Fire Department will hold a memorial
service at 7:45pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gamber and
Community Fire Department, 3939 Niner Rd., Finksburg, MD 21048.
There were bunnies, dogs, chickens, horses, ponies, tractors, trucks, proud Moms and Dads and plenty 4-H children and young adults on display at the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair parade Sunday evening.
The hour-long parade featured approximately 31 floats said Rick Barber, who along with his wife, Brenda Barber, Danny Graf, Ashley Barber and Tammie Harris, served as this year’s fair parade committee superintendents.
This year’s parade featured the themes, “4-H is open to all,” and “Come one, come all, the fair has it all,” explained Rick.
The afternoon at the annual CarrollCounty (Maryland) 4-H FFA Fair started out tame enough. Children were giggling. There was ice cream, burgers and french fries to eat; the weather was appropriately hot, and antique tractors were performing the stylized minuet of square dancing in the upper horse arena.
But soon after 6 o'clock in the evening, the scene of the antique tractors had transformed into the clash of the alien mutant titans of the farm equipment world, as the giant machines danced in the makeshift heavy metal mosh pit of the third annual combine demolition derby at the country fair.
With names like “Smoking Panther,” “Pink Elephant,” “Black Widow,” and “Save the Ta Tas - Fight for the Cure,” the hulking machines paraded into the gladiatorial arena to the delight of the overflow crowd as the announcers, John Roop and Rachael Troppman, introduced the contestants.
[…]
Just before the action began, Forrest Shaw, the assistant chief of the Pleasant Valley Fire Department assembled the scores of firefighters and EMS personnel from fire departments throughout the county, for final instructions.
“This is a neat event. We're here to make sure everyone is safe,” said Shaw as he surveyed the large audience that kept creeping toward the fence and the large concrete barricades in place to keep the machines in the arena separate from the crowds packed on the surrounding sloped seating area.
[…]
Pink Elephants on parade
The opera performed by the giant bellowing machines took place in four acts. Three heats with the winners of each of the heats appearing for the final duel.
The “Smoking Panther” driven by Kenny Nusbaum, survived heat No. 1. The High Clas Farm entry, the “Pink Elephant,” piloted by David Clas, prevailed in the second heat. And the crowd favorite, according to announcer Troppman, “Save the Ta Tas,” the Lakeview Farms entry captained by Jeff Harrison, won the third heat.
[…]
Survival of the pinkest
The end came at 9:45 p.m., as the “Pink Elephant” was declared the winner - as the second place finisher, the “Smoking Panther,” fell silent - vanquished after putting up quite a fight.
In addition to bragging rights, the first place finisher took home a prize of $1,000. Second place won $500, and this year's third place finisher, “Save the Ta Tas,” donated its $250 prize to the “Susan G. Koman for the Cure” breast cancer foundation.
“Isn't this fun?” said Troppman from the announcers' stand. “The families, friends… and the farms put so much creativity and effort into their combines - and then it's fun to see them crash into each other.”
(Enlarge) The "Sponge Bob" combine was rigged to mechanically tip his hat to the crowd. (Photo by Kevin Dayhoff)
Combine Demolition Derby is smashing good time at the Carroll 4-H and FFA Fair in Westminster 'This is all-Americana, baby' … fair continues through Aug. 6 By Kevin Dayhoff
The afternoon at the annual Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair started out tame enough. Children were giggling. There was ice cream, burgers and french fries to eat; the weather was appropriately hot, and antique tractors were performing the stylized minuet of square dancing in the upper horse arena.
But soon after 6 o'clock in the evening, the scene of the antique tractors had transformed into the clash of the alien mutant titans of the farm equipment world, as the giant machines danced in the makeshift heavy metal mosh pit of the third annual combine demolition derby at the country fair... http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/4576/Carroll-County-Fair-Westminster-4H-FFA/
Published July 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... wrap-up Aug. 7. The annual agricultural fair benefits Carroll youngsters through 4-H programs ... ; Food concessions are available throughout the fair and include pit beef, turkey, ham, ... to be fan favorites. Staples, including the fair parade Aug. 1 and the cake ... ...
DAYHOFF: Honoring the 'Hell Drivers of Taneytown,' in 1948 and today Published October 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... just raise your finger, err, hand. Drop us a note or share it in the comment section on www.explorecarroll.com. When he is not risking his life on Route 140, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com , or go to www.westminstermaryland online.net....
ARCHIVE: Guy Babylon made world class music, but never really left Carroll Published October 11, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... a kind-hearted family man and friend ... who happened to play keyboard for Elton John. When he is not listening to "Madman Across the Water," Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
Westminster city clerk dies Published October 9, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle Westminster and Carroll County officials are mourning the loss of City Clerk Laurell Taylor, who died at her home Thursday morning.“She was a very dedicated city employee,” Mayor Kevin Utz said in an interview with The Eagle. “She did everything asked of her ... ...
Budget woes dominate Westminster council meeting Published October 5, 2009 by Westminster Eagle The meeting of the Westminster mayor and Common Council last on Sept. 28 began with plenty of smiles, but the mood quickly turned somber as a discussion on budget woes dominated the balance of the evening. Mayor Kevin Utz conducted a public hearing on the ... ...
William Henry Rinehart found his true calling in Union Bridge Published September 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... in Washington while he was working in Italy. Rinehart died at age 49 on Oct. 28, 1874, from tuberculosis. When he's not checking out art in Union Bridge, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at ... or at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
President Eisenhower shared Carroll County's love of farming Published September 6, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... regarding Finksburg with the Carroll County Genealogical Society and the Carroll County Historical Society. When he is not roaming around Gettysburg, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
In the file photo above from August 1, 2006, Carrie Ann Knauer works away on a story at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair. (For a larger image, click here)