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Loved ones will appreciate home-cooked meals Have you ever noticed how cooking (if you like to cook) or eating a good meal (if you're not a cook) can have restorative powers? If you go on the Times Web site, you may have noticed my Home/Life Remodel video blog about how my husband and I are rem...
Clubs spend weeks getting ready for 4-H & FFA Fair The entertainment and enjoyment of the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair may be starting for visitors today, but 4-H youths and their families have been working for weeks to get the fair ready. Becky Stem, vice chairwoman of the fair board, said much of ...
Union Bridge zoning map proposal up for discussion Union Bridge residents will have a chance to give their opinions on the town’s proposed new zoning map at a public hearing Monday night. The new map was developed in conjunction with the Union Bridge and Environs Community Comprehensive Plan, w...
Governor sets 'Buy Local Challenge' In order to support Maryland farmers at a time when local produce is ready for picking, Gov. Martin O’Malley has announced a “Buy Local Challenge” starting today and running through July 27. The idea is to encourage everyone to incl...
County launching fiber-optic network A new fiber-optic network getting its ceremonial kickoff this morning won’t mean faster Internet for Carroll County residents, but it should mean improved communications among public agencies and cost savings for the county government. Local of...
Veterinarian to help repair animal shelters in New Orleans ELDERSBURG Hurricane Katrina may have swept through New Orleans nearly three years ago, but the rebuilding and cleanup process continues. On Friday, an Eldersburg veterinarian will be one of 60 helping to repair animal shelters in New Orleans. The ...
Collision course Bumper cars a hit at Reese fire company carnival Video Blue and yellow sparks illuminated the ceiling over the bumper car pen at the Reese & Community volunteer fire company carnival Monday night. Every 20 seconds or so the lights would dim as the g...
Woman chronicles Carroll's farming past Coming from a family of farmers that dates back in Carroll County to 1790, Lyndi McNulty considers the farming history of the county as part of her own history. McNulty is asking other farming families of Carroll to share their stories, and more impo...
Doctors struggle to diagnose tick diseases It began with a tick bite. Then there was the rash that spread across his chest and itched more than poison ivy. After a few weeks, Scott Kirk had enough. He needed to see the doctor. The diagnosis? Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of a half-dozen t...
Getting their start in 4-H: Fashion In Jessica Bennett’s closet, woolen smock dresses and skirt sets of her childhood share the limited space with a dramatic plum and pumpkin silk dress and couture pant suits. The closet shows an evolution of Bennett’s
Residents voice concern over quarry options LINWOOD New Windsor and Linwood area residents expressed concerns about the lack of specifics on Lehigh Cement Co.’s plans for a conveyor belt system to move rock quarried in New Windsor to the Union Bridge plant at Thursday night’s NEW...
Tractor pull signals start of fair The 2008 Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair may not officially begin until Saturday, but a tractor pull tonight will kick off a host of tractor and machinery-related events scheduled during the first weekend of the fair. Tim Albaugh, one of the participan...
Getting their start Whether it was raising livestock, growing vegetables, giving speeches or a number of other indoor activities, Andy Cashman grew up loving 4-H and the fair. "When I was a little boy, I told my sister I wanted to own the state fair," the 47-year-old Ne...
Getting their start in 4-H: Fair management Whether it was raising livestock, growing vegetables, giving speeches or a number of other indoor activities, Andy Cashman grew up loving 4-H and the fair. “When I was a little boy, I told my sister I wanted to own the state fair,” the 47...
Getting their start in 4-H: Floristry Rene Bonde laughs when she thinks back to the presentation she gave to judges from the National Junior Horticulture Association in Memphis while wearing a candy striper costume. But it may have been the detail of her floral arranging presentation tha...
Tick trouble A half-dozen veterans of the Central Maryland Lyme Disease Education and Support Group sit around a rectangular table in cold metal chairs in the social hall at Zion United Methodist Church. Someone asks about a girl they remembered seeing months ago...
4-H & FFA Fair events to check out Opening day Saturday is the opening day of the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair, filled with family events for children whether they are in 4-H or not. Indoor exhibits are entered and judged and animals are brought into the Agriculture Center, so watch ...
Surf & Turf catches wave to Carroll While the Carroll County Farm Museum has become known throughout the Mid-Atlantic for hosting the Maryland Wine Festival in September, the museum is starting to gain a reputation for a new food-based festival marking its third year this Saturday…
Hearing to address rock transport plan The New Windsor Community Action Project, or NEWCAP, is hosting a public forum at 7:30 tonight for people to learn more about Lehigh Cement Co.’s plans to transport rock from the New Windsor quarry to the Union Bridge plant. The meeting will be...
Carroll News Briefs 18-year-old held in rape investigation An 18-year-old Mount Airy man faces rape charges after allegedly having sex with a teenage girl. Vinson Lee Battle is charged with two counts of second-degree rape. He is being held in the Carroll County Detenti...
Carroll Kitchens: Recipes, freezing make most out of blueberries So I've heard a lot of feedback from other blueberry aficionados out there and I no longer feel alone! In fact, when I went to pick up my 40 pounds of blueberries, the gentleman in front of me bought 200 pounds. We blueberry fans should get rubber br...
July 18: Home/Life Remodel Video Blog Carrie Knauer shares the progress made during week 7 of her home remodeling project. Diasasters are repaired in the basement and the plumber and electrician brighten the couple's spirits with their speedy progress....
July 25: Home/Life Remodel Video Blog Carrie Knauer shares the progress made during week 8 of her home remodeling project. Work speeds up and the house gets its first plumbing inspection, though plumbing work isn't quite done yet....
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Mayors of Minneapolis, Saint Paul Join Coalition on Second of Two-Day Infrastructure Tour
SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, co-chairs of the Building Americas Future coalition, today urged the Republican and Democratic national committees to adopt pro-infrastructure planks in their party platforms when the national party conventions convene in Denver and Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
Americas highways, bridges, tunnels, and mass transit have fallen behind. The same is true for our levees, schools, ports, courthouses and water delivery systems. Our economy and environment are suffering because we cannot move goods and people efficiently - we need a strong federal commitment to tackle this problem, said Governor Schwarzenegger. We have always come together as a nation to solve our biggest problems and I am confident that if both parties make infrastructure a top priority we will rebuild America with the pride and ambition that reflects the unlimited potential of our people.
The principles we are advocating will help our nation be more competitive in the global economy, ensure our environmental sustainability, enhance our citizens quality of life and improve public safety, said Mayor Bloomberg. They are good public policy and make sound business sense. We need to invest more in our infrastructure and those investment decisions need to be based on merit, not politics.
The Association of Civil Engineers estimated the nations total infrastructure shortfall at a staggering $1.6 trillion, Governor Rendell said. If we dont act quickly, that deficit will continue to grow and we will see our infrastructure fall further into disrepair, threatening the lives of our citizens and our ability to move goods to market. With the federal government contributing only 25 percent of infrastructure funding and the rest coming from financially strapped state and local governments, Washington needs to step up its commitment of resources. The time to act is now.
The co-chairs recommended that both parties adopt the coalitions five guiding principles (http://www.investininfrastructure.org/newsroom/BAF%20Statement%20of%20Principles%20-%20Final.pdf) in their platforms. Yesterday in New Orleans, the co-chairs proposed, given the importance of the issue and the growing level of support for federal leadership, a town hall meeting on infrastructure and invited both major parties presidential nominees to participate.
Joining the co-chairs at the press conference today were Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. The mayors are some of the first state and local elected officials to join Building Americas Future.
As mayors, we know how important basic public infrastructure is to our communities, Mayor Rybak said. Whether it is our streets and highways, mass transit, wastewater, or airport, our ability to make our region competitive for business and a great place to live for our residents depends on the quality of our basic infrastructure our common ground.
We also recognize that only the federal government has the resources to partner with state and local governments to fully fund our regional and national infrastructure priorities, Mayor Coleman said.
Todays event in Minneapolis-Saint Paul caps a two-day infrastructure tour that took Rendell and Bloomberg to New Orleans on Thursday. In an address to the National Conference of State Legislatures, or NCSL, Rendell and Bloomberg unveiled Building Americas Futures statement of principles (http://www.investininfrastructure.org/newsroom/BAF%20Statement%20of%20Principles%20-%20Final.pdf), which will guide policy makers as they chart a new course for national infrastructure policy. The co-chairs also held a press conference announcing that 20 more state legislators from across the country joined the coalition.
In recent weeks, the coalitions leaders addressed the National Governors Association summer meeting in Philadelphia, the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting in Miami, and the National Association of Counties summer meeting in Kansas City as it continues recruiting state and local elected officials to join its ranks.
The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses. To find out more about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly newsletter, visit: http://www.governor.state.pa.us.
There are things parents can do to make it easier for their children to handle their affairs after they die or if they should become unable to manage them.
Most important: Tell them where everything is. Where's your will? Where do you have bank accounts, stock holdings or safety deposit boxes? Where are those statements? Where are your tax records? Your utility bills?
Managing the home after a parent dies can be fraught with difficulties. Here's a guide to bringing about a successful sale.
By Mara Lee, Special to The Washington Post, Saturday, July 19, 2008; F01
Carylin Waterval's mother had no will -- and no time to prepare one.
At 63, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died within three weeks, leaving behind a small business and a four-bedroom house in Ashburn. Waterval, who lives in Alexandria and whose brother lives in Texas, found herself in charge of all the financial paperwork -- bank accounts, stock holdings, tax records and unpaid bills. Even though Waterval, 42, is an accountant, she found the volume overwhelming.
Selling a house after a parent's death can be a lengthy and daunting undertaking. Household bills still have to be paid. Then there's the matter of deciding who wants what, how to ship it to them and how to dispose of the rest. There's finding a real estate agent, deciding how to present the house and arriving at a price. And all this work may have to be done from out of town.
Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome.
I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.
I know that I don't look like the Americans who've previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father - my grandfather - was a cook, a domestic servant to the British.
At the height of the Cold War, my father decided, like so many others in the forgotten corners of the world, that his yearning - his dream - required the freedom and opportunity promised by the West. And so he wrote letter after letter to universities all across America until somebody, somewhere answered his prayer for a better life.
That is why I'm here. And you are here because you too know that yearning. This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom. And you know that the only reason we stand here tonight is because men and women from both of our nations came together to work, and struggle, and sacrifice for that better life.
Ours is a partnership that truly began sixty years ago this summer, on the day when the first American plane touched down at Templehof.
On that day, much of this continent still lay in ruin. The rubble of this city had yet to be built into a wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and France took stock of their losses, and pondered how the world might be remade.
This is where the two sides met. And on the twenty-fourth of June, 1948, the Communists chose to blockade the western part of the city. They cut off food and supplies to more than two million Germans in an effort to extinguish the last flame of freedom in Berlin.
The size of our forces was no match for the much larger Soviet Army. And yet retreat would have allowed Communism to march across Europe. Where the last war had ended, another World War could have easily begun. All that stood in the way was Berlin.
And that's when the airlift began - when the largest and most unlikely rescue in history brought food and hope to the people of this city.
The odds were stacked against success. In the winter, a heavy fog filled the sky above, and many planes were forced to turn back without dropping off the needed supplies. The streets where we stand were filled with hungry families who had no comfort from the cold.
But in the darkest hours, the people of Berlin kept the flame of hope burning. The people of Berlin refused to give up. And on one fall day, hundreds of thousands of Berliners came here, to the Tiergarten, and heard the city's mayor implore the world not to give up on freedom. "There is only one possibility," he said. "For us to stand together united until this battle is won...The people of Berlin have spoken. We have done our duty, and we will keep on doing our duty. People of the world: now do your duty...People of the world, look at Berlin!"
People of the world - look at Berlin!
Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans learned to work together and trust each other less than three years after facing each other on the field of battle.
Look at Berlin, where the determination of a people met the generosity of the Marshall Plan and created a German miracle; where a victory over tyranny gave rise to NATO, the greatest alliance ever formed to defend our common security.
Look at Berlin, where the bullet holes in the buildings and the somber stones and pillars near the Brandenburg Gate insist that we never forget our common humanity.
People of the world - look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one.
Sixty years after the airlift, we are called upon again. History has led us to a new crossroad, with new promise and new peril. When you, the German people, tore down that wall - a wall that divided East and West; freedom and tyranny; fear and hope - walls came tumbling down around the world. From Kiev to Cape Town, prison camps were closed, and the doors of democracy were opened. Markets opened too, and the spread of information and technology reduced barriers to opportunity and prosperity. While the 20th century taught us that we share a common destiny, the 21st has revealed a world more intertwined than at any time in human history.
The fall of the Berlin Wall brought new hope. But that very closeness has given rise to new dangers - dangers that cannot be contained within the borders of a country or by the distance of an ocean.
The terrorists of September 11th plotted in Hamburg and trained in Kandahar and Karachi before killing thousands from all over the globe on American soil.
As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya.
Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin in Berlin. The poverty and violence in Somalia breeds the terror of tomorrow. The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all.
In this new world, such dangerous currents have swept along faster than our efforts to contain them. That is why we cannot afford to be divided. No one nation, no matter how large or powerful, can defeat such challenges alone. None of us can deny these threats, or escape responsibility in meeting them. Yet, in the absence of Soviet tanks and a terrible wall, it has become easy to forget this truth. And if we're honest with each other, we know that sometimes, on both sides of the Atlantic, we have drifted apart, and forgotten our shared destiny.
In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common. In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance of Europe's role in our security and our future. Both views miss the truth - that Europeans today are bearing new burdens and taking more responsibility in critical parts of the world; and that just as American bases built in the last century still help to defend the security of this continent, so does our country still sacrifice greatly for freedom around the globe.
Yes, there have been differences between America and Europe. No doubt, there will be differences in the future. But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together. A change of leadership in Washington will not lift this burden. In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more - not less. Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity.
That is why the greatest danger of all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another.
The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down.
We know they have fallen before. After centuries of strife, the people of Europe have formed a Union of promise and prosperity. Here, at the base of a column built to mark victory in war, we meet in the center of a Europe at peace. Not only have walls come down in Berlin, but they have come down in Belfast, where Protestant and Catholic found a way to live together; in the Balkans, where our Atlantic alliance ended wars and brought savage war criminals to justice; and in South Africa, where the struggle of a courageous people defeated apartheid.
So history reminds us that walls can be torn down. But the task is never easy. True partnership and true progress requires constant work and sustained sacrifice. They require sharing the burdens of development and diplomacy; of progress and peace. They require allies who will listen to each other, learn from each other and, most of all, trust each other.
That is why America cannot turn inward. That is why Europe cannot turn inward. America has no better partner than Europe. Now is the time to build new bridges across the globe as strong as the one that bound us across the Atlantic. Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress, to meet the challenges of the 21st century. It was this spirit that led airlift planes to appear in the sky above our heads, and people to assemble where we stand today. And this is the moment when our nations - and all nations - must summon that spirit anew.
This is the moment when we must defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it. This threat is real and we cannot shrink from our responsibility to combat it. If we could create NATO to face down the Soviet Union, we can join in a new and global partnership to dismantle the networks that have struck in Madrid and Amman; in London and Bali; in Washington and New York. If we could win a battle of ideas against the communists, we can stand with the vast majority of Muslims who reject the extremism that leads to hate instead of hope.
This is the moment when we must renew our resolve to rout the terrorists who threaten our security in Afghanistan, and the traffickers who sell drugs on your streets. No one welcomes war. I recognize the enormous difficulties in Afghanistan. But my country and yours have a stake in seeing that NATO's first mission beyond Europe's borders is a success. For the people of Afghanistan, and for our shared security, the work must be done. America cannot do this alone. The Afghan people need our troops and your troops; our support and your support to defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda, to develop their economy, and to help them rebuild their nation. We have too much at stake to turn back now.
This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The two superpowers that faced each other across the wall of this city came too close too often to destroying all we have built and all that we love. With that wall gone, we need not stand idly by and watch the further spread of the deadly atom. It is time to secure all loose nuclear materials; to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; and to reduce the arsenals from another era. This is the moment to begin the work of seeking the peace of a world without nuclear weapons.
This is the moment when every nation in Europe must have the chance to choose its own tomorrow free from the shadows of yesterday. In this century, we need a strong European Union that deepens the security and prosperity of this continent, while extending a hand abroad. In this century - in this city of all cities - we must reject the Cold War mind-set of the past, and resolve to work with Russia when we can, to stand up for our values when we must, and to seek a partnership that extends across this entire continent.
This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all.
This is the moment we must help answer the call for a new dawn in the Middle East. My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions. We must support the Lebanese who have marched and bled for democracy, and the Israelis and Palestinians who seek a secure and lasting peace. And despite past differences, this is the moment when the world should support the millions of Iraqis who seek to rebuild their lives, even as we pass responsibility to the Iraqi government and finally bring this war to a close.
This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands. Let us resolve that all nations - including my own - will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere. This is the moment to give our children back their future. This is the moment to stand as one.
And this is the moment when we must give hope to those left behind in a globalized world. We must remember that the Cold War born in this city was not a battle for land or treasure. Sixty years ago, the planes that flew over Berlin did not drop bombs; instead they delivered food, and coal, and candy to grateful children. And in that show of solidarity, those pilots won more than a military victory. They won hearts and minds; love and loyalty and trust - not just from the people in this city, but from all those who heard the story of what they did here.
Now the world will watch and remember what we do here - what we do with this moment. Will we extend our hand to the people in the forgotten corners of this world who yearn for lives marked by dignity and opportunity; by security and justice? Will we lift the child in Bangladesh from poverty, shelter the refugee in Chad, and banish the scourge of AIDS in our time?
Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words "never again" in Darfur?
Will we acknowledge that there is no more powerful example than the one each of our nations projects to the world? Will we reject torture and stand for the rule of law? Will we welcome immigrants from different lands, and shun discrimination against those who don't look like us or worship like we do, and keep the promise of equality and opportunity for all of our people?
People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
But I also know how much I love America. I know that for more than two centuries, we have strived - at great cost and great sacrifice - to form a more perfect union; to seek, with other nations, a more hopeful world. Our allegiance has never been to any particular tribe or kingdom - indeed, every language is spoken in our country; every culture has left its imprint on ours; every point of view is expressed in our public squares. What has always united us - what has always driven our people; what drew my father to America's shores - is a set of ideals that speak to aspirations shared by all people: that we can live free from fear and free from want; that we can speak our minds and assemble with whomever we choose and worship as we please.
These are the aspirations that joined the fates of all nations in this city. These aspirations are bigger than anything that drives us apart. It is because of these aspirations that the airlift began. It is because of these aspirations that all free people - everywhere - became citizens of Berlin. It is in pursuit of these aspirations that a new generation - our generation - must make our mark on the world.
People of Berlin - and people of the world - the scale of our challenge is great. The road ahead will be long. But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope. With an eye toward the future, with resolve in our hearts, let us remember this history, and answer our destiny, and remake the world once again.
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20080724 Text of Senator Barack Obama Berlin speech
In the beginning “it was open to the public on Friday afternoons at the Odd Fellow’s Hall” – now known as Opera House Printing Company, at 140 East Main Street.
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A brief word about the Odd Fellow’s Hall. According to Chris Weeks’ book, “The Building of Westminster,” the hall is located on what “was the site of Jacob Mathias’ tanyard, shop, and residence” before he sold it for $375.00 in 1854.
According to Ms. Warner [“Carroll County Maryland – A History 1837-1976,” by Nancy Warner,] the building was dedicated in 1858. At the time, it was “the largest building in town except the court house…”
The Odd Fellow’s Hall is a storied place that is involved with much of Carroll County’s history and tradition of moving the ball forward. Ms. Warner notes that over the years, it has “provided rooms for a printing press, schools, libraries, an oyster saloon, plays, club meetings, concerts, and lectures in the nineteenth century, plus movies and a (sewing) factory in the early twentieth century.”
It is also little known that the famed national leader and orator, Frederick Douglass once spoke at the Odd Fellow’s Hall. Ms. Warner notes an October 13, 1870 “American Sentinel” account of his address in which it would appear that he was well received.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent. _____
(Subject to change without notice)
May 16, 2008 Activity Book
May 16, 2008 Writing Entries Due
June 16, 2008 Fair Entry Deadline
July 3, 2008 Grandparent Essay Contest Entries due
July 7, 2008 Vegetable, Flower & Herb Gardens Judged
July 12, 2008 Fashion Fun Fest
July 16, 2008 Rabbit Judging Practicum
July 19, 2008- 8:00 Barn Setup Livestock Area - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 12:00 Mandatory Livestock Orientation - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 8:00-3:00 Exhibitor packets & parking passes handed out - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 9:00 AM Arc Welding Contest
July 20, 2008- 8:00AM Red Building (Indoor Exhibit Area) Setup
July 20, 2008- 8:00AM-2:00 Exhibitor packets & parking passes handed out - Red Building
July 20, 2008-8:00AM Livestock Area Setup if needed - Shipley Building
THURSDAY JULY 24, 2008
8:00 AM Fair Beautification Set-up - Fair Grounds
9:00AM - 12:00PM Booths & Banners Entered - Red Building
9:00 AM -12:00 PM Engineering & Technology Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Shoe Box Floats Entered - Red Building
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Craft Department Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM General Dept. Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
FRIDAY JULY 25, 2008
9:00 AM Tractor Operator Contest & Certification - Gessell Parking Lot
6:00 PM Jay Henley & Stone Broke Band - Upper Horse Ring
8:00 PM Lady Antebellum Concert - Upper Horse Ring
8:00 PM Silent Auction closes - Shipley Building
9:00 PM Silent Auction winners posted - Shipley Building
10:00 PM Raffle Drawing winner announced - Information Booth
Saturday August 2, 2008
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Carroll County Farmers Market - Parking Lot
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Poultry Exhibits Released - Poultry Barn
9:30 AM Indoor Exhibits Released - Red Building
9:30 AM All remaining Livestock exhibits release - Shipley Building
FOR EVERY EXHIBITOR - following exhibit release, Fair Clean Up begins and continues through Sunday August 3 until grounds returned to pre-fair condition.
Wednesday August 6, 2008
7:30PM Fair Evaluation Meeting open to all Extension Office
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent. _____
(Subject to change without notice)
May 16, 2008 Activity Book
May 16, 2008 Writing Entries Due
June 16, 2008 Fair Entry Deadline
July 3, 2008 Grandparent Essay Contest Entries due
July 7, 2008 Vegetable, Flower & Herb Gardens Judged
July 12, 2008 Fashion Fun Fest
July 16, 2008 Rabbit Judging Practicum
July 19, 2008- 8:00 Barn Setup Livestock Area - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 12:00 Mandatory Livestock Orientation - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 8:00-3:00 Exhibitor packets & parking passes handed out - Shipley Building
July 19, 2008- 9:00 AM Arc Welding Contest
July 20, 2008- 8:00AM Red Building (Indoor Exhibit Area) Setup
July 20, 2008- 8:00AM-2:00 Exhibitor packets & parking passes handed out - Red Building
July 20, 2008-8:00AM Livestock Area Setup if needed - Shipley Building
THURSDAY JULY 24, 2008
8:00 AM Fair Beautification Set-up - Fair Grounds
9:00AM - 12:00PM Booths & Banners Entered - Red Building
9:00 AM -12:00 PM Engineering & Technology Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Shoe Box Floats Entered - Red Building
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Craft Department Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM General Dept. Exhibits Entered & Judged - Red Building
FRIDAY JULY 25, 2008
9:00 AM Tractor Operator Contest & Certification - Gessell Parking Lot
6:00 PM Jay Henley & Stone Broke Band - Upper Horse Ring
8:00 PM Lady Antebellum Concert - Upper Horse Ring
8:00 PM Silent Auction closes - Shipley Building
9:00 PM Silent Auction winners posted - Shipley Building
10:00 PM Raffle Drawing winner announced - Information Booth
Saturday August 2, 2008
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Carroll County Farmers Market - Parking Lot
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Poultry Exhibits Released - Poultry Barn
9:30 AM Indoor Exhibits Released - Red Building
9:30 AM All remaining Livestock exhibits release - Shipley Building
FOR EVERY EXHIBITOR - following exhibit release, Fair Clean Up begins and continues through Sunday August 3 until grounds returned to pre-fair condition.
Wednesday August 6, 2008
7:30PM Fair Evaluation Meeting open to all Extension Office
Last week's aborted attempt by Westminster officials to circumvent the bidding process for a multi-million dollar roadwork contract was just the latest in a string of questionable actions that should have residents concerned about how their government is being run and whether the city is fiscally sound.
In May, the city advertised as required by law that it would not be lowering the tax rate to maintain a constant yield with rising revenue. As tax and assessment revenues increase, the state says that governments should lower the tax rate to maintain a constant yield. If they don't, they have to advertise the defacto tax increase.
Most municipalities don't decrease taxes, so Westminster not doing so wasn't unusual. What was unusual, however, was that city officials could provide no expense numbers prior to the May constant yield hearing, and they could not explain how they knew they would need additional tax revenue if they didn't have the expense numbers.
To further muddy the picture, the city then produced a "narrative" budget, touting it as easier to follow and good for residents. The narrative, however, did not include a breakdown of revenues and expenses.
Not surprisingly, with no real numbers and scant facts on expenses and revenues available, few people attended the constant yield hearing.
Weeks later, after not holding a public hearing on the budget, and with little discussion of the budget in open sessions, the council approved the current fiscal year's budget.
Officials never could explain why they didn't want to hold a public hearing.
Given the lack of open discussion, as well as the unavailability of real budget numbers, residents may be concerned that either their council voted on something they had no real knowledge of, or the council talked secretly - and illegally - outside public meetings to hash out the details and hid that from residents.
Last week, the city announced it would be firing several employees and consolidating some positions in an effort to save money. The week before, the city had to hold an emergency meeting in order to give the mayor the authority to sign for a $3.5 million loan for road projects. Originally city officials planned to circumvent the bidding process and give the contract to C.J. Miller. But last week they thought better of ignoring the city charter on putting contracts out to bid and removed the rubber stamp approval from the constent agenda.
Juggling the intricacies of a municipal government can be challenging for anyone, and there are sure to be missteps along the way. But what has emerged in Westminster since the beginning of this year's budget process is more than a few simple missteps and more closely resembles a concerted effort to hide the city's finances from public view.
The mayor and council need to return to the basic concept of doing public business at public meetings. They need to stop treating the public as intruders, and they need make a full accounting of the city's finances and why they have thrown up so many barriers to public participation in the budget process this year.
Last week's aborted attempt by Westminster officials to circumvent the bidding process for a multi-million dollar roadwork contract was just the latest in a string of questionable actions that should have residents concerned about how their government is being run and whether the city is fiscally sound.
In May, the city advertised as required by law that it would not be lowering the tax rate to maintain a constant yield with rising revenue. As tax and assessment revenues increase, the state says that governments should lower the tax rate to maintain a constant yield. If they don't, they have to advertise the defacto tax increase.
Most municipalities don't decrease taxes, so Westminster not doing so wasn't unusual. What was unusual, however, was that city officials could provide no expense numbers prior to the May constant yield hearing, and they could not explain how they knew they would need additional tax revenue if they didn't have the expense numbers.
To further muddy the picture, the city then produced a "narrative" budget, touting it as easier to follow and good for residents. The narrative, however, did not include a breakdown of revenues and expenses.
Not surprisingly, with no real numbers and scant facts on expenses and revenues available, few people attended the constant yield hearing.
Weeks later, after not holding a public hearing on the budget, and with little discussion of the budget in open sessions, the council approved the current fiscal year's budget.
Officials never could explain why they didn't want to hold a public hearing.
Given the lack of open discussion, as well as the unavailability of real budget numbers, residents may be concerned that either their council voted on something they had no real knowledge of, or the council talked secretly - and illegally - outside public meetings to hash out the details and hid that from residents.
Last week, the city announced it would be firing several employees and consolidating some positions in an effort to save money. The week before, the city had to hold an emergency meeting in order to give the mayor the authority to sign for a $3.5 million loan for road projects. Originally city officials planned to circumvent the bidding process and give the contract to C.J. Miller. But last week they thought better of ignoring the city charter on putting contracts out to bid and removed the rubber stamp approval from the constent agenda.
Juggling the intricacies of a municipal government can be challenging for anyone, and there are sure to be missteps along the way. But what has emerged in Westminster since the beginning of this year's budget process is more than a few simple missteps and more closely resembles a concerted effort to hide the city's finances from public view.
The mayor and council need to return to the basic concept of doing public business at public meetings. They need to stop treating the public as intruders, and they need make a full accounting of the city's finances and why they have thrown up so many barriers to public participation in the budget process this year.
July 20, 2008: “Blessed to be a Blessing” Genesis 12: 1-5; Romans 4: 13-16 2008-07-20 blessed to be a blessing.mp3 July 27, 2008: “Why am I a Methodist?” Matt 22: 34-40; Ephesians 2: 1-8
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Schedule of Special Events August 3rd– 6:00 pm Pizza and movie night for youth with Pastor Sarah. Come talk about next year’s plans.
August 24th Church Picnic—All are invited! Worship will be at 10:30 am at the Lions Club Ball Field. We will have worship outside, pot luck lunch, softball, games and more.
Worship—Every Sunday at 11:00 am Sunday School at 9:45 am
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Viva la bicyclette de Carroll Published July 23, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Today, as you are reading this, the 95th Tour de France is in Stage 17. This year's race began on July 5. After 23 days,...
Memories from City Hall and e-mail from the great beyond Published July 20, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle Westminster purchased the property for its City Hall, on Emerald Hill Lane, from the estate of George W. Albaugh in September 1939 for the grand...
Appreciating Tony Snow's passion for life Published July 16, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Saturday, July 12, former White House press secretary Tony Snow, 53, died of cancer. I certainly never knew him, yet after following his too-short career for...
Westminster's Civil War role didn't end at Corbit's Charge Published July 13, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle The last several weeks have been busy in Carroll County, and one of the busiest was during the June 27-29 events surrounding the commemoration of...
Smith & Reifsnider was too hot to handle in July 1938 Published July 9, 2008 by Westminster Eagle Seventy years ago, Carroll County was reeling from the aftermath of fireworks of an unwelcome variety -- one of the biggest fires in the county's...
The merry marry month of June Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle As we say goodbye to the month of June, bachelors can breathe a sigh of relief that they've survived what has historically been the traditional...
Years ago, trip to the beach required help from a little ferry Published June 29, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle EAGLE ARCHIVE For many Carroll County residents, summertime means an opportunity to make an annual family trek to Ocean City, Md. Some of my fondest childhood memories...
Westminster's past included days of swine and meters Published June 25, 2008 by Westminster Eagle There have been many critter problems in the history of Westminster, but none seems to have caused as much a stir as what to do...
20080723 Recent WE and SCE columns by Kevin Dayhoff
Fetching Food and Politics Kevin E. Dayhoff Every third Wednesday in July the Maryland State Capital, if not the center of the Maryland political universe, moves from Annapolis to Crisfield for the annual J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake.
This year marked the 32nd occasion for the storied unique mixture of great southern Eastern Shore hospitality, tradition, Maryland seafood, and some of the best people watching of the year.
Last Wednesday was a beautiful, hot, and humid Maryland summer day at the quintessential Eastern Shore community situated within sight of the Chesapeake Bay on Tangier Sound, where the Manokin, Annemessex, and Pocomoke Rivers come together.
I, along with fellow Tentacle.com columnist Chris Cavey, spent a delightful afternoon at the event with a number of good friends from Central Maryland.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Cartoons Capture Cinema Roy Meachum As readers know, Bob Miller has me on his Morning News Express (WFMD*930AM) to talk about films and plays. We chat every Friday shortly before nine, when his program ends. This is why I can be spotted hanging around movie theatres.
Ireland or Bust Nick Diaz My wife and I are leaving for Dublin tomorrow. No, not Dublin, Virginia, nor Dublin, Ohio. Not even Dublin, California.
Monday, July 21, 2008 Building Community Capacity Richard B. Weldon Jr. How do we measure the health of a community? Is it wealth-based? Maybe a healthy community is one wherein there are enough jobs paying a sufficiently high wage to sustain a family.
The Enemy Within Steven R. Berryman Vacationing in Bethany Beach, Delaware, took me past the iconic sub-watch towers, still positioned as they were during World War II, standing guard at the shoreline. These fortified cylindrical monoliths at one time dotted the East Coast from Maine to Florida, protecting our borders from invasion.
Friday, July 18, 2008 I Am Not Amused Roy Meachum A great deal of ruckus happened in the national media; the chuckling and tsk-tsking came over that New Yorker cover. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please go back to your computer war game.
The Suicide of Earthworms John W. Ashbury Is there a reason that earthworms have taken to committing suicide by crawling out of the ground and crossing sidewalks all over Frederick County, only to die from the heat before getting to the other side? Why the chicken crossed the road poses a similar explanation.
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Bull Hockey and The Reverend Jackson Chris Cavey Last Saturday was the 5th Annual D.C. Testicle Festival sponsored by the Montana State Society. The event was in Arlington, Virginia, and once again just a little too far for me to travel for a four-hour event on a busy summer Saturday.
The Implications of Illegal Immigration Joan McIntyre There are so many hot issues to talk about this week, such as Waste To Energy (WTE), the economy, gas prices, housing foreclosures, car sales, layoffs and many more. But one, which seems to be slipping from the Number One spot it used to fill, needs to be brought back to the forefront again.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 R.I.P. Tony Snow Kevin E. Dayhoff Last Saturday former White House press secretary, Fox News commentator and well-known columnist, Tony Snow, died of cancer at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. He was but 53 years old.
The Good Reverends Tom McLaughlin Sen. Barack Obama sure is having problems with preachers. First it was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and now the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Both have added a sense of amusement to the campaign.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Killing the Messenger Roy Meachum In the 25 years my writings have appeared in local media, I have become accustomed to being measured for a virtual coffin. My publisher for most of the time, George Delaplaine, put up a strong shield around the News-Post's right to print diverse opinions, including mine.
A Beautiful Friendship? Farrell Keough So many interesting events have taken place since my last entry here that it was difficult to decide what to write about. But, a Herculean accomplishment is taking place within this county, and it needs to touted.
Monday, July 14, 2008 Obama's Dilemma Richard B. Weldon Jr. Presidential campaigns are fraught with challenges and obstacles. One of the biggest is how, in a national race in the cable television age, can a candidate define himself and his opponent in a way that highlights differences without alienating too many voters.
From The Desk of the Publisher! John W. Ashbury Steve Berryman, whose column usually appears in this space every Monday, is on vacation. His unique views will return next week.
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