The American flag flies proudly at the New Windsor State Bank at the College Square Shopping Center. 20Nov2019
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Sixth Police Crisis Intervention Team class Graduate
Sixth Police Crisis Intervention Team class Graduates - Carroll County Public Safety Training Center, November 8, 2019 by Kevin Dayhoff
Smart policing at its best for the 21st Century: Twenty-five
police officers from multiple Carroll County law enforcement agencies recently
graduated from the sixth Carroll County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training
class.
The police agencies included the Westminster Police
Department, the Mount Airy Police Department, the Carroll County Sheriff’s
Office, Carroll County Detention Center, Carroll Community College Campus
Police Department, McDaniel College Department of Campus Safety, and the
Maryland State Police
The ceremonies, led by Westminster Police Captain Thomas
Kowalczyk, were held November 8, 2019 at the Carroll County Public Safety
Training Center. The audience included Westminster Councilwoman Ann Thomas
Gilbert; Veronica Dietz, LCSW-C- Carroll County Health Department Crisis
Services; Carol Carr-Meinecke- NAMI Carroll County; Captain Nikki Heuer, Chief
Tom Ledwell, McDaniel College Campus Safety officer Tom Davis, and over 100 law
enforcement officers and their families.
Westminster Police Officers Allen Ecker, Mindy Phillips, are
Brian Smith, were among the twenty-five officers that recently graduated from
the CIT training –
pictured here with Westminster Police Chief Tom Ledwell.
Councilmembers Ann Thomas Gilbert and I were there
representing Westminster Mayor Joe Dominick, Council President Greg Pecoraro,
Tony Chiavacci, and Benjamin Yingling.
Read more here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-cit-graduation-20191118-o2cnwxlzlzanfgyojs6zxrds4a-story.html
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Lisa Murray Gregory interviews my boss, Bob Blubaugh is the editor of the Carroll County Times
Lisa Murray Gregory interviews my boss, Bob Blubaugh is the
editor of the Carroll County Times
Hat Tip: Lisa Murray Gregory. The Human Condition with Lisa
Gregory
How Journalism is Changing in Today's World NOVEMBER 17,
2019
In today's world journalism has become a risky business.
Newspapers are closing up shop every day in light of the digital age and in
many ways it seems the profession is under attack both figuratively and
literally. Reporters are being gunned down in newsrooms and the public is becoming
more and more suspicious of the profession as the result of the concept of fake
news. Bob Blubaugh is the editor of the Carroll County Times in Maryland and
has been in the journalism field first as a sports reporter and now as an
editor for over 20 years. He is experiencing these concerns firsthand and yet
remains committed to the idea of community journalism and the important role it
continues to play in our lives.
The profession of journalism is in a precarious state these
days as a result of the concept of "fake news," the influence of
social media and the threat to the very existence of print media as a result of
the digital age.
Bob Blubaugh, editor of the Carroll County Times in
Maryland, recently talked with me for my first episode of The Human Condition
with Lisa Gregory. He gives an insider's view of the challenges editors and
reporters are facing, including the very real threats and violence inflicted
upon on them, as well as talking about his love of community journalism and how
important it is now more than ever.
Please view my podcast at thehumanconditionpodcast.com.
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Women have served voluntarily since this nation began.
Women have served voluntarily since this nation began.
Last mission: On May 18, 1944, 2nd Lt. Eloise M. Richardson was
on a routine flight between the western coast of Bougainville and Guadalcanal.
The plane was carrying wounded men including officers and parcels of mail. The
plane never arrived at its destination. No evidence of its whereabouts has ever
been recovered.
I had this in the back of my mind when Tom Beyard and I did
the "Missing American Table and Honors Ceremony" at the Veterans
Independence Project Second Annual “Red, White & Blue” Gala – Saturday,
Nov. 16, 2019 at the Westminster Riding Club, 366 North Colonial Ave.
Westminster, MD 21157
The empty place setting represents Americans, men and women,
still missing in action - from each of the five services -- Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard – and civilians. This Honors Ceremony symbolizes
that they are with us tonight in spirit.
Most of the stories about military personnel MIA - Missing
in Action - are about men. One doesn't think of women in those terms. One
family does and they were gracious enough to share that story.
2nd Lt. Eloise M. Richardson was born April 18, 1920, the
second eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. and Cora (Corrigan)
Richardson. Their home was in Marseilles (LaSalle County) Illinois. Eloise was
graduated from Marseilles High School at the age of 17. She needed only three
years of high school to earn her diploma.
Eloise had planned to attend Ryburn-King School of Nursing
in Ottawa, Illinois but was forced to defer her plans until she met the age
requirement of 18 years. She began her nursing training in February of the
following year. Upon graduation from Ryburn-King, Eloise was on the nurses
staff at the hospital and later did general duties at Cook county hospital in
Chicago.
In 1942, Eloise enlisted in the Army with the 24th
evacuation unit and received her basic training at Breckenridge, KY. She earned
her gold wings from an air evacuation unit at Bowman Field, Kentucky in
October, 1943.
In December of 1943, at age 23, 2nd Lieutenant Eloise
Richardson transferred to the Army Air Force division of nurses. She came home
on leave sometime around the first of November, 1943.
On March 8th of 1944, Eloise left San Francisco for overseas
duty. She was stationed on Guadalcanal as a flight nurse. Flight nurses duties
included removal of the wounded from combat areas by air. On the trip between
the combat zone and the hospital behind the lines the flight nurse is in
complete control of the C-47 hospital ships.
A WWII Flight Nurse tending wounded troops on board an air
evac flight.
On May 18, 1944, Eloise was on a routine flight between the
western coast of Bougainville and Guadalcanal. The plane was carrying wounded
men including officers and parcels of mail. The plane never arrived at its
destination. No evidence of its whereabouts has ever been recovered.
On May 19, 1945, one year and a day after her disappearance,
Eloise was declared officially dead. In August of 1945, Eloise was posthumously
awarded the Purple Heart. The decoration was sent by Brig. Gen. Roland Walsh of
the Philadelphia Quartermaster depot. The medal was received by her parents.
Lt. Eloise M. Richardson, N-731623, Army Nurse Corps, MIA
May 18, 1944, FOD May 19, 1945, gave her life in service to her country.
Let history remember that women have served voluntarily
since this nation began.
Please note: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107,
this material is displayed without profit or payment for those who have
expressed an interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and
educational purposes only. Photos and images are from the National Archives,
The Naval History Center, The U.S. Army, USMC, U.S. Navy, USAF, U.S. Coast
Guard, the Defense Visual Information Center, The Army Nurse Corps, and the
personal collections of this author. Nothing on this site is for sale nor is it
a commercial venture of any kind - it is a one person page for, and about
military women - by one retired military woman. Contents copyrighted 2000 by
Captain Barbara A. Wilson, USAF (Ret).
For more information: https://abmceducation.org/understandingsacrifice/soldier/eloise-richardson
Related:
Lots of great folks turned out for the 2nd Annual CCVIP Red,
White & Blue Gala November 16, 2019 at The Riding Club in Westminster.
Hats off to everyone who made the evening a success – in
particular, the gala committee members: Ann Gilbert, Donna Jean Shybunko, Lexi
Schafer, Robin Marinucci, Lauren Hickey, Anna-Maria Halstead, Bobbi
Hollingsworth, and Kimberly Harris
And the board Members - Frank Valenti – President, Ed Cramer
- Vice President, Ann Gilbert – Secretary, Ken Bonner-Treasurer, Anna-Maria
Halstead – Director, Sam Cangewsi, and Cristina Holmes
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/women-have-served-voluntarily-since-this-nation-began/
Be Determined on Your Goals
Be Determined on Your Goals
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Sunday, November 17, 2019
Saturday, November 16, 2019
When the going gets tough
When the going gets tough, the tough go for a grilled cheese sandwich at the VFW. 15Nov2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Saturday, November 02, 2019
First Presbyterian Church of Westminster at 65 Washington Road
I have always found the First Presbyterian Church of Westminster at 65 Washington Road to be very photogenic. 2Nov2019.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Grilled cheese sandwich at the VFW for lunch
Grilled cheese sandwich at the VFW for lunch. The food of champions. Good food with good friends. It does not get any better. 23Oct2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Harford County Committee of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project.: Members of the Harford County Committee Attend Mar...
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2019 -- Saturday morning the first Equal Justice Initiative historical marker in Maryland was unveiled at W...
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2019 -- Saturday morning the first Equal Justice Initiative historical marker in Maryland was unveiled at Whitmore Park. The marker, part of the remembrance and reconciliation project, recalls a tragic story from our past, the lynching of five African-American men in Anne Arundel County. Their names were John Sims, George Briscoe, Wright Smith, Henry Davis, and King Johnson. The unveiling took place on Calvert Street across from the former site of the Anne Arundel County Jail. Henry Davis was forcibly removed from the jail by a mob, dragged through the streets, and lynched in 1906...
Labels: Lynching,
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The work never stops at the Westminster Fire Dept.
The work never stops at the Westminster Fire Department... 16Oct2019
Monday, September 30, 2019
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Warum läuft Herr R. Amok, 1970 Reiner Werner Fassbinder
Le titre et l'extrême monotonie du film anticipent le destin fatal, la folie. M. Raab est un anti-héros qui a la vie commune d'un homme de la classe moyenne, l'allemand. Ses passions génèrent de la pitié et de la nostalgie. Lentement, ils révèlent différents facteurs de sa vie, sa mère curieuse, la relation qu’il entretient avec sa femme, avec ses collègues de travail, et rien n’est passionnant, tout est plat, cette monotonie qui grandit est insupportable et constitue un la répression qui mène à la folie et à l'effondrement total. ce qui est surprenant mais pas complètement éloigné d’une réalité possible.
L'ennui est insupportable, et la photographie parvient à générer ce sentiment, de longues séquences de photos dans lesquelles rien ne se passe, la caméra à la main suggère que quelque chose va se passer, son aspect pratique implique que le personnage soit suivi car il bouge, bouge beaucoup, cependant rien ne se passe et il n'y a personne à suivre et cette attente insatisfaite génère encore plus d’ennui, peu de couleurs, des lumières blanches qui tendent vers le bleu, les salles ennuyeuses donnent également un sens.
Bien que je pense que la signification du film va à l’exploration psychologique et mentale qui mène à la folie, je peux aussi croire que c’est une critique sociale de l’homme allemand ordinaire, qui garde en lui les ravages de la guerre et un potentiel de mal.
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The title and the extreme monotony of the film anticipate fatal fate, madness. Mr. Raab is an anti-hero who shares the life of a middle-class man, German. His passions generate pity and nostalgia. Slowly, they reveal different factors of his life, his mother curious, the relationship he has with his wife, with his colleagues at work, and nothing is exciting, everything is flat, this monotony that grows is unbearable and constitutes a the repression that leads to madness and total collapse. which is surprising but not completely removed from a possible reality.
Boredom is unbearable, and photography manages to generate this feeling, long sequences of photos in which nothing happens, the camera in hand suggests that something will happen, its practical aspect implies that the character is followed because it moves, moves a lot, however nothing happens and there is nobody to follow and this unfulfilled expectation generates even more trouble, few colors, white lights that tend to blue, boring rooms also give a meaning.
Although I think that the meaning of the film goes to the psychological and mental exploration that leads to madness, I can also believe that it is a social criticism of the ordinary German man, who keeps the ravages of the war in him and a potential for harm.
https://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/188039438258/clasedelmartes-warum-l%C3%A4uft-herr-r-amok-1970
Warum läuft Herr R. Amok, 1970 Reiner Werner Fassbinder
Le titre et l'extrême monotonie du film anticipent le destin fatal, la folie. M. Raab est un anti-héros qui a la vie commune d'un homme de la classe moyenne, l'allemand. Ses passions génèrent de la pitié et de la nostalgie. Lentement, ils révèlent différents facteurs de sa vie, sa mère curieuse, la relation qu’il entretient avec sa femme, avec ses collègues de travail, et rien n’est passionnant, tout est plat, cette monotonie qui grandit est insupportable et constitue un la répression qui mène à la folie et à l'effondrement total. ce qui est surprenant mais pas complètement éloigné d’une réalité possible.
L'ennui est insupportable, et la photographie parvient à générer ce sentiment, de longues séquences de photos dans lesquelles rien ne se passe, la caméra à la main suggère que quelque chose va se passer, son aspect pratique implique que le personnage soit suivi car il bouge, bouge beaucoup, cependant rien ne se passe et il n'y a personne à suivre et cette attente insatisfaite génère encore plus d’ennui, peu de couleurs, des lumières blanches qui tendent vers le bleu, les salles ennuyeuses donnent également un sens.
Bien que je pense que la signification du film va à l’exploration psychologique et mentale qui mène à la folie, je peux aussi croire que c’est une critique sociale de l’homme allemand ordinaire, qui garde en lui les ravages de la guerre et un potentiel de mal.
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The title and the extreme monotony of the film anticipate fatal fate, madness. Mr. Raab is an anti-hero who shares the life of a middle-class man, German. His passions generate pity and nostalgia. Slowly, they reveal different factors of his life, his mother curious, the relationship he has with his wife, with his colleagues at work, and nothing is exciting, everything is flat, this monotony that grows is unbearable and constitutes a the repression that leads to madness and total collapse. which is surprising but not completely removed from a possible reality.
Boredom is unbearable, and photography manages to generate this feeling, long sequences of photos in which nothing happens, the camera in hand suggests that something will happen, its practical aspect implies that the character is followed because it moves, moves a lot, however nothing happens and there is nobody to follow and this unfulfilled expectation generates even more trouble, few colors, white lights that tend to blue, boring rooms also give a meaning.
Although I think that the meaning of the film goes to the psychological and mental exploration that leads to madness, I can also believe that it is a social criticism of the ordinary German man, who keeps the ravages of the war in him and a potential for harm.
https://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/188039438258/clasedelmartes-warum-l%C3%A4uft-herr-r-amok-1970
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Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
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Sunday, September 29, 2019
Judge Charles Harrison
It was great to catch up with my good friend Judge Charles Harrison at the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event. 29Sep2019
Westminster Fire Dept. has on display it’s new Engine 32
Today at the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event, the Westminster Fire Dept. has on display it's new Engine 32. It is a custom built 2018 Rosenbauer pumper with a 1,000 gallon water tank, and a 450 Cummins motor. Engine 32 is an efficient and user friendly piece of fire suppression equipment for our firefighters. It keeps us moving quickly and safely to serve our city. 29Sep2019.
I had a chance to catch-up some with the awesome Sgt. Rachel Krumheuer Walter
At the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event, I had a chance to catch-up some with the awesome Sgt. Rachel Krumheuer Walter with the Maryland National Guard. 29Sep2019 The Maryland National Guard has in the past, always stood ready to help emergency responders in Carroll County – at the drop of a hat. RESPECT. Thank you.
Md. Dept. of Transportation - State Highway Administration at the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event
It was good to see the Md. Dept. of Transportation - State Highway Administration at the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event. The State Highway Administration has in the past, always helped emergency responders in Carroll County, night and day – in all kinds of weather. Thank you. 29Sep2019
Westminster Mayor Joe Dominick and First Lady Andi Dominick,
Westminster Mayor Joe Dominick, First Lady Andi Dominick, and Max Dominick all stopped by to visit the new Westminster Fire Department Engine 32 at the annual Westminster Fallfest Touch a Truck event. It is a custom built 2018 Rosenbauer pumper with a 1,000 gallon water tank, and a 450 Cummins motor. Mayor Dominick has always been a strong supporter of public safety – and it was good to see the mayor and his family at Fallfest. 29Sep2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
Today I had a great grilled cheese sandwich for lunch at the VFW.
Today I had a great grilled cheese sandwich for lunch at the VFW. 26Sep2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
PFLAG in the annual Westminster Fallfest Parade. 26Sep2019
It was good to see my friends Bob Lord, Erin Snell, Joy Fisher, and the rest of the folks from PFLAG in the annual Westminster Fallfest Parade. 26Sep2019
Welcome to this year's Westminster Fallfest.
Welcome to this year's annual Westminster Fallfest. The opening parade was a lot of fun. 26Sep2019
Monday, September 16, 2019
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, are dressed appropriately
The stone bunnies, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, are dressed appropriately for the upcoming chilly fall nights, while they look over the progress of the Monarch caterpillars. 12Sep2019
Say no to winter
Leaves are already falling upon my back patio. This psychologically violent and wrong on so many levels. Say no to the coming winter. 15Sep2010
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Cheez-It white cheddar crackers.
When the going gets tough, the tough reach for Cheez-It white cheddar crackers.
Ann Thomas Gilbert
The lay leader for the 9 a.m. Sunday church service at Grace Lutheran Church is Ann Thomas Gilbert. Ann rocks. Just putting out there. Grace Lutheran, http://gracelc.org/ 21 Carroll Street Westminster, MD 21157, Phone: 410.848.7020, Email: info@gracelc.org
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 news and information
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 news and informationThere are events all throughout Carroll County…
According to a release from the Westminster Police Department:
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN 2019 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, seven neighborhoods throughout the City of Westminster will join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 36th Annual National Night Out event. National Night Out (NNO) is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) sponsors NNO in partnership with law enforcement and community groups. Westminster neighborhoods will host a variety of special events, including block parties, cookouts, youth activities, and visits from police officers, fire/EMS and elected officials.
Chief Thomas Ledwell states, “National Night Out is a great opportunity for community members to get to know their local police officers and fellow neighbors during a fun event designed to promote crime prevention awareness. We encourage everyone who is able to participate to bring your families out and enjoy your local neighborhood event with us.”
In a recent newsletter, Delegate Susan Krebs wrote:
Come out and join your neighbors for National Night Out. NNO is a FREE Family Event bringing neighbors together to promote a positive community-police relationship- making our communities safer. The fun- filled event hosts vendors, food, and interactive activities for kids, while learning about the services of the Police and Emergency Services.
Residents in Carroll County are invited to join our First Responders at one of the locations below. You are encouraged to lock your home, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening meeting and greeting neighbors and police.
LOCATIONS, ACTIVITIES & TIMES
Freedom- Sykesville Area at Sykesville Carnival Grounds, 6680 Sykesville Road - 6:00- 9:00 pm
Hosted by the Sykesville Police Department, Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department and the Freedom District Lions Club, neighbors can enjoy foods from Jimmy Johns and Oscar's, hot dogs and snow cones served by the volunteer fire department and the Lions Club's famous french fries. Carroll County Sheriff's Office Mobile Command Center 1 will exhibit their K-9 team and drone. Participate in safety demonstrations, face painting, and giveaways from 20+ community businesses and organizations.
Hampstead Fire Department 6:30-9:00 pm
The Hampstead Police will be hosting this special event, a "FREE Block Party", featuring face painting, entertainment of Daniel Israel, bounce obstacle course, FREE raffle with many prizes including new bicycles… Carroll County Sheriff's Office K-9 Demonstration, FREE food donated by Outlaw BBQ Smokehouse, Dunkin', Beijing Palace Restaurant, Ricky's Bistro, Illiano's J&P Restaurant, JJ Hoffman's Creamery, Daughter's Café, Jiffy Mart, Snickerdoodles, Luna Zul, and more.
Manchester Carnival Ground 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Meet and Greet local police and fire personnel, enjoy area Boy Scout Troop kid activities, interactive demonstrations to include "Jaws of Life", fire hose and drunk driving simulation, Carroll County Sheriff K-9 Team and drone demonstrations, hot dogs, popcorn, snowballs and drinks.
Mt. Airy Carnival Grounds 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Enjoy food, entertainment, and demonstrations
Taneytown Carnival Grounds 49 Memorial Drive, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
An evening of pony rides, 40 foot obstacle course, information and demonstrations by Taneytown Volunteer Fire Department, US Army Reserves, Carroll County Animal Control, Maryland State Police Crime Laboratory, "Dunk-A-Cop" dunk tank, Carroll County Sheriff's Office, food and beverages. FAMILY FUN and much more......
New Windsor Carnival Grounds 101 High Street 6:30-8:30 pm
Over 40 vendors, food by Uncle B's snow ball stand, hot dogs, chips, ice cream and drinks- Lions Club, moon bounce, bean bag toss, obstacle course, Stars and Strips Petting Corral, McGruff Suit by Carroll County Library, photo booth and police tape maze. Carroll County Sheriff's Office's Mobile Command Center 1 will exhibit their K-9 team and drone.
Westminster Participating Neighborhoods:
Dutterer's Park & Pavilion Area 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Sponsored by the GFWC- JWC of Westminster, the event features pizza, cake, drinks, 15+ informational tables, kids' door prizes and more!
Belle Grove Square / Park Avenue side 7:00 to 8:30pm
11th Annual NNO with an ice cream social sponsored by Historic Belle Grove Square Neighborhood Association
The Green's of Westminster 7:00 to 9:00pm
City Pool parking lot and community room
Eagle View 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Firestone Road and Tahoma Farm Road
Meet our local Police and Fire Department
Furnace Hills 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Palmer Terrace Overflow Parking
Carroll Lutheran Village- Garden of Memories 7:00 to 8:00 pm
King Park 5:00 to 7:30 pm
Neighbors will be greeted by mascot "Armadillo" from Texas Roadhouse handing out coupons, "the Cow" from a local frozen custard restaurant offering frozen treats, pizza, Tristar Martial Arts demonstrations, Kelly's face painting, music and more...
Bring back the "True Sense of Community" by attending National Night Out
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/national-night-out-tuesday-august-6th-2019-news-information
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/national-night-out-tuesday-august-6th-2019-news-and-information/
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/08/national-night-out-tuesday-august-6th.html
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October 5, 2014: Westminster Community Pond
Westminster Community Pond gets major plastic surgery at age
60
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By Kevin E. Dayhoff, kevindayhoff@gmail.com
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Sixty years ago on Sat., Sept. 18, 1954, the Route 140 “Roadside
Picnic Area and Community Fish Pond” was dedicated with great fanfare by
then-Md. Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin in a program that lasted all afternoon
beginning at 2 p.m..
Today most folks know the ‘Community Fish Pond’ at the
intersection of Routes 97-north and 140 as the ‘Westminster Community Pond’ but
many know it as the ‘Westminster Duck Pond.’ In the late 1950s it simply known
as Bloom Pond – named after the family, Russell and Mary Bloom that ‘sold’ the property
for $10.00 to “the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Game and
Inland Fish of Maryland” as described in a deed executed on June 10, 1954.
Recently the pond has been in the news. It is undergoing
major reconstruction. Many folks have asked about the work being done on the
pond – and curious about the history of the park.
A January
13, 2014 press release from Jeff R. Degitz, administer of Carroll
County recreation and parks explained the “Pond will be closed for construction
and major renovations beginning Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Planned
renovations include the enlargement of the pond… and additional parking…”
On Feb.
27, 2011, writer Katie V. Jones reported in the Carroll Eagle that the “popular Westminster park could see its pond
triple in size with the addition of walking trails and a fishing pier…”
It just so happens that I was getting a haircut at Cal
Bloom’s Barber Shoppe, just after 2 in the afternoon a couple of weeks ago on
Sept. 18. The barber, Cal Bloom, is the son of Russell and Mary Bloom.
And of course, our conversation drifted to the history of
the pond and the barber shop that he opened on May 1, 1985. Bloom explained
that his father started the pond in the middle of what was then, a large swamp;
in part, in an attempt to drain the area to help protect the family farm’s
livestock that were getting stuck in the wetlands.
The pond was dedicated just a few short months after Route
140 opened in July 1954. In his remarks McKeldin noted, “The increase in
travel, the expansion of tourist business which we are encouraging, and the
rapid growth of our highway system under our 12-year road construction program
creates some problems…The Kiwanis Club of Westminster is due high praise for
sponsoring this Community fish pond and roadside picnic area.”
After the pond and park area was turned-over to the state,
the picnic area and other improvements to the pond were undertaken by the
Kiwanis Club of Westminster and the Carroll County Chapter of the Isaac Walton
League.
Although the practice of taking bread to the pond to feed
the ducks has been discredited for many years; some of my fondest childhood
memories are of feeding the ducks on a Saturday afternoon or after church on
Sunday after having lunch at Baugher’s restaurant or the nearby “Snaks By Twin
Kiss Drive-In.”
Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
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Municipal Program Open Space Projects Approved
Municipal Program Open Space Projects Approved
Westminster, MD, According to a Carroll County press release
on Thursday, August 1, 2019:
Today, during Open Session, the Carroll County Board of
Commissioners (BOC) approved the recommendations of the local chapter of the
Maryland Municipal League (MML) to provide funding for four (4) FY2020 municipal
Program Open Space (POS) projects.
Each year, the county allocates 25% of Program Open Space
funds to municipalities, four of the eight municipalities each year, rotating
yearly. The local chapter of the MML recommends spending for projects, the
Department of Recreation and Parks reviews the projects and determines its
support before presenting the projects to the BOC for approval.
This year, the four projects approved are: a new park in New
Windsor; playground improvements at Taneytown High School Park; parking lot
enhancements at the Union Bridge Community Center; and phase I construction of
Wakefield Valley Park in Westminster. Each project will receive $81,128 in POS
funds.
Commissioner Ed Rothstein, District 5, noted, “This
highlights another great partnership between the county and its
municipalities.”
Now approved, these municipal projects will be included in
Carroll County’s FY2020 Project Open Space Annual Program with other county POS
park projects.
Open session is available for viewing on the county meeting
portal and the county YouTube channel. In addition, all meetings will be
replayed on Comcast Channel 24.
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
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Monday, August 05, 2019
This is the day I graduated from the Detroit police academy
Inside The Fire: A Page for First Responders: This is the day I graduated from the Detroit police academy. July 14, 2017"This is me at 21 years old. This is the day I graduated from the Detroit police academy at 4:00 pm, went home and took a couple hour nap, woke up at 9:30 that night and reported to my first tour of duty at the 12th Precinct for midnight shift. Look at that smile on my face. I couldn't have been more excited, more proud.
Armed with my dad's badge that he wore for 25 years on my chest, one of my mom's sergeant stripe patches in my pocket, my lucky $2.00 bill tucked into my bulletproof vest, a gun I was barely old enough to purchase bullets for on my hip and enough naive courage for a small army… I headed out the door...my mom snapped this photo on my way.
The next 17 years would bring plenty of shed blood, black eyes, torn ligaments, stab wounds, stitches, funerals, a head injury, permanent and irreparable nerve damage, 5 ruptured discs, some charming PTSD and depression issues and a whole lot of heartache. They brought missed Christmases with my family, my absence from friends' birthday get-togethers, pricey concert tickets that were forfeited at the last minute because of a late call and many sleepless nights.
I've laid in wet grass on the freeway for three hours watching a team of burglars and orchestrating their apprehension. I've dodged gunfire while running down a dark alley in the middle of the night chasing a shooting suspect, I've argued with women who were too scared to leave their abusive husbands until they realized they had to or they would end up dead.
I've peeled a dead, burned baby from the front of my uniform shirt. I've felt the pride of putting handcuffs on a serial rapist and I've cried on the chest of and kissed the cheek of my dead friend, coworker and academy classmate even though it was covered in his own dried blood and didn't even look like him from all the bullet holes. I know what a bullet sounds like when it's whizzing past your ear, a few inches away.
I know what the sound of a Mother's shrilling scream is like when she finds out her son has been killed in the middle of the street and I know what it's like to have to tell a wife and mother of 3 that her husband was killed in a car accident while on his way home from work.
Smells, pictures, sounds, and sights are burned and engrained into our minds...things we can never forget, no matter how hard we try; things that haunt our sleep at night and our thoughts during the day; things that we volunteered to deal with so that you don't have to. Things I don't want my sister, little cousins, or YOU to even have to KNOW about.
I never once went to work thinking, "I'm gonna beat someone tonight."; "Hmmm...I think I'm gonna kill someone tonight." I DID, however, go to work every night, knowing that I was going to do the best I could to keep good people safe, even if that meant that I died doing so.
We ALL need to start being more understanding and compassionate toward one another. Violence doesn't cure violence and hate doesn't cure hate. I've seen and experienced both sides of the spectrum since I left the PD and I get it. I truly do. But this all has to stop.
Are cops perfect? No. Are there bad cops? Yes. But please...understand that the vast majority of police are good, loving, well intentioned family people. They have husbands and wives and children and parents and pets and cousins and mortgages and electric bills and lawns that need cutting, just like you. They have hearts and consciences. They aren't robots, they're not machines, and they just want to help keep the wolves away from the sheep. I KNOW there's people who don't deserve to wear the badge but they're SO VERY few and far between. It breaks my heart to see all this hatred and anger flying around. All it's doing is encouraging more of the same.
If you've read this far, thank you for listening. I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that if you hate or don't support one side or the other, to unfriend me and never speak to me again...I hope those are the people who come straight TO me. Because I'll be more than happy to hug you and pray or meditate with you. I'll be more than happy to listen to your concerns and let you vent and empathize with your feelings. But then I'll encourage you to help me find a solution to end all this nonsense because if we're not part of the solution, we're part of the problem. Love to all of you. ALL OF YOU. We're all SO much better than this."
Credit: Merri McGregor
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
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