20070912 This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Jack Molesworth touched many lives

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Ever since John E. "Jack" Molesworth, 80, a Western Maryland College graduate, accomplished Frederick and Carroll County area football coach and educator, died August 31 at Frederick Memorial Hospital from injuries from a fall, accolades and tributes have poured in from community leaders about the life accomplishments of this great man.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Media Guru

Roy Meachum

Whatever just charges can be made of ineptness in the current White House, nobody doubts the president has displayed genius in selecting his media gurus. Whoever currently holds the job is performing in the bedazzling tradition of his predecessors.

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Monday, September 10, 2007

A Political Manifesto - Part One

Richard B. Weldon Jr.

Who am I? This is a rhetorical question, but also an important exploration of philosophy, a political self-assessment in the face of aging, maturing, and awareness.

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Friday, September 7, 2007

"Remember Me"

Roy Meachum

The realization first popped up in Rome, in 1968. An Italian-American Marine lance corporal hijacked a TWA flight in California. In what turned out to be the longest hijacking in history, Raffaele Minichiello diverted the jet to the land where he was born 20 years before. He broke the law. No question.

Halloween 2008 Nightmares

Edward Lulie III

This is over a year early but here are two separate nightmarish dreams for Halloween 2008, one for the political left and one for the political right.sweet dreams all.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

R.I.P. Jack Molesworth

John W. Ashbury

William Shakespeare once wrote "The evil that men do lives after them, / The good is oft interred with their bones." That won't be the case with Jack Molesworth.

Michael Vick - A Perspective

Patricia A. Kelly

Make no mistake. Michael Vick was wrong. Raising dogs under cruel conditions, torturing them as they are trained to fight, killing them painfully when they fail to live up to expectations.It's wrong.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Mount Airy: The Little Town That Could

Kevin E. Dayhoff

In the early morning hours of last Sunday, the town of Mount Airy was rudely awakened just past 4 A.M. to a three-alarm fire. Hardly anything strikes fear in the heart of a community as does a major fire.

The Great Barrier Reef

Tom McLaughlin

Cairns, Australia (pronounced cans), is located at the very top of the eastern coast also known as the Gold Coast. A resort town, it is the jumping off point for explorations on the Great Barrier Reef or "the reef" as known there.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

And Still They Go

Roy Meachum

Writing two weeks ago I listed the more prominent departures from the White House, but I strongly pointed out the men and women should not be compared to "rats deserting a sinking ship." I may have been wrong.

The Path to Change

Farrell Keough

The paradox of white blindness and an inability to acknowledge minorities as people is one of the real life problems set forth in the book White Guilt - How Blacks & Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era by Shelby Steele.

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Monday, September 3, 2007

Breaking Ground

Richard B. Weldon Jr.

Last week's mail included an invitation to a ground-breaking ceremony. This isn't a small event. This ceremony, designating the beginning of a major construction project, signals the most significant change in the history of my hometown.

The Barber of Seville

Tom McLaughlin

It's like the Grand Canyon, the Sistine Chapel, or the Madonna. You just have to see it. You can't describe it, put it on postcards or watch it on television.

20070910 Civil War exhibit receives praise by Tom LeGore

Taneytown Civil War exhibit receives praise by Tom LeGore

September 10^th, 2007

My colleague Tom LeGore has a letter to the editor in the Carroll County Times this worth reprinting. Taneytown has done a great job with their history museum and it is nice to see their efforts get attention.

Editor:

Taneytown's Civil War Legacy exhibit, displayed in the second-floor gallery of the Taneytown Museum is a must-see for any Carroll countian with an interest in local Civil War memorabilia, genealogy or a great display of weapons, flags and other items from private homes and collections never before available for public viewing. The museum and volunteers have done an excellent job of providing detailed labels interpreting each item.

Young men from the Taneytown area who enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 are featured in the displays. One in particular is Sgt. John Ezra Buffington, 6th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for being the first Union enlisted man to mount the parapet of the Confederate entrenchment at Petersburg, Va., on April 2, 1865.

His heroic actions will be the subject of a granite and bronze monument designed by the renowned sculptor Gary Casteel. The monument is scheduled to be dedicated April 2, 2008, according to a press release by the 6th Maryland Regiment of Infantry Descendants Association.

The full Civil War exhibit at Taneytown is schedule to close Oct. 27, however, portions of the exhibit will be displayed elsewhere in the museum after that.

I have been a student of Carroll County's Civil War history for more than four decades, and I rate this special exhibit outstanding!

Tom LeGore

Finksburg

20070906 Tributes continue for Coach Jack Molesworth

Tributes continue for Coach Jack Molesworth

September 6^th, 2007

I was delighted to receive an e-mail earlier today from Coach Jack Molesworth’s son, John Molesworth.

Mr. Molesworth called to my attention that the Baltimore Sun had a write-up about Coach Molesworth in the Wednesday, September 5, 2007 edition of the paper. And that “Paul Gordon is writing a piece in next week's Frederick Gazette.” We’ll look forward to Mr. Gordon’s story…

I played football for Westminster High School from 1968 to 1971 and would attend an occasional then-Western Maryland College football game during Coach Molesworth’s tenure there. Although I only knew him well enough to exchange hellos, I was always impressed with the high regard for which he was held in the community.

Fortunately there are many folks in central Maryland who have worked hard and touched many lives. However Coach Molesworth was one of those rare individuals who leave an enduring legacy preparing many young men and women for a future of accomplishment.

Meanwhile, if you are not familiar with the life’s work of Coach Molesworth, be sure to read Fred Rasmussen’s piece in the Baltimore Sun.

I have been a fan of Mr. Rasmussen’s stellar writing for many years and he comprehensively captured the essence of this amazing individual. But then again, we would’ve expected nothing less from Mr. Rasmussen.

The story can be found here:

John Molesworth

[ Age 80 ] Former director of Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association also coached college football.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Sun reporter, September 5, 2007

John E. "Jack" Molesworth, former executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association and a Western Maryland College football coach, died Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital of complications from a fall. He was 80.

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In 1948, Mr. Molesworth enrolled at Western Maryland College, where he played center for the Green Terrors football team and boxed.

"He was tall and lanky and always played with a lot of heart. He was also a member of our 1951 undefeated football team," said Victor J. Makovitch, a teammate who became a Carroll County school principal.

"He also ran a successful college catering business with Leroy Merritt, his roommate," said his college sweetheart and wife of 55 years, the former Nancy Walker, a retired Frederick County teacher. "They cooked and delivered hot dogs to students in the dorms."

After earning a bachelor's degree in history in 1952, Mr. Molesworth was a teacher and assistant football coach at Mount Airy High School, St. Paul's School and Westminster High School…

From 1957 to 1966, he was head coach and director of athletics at Frederick High School and worked in a similar capacity at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School from 1966 to 1971. In 1971, he was appointed vice principal of Westminster High School, which opened that year…

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"He was the consummate professional," said Sam Case, a retired Western Maryland provost. "He believed in the educational process and always put his kids and players first. In his coaching, he always exhibited the highest ideals in integrity and sportsmanship."

Rick Carpenter, a sports psychologist and a former athletic director, described Mr. Molesworth as a "role model for the men he coached. He was the type of coach every parent would want their son to play for."

Read the entire article here: John Molesworth

Also, be sure to read: “Molesworth had impact on sports by Stan Goldberg”

Originally published September 03, 2007, By Stan Goldberg Fredrick News Post Sports Editor

FEW PEOPLE HAVE had as great an impact on Maryland high school sports than Frederick County's Jack Molesworth, who died on Friday at the age of 80. People in the county who knew him mainly think of Molesworth as the head football coach at Frederick and then Thomas Johnson high schools. But it was his work with state high school sports in the 1970s that may well be his greatest legacy.

Read Mr. Goldberg’s entire piece here: m“Molesworth had impact on sports by Stan Goldberg”

Another good read is that penned by my Tentacle editor, John Ashbury on September 6^th, 2007: “R.I.P. Jack Molesworth”

William Shakespeare once wrote "The evil that men do lives after them, / The good is oft interred with their bones." That won't be the case with Jack Molesworth.

When he passed away last week from complications from a fall in which he broke his neck, the outpouring of affections was nearly overwhelming. But that came from friends and relatives who knew him best.

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For generations of young men and women, his legacy will remain with them for the rest of their lives. For thousands who never met him, his accomplishments in training those who were struggling to reach adulthood will remain a quiet heritage. He helped shape their lives in ways foreign to most of them. But it worked wonders.

The news of his passing was followed by newspaper articles and commentaries which - for the most part - listed the facts of his life, but failed to provide the flavor of this man who dedicated his long life to the betterment of the society into which he was born.

Read the rest here: “R.I.P. Jack Molesworth”

Indeed.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

www.kevindayhoff.net

E-mail him at: kdayhoff AT carr.org or kevindayhoff AT gmail.com

His columns and articles appear in The Tentacle - www.thetentacle.com; Westminster Eagle Opinion; www.thewestminstereagle.com and Winchester Report.

20070906 Jack Molesworth passed away August 31 2007

Jack Molesworth passed away August 31 2007

Mr. John Molesworth

September 6^th, 2007

As originally published, in its entirety on Sunday, September 2, 2007 in the Frederick New-Post.

John E. "Jack" Molesworth died on August 31, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital of complications from a fall. He was 80 years old.

Born on April 3, 1927 in Baltimore, Jack was the only son of the late John R. Molesworth and Margaret Burgee Molesworth of Monrovia. He graduated from Frederick High School in 1944, then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served with the second Marine Division in the occupation of Japan. After completion of his service Jack attended Western Maryland College, where he boxed, played football and, along with his roommate, ran a successful student catering business.

After graduating in 1952, Jack held positions as a teacher and assistant football coach at Mount Airy High School, Saint Paul's School in Baltimore and Westminster High School. Jack became head coach and Director of Athletics at Frederick High School and then Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, where he coached championship teams.

In 1971, Mr. Molesworth took the position of vice-principal at the new Westminster High School, where he stayed briefly due to being offered the position of executive director of Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association for the Maryland Department of Education. Molesworth held this position for 10 years until his retirement in 1981.

After retirement, Jack took his dream job as head football coach at his alma mater, Western Maryland College, where he stayed for five years. During his career, Jack also served for twelve years on the National Federation Football Rules Committee and two years on the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations Executive Council.

Active in the Frederick community, Molesworth was a member of the Frederick Rotary, V.F. W. Post 3285, the Elks Club, the American Legion and was a communicant at Calvary Methodist Church. His national affiliations include Lifetime Membership in the American Football Coaches Association and the National Football Foundation. Mr. Molesworth's honors include Hall of Fame induction in the Alvin Quinn Y.M.C.A. Sports Hall of Fame, the Maryland High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and the Maryland High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

More important than his professional accomplishments, Jack was most proud of his role as mentor to generations of young men in the Frederick community that he coached and taught. Jack was an avid reader, history buff and golfer.

Mr. Molesworth is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Walker Molesworth, two daughters, Janet Hough and husband Terry of Ocean City, Jean Molesworth Kee and husband Edward of Alexandria, Va. and a son, Dr. John Molesworth and wife Debbie of Frederick. Jack is also survived by grandchildren Sarah, Ted, and Caroline Kee, and Laura, Jack, and Kelly Molesworth; and step-grandchildren Coby Hough and Julie Hough Keefer.

The family will receive friend from 3 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4 at the Keeney and Basford P.A. Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, Frederick. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5 from Calvary United Methodist Church, corner of Bentz and West Second Streets, Frederick. His pastor, the Rev. Kenneth R. Dunnington, will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Jack Molesworth to the Frederick Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Fund, Frederick Memorial Hospital, 400 West 7th St., Frederick, MD 21701.

Online condolences may be expressed with the family at http://www.keeneybasford.com/.

×PaperDate 9/2/07

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/local/obit_detail.htm?obitID=22370

Also see:

Molesworth had impact on sports
| No writer | By: Stan Goldberg | 09/03/07 | 671 words

Molesworth was the Executive Secretary of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association from 1971 to 1981 years and also the state supervisor of physical education the first seven of those years. His responsibilities got so big the job was split into two positions the final three years.

Molesworth is in critical condition
| Sports | By: Sarah Fortney | 08/30/07 | 255 words

Jack Molesworth, 80, was put on life support at Frederick Memorial Hospital after he fell Aug. 22, his son John Molesworth said.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

R.I.P. Jack Molesworth

John W. Ashbury

William Shakespeare once wrote "The evil that men do lives after them, / The good is oft interred with their bones." That won't be the case with Jack Molesworth.

20070824 Louna Primm joins New Windsor State Bank

Louna Primm joins New Windsor State Bank

September 4^th, 2007 - - Got some feedback and questions about this earlier in the day – and this is all I know:

Press Release – August 24, 2007

New Chief Lending Officer/Executive Vice President
Joins New Windsor State Bank

The New Windsor State Bank is very pleased to announce that Louna S. Primm recently joined the bank in the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer and is responsible for all of NWSB’s lending activities which include commercial, residential and consumer lending.

Mrs. Primm has more than 40 years of community banking experience in Carroll County. Mrs. Primm’s office is located in New Windsor State Bank’s Professional Center Offices located at 222 East Baltimore Street in Taneytown. Mrs. Primm can be contacted at 410-871-0797.

Mrs. Primm is a graduate of The National Commercial Lending School, The Maryland Banking School and The Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

Mrs. Primm currently serves as Vice Chairman for the Carroll Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, member of the Board of Managers of the YMCA of Central Maryland Carroll County Family Branch, member of the Board of Trustees of Carroll Hospice, Inc., member of the Board of Directors of the Warfield Development Corporation, member of the State of Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority (DEBD), member of the Board of Trustees of Carroll Lutheran Village, and is a member of the Greater Westminster Development Corporation and McDaniel College Women’s Leadership Network Committee.

The Daily Record named Mrs. Primm as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for the year 2003 and again in 2005.

The New Windsor State Bank, headquartered in New Windsor, Maryland, has been proudly serving the financial needs of the citizens and businesses of Carroll County since 1932 and is celebrating its 75^th Anniversary. New Windsor State Bank is a full service community Bank with convenient branches in Westminster, New Windsor, Mt. Airy and Taneytown.

For further information regarding the above, or about the New Windsor State Bank and our approach to true community banking, please contact:

The New Windsor State Bank

Attn: Lisa Monthley, 222 East Baltimore Street, Taneytown, Maryland 21787
(410) 549-1414

20070827 Alfred A Alfie Dell Obituary

Alfred A. 'Alfie' Dell, 52, of Westminster

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Related: see - 20070826 Fatal accident snarls traffic for hours - Kills local Westminster man

Alfred Allgire "Alfie" Dell, 52, of Westminster died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident while on his way to a Corvette Show in Carlisle, Pa.

Born Dec. 2, 1954, in Baltimore, he was the son of Ottis I. and Irene R. Linton Dell of Harbor Oaks, Fla. He was the husband of Janie Lyons Dell, his wife of 32 years.

He was a 1972 graduate of Westminster High School. He was a back tender for Congoleum Corp. for 33 years; and also had a handyman business, where he was known as "Mr. Fix It."

He was a member of the United Pigeon Combine Carroll County Pigeon Club. He enjoyed breeding and racing pigeons, and had also released doves at weddings for many families.

He also enjoyed restoring antique muscle cars and doing carpentry work. He was an avid Maryland Terps and NASCAR fan. In addition, he was also a hunter and a strong supporter of the Carroll County 4-H program.

Surviving, in addition to his parents and wife, are daughters and fiancé Amanda Allgire Dell and Brian C. Owings of New Windsor, and Whitney Regina Dell of Rock Hill, S.C.; brother and sister-in-law Bruce A. and Susan Dell of Westminster; sister and brother-in-law Karen Dell Gaskins and George Gaskins of Tallahassee, Fla.; nephews Brian P. Dell of Tampa, Fla. and Matthew Dell of Westminster; and numerous other family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Sam Chamelin officiating. Interment will be private.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the 4-H Horse Rings, c/o 4-H & FFA Fair, 700 Agricultural Center, Westminster, MD 21157.

20070826 Fatal accident snarls traffic for hours - Kills local Westminster man

Gettysburg Times Front Page News: Fatal accident snarls traffic for hours

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

1 dead, 1 jailed after crash on U.S. 15

BY JOHN MESSEDER - Times staff writer

A 72-year-old Maryland man was in jail Friday night, charged with causing the death of one person and hospitalization of another after a two-car crash that closed northbound U.S. 15 for more than three hours.

According to state police investigators, witnesses said William Franklin Lapole was northbound on U.S. 15 shortly before 1 p.m., driving his 1997 Buick LeSabre at a "high rate of speed and making numerous lane changes."

About a half-mile before the U.S. 30 interchange, Lapole pulled into the left-hand, passing lane, but failed to slow down before driving into the rear of a car already in that lane, a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Steven E. Rill, 59, of Hampstead, Md.

The impact forced Rill's Corvette off the west side of the roadway and through a guardrail. Its right side destroyed, the vehicle came to rest facing south.

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Rill's passenger, Alfred A. Dell, 52, of Westminster, Md., died at the scene from injuries he received in the crash.

Rill was flown by Stat MedEvac helicopter to York Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition late Friday night.

Lapole was uninjured.

He was committed to Adams County Prison, charged with homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault and reckless driving.

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20070824 Margaret K. 'Peggy' Villella, 62, of Westminster

Margaret K. 'Peggy' Villella, 62, of Westminster

Many of us in the community were taken aback to open the Carroll County Times Friday morning and read that Peggy Villella had passed away.

Over the years as an appointed and then an elected official I had gotten to know Peggy as the ever-cheerful and vivacious receptionist for the Carroll County Times office on Railroad Avenue in Westminster.

When I moved to the other side of the computer and began writing columns for “The Advocate,” a weekly publication of the Carroll County Times, every time I visited the office, she would, no matter how hectic the day, act as if I were the only person in the world she needed to greet and help that day.

In a Carroll County Times article which was published in the paper today, (Face of the Times remembered for her warmth,) Karen Karaszkiewicz wrote what many of us felt, that she was the “face” of the Carroll County Times. In many ways a model for what corporations and government agencies need on the front desk – such as, for example, Kay Church, the receptionist for Carroll County government in the Carroll County office building on Center Street in Westminster. (See: 20060706 KDDC Aunt Kay Birthday Cake and the Commissioners and 20060713 Happy Birthday Kay Church)

Ms. Karaszkiewicz wrote

“A woman who was known by many as the face of the Carroll County Times will be remembered by friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors for her charisma and upbeat attitude.”

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“For about the past 10 years, she had worked at the front desk, spreading her cheerfulness to everyone who walked into the building, whether they were customers or coworkers, according to Lori Blake, director of administration.”

Over the years in which I got to know her, she never ever had a bad thing to say about anyone. And as Ms. Karaszkiewicz wrote, “For about the past 10 years, she had worked at the front desk, spreading her cheerfulness to everyone who walked into the building, whether they were customers or coworkers, according to Lori Blake, director of administration.”

Upon hearing the news, Carroll County commissioner Dean Minnich spoke of having gotten to know her over his past years as newspaperman and remarked that she was always so upbeat, positive and always greeted you with a big smile. “There is so much bitterness in the world and it is such a shame to lose such a sweet person.”

Carroll County Times city editor Jamie Kelly spoke for many when he said, “It’s been a shock. She was just a wonderful lady. She loved people and it showed. It will be hard to adjust to the Times without her...”

There are many such folks in Carroll County and it is people like Peggy Villella that make our community a wonderful place to live. She will be greatly missed.

Her obituary reads:

Margaret K. 'Peggy' Villella, 62, of Westminster

Margaret Kay "Peggy" Villella, 62, of Westminster died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at her home.

Born July 10, 1945, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late James E. and Charlotte Houk Freeman. She was the wife of Frank Xavier Villella Sr., her husband of 39 years.

She was a graduate of Patterson High School. She had been a receptionist and cashier for the Carroll County Times since 1992.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Carroll Post 31 American Legion and of the VFW Post 467, both in Westminster.

She enjoyed going on ocean cruises, weekend getaways and trips to the mountains. She liked eating crabs and collecting dolls. She also enjoyed watching scary movies and science fiction movies; her favorite was the original version of "The Thing."

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are sons Patrick and Frank X. Villella Jr., both of Westminster; a brother, James E. Freeman of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; a devoted friend, Rita Shea Schiff of Baltimore; and eight nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Roman Catholic Church, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, with Monsignor Arthur Valenzano officiating. Interment will be private.

The family will receive friends from noon to 3 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial and Tributes Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-6536.

Villella Margaret 19450710 20070823

20070721 Frederick News-Post Letter to the Editor: “Trash talk no longer funny” by Gregor Becker

Frederick News-Post Letter to the Editor: “Trash talk no longer funny” by Gregor Becker

'Trash talk' no longer funny

Originally published July 21, 2007

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_lte.htm?storyid=62768

The July 11 editorial oversimplifies the trash issue.

[See: 20070711 “Trash talk” - Frederick News-Post editorial]

And also see: 20070714 Solid Waste Management Forum at Frederick Community College

The county has only pursued a $100 million waste-to-energy facility without even trying to reduce its waste stream. Comprehensive recycling programs are lacking countywide, while the landfill has been filled with recyclable materials for the last 15 years.

Disposal -- landfill, incineration, etc. -- is going to be expensive. Why not get the county to commit to maximizing recycling over the next three years and then look at the disposal needs after that. Why not generate income from some waste before we burn or bury it?

Officials have taken industry-funded WTE tours in Europe, but have not investigated recycling programs or composting and materials recovery facilities in Delaware, New Jersey and elsewhere. These options aren't being researched because they aren't a part of the county's chosen "integrated approach."

Residents might ask how viable is a technology that even a Fortune 500 company won't put up the capital for? According to budget reports, the Montgomery County facility processed 640,101 tons of waste in 2004, generating 387,141 megawatt hours of electricity valued at $15M, or $23.43 per ton. But, per ton, the net operating cost was $21.78 and the net debt service cost was $42.36.

That year, Montgomery County spent $41M to operate and upgrade the facility. Not included in this figure: non-financed capital of $2.09M; non-contract operating costs of $772,000 for risk management; county work worth $275,134; residue disposal of $10.80 per ton; and charge backs to the Department of Environmental Protection worth $43,603.

Do Frederick residents want this annual bill and to pay increased tipping fees or higher taxes? Or would they prefer working together to reduce their waste stream before deciding if a capital-intensive disposal method is necessary?

GREGOR BECKER

conservation chair

Sierra Club Catoctin Group

20070630 Daily Photoblog - Jim Pullen in the spotlight

Daily Photoblog - - Jim Pullen in the spotlight

June 30, 2007 – posted July 4^th, 2007

Last Saturday, Grammy, Mrs. Owl, and I had dinner at “Legends Café” off Rte 140 in Westminster. We had a great dinner.

On our way out, we noticed that Westminster Police Officer Jim Pullen - who is well known for his “Thurmont Maryland accent,” and which is often mistaken for a special English accent, was on the bulletin board for an eating accomplishment…

Police officer Pullen (he has received a promotion or two since I worked with him in an official capacity… so I am no longer aware of his rank… Professor R1 will need to tell me…) is one of my many favorite officers in the Westminster Police Department – in a department full of common-sense and community oriented police officers that are just wonderful folks with which to work.

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Legends Café is owned by Jim and Amy Fields and is located at 532 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster Maryland, 21157. Their phone number is (410) 871-9599.

Why not give them a try sometime soon. It is not a chain and it is locally owned…

We really enjoyed our meal, the atmosphere and decorations. Our server was attentive and very pleasant.

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20070621 Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert in Westminster

20070621 Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert in Westminster

Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert in Westminster on June 21, 2007 at 7 PM

at the Carroll Arts Center.

June 21^st, 2007

See my previous post here.

Wherligig on You Tube:

Wherligig-Dick Gossip's Reel-Heather Breeze-Radstock Jig

Wherligig-a Celtic trio, performs Dick Gossip's Reel, Heather Breeze and the Radstock Jig on Tin Whistles, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle and Guitar…

Wherligig-Dobin's Flowery Vale

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20070618 Ginny Muse’s (WHS Class of 1971) Dad, Tom Muse passed away

20070618 Ginny Muse’s (WHS Class of 1971) Dad, Tom Muse passed away

C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster

January 20^th, 2007

Mr. C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster is Ginny Muse’s (Westminster High School Class of 1971) Dad and a former City of Westminster employee.

A gathering of friends and family will be held at 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster.

C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Howard County General Hospital after an extended illness.

Born Nov. 26, 1921, in Finksburg, he was the son of the late Fred Reed Muse Sr. and Deborah Ireland Muse. He was the husband of Lorraine Harbaugh Muse, his wife of 59 years.

He was a 1940 graduate of Westminster High School and the YMCA Business College. He was an Army veteran and served in World War II.

He had worked for Goodyear Tire Co. of Westminster, was the owner of Muse's Store on East Main Street and retired in 1983 from the City of Westminster, Department of [Public]Works.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Just Two Again and the XYZ groups.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters Catherine Ortega of Pueblo, Colo., and Ginny [Muse] Schoenberger of Westminster; brothers John M. "Jack" Muse and William Muse; sisters Helen L. Vogt and Judy B. Naill; grandsons Corey and Scott Schoenberger; and a great-granddaughter, Mia Brooke Schoenberger.

He was predeceased by brothers Eugene I. Muse and Fred Reed Muse Jr.

A gathering of friends and family will be held at 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Westminster fire company, 28 John St., Westminster, MD 21157.

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20070617 Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert June 21

Wherligig Summer Solstice Concert in Westminster on June 21, 2007 at 7 PM

Posted June 17^th, 2007

A good friend of mine, an artist colleague, and former neighbor from Patapsco, Kenny Koons has, since 1985, performed traditional music from the Celtic and Nordic lands with his family in a group called Wherligig.

Kenny recently called to my attention that Wherligig will be performing this Thursday in Westminster.

He wrote:

Wherligig, the traditional Celtic and Nordic music trio, will perform a Summer Solstice Concert on June 21 at 7 pm at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster Maryland.

Wherligig is a family ensemble composed of Ken, Stephanie and Ryan Koons of Westminster, Maryland.

Since 1985, they have performed traditional music from the Celtic and Nordic lands on handmade acoustic instruments including the hammered dulcimer, neo-Celtic harp, fiddle, nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery, Appalachian dulcimer, tin whistle, and guitar. Ken has built or restored the instruments that Wherligig uses in performance.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for CCAC members, Seniors 60+, and students 18 and younger. Tickets may be purchased or reserved at 410-848-7272.

The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

Come experience a versatile ensemble performing centuries old music. For more information please go to www.wherligig.com or www.carr.org/arts.

I’ll look forward to seeing you there!

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20070617 Happy Father’s Day

Happy Fathers Day

June 17^th, 2007

In case you missed it, the Carroll County Times ran a number of excellent articles today on Father’s Day.

One of the pieces is about a gentleman with whom I have worked very closely with for a number of years, Jimmy Bangerd.

When you look up in the dictionary, what it is to be a good husband, Dad and contributing member of the community, a picture of Jimmy Bangerd appears and although I was not aware that he would be one of the Dads featured today, I’m thrilled for the entire Bangerd family.

And yes, the Carroll County Times does not use permalinks. If you are accessing this at a later point in time and dealing with dead links, please call it to my attention… and e-mail me…

Dads' involvement varies throughout decades

The history of fatherhood over the last century is complicated and doesn't necessarily match conventional wisdom. In each generation, we hear a story that says the previous generation's men were distant, uninvolved in childrearing and absolutely neve…

Like father, like sons: Teenagers plan to pursue careers that they're well acquainted with

By Diane Reynolds

In the James Bangerd family of Westminster, both teenage sons are following in their father’s footsteps. All three are members of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co., a volunteer organization, and like their father, the sons want to become…

Dad faces son going to war

He was a young hippie during the Vietnam War era, born too late for the draft. Instead, Michael Heimbach of Manchester became a Baltimore County police officer, a job he's held for 25 years. Now his son, Justin Heimbach, 18, is off to war, as part of…

Like best buddies: He's 68 and single with a 5-year-old son. but despite the age gap, Ernie Fredrikis says he and Jayson are 'Like best buddies'

Ernie Fredrikis of Littlestown, Pa., has been full-time dad to his 5-year-old son Jayson since the child was born. His story is a window into what fatherhood might look like if men were released from some of their traditional stresses. Fredrikis is 6…

A father faces his son’s deployment

He was a young hippie during the Vietnam War era, born too late for the draft. Instead, Michael Heimbach of Manchester became a Baltimore County police officer, a job he’s held for 25 years. Now his son, Justin Heimbach, 18, is off to war, as p…

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