Dayhoff Westminster: October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

All in a day's work.10 new air bleeders in hot water baseboard heating system

#KED #Westminster

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The annual Westminster Halloween parade has begun

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Annual Westminster Halloween Parade Tuesday, October 29 7:00 p.m.

Annual Westminster Halloween Parade Tuesday, October 29 7:00 p.m.

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/annual-westminster-halloween-parade.html

http://www.westgov.com/recreation/rec_events.html

The annual Halloween parade in Historic Downtown Westminster on October 29th. Registration begins at 6pm on Monroe St. near Dutterer's Park. The parade begins at 7pm via Pennsylvania Avenue to Main Street and ending on Longwell Avenue. This event is coordinated by the American Legion Post #31. Call 410-857-7953 for more information.

An array of Halloween-Themed events for the whole family going on NOW!

Scarecrow Decorating Contest: 1st annual downtown business scarecrow contest. Judging on Tuesday, October 29th before the parade. For more information, click here, or contact Ben Garver: 410-857-9072 or bgarver@westgov.com.

http://www.westgov.com/

29th: Trick-or-Treat in Downtown, 5-7pm; Spooky Sprint, 6:30pm; Halloween Parade, 7pm

30th: Chili Rose's Monster Movie Madness, 3pm - Westminster Public Library

For more information on these events, please click here.

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Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
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November in the Artists' Gallery in Frederick MD including an exhibition by Phyllis Jacobs

November at The Artists' Gallery

The Artists' Gallery Big Hearts Small Works Exhibit, Dec 2011

In November, The Artists’ Gallery presents the work of Phyllis Jacobs and the members of the Artists Gallery.

Risk-taking in art is usually associated with young artists. Phyllis Jacobs doubts the truth of this. She asks, “How might an artist approaching the latter years of life remain productive?” There seem to be two choices: continue refining what has been the signature work of nearly 50 years, or take the risk of a challenge in totally new terrains. Acrylic canvases of the past, some large enough cover a wall, give way now to small paperworks mounted on cradled birch panels. The sense of touch remains. Paintings made on an iPad respond to fingers on the screen. Pencil drawings enhanced with gauze, coffee filters, bold erasures, and spilled liquids may be selected as much for how they feel in the hand as they do to the eye.

For more information please visit our website or our facebook page.

Gallery Hours:
12-5 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday
and by appointment

Our mailing address is: The Artists' Gallery 4 East Church Street, Frederick MD 21701

“Off Track Art” is an artists’ co-op and gallery located in the historic Liberty Building at 11 Liberty Street – next to the railroad tracks, off of the Sentinel parking lot at the corner of West Main St and MD 27-Liberty St - in historic downtown Westminster, Carroll County Maryland.

Open: Wed-Fri. Noon to 6 PM , Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM. http://offtrackart.blogspot.com/

For news and information on Off Track Art previous to December 15, 2011, you can go to http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Off%20Track%20Art

Monday, October 28, 2013

Lutheran Church Men of Westminster Conference fall dinner meeting at St Luke's

#KED #Westminster

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Patricia Gail “PMS” Smith, age 57, of Keymar

Patricia Gail “PMS” Smith, age 57, of Keymar

http://www.myersdurborawfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=379944

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/patricia-gail-pms-smith-age-57-of-keymar.html

Patricia Gail “PMS” Smith, age 57, of Keymar, Maryland died on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster following a battle with cancer.

Born November 13, 1955 in Taneytown, Maryland, she was the daughter of Carolyn (Hamp) Morningstar of Westminster and the late Kenneth Morningstar.

She is survived by her husband of 29 years, John E. Smith, Sr.

Pat graduated from Francis Scott Key High School in 1973. She worked as a nurse at Carroll Hospital Center for many years, and was currently a surgical coordinator for Chesapeake Urology. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and family.

Surviving in addition to her husband are daughter, Dawn Middaugh and husband Dustin of Taneytown; son, Johnny E. Smith, Jr. and wife Amy of Taneytown; grandchildren, Coby and Callie Middaugh, and Delaney Smith; siblings, Katherine Greene of New Windsor, Helen Hawk, Kenneth Morningstar, and Joseph Morningstar all of Taneytown, Susan Morrison of FL, William Morningstar of Littlestown, PA, Frances Tippitt of Loveville, MD, and Carolyn Walker of Gettysburg, PA. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a brother, James D. Morningstar.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 136 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown with Chaplain Charline R. Fowler officiating.

Burial will be private.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to “Toop’s Troops” c/o: Community Foundation of Carroll County, 255 Clifton Blvd., Suite 313, Westminster, MD 21157.

http://www.myersdurborawfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=379944

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

Carroll County Gangsta

Uploaded on Aug 6, 2010

Carroll County Gangsta

I’m a Carroll county gangsta, with a CC state of mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY8LejOfP4Q

Chorus

Im a carroll county gangsta, with a CC state of mind

Lets live it up, and throw it down, and throw up gang signs

You can take me out woods and hoods of Caroll County

But you will never take the Caroll out of me

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I get doe and I get bucks

Im not talking money though im talking deer in the truck

We don't drink patron no not here in carrol

We take sips out the still and bud light by the barrel

Yeah, You do the stanky leg, and then you jerk with it

I do the cotton eye joe and dosi doe with it

We pop sunflower seeds, and pump shot gun shells

We'd go to school but half of us cant spell

Chorus

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Now during huntin season, the woods sounds like the streets

Like the hoods of Baltimore, gun shots go off for weeks

Hey we shoot animals for no reason

Take the bow for a spin, if its not rifle season

We thank the lord for our land, and the targets we're hittin

I just shot up a turkey, the hell with thanksgiving

We fish for a sport, reel em in like magic

Catchin so many bass, its making me feel traumatic

Chorus

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Ill take my horse out the stable, ride it down 140

Be lookin so damn sporty, picking up my shortys

Ride us out in the sticks, so I can check them for ticks

They must like sporting goods, cause they're loving the dicks

Most the guys pack dip, and some of the girls do too

My buddys 7 year old kid is known to pack a chew

Ice cream at hoffmans, church at saint johns

Were the real boondock saints, only pros no cons

Chorus

Chowin on deer steaks, Two hours from the crab cakes,

We rep so hard we can even sleep through earthquakes

Driven Tractors on the road, pushin em slow,

Cruisin on the highway, doin 20 below

Yea we reppin 4-H straight hashawha pimpin,

Goin to the Ag center, straight trippin and skippin

Yo we need someone for the DD,

Because tonights its going down in the CC.

Chorus

A couple shout outs here

Shout out to the filth mode squad

The original carroll county gangstas

And to the Big mill, represent, we rocking up in here

Got that burgundy silver and white

Uh, A-Town, and Dennys for them late night runs

The property, hell, good times there

Henryton, been there and back

You know ill be Carroll County for life

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Last Sun 20Oct2013 CB takes brief break while serving canteen at Wimert Ave fire

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Friday, October 25, 2013

2013 - Carroll County Inspiration Walk/Run - Home

2013 - Carroll County Inspiration Walk/Run - Home:

Carroll County Inspiration Walk/5K Run and Family Fun Day!

Carroll County Farm Museum, October 26, 2013 - Registration Opens at 9:00AM, Opening Ceremonies, Festival & Run begin at 10:00 AM, Walk begins at Noon

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Artworks by Lyndi McNulty Reception at Birdies Café Friday Oct. 25, 5:30-7:30pm

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2013/10/artworks-by-lyndi-mcnulty-reception-at.html

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Artworks by Lyndi McNulty Reception at Birdies Café Friday Oct. 25, 5:30-7:30pm

You are invited to a reception to see Lyndi McNulty’s new exhibit "Seeing in Color" at Birdies Café on October 25, 5:30-7:30pm. Enjoy light refreshments and visit with friends. We are having Birdie’s prize winning lobster salad, wine and American beer! Lyndi McNulty

Birdie's Café phone number: 410-848.7931

Location: 233 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

http://www.birdiescoffee.com/

Birdie's Café

233 East Main Street

Westminster, MD 21157

Arts Artist Profile: Lyndi Steward McNulty of Gizmos Art By Kerri Gaither

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/artist-profile-lyndi-mcnulty-local-artist-and-art-advocate-9c3a863a

Local Award-Winning Artist and owner of Gizmos Art helps promote, encourage and support artists in any way she can. By Kerri Gaither

To learn more about this artist/art advocate – Lyndi McNulty - or to contact her, visit www.Gizmosart.com.

Related Topics: Art, Artists, Carroll County Arts Center, Gizmos, McNulty, Restoration, Studio Tour, and framing

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2012/01/artist-profile-of-lyndi-steward-mcnulty.html

Labels: Art Artists Culture, Art Artists Culture Carroll Co, Art Artists Culture Westminster, Art Carroll Co Gizmos, Artist profiles, Media Patch Westminster, People McNulty-Lyndi

Gizmos Art:

1 New Windsor Rd

Westminster, MD

http://gizmosart.com/gizmosdirect.html

You must make an appointment

Call: 410-876-7939

Or contact us at: framing AT GizmosArt DOT com

Art of Kevin Dayhoff at Lyndi McNulty’s Gizmos

Lyndi Steward McNulty

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/09/lyndi-steward-mcnulty-september-16-2010.html

September 16, 2010

http://www.scribd.com/doc/37605575/Lyndi-Steward-McNulty-September-16-2010-brief-bio

Lyndi Steward McNulty September 16 2010 brief bio

Gizmos - Lyndi Steward McNulty

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/09/lyndi-steward-mcnulty-september-16-2010.html

September 16, 2010

http://www.scribd.com/doc/37605575/Lyndi-Steward-McNulty-September-16-2010-brief-bio

Lyndi Steward McNulty, a prize winning artist, has been an artist since she was four years old. Her style has been the same since she began to paint in high school. Bright colors and abstract design elements are typical of her work.

She is most influenced by Theophile Steinlen, Alphonse Mucha, Theberge and Franz Marc. Her favorite subjects are animals and local farm scenes in Carroll County, Maryland.

McNulty has studied fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Middle Tennessee State University, and Southwest Craft Center in San Antonio, Texas and the Rochester Institute of Technology. She holds and M.S. from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma.

She has also done design work professionally, both as an airbrush artist and as a commercial design artist. She has worked as a museum curator, not only curating the collection, but also designing and installing the exhibits for three museums.

McNulty has owned Gizmos Art for nearly 30 years, a business started by her mother Betty McNulty, where she does custom framing and the restoration of paintings, paper, photographs, and frames and appraisals of all kinds.

McNulty is a member of the Art Deco Society of Washington D.C.; the Baltimore Museum of Art, The New England Appraisers Association and the Carroll County Arts Council. She may be reached at www.gizmosart.com and 410-876-7939.

Lyndi Steward McNulty September 16 2010 brief bio

Lyndi Steward McNulty, Dayhoff, Westminster, Maryland, Carroll County, art, artists, framing, appraisers, appraisals,

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14258&id=1040426835&saved#!/photo.php?pid=1493832&fbid=1523837409462&id=1040426835

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“Color-Graphemic gustatory Synesthesia” by Kevin Dayhoff November 24, 2009

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/ra315 or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/260481081/color-graphemic-gustatory-synesthesia-by-kevin

The Thanksgiving holiday is always a mixed-up mashed-up confusion of words, colors, music, and taste. It’s an arrhythmic cacophony chromaticism of atonal colors… The holiday started several days early as I devoured each word in Hindi … by Kevin Dayhoff November 24, 2009

[20091124 colorgraphemic synesthesia] Dayhoff Art

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“Color-Graphemic gustatory Synesthesia” by Kevin Dayhoff 24Nov09 http://tinyurl.com/y8stz35 #art #writing http://twitpic.com/ra315 The Thanksgiving holiday is always a mixed-up mashed-up confusion of words, colors, music, and taste. It’s an arrhythmic cacophony chromaticism of atonal colors… The holiday started several days early as I devoured each word in Hindi …

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Asymmetry and color-graphemic synesthesia

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

Artworks by Lyndi McNulty Reception at Birdies Café Friday Oct. 25, 5:30-7:30pm

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2013/10/artworks-by-lyndi-mcnulty-reception-at.html

Artworks by Lyndi McNulty Reception at Birdies Café Friday Oct. 25, 5:30-7:30pm

Birdie's Café phone number: 410-848.7931

Location: 233 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

http://www.birdiescoffee.com/

Birdie's Café

233 East Main Street

Westminster, MD 21157

Arts Artist Profile: Lyndi Steward McNulty of Gizmos Art By Kerri Gaither

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/artist-profile-lyndi-mcnulty-local-artist-and-art-advocate-9c3a863a

Local Award-Winning Artist and owner of Gizmos Art helps promote, encourage and support artists in any way she can. By Kerri Gaither

To learn more about this artist/art advocate – Lyndi McNulty - or to contact her, visit www.Gizmosart.com.

Related Topics: Art, Artists, Carroll County Arts Center, Gizmos, McNulty, Restoration, Studio Tour, and framing

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2012/01/artist-profile-of-lyndi-steward-mcnulty.html

Labels: Art Artists Culture, Art Artists Culture Carroll Co, Art Artists Culture Westminster, Art Carroll Co Gizmos, Artist profiles, Media Patch Westminster, People McNulty-Lyndi

Gizmos Art:

1 New Windsor Rd

Westminster, MD

http://gizmosart.com/gizmosdirect.html

You must make an appointment

Call: 410-876-7939

Or contact us at: framing AT GizmosArt DOT com

Art of Kevin Dayhoff at Lyndi McNulty’s Gizmos

Lyndi Steward McNulty

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/09/lyndi-steward-mcnulty-september-16-2010.html

September 16, 2010

http://www.scribd.com/doc/37605575/Lyndi-Steward-McNulty-September-16-2010-brief-bio

Lyndi Steward McNulty September 16 2010 brief bio

Gizmos - Lyndi Steward McNulty

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/09/lyndi-steward-mcnulty-september-16-2010.html

September 16, 2010

http://www.scribd.com/doc/37605575/Lyndi-Steward-McNulty-September-16-2010-brief-bio

She is most influenced by Theophile Steinlen, Alphonse Mucha, Theberge and Franz Marc. Her favorite subjects are animals and local farm scenes in Carroll County, Maryland.

Lyndi Steward McNulty September 16 2010 brief bio

Lyndi Steward McNulty, Dayhoff, Westminster, Maryland, Carroll County, art, artists, framing, appraisers, appraisals,

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14258&id=1040426835&saved#!/photo.php?pid=1493832&fbid=1523837409462&id=1040426835

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14258&id=1040426835&saved#!/photo.php?pid=1493837&fbid=1523839729520&id=1040426835

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“Color-Graphemic gustatory Synesthesia” by Kevin Dayhoff November 24, 2009

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/ra315 or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/260481081/color-graphemic-gustatory-synesthesia-by-kevin

[20091124 colorgraphemic synesthesia] Dayhoff Art

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/11/color-graphemic-gustatory-synesthesia.html http://tinyurl.com/y8stz35

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Asymmetry and color-graphemic synesthesia

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

Scribd Kevin Dayhoff: http://www.scribd.com/kdayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/ Gizmo's: http://www.gizmosart.com/dayhoff.html

Open: Wed-Fri. Noon to 6 PM , Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM. http://offtrackart.blogspot.com/

For news and information on Off Track Art previous to December 15, 2011, you can go to http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Off%20Track%20Art

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Kym Byrnes - Anytime you want 2 run the Wakefield Valley Trail just be in touch

#KED #Westminster

Sweet. Tart. Crunchy: How To Engineer A Better Apple : The Salt : NPR

Sweet. Tart. Crunchy: How To Engineer A Better Apple : The Salt : NPR:

by NEVIN MARTELL October 09, 2013 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/08/230552146/sweet-tart-crunchy-how-to-engineer-a-better-apple

"Browsing farmers markets this fall, you may find some new apple varieties mixed in with the Granny Smiths, McIntoshes and Fujis. Susan Brown, head of the apple breeding program at Cornell University, estimates that there have been 130 new apples released around the world in the past six years.

This summer, she contributed two more to that tally: the SnapDragon and the Ruby Frost.

"If you're a fan of Honeycrisp apples, SnapDragon is similar," she says. "It has a crisp texture. The cells rupture rather than separate, which give it a real crunchiness." ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/08/230552146/sweet-tart-crunchy-how-to-engineer-a-better-apple

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

Monday, October 21, 2013

The Future of the Church: A conversation w/ Phyllis Tickle, Brian McLare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g2Jf6euGK-Y

Streamed live on Oct 7, 2013

Luther Seminary is pleased to present a one-hour conversation on "The Future of the Church," featuring Phyllis Tickle and Brian McLaren, and moderated by David Lose, Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary.

This one-hour event is free and open to the public, and is part of Luther Seminary's 2013 Celebration of Biblical Preaching (http://www.luthersem.edu/celebration). It is held at the Chapel of the Incarnation, Olson Campus Center, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

Fall and spring are beautiful times of the year to run, especially trail running.

By Kevin Dayhoff, October 20, 2013 Westminster Maryland Online, www.kevindayhoff.org

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-and-spring-are-beautiful-times-of.html

Labels: Dayhoff running, Dayhoff writing essays, Dayhoff writing essays running, Seasons Fall, Sports Running, Sports Running Wakefield Valley Trail - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-and-spring-are-beautiful-times-of.html#sthash.k7LzXMEK.dpuf

There is nothing like the warmth of a spring run after shivering through long gray days on the road throughout the winter. And of course, the spring flowers and budding lime-green leaves are a welcome relief to long dreary cold winter runs.

However, what can be better than the sights, sounds and smells of autumn leaves. The symphony of the smells and sounds of the rustle of leaves. The kaleidoscope of colors are a welcome distraction to the constant timpani of footsteps.

On a drive through the Carroll County countryside the other day, WTTR was playing “The Mamas and the Papas” 1966 hit song “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray” on the truck radio; but outside along the road, Mother Nature did not get the memo and was still dabbling with yellows, oranges and brilliant reds in the trees.

This year, the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, began on September 22, at 4:44 p.m. That’s when the sun is aligned with the equator making days and nights equal in length.

The arrival of fall is a storied event in American history, folklore and tradition; however, one of the more interesting musings comes from Tom Robbins, the author of “Still Life with Woodpecker.”

Robbins wrote, “It was autumn, the springtime of death…”

Okay, well anyway; as old man winter approaches, there is arguably no prettier season in Carroll County than the vibrant tree leaves of fall. This is when, for a short period of time, trees are allowed to act-out and show some additional passion with a dazzling wardrobe of color. Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-eagle-archives-20131008,0,5094609.story

I have always preferred running on trails and linear parks as opposed to running along the roads. I have always felt nervous running anywhere near vehicles weighing several tons whizzing and growling by me at fifty miles an hour. In recent years, it only takes a moment of distraction provided by a cell phone or texting behind the wheel and you are flirting with disaster.

I was a friend of the late "Terry" Burk, 48, owner of the family candy business Treat Shop, which was located across the street from the Carroll movie theatre for many years. Burk was killed while running in 1995 with several Westminster Road Runner Club friends on Route 97 at Kalten Road when a car struck him and fellow jogger David W. Herlocker. According to media reports, “Police said the 19-year-old man who was driving the car apparently fell asleep while coming home from work.”

Outside of Carroll County, one of my many favorite places to run is the Queen Anne's Co. Cross Kent Island Trail, which was dedicated Sept. 8 2001 - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/06/queen-annes-co-cross-kent-island-trail.html#sthash.pBEWkBYO.dpuf

Or the St. Michaels Talbot County Nature Trail, also on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Running, hiking or riding a bicycle on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal trail is always a special occasion anytime of the year.

Locally, in Carroll County, for unpaved trails that meander through the woods, Hashawha may have the best trails. Find more information here: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/recpark/hashawha/.

I have also enjoyed the Union Bridge walking trail, Charlotte's Quest, in Manchester, Maryland, near the Fire Hall & Pool, http://www.charlottesquestnaturecenter.com/, and the Washington Road Community Trail, http://www.wrctrail.org/, that treks around the Westminster High School, Carroll Community College campus just south of Westminster.

In the eastern-half of the county in the Finksburg area, Sandymount Park also has a nice trail. Closer to Reisterstown, in Baltimore County, there is Soldier's Delight, http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html

For a paved linear-park trail, I really like the Wakefield Valley Trail. Planning for the trail had begun in 1994, a year before Burk was killed. The trail was dedicated and developed, in part, as a legacy to Burk.

Meanwhile, according to the Westminster Recreation and Parks website for the trail, “This trail features a 2.1 Mile paved walking trail from Long Valley Road to Uniontown Road. This scenic trail snakes through the pristine Carroll County Countryside offering the chance to view abundant wildlife and scenic overlooks right inside Westminster City! There is parking at Tahoma Farm Boulder Park. The parking lot has 22 spots and 2 handicap spots.

“Be on the lookout for the Wakefield Valley Trail Extension coming soon! It will extend from Uniontown Road to West Main Street, connecting the Trail form Long Valley Road all the way to Downtown Westminster! Location: Long Valley to Uniontown Road Click here for a PDF map of the trail, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/Wakefield_Trail_8.5x11.pdf. News: Wakefield Valley Trail Receives Generous Donation.”

Best place to park is on Tahoma Farm Road, off of Rte. 31, New Windsor Road, west of Westminster, over by the Tahoma Farm Boulder Park, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/rec_parks_tahoma.html, near the Lime Kiln, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/rec_parks_lime.html

For the latest news on the Lime Kiln, go here for a good story by Brett Lake for the Westminster Advocate: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/advocate_of_westminster/news/westminster-no-plans-to-repair-lime-kiln/article_312ed0be-9107-11e0-a026-001cc4c03286.html

For more information on running, where to run, and upcoming running events go the Westminster Road Runners Club website, at https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/links

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Walking Running or riding a bicycle

“19990512 runners KED2” Kevin Dayhoff, May 12, 1999

Westminster Road Runners Club https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/links

Wakefield Valley Terry Burk Community Trail http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Sports%20Running%20Wakefield%20Valley%20Trail

Running http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Sports%20Running

Dayhoff running http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Dayhoff%20running

St Michaels Talbot County nature Trail http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/Sports%20Running%20St%20Michaels%20Nature%20Trail

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/1999/05/walking-running-or-riding-bicycle.html

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/1999/05/walking-running-or-riding-bicycle.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16U48TUjSB8

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

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.