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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Welcome to the 1st Sunday after Christmas services at Grace Lutheran Church

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The 2014 Christmas cold was not fun

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

We enjoyed the Christmas train garden at Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Company

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

December 23, 2014 1329 Western Chapel Road Westminster Fire Department PIO report.

WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1

DATE: December 23, 2014

December 23, 2014 1329 Western Chapel Road Westminster Fire Department PIO report.

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Dec. 23, 2014 1329 Western Chapel Rd Westminster Fire Department PIO report.

DISPATCH TIME: 2:49 a.m. - 02:49 CT: HOUSE FIRE 1329 WESTERN CHAPEL RD BOX: 0325 DUE: E31 E101 E81 E61 TO3 L5 ET82 TT6 BR105 X38 CS8

LOCATION: 1329 Western Chapel Road, Westminster, MD 21157 - BOX: 0325

INCIDENT Classification: FIRE SUPPRESSION

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: At 2:49 a.m. Carroll County firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched to a report of a house fire in the 1300 unit block of Western Chapel Road, Box 0325 in Westminster.

Homeowner called the Emergency Operations Center at least twice. Initially to report of a fire on the porch. In the second call, about five-minutes later, the caller advised that the fire had “spread through porch through house.”

INITIAL ON-SCENE UNIT: Chief 3-1 arrived on the scene at 3:01.

Initial Findings: Upon arrival a working house fire was observed. R.I.T. response and a tanker task force was requested at 3:01. The building had already sustained damage and was extensively involved.

ACTIONS TAKEN: An initial exterior attack followed closely with an interior attack. A rural water supply was established.

The home was remotely located far back an uphill lane that extended a long distance from Western Chapel Road. The weather was overcast – with no moon showing, dark, raining and foggy with temperatures that hovered just above freezing.

The fire was declared under control at 5:22 a.m. Units cleared the scene at 6:08 a.m.

HAZ-MAT? None known.

TYPE OF Material INVOLVED: A two-story log home.

No known report of any injuries.

SCENE Victims: An extended family was present at the fire ground. Mary Ellen Crown is believed to have been the only person at home at the time – and made the call to the E.O.C. Ms. Crown mentioned that the home “was in a trust in the name of Daniel Crown.” In addition to a number of family members, Lisa Grossweiller was also present with Ms. Crown.

Ms. Crown said that there were active-working smoke alarms in the home. It was unclear if she was alerted to the presence of fire by the smoke alarm or if the smoke alarms later sounded once the fire had spread from the porch to the inside of the house.

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: According to the E.O.C., there were approximately 60 – 70 firefighters and EMS personnel at the scene. In addition, Westminster Fire Department canteen, PIO and Chaplain were also on the scene as well as one or more Carroll County deputy Sheriffs and several personnel from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshall.

BYSTANDERS: A large extended family was present throughout the fire suppression.

NUMBER OF ON-SCENE: There were approximately 60 – 70 Carroll County firefighters and EMS personnel at the scene from nine Carroll County volunteers’ fire departments. One unit and a number of firefighters from Lisbon, Howard County provided back-up fill-in for Westminster.

UNITS, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, Mutual AIDE COMPANY(S,) and SPECIAL SUPPORT Services(s): Carroll County personnel from New Windsor, Union Bridge, Pleasant Valley, Westminster, Taneytown, Hampstead, Gamber, Winfield, and Lineboro responded.

Units cleared the scene at 6:08 a.m.

The homeowner was assisted by family and the American Red Cross.

The fire remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office.

Report filed by Westminster Volunteer Fire Department public information officer Chaplain Kevin E. Dayhoff. PIO

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1329 Western Chapel Rd, BOX 0325 WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1 Time and date of the incident: Dec. 23, 2014 at 2:49 a.m.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Close but no cigars after vacation trip to Cuba By Katie V. Jones

Close but no cigars after vacation trip to Cuba

By Katie V. Jones, katievjones@aim.com June 23, 2014

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-chamber-cuba-0622-20140623-story.html

It was an adventure of a lifetime.

On June 1, about 40 members of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce returned from an eight-night, nine-day trip to Cuba. The cultural exchange trip offered a look into a country many Americans do not get a chance to see – but should, according to those who went.

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They flew in from Miami and landed in Camaguey, Cuba's third-largest city. Known for its clay pots, the city dates back to the 1500s. Also on the itinerary were trips to the colonial city of Trinidad with a stop at a village of approximately 70 sugar mills, and visits to Cienfuegos, the Bay of Pigs and Havana.

Only recently have Americans been allowed to visit Cuba, and those visits are only through people to people and authorized venues. An ongoing embargo with the U.S. prevents trade with Cuba. No one on the trip was allowed to bring home anything, according to Yingling, especially Cuban cigars, coffee or rum.

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Kevin Dayhoff selling Christmas Trees December 1994

Kevin Dayhoff with Tommy Senseney selling Christmas Trees December 1994 at the Crossroad Square Shopping Center, 625 Baltimore Boulevard, at the intersection of Rte. 140 & Rte. 97 South – Malcolm Drive.

Kevin Dayhoff selling Christmas Trees December 1994 with Tom Senseney Sr., Tommy and Chris, at the Crossroad Square Shopping Center, 625 Baltimore Boulevard, at the intersection of Rte. 140 and Rte. 97 South – Malcolm Drive.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Zion United Methodist Church of downtown Shipley Carroll County Marylaand

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Craig Marvin Hollinger, 49, of Westminster

http://www.fletcherfuneralhome.net/obits/obituary.php?id=631410

Craig Marvin Hollinger, 49, of Westminster, died Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Born August 3, 1965 in Westminster, he was the son of Janet Bixler Hollinger and S. Marvin Hollinger of Westminster.

He worked as a Scale House Operator for Buffalo Construction and was a Dump Truck Driver. He was a 1983 graduate of Westminster High School, was a member of the VFW Post No. 467 Men’s Auxiliary where he was in the pool league, Moose Lodge No. 1381, member of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge No. 20 and Zion United Methodist Church, where he helped with the youth group, and Zion United Methodist Men. He also coached in the Girls' Softball League.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by brother and sister-in-law, David G. and Suzanne Hollinger of Westminster, nieces Taylor Ann Hollinger of Waynesboro, Pa., Riley Grace Hollinger of Westminster and a nephew Evan Grant Hollinger of Westminster, aunts and uncles, Dolores and Raymond Bankert, Vivian and Bob Seipp, of Westminster, and Betty Bitzel Mikesell, of Emmitsburg. Also survived by special friends Michael and Connie Harris of Westminster, David Dix of Westminster and Craig Mann of Spring Grove, Pa., and numerous cousins.

Predeceased by aunt, Carol Head, and uncles, Guy Wolf, Eugene and Raymond Hollinger.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, 254 E. Main St., Westminster and at the church on Thursday from 10-11 A.M.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church, 2716 Old Washington Rd., Westminster, MD 21157, with his Pastor, Rev. David Carter-Rimbach officiating.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Zion United Methodist Church or the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org.

http://www.fletcherfuneralhome.net/obits/obituary.php?id=631410

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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....

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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. ...

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Visiting President Babs Condon at National Headquarters of GF Women's Club in DC

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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

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

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

Date of this report: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-3-2014-naugahyde-road-fire.html Labels: Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster, Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster PIO, MD State Fire Marshall, Westminster - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-3-2014-naugahyde-road-fire.html#sthash.ely7bnqV.dpuf

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.

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Re-elect Kevin Dayhoff to the Westminster City Council May 9th, 2023

Hi, I am Kevin Dayhoff, and I would like to be re-elected - along with Councilmembers Ann Gilbert and Greg Pecoraro - to remain in the three Westminster Common Council seats that are available in the upcoming May 9th city election. We offer experience, energy, accessibility, vision, fiscally prudent, and socially responsible leadership. It would be an honor to have the opportunity to take another turn as a Westminster elected official. This has been paid for by Dayhoff for Westminster, Caroline Babylon - Treasurer. For more information click on the image.

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