Recent Westminster Eagle columns
Kevin E. Dayhoff Thursday, January 03, 2007
Something we really must talk about
01/02/08 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Email this story to a friend
On Christmas Eve, while many friends and families were preparing to get together and celebrate the holidays, the friends, colleagues and loved ones of Smithsburg police officer Christopher Nicholson, 25, gathered to bury him.
On Dec. 19, Officer Nicholson and the stranger he tried to help, Alison ... [Read full story]
Christmas comes early for families, and for some secret (trooper) Santas
12/27/07 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Email this story to a friend
On Sunday, Dec. 16, members of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge 20 were joined at the Westminster Fire Hall by members of the State Police Explorers Post 56, Cub Scout Pack 150 and Carroll County Chapter K of Gold Wing Road Riders to make sure that families on their "most wanted list" had a n... [Read full story]
Reaching out to the troops is a mission with 'evergreen' appeal
12/19/07 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Email this story to a friend
Early this month, on Dec. 1, more than 300 volunteers gathered at the Carroll County Ag Center for Operation Christmas Tree to pack 5,000 live decorated Christmas trees for the troops in
I had only been in the 40'-by-60' tent (supplied by Kay-Lyns Party Rental), for minutes when one voluntee... [Read full story]
Greeting the Ghosts of Christmas TV past
12/12/07 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Email this story to a friend
Christmas, as much as any holiday, is a time for childhood memories.
For many baby-boomers, television has always served as an early warning system that the holiday is rapidly advancing. Whether it is the plethora of consumer-oriented commercials or Christmas holiday specials, most everyone's chil...[Read full story]
Singing with one voice for a worthy cause
11/28/07 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Email this story to a friend
On Nov. 17, members of our community packed St. John Catholic Church to hear the talented and beautiful voices of artists who came together and donated their time for our community -- and for a worthy cause.
Musical groups including the McDaniel College Madigal Singers, Old Line Statesmen Barber Shop Chorus (under the direction of Jeff Liebknecht), the Children's Chorus of Carroll County, New Life for Girls Choir, Masterworks Chorale, Westminster Trombone Choir and the Coram Deo performed a benefit concert for Carroll County Domestic Violence Safe House.
Connie Sgarlata, director of the Office of Family and Children's Services, said both the audience and the performers were moved by "the solidarity that the music and words created in our effort to address domestic violence."
Sgarlata's comments were echoed by
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