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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Follow a Live Blog for election coverage 2010

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Carroll County MD Election Summary report for 14:51 Nov. 2, 2010

Carroll County MD Election Summary report for 14:51 Nov.2, 2010 - (or 2:51 p.m. for non-former military personnel.)  [20101102 1451-ge-uevs.pdf] http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/election/docs/2010-ge-uevs.pdf  http://www.scribd.com/doc/40779987/Carroll-County-MD-Election-Summary-report-for-14-51

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John C Schaeffer (September 21, 1928 - October 31, 2010)

John C Schaeffer (September 21, 1928 - October 31, 2010)



John C. Schaeffer, age 82 of Westminster John C. Schaeffer, age 82 of Westminster, died Sunday October 31, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson, MD. He was born September 21, 1928 in Silver Run, the son of the late William E. and Mary K. Bankert Schaeffer. He was the husband of Evelyn Armacost Schaeffer, his wife of 61 years.

He was a life long member of St. Mary’s United Church of Christ in Silver Run, Maryland. He served as superintendent and taught Sunday School for 30 years. In addition he served many times on the Church Consistory Board. John was a graduate of Westminster High School, Class of 1945 and Western Maryland College, Class of 1949.

Mr. Schaeffer had a 50 year career in banking. He began as a teller at the Union Mills Savings Bank, which later merged to become Westminster Bank and Trust Company.

As President in 1969, he was the youngest to hold that position at that time in the State of Maryland. It was during his tenure that the bank became affiliated with Mercantile Bankshares Corporation. He then served as chairman of the board; retired from active management in 1990 and remained on the board until 1999.

His civic activities included membership in the Kiwanis Club of Westminster, serving as president in 1964 and received the Hixon Award; Board member of the original Industrial Development Authority; Board member and treasurer of the Union Mills Homestead Foundation; Vice Chairman of the Carroll County Chapter of the American Red Cross; former member of the Community Foundation of Carroll County; and the Historical Society of Carroll County.

Surviving in addition to his wife are children Monte A. Schaeffer and wife Deborah Day Schaeffer of Westminster, J. Craig Schaeffer and wife Margie Holweck Schaeffer of Blue Ridge Summit, PA, Lou Ann Schaeffer of Warner Robins, Georgia; grandchildren Calvin L. Schaeffer, Samuel E. Schaeffer, Emily K. Thompson and John David Thompson. He was predeceased by a brother, William E. Schaeffer, Jr., daughter-in-law, Denise Murdock Schaeffer, and by a grandson, Keith A. Schaeffer.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at St. Mary’s U.C.C. in Silver Run, MD with his pastor the Rev. Dr. Richard W. Scott officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Silver Run.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster and on Thursday from 10 AM until the time of service in the Vestry of the Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to either, St. Mary’s United Church of Christ, 1441 E. Mayberry Rd., Westminster, MD 21158, Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018, or to Gilchrist Hospice, 555 W. Towson Town Center, Towson, MD 21204.

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Explore Carroll.com: Election day food drive supports Carroll County Food Sunday

Election day food drive supports Carroll County Food Sunday

Vote for the hungry with a can of food at the polls on election day

By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 11/02/10


Today is election day in Carroll County, but voters can also vote with their stomachs — or at least help others do that — by donating cans of food for the hungry at the polls.

Martin Radinsky, Frank Baylor, Kelly Buie, Bob Mitchell, David and Laura O’Callaghan have again organized the election day food drive to support Carroll County Food Sunday.

The goal, according to Radinsky, is to have volunteers staffing collection boxes at all the polling places.

The community service event will be conducted in a non-partisan fashion and volunteers have been asked not to engage in political activity while collecting for Carroll County Food Sunday.

“We welcome the support from all organizations, political clubs, candidates, and political parties in helping to feed our neighbors in need in Carroll County,” said Radinsky.  “In November 2008, Carroll County voters filled seven 150-cubic foot containers with donated food.

“We want to build (the food collection effort) into a Carroll County habit for elections in the future,” said Radinsky.  “When and where else in Carroll County are you going to get 50,000 (people) in one place?

“If only half of all the voters in Carroll County brought one can of food each; that's 25,000 cans of food.”

Radinsky said that every candidate with whom he has spoken has been very supportive of the Carroll County voter food drive.  Hopefully all the candidates will take the opportunity to spread the word.

Should you wish to volunteer to assist in this community service project e-mail Martin Radinsky at maradinsky@comcast.net or call 443-520-7750.

Carroll County Food Sunday will offer Community Service Hours for any student wishing to volunteer their time.

Carroll County Food Sunday is run by volunteers, and is always in need of additional volunteer help. Donations of money and/or food are gladly accepted.





Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: Community Foundation of Carroll County ...  By Kevin Dayhoff  By Kevin Dayhoff 10/21/10. Over 250 community leaders filled the Portico social hall at St. John Catholic Church early Wednesday morning to honor the recipients of the fifth annual Carroll County Philanthropists of the Year awards. ...  Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack - http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/

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Rural Maryland Surges to the Polls by Joe Getty

Rural Maryland Surges to the Polls
Getty for Senate 2010November 2, 2010
Voters are surging to the polls in State Senate District 5 and the rest of rural Maryland.

The throng of voters coming to the polls in Carroll County and northern Baltimore County is truly exhilarating.

Please continue whatever your are doing to get all of our family, friends, neighbors and other like-minded voters to the polls - it is working!

Rural Maryland is turning out - and obviously this is a bad sign for the incumbent statewide leadership of Maryland. They are looking at the same numbers and they will redouble their efforts to "knock and drag" people to the polls in low-turnout communities.

To win in Maryland, we can't just be good - we have to be excellent. As we close out the polls on Election Day, I offer the two following observations from the first 7 hours of voting:

1. Do you have an hour or two to spare at a Victory Center: The Republican party victory centers will be making calls all afternoon to ensure that we get the maximum highest turnout. If you want to join in this last-minute "get-out-the-vote" drive, call Chris Cavey at (410) 562-7999 or check on the web for the nearest call center to you at www.mdgop.org/victory.

2.  Remind all voters to check their ballot during the review process at the end of touchscreen voting: There have been several instances during Early Voting and today when voters have selected the Republican candidate but in the final review the Democrat candidate is marked with an "X". Election officials state that this can happen because of improper machine calibration or when some holds their finger on the screen for too long (it jumps to the next category and automatically selects the first candidate - always a Democrat).

Joe Getty
  
Watching the Election Day 2010 Results

After the polls close at 8 p.m., I will begin the evening at the Carroll County Republican Central Committee victory party at Buffalo Wild Wings (404 Englar Road, Westminster). Their event starts at 7 pm. Election results will be televised live as they are reported!

Later in the evening, I will attend the Bob Ehrlich campaign election night party at the Timonium Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall (2200 York Road, Timonium).
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Explore Carroll: LIVE BLOG: ELECTION DAY 2010

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Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996

Kevin Earl Dayhoff Whatever your views of Mr. Reich, this short column did make me pause to think about the next 2 years...

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996


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Monday, November 01, 2010

Community Foundation of Carroll County honors Philanthropists of the Year

Community Foundation of Carroll County honors Philanthropists of the Year





Over 250 community leaders filled the Portico social hall at St. John Catholic Church early Wednesday morning to honor the recipients of the fifth annual Carroll County Philanthropists of the Year awards.

After a breakfast catered by Harry’s Main Street Grille; master of ceremonies, Wayne Wrightson, of WTTR radio in Westminster brought the ceremonies to order. 

Steven Loy sang the national anthem and Audrey Cimino, the executive director of the Community Foundation of Carroll County welcomed those attending the annual event. 

The coordinator of this year’s event, Jaclyn Mathias, was seen throughout the morning making sure everything ran smoothly.  The table centerpieces arranged by the Stewart N. Dutterer Flower Shop at the fifth annual Carroll County Philanthropists of the Year awards on October 20, 2010 were done extremely well.  It is this attention to detail that makes the annual Philanthropists of the Year so successful. 

Among the many introductions, Wrightson gave a special acknowledgment to the sponsors for this year’s ceremonies, Harry Sirinakis of Harry’s Main St. Grill; Lehigh Cement, represented by Mike Fox; Constellation Energy, represented by Mike Fowler.

Also helping sponsor the event were Eileen Gist, Lori Graham, and Jalna Brown of Dutterer’s Florist; Lyndi McNulty of GIZMOS Art; Glenn S. Bair, Support Services, LLC and Martin Hill; and Village Printing and Dean Douglas.  “We can’t produce great events like this without the support of involved businesses,” said Wrightson.

In spite of a national economy that continues to lag, local giving in Carroll County appears to be holding it own, according to several folks attending awards ceremony.

An October 17 article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a national non-profit news and information publication located in Washington D.C. recently noted:

“Donations to the nation’s biggest charities dropped 11 percent last year, a decline that was the worst in the two decades since The Chronicle started its Philanthropy 400 ranking of the organizations that raise the most from private sources…

“The 400 institutions in the survey raised $68.6-billion in 2009.  The drop they suffered in contributions was nearly four times as great as the next biggest annual decrease: 2.8 percent in 2001, when charities also struggled to raise money from recession-battered donors.”

According to Cimino, “Beginning with a gift of $60,000 (over fifteen years-ago) from the Estate of Rosa B. Null, a Hampstead, Maryland resident, the Community Foundation has grown to (over $4 million dollars) in endowments, operations funds, scholarships, and funds managed for other community organizations.

“It is no news to anyone that there are an overwhelming number of organizations and programs now desperately searching for funds. For people with a strong sense of community and personal commitment to make significant contributions to the community in which they live, the choices can be especially demanding.”

Last year, 2009 the recipients were: Family of the Year: Skip and Pat Amass; Business of the Year: Lehigh Cement; Legacy Award: Loring B. Yingling; Non-Profit of the Year: Westminster Lions Club; and Youth of the Year: Chris Anderson.

This year The Community Foundation of Carroll County honored Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bare; the Carroll County Times; the ARC of Carroll County; Msfr. Arthur Valenzano and Josie Grant.

The legacy award recipient was St. John Catholic Church Msgr. Arthur Valenzano who was nominated by Teresa Richardson.  Valenzano was the pastor of St. John Church for over 17 years, observed Wrightson. 

“During his tenure as pastor, he has taken the St. John community and increased its awareness within the Carroll community,” continued Wrightson.

After a long list of accomplishments and accolades, Wrightson noted that Valenzano has recently moved-on from his responsibilities in Westminster “to take a position as rector of the Basilica of Baltimore.”

This year’s youth award went to Josie Grant, who was nominated by Amy Zepp.

“Josie Grant began her quest to make a difference in the lives of pediatric patients at Carroll Hospital Center in August 2008 for personal and community reasons,” said Wrightson.

“Josie initially contributed $75 of her own money, which was matched by family and friends, to begin her foundation called, “Josie’s Smiles for Pediatrics,” explained Wrightson.

The non-profit recipient this year is The Arc of Carroll County.  Wrightson noted that “Webster’s define philanthropy as goodwill to fellowmen, especially in an active effort to promote human welfare.”

As an example of the work that ARC does for our community, Wrightson introduced Jamie Davis, the daughter of Gary Davis, who nominated ARC for this year’s award because of the opportunities that have been made available to Jamie as a result of her training at ARC.

“Jamie is autistic, and is 27-years old,” explained Wrightson.  “To her ARC is her job.  Six years ago when she started with ARC, we were told that they would first get to know Jamie and based on what they thought she would accomplish, and what was available … they would get her involved.  Well, they kept their promise…

They got her a job.  She works at the Best Western Hotel in Westminster and she is doing quite well.  However, she still thinks that the Ravens are just big men who stay at her hotel once a year…”

The Carroll County Times’ Newspapers in Education (NIE) program was this year’s business award winner.  A special fund of the Community Foundation, NIE “supports literacy by offering free newspapers and curriculum guides to all Carroll County schools…” said Wrightson.

“Newspapers and study guides are used to help teach students… throughout Carroll County…  During the 2009-2010 school year, NIE provided 622,990 newspapers to students.  The program is funded by local businesses,” Wrightson further explained.

The last of the five awards was given to Bob and Ruth Bare of Hampstead for the family philanthropist of the year.  Edith Winters, along with a number of individuals and businesses in the community nominated the Bare family.

“Those who know Bob and Ruth know that they are very modest people.  They have and continue to donate to many charities and do it anonymously,” said Wrightson.  It was also noted that both Ruth and Bob Bare are 87-years-old, which prompted a wave of murmurs throughout the morning audience as the Bares displayed a great deal of youthful vigor as they walked to the front of the room. 

“I hope I have that much energy at that age,” observed Sherri Hosfeld Joseph to no one in particular as the Bares approached the podium to receive their award.


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November 29, 2008 Westminster Christmas Parade judging sheet results

 November 29, 2008 Westminster Christmas Parade judging sheet results


This years Westminster Christmas parade will be held November 27, 2010.  City of Westminster Recreation & Parks Department HOLIDAY PARADE AND TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY - NOVEMBER 27 AT 5PM - Come celebrate the holiday season in Historic Westminster.  Enjoy the seasonal sounds of the Westminster Municipal Band, sing carols, see the awarding of the Mayor's Cup and await the arrival of SANTA!

For some of the coverage of last year’s events, see:



Below please find the judges’ results from the November 29, 2008 parade:

Christmas Parade judging sheet results

November 29, 2008 4 pm

Judging criteria: Enthusiasm; creativity; community; holiday spirit and theme.

Judges: Judy Clippart, Jen Mace, and Kevin Dayhoff

Judges’ stand courtesy of Harry’s Main Street Grille

It was a great parade.  As with any great community effort, determining one particular “winner” in each category was so difficult because everyone; the performers, the parade crowd and the community were all winners.  What a great way to ring-in a Westminster Christmas.

Best Float: Wish Group – The judges liked the white Christmas trees and the beautiful unique design of the float.

Best Vehicle: Gismos old Ford pickup was a crowd favorite.  We liked the old antique car with the Christmas tree in the back.  It reminded us of Christmases-past in Westminster.

Best Animal Entry: We really liked the Mason Dixon Bernese Mountain Dogs.  They were cute and adorable, well behaved and we marveled at how they stayed in good order.

Just for Fun: Westminster Ridge:  The float showed lots of hard work and thoughtfulness.  They were enthusiastic and generous with the crowds.

Best Children’s Group: The Boys and Girls Club:  They were so enthusiastic, energetic, and fun to watch.  Besides, they did “double-dutch” jump rope right in front of the judges’ stand…

Best Walking Group: We really liked the Sugar Plum Fairies.  The costumes were beautiful and they really brought visions of Christmases-past to mind.  They also seemed to be having a really good time and were full of smiles.

Committee’s Choice: North Carroll Community School: We liked the costumes.  They showed lots of effort, organization, and enthusiasm.

Honorable Mentions: 1. We really liked Silvia’s Acorn.  Besides the fact that it was great car, we liked the cute costumes, especially the acorn hats. 

2. We also liked the fabulous costumes great Christmas spirit and wonderful performance of the Monumental Drum and Fife Corps.

3. We would be remiss if we did not be sure to give an honorable mention to the great Christmas spirit and hospitality of Harry’s Main Street Grille.

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Christmas, Westminster, Maryland, Carroll County, parade, holiday, Kevin Dayhoff

November 1, 2010 / ked

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