20060528 KDDC Dinner at Baugher's last Friday

20060526 Baugher's Memorial Day
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20060527 Mr Moose Visits Dispatch

Saturday, May 27, 2006

20060527 Mr Moose Visits Dispatch

The Adventures of Mr. Moose

May 27^th, 2006

Posted by Kevin Dayhoff at Saturday, May 27, 2006

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20060523 KDDC Proud Preakness needs overhaul

Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)

An interesting commentary on Barbaro’s injury at the Preakness in Baltimore at the second leg of Triple Crown on Saturday, May 20^th, 2006 and on race day, the track facilities and Pimlico; by someone who seems to know a little about horses and horseracing.

Hat Tip: Maryland Department of Agriculture News Clippings

Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)

By Jackie Burke - an author based near Orlean.

05/23/2006

Proud Preakness needs overhaul

Staff

Mede Cahaba Stable owner Mignon Smith was so inspired by Barbaro’s Kentucky Derby win that she ordered tickets and a bus so that 44 friends could attend the Preakness Stakes with her this past Saturday.

For a number of years I was employed by the Washington, D.C.-based Mede Cahaba, a large multi-state racing and breeding business, and before that I learned to post as one of Smith’s riding students at the original Mede Cahaba stable in my native Birmingham, Ala.

So I was offered two tickets to the big event and in turn I invited friend and new neighbor Julia Thieriot. As we boarded the bus Saturday, a perfect spring morning, I promised Julia a memorable time.

The bus rumbled north, carrying a congenial group with a general air of electric anticipation that only an event such as the Preakness Stakes can generate. Had I realized what a memorable and horrific day lay before us, I would have stayed in bed.

Read the rest of the story here: Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)

20060527 KDDC Its Electric fnp

It's electric

Another story about electric cars. This one is from the Frederick News-Post.

If I am not mistaken, the Frederick News-Post uses permalinks, so I won’t paste below the entire story. If you are accessing this at a later date and the link does not work – e-mail me and I’ll send ya the entire story.

The attached photo belongs to Photo by Skip Lawrence. It was captioned in the article as: “Paul Garvison's Neighborhood Electric Vehicle can reach speeds of 30 mph and last about 15 miles before it must be recharged.”

It's electric

With gas prices skyrocketing, one local driver has found a way to save a few dollars by riding a current trend
Published on May 27, 2006

By Bridgette Harwood
News-Post Staff

FREDERICK -- Paul Garvison of Frederick has found a way to escape the rising cost of traveling by car -- at least for 15 to 20 miles.

Mr. Garvison owns a battery powered Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, which can reach speeds of 30 mph and lasts about 15 miles before it needs to be recharged. The car, white with a checkered stripe on the side, has four seats, but its narrow width allows for only one windshield wiper.

Known as IT, for Innovative Transportation, the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle is made by Dynasty Electric Car Corp. of British Columbia, Canada.

"It is perfect for around town use," Mr. Garvison said.

According to the Electric Auto Association, as many as 10,000 full sized electric cars are on U.S. roads today.

Read the rest of the story here: It's electric

20060527 KDDC 1891 Ferris Good Sense Corset Waists

1891 Ferris’ Good Sense Corset Waists

20060527 KDDC Gamber Union Bridge and St John Carnival schedules

Carnival season to begin early

The carnival season for the season kicks off for the summer with the Gamber and Union Bridge firefighters’ annual event and the St. John Catholic Church carnival. (The hyperlinks should take you to each carnival’s Web-page.)

Carrie Ann Knauer with the Carroll County Times has the story in the Saturday, May 27^th, 2006 edition of the Carroll County Times.

The Carroll County Times does not use permalinks – please find their entire article pasted below:

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Carnival season to begin early

By Carrie Ann Knauer, Times Staff Writer

Saturday, May 27, 2006

The Carroll County carnival season will kick off two days early this year as the Gamber and Community fire company opens its carnival today.

Carnivals are a major fundraising source for Carroll County's fire companies, said Clay Myers, public information officer for Gamber. The carnivals usually run from Monday to Saturday, so if it rains one of those days, you lose one-sixth of your profits, Myers said.

Gamber's carnival has traditionally started on Memorial Day, but it has seemed like every year it got rained out one or two nights, he said. So when the carnival company told them this winter that they didn't have any bookings the week before Memorial Day, both parties agreed it would be a good idea to start the carnival on a Saturday this year. They hope the two extra days will be a buffer for any rained-out nights, Myers said.

While offering the two extra nights didn't cost the fire company any extra money up front, it has been more difficult to get volunteers to work the two extra days, he said.

"Carnival week is really hard for everyone," Myers said. "We're just keeping our fingers crossed for eight nights of [great] weather."

One small change for Sunday at the carnival is that there will be no gambling or games of chance, such as bingo or the gun jar, as is required by county law, Myers said. The fire company will still be able to sell raffle tickets, since the drawing won't be until the following Saturday, he said, and all of the carnival games, such as darts and basketball toss, will be carried on.

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Along with the Gamber and Community fire company carnival, the Union Bridge volunteer fire company will also hold its fire carnival this week, starting Monday.

Dave Buffington, fire carnival chairman, said the fire company enjoys having the carnival start on Memorial Day. Many of the town residents attend the Memorial Day service organized by the Union Bridge VFW, which will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, and then come to the carnival for dinner, Buffington said.

"It kind of works hand in hand," Buffington said. "Memorial Day is always a big event."

What makes the Union Bridge carnival special is that all of the food is homemade, Buffington said. Fried chicken, pit beef, pit turkey, Italian sausage, pizza and funnel cakes - volunteers within the community prepare all of it, he said.

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St. John Church and School members are looking forward to kicking off their carnival on Monday as well. Jenny Scott, president of the school's Parents, Teachers and Friends Association, said the carnival committee will build on its experiences from the first carnival last year to make this year's carnival bigger and better.

Scott said the theme of this year's carnival will be "A Christian Family Tradition." The church has a congregation of about 14,000 people, she said, so many of the members don't get to meet at the usual church events. The carnival, however, was an opportunity for all different sectors of the church to meet and interact, Scott said.

"We had lots of young families," Scott said, and will try to offer even more games for the very young children who come to the carnival.

Even in its first year, the carnival quickly became one of the biggest fundraisers for the church, Scott said. The money raised from the carnival will go toward the school and youth ministries, she said.

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If you go:

Gamber Carnival Schedule

n Today: Entertainment by Iron Ridge (bluegrass)

n Sunday: Entertainment by Bob Plunkert and Real Country

n Monday: Fireworks at night, entertainment by Ten Cent Penny Band (classic country rock)

n Tuesday: Entertainment by Salem Bottom Boys (bluegrass)

n Wednesday: Entertainment by Big Cam and the Lifters (oldies)

n Thursday: Entertainment by Just Plain Country

n Friday: Entertainment by C.B. Pickers (bluegrass)

n June 3: Raffle drawings, entertainment by Poison Whiskey (good ol' classic southern rock)

Carnival opens 6 p.m. nightly, special ride prices on Tuesday and Thursday.

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St. John Carnival Schedule

n Monday: Noon to 5 p.m. matinee rides after the Memorial Day Parade

n Tuesday: 6 to 10 p.m., entertainment by Big Cam & the Lifters

n Wednesday: 6 to 10 p.m., entertainment by Full Gospel Boogie Band

n Thursday: 6 to 10 p.m., Karaoke Night, "Your Idol Time"

n Friday: 6 to 11 p.m., entertainment by Satyr Hill Band

n Saturday: Matinee rides from noon to 4 p.m., entertainment by Aces Up

Discount tickets available in advance at St. John School; call 410-848-4744.

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Union Bridge Carnival Schedule

n Monday: 6 p.m. Memorial Day Service at Mountain View Cemetery (across from 7-Eleven), entertainment by Country Fever

n Tuesday: Special Ride Night from 7 to 10 p.m., entertainment by Tall in the Saddle (country variety)

n Wednesday: Fireman's Parade at 7 p.m.

n Thursday: Special Ride Night from 7 to 10 p.m., entertainment by Bob Plunkert and Real Country

n Friday: Entertainment by No Alibi (country rock)

n Saturday: Raffle drawings, entertainment by No Xit Band (rock)

Lunches served 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Dinner platters served 4 to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

20060527 KDDC Iowa Painted Rock

Iowa Painted Rock

This series of photos, just in time for Memorial Day, was e-mailed me by my Tentacle editor, John Ashbury.
If I am not mistaken, this e-mail has made the rounds before; nevertheless, it is appreciated on Memorial Day weekend…
Apparently, according to the forwarded e-mail:

“… there is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy.25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times.

A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos (all angles) of the rock. I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock too.”

The bottom picture is attributed to be “the artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen.”

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20060526 KDDC May 20 Willis St Tag Sale Pics

20060523 KDDC OC eyes use of electric minicars

OC eyes use of electric mini-cars

This is interesting. This just in from an:

Article published May 23, 2006 in the Salisbury Delmarva Daily Times.
OC eyes use of electric mini-cars
By Jay Hodgkins, Staff Writer

OCEAN CITY -- Presenters for a 100 percent electric, zero emission, lightweight DaimlerChrysler vehicle showed up at last week's Police Commission meeting, and Mayor Jim Mathias' eyes lit up.

After Mathias took the doorless four-seat Global Electric Motorcar -- a vehicle that passes all federal safety regulations to be driven on roads 35 mph and less -- for a spin with Town Councilmen Jay Hancock and Jim Hall, he brimmed at the possible uses for the town.

"It's timely in nature because of all the gas price problems and energy rates. It really does fit in, and it's something for the future of this town," Mathias said. "I hope (City Manager Dennis Dare) can look at it."

CleanCities.com President Luis MacDonald and Daniel MacDonald presented options of the vehicle that ranged from two-seat to six-seat models that had a range of 35 to 40 miles, could be recharged in a regular outlet at home within a few hours and could carry a 1,200 pound payload in the back bed area.

The vehicle was recently approved for use on Maryland roads by the Maryland General Assembly and the city of Baltimore is already using the vehicles in the Inner Harbor area, MacDonald said.

For Ocean City, the men pitched their initial intention to start business operations with condo associations and other private groups to shuttle members from their homes across Coastal Highway to the beach.

Police commission members, however, discussed a much wider range of uses from hotels renting the vehicles to vacationers to use by the police force around the Boardwalk or use by town officials and maintenance people.

Police were not as excited about the GEMs, however, as Ofc. Hugh Bean cited safety issues because of the light vehicle weight, people driving the vehicle on high-speed roads and a likelihood operators wouldn't use their seat belts in the golf cart-like vehicles.

"Trying to get people to understand what they can and can't do would be an insurmountable feat, and we'd be the bad guys for busting people," Bean said.

Chief Bernadette DiPino also said she saw too much trouble to support wide commercial use of the vehicles or town use, but admitted the vehicles were legal and anyone could purchase and drive the $8,000-to-$12,000 vehicles provided they follow the rules.

Looking for a wider vision for the vehicles, Mathias told police, "I hope as we pursue this we can pursue it with a can-do attitude and not a can't-do attitude."

"I'm not advocating we do this overnight," he said, "but paying attention to where the world is going, this is somewhere we want to go."

About the cars

 Ocean City was shown options of a vehicle that ranges from two-seat to six-seat models that can drive 35 to 40 miles, can be charged in a regular outlet and can carry up to 1,200 pounds. The vehicles pass federal safety regulations to be driven on roads 35 mph and less.

 The Maryland General Assembly recently approved their use in the state. Similar vehicles are already used by the city of Baltimore in the Inner Harbor area.

 Reach Jay Hodgkins at 410-213-9442 or jhodgkins@smgpo.gannett.com.