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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Lonely is the runner that gets out on the Wakefield Trail to run after not running for weeks

Lonely is the runner that gets out on the Wakefield Trail to run after not running for weeks. Even a bunny just stopped and starred. Then there was that moment when you realize that someone on the trail was walking faster than I was running. I did regain some pride when I caught - up with the grandmother pushing the stroller. Just saying.

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Broad range of topics discussed at the Westminster mayor and common council meeting Monday night

Ting, the Westminster broadband technology project, to begin residential installations soon

At the meeting of the Westminster Common Council Monday night, August 10, 2015, Westminster officials had a wide range of issues on the agenda. From left to right: Dr. Mona Becker, Tony Chiavacci, Council President Dr. Robert Wack, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, Suzanne Albert, and Greg Pecoraro.

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Ting, the Westminster broadband technology project

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Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, (L) recognizes Superintendent John Rawlings, Sr., for 30-yrs of service to the city at Mon night’s council http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/at-monday-nights-meeting-of-westminster.html

Westminster Mayor Kevin R. Utz, on the left, recognizes Superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for 30-years of service to the city at Monday night’s council meeting as Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding and Finance Director Tammy Palmer look on. August 10, 2015 by Kevin E. Dayhoff

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

By Kevin E. Dayhoff

At the meeting of the Westminster Common Council Monday night, Westminster officials had a wide range of issues on the agenda; including an employee recognition, new trucks and equipment purchases, a new playground equipment initiative, and an update on the city’s fiber technology project.

The meeting began with a mayor and common council recognition of the city’s wastewater superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for thirty-years of service.

With his wife and family present, Westminster Mayor Kevin R. Utz acknowledged how Rawlings and his department have saved the city a “great deal of money over the years” by their diligence, and innovative management approaches to an ever-increasingly complex aspect of government. Westminster councilwoman Mona Becker, a professor of environmental studies at McDaniel College agreed; reporting how she takes her environmental geology and chemistry classes to the treatment plant for field trips.

This was followed by a progress report on the Westminster Ting fiber technology initiative, by Valerie Bortz, the Westminster Ting city manager.

“Exciting things are happening,” said Bortz as she reported that the city’s fiber project is “getting ready to go live this week.” Bortz reported that soon Ting will begin making scheduled fiber installations in homes in Westminster.

Bortz also reported that the city recently was given a 2015 Community Broadband Innovative Partnership of the Year award by The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA.) According to a recent release found on the city’s Ting broadband fiber web page, “NATOA is a professional association for local governments … [to] help these communities get better access to telecommunications and broadband Internet services. These awards are intended to recognize people, towns, companies and initiatives each year that advanced the cause of broadband deployment and adoption in local communities.”

A discussion among the councilmembers ensued about continued efforts to get the word out about the broadband fiber initiative. It was noted that there remain many questions about “What is Ting;” how does it bring value to the city and what does it means to Westminster citizens.

In a recent e-mail interview with Westminster councilmember Tony Chiavacci, he noted, “As far as the value. There is a lot. True high-speed internet access … not what we currently have; but gig service - is going to be as important in the future as electricity and roads are to us today.

“We feel this project puts us many years ahead of most of the rest of the nation and it will position Westminster to be on the front of this technology. The hope is by us being out in front, we will attract business and individuals to Westminster that need this level of service, and cannot get it elsewhere. Thus, providing high paying jobs opportunities, increasing the average income, and pushing property values up in our area. As well as allowing people to work where they live versus commuting out of the area every day.”

With Ting, “you are driving a Ferrari instead of a Chevette,” said Chiavacci at the council meeting.

Jeff Glass, the city’s public works director then presented several equipment and truck bids for the council’s deliberation and approval. Glass also asked for the approval of this year’s annual roadway resurfacing and paving contract. This past winter was hard on Westminster’s streets and the councilmembers are anxious to begin addressing the roadway repairs and improvements.

Abby Gruber, the director of recreation discussed with the mayor and council a project to rebuild the aging playground equipment at Dutterer Park. According to a release by Gruber, after an upcoming planning session, on “October 9, 2015, volunteers from The City of Westminster, The Boys & Girls Club of Westminster, and Habitat for Humanity, along with BGE will build a great new place for kids to play in one day. The project is in partnership with KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve by bringing play to those who need it most.”

In other news, Utz reported that the Wakefield Valley golf course task force recently held its first meeting to develop long term planning for the use of the large property at the west end of town that will be transferred to the city in the near future.

There were no ordinances or resolutions – or old business to discuss and after departmental reports the meeting adjourned after a little over an hour.

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Changes

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Last night I covered the Westminster mayor and common council meeting for the newspaper: “Broad range of topics discussed at the Westminster mayor and common council meeting Monday night http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/broad-range-of-topics-discussed-at.html. And I had spent almost all day in church at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster.

At the end of the day, as I was writing the article on the council meeting, I could help but to recall one of my all-time favorite sermons about change.

Both Westminster city government and Grace Lutheran Church need to continue to change in order to continue to relevant.

Fortunately, Grace Lutheran, under the leadership of Pastors Martha and Kevin Clementson, and church council – especially Council President Ron Fairchild are continuing in the correct direction of adapting with the times.

Along with my sister-in-law, United Methodist Church Pastor Sarah Babylon Dorrance, this simply must be some of the brightest and best church leadership around.

Same goes with the Westminster city government.

As I sat last night in the Westminster council chambers beside city attorney Elissa Levan, I reflected upon the fact that I have now been going to Westminster City Hall since the late 1950s and have always been impressed with the level of care, diligence and expertise exhibited by our government at work.

But the current administration simply must be one of the best in the state of Maryland – and the current mayor and common council are going some great things. We should all be proud and help in any way we can.

So, anyway, this one of my all-time favorite sermons…. June 14, 2001: "Sharing Faith in a New Century” By Lutheran Bishop H. Gerard Knoche

"Sharing Faith in a New Century”

By Lutheran Bishop H. Gerard Knoche

** Here is the text of the sermon by Lutheran Synod Bishop H. Gerard Knoche at Synod Assembly Opening Worship, June 14, 2001, based on Acts 17:16-34; given at Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD.

Permission is given for congregations to reproduce it for their own use.

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If we do not share faith in the new century many of the congregations in the Delaware-Maryland Synod will die. I am sorry that my first words as a preacher at Synod Assembly carry bad news. But in my travels around the synod in these last nine months, I have come across too many congregations where the largest demographic group in the congregation is over 55. Two urban churches have closed since I took office, both being sold to other denominations that expect to make a go of it. If they can do it, why can’t we? It was almost shocking last Sunday to be in a congregation where there were more teenagers worshiping than in any other church I have attended (20 or 25 at least). “If this church can do it, why can’t others?” I asked myself. Churches that will survive, that will grow, are churches that have, as our assembly theme suggests, learned how to share the faith in a new century.

The lesson from Acts tells the story of Paul sharing the faith with a group of people who are new to him. Paul has been left in Athens and is depressed to see the city is full of idols. Apparently there were beautiful statues to every imaginable Greek god or goddess throughout the city. He is waiting for Silas and Timothy and so decides to argue for the faith with the Jews in the synagogue and with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Like other Athenians, the text says, they “spent their time in nothing but telling or hearing something new.”

This evening I would like to look at Paul’s speech to see what it might tell us about Sharing Faith in a New Century. First, Paul went out to the Areopagus, the public square where folks gathered to talk. Unlike times past, we cannot expect folks to come to church looking for us. Those who do that are largely those who have had some experience with the church in their background. Increasingly, there are many Americans who have had no contact with Christianity, know nothing about it—and may even feel it is irrelevant or may be hostile to it. A telling commentary on our culture is the fact that ”spell check” in Windows 95 does not have all the books of the Bible in its list, much less many of the Biblical names. They are not part of the general basic knowledge base. In campus ministry it was not unusual to have a student come in timidly saying, “I’m dating a Christian. I have no idea what that means. Can you tell me?” To share faith in the new century we will need to go to the unchurched where they are.

Secondly, Paul knew the world-view of those with whom he wanted to communicate. He had discovered their altar to an unknown God and he knew that they shared his belief that God had created all things. He spoke the gospel to them in a form they were most likely to understand and accept. We need to be more attentive to our audience. Leonard Sweet is one of the writers who has researched what the postmodern culture is like. I don’t have time to share all the characteristics, but I will say that it is a culture more interested in spiritual experience than spiritual arguments. They want to feel God more than they want to understand God. Stories of personal belief are more convincing than explanations of doctrine.

Today’s culture also seems to be able to hold two contradictory notions at the same time. F. Scott Fitzgerald said that the test of a first-class mind is the ability to be able to hold two opposing ideas in the head at the same time and still be able to function. Book titles catch the doublespeak with ”Ordinary Miracles” or “Open Secrets” and movies with “True Lies.” More significantly, it is true that new houses are bigger while families are smaller; more farmers are making big bucks and more farmers are facing financial catastrophe; more people are becoming rich than ever before and more people are becoming poor than ever before. The postmodern is able to handle paradox, which in other days we have called dialectics. We need to understand the worldview of the unchurched if we are to share the faith in a new century.

Thirdly, and perhaps most obviously, we need to know the gospel ourselves.
Paul makes his connection to their thought world and then moves on to talk of
God’s judgment, of their need to repent, and of the resurrection. It pains me to read that pollsters have determined that four out of ten folks who call themselves Christians are unable to name the four Gospels. If the way that
Jesus speaks to us and guides us in our life is through the Scriptures, then
if we don’t know the Scriptures we don’t know Jesus very well either. There
is no question in my mind that the key factor in churches that are reaching
out to share the faith is the rostered and lay leadership. Folks who know Jesus, know the Bible, and are excited about sharing that relationship with
others do it best. To share faith in the new century, we need to deepen our
Biblical knowledge and our love of Jesus, so that we will have something
fresh and dynamic to share.

One of the fears about changing the way things have always been with new
music or the use of the Internet or coffee house churches is that what is most precious to us will be lost. The story is told that in the early days of the Tennessee Valley project, a dilapidated homestead was going to be torn down. They were damming the river and the valley would be flooded out. A new split-level ranch house was built for the Appalachian family on a hillside nearby.

The day of the flooding arrived and the bulldozers were there to tear down the old house. The family refused to move out of the homestead. Finally, out of desperation, a social worker was called to find out what the problem was. “We ain’t goin’ anywhere” was the reply. The social worker pleaded with them to tell her what the problem was and why they would not move into their beautiful new home.

”See that fire over there?” the man asked, pointing to a blazing fire in the
primitive hearth of the log cabin. “My grandpa built that fire over a hundred years ago,” the man explained. “He never let it go out, for he had no matches and it was a long way to the neighbors’. Then my pa tended the fire, and since he died, I tended it. None of us let it die, and I ain’t goin’ to move away and let grandpa’s fire go out.”

The social worker got an idea. She arranged for a large apple butter kettle
to be delivered to the home. The hot coals would be scooped up and transported to the new home, kindling would be added, and the grandfather’s
fire would never go out. The Appalachian family accepted and moved up to the
split-level rancher on the hillside after they knew that they would have the
fire of their ancestors.

As we share faith in the new century, we will keep the fire—of water, of bread and wine, of the book that is a love letter from God, but we will move to new places, where we do things differently, lest the flood of modernity wipe us out. Paul and Jesus would want it that way. Then, just like with Paul, some will scoff; others will hear us again; and some will become believers.

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At Monday night's meeting of the Westminster Mayor and Common Council, Superintendent John Rawlings was recognized for 30 years of service. August 10, 2015

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At Monday night's meeting of the Westminster Mayor and Common Council, Superintendent John Rawlings was recognized for 30 years of service. August 10, 2015

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Monday, August 10, 2015

MSP Remembers Sergeant Wallace Mowbray - End of Watch August 10, 1975

According to the Maryland Troopers Association’s fallen hero’s page:

Sergeant Wallace J. Mowbray

End of Watch: 8/10/1975

Age: 39

Years of Service: 13

Cause of Death: Gunfire

National Memorial Panel: 21-E: 10

While checking via radio on the license of a driver of a van with three other occupants, Sgt. Mowbray was shot and killed when struck by a shotgun blast. Investigation later revealed that the registration plates on the van were stolen and there were outstanding warrants for two of the occupants. Occurred near Baker's Liquor Store in Chester, MD.

According to information from the Maryland State Police.

Forty years ago today, Sgt. Mowbray was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Chester, Maryland. He was checking a license plate over the radio when he was struck by a shotgun blast. The license plates turned out to be stolen and two of the four occupants had warrants out for their arrest.

All four suspects fled from the scene.

Two suspects, who were later convicted of doing the shooting, kidnapped a couple in Chester, took their car, and raped the woman. They were captured several hours later.

The other two suspects stole a boat and headed toward the Western Shore. They were captured two days later.

All four suspects were convicted of Sergeant Mowbray's murder.

One of the suspects convicted of doing the shooting was sentenced to life plus 95 years for rape, kidnapping, and other crimes committed before and after Sergeant Mowbray's murder. In 1982 he escaped from prison and was placed on the FBI's 10 most wanted list. He was captured 14 months later. In 1991 he won a new trial which resulted in less serious convictions and a 27 year sentence. He was paroled in 1993. Four months later he was sent back to prison for four years when he violated his parole with a disorderly conduct charge. In 1999 he was sent back to prison again when he took money from a charity jar in a Glen Burnie, Maryland, cafe. On December 1, 2003, he was arrested and charged with robbing a Glen Burnie bank. He was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 20 years June 18, 2004.

The other suspect convicted of the shooting was sentenced to life in prison.

The third suspect was sentenced to 55 years and the fourth suspect was sentenced to 20 years.

Sergeant Mowbray had been a member of the Maryland State Police for almost 14 years.

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Tom Canon shares some family reflections

Tom Canon shares some family reflections at the funeral service for Sylvia Canon for the many folks who have gathered at Grace Lutheran Church to say goodbye to a truly amazing person.

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Tom Canon shares some family reflections

Tom Canon shares some family reflections at the funeral service for Sylvia Canon for the many folks who have gathered at Grace Lutheran Church to say goodbye to a truly amazing person.

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Sunday, August 09, 2015

June and Phil Miller stop for the camera during a visit to Willis St on Sunday, August 9, 2015

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June and Phil Miller stop for the camera during a visit to Willis St on Sunday, August 9, 2015

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We really enjoyed our Sunday, August 9, 2015 visit with Evelyn Babylon, Jamie Miller, Caroline Babylon, June and Phil Miller, and Pastor Sarah B. Dorrance

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We really enjoyed our Sunday, August 9, 2015 visit with Evelyn Babylon, Jamie Miller, Caroline Babylon, June and Phil Miller, and Pastor Sarah B. Dorrance

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Commissioner Richard Weaver, Carroll Co. school board member Devon Rothschild, and Carroll Co. State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo

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Commissioner Richard Weaver, Carroll Co. school board member Devon Rothschild, and Carroll Co. State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo

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Grammy Evelyn Babylon and her great grand child, June Miller share a moment in the kitchen.

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Friday, August 07, 2015

Tina and Glenn Becker present awards and thank everyone who came out to the annual MTA #20 golf tournament to benefit Christmas for Kids

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Cattails fascinate me...

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Cattails fascinate me...

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Cattails fascinate me...

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Arizona Green Tea with ginseng and honey - the breakfast of champions.

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MTA Lodge #20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament at The Links at Gettysburg.

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MTA Lodge #20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament at The Links at Gettysburg.

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Keith Saylor, in the red, coordinates the approach to hole #12 at MTA Lodge #20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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Keith Saylor, in the red, coordinates the approach to hole #12 at MTA Lodge #20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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Hole #12 for for this year's annual Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament The Links At Gettysburg.

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Hole #12 for for this year's annual Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament The Links At Gettysburg.

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And they get started early for this year's annual Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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And they get started early for this year's annual Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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Tina, Nicole, Caroline, Desiree, and Holly register golfers for the Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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Tina, Nicole, Caroline, Desiree, and Holly register golfers for the Maryland Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Christmas for Kids golf tournament.

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Up bright and early to help with the Troopers of Carroll Co Caring for Kids to raise money for Christmas for Kids

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Up bright and early to help with the Troopers of Carroll Co Caring for Kids to raise money for Christmas for Kids

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Up bright and early to help with the Troopers of Carroll Co Caring for Kids to raise money for Christmas for Kids

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Tuesday, August 04, 2015

LOL Breaking news in the grocery store check out line. Too funny. You can't make this stuff up... SMH

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Mayor Utz, Councilman Chiavacci, Commissioner Frazier, and Chief Spaulding attended National Night Out in Westminster.

The city of Westminster recently renovated the historic Belle Grove Square. The results are fantastic. Westminster leveraged a grant to do all the improvements. It was money well-spent.

I know all too well that Abby Gruber and the recreation department, Councilman Chiavacci and the common council and Wayne Reifsnider, Larry Bloom, Jeff Glass and the street department worked really hard to get the best bang for the buck.The results are great.

And just so you know, the new benches are awesome. Belle Grove Square is fascinating.

Over the years I have written several articles on the park for the Baltimore Sun - http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin+Dayhoff&sortby=display_time+descending#trb_search and last May I made two presentations on the park. One for the Historical Society of Carroll County and one for the Brethren Church. Next chance you get, go check out the newly renovated Belle Grove Square - it is truly one of the city's magical places.

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