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Saturday, February 02, 2019

February winter sunset in downtown Westminster

February winter sunset in downtown Westminster 2Feb2019

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February winter sunset in downtown Westminster

February winter sunset in downtown Westminster 2Feb2019

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Friday, March 17, 2017

A quiet cold snow-covered March afternoon at the Westminster Cemetery

A quiet cold snow-covered March afternoon at the Westminster Cemetery: I always imagine all the stories that are there to be told. 17 Mar 2017 KED #amwriting

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Yesterday, it was fun to see the train come through town, Wed. April 13, 2016

Yesterday, it was fun to see the train come through town, Wed. April 13, 2016, right before the historic Westminster Main Street Mile

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Plenty of good tea and great things to eat Tea Bar Cafe 7 E. Main St Westminster

Sunday, November 06, 2011

The steeple of Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminnster MD

The steeple of Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminnster MD

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Monday, October 04, 2010

No peeing on the trees please

May 20, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff

Sign found near the Westminster playground in Westminster, MD

[20100520 Dontpeeontrees]

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At the intersection of Main and Liberty Streets in downtown Westminster, city officials have provided folks with an extra option. Pedestrians may push the button to activate the crosswalk signal or they may opt to simply “Reboot Universe,” with the push of a button.

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Friday, September 03, 2010

Repairs are part of an ongoing effort to preserve Westminster MD timepiece.

Repairs are part of an ongoing effort to preserve the city timepiece.

August 4, 2010 By Kevin Dayhoff

There are three versions of my story on the Westminster clock tower.

One, a long and comprehensive story, was published only on the Explore Carroll website at: http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/4596/clock-docs-make-timely-house-call-citys-historic-timepiece/ It mentions councilwoman Albert’s work and where folks may contribute to the clock tower fund.

An excerpt may also be found on my Westminster community website: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2010/08/dayhoff-clock-docs-make-house-call-to_10.html

There was a short version published in my Sunday history column, “Archives,” that appears in the Baltimore Sunday Sun. It only appeared in the print version of the newspaper.

Then, there is a much longer version of the piece that was submitted, but edited a good bit for length. I will eventually put that on my website… here:

A YouTube of the event may be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvICD3mOouw

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In the early morning hours of Tuesday morning, Main Street of Westminster was relatively quiet, with the exception of Westminster street department superintendent Larry Bloom, and Jeff Glass, the city public works director standing on the sidewalk across the street from the old firehouse at 66 E. Main Street in Westminster and looking up into the sky.

Was it a bird, a plane – superman? Well no, they were staring at the old clock which sits atop the old fire hall - which served our community from 1896 to 1998.

After the fire company moved to its new location on John Street in 1998 and the building was sold, the city retained ownership of just the clock and the clock tower which sits on top of the three-story building that once housed the Westminster city offices until the late 1930s, in addition to the fire company.

A plaque at the base of the clock tower reads: “Henry Baile; Born January 9, 1809; Died October 26, 1891. The above clock erected to his memory by his wife Margaret Cassell Baile Sept. 1, 1896.”

A newspaper article from January 1896 reports that the clock tower was the source of a great deal of excitement in the community:

“It is pleasant to record the fact that the clock … (built by the) Seth Thomas Clock Company, of Stamford, Conn., for a tower clock which the company lists at $1010, and which will be a contribution to the department...”

Meanwhile, 114 years later, last Tuesday, on the sidewalk below the clock, the assistant city street department superintendent Wayne Reifsnider, and David Booth of Precision Repair, a timepiece restoration company, were busy sorting through brand new clock hands and safety belts.

According to Booth, Tuesday morning’s task was to replace “the cedar hands, which require painting every two years, with powder coated aluminum ones, and stainless steel counterweights.”

It’s neat to be here and be a part of history, said Glass as he and Bloom kept looking up. It’s exciting to see the clock being preserved, said Bloom.

Moments later, a Thomas Bennett and Hunter crane arrived and city workers Shawn Lockard and Alan Miller joined Reifsnider as they set-up the crane and attached a steel cage on the end of a cable.

Keeping the old timepiece working has been challenging for the city workers in the last number of years.

Miller said it was good to get it worked on, as he looked briefly up at the old clock. Lockard added, “I’m glad that we’re finally getting it fixed.”

Booth and Reifsnider subsequently jumped into the steel cage and away they were whisked into the air four stories to replace the clock hands on the old historic clock that has been a fixture in the center of town since it was dedicated at 3:30 in the afternoon on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1896.

Replacing the clock hands on the old timepiece is part of an ongoing effort to save and restore the clock that has been in need of repair for a number of years.

Booth said that it was exciting to see the refurbishing come along…

Booth shared that on November 17, 2008 a group of clock historians from Chapter 11 of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors visited the old clock and did an assessment of the clock’s condition.

“After inspecting the clock, this group found the clock to be in surprisingly good condition,” although, “prior to (that) visit, vandals did extensive damage to the mechanism…

“The clock is a Seth Thomas (number 16.) The nameplate is dated May 16, 1896, and it is clock #897, and marked ‘A. S. Hotchkiss.’”

Just then, as traffic on Main Street began to increase, Ben Rogers walked up the street as he made his way to his office at Edward Jones, at the corner of Main Street and Longwell Avenue.

“It rings the time… It will great to see the time on the face,” said Rogers just – as if on cue – the clock bell chimed.

Booth later e-mailed, “The bell was cast by J. Resister & Sons, Baltimore, MD, and measures 37” in diameter at the mouth… It is inscribed ‘Westminster Fire Engine & Hose #1, Incorporated 1879’... The other side has several names of officials on an 1881 executive committee.”

Nancy Hernandez of the Community Media Center was also there to film the repairs. This is fun. It’s exciting to be a witness… to record this.

Although Booth is donating his time, other expenses incurred in the clock repair are being covered by private donations collected by a fund spearheaded by Westminster councilwoman Suzanne Albert.

Albert, the granddaughter of David E. Walsh, the city's mayor from 1912 to 1916, told Explore Carroll in 2008 that she has fond memories of the clock from the days when she grew up on Main Street in Westminster.

If you would like to contribute, send a donation to the Westminster Clock Tower Fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County, 255 Clifton Boulevard, Westminster, Md. 21158.

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2010/09/repairs-are-part-of-ongoing-effort-to.html

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Sunday, May 09, 2010

Westminster MD High School Jazz Band at the Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival

Westminster MD High School Jazz Band at the Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival http://tinyurl.com/27c5uz6

Westminster MD High School Jazz Band at the Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff

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#9 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010

#9 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/28blr74

Sculptor Eric M. Veach looks over the large crowd at the Westminster Annual Flower and Jazz Festival in Westminster on May 8, 2010. Veach specializes in reclaimed metal art sculptures. Visit him at www.daughtersdelight.com Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

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[20100508 COWFJFest (9)]

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Saturday, May 08, 2010

#10 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival

#10 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/2frzo2o

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Local artist and photographer Dr. Pam Zappardino takes a picture of me taking a picture of Eric M. Veach’s reclaimed metal art sculptures at the Westminster Annual Flower and Jazz Festival in Westminster on May 8, 2010. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

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[20100508 COWFJFest (10)]

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#8 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival

#8 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

[20100508 COWFJFest (8)]

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#27 Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival May 8 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

Local artist and photographer, Stan Ruchlewicz, the Westminster city administrator of economic development takes a picture of me taking a picture of two Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival revelers in downtown Westminster, May 8, 2010. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

Update: I just ran across the woman in the picture at the annual Westminster Fallfest, September 25, 2010. Her name is Kira Billings...

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[20100508 COWFJFest (27)]

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Westminster city lights

“Westminster city lights”

Looking west on Main Street at the railroad tracks at 7 pm in Westminster MD

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By Kevin Dayhoff December 31, 2009

[20091231 Main at RR west] - “Westminster city lights” By Kevin Dayhoff December 31, 2009 Dayhoff Art, Dayhoff Daily Photoblog, Dayhoff photos, Dayhoff photos Westminster, Weather rain, Westminster File Main St

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“Westminster city lights” Looking west Main St at RR tracks in Westminster MD http://tinyurl.com/yafhmot 31Dec09 http://twitpic.com/y5r9r http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/335540359/westminster-city-lights-looking-west-main-st-at

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Westminster Maryland City Hall

Westminster Maryland City Hall on the evening of December 5, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/yhfy57s

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The Longwell Family Center in Westminster

The Longwell Family Center in Westminster

Flags fly proudly on Veterans Day at the Westminster Longwell Family Center – old Armory Building on Longwell Avenue in Westminster, Maryland on November 11, 2009. By Kevin Dayhoff

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

8th Street in Westminster

8th Street in Westminster, Md, December 25, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

The arrival of the spacecraft in Westminster

“The arrival of the spacecraft behind Willis Street in Westminster” by Kevin Dayhoff November 25, 2009

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It was the night before Thanksgiving in 2009 when it happened.

When the spacecraft first landed at the old Westminster Playground; no one, at first, quite knew what to do…

Crickey, folks were flummoxed.

This picture was captured by happenstance and shows homes along the otherwise quiet, tree-lined, and bucolic Willis Street in Westminster, to be silhouetted by the bright landing lights of the craft.

Was it an attack by Cylons? Or perhaps it was an invasion of intergalactic Velociraptors

Oh no…

Wait a minute. It’s. It’s. Holy @!@$%^$$%...

We’ve suspected all along that “they” are among us.

Various folks have had dreams of android cattle. Could this be the beginning of the attack of the chrome toasters?

Persons around town have appeared to have siren Cylon tendencies, in which it has been suspected that a Six copy has been downloaded into their bodies.

They are seductive and they look the part and have the correct vocabulary, but there is no there – there and the results are hollow.

They were first suspected to have landed sometime in May 2005. Some do a great job with press releases.

It was a sensational story but only maintained a fugacious claim on the public's attention; as if it happened on a pair of fast chucks.

[20091125 Willis St arrival] Dayhoff Daily Photoblog, Dayhoff literature of the absurd, Dayhoff photos, Dayhoff photos Westminster, Politics Moonbat(s)

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