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November 26, 2011 Your News November 26, 2011 Locations to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree in Carroll County George Welty | Nov 26, 2011 | 0 Comments You don't have to travel far to cut a fresh tree in Carroll County. Carroll County Death Notices through November 24 Kerri Gaither | Nov 26, 2011 | 0 Comments Obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Carroll County. See more News » Things to Do November 26, 2011 12:00am Angel Tree at the Town Mall of Westminster While you’re out piling your shopping cart with Christmas gifts, don’t forget about the people who won’t have anything under the … 8:00am Santa is Coming to the Carroll County Farmer's Market Santa Claus is coming to the Carroll County Farmer's Market at the Agricultural Center in Westminster. Enjoy handmade crafts, baked … Saturday, November 26, 2011 All Day Angel Tree at the Town Mall of Westminster 8:00am Santa is Coming to the Carroll County Farmer's Market 9:15am Zumba Fitness Classes 12:00pm Saturday, November 26th 1:00pm Vendor Bingo - 'I wear orange for Emma' fundraiser 3:00pm Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates 5:00pm Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony/Parade/Santas Treat 5:00pm 2011 Westminster Holiday Kickoff! 5:00pm Miracle on Main Street Holiday Event 8:30pm The Knock'em Out Comedy Show See more Events » You can also: Answer community questions » Buy and sell stuff » Send us news tips » Follow us

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Downtown historic Westminster at night

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The green fork at the Thai restaurant.

Getting ready for Westminster's annual electric Christmas parade

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A beautiful day at the Westminster Playground.

Grand Theft Banana - aided and abetted by one Grammy

Grand Theft Banana - aided and abetted by one Grammy

After the Carroll County YMCA Turkey Trot. Caroline

After the Carroll County YMCA Turkey Trot.

Caroline

All set for the Carroll County YMCA Turkey Trot. Caroline

All set for the Carroll County YMCA Turkey Trot.

Caroline

Eagle Archive by Kevin Dayhoff: A Tribute to John Hosfeld

A Tribute to John Hosfeld

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November 20, 2011

A Westminster institution, John Raymond Hosfeld, age 74, of Westminster, died on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Carroll Hospital Center.

He was a longstanding fixture on Main St. in Westminster where he owned and operated The Flower Box and practiced his trade as an artist, florist and designer.

To be in the company of Hosfeld was to be overwhelmed by his kindness, pride in his art, and invigorated by his enthusiasm for our community. At a time when so many folks in our community demand attention and want to know what Carroll County is going to do for them; Hosfeld was always looking for more things to do for Westminster.

Hosfeld was a 1956 graduate of Westminster High School and the New York School of Floral Design. He took over the business from his late Aunt Grace M. Benson who started the shop on Main Street in Westminster in 1951.

He owned and operated the shop from August 5, 1965 until he retired on November 1, 2009.

He was born on June 30, 1937 in Taneytown and was the son of the late Charles H. Hosfeld and Doris (Sell) Staub and pre-deceased by his stepmother, Mary Yingling Hosfeld and a sister, Kay G. Hosfeld-Flater.

The community gathered at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home on Willis St. last Monday to give thanks for the life and times of Hosfeld. His pastor, Rev. David S. Schafer from St. Benjamin’s (Krider’s) Lutheran Church conducted the services.

Hosfeld was surrounded by his favorite flowers, gardenias, lilies and roses, friends and family including his life-long friend, Billy J. Frey; his brother, Richard C. Hosfeld and wife Helen; and great-nephews and niece, Xavier, Sebastian, and Scarlett Joseph.

Hosfeld’s niece, Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, also an artist and the owner of Birdie’s Coffee Café, shared poignant memories of her uncle. She represents the third generation of Hosfelds to own a small business on Main St. in Westminster. She has often remarked that her Uncle John was her inspiration to open a business. 

Joseph noted that Hosfeld was paralyzed “since 1965 and he spent the majority of his life in a wheelchair. Never complaining, or expecting special treatment because of his disability, he lived life to its fullest - traveling, enjoying friends and family. When I was a young girl, his wheelchair was to me, magical - not something that held him back, but something that propelled him forward...

“One of the things I respected most about my Uncle was his unwavering commitment to be just exactly who he was. In a small town, he was able to become an institution on Main Street.

“People loved my Uncle for who he was - a friendly, thoughtful, caring man - who made beautiful flower arrangements for every occasion in just about everyone’s life in Westminster and Carroll County. He touched the lives of so many and received remarkable acceptance in return.”

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Eagle Archive by Kevin Dayhoff: A Tribute to John Hosfeld

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For more information on the 2011 Fall Maryland Municipal
League’s Fall Legislative Conference at the Cambridge Maryland Hyatt Regency
Chesapeake Bay, including a “Complete 2011 Fall Conference Information (.pdf)”
packet, visit the MML website at www.mdmunicipal.org.

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For 72 years, Historical Society of Carroll County has honored the legacy of who we are

For 72 years, Historical Society of Carroll County has honored the legacy of who we are

Eagle Archive By Kevin Dayhoff http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-1127-20111121,0,6968389.story

November 23, 2011

As we get together with friends and family to celebrate the history and traditions of our way of life during this holiday season, we might also take time to pause and take stock of three critical questions that strike to the heart of why we enjoy such a high quality of life in Carroll County.

Carroll County has changed a great deal over the last several decades.

With these changes comes an importance to remember what strikes to the essence of our county — where do we come from, why we are here, and where are we going?

In part, these answers have been preserved by the Historical Society of Carroll County… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-1127-20111121,0,6968389.story

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For more information on the 2011 Fall Maryland Municipal
League’s Fall Legislative Conference at the Cambridge Maryland Hyatt Regency
Chesapeake Bay, including a “Complete 2011 Fall Conference Information (.pdf)”
packet, visit the MML website at www.mdmunicipal.org.

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Westminster All Natural Oyster Crackers

Westminster All Natural Oyster Crackers

Kevin Dayhoff - The Tentacle: A Little Turkey History and A Wish

November 23, 2011

A Little Turkey History and A Wish

Kevin E. Dayhoff

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Happy Thanksgiving! Tomorrow all of America will be celebrating the American version of the “Harvest Festival” by gathering their families together and watching football. Some may be aware that the annual holiday originated as a celebration to give thanks for the annual harvest.

Perhaps because of my family’s long agricultural history, Thanksgiving has always been a special holiday in Carroll County. Besides, I’m a fan of any holiday in which food is involved, especially turkey.

I stand in good company because the turkey is a uniquely American contribution to the global palette.

According to numerous sources, including Andrew F. Smith’s “The Turkey: An American Story,” “The Spanish encountered domesticated turkeys in Mexico by 1518, and within a few years they had been introduced into the West Indies and Spain. Shortly thereafter, turkeys were widely disseminated throughout Western Europe.”

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Labels: Maryland Municipal League see MML, MML, MML Municipal League
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For more information on the 2011 Fall Maryland Municipal
League’s Fall Legislative Conference at the Cambridge Maryland Hyatt Regency
Chesapeake Bay, including a “Complete 2011 Fall Conference Information (.pdf)”
packet, visit the MML website at www.mdmunicipal.org.

*****

Westminster Maryland Online http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/ http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/

Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoffart.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/

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Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoffart.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/

Mediterraneo Ristorante Italiano. I'll have eggplant staffed w ricotto cheese

The train also visited Midnight Madness in Westminster

Jeremy W Norris plays Birdie's in Westminster