Dayhoff Westminster

Dayhoff Westminster
www.kevindayhoff.city Address: PO Box 124, Westminster MD 21158 410-259-6403 kevindayhoff@gmail.com

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Good morning. Welcome to services at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster Md

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office.

Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office....



Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office.: "A century ago, charities fought to have children’s wish lists sent to the dead letter office. They lost.  By Alex Palmer" 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2014/12/letters_to_santa_why_charity_groups_fought_to_have_kid_s_letters_end_up.html

What could be more innocent than a letter to Santa? A child jotting down her heart’s desires in pencil or crayon and dropping it in the mailbox, naively hoping the wish will be granted by Christmas morning: It’s a tradition that goes back at least to the mid-1800s, and it is a reminder of the holiday’s more idyllic past.

These days, such letters are viewed as an opportunity to help the less fortunate. In many cities across the U.S., the Postal Service mak
es available Santa letters to groups or individuals who want to fulfill the wishes enclosed within. It’s a small gesture, multiplied hundreds of thousands of times a year, that brings joy to both the giver and the recipient. What harm could come from that?

Oh, just teaching kids to beg, cheat, and lie—at least, that was the conventional wisdom of charity groups in the early 1900s. As such, the Post Office Department, now known as the U.S. Postal Service, found itself in the middle of a wild confrontation between a press and public that never failed to find delight in a note opening with “Dear Santy,” and groups that claimed Santa letters were the product of con artists in training.

“The Post Office Department does not believe in Santa Claus,” lamented the New York Times in a 1906 article about the government policy that undeliverable mail—including letters addressed to a certain chubby, sleigh-riding fellow—be sent to the dead letter office and destroyed. ... 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2014/12/letters_to_santa_why_charity_groups_fought_to_have_kid_s_letters_end_up.html

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

The historic Circuit Court in the Carroll Co. Court House on the holiday tour.

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We really enjoyed the Holiday House Tour at the Carroll County Farm Museum

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September 2001 aerial photograph of Western Maryland College – now McDaniel College

September 2001 aerial photograph of Western Maryland College – now McDaniel College
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

December 3, 2014 Naugahyde Road Fire suppression – EMS rescue PIO report

December 3, 2014 Naugahyde Road Fire suppression – EMS rescue PIO report


WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1

Time and date of the incident: 12:46 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2014


DISPATCH TIME: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:47 CT: HOUSE FIRE 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317 DUE: E31 E91 E23 ET44 TO3 T2 ET24 BET431 BR95 X38 CS2 - [Green, Charlie.] On box 3-17 1200blk Naugahyde Rd. E-33 on scene, working fire, (requesting) Tanker Task Force. [93]

LOCATION: 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317, off Gorsuch Road near the railroad tracks and Tannery Road, Westminster, MD 21157

INCIDENT Classification:  FIRE SUPPRESSION - EMS/RESCUE

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: At 12:46 p.m. Carroll County firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched to a report of a house fire in the 1200 unit block of Naugahyde Road in Westminster.

INITIAL ON-SCENE UNIT and Initial Findings: Upon arrival of the first unit, WFD E-33, at 12:57, Lt. 3-1 (JE,) found the 1½ story Cape Cod house with attached garage, fully involved. Eight volunteer fire departs responded from Carroll and Baltimore Counties.

ACTIONS TAKEN: Lt. 3-1 Josh Evans assumed incident command. The building had already sustained extensive damage – collapsed roof. Initiated exterior attack. Requested tanker task force at 1:02 p.m. Fire was declared under control at 13:27 p.m.

According to a subsequent Nov. 22, 2014 report by Deputy State Fire Marshall Bruce D. Bouch, “Nearly 40 firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire under control within 45 minutes after arrival.  First arriving crews found the garage and a portion of the home next to the garage, fully engulfed in flames.  No other injuries were reported during the incident. 

Bouch’s Nov. 22 report further indicated, “A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are actively working to determine the cause for the fire and death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde Road in Westminster. 

“The 12:46 p.m. blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was initially called in by the homeowner, Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the phone was disconnected shortly afterward.  The neighbor, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll County Deputy Sheriff arrived first and located the victim in cardiac arrest, at the front door of the 1½ story Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage. They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR.  An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire Department and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive the victim.

“The body of the victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for determination of cause of death.  The origin and cause for the fire remain under investigation at this time.  Damage to the structure and contents is estimated at nearly $250,000.”

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: 40 firefighters and EMS personnel.

UNITS: Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments

Other agencies responding included the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and a number of deputy fire marshals from the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s Office and the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections

A number of news organizations reported upon the fire including WJZ Channel 13, Fox 45, WBAL, and News 99.1 WNEW.

ON-SCENE PIO Contact: (410) 848-1800. Report filed by Westminster Volunteer Fire Department public information officer Chaplain Kevin E. Dayhoff. For additional information contact Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876.

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According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s office: “WESTMINSTER DWELLING FIRE CLAIMS THE LIFE OF THE OCCUPANT

CARROLL COUNTY, MD (November 22, 2014) – A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are actively working to determine the cause for the fire and death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde Road in Westminster.  The 12:46 p.m. blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was initially called in by the homeowner, Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the phone was disconnected shortly afterward.  The neighbor, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll County Deputy Sheriff arrived first and located the victim in cardiac arrest, at the front door of the 1½ story Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage.  They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR.  An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire Department and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive the victim.

“Nearly 40 firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire under control within 45 minutes after arrival.  First arriving crews found the garage and a portion of the home next to the garage, fully engulfed in flames.  No other injuries were reported during the incident. 

“The body of the victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for determination of cause of death.  The origin and cause for the fire remain under investigation at this time.  Damage to the structure and contents is estimated at nearly $250,000.”
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

CC Public Schools Superintendent Steve Guthrie begins swearing-in new Brd of Ed

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The annual Ted Dix Grace Lutheran Church Christmas Organ recital

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Md St Senator Joe Getty presents Caroline Babylon the annual Good Scout Award.

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The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-honorable-paul-g-zimmermann-carroll.html
The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office for another term by the Carroll County Clerk of the Court Donald B. Sealing II on December 2, 2014 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff


Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills
Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, Register
Courthouse Annex
55 North Court Street - Room 124
Westminster, Maryland 21157


Main Telephone Lines 410-848-2586
410-876-3158
Toll Free (within Maryland) 888-876-0034
Fax Number 410-876-0657
Please note that we cannot accept filings via e-mail or fax.

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann was elected Register of Wills in 2002. He is currently the Treasurer and Legislative Liaison for the Register of Wills Association.

Paul graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in Government and received his J.D. from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. Prior to becoming Register of Wills, Paul was an Assistant County Attorney in Carroll and Frederick Counties and he was Counsel to the Maryland State Unemployment Board of Appeals. He also was in private practice for a period of time. In between Lehigh and UB he worked as a sales representative for Hall's Motors.

Over the years, Paul has been involved with the Carroll County Arts Council (past President and Board member), Carroll Players (past President and Board member), the Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Carroll Hospice, through Camp TR. He is the Director and co-founder of FoolProof Improvisational Theatre, an acting troupe comprised of high school students from throughout Carroll County, performing scenes dealing with drug abuse and other societal issues, before schools and rehabilitation centers.

Paul Zimmermann is the 17th Register of Wills for Carroll County. John Baumgartner was the very first Register, taking office on April 10, 1837. Joseph M. Parke served two separate terms, from 1853 to 1865, and from 1867 to 1873. Reese Starner served the longest, from 1966 until 1995.
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Outside the Carroll County MD Orphans Court just before for the swearing-in ceremonies began on December 2, 2014


Outside the Carroll County MD Orphans Court just before for the swearing-in ceremonies began on December 2, 2014 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/outside-carroll-county-md-orphans-court.html

Chief Judge Dorothy V. Utz and her family, a court bailiff, along with Orphans Court Judges Catherine E. Reese, and John D. Carbaugh talk among themselves while waiting for the swearing-in ceremonies to begin on December 2, 2014 for the newly-elected Judges of the Carroll County Maryland Orphans Court. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff



Jenni Utz Kevin Utz Brad Utz Joel-Julie Caple (Utz) Terri Paddy
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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The Utz family on December 2, 2014, at the swearing-in ceremonies for the Judges of the Orphans Court


The Utz family on December 2, 2014, at the swearing-in ceremonies for the Judges of the Orphans Court: in front, Julie Utz Caple (L,) and Chief Judge of the Orphans Court Dorothy V. Utz. Standing in the back, from the left to the right, Joel Caple, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz and Jenni Utz, CEO and President of Utz Real Estate. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff



Jenni Utz Kevin Utz Brad Utz Joel-Julie Caple (Utz) Terri Paddy

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net



Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/

Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Carroll County Clerk of the Circuit Court Donald B. Sealing II, swears into office the newly installed Orphan’s Court Judges on December 2, 2014


Carroll County Clerk of the Circuit Court Donald B. Sealing II, swears into office the newly installed Orphan’s Court Judges on December 2, 2014 – from left to right: Catherine E. Reese, Chief Judge Dorothy V. Utz, and John D. Carbaugh. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net



Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/

Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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60th Carroll Co. Board of Commissioners take their oath of office in Westminster

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Waiting for the Carroll County Orphans Court to take the oath of office.

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