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December 2, 2011 Your News December 2, 2011 Get Out: Wreaths, Santa and 'An Old World Country Christmas' Michelle Bonk | Dec 2, 2011 | 0 Comments Have a "Charlie Brown Christmas," enjoy a county artist studio tour and visit Santa Clause this weekend. Dayhoff Responds to Allegations that Junction Mishandled Grants Kym Byrnes | Dec 2, 2011 | 0 Comments Board member Kevin Dayhoff said he thinks new bureaucratic systems added confusion to a complicated reporting process. Carroll County Death Notices through Dec. 1 Kerri Gaither | Dec 2, 2011 | 0 Comments Obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Carroll County. See more News » Local Voices December 2, 2011 Blog: Don't Argue Over Sustainability, Celebrate It Neil Ridgely Sustainability was a foundation building block of life in Carroll County long before I came to embrace it. See more Local Voices » Community Bulletin December 2, 2011 Social Notes UnitedHealth Group and YMCA of Metropolitan Washington Join Forces to Launch the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance Programs in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area Robert Cisneros | Dec 1, 2011 UnitedHealth Group joined the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington for a YMCA Community Forum to launch the Diabetes Prevention and … See more Announcements » Things to Do December 2, 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 Carroll Hospice Festival of Trees and Silent Auction The Festival of Trees featuring a display and silent auction is being held to benefit Carroll Hospice. Trees will be on display and … Friday, December 2, 2011 All Day Angel Tree at the Town Mall of Westminster 8:00am Carroll Hospice Festival of Trees and Silent Auction 10:00am 14th Annual Festival of Wreaths 10:00am 2011 Carroll County Festival of Trees 10:00am Old World Country Christmas in Carroll County 6:00pm Visit with Santa Claus at Carroll Hospital Center 7:30pm A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas See more Events » You can also: Answer community questions » Buy and sell stuff » Send us news tips » Follow us

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David Grand - Westminster Patch: 'Brother, can you spare a dime?'

Compelling sociological and historical insights into the Great Depression by David Grand in Westminster Patch. Thanks. Kevin Dayhoff

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Blog: 'Brother, can you spare a dime?'

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That was the Depression-era anthem for the times. Written in 1932, that song still resonates loud and clear today, especially among those who find themselves, due to no fault of their own, in a daily struggle for mere survival.

And hard as it may be for the approximate 15 million Americans who are unemployed today (not including those working part-time jobs, or who’ve given up looking for jobs), or for the 46.2 million currently living below the official poverty line of $22,314 for a family of four, to imagine that there were even worst times in our nation’s history... http://westminster.patch.com/blog_posts/blog-brother-can-you-spare-a-dime#comments_list

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Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'

Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'

By Kevin Dayhoff

November 30, 2011 | 11:00 a.m.

This season has marked the 120th anniversary of the football team at McDaniel College.

According to Dr. James Lightner's history of the college, "Fearless and Bold," the first football season at then-Western Maryland College, in 1891, consisted of five games.

"On October 31, 1891, the first WMC football game was played in Westminster" against Pennsylvania College, now known as Gettysburg College... http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-eagle-archive-1204-20111130,0,4142448.story

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Melvin Twine & Charles Cooper on the Carroll Co. Artists Tour visiting Off Track

Off Track Art an artists cooperative in downtown historic Westminster

Christmas in historic downtown Westminster

Hopefully all this traffic is for Christmas shopping in downtown Westminster

Downtown historic Westminster Maryland

Off Track Art December 1, 2011 newsletter

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Off Track Art

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 December 2011

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Off Track Art December 1, 2011 newsletter

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11 Liberty Street (Side Entrance) 

Westminster, MD

HOLIDAY HOURS:

open one SUNDAY, December 4,  10 AM - 5 PM

   Wed-Fri      noon - 6 PM

Sat           10 AM - 5 PM

check website for December 24 hours

closed December 24 through January 3.

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• CALENDAR

December  3rd and 4th -- Carroll County Artists’ Studio Tour

Once again, Off Track Art will be a featured stop on the Studio Tour.  More information including pictures and map can be found at http://ccartists.com

November 30th thru December 4th -- “Festival of Wreaths”

The artists of Off Track Art are again donating an artsy wreath to the 14th Annual Festival of Wreaths at the Carroll County Arts Council.  Find out more at www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org.

through December 23rd -- Guest Artist, Peter Plant

Off Track Art’s invited painter, Peter Plant, is our Guest during November and December 2011.

Stop in to see how Peter uses pearlescent inks, Sharpie markers, watercolor pencils, colored pencils,  and other materials to create his vivid drawing-like paintings.

Looking Ahead:  Guest Artists schedule for 2012:

January-February Off Track Art Anniversary:  3 years!

March-April Lindsay Wailes, crafty recyclables

May-June Phil Grout, photography

July-August Paula Waterman, animals in art

September-October Jerry Dewitt, watercolors

November-December Stan Gilmore, drawings/paintings

• OUT and ABOUT:

Gail Elwell in “52 Weeks” on exhibit at Birdie’s Cafe on Main Street in Westminster through December.  Upcoming in 2012, Gail is in a faculty exhibit at Carroll Community College in March and exhibiting at the gallery at Goucher.

Cathy Z. Sawdey in “Art HoCo 2011,” at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, MD, through December 16th.

• WELCOME New Partner:  Joyce Schaum

Off Track Art is pleased to have Joyce Schaum join the cooperative.  She is well known in the area for her fine basketry and was previously a guest artist at OTA. Visit OTA in the New Year and see her fabulous work.

• GALLERY ACTIVITIES

Shopping for Maryland-made gifts?  The gallery offers works of art and crafts, jewelry and accessories made by Maryland artists.  Choose from traditional art objects (such as floral paintings, landscapes, and figurative drawings) to more edgy creations from alternative materials.  Also select from jewelry and crafty items like decorative journals and boxes, and look for discounted artwork in bins.    

• SPOTLIGHT on OTA Artist:  Charlotte Laslo

Charlotte is one of several jewelry artists at Off Track Art who help create the inviting and intimate space in which you can discover these small masterpieces.  

“I make these pieces because working with wire and metal sheet is very satisfying to hand, eye, and mind.  I use wire to contrast or blend the qualities of stones, metals, and fibers into a necklace, something to wear that adds interest, comfort, and thought to my day...”

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In downtown historic Westminster it's rainy and cold but still festive

Even the sky is pretty and the weather perfect for Miracle on Main St

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All ready for Miracle on Main St in historic downtown Westminster Maryland

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