Dayhoff Westminster

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

"Take a break" May 9, 2018 by Kevin Dayhoff

"Take a break" May 9, 2018 by Kevin Dayhoff

Just read: “Take a break!” by Caitlin Kelly – “I know, for some of you — parents, caregivers, those on super-tight budgets, in school — that’s not easy to do…” Find it here: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/33359/posts/1847859389

I just wrote a parallel piece on the same topic, the need to take a break. I do not do it well. When I farmed, I must have gone as long as 10-years at a time without a vacation. I have been retired since 1999 and I have never learned to take time off. I travel more – but often look upon the travel as opportunities to write and will return home pretty tired from trying to fit in time at the keyboard and keep-up with the travel schedule.

I have never had a paid vacation in my life.

The challenges of being a free-lancer, even though I have a contract with a major publication, are at times overwhelming. Long hours with little pay, increased bureaucracy and time spent on administrative matters; and that nagging thought in the back of my head, that maybe, just maybe, I ought to just give it up and go to work for a fast food restaurant. At least I could get paid, I would take the opportunity to write about my experiences, especially the interactions with the public.

However, I grabbed a paragraph from my piece, it might even be the takeaway: “‘there are incredible health and wellness benefits associated with time off from work.’ And ‘Several studies have demonstrated that taking regular vacation time can be preventative medicine.’” Just saying.



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Kevin Dayhoff Brief Bio March 1, 2018


Kevin Dayhoff Brief Bio March 1, 2018

Kevin has been a self-employed artist, writer, and businessman since 1974. He served in the US Marine Corps Reserves from 1971 – 1973.

He retired from farming, property management, and landscape contracting in 1999. He has served as a non-partisan appointed official on various state, county and local government since 1978. From 1999 to May 2005, he served on the Westminster Common Council and mayor – a nonpartisan elected position.

He has exhibited art and photography since 1981. An avid artist and writer, he continues his interest in art, music and books, government and politics, technology, the environment, business and Ag issues.

Since 2004 he has written for a number of national and local publications including the Baltimore Sun. He currently writes for the Baltimore Sun Media Group and is assigned to the Carroll County Times. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.

The Maryland Delaware DC Press Association awarded him an editorial award in 2009, and a religion reporting award earlier in the year on May 12, 2017.

He has served as a Chaplain for the Westminster Fire Department and Maryland State Police Troopers’ Lodge #20 since January 2011

He has served as the Public Information Officer of the Westminster Fire Dept. since 2007 and assistant secretary of the Westminster Fire dept. since Jan. 2018

Since 1998, he has been an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. He has served the Grace Lutheran Church council since 2012. Since April 2016, he has served as the church council secretary.

Kevin served in the Civil Rights movement in the south from 1971 to 1973. He is a member of the Carroll County branch of the NAACP and served on the executive board since November 2012 and secretary since Nov. 2016 he has served as the secretary of the Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014.

His family has lived in the Carroll County area since the 1600s. He was born and raised in Westminster and lives in Westminster, Md. with his wife Caroline.

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Foster named 2018 Carroll County Human Relations Award


Foster named 2018 Carroll County Human Relations Award

Taneytown Mayor Pro Tem Diane Foster was named as the 26th recipient of the Carroll County Human Relations Commission’s Human Relations Award at its annual dinner on March 26 at The Forum at McDaniel College Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/cc-lt-dayhoff-040818-story.html
 

Diane and Sam Foster stop for a picture at the 26th annual Carroll Co. Human Relations Commission awards dinner.

This year the award was presented to Taneytown Mayor ProTem Diane A. Foster. This year the dinner is taking place at McDaniel College. 26Mar2018 https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff/posts/10213542386327601
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Foster named 2018 Carroll County Human Relations Award


Foster named 2018 Carroll County Human Relations Award

Taneytown Mayor Pro Tem Diane Foster was named as the 26th recipient of the Carroll County Human Relations Commission’s Human Relations Award at its annual dinner on March 26 at The Forum at McDaniel College Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/cc-lt-dayhoff-040818-story.html
 

Diane and Sam Foster stop for a picture at the 26th annual Carroll Co. Human Relations Commission awards dinner.

This year the award was presented to Taneytown Mayor ProTem Diane A. Foster. This year the dinner is taking place at McDaniel College. 26Mar2018 https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff/posts/10213542386327601
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Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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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

Monday, May 7, 2018

Women Who Know Their Place

Women Who Know Their Place

Happy Monday - - The Monday morning thought of the day to get the week started-out correctly. This was shared with me by way of an email by a very wise women in our community. 7May2018 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213833935216141&set=a.10203968656950350.1073741840.1040426835&type=3&theater

Women Who Know Their Place

Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before our involvement in the Afghan conflict.

She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to and are happy to, maintain the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?"

The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said, "Land Mines."

No matter what language you speak or where you go,

Moral of this story is:

BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A REALLY SMART WOMAN.

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Voter registration drive held at Carroll Community College


Voter registration drive held at Carroll Community College

May 3, 2018

The Carroll County Democrat Central Committee held a non-partisan voter registration drive on Thursday, May 3, from 10:30 AM - 1 PM at Carroll Community College.

The event was held in the Café in the K building. The registration event was non-partisan, so no electioneering for candidates took place.

Among those participating in the event: from left to right: Kate Sanner, Linda Bolen, Steve Bolen, Zach Hands, and Mitch Edelman.

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Letters From A Better Me: An Open Letter to Carroll County Maryland Sheriff'...

Letters From A Better Me: An Open Letter to Carroll County Maryland Sheriff'...: An Open Letter to Carroll County Maryland Sheriff’s Department: I was watching my friend in Florida go through one of the scariest mo...

An Open Letter to Carroll County Maryland Sheriff's Department

Wow - but this letter does not surprise me. This is what we do in Carroll County. We have the best law enforcement agencies and best fire companies. Hats off to Cpl. Jeremy Holland and Sheriff Jim DeWees.


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“I debated for a second on who to send the e-mail to. I decided to send it directly to Sheriff Jim DeWees. Thinking it would turn out the way the Florida efforts did, I didn’t expect much, especially being I’m not even the parent, I’m just a concerned friend of the family. Within thirty minutes of the e-mail, Cpl. Jeremy Holland contacted me. When my phone rang, I started tearing up the second he said who he was. For the first time I felt like the right people were in my friend’s corner. After our conversation he contacted both my friend and her husband….”

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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!”
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Friday, April 27, 2018

Westminster Fire Department responds to small plane crash



April 26, 2018 by Westminster Fire Department Chaplain and PIO Kevin Earl Dayhoff

On Thursday evening, April 26, 2018, the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1 responded to a reported “plane crash” at the Carroll County Md. Regional Airport.

At 8:21 p.m., the emergency communications center was alerted to a “small plane crash.” Multiple units from Westminster responded.

Upon arrival, they located a small plane off of the runway and occupants were out of the plane. There were no reported injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the Maryland State Police.

For more information go to an article in the Carroll County Times by Emily Chappell found here: https://trib.al/NPt5NRF

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On April 26, 2018, the Westminster Fire Dept. responded to a reported “plane crash” at the Carroll Co. Md. Regional Airport.

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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

Maryland State Police are investigating an incident at the Carroll County Regional Airport



Maryland State Police are investigating an incident at the Carroll County Regional Airport tonight that resulted in a plane coming off of the runway. https://trib.al/NPt5NRF


Maryland State Police are investigating an incident at the Carroll County Regional Airport that resulted in a plane coming off of the runway, Cpl. Jordan Snedeker confirmed Thursday night.

At 8:21 p.m., the emergency communications center was alerted to a “small plane crash,” Westminster Volunteer Fire Company public information officer Kevin Dayhoff said. Multiple units from Westminster responded, he said.

Upon arrival, they located a small plane off of the runway and occupants were out of the plane, Dayhoff said.

There were no injuries, he added.

At about 9:10 p.m., Snedeker said police believe something happened while the plane was landing, causing it to come off the runway and into the grass. Police don’t yet know the type of plane or how many people were inside, Snedeker said.

Maryland State Police will be investigating to find out what happened and what caused the incident, he said.




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Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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Monday, April 23, 2018

Westminster Fire Department responds to accident on Route 140

Westminster Fire Department responds to accident on Route 140

Westminster Fire Department responds to a serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 140 and Englar Road that snarled traffic for several hours Saturday

April 21, 2018 by Westminster Fire Department PIO and Chaplain Kevin Dayhoff

A serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 140 and Englar Road snarled traffic for several hours Saturday evening just outside of Westminster.

On Sat., April 21, 2018, at approximately 8:30 in the evening, units from the Westminster Fire Department, Westminster City Police, and the Maryland State Police responded to a call for a two-vehicle head-on vehicle collision at the intersection of Englar Road and Route 140 – Baltimore Blvd.

Emergency units responded quickly to the scene. Upon arrival, Westminster Fire Department Lt. Guy Garheart found a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident in the middle of the intersection. A Taneytown police officer on his way to work had happened upon the scene and was assisting the response. Although there was significant property damage to both vehicles, fortunately no-one was injured seriously in the accident.

And fortunately, no first responders - police officers, EMS providers or firefighters were hurt. This, in spite of a series of several serious incidents in which drivers drove around the cones and flares at traffic control points – and through the accident scene, in order to hasten their travels - directly endangering the lives of the first responders.

The accident remains under investigation.

20:29 CT: VEHICLE COLLISION BALTIMORE BLVD / ENGLAR RD BOX: 0331 DUE: M39, E31 18006950 20:31


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Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Reese Volunteer Fire Company celebrates 70 years of service



Dayhoff: Reese Volunteer Fire Company celebrates 70 years of service
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies April 21, 2018


The evening was well attended as members of the department, elected officials and community leaders filled the social hall above the engine bays at the station at the intersection of Md. 140 and Reese Road. Those in attendance included Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees, Commissioners Dennis Frazier, and Richard Weaver. Delegates Susan Krebs and Haven Shoemaker, Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Richard Titus, and “District Six Commissioner” Dave Bollinger… Read more: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/cc-lt-dayhoff-042218-story.html
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Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
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Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/

Friday, April 20, 2018

We are currently experiencing a peanut butter emergency


Alert – alert. We are currently experiencing a Code 1, orange creamsicle color-coded high alert DEFCON 3.14159 peanut butter emergency in my household. Oh, Mercy Mercy Me…

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Retired First Sergeant Chief of Operations Chris Collins at McDaniel College dies at age 56

Retired First Sergeant Chief of Operations Chris Collins at McDaniel College dies at age 56

Obituary for Marlon Linton Collins
December 09, 1961 - April 09, 2018

Marlon "Chris" Linton Collins, 56, of Hampstead, passed away on April 9, 2018 at Carroll Hospital Center.

Born December 9, 1961 in Trinidad, West Indies, he was the son of Rosetta (Morales) Collins and the late Harry Collins. He was the beloved husband of Tammy Collins, his wife of 24 years.

He was pastor at Eagle Christian Ministries and had worked at McDaniel College for 29 years, where he retired as First Sergeant Chief of Operations in the Department of Campus Safety.

Surviving in addition to his wife and mother is daughter, Lauren Collins; sons, Myles Collins and Christian Collins; brother, Shawn Collins of Moore, OK; sisters, Esther Smith of Hampstead and Lystra Cipriano of Severna Park, MD; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Matthew Collins.

The family will receive friends on Friday, April 13, 2018, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD. Services will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018, 11:00 am at the Eline Funeral Home. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to River Valley Ranch, 3500 Commerce Drive, Halethorpe, MD 21227 (a Christian children's camp).

Online condolences may be made at www.elinefh.com.

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Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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