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Monday, January 17, 2011

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Carroll County NAACP Breakfast by Joe Getty

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Getty for Senate on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 2:35pm

Congratulations to the Carroll County Chapter of the NAACP for their excellent tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this past Saturday morning. I attended the eighth annual breakfast organized by Jean Lewis, President of Branch No. 7014, and other members of the local chapter.

An uplifting message was delivered by Ambassador Blango Ross, pastor of the Strawbridge United Methodist Church, New Windsor. While quoting scripture, Dr. King and text messages from his children, Pastor Ross offered an extraordinary commentary about the relevance of Dr. King's teachings in our modern world of technology.

As he referred to quotations from Dr. King's early speeches ("Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction"), Pastor Ross repeatedly returned to the role of love, family and a Christian lifestyle to counter the corrupting forces in modern society.

Another highlight of the morning was a presentation by Carroll County students Jordan Costley, Janae Henson, Troy Henson, Jasmine Rock and Tyrice Rock who read "Letters to Dr. King" from a book published to show how today's students feel about the legacy of Dr. King.

The entire program was admirably coordinated by master of ceremonies Doug Metz. A presentation of artwork for the NAACP headquarters was made by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon.

I encourage you to view the video of this event when it becomes available from the Carroll County Community Media Center (http://www.carrollmediacenter.org/)

While much of state government is closed today in honor of Dr. King, the Maryland General Assembly will convene at 8:00 p.m. this evening. I plan to attend the annual wreath-laying ceremony in front of the State House and then attend the traditional MLK speech in the Senate Chamber which this year will be given by my Baltimore County colleague, Senator Delores G. Kelley.

Additional information about the Carroll County Chapter of the NAACP is available on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carroll-County-NAACP/108954305789921).

A presentation of a print of Dr. Martin Luther King was made by Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon for the offices of the Carroll County NAACP.

Ambassador Blango Ross, pastor of Strawbridge United Methodist Church, gave the keynote address at the breakfast.

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LABELS: MD GEN ASSEMBLY 2011 428, PEOPLE GETTY-JOE GETTY, PEOPLE MD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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May 24, 1960 Certificate of Appreciation to Pastor William A. Fluck, D.D.

Certificate of Appreciation upon the retirement from active service in the ministry of the gospel in the evangelical Lutheran Church.

To all who shall see these presents, Christian greeting

This is to certify that

The Reverend

William A. Fluck, D.D.

Having retired from active service in the gospel ministry after 46 years of faithful service therein is awarded this testimonial as an acknowledgement of Christian duty faithfully performed and as a witness to the esteem and affection in which he is held by a grateful church.

Given this twenty-fourth day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty.

{The granddaughter of Pastor Fluck, Sarah Babylon Dorrance, is the pastor of Taylorsville United Methodist, in Carroll County Maryland, (http://www.taylorsvilleumc.org/)}

May 24, 1960 Certificate of Appreciation to Pastor William A. Fluck, D.D. http://tinyurl.com/4dznmxg http://twitpic.com/3qyhuc

Pastor William A. Fluck, D.D. was awarded Certificate of Appreciation May 24, 1960 http://tinyurl.com/4dznmxg http://twitpic.com/3qyia8

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LABELS: BABYLON FAMILY, BABYLON FAMILY JAMS, HISTORY,HISTORY RELIGION, RELIGION, RELIGION TAYLORSVILLE UNITED METHODIST

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Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form

Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form http://tinyurl.com/6464cfh

By Kevin Dayhoff

January 17, 2011 http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-on-quiltmaking-provides-insight.html

LABELS: ART LIBRARY AUTHORS, ART LIBRARY BOOKS, DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS,DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS ART ARTISTS, DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS HISTORY,HISTORY, HISTORY CARROLL CO, QUILTS

A Maryland Album: Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934, published in 1995 by The Maryland Association for Family and Community Education. Written by Gloria Seaman Allen and Nancy Gibson:

“A Maryland Album Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934” by Gloria Seaman Allen and Nancy Gibson is a definitive resource on the history of quilts, quilt design and quilting in historic Maryland for anyone who has even a passing interest in quilts, a great American art form.

The book is lavishly illustrated to help bring quilts and quilting to life. As a bonus, a review of the many quilt-design eras gives an historian or anyone interested in art history or the unique American art form of quiltmaking, great insights into American – and Maryland history.

According to information found in the cover flaps, “Some of the oldest and most collectible American quilts are from Maryland and are examined in this book, which is based on the findings of the Maryland Association for Family and Community Education quilt documentation project.”

The book, quilts and quilt making were the topic of a feature presentation, "Pieces of the Past: An Overview of Carroll County Quilts," by the author, Nancy Gibson, at the Historical Society of Carroll County Maryland on Jan. 19, 2010.

Thanks to the efforts of my wife and sister-in-law, Pastor Sarah Dorrance, whose church, Taylorsville United Methodist, (http://www.taylorsvilleumc.org/) is in the heart of the history and tradition of quiltmaking in Carroll County; I now have a copy of Gibson’s book.

Gibson, whose past credentials include 20-years as the textile curator for the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington, helped the 125 attendees at the presentation interpret the language of quilts that evening.

On January 24, 2010, I wrote in a column in the Carroll Eagle (www.explorecarroll.com,) “Carroll County's 173rd birthday celebrates a patchwork quilt of history,” “Some of the oldest, historic, and most collectible American quilts, dating as far back as 1803, examined for the project by Gibson in the 1990s are from right here in Carroll County.

“Several are in the collection of the Historical Society of Carroll County, which has sponsored the annual county birthday celebration for many years, according to Dave Roush, chair of the society's board of trustees, (and now a member of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners.)”

Further information from the flap reveals, “The oldest quilt examined in the project (– in “A Maryland Album: Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934,” -) was made by the daughter of a Pennsylvania-German immigrant in 1803. During the 1800s an explosion of creativity occurred in Baltimore that led to the development of the beautiful and highly decorated Baltimore Album quilts.”

This explosion of creativity was also found in Carroll County which has a rich tradition and history of art and artisans in the county, especially practical art forms, be it cabinetmakers, culinary artists, painters, writers, singers – and quilters.

The book flap’s introduction goes on to explain, “Quilts adorned with eagles and pieced chintz quilts have also been identified with Maryland. Throughout the state’s history, Maryland quilts have reflected both the major design trends of American decorative arts as well as the diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds of the makers.”

Any study of art and history in the Maryland and Carroll County would be remiss if it did not include a comprehensive study of the design and history of quilts.

“Examining wills, newspapers, and the quilts themselves, the authors trace the history of Quiltmaking in Maryland during a three-hundred-year period, from the seventeenth century to Maryland’s tercentenary in 1934.

When possible, they spoke with descendents of the quiltmakers in order to gain deeper insight into the artists’ motives and inspirations. Interwoven with more than seventy-five quilts seen here, the enlightening and accessible text chronicles the rich and diverse history of Maryland.”

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See also my columns on Nancy Gibson and quilting in Carroll County:

Historic 1857 quilt inspired by the politics and faith of its era by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/4jsaybn Published February 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3929/dayhoff/

... Past: An Overview of Carroll County Quilts," at the Historical Society of Carroll ... Jay Graybeal wrote about another lecture on quilts at the historical society, which took ... ;Eagles are popular designs on Maryland quilts in the early 19th century," ... ...

Carroll County's 173rd birthday celebrates a patchwork quilt of history by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/4akc774 Published January 24, 2010 by Carroll Eagle http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3882/dayhoff/

... help attendees interpret the language of quilts that evening. Her past credentials include ... of our English and German background. Quilts were often the collaborative product of ... is not interpreting the language of quilts ... ...

Gibson is currently a principal with “Gibson Communication,” since 1995. Find her online store at http://WWW.vandm.com/gabrielgibson, her blog at http://WWW.TheAntiquer.blogspot.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabriel-Gibson-Decorative-Arts/67445667311.

Join the Historical Society of Carroll County for its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County . This year's guest speaker, Helen Jean Burn, examines the life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte. Wednesday, January 19, 2011... http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/01/carroll-countys-174th-birthday.html. For more info: Historical Society of Carroll County 410-848-6494 http://hscc.carr.org/ or read Caroline Hailey article in the Carroll County Times, “County to celebrate 174th birthday Wednesday”

Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form http://tinyurl.com/6464cfh By Kevin Dayhoff

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

"Lucky 13" by Off Track Art Showing at Birdie's Café By Kym Byrnes

"Lucky 13" by Off Track Art Showing at Birdie's Café

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/lucky-13-by-off-track-art-showing-at-birdies-cafe#c

Twelve different artists are displaying their artwork at Birdie's Cafe on Main Street through the end of February.

By Kym Byrnes | Email the author | January 13, 2011 View full size

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/lucky-13-by-off-track-art-showing-at-birdies-cafe#pdf-4454526

The walls of Birdie's Cafe at 233 East Main Street were adorned in November and December with the inspiring work of award-winning photojournalist (and local resident) Phil Grout.

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“Lucky 13” By Off Track Art is featuring the work of Kevin Dayhoff, Mary E. Decker, Gail Elwell, Judy Goodyear, Phil Grout, Charlotte Laslo, C.Z. Sawdey, Carolyn Seabolt, Linda Van Hart, Robert J. Waddell, Gordon Wickes, and Pam Zappardino.

The show will run through the end of February.

Birdie's Café is owned by Westminster native Sherri Hosfeld Joseph… http://westminster.patch.com/articles/lucky-13-by-off-track-art-showing-at-birdies-cafe#c "Lucky 13" by Off Track Art Showing at Birdie's Café By Kym Byrnes

[20110113 Kym Byrnes Patch Lucky 13 OTA at Birdies]

LABELS: Art Artists, Art Artists Grout Phil, Art Off Track Art, People Joseph Sherri Hosfeld, Photography, Westminster Art Culture Artists, Westminster Bus Birdies's

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Phil Grout art exhibition ends at Birdie's Cafe Gallery in Westminster Maryland http://tinyurl.com/4t55l7p http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/2745866546/phil-grout-art-exhibition-ends-at-birdies-cafe-gallery

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Westminster Maryland Main Street Weekend Happenings – January 7 and 8, 2011 http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/365935.html

There are quite a few activities happening in Downtown Westminster this weekend. Click on the link below to see what might of interest to you in Downtown Westminster this weekend!!! http://www.scribd.com/doc/46454539/Westminster-Maryland-Main-Street-Weekend-Happenings-%E2%80%93-January-7-and-8-2011

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Amy Sullivan: Time Right Message Wrong Moment

Right Message, Wrong Moment

AMY SULLIVAN Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm

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Obama's speech tonight contained some beautiful lines, the tone set by a quotation from my favorite Psalm, one of the most poetic and comforting passages in the Bible:

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within her, she will not fall;

God will help her at break of day.

And it included some inspiring sentiments that the country has long needed to hear from a leader, such as the assertion that, "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us." But I confess that I missed most of them while listening to the speech, only catching them later as I read through the transcript. Because throughout Obama's live delivery, I could not get past the qualm Mike highlighted in his review--the disconnect between this stirring call to decency and civility, and the tragedy that was the reason for the memorial service.

I suspect I was not the only one who squirmed uncomfortably at the implicit message: These victims did not die in vain; they died in part so that we might have a reason to call on Republicans and Democrats to cut it out and start acting like adults.

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20110112 Amy Sullivan Time Right Message Wrong Moment

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Adam Bednar – Patch: City Lawmakers Debate Bottle Tax After Pepsi Job Loss

Patch: City Lawmakers Debate Bottle Tax After Pepsi Job Loss

Pepsi Beverages Company said the controversial tax played a part in halting manufacturing in Hampden. http://northbaltimore.patch.com/articles/city-lawmakers-debate-bottle-tax-after-pepsi-job-loss

By Adam Bednar | Email the author | January 11, 2011

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City lawmakers who represent North Baltimore are still split on whether approving a 2-cent bottle tax was the correct move after Pepsi Beverages Company announced it was halting manufacturing at its Hampden plant partly because of the tax.

Kristine Hinck, a Pepsi spokeswoman, acknowledged the tax played a role in the company’s decision to eliminate 77 jobs at the plant on Union Avenue.

“We look at factors we control internally, and also the external environment where we manufacture. Baltimore's beverage tax certainly hasn't helped the situation,” Hinck wrote in an e-mail to North Baltimore Patch. “At the end of the day, we have to look at where our costs are. When there's a beverage tax in place, it impacts our retailers' ability to sell product.”

The company announced Monday that it was halting manufacturing at the plant, but other functions will continue at the site and 318 people will continue to be employed there.

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20110111 Bednar Patch Lawmakers Debate Tx After Pepsi Loss

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Opening Day of the Maryland General Assembly by MD Sen. Joe Getty

Opening Day 2011

Marylanders for Joe Getty

January 14, 2011

Dear Kevin,

I want to thank all of my friends and supporters for their contributions and efforts during the 2010 election campaign.  As a direct result of your support, I was sworn in last Wednesday as a Maryland State Senator representing Legislative District 5.
It was a great experience for my wife and children to attend the Opening Day session. Each Senator was only allowed two guests on the floor because of the space restrictions in the Senate Chamber.  I fudged and got a two-children-for-one-adult deal so that Susie and my two youngest children, Madison and Samuel, could accompany me on the floor.
My son Justus, daughter-in-law Sarah and daughter Laura were able to get seats in the gallery behind us. There was an additional Getty in the gallery (since Sarah is eight-and-three-quarters-months pregnant) whom we hope to meet in the near future.  Unable to attend were my son Nathan (who is on a deployment with the U.S. Navy) and my daughter Emma (who had to return to UNC-Wilmington earlier in the week).
The Carroll County Times covered the opening of the 2011 Legislative Session with a focus on the two "freshman" members of the Carroll County delegation - namely Delegate Justin Ready & me. The articles by Christian Alexandersen about Justin (click here) and by Ryan Marshall about me (click here) accurately captured the august ceremonies and family pride displayed for the occasion.
Times photographers Dylan Slagle and Dave Munch produced a photo gallery (click here) that illustrates the wide-ranging emotions of the day including the solemnity of the ceremony, the time spent with family and the joy and enthusiasm as we begin our jobs.
Senator David Brinkley offered the best perspective on the day: "The pomp and circumstance inspires you by serving as a reminder of what you've been entrusted with."
There is no doubt that this session will be tough and there will be many legislative policy highs and lows over the next three months. Please contact me if issues arise during the session for which you wish to offer an opinion. I truly value your insights and advice.
My legislative contact information is: Phone - (410) 841-3683; Email -joseph.getty@senate.state.md.us; Address - James Senate Office Building Room 401, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.

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In The Senate Chamber

Carroll County Times photographer Dylan Slagle took this photograph in the Senate Chamber prior to the commencement of the opening session. From left to right: Madison, Samuel, Susan and Joe Getty.

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Phil Grout art exhibition ends at Birdie's Cafe Gallery in Westminster Maryland http://tinyurl.com/4t55l7p

Next up at Birdie’s is a show by Off Track Art opening Friday, January 7, 2011 from 6 to 10 p.m. http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5062/birdies-new-gallery-show-features-off-track-artists/

By Kevin Dayhoff January 4, 2011

Phil Grout’s exhibition at Birdie's Cafe Gallery in Westminster ended on January 2, 2011 after a well-received two-month showing.

Grout, an award-winning photojournalist, fine art photographer appeared for the opening of a retrospective show of his work on November 5, 2010 at Birdie's Café 233 East Main Street, Westminster, MD http://www.birdiescoffee.com/

The show titled “44/40,” spanned over four decades of Grout’s work, from Vietnam to Africa, Plains Georgia, to Carroll County; and includes almost 70 pieces of work. (See also: http://www.scribd.com/doc/41131999/Phil-Grout-award-winning-photojournalist-to-appear-at-Birdie%E2%80%99s-Cafe-Gallery-in-Westminster)

An article about Grout’s critically acclaimed show appeared in the Carroll Eagle on November 7, 2010. The article may be found at: http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/4918/photojournalist-phil-grout-shows-decades-work-birdies-caf/

At that time, Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, the owner of Birdie’s and an artist herself, added, “Phil Grout is one of the greatest photojournalists of his generation. We are truly blessed as a community that he has chosen our stories to document. Phil has an amazing ability to find the extraordinary in everyday life - and this show, a retrospective of forty-four years of his work, will leave you awestruck.”

On November 6^th, 2010, Grout published the following notes and anecdotes about his show, the art exhibited and his four-decade journey as an artist: “Phil Grout 44/40 in Light.” http://www.scribd.com/doc/46301381/Phil-Grout-art-exhibition-ends-at-Birdie-s-Cafe-Gallery-in-Westminster-Maryland

Birdie’s Café, at 233 East Main Street, in Westminster will kick off the art and culture scene in Carroll County for the New Year with an exhibition entitled “Lucky 13” featuring the artists of Off Track Art, a co-op of local Carroll County artists, for the months of January and February 2011.

The 13 partners of Off Track Artists will have a reception for the exhibition at Birdie’s Café on the 13th day after Christmas, Friday, January 7, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. In the event winter weather closes Carroll County Public Schools that day, the reception will be held the following evening.

Off Track Art is an artists’ co-op and gallery located in the lower level of the historic Liberty Building at 11 Liberty Street in downtown Westminster. The co-op is dedicated to advancing the arts in Westminster and Carroll County, as well as the careers, ideas, and artistic visions of its partners.

“Lucky 13” By Off Track Art will feature the work of Kevin Dayhoff, Mary E. Decker, Gail Elwell, Judy Goodyear, Phil Grout, Charlotte Laslo, C.Z. Sawdey, Carolyn Seabolt, Linda Van Hart, Robert J. Waddell, Gordon Wickes, and Pam Zappardino.

An extensive collection of Phil's work can be viewed at www.philgrout.com

For additional information: “Birdie's Cafe; has Westminster's Main Street percolating once again - New cafe opens in place of former Pour House,” By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 8/08/10 http://t.co/aZ8XWbe

Both Phil Grout and Kevin Dayhoff are journalists with Patuxent Publishing.

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Phil Grout art exhibition ends at Birdie's Cafe Gallery in Westminster Maryland http://tinyurl.com/4t55l7p

LABELS: Art Artists, Art Artists Grout Phil, Art Off Track Art, People Joseph Sherri Hosfeld, Photography, Westminster Art Culture Artists, Westminster Bus Birdies's