Jan. 6, 2003 Sean Barry Frederick Md News-Post: Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co accident in the snow

This Day in History - - Jan. 6, 2003 Sean Barry Frederick Md News-Post: Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co accident in the snow

Fire truck hits, injures man By Sean Barry News-Post Staff January 6th, 2003

BRADDOCK HEIGHTS -- A fire engine slid down a steep, snowy road Sunday, striking and critically injuring a pedestrian before rolling over and injuring three firefighters, police said.

John Main, 44, of Middletown, had gotten out of his car to help another motorist when he was hit by Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co.'s Engine 121, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

Mr. Main was listed in critical condition Sunday night at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. The firefighters had lesser injuries.

The accident occurred about 10:25 a.m. when the engine slid down Old Swimming Pool Road near South Clifton Road as the crew was responding to a two-car crash, sheriff's Sgt. Tom Winebrenner said.

The cars were blocking the roadway, and the engine failed to stop because of the steep grade and the snowy conditions, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

The engine, a 1992 Grumman with its lights and siren activated, rotated sideways before leaving the roadway and striking Mr. Main, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

The engine then rolled down an embankment, coming to rest on its wheels, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

Firefighter William Lenhart, 68, the driver, and Chief Patrick McTighe, 25, the front passenger, were treated and released at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Firefighter Jamie Daily, 25, in the rear seat, was listed in stable condition at Washington County Hospital.

Chief McTighe didn't respond to a request to be interviewed. Others at the station declined comment.

The extent of damage to the fire engine was not clear.

Mr. Main is a Hawbottom Road resident. He has worked in landscaping and lawn service.

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Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Commissioners notice to bidders for incontinent briefs

This Day in History - - Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Commissioners notice to bidders for incontinent briefs

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Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Board of Commissioners notice to bidders “for furnishing and delivering Professional Medical brand underpads and incontinent briefs for the County…

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Frederick News-Post: Excavated stone building surprises, stumps SHA crew

Excavated stone building surprises, stumps SHA crew
Originally published August 06, 2010

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By Stephanie Mlot
News-Post Staff

It's not an old oven.

But that's about the only thing State Highway Administration archaeologist Lisa Kraus said is certain about a small stone building unearthed recently near I-70 and the LaFarge Quarry.

Workers stumbled on the structure while they were setting up a retaining wall before construction on the interstate bridge over South Street begins, said Kellie Boulware, SHA spokeswoman.

SHA workers, archaeologists and engineers watched eagerly Thursday morning as crews removed rock slabs from the top of the previously buried building.

After two weeks spent inspecting the exterior of the 1893 building, Kraus said one question remained: What is this thing? ... http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=108240

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Senator Charles Mathias, a champion of civil rights, dead at 87

By Kevin Dayhoff January 25, 2010

Former Republican U.S. Senator Charles McCurdy (Mac) Mathias has died at the age of 87.

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Although he is most remembered for his decades of fervent support for civil rights; he was also know as an advocate for the Chesapeake Bay, against the war in Vietnam, and his repeated clashes with the conservative wing of the Republican Party.

Mathias served in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district, which includes Carroll County, from 1961 to 1969.

Afterwards he served in the U.S. Senate until 1987. He was succeeded by Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, who still holds the seat to this day.

He was born into a politically prominent old Maryland family in Frederick on July 24, 1922, where he attended public schools and graduated from Frederick High School in 1939.

He was the son of Charles Mathias, Sr. and Theresa Trail Mathias. Several ancestors in the Mathias family had served in the Maryland General Assembly.

A recent Washington Post tribute noted, “Sen. Mathias's great-grandfather served in the Maryland legislature in the 1860s, and his grandfather was a state senator who campaigned with Theodore Roosevelt. When the future senator was a boy, his father took him to the White House to meet presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.”

He was living in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where his family reported that he died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Mathias also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1959 to 1960.

He graduated from Haverford College, Pennsylvania, in 1944; attended Yale University; and went on to receive a law degree from the University of Maryland in 1949

He served in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. After 1944, he was stationed in the Pacific Ocean theatre of the war and later in Japan, where he personally saw the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, after it was destroyed by an atomic bomb.

He returned home after the war and receiving his law degree, briefly practiced law in Frederick. He served as an assistant Maryland Attorney General from 1953 to 1954 and then moved-on to serve as the municipal attorney for the city of Frederick from 1954 to 1959.

It was while he served as the Frederick city attorney that he first developed a reputation as a stalwart advocate for civil rights.

While serving in the Maryland General Assembly in 1959, he worked hard to see that Maryland finally ratified the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Maryland had not ratified the amendment, which gave African-Americans certain rights and privileges after the Civil War, almost 90 years earlier. Maryland was one of several states that did not ratify the amendment in the 1860s.

In 1968, according to multiple sources, including a New York Times tribute: in “his first election, to the Senate … he defeated Daniel Brewster, a Democratic incumbent who was a friend and former classmate at the University of Maryland Law School. Mr. Brewster had been an usher at Mr. Mathias’s wedding in 1958, and Mr. Mathias had been godfather to Mr. Brewster’s son.”

The Washington Post noted that Mathias described “the future of the Republican Party in a 1996 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Sen. Mathias said (at that time): ‘I'd like to think there would be a place for Abraham Lincoln, a place for Theodore Roosevelt, a place for Dwight D. Eisenhower. If there's a place for them, I'd like to think I could find a small niche.’

“In 2002, Sen. Mathias announced his opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and in 2008 he wrote an article for The Washington Post endorsing the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

“Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Ann Bradford Mathias of Chevy Chase; two sons, Charles B. Mathias and Robert F. Mathias of the District. Other survivors include a sister, Theresa M. Michel of Frederick; a brother, Edward Trail Mathias of Baltimore; and two granddaughters.”

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This week in The Tentacle for Wednesday April 22 2009

This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
‘Smiling Faces…’
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Monday a smiling President Barack Obama stopped by CIA headquarters for the first time since taking office. It was a charm offensive to give the agency a pep talk to help stave off low morale issues.

In the Face of Tragedy…
Michael Kurtianyk
On Sunday morning, I heard the church bells ring as I went to get the morning papers. I wanted to make sure that I picked them up before my 7-year-old daughters got to them. I knew what the headlines were going to be, and I didn’t want daughters to read the headlines before my wife and I had a chance to talk and prepare for that conversation.

A Malay Wedding – Part Two
Tom McLaughlin
Seremban, Malaysia – It’s the day before the celebration. Nazir’s son picked me up at the airport and I feigned I knew him, faking it most of the way. The marble finally dropped into the correct location in the brain and I realized who he was and could participate in the conversation instead of stupidly nodding my head.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Selling Newspapers?
Roy Meachum
"State of Play" opened this weekend; the film will be discussed with Bob Miller on his WFMD "Morning Express" Friday. Its’ message about modern newspapering burns in my mind and cannot wait another three days.

A Call to Arms…
Farrell Keough
I had the privilege of attending the Frederick County Tea Party. While neither man will accept the credit, great thanks goes out to Blaine Young and Bob Miller of WFMD radio, 930 A.M. That attendance on such an awful day to be outside was remarkable!

Monday, April 20, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 12
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The General Assembly Department of Legislative Services produces a document each year summarizing the legislative session. This year, I thought I’d produce my own right here on The Tentacle.

Because Hope is not a Method
Steven R. Berryman
My name is Steve, and I’m a “right-wing extremist.” That’s how I would start an “AA” meeting if those letters stood for “activists anonymous!”

Friday, April 17, 2009
Tea Party 2009
Roy Meachum
The story made all the papers: Washington Post, New York Times, etc. In Frederick, the News-Post slapped it across the front page: "Tea Party" Brews on Tax Day."

The Tea Has Been Tossed
Joe Charlebois
Just as a beaten dog will eventually turn on his owner, or a slave endeavor to escape the bondage of even the most benevolent master, a people can only be suppressed so long before they cry “No more!”

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Health Care Reform – Part 1
Patricia A. Kelly
Barack Obama is not the only one who believes that health care reform is essential to the economic and personal well-being of Americans. Technically, we can’t be beat, but our system is a mess.

Will This History Repeat Itself?
Tony Soltero
Fourteen years ago, on April 19, 1995, a young man named Tim McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 Americans. It remains to this day the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.

A REVIEW – No Conventional Story
Roy Meachum
Chazz Palminteri had 'em rolling in the aisles Tuesday. The Hippodrome Theatre brought his "Bronx Tale" to Baltimore. To say the one-man show was an opening night smash would be understatement of the most egregious sort.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The First Summer
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As the first summer approaches following the departure from the White House of President George W. Bush, I am reminded of the story that in the first summer after President Harry Truman left office, he took a road trip with his family in which he visited Frederick.

A Malay Wedding – Part One
Tom McLaughlin
Seremban, Malaysia – Three months before the wedding-I had returned to Malaysia after a 35-year absence, a former Peace Corps Volunteer. A couple of phone calls put me in touch with my kampung folks and a joyful reunion ensued.

Bob Dylan: An Appreciation
Michael Kurtianyk
I’m not sure when I first heard Bob Dylan. My guess would be at home on the radio hearing “Blowin in the Wind,” or “Like a Rolling Stone.” Growing up, my musical tastes veered toward what today would be called “Classic Rock” or “AOR (“Album-Oriented Rock”).

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Naming a Puppy
Roy Meachum
One survey shows 21 percent of respondents object to the name (Bo) the Obama girls have chosen for their new Portuguese Water Dog puppy. Of course, it's plain dumb for any survey to ask. But, good grief! – one in five object to the name!

Advice from The Voice of Experience – Part 2
Nick Diaz
In my last installment on http://www.thetentacle.com/, I started giving readers, potential motorcyclists all, some advice on buying good, used, cheap motorcycles. I stressed the importance of doing one’s “homework,” which means thinking things over as one finds out about the various types, models, and brands of motorcycles available.

Monday, April 13, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 11
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
A race worth saving? No, this is not some deep philosophical question about the future of mankind. The race is the Preakness, and the question relates more to the last minute effort to avoid a potential bankruptcy sale.

About the Net
Steven R. Berryman
What the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), once contrived to connect university research scientists to each other in the course of their daily work, has now become the world’s greatest tool, toy, and liability – our Internet.

20090422 SDOSM This week in The Tentacle

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20080323 Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days

For fellow history buffs – this event looks great:

Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days

Originally published in the Frederick News-Post March 23, 2008
From Staff Reports

Courtesy Photo: This photo, from the Mount St. Mary’s University archives, shows a horse-drawn wagon and students from an earlier era in front of the Terrace, just above the site that is now Founder’s Plaza.

Emmitsburg is rolling out the red carpet.

On April 5 and 6, the heritage of this unique community along the northern border of Frederick County may be explored at numerous locations while traveling in style on a quaint motorized trolley.

Several historic sites, campuses and the local library have come together to present an array of free visitor opportunities during Bell and History Days, the annual opening weekend for Frederick County museums and historic sites.

Bell and History Days, a countywide event, is presented by the Frederick Historic Sites Consortium, with support from the following sponsors: The Daughters of Charity, The Frederick News-Post, Mount St. Mary's University and the National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Foundation.

According to Colleen Remsberg, Bell and History Days committee chairwoman, Emmitsburg was selected as an area for special focus in 2008 because of a number of milestone anniversaries and to emphasize the countywide nature of the event.

"With Mount St. Mary's University celebrating its 200th anniversary, and preparations under way for next year's bicentennial of the arrival of Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, we knew this was a great opportunity for Bell and History Days and a tremendous location for special event programming," Remsberg said.

The free trolley shuttle, which runs on a continuous 30-minute loop, will drop off visitors at the following locations: National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Founder's Plaza on the Mount St. Mary's University campus, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Emmitsburg Community Center, where both the library and the Frederick County Fire and Rescue Museum are participating in Bell and History Days.

Visitor parking is available at the Grotto and the Seton Shrine. Because the trolley runs continuously from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, visitors may disembark at any location and tour the site while waiting for the trolley to return to continue on to the next stop.

Seton links

The common thread of the life and legacy of Elizabeth Ann Seton links most of the participating sites.

The National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, with trails lined with native greenery, statues and other devotional art, was developed in 1875 as a replica of the Lourdes shrine in France where, in 1858, an apparition of the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared.

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More than 100 handbell ringers from eight Frederick County choirs will perform both mass-ring and solo selections. There is no charge and no reservations are necessary.

The program guide for Bell and History Days, including a map inset showing the Emmitsburg trolley route, is available at the Frederick Visitor Center at 19 E. Church St. in Frederick.

The brochures are also available at participating museums and the Mason-Dixon Discovery Center in Emmitsburg. For information, call 301-600-4047 or visit www.fredericktourism.org.

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Read the entire article here: Emmitsburg prepares for Bell and History Days

20070617 Frederick Co. Landmarks Foundation Historic Barn Tour

Frederick Co. Landmarks Foundation Historic Barn Tour

Barnstorming Tour and "Paint Out"

Hat Tip: “A dozen historic barns to be featured on annual tour” Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Gazette Staff Writer Elizabeth A. Stoltz

News from the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation:

June 23, 2007

Visit and tour historic barns of the Middletown Valley.

The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is inviting the public to visit and tour the barns of the Middletown Valley in a one-day “barnstormers” tour. The self-guided tour will be held on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature twelve beautiful and unique barns – some built more than 200 years ago!

This rare tour of older and outstanding barns offers clues to our past. This is where we stored and produced what we now use every day, from milk, to tobacco, corn, and wheat. The buildings themselves still hold clues to Frederick’s nostalgic past. On the tour, careful observers can spot tractors, seed drills, wagons, a sleigh, and even a 1940s pick-up truck.

The barn tour includes: Hawk Wood Farm, the Gilligan Barn, the Hoover Barn, High Cirrus Farm, Joe Brown’s Stone Barn, the South Mountain Barn, the old barn at the Surreybrooke Garden Center, the Stone Manor Barn, Well Intended Farm, the Ramshorn Farm, the Segal Farm, and Ostertag Vistas.

A few of these barns have new uses. Weddings and receptions take place at Ostertag Vistas and the Hawk Wood Farm is home to a woodworking shop.

“The public has never been able to tour most of these barns before,” said Birch Hotz, Landmarks committee chairperson. “Walking into them is like walking into the past. They have a majestic feel, wide open spaces, and a language all their own. They have queen posts, fore-bays, and milking parlors.”

The self-guided, one-day tour follows the scenic country roads of Frederick County’s Middletown Valley. The ticket will be a brochure with a detailed map and descriptions of the barns.

Tickets will be available on May 7 for $15 and will be sold at Schifferstadt, 1110 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick; at the Tourism Council of Frederick County, 19 East Church Street, Frederick; and at the Grapevine, 117 East Patrick Street, Frederick. Children 16 years and under are free. For more information call 301-293-2215.

The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of Frederick County and their heritage.

BARN TOUR FEATURES “PAINT OUT”

June 23 Tour of Middletown Valley Barns Will Include Artists Painting Barns and a Sale at the End of the Day

On June 23, the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is showcasing twelve older and unusual barns during a one-day, public “Barnstormers Tour.” Organizers have announced that the day will also feature a “Paint-Out” at the barns, so the public can watch artists capture the beauty of each grand old building on canvas.

Artists will be at each of the barns, working in the “plein air” or “open air” style that was a central feature of the French Impressionists. The public is invited to watch the artistic process. The artists’ creative vision and devotion to their art will help preserve the barns when the paintings are sold at the end of the day and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Landmarks Foundation efforts to save the barns of Frederick County.

At the end of the day, the artists will gather at the Ramshorn Farm with their paintings for a “Paint-Out” show and sale, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Newly created barn paintings will be on display and available for sale. Admission to the show and sale is free for Barnstormers tour ticket holders, or $5 per person.

“We invite you to join us after the barn tour to celebrate the art which the painters have created, and perhaps purchase a barn painting to grace the walls of your home,” said Paula Rubin-Wexler, chairperson of the Paint-Out.

The Paint Show and Sale will feature refreshments by the Home at Braddock Inn, live music by the band, Out of the Blue, and an opportunity to meet and chat with artists.

Local artist Walt Bartman, whose original painting is featured on a promotional poster for the Barnstormers Tour and Paint-Out, and who is an internationally renowned artist, will be on hand to personally sign posters. In addition, Ira Wexler, a nationally known advertising and architectural photographer, will share his vision of these wonderful old barns with a display of special Giclee prints.

Any artists interested in participating should contact Rubin-Wexler to register for event. Rubin-Wexler can be reached at 301-371-3420 or via email at paularw@earthlink.net.

Docents will be at each barn, providing information and escorting people to areas of interest. Tickets to the event include a brochure with a detailed map and descriptions of the barns.

The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of Frederick County and their heritage.

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