Brunch at Brick Ridge Restaurant Mt Airy Carroll Co MD

Welcome to Taylorsville UMC Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Prayer station in Taylorsville United Methodist Church

It's a great day for a walk at McDaniel College

Dinner at Ledo Pizza in Westminster. I was hungry

This month The Tentacle writers helped support Kiwanis at Homewood at Crumland

Tentacle writers got together for monthly writers' breakfast Homewood Frederick

For dinner after fire dept monthly meeting we are making homemade mac & cheese

Carroll Co businessman community leader Ralph Condon laid to rest Pipe Cr Cem

Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Leans In About How She Decided to Become CEO While Pregnant

Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Leans In About How She Decided to Become CEO While Pregnant

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Darcel Harris receives 21st annual Carroll Co Human Relations Commission award

Susan brought baby lambs to be fed during 4H TRP CPR training

Taking First Aid CPR AED training at 4-H Therapeutic Riding of Carroll Co

Lonely is the runner who runs on his sisters treadmill watching family play pool

Uncle Lewis Aunt Helen and Aunt Betty

Eagle Archive: Reflecting on Easter with grace and peace

Eagle Archive: Reflecting on Easter with grace and peace

By Kevin E. Dayhoff March 31, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0324-20130327,0,6902860.story

Happy Easter. Grace and peace to you.

In Carroll County, the celebration of Easter has always had an emphasis on the religious aspects of the holiday. However, childhood thoughts of Easter in Carroll are also filled of memories of community Easter egg hunts and other community activities.

Some 65 years ago, the Venture Club of Westminster sponsored the annual hunt on Easter Sunday on the Westminster Playground. An article in the now defunct Democratic Advocate on March 26, 1948, offers an example of how various aspects of the community got into the Easter spirit: There was a concert by the Westminster Municipal Band; an invocation by Father William T. McCrory, assistant pastor of St. John Catholic Church; and City Councilman J. Albert Mitten served as master of ceremonies.

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Another childhood memory is that all the church services and activities during Holy Week and Easter were observed with strict pomp and ceremony — as dictated by the ecclesiastical liturgists in the congregation.

I learned at a very young age that the difference between a terrorist and liturgist is you can negotiate with a terrorist. For those unaware of ways of the church, a liturgist is sort of like a "parliamentarian" — with an edge… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0324-20130327,0,6902860.story

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Westminster's Rotary Club marks 90 years of service, and counting By Kevin E. Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/ckn3zet

Westminster's Rotary Club marks 90 years of service, and counting By Kevin E. Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/ckn3zet

Labels: Colleges McDaniel, Dayhoff Media Explore Carroll, History, Westminster Rotary Club

Eagle Archive: Westminster's Rotary Club marks 90 years of service, and counting By Kevin E. Dayhoff March 25, 2013 http://tinyurl.com/ckn3zet http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0324-20130320,0,3842909.story

In an era when communities are increasingly turning to higher taxes and bigger government to provide quality of life services in a community; Carroll County still turns to the large number of volunteers and philanthropic groups in our community — which are supported by donations of time, talent and money, and not tax dollars.

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The Rotary is among the stalwart examples of this attitude in Carroll. Club secretary Dr. Jim Lightner notes that at this month's Rotary event, Ober Herr, one the longest-serving members of the club, gave a brief presentation details the organization's rich history… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0324-20130320,0,3842909.story

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Happy Easter - Grace Lutheran Church Westminster MD

Sneak peak at Westminster MD new police patrol cars

Sneak peak at Westminster MD new police patrol cars

Out at the Carroll County Ag Center in Westminster Maryland, my wife got a sneak preview of what may be perhaps be the next model of police patrol cars for the City of Westminster.

Antique Auto Parts Swap Meet, March 29 & 30, 2013, at Carroll Co. MD Ag Center http://www.scribd.com/doc/132818623/Antique-Auto-Parts-Swap-Meet-March-29-30-2013-at-Carroll-Co-MD-Ag-Center

http://www.carrollcountyagcenter.com/ Antique Auto Parts Swap Meet, March 29 & 30, 2013, Doors open at 6AM both days, Admission: FREE For more information: http://www.carrollcountyagcenter.com/events/documents/SMR2013SWAPMEETINFO.pdf

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  Antique Auto Parts Swap Meet, March 29 & 30, 2013, at Carroll Co. MD Ag Center by Kevin Earl Dayhoff

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Lonely is the runner who finishes running at McDaniel in the dark

Lonely is the runner who loves McDaniel College sunsets on The Hill

Lonely is the runner who runs in the cold at McDaniel Gill Stadium Westminster

Eagle Archive: There is no predicting the weather in March

Eagle Archive: There is no predicting the weather in March

Eagle Archive: There is no predicting the weather in March By Kevin E. Dayhoff, March 10, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0310-20130306,0,2962803.story

Hopefully the snowfall earlier in the week is this winter’s last gasp. We always seem so surprised when it snows in March, however, throughout Carroll County history some of our most significant winter storms have occurred during March.

The weather in the month of March in Carroll County is just plain unpredictable at its best; although the troubled month may be best described by the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder.

Among the biggest ‘spring blizzards’ in Carroll County history; on March 29-30, 1942 it snowed 22.0 inches and on March 15-18, 1892, it snowed 16.0 inches.

Other notable March snowfalls include the Ash Wednesday storm of March 6-8, 1962 when around 10 inches of snow fell at Friendship Airport, now known as BWI.

Many can still remember the storm that hit the area on March 12-14, 1993 when 12 inches of snow fell in the Carroll County area.

In March of 1902, the county was still reeling from the mess caused by the winter storm of Feb. 21, 1902, when Carroll County experienced one of the worst ice storms to ever hit the area. The now out-of-print American Sentinel newspaper hailed it as “The Great Sleet Storm,” according to research by local historian – and MD State Senator, Joe Getty… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0310-20130306,0,2962803.story

Lonely is the runner who walks this evening in the warm after doanting blood

The blood drive at Grace Lutheran Church at 21 Carroll St lasts until 8 this eve

I gave blood today Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster They'll be here until 8

Palm Sunday services at Grace Lutheran Church at the beginning of Holy Week

Birdie's Café http://www.birdiescoffee.com/

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Location: 233 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

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Birdie’s is the hot new coffee café on East Main Street in Westminster http://tinyurl.com/cezouhk

July 19, 2010 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2010/07/birdies-is-hot-new-coffee-cafe-on-east.html

By Kevin Dayhoff kevindayhoff@gmail.com

Sherri Hosfeld Joseph sat with a sigh and a big smile.  “Hi.  How are ya?  How’s the coffee?”

To the delight of many a Main Street Westminster caffeine addict, Joseph had opened a coffee shop - Birdie’s Café - on July 13th in an historic brick building at 233 East Main Street.

After a run of about seven years, the coffee shop, The Pour House, which once called the local coffee café and restaurant space in the old stately colonial portion of Westminster, had abruptly ceased operations on November 12, 2008.

Its absence was the source of caffeine-deprived headaches and a blow to the eastern artistic and cultural mercantile bookend in Westminster which included the newly renovated Cockey’s addition to the Historical Society of Carroll County campus across the street and the Carroll Arts Center on the western end of town.

After months of hard work, Joseph was more than relieved to not only be open, but to also have plenty of customers perched upon the more than 40 seats nested amidst the stylishly hip décor, warm colors and artwork that served to compliment the coffee and tasty treats on the menu.

Joseph, a professional artist, designer, and photographer, was able to utilize much of the fixtures and equipment left behind almost two-years ago, however, she has worked since last January meticulously cleaning, painting, and planning and researching every detail for the shop with co-workers Danes Menges and Emily White

As Joseph shared smiles and accepted well wishes from friends and local artists Susan Williamson and Becki Maurio seated at the table, she explained that the Costa Rican coffee “is our own signature blend.  You cannot buy this coffee anywhere but here.”

“Dane and I spent a day in Pittsburg at the Iron Star Roasting Company researching and selecting this particular blend of coffee,” explained Joseph.

“I’m so excited and happy about finally getting opened, but I am so exhausted,” Joseph confided quietly as she smiled from ear to ear.

Outside the temperature was hot - approaching 100 degrees, but it was cool inside of Birdie’s on the coffee shop’s second day of flight, when Explore Carroll decided to stop for a look at the new business in town. 

Maurio said Birdie’s “is a fantastic place to meet friends.  And it’s a great collection of art…” she continued as she gazed about the room with a professorial eye.

Williamson spoke for many when she exclaimed “I’m ecstatic that Birdie’s nested on Main Street.  It’s important to – we need a coffee shop on Main Street.  And besides, Dane’s hot,” she mused with a wry mischievous grin.

Several customers, who were not feeling as bold as Williamson was about being identified, agreed – that Dane is hot – and oh, they liked the coffee too.

Jennifer Padrick, a customer from Westminster, sat totally engrossed in her book, “The Maze Runner,” “a young-adult dystopian science fiction trilogy by James Dashner.”  As she looked up from her book for a friendly but fleeting moment, she explained that she was a “domestic goddess…  I had a turkey sandwich.  It was good.  I was hungry.”  At that, she returned to her book… without missing a beat.

Life lived like a Hallmark movie.

“It (the café) is a Hallmark (greeting) card – I’m a Hallmark movie,” shared Joseph.

After graduating from Westminster High School in 1989, Joseph, a native of Carroll County could not wait to move out of town.  After a number of years attending school at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Manhattan School of Visual Arts in New York City, and participating in the edgy arts and cultural scene in the Big Apple - Joseph could not wait to return home.

“I missed it…  I missed the traditions and values of Westminster,” said Joseph, as her son, Xavier, joined her at the table.

It’s a family business.

The café is named after her five-year-old daughter, Scarlett Tanager, explained Joseph, just as – as if on cue, Xavier, who was participating in theater camp that day, had stopped by the café for a break and to run errands with his Mom.  “I’m very proud of my Mother,” he said as he assessed his Mom being interviewed and encouraged his Mom to move on to the next task on her busy schedule.

No stranger to the Main Street business traditions in Westminster.

Upon her return to Westminster, Joseph worked as a professional fundraiser for fifteen years.  “One day I woke up and decided to shake up my life and start a business.”

At a time when longstanding venerable Main Street businesses are shuttering their shops and Westminster continues to recoil from an entrenched recession and suffer through a political period of widespread anti-business public policies; why on earth start a business at this time?

“I’ve thoroughly researched it.  I have a five-year business plan and I’ve got passion for the traditions of Main Street businesses…  My uncle owned The Flower Box for many years – I’m no stranger to business,” said Joseph confidently.

Customers Alex Stamm and Jenna Winegar, North Carroll High School graduates from Hampstead, were more than happy to take a break from their computer and answer a few questions.

Winegar, a dinner cruise ship photographer, explained that she had discovered on Facebook that Birdie’s was opening.  She immediately texted Alex, who works at Harley Davidson of Maryland as a technician and they could not wait to check it out.

“I love the atmosphere.  I love the layout,” said artist and photographer Winegar.  Alex added that they “came all the time when it was the Pour House.  I’m glad (Birdie’s) is open.”

At that point it was determined that interviewing the couple holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes in the window seat might not be such a good idea.

However, whether it is love that is in the air, or for the love of art and ambience, or the love of community and coffee, Birdie’s is open for business.  Checking out the hot barista behind the counter is optional.

That will be a large hot coffee with a shot of express.  Make that two cups – one for Sherri.  She could use it.  Thank you very much.

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Coffee at Birdie's in Westminster for a great way to start my day