Thursday, December 27, 2007

20071226 This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

We are all mourning this Christmas season after last Wednesday’s senseless death of Smithsburg police officer Christopher Shane Nicholson, 25.

The Joy and Sadness of Christmas

Tom McLaughlin

It’s almost over. I have just about cleaned out the four-story townhouse and have over 100 boxes of stuff. I say stuff because I was not sure what to throw out and what to keep. Most of the stuff was Mom’s and Dad’s.

WE GET LETTERS!

WE GET LETTERS!!! A Walkersville resident commiserates with Steve Berryman and his thoughts about I-270 and its effect on our community. CLICK HERE!!! CLICK HERE!

Monday, December 24, 2007

Frederick Children

Roy Meachum

These observations appeared in my Frederick News-Post column the December sleigh-bell-bedecked horses pulled wagons through downtown streets; a spectacle that had disappeared several decades before. It was also the season when my column first appeared.

Family Traditions – Old and New

Farrell Keough

Think back to those exhilarating days just prior to the big event; the chill in the air; the anticipatory extra step in your gait; the constant talk among your friends as to what you might find on that oh-so-special day.

Friday, December 21, 2007

More Lennie

Roy Meachum

You want proof farmers have become the new outcasts? Check the Thursday front page of the Frederick News-Post for Commissioner John L. Thompson, Jr.'s latest bureaucratic fandango.

Santa’s in the Seein’

Norman M. Covert

Pardon my impertinence, but a long time ago my blue eyes assured me in the darkness of an early Christmas morning that Santa Claus had come and gone. No question. No debate.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

A Primary Explanation

Chris Cavey

Next month will be the beginning, nationwide, of presidential primary voting. In my travels I have run into many people who are both surprised and confused about the advanced voting season. So here is a little primer to help you through the quandary of what and why.

Why Be a Republican? – Part 3

Farrell Keough

When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend. [U.S. Marine Corps]

WE GET LETTERS!

WE GET LETTERS!!!!! A Monrovia resident applauds the Natelli Corporation for its proposal for a YMCA at Urbana and makes suggestions for improvements to the county's planning process. CLICK HERE!!!!! CLICK HERE!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Playing “The War on Christmas” Card

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Fortunately, this year in “The War on Christmas,” no overwhelming weapons of mass Christmas destruction have materialized and it appears that Christmas is winning. And that’s a good thing.

The Chesapeake Bay

Tom McLaughlin

It absolutely can’t be that dirty. No way. The Chesapeake Bay that is. All the information flowing in says the waterway is a cesspool complete with garbage floating on top of its entire length and breath. There are no fish. Anyone catching any are having hallucinations and eating imaginary meals. The water quality sucks with a capital “S.”

Why Be a Republican? – Part 2

Farrell Keough

Aim towards the Enemy. [Instructions printed on U.S. Rocket Launcher]

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Today's Uneasy Iraq

Roy Meachum

Holiday seasons are ever thus: intent on buying gifts and celebrating the season, few Americans notice what's happening in the rest of the world.

Why Be a Republican? – Part 1

Farrell Keough

What is the similarity between an air traffic controller and a pilot? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; if the air traffic controller screws up…, the pilot dies. [Anonymous]

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

20071223 Anchorage Museums and Points of Interest

Anchorage Museums and Points of Interest

December 23, 2007

Captain Cook Hotel 4th and K Street Anchorage AK

http://www.captaincook.com/

http://www.muni.org/mayor/2007stateofcity.cfm

http://www.adn.com/newsreader/story/246116.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenai_peninsula

Storms Bring Ice and Snow to Midwest

by Dina Temple-Raston

All Things Considered, December 24, 2007 · A storm that brought freezing rain and snow to the plains states and Midwest over the weekend has moved into the Northeast, leaving at least 19 people dead in weather-related accidents.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17587244&ft=1&f=1001

Municipality of Anchorage

http://www.muni.org/homepage/index.cfm

Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

http://www.anchorage.net/

Anchorage Dailey News

http://www.adn.com/

Map of Alaska

http://www.mapofalaska.net/

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church

http://www.amazinggracealaska.org/

Anchorage Museum A world-class museum in downtown Anchorage.

121 W Seventh Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501-3696

Phone 1: (907) 343-4326
Phone 2: (907) 343-6151
Fax: (907) 343-6130

A world-class museum in downtown Anchorage.

Locator Map: Click for Map and Directions

Web Site: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org

Email: museum@anchoragemuseum.org

Seasons of Operation: Year Round

Handicap Accessible: Yes

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum New exhibits, flight simulator, theater, gifts.

Alaska Botanical Garden Perennial display, herb, and rock gardens; trails. Plant Nursery, gift shop, 1-mile interpretive nature trail, self-guided tour maps, events, docent-tours, and "Discovery Duffels" for kids June-August.

Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo 900 Alaska Native artifacts, gold, fine art, free.

Alaska Museum of Natural History Alaska dinosaurs, fossils, rocks and artifacts.

Alaska Native Heritage Center Alaska's premier Alaska Native cultural center.

Alaska Naturally Aurora - Alaska's great northern lights 9 am-9 pm. See the northern lights this summer! May 24 - Sept 1. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts - Sydney Laurence Theatre. A must see Alaska presentation!

Anchorage Fire Department Fire Department Museum - fire memorabilia.

Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers Trooper Museum. 245 W Fifth, between B and C St.

Imaginarium: Science Discovery Center Hands-on science discovery for children, families. Marine tanks, planetarium, aurora borealis, traveling exhibits, bubble lab, reptiles, flight exhibit. Daily demos. Birthday parties. Science store.

National Archives Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage) Depository for records from federal agencies. Research Alaska's history, genealogy, more. Textural records, photos, microfilm, and maps from Alaska's past.

Oscar Anderson House Museum Circa 1915. Early Anchorage history. Guided tours.

Russian Orthodox Museum, Inc. Russian-Alaska history, gift shop, active chapel.

Wolf Song of Alaska Internationally acclaimed wolf organization.

18961226 Democratic Advocate: Boys and Youths should remember

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

18961226 Democratic Advocate: Boys and Youths should remember

Boys and Youths should remember

Democratic Advocate, December 26, 1896.

Westminster—Boys and youths should remember that the pavements in front of the churches and the vestibules of the same should not be used as loofing(sic) places on Sundays or Sunday nights.

Either go in or go away. Interruption to the exercises will make offenders liable to arrest and punishment.Last Sunday evening there were crowds in front of both the Methodist Churches, and their conduct was disturbing(sic) to the worshippers.

Democratic Advocate, December 26, 1896.

Posted by Kevin Dayhoff at Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Labels: History This Day in History, History Westminster, Religion, Westminster Police Dept Loitering and vagrancy

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

20071225 Christmas Day in Anchorage Alaska

Christmas Day in Anchorage Alaska

December 25, 2007

Alaska weather , Alaska Issues , Alaska Anchorage , Alaska , Palin for gov. of AK

20071225 Moscow – Top bank official is 2nd to die in month

Moscow – Top bank official is 2^nd to die in month

December 25, 2007

It’s nice to know that the аппарaтчик of the land of Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, Leo Tolstoy, and Daniil Kharms, still have a flair for the imaginative obfuscation.

Re-read the above article and savor “The main cause of Funin’s death is an accident as a result of negligently playing with a weapon…”

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Monday, December 24, 2007

20071224 Christmas Eve evening in Anchorage Alaska

Christmas Eve evening in Anchorage Alaska

December 24^th, 2007

Alaska weather , Alaska Issues , Alaska Anchorage , Alaska , Palin for gov. of AK

20071224 Christmas Eve in Anchorage Alaska

Anchorage Alaska

December 24, 2007

No sign of global warming as of yet. It’s cold here. It’s currently 18 degrees.

Alaska weather , Alaska Issues , Alaska Anchorage , Alaska , Palin for gov. of AK

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20071224 NPR: Storms Bring Ice and Snow to Midwest

Storms Bring Ice and Snow to Midwest

by Dina Temple-Raston

Listen Now [2 min 55 sec] add to playlist

All Things Considered, December 24, 2007 · A storm that brought freezing rain and snow to the plains states and Midwest over the weekend has moved into the Northeast, leaving at least 19 people dead in weather-related accidents.

Nation

Deadly Storm Grips Upper Midwest

At least 11 people have died in a snowstorm that has gripped the upper Midwest, knocking out power to thousands of homes and causing multicar crashes on major highways in the Plains.

Winter storm warnings for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were set to lapse Monday, but officials warned holiday travelers that conditions are still treacherous.

[…]

Because of the wind, airlines canceled more than 300 flights Sunday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the city Aviation Department said. Municipal officials said the wind had knocked out nearly 170 traffic signals, and there were more than 500 reports of fallen trees and branches.

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Read the entire article here: Storms Bring Ice and Snow to Midwest

From NPR reports and The Associated Press

18970921 Francis P. Church: “Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus”

“Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus”

From the Editorial Page of The New York Sun,

written by Francis P. Church, September 21, 1897

"Dear Editor--I am 8 years old.

"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

"Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.'

"Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O'Hanlon

115 West Ninety-fifth Street

Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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18970921 Francis P. Church: “Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus”

Sunday, December 23, 2007

20071222 London Agency's Quirky, Colorful Ads Wow Viewers

London Agency's Quirky, Colorful Ads Wow Viewers

Weekend Edition Saturday, December 22, 2007 · When Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate bar was losing its market position, the company turned to a drum-playing gorilla to boost its visibility.

The beefy gorilla, who rocked out to Phil Collins' song In the Air Tonight in a 90-second ad, was a hit. The spot was viewed millions of times on YouTube, and sales of the chocolate bar soared in the United Kingdom.

The London office of ad agency Fallon International created the spot, which was recently named the ad campaign of the year by Campaign Magazine. Fallon London has had similar success with its notable U.K. campaigns for Sony's Bravia high-definition LCD TVs.

The series of ads featured plastic balls bouncing in San Francisco, colorful bunnies hopping in Manhattan and paint exploding from apartment buildings in Glasgow.

Scott Simon spoke with Laurence Green, head of Fallon International's London office, about the vision behind the agency's unique ad campaigns.

20071223 news and 5 day weather forecast for Anchorage Alaska

5-day forecast for Anchorage

Beginning December 23, 2007

Sun: Next sunrise: 10:14 a.m. Next sunset: 3:42 p.m.

Anchorage Pollen Counts
Anchorage plow status
Winter road conditions

Cuddy proposes Stevens rematch
Ship struck shoal with inexperienced navigator
More earthquakes rumble in Aleutians

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Top Mat-Su stories of 2007
State aid sought against ravaging river
Lack of snow can spell lack of business
New plan in works for Hatcher Pass development

Alaska Legislature
Legislators McGuire, Kawasaki named 2008 Marshall Fellows
State watchdog agency wants $130,000 increase
Next move unclear for parental consent backers
Oil industry clout pushed back by Palin, legislators
Special session ends with 25% oil tax

Political Corruption
Kott files appeal of 6-year sentence, federal convictions
APOC decides Sen. McGuire earned her consulting fees
Kott gets 6 years
Kott gets 6 years
So far, just speculation in Ben Stevens probe

TODAY

December 23:

Cloudy with flurries
High: 23 Low: 15

MONDAY

December 24:

Afternoon flurries
High: 23 Low: 20

TUESDAY

December 25:

Cloudy with snow possible
High: 24 Low: 14

WEDNESDAY

December 26:

Clouds, flurries; cold
High: 18 Low: 10

THURSDAY

December 27:

Cloudy

High: 24 Low: 15

Friday, December 21, 2007

20071220 Westminster Eagle columns from Nov 28 through Dec 19

Westminster Eagle columns from Nov 28 through Dec 19

Kevin E. Dayhoff Thursday, December 20

Reaching out to the troops is a mission with 'evergreen' appeal

12/19/07 By Kevin E. Dayhoff

Early this month, on Dec. 1, more than 300 volunteers gathered at the Carroll County Ag Center for Operation Christmas Tree to pack 5,000 live decorated Christmas trees for the troops in Iraq.

I had only been in the 40'-by-60' tent (supplied by Kay-Lyns Party Rental), for minutes when one voluntee...
[Read full story]

Greeting the Ghosts of Christmas TV past

12/12/07 by Kevin E. Dayhoff

Christmas, as much as any holiday, is a time for childhood memories.

For many baby-boomers, television has always served as an early warning system that the holiday is rapidly advancing. Whether it is the plethora of consumer-oriented commercials or Christmas holiday specials, most everyone's chil... [Read full story]

Singing with one voice for a worthy cause

11/28/07 by Kevin E. Dayhoff

On Nov. 17, members of our community packed St. John Catholic Church to hear the talented and beautiful voices of artists who came together and donated their time for our community -- and for a worthy cause.

Musical groups including the McDaniel College Madigal Singers, Old Line Statesmen Barber S... [Read full story]

20071221 Thank Goodness It is Friday

Thank Goodness It's Friday

December 21, 2007

Be Careful Out There:

I received this is an e-mail… and laughed – and laughed. Hat tip: Grammy

IDIOT SIGHTING:

We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a "large" enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower."

I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, "NO, it's not." Four is larger than two.." We haven't used Sears repair since.

IDIOT SIGHTING

My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, "you gave me too much money." I said, "Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back."

She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said "We're sorry but they could not do that kind of thing."

The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.

Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore."

From Kingman, KS

IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:

My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

From Kansas City

IDIOT SIGHTING:

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."

Happened in Birmingham,Ala.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!"

She was a probation officer in Wichita,KS

IDIOT SIGHTING:

At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving the company due to "downsizing." Our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun. We should do this more often." Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.

This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.

A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "its open!" His reply, "I know. I already got that side."

This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi

STAY ALERT!

They walk among us... and the scary part is that they VOTE

20071220 My vote for person of the year: David Petraeus

My vote for person of the year David Petraeus

The annual naming of a person of the year is usually the stuff of a good conversation at a holiday party – otherwise, I tend to not get wrapped around the axle about it all.

However, cruising the web the other day, I came across this post on the Vets for Freedom website: href="http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/news/blogitem.aspx?id=145">Man Of The Year: David Petraeus.

I could not agree more…

Man Of The Year: David Petraeus

Vets for Freedom: 12/14/2007 8:07:17 PM

http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/news/blogitem.aspx?id=145

Time magazine hasn’t announced its pick for “man of the year” yet, but we certainly know ours: Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the multinational force in Iraq and architect of the surge strategy that is turning the tide in the war.

Petraeus formulated a brilliant counterinsurgency plan. He executed it with care and diligence. And when much of the country didn’t want to notice the security gains that the surge had wrought, he took the national media spotlight to defend his strategy and his honor. In all this, he was nothing less than masterly.

When Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill in early September, much of the media and the Left simply refused to believe that violence in Iraq was down.

[…]

And the day Petraeus’s testimony began, MoveOn.org ran its infamous “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?” ad. It said that “every independent report on the ground situation in Iraq shows that the surge strategy has failed”; that Petraeus “is constantly at war with the facts”; and that the general “is cooking the books for the White House.”

Throughout his testimony, Petraeus continued to suffer slanders from members of Congress who cared about politics more than truth.

Hillary Rodham Clinton stopped just short of calling him a liar, saying that to believe his report required “a willing suspension of disbelief.”

Less than a month later, however, Petraeus’s critics had been effectively silenced. To its great credit, The Washington Post acknowledged this in a blistering editorial:

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Read the entire post here: Man Of The Year: David Petraeus

20071220 Day by Day by Chris Muir

Day by Day by Chris Muir

December 20, 2007

“Day by Day Cartoon by Chris Muir” is really on a roll…

Thursday, December 20, 2007

20071219 The father of Leonard Roberts’, WHS Class of 1971, has passed away.

The father of Leonard Roberts’, WHS Class of 1971, has passed away.

Carroll County Public Schools Westminster High School and Class of 1971

Leonard R. Roberts, 85, of Westminster

Leonard Rome Roberts, 85, of Westminster died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at Future Care in Irvington.

Born May 8, 1922, in New Windsor, he was the son of the late Rome and Amelia Thompson Roberts. He was the husband of the late Hattie Rutherford.

He had resided formerly at the Beverly Living Center in Westminster, where he'd lived since 1999.

He retired from Black & Decker Inc. after 28 years of service. In his earlier years, he had worked at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College.

He enjoyed doing automobile repairs and odd jobs, was a Colts and Ravens football fan, and loved music, going to concerts in town.

He was of the Methodist faith.

Surviving are children Scarlett L. Roberts, Leonard R. Roberts Jr. (of Carroll County Public Schools Westminster High School and Class of 1971 ) and Sidney Sweet, all of Westminster; sisters Ella Bernice Stinnett of Baltimore and Amelia Millberry of New Windsor; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by brothers George and Kenneth Roberts; and by a sister, Anna Evans.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Daryl Foster, pastor of Union Street United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in St. James Cemetery in New Windsor.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to Union Street United Methodist Church, 22 Union St., Westminster, MD 21157.

For information regarding visitation and services, please refer to the Funeral Notice box each day in the Carroll County Times

20071220 Alert from the Sykesville Police Department

Alert from the Sykesville Police Department

TOWN OF SYKESVILLE “ALERT”

December 20, 2007 9:06 AM

The Sykesville Police Department is seeking the help of the community in locating a RED minivan. This vehicle was operated by a while male, 30 – 35 years old, with black or brown SHORT hair, stubble goatee and medium build. He was last seen wearing a red polo style shirt.

On December 19, 2007 at 6:05 pm this person approached a 14-year-old female at Norris Avenue and Kalorama Road, offering her a ride in his vehicle. The girl refused the ride and the suspect continued to persist; then left the area. The vehicle was last seen on Norris Avenue headed towards Obrecht Road.

Please be on the look out for this RED minivan.

Report all suspicious activity to the police by calling

Sykesville Police Department

(410) 795-0757

911

Sykesville Firefighter: Bill Rehkopf – Another Fire At Abandoned Henryton Hospital Center December 19, 2007

Another Fire At Abandoned Henryton Hospital Center

http://www.sykesvillefire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=227

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2007/12/sykesville-firefighter-bill-rehkopf.html

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Henryton%20State%20Hospital - for all articles on Henryton

By Firefighter/EMT Bill Rehkopf

December 19, 2007

An early morning fire has heavily damaged the main building at the former Henryton Hospital Center in Marriottsville.

The blaze was initially reported as an investigation of smoke in the area at approximately 4:15 am. Responding crews discovered the fire at Henryton and immediately upgraded the incident to a box alarm.

Crews discovered heavy fire in the portion of the main building where the old theater was located. Two tanker task forces and the rapid intervention dispatch were requested, bringing crews from neighboring companies in Carroll, Baltimore and Howard counties. Approximately 75-80 firefighters were reported on the scene by the incident commander.

It took approximately three and a half hours to bring the fire under control. There were no injuries in the fire.

The hospital grounds have been the scene of many suspicious fires in recent years, including several in the theater section of the main building. There are no utilities to the building. The cause of this fire has not been determined.

Sykesville fire officials are urgently requesting state officials to address the dangerous situation at Henryton, preferably by razing the buildings to avoid future fires, or even worse, injuries or deaths.

Units: Sykesville Engine 124, Ladder 12, Rescue Squad 12, Paramedic 128 (partial list)

Mutual Aid: Various companies from Baltimore, Carroll and Howard Counties

http://www.sykesvillefire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=227

Labels: Carroll Co places, Henryton School of Piratical Nursing, Henryton State Hospital, Medicine Health

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