Carrie Ann Knauer watch for July 27, 2008

20080726 Carrie Ann Knauer watch for July 27, 2008

Carrie Ann Knauer watch

July 27, 2008 Carroll County Times

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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: 4-H attracted them at young ages and instilled in them passions that became careers. For one, it was sewing, for another, floristry, and for a third, fair management.
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 sewing skills, from her first pat...

Getting their start: 4-H attracted them at young ages and instilled in them passions that became careers. For one, it was sewing, for another, floristry, and for a third, fair management.
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...

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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