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Monday, January 5, 2015

Carroll County Maryland Sheriffs from 1837 to 1934

Courtesy of research by the Historical Society of Carroll County

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1837 Nicholas Kelly

1839 Jacob Grove

1842 J. Henry Hoppe

1845 Lewis Trumbo

1848 Hanson T. Webb

1851 William S. Brown

1853 John M. Yingling

1855 Joseph Schaeffer

1857 William Wilson

1859 William Segafosse

1861 Jeremiah Babylon

1863 Joseph Ebaugh

1865 Joseph D. Hoppe

1867 Thomas B. Gist

1869 Thomas Tracey

1871 George N. Fringer

1873 Edward Devilbiss

1875 James W. White

1877 Peter Woods

1879 George N. Fringer

1881 Edward W. Fuhrman

1883 George A. Shower

1885 John T. Lynch

1887 George N. Fringer

1889 Samuel Carr Wicken

1891 Albert A. Dorsey

1893 Elias Arnold

1895 John Oliver Murray

1897 Ephraim Haines

1899 Goerge W. Motter

1901 Francis A. Crawford

1903 William H. Wilson

1905 Joseph L. Franklin

1907 J. Belt Townshend

1909 Benjamin D. Kemper

1911 Elias N. Davis

1913 Albert L. Davis

1915 James M. Stoner

1917 Edwin M. Mellor, Jr.

1919 William Bloom

1921 Edward Martin

1923 William Phillips

1926 George C. Fowble

1930 Ray Yohn

1934 John C. Shipley

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Jan. 6, 2003 Sean Barry Frederick Md News-Post: Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co accident in the snow

This Day in History - - Jan. 6, 2003 Sean Barry Frederick Md News-Post: Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co accident in the snow

Fire truck hits, injures man By Sean Barry News-Post Staff January 6th, 2003

BRADDOCK HEIGHTS -- A fire engine slid down a steep, snowy road Sunday, striking and critically injuring a pedestrian before rolling over and injuring three firefighters, police said.

John Main, 44, of Middletown, had gotten out of his car to help another motorist when he was hit by Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co.'s Engine 121, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

Mr. Main was listed in critical condition Sunday night at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. The firefighters had lesser injuries.

The accident occurred about 10:25 a.m. when the engine slid down Old Swimming Pool Road near South Clifton Road as the crew was responding to a two-car crash, sheriff's Sgt. Tom Winebrenner said.

The cars were blocking the roadway, and the engine failed to stop because of the steep grade and the snowy conditions, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

The engine, a 1992 Grumman with its lights and siren activated, rotated sideways before leaving the roadway and striking Mr. Main, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

The engine then rolled down an embankment, coming to rest on its wheels, Sgt. Winebrenner said.

Firefighter William Lenhart, 68, the driver, and Chief Patrick McTighe, 25, the front passenger, were treated and released at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Firefighter Jamie Daily, 25, in the rear seat, was listed in stable condition at Washington County Hospital.

Chief McTighe didn't respond to a request to be interviewed. Others at the station declined comment.

The extent of damage to the fire engine was not clear.

Mr. Main is a Hawbottom Road resident. He has worked in landscaping and lawn service.

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Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Commissioners notice to bidders for incontinent briefs

This Day in History - - Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Commissioners notice to bidders for incontinent briefs

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Sept. 17, 1992 Frederick County Maryland Board of Commissioners notice to bidders “for furnishing and delivering Professional Medical brand underpads and incontinent briefs for the County…

September 17, 1992

19920917 FCBOC ad incontinent briefs

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Saturday evening services at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster Md. #GoRavens

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Friday, January 2, 2015

The Carroll St front of Grace Lutheran Church. CB & I are here for Altar Guild

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Carroll Gardens was once an important part of the history of the business of agriculture in Carroll County

March 1994 Carroll Gardens perennial mail-order catalogue

Carroll Gardens 444 East Main Street, Westminster, Carroll County Maryland 21157

Labels and keywords: plants, horticulture, perennials, mail-order catalogue, Carroll County, Westminster, Maryland, agriculture, history

Labels: Ag, Ag History Carroll Co, Bus Econ, Bus Econ History, Business Carroll Co

Carroll Gardens was once an important part of the history of the business of agriculture in Carroll County

December 31, 2014 by Kevin E. Dayhoff

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I recently came across a box of old plant catalogues, invoices and papers from the years I made a living as a nursery stock farmer, 1974 to 1999. I raised perennials, shrubs and trees. To further make ends meet, I also did landscape design and contracting and property management. It kept me very busy for 25 years. I’ve now been retired from farming for over fifteen years and I still miss it.

I worked for Pasquale Donofrio at Carroll Gardens in the late 1960s. I loved working there.

I also enjoyed working with Alan Summers beginning in 1984, when he purchased the business. It was great to take my landscape design customers there to pick out plants. Mr. Summers was a wealth of knowledge and worked tirelessly to make Carroll Gardens weather the changes in the market and the economy.

The plant mail-order business that Carroll Gardens did so well, was a natural outgrowth of the mercantilist economy that made Carroll County Maryland an agricultural and economic powerhouse for over a hundred years after the American Civil War in the early 1860s.

The unfinished goods were brought to Westminster and Carroll County and exchanged for finished goods. This resulted in accumulated capital that was leveraged into public infrastructure, factories plant and equipment, manufacturing, agri-business and a great quality of life for Carroll County citizens.

The mail-order plant business was a great economic model that we see today repeated in the internet – on an even more global scale. Carroll Gardens did it well.

I retired as a nursery stock farmer– perennial grower in 1994. Changes in the business compressed profit margins and the increases in doing business and difficulties in the regulatory climate, especially in Maryland, simply made it too difficult to continue. Or at least, I was certainly not smart enough to adapt.

Carroll Gardens was once an important part of the history of the business of agriculture in Carroll County - that will no doubt fade into history and it makes me sad...

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Carroll Gardens was once an important part of the history of the business of agriculture in Carroll County

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Economy blights a beloved garden center

Debt, poor sales forcing owner to close Carroll Gardens at end of this month

By Susan Reimer Baltimore Sun reporter

June 2, 2009

Carroll Gardens, a quaint and slightly ragged cinder-block garden center at the end of a dirt road in Westminster, is closing at the end of this month after having been a resource for gardeners since the 1930s.

Alan Summers, who has owned Carroll Gardens since 1984 and hosted a garden talk show on WCBM-AM for nearly as long, announced his decision Saturday on the show, stunning customers and disappointing longtime employees who had hoped against hope for a reprieve….

No hyperlink to this story is readily available…

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Carroll Gardens to Suspend Business

Effective June 30th, 2009, Carroll Gardens will suspend accepting orders for shipment. Our store in Westminster is also scheduled to close on that date. The Saturday morning call-in radio show, which we have provided for the last 20 years, will continue for the foreseeable future. (The Garden Club; WCBM-680AM; 7-8 a.m. Saturday Morning)

To satisfy our creditors, we must raise cash. Our loss is your gain! All products and plants on CarrollGardens.com and in the store are being sold at 25% off, subject to availability and first come first served. If you have gift certificates or credits, please use them now. Your credit card will not be charged until your order is shipped and there can be no backorders.

If Carroll Gardens can resolve its financial problems, we will resume business. We have the potential of an investor which may allow Carroll Gardens to continue. There is one last thing that we are requesting of you. If Carroll Gardens returns, I would like it to be better than it is now. Please send me a brief email describing what Carroll Gardens means to you and what you will miss without Carroll Gardens. (Please send emails to info@carrollgardens.com.)

Carroll Gardens was founded more than 75 years ago as a mail-order company. Through these years, it has been our pleasure to serve you and we truly regret having to suspend business.

Alan L. Summers

President

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Obituary for Joseph Edward "Big Joe" Spangler

Joseph Edward Spangler Sr. “Big Joe”, 72, of Finksburg, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at his home.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Labels: Firefighters,

http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=372151#/obituaryInfo

Born August 15, 1942, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Francis Joseph and Doris Jeanne Fitzgerald Spangler. He was the loving husband of Patricia “Pat” Spangler whom he was married to for 52 years.

He attended St. Johns High School until the 10th grade where he then went to work for his father at Spangler's Market in Finksburg as a teenager. He was later employed with Rowan Controller and Maryland Cup. He was also an independent owner, operator truck driver, and then worked for Roadway Express Inc. both in Westminster and Hagerstown for over thirty years until his retirement. He was a member of the Teamsters Local Union #557.

He joined the Reese and Community Volunteer Fire Company in 1961 where he was a life member with over 50 years of service. He was also a member of the Carroll County Hall of Fame. He served the company in many roles including: Trustee, Corresponding Secretary, Chairman of the Board, Captain, Chief from 1984-85, and President of the Fire Department for over 14 years. He was also an Apparatus Driver for many years. He was a Delegate to the Carroll County Fireman’s Association and the Maryland State Fireman’s Associations serving on different committees for both organizations. He was very active in fundraising for the fire department and helped with bingo, the annual fireman carnival, and many benefit feeds and banquets.

He played on the Reese Fire Department slow pitch softball team and also enjoyed playing golf.

Surviving in addition to his wife are Son, Joseph E. Spangler Jr. and wife Patricia Lynn (Condon) Spangler, of Owings Mills; Daughter, Janet Marie (Spangler) Saunders and husband Michael Saunders of Ellicott City; Grandchildren, Michelle, Jonathan, and Chelsea; brothers, James Spangler and Thomas Spangler; and sister Bette Hoffman.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2 to 8pm at the social hall of the Reese and Community Volunteer Fire Company, 1745 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, MD 21157, where a Fire Company Memorial Service will be held at 8pm.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11am at the Reese and Community Volunteer Fire Company with Deacon Charles Barnhart Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Finksburg.

Memorial donations may be made, in his name, to the Reese Volunteer Fire Company or to the American Diabetes Association, Suite#110, 2002 Clipper Park Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211.

Online condolences may be offered at www.prittsfuneralhome.com.

http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=372151#/obituaryInfo

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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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.