Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Sunday, May 04, 2025

How to disable Copilot in MS Word


How to disable Copilot in MS Word: "To disable Copilot's "Draft with Copilot" feature in Microsoft Word, go to File > Options > Copilot, and then uncheck the "Enable Copilot" checkbox. Close and restart Word to ensure the changes take effect. "

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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun

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Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org

Friday, April 18, 2025

Annual Good Friday Cross Walk in Westminster Friday, April 18, 2025

Annual Good Friday Cross Walk in Westminster Friday, April 18, 2025


ICYMI - Annual Good Friday Cross Walk in Westminster Friday, April 18, 2025: The Crosswalk begins at 11 a.m. at Ascension Church on Court Street. There are ten stations as the walk circles over to the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial, the court buildings, and concludes at the Westminster Cemetery

 Excerpts from the media release: “Each year, the Westminster Ministerium hosts an ecumenical Good Friday Cross Walk as an opportunity for Christians to gather during Holy Week to bear witness to Christ’s crucifixion. The Ministerium is inviting the community to participate in the 2025 Cross Walk on Good Friday, April 18th at 11am. The walk will begin at Church of the Ascension, 23 N Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157…

 “Participants of the Crosswalk include Grace Lutheran Church, The Church of the Ascension, Westminster Church of the Brethren, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Westminster United Methodist Church, Trinity UCC-Manchester, St. Matthew’s of Pleasant Valley, and The Shepherd’s Staff as well as many other churches.

For more information go to the Westminster Ministerium’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WestminsterMinisterium/

https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/annual-good-friday-cross-walk-in-westminster-friday-april-18-2025/

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Good Friday Cross Wal in Westminster on April 18, 2025:

Station 1: Jesus Washes the feet of his disciples – John 13:1-5, 12=17

  Location A: In front of the Ascension Church

Station 2: Jesus commands his followers to love each other – John 12-17

  Location B: Vietnam Memorial next to Old Court House

Station 3: Jesus is arrested in the Garden – John 18:1-11

  Location C: Horseshoe Garden Benches next to the Vietnam Memorial

Station 4: Jesus is taken to Annas – Peter Denies Jesus the first time John 18:12-24

  Location D: Old Court House

Station 5: Jesus is taken to Caiaphas and then to Pilate – Peter denies Jesus two more times John 18: 24-28a

  Location E: Corner of the Circuit Couty

Station 6: Jesus comes before Pilate. Pilate has Jesus flogged and then condemned John 28b – 19:16

  Location F: Infront of the Circuit Court (Preferable) – (F1Alternative: corner of District Court

Station 7: Jesus is crucified. Guards cast lots for Jesus’ clothes - John 19:16-25a

  Location G: Northwest Corner of Cemetery

Station 8: The women and John at the cross. – John 19:25b – 29

  Location H: Southwest corner of Cemetery (H1Alternative – North back entrance to cemetery- will have to be unlocked)

Station 9: Jesus dies, John 19 :30-37

 Location I: Entrance to Cemetery (I1Alternative – Halfway up the hill to the top of cemetery)

Station 10: Jesus’ body is placed in a tomb – John 19:38-42

    Location J: The Top of the Hill in the Cemetery – location of the urn.

Depart from Cemetery

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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun

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Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org

Monday, March 31, 2025

Wednesday, March 30, 2005: A Tribute to Richard N. 'Dick' Gehr Firefighter

Wednesday, March 30, 2005: A Tribute to Richard N. 'Dick' Gehr Firefighter, Veteran, Husband, Father, and Friend

On Wednesday, March 30, 2005, the greater Westminster community suffered a great loss with the passing of Richard N. "Dick" Gehr.

Dick Gehr was born in Westminster on June 25, 1917, and lived here for 87 years. Uncle Dick was the son of the late Denton and Anna A. Whitmore Gehr. He was the husband of Charlotte L. Marker Gehr, to whom he was married for 25 years, and the late Dorothy V. Starner Gehr, who predeceased him in 1977.

Dick Gehr graduated from Westminster High School in 1934 and attended Western Maryland College. He served in the Navy during World War II. 

He was retired from the state of Maryland, where he worked as a project engineer. Following his retirement, he worked for Wadel Kitchens and for auctioneers, Russell Kerr and David Redding.

Dick Gehr was an active life member of Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1, having served since August 2nd, 1939, and was one of the last members with over 50 years of service. He served as president, secretary, and chaplain of the fire department. He later served on the Fire Police Auxiliary. 

Dick Gehr was a member of the American Legion Carroll Post No. 31, the Maryland Retreads, and Maryland Gold Wings and was an avid antique collector.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son Terrence N. Gehr of Westminster; stepdaughters Tamara Teaff of Lexington, Va. and the Rev. Sue Shorb-Sterling of Lusby; sister-in-law Juanita Senseney of Westminster; grandsons and spouses Anthony and Deborah Gehr of Manassas, Va. and Timothy and Juliana Gehr of Westminster. And step-grandchildren Elizabeth and Robert Teaff, Margaret Sterling Brubaker and George and Christopher Sterling; great-grandchildren Kelsey, Dylan Richard, Zachary, Madison and Emily Gehr; nephews and spouses Thomas and Barbara Senseney, Jeffrey and Jill Senseney and Christopher Senseney.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wonderful family as they adjust to life without him. Our community will miss Uncle Dick very much. 

This memorial tribute was signed in Westminster City Hall, this April first, in the year Two Thousand and Five by then Westminster Mayor Kevin E. Dayhoff


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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun

Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
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Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Adobe Acrobat 8 - Get Back Missing Thumbnails View


Dec 1, 2022: A short help video on how to get back missing page thumbnails in Adobe Acrobat 8, and also how to reinstate the menu bar if that gets deleted by accident.

Click F9 View > Navigation Panels > Pages > If it is undocked > right click the left hand navigation panel and click reset panels. 

Saturday, March 01, 2025

Funeral held for fallen West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte


Friday, February 28, 2025: YouTube video of the Funeral held for fallen West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte, February 28, 2025 on Fox 43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUA55-pv4Lo&t=4019s 

It was one of the hardest fire, police or military funerals I have attended in 50 years. Fortunately I was with several of my brothers and sisters in the Westminster Police Department and Carroll County Sheriff’s office. 

I took a number of pictures of the procession. I will post them later. 

The toughest part of the funeral occurs during the presentation by West York Borough Chief Matthew Millsaps. Chief Millsaps began his presentation at the1:00:00 mark.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke well. His remarks begin just after Pastor made some introductions at the 30:45 mark. 

The remarks presented by the Ocean City Police Lt. Dennis Eadie made a great presentation. His remarks began at: 39:00.

Moreover, the presentation by Lt. Alan Ma, Sgt. Ethan Robinson, and Corporal Aaron Botts. They were three DRE and DUI enforcement officers from the Denver Police Department who served with Andrew Duarte when he served in the Denver Police Department. The remarks were led by Lt. Alan Ma were also great and began at: 47:45. 

In the presentation by Police Chief Millsaps, he explained that in his small borough department “We only really needed to have 3 rules… rule number one is mission first. If every decision and action you make comes from the heart and is based on what's best for the mission, you will always stay within the general boundaries of what some people call the rules. There's an inherent symbiosis between doing what's right and remaining within guidelines. In a small department we have flexibility. Do what's best for people and let the mission guide you. Always look at everything from mission from a mission first standpoint….

The 2nd rule is “give a damn. On the street, the people you deal with may not look like you, they may not act like you, they not, they may not smell like you or live like you. But someone loves them, or one [they] did. Care about them always. Same for your co-workers and your teammates, and same for yourself. Give a damn. 

The 3rd rule “… time cures everything. Nothing else in this world heals quite like time.

At the end of his presentation Chief Millsaps explained how Duarte died: “On Saturday, patrolman Andrew Duarte … was dispatched to a hospital in a neighboring community for the report of an active shooter. 

“The 2nd or 3rd to arrive, he got out of his car and in one fluid motion slung his rifle over his shoulder and extended it … while running into the front door. Along with another officer, he made his way hastily to the area the shooter was purported to be in, covering down on any potential avenues of escape or threat while also looking for the injured… officers assembled and were made aware that this was a hostage situation. 

“Drafting a plan for a hostage rescue. A mission that serves no higher calling. A threat emerged with a hostage in one hand and a firearm in in another. And engagement ensued. War is a game of angles, inches, and seconds. The hostage was rescued. The threat was eliminated. But sometimes those angles and inches don't play out in our favor. Andrew was shot, and he knew he was shot. He verbalized it and said as much.

“Andrew had made it to cover, but once there saw a downed officer still in a compromised position. Andrew's last physical act on the face of this earth was to run back towards the threat area and help drag the downed officer to safety while holding his hand. When they made it to cover Andrew collapsed and died. He had run towards the threat. He was part of a team that saved the life of a hostage and numerous other people. And as he was dying, he held the hand of a brother officer who he had helped drag to cover. He put the mission first and he gave a damn. I only pray that I'll go the same way.”

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Sunday, January 19, 2025

How many cups are in a liter?

Sunday, January 19, 2025: One of today’s cooking on a snow day challenges was “How many cups are in a liter?” And the answer is: 1 liter equals 4.22675 cups. I am so rusty with these conversions: 1 cup is equal to 0.236 liters. 1 pint is equal to 0.47 liters. 1 quart is equal to 1.06 liters. 1 gallon is equal to 3.78 liters. Credit goes to this website: “Matts Fit Chef” by Matteo on May 23, 2024. Find it here: https://mattsfitchef.com/how-many-cups-in-a-liter/


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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun

Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
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Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.city
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org

Monday, January 06, 2025

A shout out to Mission BBQ



A shout out to Mission BBQ for donating 15 meals for lunch today to the firefighters and EMS providers at the Westminster Fire Department. We understand that the great folks at the Westminster Mission BBQ restaurant went out of their way to provide the food while first responders were busy with calls in the snow. We can always count on Mission BBQ. Thank you. Monday 6Jan2025

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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.

Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun

Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
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Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.city
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org