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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

August 23, 1946: Md Hereford Association Tours State

Democratic Advocate, August 23, 1946.

MD. HEREFORD ASSOC. TOURS STATE - Visits Farms of Arthur B. Shipley, Near Sykesville –

The Maryland Hereford Association made an extensive tour of the state to visit pure bred Hereford cattle farms August 9th. A two-day affair, the tour gave cattle breeders an opportunity of visiting farms on the Eastern and Western shores of the state.

After visiting the Eastern shore, they returned to Annapolis where they spent the night. On Sat. they proceeded to the Richard C. Riggs Foxhall Farm at Catonsville.

On Saturday afternoon the caravan consisting of 27 cars and a bus arrived at 2 o'clock at the Highland View farms owned by Arthur B. Shipley.

There were a number of Western as well as Eastern states represented in the group. Mr. Richard C. Riggs, chairman of the committee, introduced Mr. Shipley who took them for a straw ride to view the fine purebred herd and pastures. Mr. Shipley has over 100 pure-breds on his farms.

Democratic Advocate, August 23, 1946 [19460823 Md Hereford Association Tours State]

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Eagle Archive: School experience has changed in Carroll, but it still adds up for students

By Kevin Dayhoff, August 18, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0819-20120818,0,5980768.story

In August, 1971, much of the community was curious as to whether or not the "Carroll County Vocational Technical Center" would open its doors on Sept. 7 to launch its first year of operation.

Today, the school on Washington Road, next to Westminster High School, is known as the Carroll County Career and Technology Center.

The job training and college preparatory classes at the Career and Technology Center vary from business and retail to computer and construction, from engineering and manufacturing to health and transportation.

According to an Aug. 16, 1971, article in the now defunct Democratic Advocate newspaper, "Frank Mather, administrator of the center, said that all of the school's facilities except for the horticulture area, conference rooms and some lavatories and some equipment will be ready for use on opening day….. http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0819-20120818,0,5980768.story

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Eagle Archive: If the past is a guide, political conventions are sure to be entertaining

Eagle Archive: If the past is a guide, political conventions are sure to be entertaining

By Kevin Dayhoff, August 11, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0812-20120808,0,1262168.story

As the Olympics draw to a close and the end of the summer looms on the horizon, you can be sure that the upcoming Republican and Democrat national conventions will provide end-of-summer entertainment.

For those setting their DVRs: The Republican National Convention is in Tampa on Aug. 27-30 and the upcoming Democrat National Convention will take place in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 3-6.

Today's presidential nomination process is very different from the early days of the Republic, when the two major parties — the Federalists and the Democrat-Republicans (the forerunner of the today's Democrat Party) — determined their respective presidential nominees by a caucus made-up of members of Congress or state legislatures. This process prevailed through 1828.

The first national political convention of what we now know as the two major political parties was held by the Democrat Party just down the road in Baltimore, May 21 and 23, 1832… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0812-20120808,0,1262168.story

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Eagle Archive: School experience has changed in Carroll, but it still adds up for students
August 18, 2012
...rate?'" When he is not asking his wife, a mathematician and economist, how to do the math question from 1914, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: If the past is a guide, political conventions are sure to be entertaining
August 11, 2012
...the territories those twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and slavery."When he is not watching reruns of previous political conventions on TV — in slow motion — KevinDayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: Celebrating Carroll County at the 4-H and FFA Fair
July 30, 2012
...m.For a calendar of events and more information, go to carrollcountyfair.com.See you at the fair.When he is not eating his way from one end of the fair to the other, KevinDayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: In 1923, sheriff busted the Hampstead fireman's carnival for gambling
August 4, 2012
...Days," page 2). For more information go to http://www.hampsteadvfd.org/content/carnival/When he is not playing the wheel of fortune at the Hampstead carnivaaal, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

In 1926, newspaper wanted clear lines between state's attorney and sheriff
July 21, 2012
...which, apparently, has been lost." When he is not trying to read between the lines in local newspaper articles, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: Saluting Carroll County's love of that dangerous 'foreign invention' ... the bicycle
July 14, 2012
...in holiday attire in honor of the Tour de France and yelling at the TV in broken French, "Viva la bicyclette," Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Babylon awarded Red Cross' highest volunteer honor
July 21, 2012
...part of the response team for Hurricane Andrew. Babylon is married to former Westminster mayor and Eagle columnist Kevin Dayhoff, and lives in Westminster Fellow Carroll Countian, Phil Deitchman, was presented with the Clara D. Tucker Award...

Eagle Archives: June is 'invasion month' in Westminster
June 23, 2012
...city's website at westgov.com/ When he is not hiding from the invasion of bugs, hogs and the Confederates, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archives: Celebrating independence, and the history that helped bring us here
July 4, 2012
...Bless America. When he is not enjoying a hot dog while watching the fireworks at the Carroll County Ag Center, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.
BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Appreciation: Stan Ruchlewicz brought knowledge, expertise and main street values to Westminster
June 9, 2012
...Stan Ruchlewicz was one of the nicest officials I have ever worked with in my 40 years of working with the public. Kevin Dayhoff, a columnist for The Carroll Eagle, is also a former mayor of Westminster. He worked with Stan Ruchlewicz in that...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Westminster MD Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1

1924 American La France ladder truck at the Westminster Fire Co museum

Enjoying the Westminster Fire Dept. Museum open house

Still plenty of pit beef and ham available at the Westminster Fire Dept museum

Sunday, Aug 19 2012, 1-4 pm Westminster Fire Department museum open house http://tinyurl.com/d25cj6g

Today, Sunday, August 19, 2012 – the 3^rd Sunday of the month - from 1-4 p.m.

Also available is pit beef and pit ham sandwiches for the event from 1-4 p.m...

http://www.westminstervfd.org/news/fullstory/news/Sunday,%20Aug%2019%202012,%201-4%20pm%20Westminster%20Fire%20Department%20museum%20open%20house

On Sunday, August 19, 2012 – the 3^rd Sunday of the month - the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will swing open the doors to the past with an open house to the department’s critically acclaimed history of local firefighting museum, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Veteran firefighters and historians will be hand to answer questions and conduct tours of the museum which is attached to the southern-end of the firehouse on John Street in downtown Westminster.

Also available is pit beef and pit ham sandwiches for the event from 1-4 p.m...

The museum at the Westminster firehouse offers the public a glimpse into the history of the fire department that spans two centuries. It was dedicated on October 24, 1998, when the fire department moved from the fire station located at 66 East Main Street, which had served the community for 102 years, to its current location on John Street.

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Eagle Archive: In 1923, sheriff busted the Hampstead fireman's carnival for gambling

By Kevin Dayhoff August 4, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0805-20120801,0,2048595.story

On Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1923, the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company carnival was accused of running a gambling operation and was shut down by Carroll County Sheriff William Phillips.

Phillips appeared on the carnival grounds with Carroll County State's Attorney Theodore F. Brown, and arrested the person in charge of the carnival's amusements, Thomas Zepp, and hauled him off to jail.

Pandemonium broke loose in Hampstead as a result. This was especially true because of the significance the Hampstead fireman's carnival has played in the history of the town…

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0805-20120801,0,2048595.story

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165 Million Americans Are Dependents of the State: Is Tyranny Next?

By Bill Wilson

Bill Wilson is the President of Americans for Limited Government.

As originally published at Forbes.com.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/15/165-million-americans-are-dependents-of-the-state-is-tyranny-next/

Is America descending into a dependency state, where the majority uses its voting power to demand government services from taxpayers?

New research from Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) reveals that this reality may already be here, with more than 107 million Americans on some form of means-tested government welfare.

Add to that 46 million seniors collecting Medicare (subtracting out about 10 million on Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, and other senior-eligible programs already included in Sessions' means-tested chart) and 22 million government employees at the federal, state, and local level — and suddenly, over 165 million people, a clear majority of the 308 million Americans counted by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010, are at least partially dependents of the state.

Since President Obama took office in 2009, eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, the earned income tax credit, the making work pay tax credit, and unemployment benefits has increased by roughly 10 million. To add insult to injury, Obama then unilaterally dismantled the work requirements that were the heart of the 1990's welfare reform via an arbitrary executive order.

But it's even worse than that. In fact, most voting-age Americans do not pay income taxes — approximately 50.6 percent.

That includes 53.91 million Americans who pay nothing in income taxes, and another 64.7 million who get refunds in excess of what was owed. That's 118.61 million out of 234.6 million Americans 18 years and older, based on data compiled by the Joint Committee on Taxation and the U.S. Census Bureau.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/15/165-million-americans-are-dependents-of-the-state-is-tyranny-next/

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

1994 Westminster Nurseries recipes and home hints Calendar

http://www.scribd.com/doc/103198314/1994-Westminster-Nurseries-recipes-and-home-hints-Calendar

For over 25-years I made a living farming nursery stock, trees, ornamental plants, and perennials. One of my key and critical suppliers was Westminster Nurseries.

I grew-up almost next to the Westminster Nurseries production fields and green houses and spent many an entire day roaming Westminster Nurseries’ fields.

And actually, that is how I learned the Latin names of most plants. The plants in the fields were always identified by its Latin name and as a child I never really thought much of it. I just figured that was the plant’s name… It was not until later in high school, when I took Latin classes, that I learned more about the Rules of Linnaeus and taxonomy…

I always liked the Westminster Nurseries’ calendar; not only because I liked the pictures, but I also liked the recipes and home hints…

August 18, 2012 Kevin Dayhoff

1994 Westminster Nurseries recipes and home hints Calendar

[19940000 Westminster Nurseries recipes and Home Hints Calendar]

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The Tentacle - Zachary Peters: Where’s the Interest? Why isn’t there more?

http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5291 Please enjoy the son of The Honorable Wendi Peters, Mr. Zachary A. Peters' piece in The Tentacle. I'm looking for much more good work from Mr. Peters.

Zachary Peters Biography August 16, 2012

Where’s the Interest? Why isn’t there more?

Teen Mom, Toddlers in Tiaras, 16 and Pregnant, and the granddaddy of them all, Jersey Shore are just a few examples of the television shows that dominate the young adult generation these days... http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=71

The Tentacle - Zachary Peters: Where’s the Interest? Why isn’t there more?
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Dishonorable Disclosures - You Tube: Intelligence and Spec Ops forces are furious at how Obama has exploited their service for political advantage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Xfti7qtT0&feature=em-share_video_user

You Tube: Intelligence and Spec Ops forces are furious at how Obama has exploited their service for political advantage

About Dishonorable Disclosure

STOP the politicians, President Obama and others from politically capitalizing on U.S. national security operations and secrets!

http://www.dishonorabledisclosure.com

Published on Aug 15, 2012 by OPSECTeam

Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated at how President Obama and those in positions of authority have exploited their service for political advantage. Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our Intelligence and Special Operations forces and put future missions and personnel at risk.

The unwarranted and dangerous public disclosure of Special Forces Operations is so serious -- that for the first time ever -- former operators have agreed to risk their reputations and go 'on the record' in a special documentary titled "Dishonorable Disclosures." Its goal is to educate America about serious breaches of security and prevent them from ever happening again.

Use of military ranks, titles & photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement of the Dept of the Army or the Department of Defense. All individuals are no longer in active service with any federal agency or military service.

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Friday, August 17, 2012

McDaniel prog pic 4 Green Terrors r getting 4 new season Will stadium b ready?

The steps got poured at the McDaniel College stadium construction project

McDaniel College progress picture 5

McDaniel College stadium update picture 3

McDaniel College progress picture 2

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2005 Maryland Elected Officials Guide booklet from Constellation Energy

For many years, these booklets, produced and published by Baltimore Gas and Electric and later, Constellation Energy, with a picture and brief contact information for Maryland’s elected officials were a necessity for any political reporter. For that matter, they were a necessity for anyone with any business with the state of Maryland, especially the Maryland General Assembly.

I must have boxes of them in my basement office.

Alas, it was decided in the The Dayhoff Paper Reduction Act of June 20, 2012, Fighting the “Stuff Monster” http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5178, that I am no longer keep all those boxes of old papers from 35 years of working in government and writing.

Now, some of the very old elected official guides will probably be saved. Most of them will be pdf’d and recycled.

Meanwhile, please enjoy this glimpse at who was on first and what was on second, in Maryland, in 2005.

The older guides will be pdf’d and posted, as I come across them in their respective boxes…

Onward through the fog.

2005 Maryland Elected Officials Guide booklet from Constellation Energy

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Chick-fil-A will be celebrating Back to School day on August 18, 2012.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/102909357/Chick-fil-A-will-be-celebrating-Back-to-School-day-on-August-18-2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Westminster MD - We stopped over at the Chick-fil-A in the Westminster Shopping Center at the corner of Englar Road and Rte 140 in Westminster, MD for dinner Tuesday evening.

Along with our food came a little flyer saying that the local Chick-fil-A will be celebrating Back to School day on August 18, 2012.

I also attached a flyer that we got last December. The Chick-fil-A Trays flyer was discussed at great length at several public safety non-profits, of which I belong.

I know that many of us go out of our way to patronize the local Chick-fil-A, because the restaurant is so supportive of our local community…

Chick-fil-A has excellent food; runs a great restaurant, has excellent customer service, and is very supportive of local firefighters and law enforcement, non-profits and the community.

By all measures, Chick-fil-A is reported to be a good employer, and is a valuable contributor to the local community.

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Chick-fil-A will be celebrating Back to School day on August 18, 2012.

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Celebrate Eat More Chicken ‘Buy-cott’ Day by Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41 August 1, 2012 http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5261

Hopefully you and your family will join former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today and be sure to patronize your local Chick fil-A restaurant in honor of ‘Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.’ http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5261

Governor Huckabee organized the event in the wake of the un-American, intolerant, hate campaign being waged against the Atlanta-based restaurant chain after its president, Dan Cathy, told the author of the “Biblical Recorder,” a journal of the Baptist Press, his personal views on gay marriage.

In an article, “‘Guilty as charged,’ Mr. Cathy says of Chick-fil-A's stand on biblical & family values,” writer K. Allan Blume, explains, “Dan Cathy oversees one of the country's most successful businesses.

“As president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, Cathy leads a business with 1,608 restaurants that had sales of more than $4 billion dollars last year…

“His father, S. Truett Cathy started the business in 1946… In 1967, his father opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta…

In an excellent article on the matter by Jamie Smith Hopkins, “Chick-fil-A president's words on gay marriage spark tempest,” penned for The Baltimore Sun, Ms. Hopkins reports that Mr. Cathy said that Chick-fil-A is “very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit.”… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5261

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Celebrate Eat More Chicken ‘Buy-cott’ Day – Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle http://tinyurl.com/d8d2s4d

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Fighting the Stuff Monster – Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle

June 20, 2012

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The 2011 MidAtlantic Farm Credit calendar

In recent years MidAtlantic Farm Credit has published a wonderful calendar featuring local agricultural scenes photographed by local folks involved in the business of agriculture… http://www.scribd.com/doc/102874471/The-2011-MidAtlantic-Farm-Credit-calendar

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Consider these advantages to doing business with MidAtlantic Farm Credit:

MidAtlantic Farm Credit is one of the largest ag lenders on the East Coast with over $2 billion in loans outstanding to more than 10,500 members.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit has 20 offices, serving the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, North-Central Maryland, North-Eastern West Virginia, and North-Western Virginia.

As a member-owned co-op, MidAtlantic Farm Credit has historically returned 85% of our profits to our borrower/members through patronage refunds.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit offers a wide range of products and services - from loans to leases to crop insurance.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit employs an experienced staff, knowledgeable in agriculture and dedicated to serving you - our member and our customer.

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Westminster turns off pair of red light cameras, saying they've done their job

Westminster turns off pair of red light cameras, saying they've done their job

Carroll Eagle – Jim Joyner: Westminster turns off pair of red light cameras, saying they've done their job

Westminster turns off pair of red light cameras, saying they've done their job

But police will maintain camera at Nursery Road, where violations are high

By Jim Joyner, http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/08/westminster-turns-off-pair-of-red-light.html

July 12, 2012 hhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/ph-ce-red-lights-0715-20120711,0,1274939.story Law Order Traffic Red Light Cameras, Law Order Traffic Speed Cameras, Westminster Police Chief Spaulding-Jeff, Westminster Police, Westminster Police Traffic Safety, Traffic Westminster,

The City of Westminster this week pulled the plug on a pair of red light cameras at one of the county's busiest intersections — at routes 140 and 97 — saying the cameras had, by and large, done their job in helping reduce accidents and red light runners.

"You do what you say you're going to do," said Maj. Ron Stevens of the Westminster Police Department regarding the removal of the cameras, which was approved by the Westminster Common Council on Monday.

"We said all along that the cameras were needed because of safety issues," Stevens said. "They've definitely worked — people are much more aware of the dangers of the intersection."

But the department will continue to operate another red light camera a block away at Route 97 and Nursery Road, based on data that shows continued high rates of violations on that stretch of road.

It's the second time that Westminster has reduced its use of red light cameras since it first installed five of the devices in spring 2010.

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/ph-ce-red-lights-0715-20120711,0,1274939.story

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