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Monday, April 27, 2009
Brian Lamb
It reminded me of this piece I saw several weeks ago by Paul Bedard, published on April 11, 2009 that “Even at 67, C-SPAN Boss Brian Lamb Isn't Slowing Down.” / Kevin dayhoff April 26, 2009
With 30 years under his belt, Brian Lamb isn't ready to retire just because he's 67. He still wants cameras in courts and in secret press gatherings
Sixty-seven must be the new 47 for C-SPAN's Brian Lamb. He's sounds as feisty as ever as he looks to expand the cable's reach to federal courts and closed-door press events. When will he retire? "I have no idea," says the man behind the public service network that just turned 30. "I do enjoy it. I'm in good health and still have all the energy I ever had."
Read the entire piece here: Even at 67, C-SPAN Boss Brian Lamb Isn't Slowing Down
Check out more Washington Whispers.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/04/11/even-at-67-c-span-boss-brian-lamb-isnt-slowing-down.html
http://tinyurl.com/crxkfy
20090411 CSPAN Boss Brian Lamb Isnt Slowing Down by Bedard
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
JoeTrippi.com: “Playing for Change” video
Playing for Change video
Saturday, April 25, 2009
http://joetrippi.com/blog/?p=2687
20090425 JoeTrippi com Playing for Change video
Friday, April 24, 2009
1971 "Smiling Faces Tell Lies" by "The Undisputed Truth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5mcaOm7KE
Smiling Faces was unsuccessfully originally recorded by the Temptations in 1971. Producer Norman Whitfield had the song re-recorded by the Undisputed Truth and released that same year, resulting in a number three Billboard Hot 100 Position. Smiling Faces was the ONLY top 40 single released by the "Undisputed Truth.
Lyrics
Smiling faces sometimes
pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces
of the evil that lurks within
Can you Dig it.
Smiling faces,
smiling faces sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces
Tell lies
and I got proof
Oh Lord Yeah
Let me tell ya
The truth is in the eyes
Cause the eyes don't lie, amen
Remember
a smile is just a frown
turned upside down
My friend
So here me when I'm saying
Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces
Tell lies
and I got proof
Beware,
beware of the handshake
That hides the snake
Can you dig it, can you dig it
I'm telling you
Beware
Beware of the pat on the back
It just might hold you back
Jealousy (jealousy)
Misery (misery)
Envy
I tell you, you can't see behind
smiling faces
Smiling faces sometimes
Hey, they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces,
smiling faces
Tell lies
and I got proof
Hey
Your enemy won't do you no harm
Cause you'll know where he's coming from
Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya
Take my advice I'm only try' to school ya
smiling faces
Smiling faces sometimes
they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces,
smiling faces
Tell lies
and I got proof
20090422 SDOSM 1971 Smiling Faces Tell Lies by The Undisputed Truth
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
April 21, 2009
Dayhoff: Getting the Community Media Center out of the closet
Published April 21, 2009 by
... of not only the
Thoughts turn to baseball and Jackie Robinson
Published April 17, 2009 by Carroll Eagle,
... is this week's winner of the famed Carroll Eagle mug. For an extended version of this column, with even more on Jackie Robinson, go to explorecarroll.com.
Dayhoff: Recalling Jackie Robinson, the great American experiment
Published April 15, 2009 by
Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Published April 12, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... me with information for this week's column. If you'd like to learn more about the work of the foundation, give her a call at 410- 871-6200. When he is not eating sushi with Sherri Hosfeld Joseph
Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906
Published April 8, 2009 by
... Spring Carnival. It is never too early to start teaching your children fire safety. As history shows us -- it's everyone's concern and it can be a matter of life and death.
County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners
Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history
Published April 1, 2009 by
... Navy; a proud heritage few Carroll Countians know. Now you know it too. Well, perhaps not. Happy April Fool's Day. Kevin Dayhoff writes from
Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another
Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle,
Dayhoff says: When it comes to Obama on Jay Leno, get over it
Published March 26, 2009 by
Celebrating historic buildings, 'Irishtown' and spring fever
Published March 22, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
20090421 SDOSM Recent Explore Carroll columns by
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Flying in to Charlotte airport… Not quite like the Beatles’ song, but nevertheless…
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is owned and operated by the City of Charlotte and dates back to 1936. When it was first built, one of it claims to fame, according the airport’s web site history, in 1936, it that “it was a modern and spacious airport equipped with a radio beam.”
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
20090419 Charlotte airport
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Dayhoff: Getting the Community Media Center out of the closet
By Kevin Dayhoff,
Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/21/09
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the rededication ceremony for the Carroll County Community Media Center.
More than 80 people attended, and it was a reunion for many of us who have watched this great community asset come out of a closet in a basement at what was then Western Maryland College to become a first-rate facility with many talented artists.
Marion Ware, executive director commented that “the rededication was to celebrate five years in this shared community resource… and to recognize all the people and organizations that have made the vision … of community and connections possible.”
Read the rest here: http://tinyurl.com/dj3z8q
http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/2773/dayhoff-getting-community-media-center-closet/
Dayhoff: Getting the Community Media Center out of the closet
Published April 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Thoughts turn to baseball and Jackie Robinson
Published April 17, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Dayhoff: Recalling Jackie Robinson, the great American experiment
Published April 15, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
20090421 SDOSM snip WE Getting the CMC out of the closet
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Beatles - Back In The USSR
Released November 22, 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2LQGigK-0
19681122 The Beatles Back In The USSR
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MDGOP Announces Commission for Environmental Solutions
Maryland Republican Party
James Pelura, DVM, MS Chairman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2009
CONTACT: Justin Ready, 410-269-0113
Maryland Republicans Celebrate Earth Day
MDGOP Announces Commission for Environmental Solutions
ANNAPOLIS - Our most treasured asset, the Chesapeake Bay is in trouble. Millions of dollars are spent each year on finding solutions to pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, while each year the reports are the same….the Bay is unhealthy and more must be done.
The Maryland Republican Party realizes that more money is not the answer. The time has come for reason, rational thinking and science to lead the way for developing a responsible approach for saving our most precious natural resource, the Chesapeake Bay.
As a result, the Maryland Republican Party is proud to take this opportunity on Earth Day 2009 to announce the formation of the MDGOP Commission for Environmental Solutions.
This commission includes representatives from the Maryland General Assembly, the recycling industry, green construction, water and sewage treatment, agriculture, the power industry as well as experts from the field of natural resources.
The Maryland Republican Party firmly believes that real solutions to our environmental problems will result from a scientific and rational approach that will provide for clean air and water while maintaining strict fiscal efficiency.
Tomorrow is too late, we must act today.
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www.mdgop.org
15 West Street • Annapolis, Maryland • 21401 • (410) 263-2125 Annapolis • (410) 269-5937 Fax
20090421 MDGOP Announces Commission for Environmental Solutions
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
The passion and the glory of grits
April 17, 2009 - August 10, 2007 Kevin Dayhoff
Every locale and region in the United States has its iconic food. And so it is that I’d like to bring up the subject of grits, a much maligned and misunderstood delicacy. Grits are a path to the American dream. A food for “everyman,” of which there is a dearth of availability in Carroll County.
In a contemporary world in which we face so many complexities and challenges, perhaps the world would be better if Americans ate more grits.
We will never be able to ponder the depths of the value of this truly invaluable food.
Beyond a shadow of doubt grits are one of the food adaptations that have changed the world.
Food Grits
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20070922 dft Grits an American passion
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World Grits Festival, St. George, South Carolina
http://www.worldgritsfestival.com/
The World Grits Festival Steering Committee is pleased to announce the date of the 2009 Festival: April 17, 18 & 19, 2009
Sunday events schedule - April 19, 2009
Attend the church of your choice
Sunday Morning Arts & Crafts 12:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sample Grits at Quaker Booth 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Grits Grinding 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dunking Booth 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Food Booths 12:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Grits Diners at Festival Building 12:00PM - 4:30PM
Magic Midway Carnival 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rolling in the Grits Contest (Adults 15 and over) 1:00 PM
Festival Store, Civic and Commercial Booths 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Basketball Toss for older kids 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Corn Toss Contest 2:30 PM
Wheel Barrow Race 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
First Aid Station 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday events schedule April 18, 2009
Breakfast in Festival Building 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Festival Store/Information Booth 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
5th Annual 5K Run 9:00 AM
Arts & Crafts 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Kids Fun Run 9:00 AM
Business and Civic Booths 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Magic Midway 9:00AM - 10:30PM
First Aid Station 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Grits Grinding 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Clothsline Art 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Grits Dinner in Festival Building 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sample Grits at Quaker Booth 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Parade 11:00 AM
Dunking Booth 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM
Rolling in the Grits Contest for Children - Main Stage 1:00 PM Children ages 6 to 14
Taps Dance 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Carolina Dancers 2:00PM
Corn Shelling Contest - South Stage 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Religious Music - North Stage 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Basketball Toss for Younger Kids 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hula Hoop Contest 3:00 PM
Grits Eating Contest - South Stage 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Orangeburg Line Dancers 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Gene Brownlee Sings 5:00 PM
Wrangler Rockin Country 5:30AM - 6:00 PM
Events for Friday April 17, 2009:
The Carnival at the Magic Midway 3:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Clothesline Art in Grits Building 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Grits Dinner in Festival Building 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Business and Civic 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Food Booths 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Arts & Crafts 12:00 Noon - 7:00PM
Festival Store - Information 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Grits Grinding 1:00 PM - 6:00PM
Gene Brownlee Sings 5:00 PM
First Aid Station 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Main Stage
SEA-CRUZ
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
6:00pm till 10:00pm
South Stage
Karaoke with Hank McCollum
South Carolina
6:00pm till 10:00pm
20090417 World Grits Festival St George So Carolina
Barack TV by Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 17, 2009 8:01 AM
POTUS has become part of my morning routine. I have a lot of things to get done at an early hour--read the newspapers, surf the Net, file this column--but when I get to the office and flip on the cable channels, by 10:30 or 11, there he is.
Read Mr. Kurtz’s entire – lengthy column here: Barack TV by Howard Kurtz
20090417 Barack TV by Howard Kurtz
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Recent columns in Explore Carroll by Kevin Dayhoff
Thoughts turn to baseball and Jackie Robinson
Published April 19, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Dayhoff: Recalling Jackie Robinson, the great American experiment
Published April 15, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Published April 12, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906
Published April 8, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners
Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history
Published April 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another
Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Dayhoff says: When it comes to Obama on Jay Leno, get over it
Published March 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Celebrating historic buildings, 'Irishtown' and spring fever
Published March 22, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Studying the economics of rewarding bad behavior
Published March 18, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
20090418 SDOSM Recent columns in Explore Carroll by Kevin Dayhoff
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Zell admits ‘mistake’ in TribCo purchase
By: Lorene Yue April 15, 2009 Crain’s Chicago Business
(Crain’s) — Sam Zell admits that taking over Tribune Co. hasn’t gone according to plan and was a “mistake.”
“The definition if you bought something and it’s now worth a great deal less, you made a mistake,” he told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday. “And I’m more than willing to say I made a mistake. I was too optimistic in terms of the newspaper’s ability to preserve its position.”
The Chicago billionaire, who made his fortune from commercial real estate, was instrumental in taking the parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times private through a complex deal that saddled it with $13 billion in debt. Tribune Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, a move Mr. Zell said in Wednesday’s interview was necessary to “stop the bleeding and preserve a great company.”
The process that Mr. Zell used to take Tribune private caught the attention recently of the U.S. Department of Labor, which last month subpoenaed the company for documents related to its Employees Stock Ownership Plan, now the sole owner of Tribune Co.
Read the rest here: Zell admits ‘mistake’ in TribCo purchase
(20071028 Tribune, Patuxent Publishing Group, Baltimore Sun disclosure Kevin Dayhoff writes for three of the newspapers in the Patuxent Publishing Group, the Sunday Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle and Eldersburg Eagle. The Patuxent Publishing Group is owned by “Tribune.” Tribune also owns the Baltimore Sun – and as a matter of fact, the Sunday Carroll Eagle is distributed in the Sunday edition of the Baltimore Sun – see: 20071021 Baltimore Sun: “To our readers.”) Additionally I write for an online magazine, The Tentacle.)
20090415 Zell admits mistake in TribCo purchase by Lorene Yue
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=33701
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Vivaldi’s spring by Kevin Dayhoff
© Kevin Dayhoff
April 17, 2009
Let’s all hope that the recent warmer weather and sunshine are, in the words of Antonio Vivaldi, a sure sign that “springtime is upon us.”
Vivaldi, the famous Venetian Baroque music composer was born on March 4, 1678, in what was then known as the Republic of Venice. The son of barber, who later became a professional violinist; it is not well known that Vivaldi was ordained a priest in 1703. In September of that same year, he took a job as the violin teacher at Pio Ospedale della Peita – an orphanage, in Venice.
In 1725, he wrote, what is to many, his most famous work, “The Four Seasons”; a set of four violin concertos written to go long with four sonnets, which many historians believe he wrote himself.
Referred to as descriptive music, “The Four Seasons” were relatively revolutionary at the time and has influenced artists from many different media ever since. It is the ultimate collage – in this case, of music to describe words – the juxtaposition of various, otherwise disparate elements that come together to make a whole that has much more meaning than its individual components.
Although many are quite familiar with the music of Vivaldi’s “Spring,” few are familiar with the words: Spring – Concerto in E Major
Allegro: Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes. Thunderstorms, those heralds of spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven, then they die away to silence, and the birds take up their charming songs once more.
Largo: On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches rustling overhead, the goat-herd sleeps, his faithful dog beside him.
Allegro: Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds lightly dance beneath the brilliant canopy of spring.
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20090417 Vivaldi’s spring Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack
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Thornton Niven Wilder was born April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin.
“This is the way we were: in our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our dying.” “Our Town,” Act 1 - Thornton Niven Wilder was born April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Library of Congress Today in History: April 17
Thornton Niven Wilder was born April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin. Arguably one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century, Wilder is the only writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for both literature and drama.
Son of a U.S. diplomat, Wilder spent part of his childhood in China. After serving in the Coast Guard during World War I, he earned his B.A. at Yale University in 1920. Six years later, his first novel, The Cabala was published. In 1927, The Bridge of San Luis Rey brought commercial success and his first Pulitzer Prize. From 1930 to 1937 he taught at the University of Chicago.
Wilder's dramatic works include the Pulitzer Prize winning plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. Set in fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, Our Town (1938) employs a choric narrator called the "Stage Manager," and a minimalist set to underscore the universality of human experience. The Skin of Our Teeth debuted in 1942 with Frederic March and Talullah Bankhead in the lead roles. The themes are familiar—war, pestilence, economic depression, and fire. Ignoring the limits of time and space, just four main characters and three acts are used to review the history of mankind.
Wilder authored seven novels, three major full-length plays, as well as a variety of shorter works including essays, one-act plays, and scholarly articles. Greatly transformed, his play The Matchmaker became the Broadway and film hit Hello, Dolly!. His last novel, Theophilus North, was published in 1973. Wilder died in his sleep on December 7, 1975.
Wilder is just one of forty-one authors and playwrights photographed by Carl Van Vechten and available in Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964. Also available is a biography of Van Vechten.
Search the Today in History Archive on writer to find additional features on American authors including pages on Wilder's contemporary F. Scott Fitzgerald and his good friend Gertrude Stein.
See what Wilder's contemporaries such as Orson Welles were doing in the theater. Visit the collection The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project. Read four illustrated articles on the project to learn more about innovative theater of the 1930s.
To develop a bibliography of works by and about Thornton Wilder, use the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Choose Basic Search then enter the term Wilder, Thornton. Do an Author/Creator Browse to find a list of works by Wilder, or a Subject Browse to find a list of works about him.
Visit the Pulitzer Prize Web site for a list of the most recent prizewinners as well as winners from years past.
Library of Congress Today in History: April 17 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
Thornton Wilder as Mr. Antrobus in The Skin of Your [Our] Teeth,
Carl Van Vechten, photographer, August 18, 1948.
Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
18970417 LOC Thornton Wilder born in Madison Wisconsin
Art Library authors, Art Library Wilder Thorton, History This Day in History,
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Chambers Bros "Time Has Come Today"
Chambers Bros "Time Has Come Today"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JygvU2haTTo
This is the long version - - Of course, if you are really a child of the 1960s, you can’t remember any of it; so this is offered to help to jog your memory. Turn on the black lights, crank this up to 11 and for pity sakes, do not set off any smoke alarms. Warning, this may cause a “flashback.” If so, just curl up in a fetal position with pillows, avoid bright lights, grab a bowl of corn pops cereal, and ride it out.
A note about YouTube and copyrighted material:
This video brings back great memories… However better yet - I was elated to read in the description of this video: “Chambers Bros ‘Time Has Come Today’ UMG has allowed this copyrighted material to be posted.”
Finally, FINALLY, at least some folks are waking up to the marketing potential of music on YouTube videos.
I have been meaning to make a list of all the record companies that have made me swap-out audios on my YouTubes, (http://www.youtube.com/user/kevindayhoff) so that I may remember to never, EVER, buy any material from them.
I have been a full-time practicing artist for most of my life and I fully appreciate protecting intellectual property – but I also know that I will have little in the way of “intellectual property to protect, if no one knows about my art – OR worse yet, I act in a brutish and boorish manner protecting it…
Perhaps, someone can provide more information on what material “UMG” has available – I will make a point of buying some of it.
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David W. Herlocker and the Westminster Main Street Mile
April 15, 2009
Earlier this evening was the 28th running of the Westminster Main Street Mile. The event went well, in spite of the rain. And of course, another reason the event went well, was because of the excellent hard work of Beth Weisenborn, the Westminster Road Runners Club Webmaster and Main Street Mile Registration Director.
Other folks were greatly contributed include: Bob Paczynski, Alan Gowen, Jim Beacham, Scott Kohr, Alan Gowen Lynn Richardson, Linda Morris, Debbie Leathers, Christine Webbert, Kim and Robert Muhl, Pam Gowen, Grant Hadden Bob Sommerville, Tim Gosnell, Chris Reese, Jack Klein, Caroline Babylon, Gorman Davis, Jack Klein, Scott Kohr, Alan & Pam Gowen, Robert & Kim Muhl, Grant Hadden, Debbie Leathers, Christine Webbert, Carole Williamson, and Sharon Larrimore… (Beth, who did I miss?)
But before, during and after the race, my thoughts were of Dr. Dave Herlocker…
Dr. Herlocker was one of the patriarchs of the annual Westminster Road Runners Club Westminster Street Mile. He passed away last Friday, March 21, 2008.
He passed away Friday, March 21, 2008 right before the 27th running of the event. The race will hardly be the same without him.
Dave Herlocker was a well-respected scientist, McDaniel College professor, runner, community leader, fellow member of Grace Lutheran Church and a good friend.
Below, please find a video tribute to Dr. Herlocker. Some of the initial pictures in this video are my additions. Later, this tribute consists of the video that the family and Fletchers Funeral Home put together.
/Kevin Dayhoff April 15, 2009
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His obituary read:
David Webb Herlocker, 67, of Westminster, died unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Born October 30, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Donald Herlocker and the late Betty Comfort Herlocker. He was raised in Peoria, Illinois.
He was a 1962 graduate of Knox College and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1966 with a doctorate in inorganic chemistry.
In 1966, he began a long career teaching chemistry at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College. He served as the Chemistry Department chair department chair for many years. He retired in 2006 and was named an emeritus faculty member. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Chemical Society, and other professional organizations.
He began running in the mid 1970s and was a member of the Westminster and York Road Runner Clubs. He was an organizer of many road races in and around Westminster, including the Main Street Mile. After an accident in 1995 left him unable to run, he continued to walk daily with friends. He was a recognizable figure at many races with his loyal canine companion, Badie.
He was a long-time member of Grace Lutheran Church and served on the church council and scholarship committee. He was active in Ardent Folk, a ministry providing meals to those in need.
He was a member of the parent organizing committee which founded the Westminster Montessori School in 1974. He helped to develop and implement the school’s chemistry curriculum. Since his retirement he has volunteered weekly in their science classes.
An avid sports fan, he followed the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and the McDaniel women’s basketball and volleyball teams. He was a 27-year member of a book club and a lover of history and trivia.
Remembering him are children and partners Caryn Herlocker Meade and Adam Meade of Raleigh, NC and Daniel Herlocker and Ellen Keelan of Brattleboro, VT; father Donald Herlocker of Canton, IL; brother and sister-in-law William and Hilda Herlocker of Kildeer, IL; sister and brother-in-law Linda and Peter Speck of Wanganui New Zealand; grandchildren Evan and Georgia Meade; former wife and friend Helen Herlocker; and numerous friends.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St, Westminster with his pastors Rev. Kevin and Martha Clementson officiating.
Inurnment of ashes will be in Grace Lutheran Church Columbarium.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church in support of the Ardent Folk social ministry.
http://www.fletcherfuneralhome.net/.
Westminster Road Runners Club Grace Lutheran Church Main Street Mile McDaniel College Chemistry Professor Dayhoff
20090415 A Tribute David W. Herlocker, 67, of Westminster
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A message from your local fire department
April 16, 2009 - June 19, 2008
Mrs. Owl and I, Bob Ruby and Robin Stansbury – and the Westminster Fire Department have scheduled several fire prevention events in the recent past and more are scheduled for the near future…
And I recently wrote a column on “Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 By Kevin E. Dayhoff,” (Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906 By Kevin E. Dayhoff Other recent columns by Kevin Dayhoff)
… In which I noted: “Fire safety remains a serious concern for out community even today. Just last Saturday, my wife, Miss Caroline, Westminster firefighter Bob Ruby and I staffed a fire prevention and safety booth at the William Winchester Elementary School Spring Carnival.
It is never too early to start teaching your children fire safety. As history shows us -- it's everyone's concern and it can be a matter of life and death.”
For the upcoming fire prevention events at some of the local schools, what do you think of showing the video below?
I mean, it would get their attention – and probably would not be forgotten quickly… Well, take a look and tell me what ya think?
Fire is serious business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_zzq8LPhdQ
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/04/recalling-devastating-westminster-fire.html
20080619 FB SDOSM A message from your local fire department
20080619 20040500 Fire is serious business
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The Fox Cardinal
April 15, 2009
Looked out into my backyard Wednesday afternoon and look at what I found.
Don’t believe me? All right, I found the image here:
Enjoy.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Spring is for sunshine, flowers, and baseball.
(c) By Kevin Dayhoff Sunday, April 12, 2009 (Art: "Baltimore Baseball" April 12, 1988 by Kevin Dayhoff)
Well, spring weather is about to make its debut in Maryland. I can’t wait for warmer weather. My first clue was last week. It was the beginning of baseball season.
I could tell for two reasons. One, the sports fan in my family, my wife, Miss Caroline, told me. She is already rearranging her schedule to listen to, or watch baseball.
Another sign occurred late last week at a stop light in Westminster. As I sat there with my New Jersey tollbooth collector thousand-mile stare pondering my schedule and wondering how I was going to manage to be in two places later on in the day; my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a steady stream of profanities.
I just assumed it was the usual Westminster Main Street regulars. As I slunk down in my seat ever so slightly, a well-dressed woman in the car next to me caught my eye.
Actually, she caught my ear. Lo and behold, next to me, in a newer model luxury automobile was a rather sophisticated-looking lady with the baseball game on the radio turned up loudly.
And she was swearing-up a storm about the current abilities of the Baltimore Oriole pitchers. Unfortunately the light changed before I could grab my camera and catch an instant YouTube hit…
Now that I think about it. If spring is for sunshine, flowers, and baseball; then this young lady was right in synch. She was after-all yelling at the top of her lungs, and using flowery language about how the pitcher could put the baseball where the sun does not shine.
Only she yelled it in a more colorful manner.
I’m a pathetic sports fan. Miss Caroline keeps me informed on the latest developments in the sports world so I don’t sound like a total dork when the conversation at a social event turns to sports.
Of course, Miss Caroline would prefer that I not sound like the “rather sophisticated-looking lady with the baseball game on the radio” at the stoplight in Westminster.
Next time you find yourself traveling through Westminster and you come upon an intersection and spot a light brown late model Mercedes – roll up your window. That is, unless you wish to hear some interesting and colorful ad-lib sportscasting… about how spring is for sunshine, flowers, and baseball.
Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com.
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I wrote this as I filed my Westminster Eagle column for Wednesday, April 15, 2009. In that column I write more about baseball and my three favorite all-time baseball moments. Look for it here, http://www.explorecarroll.com/publications/we/ on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Published April 12, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Recalling the devastating Westminster fire of 1906
Published April 8, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
County jail started out 0-for-1 when it came to holding prisoners
Published April 3, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Dayhoff: A brief review of the Westminster Navy, and its role in American history
Published April 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Merriment and joy, from one kind of cell to another
Published March 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
20090412 recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
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Condi's new gig: Golf reporter By Michael Calderone
April 13, 2009
http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/
Condoleezza Rice, an avid sports fan, has talked in the past about wanting to become NFL commissioner. So maybe it's not too surprising that following up her stint as secretary of state, Rice would take up sportswriting.
Rice's first offering, a report from the Masters tournament, is now up on The Daily Beast.
By Michael Calderone 08:19 PM Categories: Blogs
20090413 Condi debuts as a golf reporter
Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition by Kevin Dayhoff
EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j
Photo by Sherri Hosfeld Joseph: G. Melvin Mills Jr. and Linda Mills on April 3, 2009, at the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner which honored Mr. Mills as the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award.
Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 4/12/09 http://tinyurl.com/cylr5j
On April 3, the Carroll Hospital Center Foundation Founders Dinner honored the newest recipient of its Founders Circle Community Spirit Award, G. Melvin Mills Jr. Mills joins previous honorees Atlee Wampler, David and Betty Scott, Charles Fisher Sr., Scott and Anita Bair, Jack Gambatese, Jack Tevis and Steve Bohn.
Throughout our history there are many examples of basic needs of our community that have been addressed by the private sector.
Look no further than our local hospital. Talk of the need for a hospital in our community goes as far back as the 1880s, and its history is filled with stories of private individuals who worked hard to ensure that it was built.
Many folks in the community may take the hospital for granted, but its success has been greatly supported by the community.
At this year's Founders ceremony, held at St. John's Portico in Westminster, the event's 240 guests also were acknowledged for their generosity and ongoing financial support of the hospital, Carroll Hospice and the hospital auxiliary.
Jack Tevis, chair of the hospital foundation board; John Sernulka, hospital CEO; Charlie Fisher Jr., chair of board of directors; and the 2007 Spirit Award recipient, Steve Bohn, all shared in presenting Mills with the 2009 award for his contributions of time, talent and resources to the hospital since the mid-1980s.
Mills served on the foundation board of trustees from 1995 to 2005. From 2001 to 2005 he chaired the board while also serving on the hospital's board of directors. And during his 10 years of service, more than $15 million was raised on behalf of the hospital and Carroll Hospice.
Also recognized for her contributions was Mills' wife Linda -- as we all know, no one can do great things for the community without the support of family.
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Finally, I should note that Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, the hospital foundation's director of development, helped me with information for this week's column. If you'd like to learn more about the work of the foundation, give her a call at 410- 871-6200.
When he is not eating sushi with Sherri Hosfeld Joseph, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com.
Read the entire column here: Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
http://explorecarroll.com/community/2732/mills-contributions-hospital-follow-healthful-tradition/
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Mills' contributions to hospital follow a healthful tradition
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Upcoming Events at the Carroll County Community Media Center
Carroll County Community Media Center · 1301 Washington Road · Westminster, Maryland 21157 · 410.386.4415 · info@cmcmd.tv http://www.cmcmd.tv/
April 2009
18th - CMC Open House - The Community Media Center is holding an Open House in celebration of its fifth year of service to Carroll County on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 10 to 2 pm. The public access facility has continually provided non-commercial public, education and governmental television programming and television production training to county residents since it officially opened in April 2004.
The public is invited to tour the facility and learn about the CMC's television training programs, internships and volunteer opportunities. The event is free and open to the public.
18th - Carroll County Remembers Workshop - "Carroll County Remembers" is an ongoing archived collection of local residents' memories. These memories are being stored as part of the Carroll County History Project to preserve the history of Carroll County as seen through the eyes of its community. The April 18th workshop (10am-2pm) will provide an opportunity for interested volunteers to help us collect these stories. Training will be provided on how to conduct an interview as well as on how to use the production equipment. Show your support by volunteering. Click here to signup for our free workshop or email carrollremembers@cmcmd.tv.
http://www.cmcmd.tv/news/news.html
The Community Media Center is a Public, Education, and Government Access Center with a mission to provide the facilities, equipment, and technical support necessary to allow you to "Make Television Matter" in your local community. We are a non-profit 501c-3 organization.
We see television as a tool to encourage participation in the life of your community. This tool can be used to educate, inform, entertain, and document.
We believe that a strong democracy recognizes the right of everyone to affordably access the dominant means of communication – television.
CMC's Video on Demand
20090414 Upcoming Events at the CMC
Monks under vow of silence perform Handel's Hallelujah Chorus
Monks under vow of silence perform Handel's Hallelujah Chorus
http://www.house-excelsior.com/Hallelujah.htm
Hat Tip: Mrs. Owl, who called to my attention the web site: The Household Excelsior
“St Francis de la Sissies” a rare mute monk order from Molalla Oregon performing the hallelujah Chorus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkXmOIwpkQ
20090414 Monks perform the Handel Hallelujah Chorus
Kevin Dayhoff Art: www.kevindayhoff.com (http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/)
Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff
April 8, 2009
Thanks, but no thanks
Kevin E. Dayhoff
An opinion piece appeared in The Wall Street Journal last Sunday, relatively unnoticed except by economics geeks, citing the growing trend among banks that accepted Troubled Asset Relief Program –TARP – money who are begging the government to take the money back.
April 1, 2009
And Atlas Wept
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In a move that has given many pause, last Sunday the administration of President Barack Obama ventured boldly into the latest worrisome intrusion into the nation’s private sector by firing Rick Wagoner, General Motors’ chief executive officer.
March 25, 2009
Spellbound by Salvador Dali
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last month I enjoyed a bit of respite from Maryland’s winter by visiting Florida. Finding myself within reasonable driving distance of St. Petersburg, I jumped at the chance to visit the Salvador Dali Museum.
March 18, 2009
Think Globally, Bank Locally
Kevin E. Dayhoff
If you are banking with any of the ginormous intergalactic financial institutions that are at the center of the current financial crisis, then you are part of the problem.
March 11, 2009
The Dangerous Diplomacy of Pandering
Kevin E. Dayhoff
I recently had the delightful opportunity to go to Washington and have lunch with a member of the Estonian Parliament, Tõnis Kõiv.
March 4, 2009
The Great Man Theory of History
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Even before his election to the office of the president last November, many in the liberal chattering class were already using hype and hyperbole that then-Senator Barack Obama was destined to be one of our country’s greatest presidents.
February 25, 2009
Pulling The Plug
Kevin E. Dayhoff
One of the key talking points of the new Obama Administration is its commitment to lead our nation by maximizing technology. Yet within a few scant weeks, the new kids in the Oval Office have endured their fair share of glitches, error boxes and system crashes.
February 18, 2009
Repackaged Isn’t Change
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In the end, the economic stimulus legislation signed yesterday by President Barack Obama, only garnered a total of three Republican votes from all of Congress, and, while traveling the yellow brick road on the way to Oz, the legislation lost the vast majority of public support.
February 11, 2009
Political Heresy and Unvarnished Truth
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Yesterday, in 1899, the future 31st president of the United States, Herbert Clark Hoover, married Lou Henry in Monterey, CA. Happy anniversary, Mr. President.
February 4, 2009
When Stimulus Ain’t
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed its $819 billion version of the economic stimulus package by a vote of 244 to 188. Not a single Republican voted for the measure – for good reason.
January 28, 2009
The 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As you read this column Congress is attempting to put the finishing touches on an $825 billion economic stimulus package – otherwise known as the 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act.
January 21, 2009
A Tale of Two Inaugurations
Kevin E. Dayhoff
By the time you read this column our nation will have witnessed the inauguration of our nation's 44th president. Today is the first day for President Barack Obama and it marks the merciful end of the 78-day transition period.
January 14, 2009
Barack Rhymes With Tupac
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Noticeable, yet relatively underreported in the scandal-filled rhetoric that passes for meaningful political commentary these days, is the passing of an historic era that will occur when President George W. Bush takes off in the presidential helicopter after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next week.
January 7, 2009
Pallywood – When Pictures Lie
Kevin E. Dayhoff
After Hamas, the terrorist organization that has controlled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, unilaterally broke a cease-fire on December 19 and resumed shelling southern Israel, Israeli warplanes sprang to Israel’s defense December 27 by attacking Hamas throughout Gaza. Hamas responded immediately with “Pallywood.”
20090408 recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff
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Pastor Clementson’s Maundy Thursday sermon
April 9, 2009
Pastor Kevin Clementson’s sermon for the April 9, 2009 7 pm Maundy Thursday church service at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Westminster, Maryland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPpnCIzR0SU
20090409 Part 1 Pastor Clementson Maundy Thursday sermon p1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfcCNEuGu-o
20090409 Part 2 Pastor Clementson Maundy Thursday sermon p2 of 2
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
21 Carroll Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Office phone number 410-848-7020
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Kevin Dayhoff http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Passover Maundy Thursday Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Westminster Easter Jesus Last Supper Seder Pastor Kevin Martha Clementson Dayhoff
20090409 Pastor Clementson’s Maundy Thursday sermon
The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train
April 3, 2009
The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train in Westminster Maryland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uz5C95aQRs
By Kevin Dayhoff http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
No animals were hurt in the making of this video. The only thing in danger was an expensive camera. Don’t tell my wife…
Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.
www.kevindayhoff.com
www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff
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E-mail him at: kevindayhoff AT gmail.com
His columns and articles appear in The Tentacle - www.thetentacle.com; Westminster Eagle and The Carroll Eagle – in the Sunday Carroll County section of the Baltimore Sun. www.explorecarroll.com
“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.” Tennessee Williams
Accept differences, Be kind, Count your blessings, Dream, Express thanks, Forgive, Give freely, Harm no one, Imagine more, Jettison anger, Keep confidences, Love truly, Master something, Nurture hope, Open your mind, Pack lightly, Quell rumors, Reciprocate, Seek wisdom, Touch hearts, Understand, Value truth, Win graciously, Xeriscape, Yearn for peace, Zealously support a worthy cause. (Author; Renee Stewart)
20090403 YT The view from underneath the Westminster Train
GREEN & GLOVER EXTRA: Fox News' Megyn Kelly pregnant
http://tinyurl.com/czcj8w Washington Times
By Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover Monday, April 13, 2009
Fox cub?
The lady spies have learned that Fox News "America's Newsroom" anchor Megyn Kelly is expecting her first child in October.
“The 38-year-old Ms. Kelly” has been rumored to have been linked with Carroll County’s own Jamie Kelly in the past. See: http://tinyurl.com/cpmqpn “Jamie Kelly and Megyn Kendall link rumors denied”
Then again, Mr. Kelly was also to have been rumored to have had a liaison with Katie Couric also… http://tinyurl.com/cywrzb “Katie the cougar Couric goes triathlon”
So far, no rumor has ever stuck to the elusive, well-dressed, and erudite Mr. Kelly – and now that he has removed himself to Iowa, it has, unfortunately, been increasing difficult to keep tabs on him…
Meanwhile, Ms. Megyn Kelly has since moved on from whatever relationship she may have had – or not have had – with Mr. Kelly and has since “married her husband Doug Brunt last year.”
Mr. Kelly, who is well known for decorum, maintaining confidences and keeping his month shut – has hardly ever uttered a word.
Well, not quite, in an exchange in researching, “Jamie Kelly and Megyn Kendall link rumors denied.” Mr. Kelly did emit a denial…
Is it all just a coincidence? Then how does one explain this photo
that has recently surfaced?
“Photoshop” says Mr. Kelly.
“That’s just crap and you know it, responded Mr. Kelly.
“There is no truth to the rumor that I’ve hooked-up with Megyn Kendall – or
Kelly, or whatever her name is,” waxed Mr. Kelly.
As for this latest development, so far Mr. Kelly has stayed true to character and not commented. So who knows if he feels melancholy or blue over the whole situation?
Read the rest of the report by Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover here: http://tinyurl.com/czcj8w
20090413 Fox News Megyn Kelly pregnant
vlogbrothers The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming
April 12, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXc_fXxMoE
In which John discusses the coming youtube redesign, which will reportedly emphasize television shows and feature films over user-generated content in order to improve advertising revenue--and in which John also tries to prove that HE CAN SELL LUCKY CHARMS, TOO.
20090412 vlogbrothers The Death of YouTube Redesign Coming