Caroline and went grocery shopping Sunday after church with The Pioneer Woman. 31March2019
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Monday, April 01, 2019
Grocery shopping with The Pioneer Woman
Caroline and went grocery shopping Sunday after church with The Pioneer Woman. 31March2019
Grocery shopping with The Pioneer Woman
Caroline and went grocery shopping Sunday after church with The Pioneer Woman. 31March2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
24Mar2019 Annual 4H Therapeutic Riding Program Fair Tack Sale at the Ag Center
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/24mar2019-annual-4h-therapeutic-riding.html
Shop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for all sorts of horse-related items. Purchase gifts for others, or for yourself and your horse or pony, at this huge tack sale. Look for Breyer models, horse books, buckets, treats, grooming tools, new and used tack, equipment, clothes, and supplies. The sale comes just in time for spring riding. There’s no entry fee to shop and you’ll find everything horse inside the double doors of the Shipley Arena.
Central Carroll: Horse Fair Tack Sale coming to Agriculture Center; bingo and more bingo March 12, 2019 Lois Szymanski Central Carroll Neighborhoods
https://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/neighborhoods/cc-nh-central-carroll-031319-story.html
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
24Mar2019 Annual 4H Therapeutic Riding Program Fair Tack Sale at the Ag Center
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/24mar2019-annual-4h-therapeutic-riding.html
Shop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for all sorts of horse-related items. Purchase gifts for others, or for yourself and your horse or pony, at this huge tack sale. Look for Breyer models, horse books, buckets, treats, grooming tools, new and used tack, equipment, clothes, and supplies. The sale comes just in time for spring riding. There’s no entry fee to shop and you’ll find everything horse inside the double doors of the Shipley Arena.
Central Carroll: Horse Fair Tack Sale coming to Agriculture Center; bingo and more bingo March 12, 2019 Lois Szymanski Central Carroll Neighborhoods
https://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/neighborhoods/cc-nh-central-carroll-031319-story.html
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
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Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County, MD Local 3666
Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County, MD Local 3666
https://www.facebook.com/fredericklocal3666/ and here: http://www.iafflocal3666.org/
About Frederick County Local 3666
The Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County Maryland was chartered by the International Association of Firefighters in 1995 and currently represents over 400 men and women employed with the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue. The members of local 3666 respond to over 50,000 calls annually protecting approx. 667 square miles and serving more than 250,000 citizens. The current collective bargaining law was implemented in 2006.
Professional firefighters and paramedics in Frederick County provide coverage at 23 of Frederick Counties 29 Fire/Rescue stations. Local 3666 members staff fire and EMS units providing fire and rescue services as well as both basic and advanced life support services. In addition to these services are members staff several support services that provide training and education (Frederick County Training Center), communications (9-1-1 Center), fire investigations and inspections (Fire Marshal's Office).
This association is dedicated to ensuring members are provided with all the tools they require to ensure the citizens and visitors of Frederick County receive the highest level of emergency medical service and transportation, fire protection, hazardous material mitigation and technical rescue services. Like many metropolitan jurisdictions throughout the country, Frederick County established a paid fire department to meet the growing needs of the community. Today, most 9-1-1 calls in Frederick County are answered by career firefighters and paramedics employed by the Department of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS).
https://www.facebook.com/fredericklocal3666/ and here: http://www.iafflocal3666.org/
About Frederick County Local 3666The Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County Maryland was chartered by the International Association of Firefighters in 1995 and currently represents over 400 men and women employed with the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue. The members of local 3666 respond to over 50,000 calls annually protecting approx. 667 square miles and serving more than 250,000 citizens. The current collective bargaining law was implemented in 2006.
Professional firefighters and paramedics in Frederick County provide coverage at 23 of Frederick Counties 29 Fire/Rescue stations. Local 3666 members staff fire and EMS units providing fire and rescue services as well as both basic and advanced life support services. In addition to these services are members staff several support services that provide training and education (Frederick County Training Center), communications (9-1-1 Center), fire investigations and inspections (Fire Marshal's Office).
This association is dedicated to ensuring members are provided with all the tools they require to ensure the citizens and visitors of Frederick County receive the highest level of emergency medical service and transportation, fire protection, hazardous material mitigation and technical rescue services. Like many metropolitan jurisdictions throughout the country, Frederick County established a paid fire department to meet the growing needs of the community. Today, most 9-1-1 calls in Frederick County are answered by career firefighters and paramedics employed by the Department of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS).
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Saturday, March 23, 2019
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion session
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion sessionMEDIA RELEASE: BOARD INITIATES COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Beginning the month of March, 2004, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners will introduce an additional opportunity for the public to comment on current issues facing Carroll County. In an effort to further enhance their desire to make government more open to the community, the County Commissioners will provide this forum twice a month preceding their scheduled public agenda. The Commissioner Discussion time will begin at 9:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
The Board encourages all residents to take advantage of this opportunity for public discussion on concerns and issues facing Carroll County. The meetings will be held for 30 minutes in room 300A of the County Office Building. Citizens will be requested to submit their questions in writing regarding their specific concerns. Any questions that are not addressed during this period will be forwarded to the appropriate County staff, and a response will be forwarded in a timely manner.
The first such session will be this coming Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 300A of the County Office Building. The 30-minute time slot will be re-evaluated for future sessions as participation merits.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2004-board-of-commissioners-begin.html
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion session
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion sessionMEDIA RELEASE: BOARD INITIATES COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Beginning the month of March, 2004, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners will introduce an additional opportunity for the public to comment on current issues facing Carroll County. In an effort to further enhance their desire to make government more open to the community, the County Commissioners will provide this forum twice a month preceding their scheduled public agenda. The Commissioner Discussion time will begin at 9:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
The Board encourages all residents to take advantage of this opportunity for public discussion on concerns and issues facing Carroll County. The meetings will be held for 30 minutes in room 300A of the County Office Building. Citizens will be requested to submit their questions in writing regarding their specific concerns. Any questions that are not addressed during this period will be forwarded to the appropriate County staff, and a response will be forwarded in a timely manner.
The first such session will be this coming Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 300A of the County Office Building. The 30-minute time slot will be re-evaluated for future sessions as participation merits.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2004-board-of-commissioners-begin.html
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
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Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.
March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event.
“The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event. “The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.
March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event.
“The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event. “The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk. Architectural historian Ken Short tis giving a talk on architecture. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk. Architectural historian Ken Short tis giving a talk on architecture. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk. Architectural historian Ken Short tis giving a talk on architecture. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class...
18Mar2019 Fire safety, Fire safety… Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class in fire safety... at the Westminster Fire Company. Disney's "Wild about Safety." Oxygen, Fuel, and heat. Get down, get out, stay out. Stop, drop, and roll.
Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class...
18Mar2019 Fire safety, Fire safety… Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class in fire safety... at the Westminster Fire Company. Disney's "Wild about Safety." Oxygen, Fuel, and heat. Get down, get out, stay out. Stop, drop, and roll.
Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class...
18Mar2019 Fire safety, Fire safety… Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class in fire safety... at the Westminster Fire Company. Disney's "Wild about Safety." Oxygen, Fuel, and heat. Get down, get out, stay out. Stop, drop, and roll.
Muslims celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday By Jaime Bloss, Times Staff Writer
Friday,
January 21, 2005 updated 15Mar2019 due to a link that no longer works…
BRENDAN
BUSH/STAFF PHOTO Muslims kneel in prayer as they meet for a community gathering
to commemorate the holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Best Western in Westminster.
About 50 Muslim men, women, and children assembled in Westminster
Thursday morning for the first community gathering for holiday prayers to
commemorate Eid al-Adha.
[…]
Westminster Mayor Kevin
Dayhoff spoke after the prayers Thursday morning.
"We all share a
common belief in our families, we all share a common belief in our community,
and we all share a common belief in God," Dayhoff said.
[…]
After removing
their shoes, attendees sat or knelt on sheets laid out on one side of the room.
The people sat in rows, with the men in front and women and children in the
back.
Before the start
of the holiday prayers, which were spoken in Arabic, some male attendees
focused on traditional holiday chants, said only twice a year.
Mohamed Esa, who
helped to organize the prayer event at the Best Western Catering and Conference
Center, addressed the group before the imam, or prayer leader, began the
prayers.
"We are
truly making history today .... Today, we are truly a Muslim community in the
making," Esa said.
Eid al-Adha, or
Festival of the Sacrifice, commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice
Ishmael, his first son, as commanded by God, known as Allah in Arabic.
After seeing
Abraham's dedication to him, God sent a sheep to be sacrificed in Ishmael's
place.
The feast of
sacrifice is part of the annual pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,
where the prophet Mohammed first received the Quran holy book.
Muslims try to
this make this pilgrimage once in their lifetimes. During the hajj, the
pilgrims focus on prayer and meditation.
Eid al-Adha is
celebrated worldwide with the sacrifice of a sheep or goat, a portion of which
is given to the poor.
"In
addition to, or instead of, sacrificing an animal, this year, many Muslims
opted to donate money to the tsunami victims," Esa said.
Members of the
Carroll County Islamic community have donated more than $5,000 in the past two
weeks for tsunami relief in Sumatra and Sri Lanka, he said.
Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff spoke after the prayers
Thursday morning.
"We all share a common belief in our families, we
all share a common belief in our community, and we all share a common belief in
God," Dayhoff said.
Some of those
gathered for the holiday prayers were meeting other Muslims in the area for the
first time, said Sohail Mahmood of Westminster, who attended with his wife and
children.
In previous
years, Muslims in Carroll had to travel to Washington, D.C., or the Baltimore
area to worship.
"We've
never had this before," said Mahmood. "We made history."
Waqar Ahmed, who
helped plan the event, hoped misunderstandings about their religion could be
cleared up through this event and similar events in the future.
"We are a
very peaceful, loving people," said Ahmed, of Westminster.
A group of
doctors in Westminster began gathering in one of their offices in August to
participate in prayers, according to Dr. Syed Hosain, an event organizer.
Other Muslims
found out about the gathering and began attending.
The group moved
from meeting in the offices to a room in a local hotel.
After outgrowing
that space, pastors at the Westminster Church of the Brethren agreed to let
them use the church's basement to gather, he said.
The church's
pastors have been supportive in allowing them to use the space, Hosain said.
"I think
we've been very blessed," Hosain said.
Now 25 to 30
people get together for Friday prayers in the basement of the Westminster
Church of the Brethren, he said.
"I never
realized there were so many Muslims in Westminster," Hosain said. "It
was wonderful to find out."
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
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Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
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