Monday, April 30, 2012

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You may have noticed that the Baltimore Orioles have gotten off to a good start so far in the young 2012 season.

Hope springs eternal, and spring makes me eternally hopeful, so it's only fitting to note that baseball was also on the minds of Carroll County readers more than 110 years ago.

On this day in 1899, a local newspaper carried a news story that the local "Westminster Base Ball Club" was looking for a few good baseball players…

"The Westminster Base Ball Club ... desires to win the championship and toward that end desires to have a team composed of good players who will be able to play good base ball, and will take full advantage of the five mile limit in order to obtain the players if they can not be gotten in this city." …

What is that 'five-mile limit' all about? We may need to call upon local historian and Carroll County baseball history expert Dan Hartzler.

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According to Mary Ann Ashcraft, an historian for the Historical Society, "Baseball was a big draw in all parts of the county, and competition between local teams often got very intense…"

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In the April 22, 1899 article that appeared in the now-defunct Democratic Advocate newspaper, it is interesting to review the set of qualifications desired by the Westminster Base Ball Club.

“While no roughness or rowdyism on the team will be permitted, the team will be no kid glove affair, to the detriment of good ball playing, but every effort will be made to obtain a representative club of conscientious, efficient, and well-behaved ball players…

“The team announced last week will be permanent only so far as the members, so announced, are able to play good ball and play regularly.”

Where do I sign up? Put me in coach, I’m ready to play.

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New Windsor history includes hogs, white elephants and health-giving waters March 24, 2012 By Kevin Dayhoff, http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0325-20120324,0,7033929.story

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Eagle Archive: Minding your manners, the community college, and post office were in the news years ago April 8, 2012 By Kevin Dayhoff

Eagle Archive: Measuring county's wealth in terms of cash, crops and heritage Baltimore Sun By Kevin Dayhoff, April 14, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0415-20120411,0,6968390.story Around 1919, a local newspaper took issue with an article in a Baltimore paper that had credited "Yolo County, Calif., with the record of any county in the United States as being the wealthiest." April 15, 2012 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/04/eagle-archive-by-kevin-dayhoff.html

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April 14, 2012 ...overlooked Carroll county." When he's not bragging about how great it is to live and work in Carroll County…

Eagle Archive: Carroll County Pasta Growers Association faced serious issues in spring 1917 BY KEVIN DAYHOFF, April 1, 2012 ...When he's not celebrating April Fool's Day with his rare "Westminster Imagination" pasta bushes…

Eagle Archive: Shopping for a silver anniversary present for TownMall March 24, 2012 ...around from 1987. Happy birthday to TownMall. When he is not looking for birthday cake in the food court, Kevin Dayhoff

Eagle Archives: New Windsor history includes hogs, white elephants and health-giving waters March 24, 2012 ...to the Public Service Commission." When he is not worrying about chasing hogs and white elephants out of town, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: In 1879, it didn't take much to get run out of Westminster March 17, 2012 ...Crapster fined Green $2 and $8 costs, and the State's attorney gave Hines fifteen minutes to leave the city." Kevin Dayhoff is on his best behavior so he is not run out of town. He may be reached at … BY KEVIN DAYHOFF, …

In 1885, Westminster did a little Orioles bird hunting on the diamond February 25, 2012 ...team by a score of 9 to 7." When he's not trying out as a walk-on candidate for Orioles' spring training, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

McDaniel's new Gill Stadium will take its place in college's athletic history February 9, 2012 ...ball ... providing for both men and women." When is not walking in circles on the track at McDaniel College, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … BY KEVIN DAYHOFF …

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February 4, 2012 ...They are desperate men and declared that they would not be taken alive." When he not hiding under the sofa, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

Eagle Archive: High school basketball has always been a great remedy for cabin fever January 29, 2012 ...schoolroom in which basketball was conducted." When is he not bouncing a basketball around in the living room, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … BY KEVIN DAYHOFF …

Eagle Archive: Murder and mayhem led to Carroll's last public hanging in 1916 February 15, 2012 ...had assembled as early as the night before to witness the hanging. When he's not stooped over pouring milk, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … BY KEVIN DAYHOFF …

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Because - Grace Lutheran Church 21 Carroll St Westminster Md www.gracelc.org

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Delegate Paul Stull helps pack up his new sled for the road after another pull

In Carroll Co the value of all products sold in 2007 was over $87 million...

The brains behind this year's Carroll County Ag Center annual tractor pull

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Carroll County Ag Center tractor pull in action

Come out and join us today for the Carroll County Ag Center annual tractor pull

Friday, April 27, 2012

Kathryn A. Myers Frock, 94, of #Westminster, died April 26, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Kathryn A. Myers Frock, 94, of Westminster, died April 26, 2012 at Emeritus at Westminster. http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/vcalendar/event_view.php?event_id=245

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Born June 17, 1917 in Mayberry, she was the daughter of the late John H. Myers and Maude Maus Myers Zimmerman. She was the wife of the late Russel W. Frock who died in 1977.

She attended Taneytown High School, Class of 1934.

She was a seamstress for L. Greif Brothers Clothing Company, and a homemaker.

She was a 4-H leader and volunteer fair judge for 70 years receiving a Governor's Citation at 55 years, a member of the Carroll County 4-H Fair Board, a member of Family and Consumer Education (formerly known as Homemaker's Clubs) for 65 years, and was a member of Church Women United for over 50 years.

She held many leadership positions on the local, state and national levels. She was also a Chief Election Judge at one of the Westminster polling locations for 20 years. She received many awards and recognitions including being named to the Carroll County 4-H Hall of Fame and received the Pioneer Award for the Carroll County Agriculture Board.

She was a volunteer at the Farm Museum as a tour guide and demonstrator of quilting and chair caning, was an Adult Education teacher for 8 years at the Frederick Community College in the 1970's teaching needle arts classes, and for several years was an assessor for the External Adult Learning Program for the Carroll County Public Schools.

She was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Baust United Church of Christ where she was an Adult Sunday School teacher for over 75 years, belonged to the “Women's Guild”, played in the church orchestra as a young woman and was a founding member of the Mature Christians group.

She received the Outstanding Senior Citizen award in 1983 in Carroll County and the State of Maryland by the Jaycees.

Surviving her are a son Neil E. Frock and partner Bob Harrison of Rehoboth Beach, DE, a daughter and husband Lori and John Bucacink of Westminster, sisters Betty Harman of Silver Run and Aileen Long of Westminster, grandchildren Ian and Sara Bucacink of Westminster, and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by siblings Wilson Myers, George “Herby” Myers, Marie Hyle and Truth Haines.

The family will receive friends on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm, and 1 hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Rd., Westminster.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Gerald Hanberry officiating, assisted by Rev. Gerald Fuss. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanuel Baust United Church of Christ, 2950 Old Taneytown Road, Westminster, MD 21158 or to the Carroll County 4-H, CCEAC, 700 Agriculture Center, Westminster, MD 21157.

On line condolences may be offered to the family at www.prittsfuneralhome.com.

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Too funny. I'm guessing this sign means no parking upside down? Whatever.

Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: MarylandReporter.com: Republicans emboldened by bu...

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Republicans emboldened by budget mess and tax hikes: Hogan, Madden, Craig

The budget mess that has led to plans for a special legislative session has further emboldened Republicans to seek fiscally conservative solutions to what they see as failed policies of the Democratic monopoly. Larry Hogan has 12,000 people in his Change Maryland group; Marty Madden has an exploratory committee for governor and would seek public financing; and David Craig seems the best organized.

Today's roundup of state news

Special sessions could throw wrench into political fund-raising efforts; NAACP backs holding two sessions, but opinions are mixed on how it might turn out; Rocky Gap gets slots OK and Maryland Live! set to open in June; Sierra Club intends to block export of fracking gas; and Franchot targets cigarette smuggling.

Editor and Publisher: Len Lazarick; Associate Editor: Megan Poinski; Roundup Editor: Cynthia Prairie

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

WaPo’s Reliable Source Notoriously Late, Won’t Attribute - FishbowlDC

WaPo’s Reliable Source Notoriously Late, Won’t Attribute - FishbowlDC:

ANALYSIS, FAIL

WaPo’s Reliable Source Notoriously Late, Won’t Attribute

By Betsy Rothstein on April 26, 2012

"WaPo‘s flagship gossip column “The Reliable Source” isn’t exactly setting a good example these days. Sure, we know it’s loathsome to have to attribute to someone else. But that’s the breaks and the way it goes if you want to be respected by your peers.

But “The UnReliable Source” plays by its own rules. " ... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/wapos-reliable-source-notoriously-late-wont-attribute_b71579

'via Blog this'

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The front page above the fold of today's Carroll County Times.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Progress continues on the new stadium at McDaniel College

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Joni Mitchell to Magritte: I've looked at clouds from sides now...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show

H4

A tribute to Dick Clark

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Writer's stop

Friday, April 20, 2012

Ayn Rand:'Throughout the centuries there were men who took steps down new roads

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The morning sun finally makes an appearance at Disney Swan and Dolphin

A lone beach chair looks forward to another day at Disney World

Good morning 5 miles on Disney World Boardwalk

Thursday, April 19, 2012

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World of Disney

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Minding your manners, the community college, post office and fire co were in the news years ago By Kevin Dayhoff, 8Apr2012

Minding your manners, the community college, post office and fire co were in the news years ago By Kevin Dayhoff, 8Apr2012 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/04/minding-your-manners-community-college.html

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Shopping in downtown Westminster, the Carroll Community College, the Westminster Post Office, and the Westminster Volunteer fire Company were in the news years ago in April in Carroll County.

All too often, folks fail to remember how much planning, fundraising, and hard work was involved to establish many of the local services and institutions in our community that are now simply taken for granted.

The importance of courtesy in retail marketing in the downtown Westminster shopping are was the focus of a “Courtesy Night” meeting “held Monday evening by members of the Retail Merchants Association when they entertained about 250 employees in the Westminster Methodist church,” according to an April 1, 1949 newspaper article.

Today, when customer service seems more like an empty advertising slogan, courtesy in retail shopping should go without saying. Moreover, I have always felt that being the best is not good enough, you have to be nice.

In the spring of 1949, the Courtesy Night “affair was held in the lecture room of the church with the program chairman John R. Byers in charge,” reported the now-defunct Democratic Advocate.

“Greetings were extended by President A. Willis Wampler, Jr., He told the group that the purpose of the meeting was for the employees to become better acquainted and more community-minded relative to retail merchandising.

“Progress in the past 25 years and the use of automobiles have changed trends in retailing, he said. Westminster, the county seat, is centrally located, has large free parking space and well-stocked stores with comparable merchandise and prices, making it a convenient shopping center for a wide area, he declared.”

And speaking of learning to adjust with the changing trends, on April 11, 1974, “the proposed Carroll County Community College was a subject for discussion… at a recent meeting of the Carroll County Adult Education Advisory Committee…”

The article in the no-longer-in-print Community Reporter said, “Consensus was that this committee strongly endorse the Community College concept and the need for this service for adults in Carroll County.

“Of concern was the fact that Carroll County, having the necessary population to support such a college, is the last eligible sub-division to receive the services. Other community colleges now receiving State support are actually receiving partial payment from Carroll County through taxes paid to the State.”

According to the Historical Society of Carroll County; in 1899 “Carroll County was selected by the U. S. Post Office Department as the first county to receive full Rural Free Delivery. Edwin W. Shriver was the leading proponent of countywide service… He initiated an experimental delivery on Easter Monday 1899 and full service was inaugurated on December 20th.”

It was on April 8, 1899 that the Democratic Advocate reported, “The ‘Postoffice on Wheels,’ as the United States Mail Postal Wagon is commonly called, made its first trip last Monday and is making daily trips over the thirty miles of its route.

“The wagon has excited considerable interest in this city, and there were quite a number of persons present to see the start last Monday. The start had been announced for 7 o'clock, but it got off some twenty minutes earlier, and some persons were disappointed in seeing the start that will probably revolutionize the rural mail service of the whole country.”

When he is not enjoying an event at the Carroll Community College, Kevin Dayhoff can be depended-on to be courteous and nice at kevindayhoff (at) gmail.com

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April 14, 2012 ...overlooked Carroll county." When he's not bragging about how great it is to live and work in Carroll County…

Eagle Archive: Evans Store robbery in 1895 reminds us to hang onto our socks

February 4, 2012 ...They are desperate men and declared that they would not be taken alive." When he not hiding under the sofa, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at BY KEVIN DAYHOFF

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Terry Lee Jenkins, 59, of Westminster

Terry Lee Jenkins, 59, of Westminster, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Carroll Hospital Center.

Born Oct. 23, 1952, in Frederick, he was the son of Jean Grimm Jenkins, of Westminster and the late Nathan Franklin Jenkins. He was the husband of Ethel Black Jenkins, his wife of 39 years.

He was a 1971 graduate of Westminster High School. He was the owner of Nathan F. Jenkins & Son Builders.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley Lions Club, a past member of the Mayberry Archery Club, and the Carroll County Gun Club. He was one of the original members of Boy Scout Troop 381.

He enjoyed his second home in Ocean Pines and going to the beach.

Surviving, in addition to his mother and wife, are a son, Bruce Jenkins, of Frederick; a grandson, Shawn Nathan Jenkins, of Indian Head; a mother-in-law, Melba F. Black, of Westminster; and aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a father-in-law, Alvin Black; and grandparents Roy and Helen Grimm, and Muriel and Schley Jenkins.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the time of memorial service, 1 p.m. Thursday at Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, 254 E. Main St., Westminster, with the Rev. Martha Clementson officiating. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster, MD. 21157; or to Piney Run Park, 30 Martz Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.

Online condolences may be offered at www.fletcherfuneralhome.net.

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