Dayhoff Westminster

Dayhoff Westminster
www.kevindayhoff.city Address: PO Box 124, Westminster MD 21158 410-259-6403 kevindayhoff@gmail.com

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Carroll Co. Times Dec. 9, 1977: Kevin E. Dayhoff and workman installed a memorial to the late W. H. Davis


Carroll County Times December 9, 1977: Kevin E. Dayhoff (kneeling - 2nd from right) and workman installed a memorial to the late W. H. Davis, a well-known Westminster city leader and philanthropist this week in a small park area on the corner of Bond and Main Street. The plantings and bronze plaque were donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Davis.

Carroll County Times December 9, 1977: Kevin E. Dayhoff (kneeling - 2nd from right) and workman installed a memorial to the late W. H. Davis http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/1977/12/carroll-county-times-december-9-1977.html


Dayhoff press clippings, #Dayhoff5EasyPieces, Dayhoff self-portraits, History 1970s Westminster, History 1970s, History 1970s Carroll County, Westminster, Dayhoff Landscaping
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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United Used Cars 232 E Green St Westminster, Maryland


United Used Cars

232 E Green St
Westminster, Maryland
(410) 876-2818

Founded on July 9, 1956
 
United Used Cars Quality used vehicles and car repair. We are a family owned used car dealership that has been locally operated since 1956. 

Family owned and operated since 1956. Whether you are buying or selling you always get a better deal at United! #shoplocal #shopunited





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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Stopped by and got a haircut at Cal Bloom's Barber Shoppe in Westminster

Stopped by and got a haircut at Cal Bloom's Barber Shoppe in Westminster and enjoyed his train set on Dec. 15, 2015

Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast with Santa



December 19, 2015

Doors open at 7:00 a.m.

Adults - $8.00

Children under 12 - $5.00

Photos with Santa on antique fire truck from 8-11 AM
Cost is: $10 Digital / $15 Prints

See the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department website for more information: http://www.westminstervfd.org/

All proceeds from this fundraiser go towards supporting your local volunteer fire department –the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department.

Also: Santa will be visiting the Westminster area on a fire truck December 14-16 with weather make up day December 18th 6-9 p.m. Watch for him. He is checking the area so he knows where the children are located. Please understand emergencies come first so routes and times subject to change

 

Westminster Volunteer Fire Department

Our Mission:  The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1, is dedicated to providing quality Emergency Services to our community through the combined team efforts of our members, the local government organizations, and the citizens of our community to enhance our ability to protect life, property, and the environment.

We are a 501(c) 3 organization

Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. #1
28 John Street
Westminster, MD 21157

PHONE: 410-848-1800
EMAIL:

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Kevin Dayhoff selling Christmas Trees December 1994 with Tom Senseney


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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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Westminster Municipal Band Annual Dinner meeting.


With lots of great folks celebrating another good year at the Westminster Municipal Band Annual Dinner meeting.






Carroll Magazine Union Bridge: The Little Town That Could Apr 1, 2005 Written By Leslie Eckard



Ms. Leslie Eckard just called to my attention an article she had written on Union Bridge for Carroll Magazine in 2005.

I have just filed a story on Union Bridge and the Western Maryland Railway – and the railway museum in Union Bridge. I had dinner at the “Original Pizza” and posted some pictures on Facebook…


Posted By CM on Apr 1, 2005

Written By Leslie Eckard


Highlights:

Community spirit and innovation run like parallel train tracks in Union Bridge. The area is a study in contrasts: a hard scrabble land of rock and swamp that inspires works of art; a town poised for a growth spurt while holding on fiercely to its heritage.

Located on the Piedmont Plateau in western Carroll County, Union Bridge has retained its population (approximately 1,000) and small-town feel for generations. With its one stoplight and absence of fast-food restaurants, coffee bars, and strip malls–it is a throwback to a simpler time…

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Other improvements included the establishment of Little Pipe Creek Park, a wetlands preserve complete with a bicycle and walking trail…

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Union Bridge has a long-standing tradition of community spirit. In 1820, early descendants of the original settler, William Farquhar, worked together to build a bridge that would span the swamp and join their lands together.

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Between 1855 and 1862, with the coming of the Western Maryland Railroad, the population of the town exploded…

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Another Union Bridge “import” and fan is Angelo Monteleone, whose restaurant, Original Pizza, is a must-see…

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Dec. 13, 2015 Sunday ‘Original Pizza,’ 2 So. Main St. Union Bridge Md for dinner after visiting the Western Md Railway Museum.

More photos from our dinner on Dec. 13, 2015 Sunday at ‘Original Pizza,’ 2 S. Main St. Union Bridge Md http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/12/more-photos-from-our-dinner-on-dec-13.html


More photos from our dinner on Dec. 13, 2015 Sunday at ‘Original Pizza,’ 2 S. Main St. Union Bridge Md after visiting Western Maryland Railway Historical Society Museum http://westernmarylandrhs.com/ http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/12/more-photos-from-our-dinner-on-dec-13.html

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/12/carroll-magazine-union-bridge-little.html

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Patch Westminster Kevin Earl Dayhoff


Patch Westminster Kevin Earl Dayhoff



Carroll County history and community reporter Kevin E. Dayhoff has been a freelance writer and artist since 1971.

In addition to Westminster Patch, he currently contributes to several publications, including several online media sites. 

In 2009 he won a Maryland Delaware DC Press Association award for editorial critical thinking for an investigation into a racial incident involving a Carroll County school board member. In 2006, he was recognized by George Washington University for authoring one of the top 12 Maryland and Virginia political websites.

He served as the mayor of Westminster from 2001 to 2005 and as a Westminster city councilman from 1999 to 2001. He was a self-employed nursery stock farmer, landscape designer, property management consultant, and freelance technical writer from 1974 to 1999. He served as a statewide elected member of the Maryland Municipal League Board of Directors 2000 to 2005.

He is currently a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Capitol Beat - Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, a Silver Life member of the NAACP, and serves on the executive board of the Carroll County NAACP.

Kevin Dayhoff has served as the chaplain of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 and the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge #20, since January 1, 2011. He also serves as a member of the church council at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster and the historic Westminster Cemetery Board of Managers since September 29, 2011

It is believed that several branches of his family have believed in what we now know as Carroll County since the 1600s.

He is a native of Westminster, Carroll County, MD, where he currently lives. www.kevindayhoff.org
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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More photos from our dinner on Dec. 13, 2015 Sunday at ‘Original Pizza,’ 2 S. Main St. Union Bridge Md


More photos from our dinner on Dec. 13, 2015 Sunday at ‘Original Pizza,’ 2 S. Main St. Union Bridge Md after visiting Western Maryland Railway Historical Society Museum http://westernmarylandrhs.com/

http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=L0LZkL1RViLM5gdD3e6NJQ

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/12/more-photos-from-our-dinner-on-dec-13.html

We enjoyed our food. The service was great. Our server was very friendly. There are plenty of tables which is good because a steady stream of customers visited while we were there.

“Original Pizza” is bright, clean, and well maintained. It has all manner of great Union Bridge history memorabilia, pictures, artifacts, and mementos. It is like eating at a museum cafeteria.

It sits across the intersection from the sculpture at the corner of North Main Street and East Broadway, which is a reproduction of “Love Reconciled with Death” by Union Bridge native William Henry Rinehart (1825-1874.)

Stop by and tell them Mayor Perry Jones’ Uncle Kevin sent you.

Related: See also: “The Dinners at the Buttersburg Inn” July 5, 2007
Find this post on Kevin Dayhoff Art, here: http://tinyurl.com/ljpz5b

Find all posts on the Buttersburg Inn on Kevin Dayhoff Art, here: http://tinyurl.com/n3m9mk

For all posts on Union Bridge on Kevin Dayhoff Art – go here: http://tinyurl.com/ntmytr

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Reproduction of “Love Reconciled with Death” by Union Bridge native William Henry Rinehart. Corner of North Main Street and East Broadway Kevin E. Dayhoff July 5, 2007


http://twitpic.com/e3alt “Love Reconciled with Death” by William Henry Rinehart in Union Bridge http://tinyurl.com/klqmkm

“Love Reconciled with Death” by William Henry Rinehart in Union Bridge



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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Friday, December 11, 2015

Westminster Merry Madness Saturday December 12, 2015 from 5 to 10 pm


Westminster Merry Madness Saturday December 12, 2015 from 5 to 10 pm

Westminster Carroll County Maryland

Friday Dec. 11, 2015

We have worked hard over many years to get something like a "First Thursdays," or better yet, in this example, a "Second Saturdays," going in Westminster. Please come out and join your awesome friends and Westminster neighbors and celebrate Christmas in Westminster and stop by a few of our great shops. Just saying.

This Saturday, December 12, 2015, Santa will be in house from 12-4 receiving visitors. There will also be free carriage rides through downtown provided by Remembrance Carriage Company.

Santa is on his way... Come out from 12-4 to see Santa and take a horse drawn carriage ride through downtown Westminster.

Santa's house is at the Westminster Library.

Carriage rides will leave from Locust Lane.

This Saturday, be sure to come to downtown Westminster for a winter wonderland! Shop, eat, and experience downtown with shops open 'til 10pm, offering great gifts for the holidays! Free horse & carriage rides, fire pits for marshmallow roasting, music and caroling!



City of Westminster Recreation & Parks Department
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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Sweet memories still remain from Shaffer & Co. Variety Store



It was 50 years ago when the Shaffer & Co. Variety Store, a Westminster institution close to the hearts of many children in town, closed.

After our recent columns in The Eagle regarding the Westminster Post Office building at the corner of Main Street and Longwell Avenue, a number of readers have been in touch with questions.

Several asked about the two buildings that once stood to the east of the post office in what is now a parking lot.

Shaffer & Co. Variety Store

Eagle Archives By Kevin Dayhoff, September 25, 2011

It was fifty years ago when the Shaffer & Co. Variety Store, a Westminster institution close to the hearts of many children in town, closed.

After the recent two-part series ran in the Eagle Archives on the Westminster Post Office building, at the corner of Main Street and Longwell Avenue, a number of readers were in touch with many questions.

Several asked about the two building that once stood to the east of the post office in what is now a parking lot.

A January 13, 1966 newspaper clipping provided by local historian George Welty, tells part of the story. “… the Stonesifer building (was) being demolished last week to make way for Post Office enlargement...”

A second picture was identified: “These two buildings located on East Main Street next to the Post Office were completely demolished last week… The store … located in the corner building will long be remembered as Schaffer’s store. Jessie Myers having done business there for many years.”



Post Office took shape through rain, sleet, bankruptcy, deaths
Eagle Archives

Kevin Dayhoff, September 3, 2011 | 6:44 p.m.

Last week we discussed the incarnations of the Westminster Post Office — but there are more stories to tell. In 1934, folks began to wonder if the "new" post office at the corner of Longwell Avenue and East Main Street would ever be finished.

Of course, the present post office is on Woodward Road, but here's the story of that classic 1934 office (now home to Kohn Publishing) in the downtown area:

"The old story that 'good things come to those who wait' is true, for travel where you will, a finer and more beautiful post office building will not be found…," according to an old newspaper clipping from Aug. 24, 1934.

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The two buildings in this photograph, the Stonesifer building and the Shaffer & Co. Variety Store, were torn down in the first week of January 1966 to make way for the expansion of the parking lot for the 1934 post office building at the corner of East Main Street and Longwell Avenue. Harry W. and Arline Myers Shaffer founded the business in 1911 as a general merchandise store. Arline’s brother Jesse later joined the business after WWI. When Mr. Shaffer died in 1941, his widow Arline and their daughter continued in the business along with Jesse Myers – who was later helped by his son, Howard Myers. The store closed in January 1961. Original photo by Kevin E. Dayhoff published by the Democratic Advocate Jan. 13, 1966.
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - 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
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