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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Flyer, information and entry form for the Easter 5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 at Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Flyer, information and entry form for the Easter 5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 at Taylorsville United Methodist Church


According to information from the Taylorsville United Methodist Church website, the first ever ‘Run to the Cross’ will take place this Saturday in Taylorsville, Carroll County, Maryland.

If you are looking to get outside after a long-cold winter of being cooped-up inside, this is a great family event for everyone to enjoy – and celebrate spring and Easter. And oh, was it mentioned that there will also be great food available - pulled pork sandwiches. And all the proceeds go to several good causes…

The 5 K run will go from South Carroll High School to Taylorsville United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (TUMC). (You can run this or walk this 5 K.)

This 5 K run will travel west on Route 26, cross Route 27 (with State Police help) and travel south on Route 27 to TUMC.

At the end of the race enjoy live music, pulled pork sandwiches (free for runners) and the final awards ceremony.

This run is a joint venture brought to you by TUMC and SCHS’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (FCA)

Proceeds will be given to both the FCA and the No More Malaria Campaign. (Every 60 seconds a child dies in Africa of Malaria. This campaign has already cut that number in half, we want to stop deaths from malaria.) Your entry fee will be tax deductible.

There are two ways to register: One is to download the run entry form, fill it out, and mail it back to TUMC along with a check. Please register by April 6th. The registration fee is $10 for students; $15 for SCHS Alum; and $20 for adults.

The second way to register is to click below. Make sure you have a credit card ready and you can register totally on line.

Note there is a 2-4 dollar increase to offset on-line costs.

Click here to download a run entry form.




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For more of the story, read the great article by Carroll County Times reporter Carrie Ann Knauer

5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Running to the cross Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 By Carrie Ann Knauer Times correspondent




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To get involved

Event: “Run to the Cross” 5K race

Date and time: starting at 10 a.m. April 19, 2014

Location: Departing from South Carroll High School, 1300 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, and going to Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Cost: $10 for students, $15 for SCHS alumni or members of the Westminster Road Runners Club, and $20 for adults for those who register by April 6; preregistration after April 6 will cost an additional $5 per person, and an extra $10 per person for those who register on the day of the race between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Info: visit www.taylorsvilleumc.org, email taylorsvilleumc@comcast.net or call 410-875-4101

Online registration: available at www.raceit.com, though the costs will include an extra $2 to $4 to make up for charges imposed by the website

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Upcoming April and May 2014
Westminster Road Runners Club and community running events

April 5, 2014

Westminster Road Runners Club
Kevin E. Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.org

WRRC Races
May 3 - Sandymount 4-mile
May 29 - Owl 2-Mile Track Run (Twilight Series Begins!)

Community Races

April 19 - 5K Run to the Cross Click here for more info.
April 19 - Bolt for Bolts 5K
April 19 - Milk Run 5K (sponsored by Carroll County Food Sunday)
April 26 - 5K to Benefit Change

May 4 - 2nd Annual Running 4 Kids 4K (flier attached)
May 10 - Flower & Jazz Benefit 5K
May 24 - Run of the Mill Run of Color 5K & 1M

Easter, family, food, Pastor Sarah B. Dorrance, Taylorsville United Methodist Church, pulled pork sandwiches, malaria, running, walking, Carroll County

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Man at Hospital Ordered to Pay $525 for Refilling 89-Cent Drink - Trending Now on Patch - Westminster, MD Patch

Man at Hospital Ordered to Pay $525 for Refilling 89-Cent Drink - Trending Now on Patch - Westminster, MD Patch

http://westminster.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/man-at-hospital-ordered-to-pay-525-for-refilling-89cent-drink

Man also banned from working at VA Medical Center. Posted by  (Editor) , 

"The cost of a drink isn't what it used to be for a North Charleston man who was slapped with a $525 fine for refilling his 89-cent drink and now faces federal charges.

On-site construction worker Chris Lewis told WCSC News he didn't know refills at the VA Medical Center in downtown Charleston weren't free.

A hospital spokesperson called it a "theft of government property," the station reported." Read more: 
http://westminster.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/man-at-hospital-ordered-to-pay-525-for-refilling-89cent-drink 

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5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Running to the cross Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:00 pm By Carrie Ann Knauer Times correspondent





To get involved

Event: “Run to the Cross” 5K race

Date and time: starting at 10 a.m. April 19, 2014

Location: Departing from South Carroll High School, 1300 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, and going to Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Cost: $10 for students, $15 for SCHS alumni or members of the Westminster Road Runners Club, and $20 for adults for those who register by April 6; preregistration after April 6 will cost an additional $5 per person, and an extra $10 per person for those who register on the day of the race between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Info: visit www.taylorsvilleumc.org, email taylorsvilleumc@comcast.net or call 410-875-4101

Online registration: available at www.raceit.com, though the costs will include an extra $2 to $4 to make up for charges imposed by the website

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While many Christian congregations have activities or services scheduled for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, Easter Saturday is often a quiet day that slips by before the celebrations on Easter Sunday.

But Taylorsville United Methodist Church is hoping to start a new Easter Saturday tradition with the “Run to the Cross” 5K race.

“The whole point is you’re running to the cross the day before Easter and looking to see it’s empty, and the next day you’re going to see that the tombstone is rolled away,” said the Rev. Sarah Dorrance, pastor of Taylorsville UMC. “It’s very specific, rain or shine, on Easter Saturday.”

Dorrance said she got the idea of the church hosting a 5K race while talking to colleagues from other parts of the country. Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/features/religion/running-to-the-cross/article_5a6ef6b4-c8c1-5fa0-a54d-5b161e2760f9.html
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

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5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Running to the cross Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:00 pm By Carrie Ann Knauer Times correspondent





To get involved

Event: “Run to the Cross” 5K race

Date and time: starting at 10 a.m. April 19, 2014

Location: Departing from South Carroll High School, 1300 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, and going to Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Cost: $10 for students, $15 for SCHS alumni or members of the Westminster Road Runners Club, and $20 for adults for those who register by April 6; preregistration after April 6 will cost an additional $5 per person, and an extra $10 per person for those who register on the day of the race between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Info: visit www.taylorsvilleumc.org, email taylorsvilleumc@comcast.net or call 410-875-4101

Online registration: available at www.raceit.com, though the costs will include an extra $2 to $4 to make up for charges imposed by the website

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While many Christian congregations have activities or services scheduled for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, Easter Saturday is often a quiet day that slips by before the celebrations on Easter Sunday.

But Taylorsville United Methodist Church is hoping to start a new Easter Saturday tradition with the “Run to the Cross” 5K race.

“The whole point is you’re running to the cross the day before Easter and looking to see it’s empty, and the next day you’re going to see that the tombstone is rolled away,” said the Rev. Sarah Dorrance, pastor of Taylorsville UMC. “It’s very specific, rain or shine, on Easter Saturday.”

Dorrance said she got the idea of the church hosting a 5K race while talking to colleagues from other parts of the country. Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/features/religion/running-to-the-cross/article_5a6ef6b4-c8c1-5fa0-a54d-5b161e2760f9.html
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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

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Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/
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5K Run to the Cross April 19, 2014 Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Running to the cross Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:00 pm By Carrie Ann Knauer Times correspondent





To get involved

Event: “Run to the Cross” 5K race

Date and time: starting at 10 a.m. April 19, 2014

Location: Departing from South Carroll High School, 1300 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, and going to Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Cost: $10 for students, $15 for SCHS alumni or members of the Westminster Road Runners Club, and $20 for adults for those who register by April 6; preregistration after April 6 will cost an additional $5 per person, and an extra $10 per person for those who register on the day of the race between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Info: visit www.taylorsvilleumc.org, email taylorsvilleumc@comcast.net or call 410-875-4101

Online registration: available at www.raceit.com, though the costs will include an extra $2 to $4 to make up for charges imposed by the website

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While many Christian congregations have activities or services scheduled for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, Easter Saturday is often a quiet day that slips by before the celebrations on Easter Sunday.

But Taylorsville United Methodist Church is hoping to start a new Easter Saturday tradition with the “Run to the Cross” 5K race.

“The whole point is you’re running to the cross the day before Easter and looking to see it’s empty, and the next day you’re going to see that the tombstone is rolled away,” said the Rev. Sarah Dorrance, pastor of Taylorsville UMC. “It’s very specific, rain or shine, on Easter Saturday.”

Dorrance said she got the idea of the church hosting a 5K race while talking to colleagues from other parts of the country. Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/features/religion/running-to-the-cross/article_5a6ef6b4-c8c1-5fa0-a54d-5b161e2760f9.html
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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
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MOKPO, South Korea: Fears rise for missing in South Korea ferry sinking | World | ADN.com

MOKPO, South Korea: Fears rise for missing in South Korea ferry sinking | World | ADN.com: BY FOSTER KLUG AND YOUKYUNG LEE The Associated Press April 15, 2014

"MOKPO, SOUTH KOREA — Strong currents and bad visibility hampered rescuers Thursday in the search for 287 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped onto its side and filled with cold water off the southern coast of South Korea, causing fury among families waiting for word of passengers who were mostly high school students."

http://www.adn.com/2014/04/15/3427362/2-dead-after-ferry-sinks-off-south.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Sandy Matthias announces the winners after 33rd annual Westminster Main St Mile

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Sandy Matthias announces the winners after 33rd annual Westminster Main St Mile

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Sandy Matthias announces the winners after 33rd annual Westminster Main St Mile

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33rd annual Westminster Main Street Mile is under way

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33rd annual Westminster Main Street Mile is visited by a train

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Enjoy these events and more this May in Carroll County!


Carroll County Tourism
For a full list of events and information, please visit our website at
www.carrollcountytourism.org
May 2014    

May 2-4 | 45th Annual Flower & Plant Market
Union Mills Homestead, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster. 
Fri.: Noon - 4pm; Sat.: 9am - 4pm; Sun.: 10am - 4pm.
Specialty plants, hanging baskets, perennials, annuals, vegetable plants, and shrubs. Tours of the historic Shriver Homestead and Grist Mill. Gift Shop. Free admission to grounds. http://unionmills.org. 410-848-2288
May 3 | Clyde Gibson Annual Fishing Derby
Prospect Road, Mount Airy.  8:30am – 11:00am.
Fishing derby for ages 1 to 14. Prizes for largest fish, smallest fish, most weight. Great time for Dads (Moms too) to spend with their children and have a good time. Registration is required to be eligible for a prize. http://www.mtairylionsclub.com. 301-892-LION (5466)
May 3-4 | Historic Mayberry Mill Arts, Crafts & Gifts Show
Stone Road & Mayberry Road, Taneytown.  Noon – 5pm.Unique crafts, hanging baskets, herbs, bedding, and vegetable plants displayed
in a pre-Civil War flour and grain mill. 
http://www.mayberry-mill.com/. 410-848-6213
May 4 Sykesville Art & Wine Festival
Main Street, Sykesville.  12pm – 5pm.
Juried art festival featuring local artists.  Wine and beer tastings, live music,
food and other demonstrations. 
http://sykesvillemainstreet.com. 410-795-8959
May 10 | Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival
Historic Downtown Westminster, East Main Street, Westminster.  10am – 4pm.
Unique jewelry, crafts, plants, shrubbery and flowers right on Main Street.  Local shops and restaurants also open. Music by local bands. Free parking. 
http://westgov.com. 410-848-9161
May 10-11 Mother’s Day Weekend Show and Sale
Shiloh Pottery, 1027 Brodbeck Road, Hampstead.  10am – 5pm.Handmade functional pottery for sale.  Pottery making demonstrations. Farm animals.  Refreshments.  Entertainment. Raku and blacksmithing demonstrations. http://www.shilohpottery.com. 410-239-8888


May 10 | Carroll County Farmers’ Market “Mother’s Day”
Carroll County Agriculture Center, 700 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster.  8am – 2pm.
75 vendors with handmade crafts, fine arts, home baked goods, fresh eggs, honey, jams and jellies, heirloom tomato plants, flowering plants. Breakfast and lunch is served. 
http://carrollcountyfarmersmarket.com. 410-848-7748
May 21 & 28 | Mt. Airy Farmers' Market
Mount Airy Municipal Parking Lot, 5 Park Avenue, Mount Airy.  3:30pm – 6:30pm.
Local produce, baked goods, entertainment, and more.  Stop and shop from local vendors and support a sustainable community featuring fresh produce and baked goods. http://mountairymainstreet.org.
May 17-18 | Blacksmith Days
Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center Street, Westminster. 
Sat.: 8am – 5pm. Sun.: Noon - 5pm
Blacksmiths demonstrate specialty blacksmithing. Hands-on classes. Auction of equipment and forged items. Food for sale. Farmhouse tours, Living History Center, exhibit buildings, and Museum Gift Shop open Noon – 5pm. Museum season passes are honored Noon - 5pm both days.www.carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org. 410-386-3880
May 17-18 | Mount Airy May Fest
Mount Airy Carnival Grounds, Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy.  10am – 5pm.
This is a crafter/vendor event  where there are lots of food items being offered, rides for
the children, and music for everyone to enjoy. Join us for two days of fun. http://www.mtairylions.com. 301-829-LION (5466)
May 18 | Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County
Baker Memorial Chapel, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster.  7pm.
Under the direction of Margaret Boudreaux, professor and department chair of the Music Department, Masterworks Chorale performs Mozart’s “Requiem” in collaboration with the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra (FRYO) of Frederick, MD. 
http://mcdaniel.edu. 410-871-3371
May 24 | Hampstead Day
Main Street, Hampstead.  8am – 4pm.
Main Street festival with antiques, crafts, entertainment, kid’s rides, and antique classic car show. Bus shuttle from North Carroll High School.
www.hampsteadlionsclub.org. 443-250-5165


May 24-31 | Gamber Fire Co. Annual Fireman’s Carnival
Gamber Fire Co. Carnival Grounds, 3838 Niner Road, Finksburg.  6pm – 11pm.
The 1st fireman’s carnival of the year! Rides, food, games, and entertainment. Free fireworks on Mondaynight, Memorial Day – May 26thwww.gambervfd.org. 410-795-3445
May 26 | Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Historic Downtown Westminster.  10am.
The Parade starts at 10am on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends on Church Street at the Westminster Cemetery.  A memorial service will begin at 11am in the cemetery. http://westgov.com. 410-259-8285
May 31 | Handbell Concert – Sweet Sixteen
Carroll Community College - Scott Theatre, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster. 7:30pm.
Westminster Ringers, Inc. spring concert featuring Westminster Ringers & Accelerando. wrmanagingdirector@gmail.com. 410-848-5482
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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.: Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems | Business | ADN.com

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.: Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems | Business | ADN.com

"TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — A shortage of whitefish in the Great Lakes region resulting partly from the winter deep freeze is coming at an inconvenient time for Jewish families: the Passover holiday, when demand is high because it's a key ingredient in a traditional recipe." http://www.adn.com/2014/04/14/3425445/whitefish-shortage-causing-passover.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

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Doug Glanville racial profiling case: A Connecticut police officer assumed the ex-Phillie

Doug Glanville racial profiling case: A Connecticut police officer assumed the ex-Phillie

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 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/04/14/doug_glanville_racial_profiling_case_a_connecticut_police_officer_assumed.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content&mc_cid=18eb889868&mc_eid=b27361148d

"Author, UPenn alum, and former Major League Baseball player Doug Glanville writes in the Atlantic today about being approached by a police officer who suspected him of illegally soliciting work as an itinerant laborer—while he was shoveling his own driveway in a well-to-do part of Hartford, Conn. "

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Harvard: That time the Linguistics Department accused female students at the Divinity School of pronoun envy.

Harvard: That time the Linguistics Department accused female students at the Divinity School of pronoun envy.: "By Mike Vuolo"is a phrase
coined by Cal Watkins of the Harvard Linguistics Department in November 1971
Above are the opening, very matter-of-fact lines of "Pronoun Envy," written by the poet and classicist Anne Carson and published February in the New Yorker. The poem unfolds briefly as a straightforward narrative—involving "female students" and male pronouns—before lifting off, as Carson put it to me, "as a sort of air balloon whose buoyancy depends on bits of 'meaningless plunging' that hold up the corners." Beneath the exquisite wordplay, though, and the compelling imagery and the meaningless plunging, a phrase borrowed from the poet Wallace Stevens, is a real story about language and gender.
In the fall of 1971, Linda Barufaldi, then a student in the master's program at Harvard Divinity School, enrolled in "Eschatology and Politics." The class, also known as "Church 174," was about the influence of religion and spirituality on liberation movements, fertile ground after a decade of protests, marches, and many an "-in" in the service of social change.
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