20060724 KDDC Carroll Co. 4-H and FFA Fair July 29 through August 4 2006

This year's annual Carroll Co. 4-H and FFA Fair runs July 29 through August 4, 2006

For more information, go to the Fair's web site here.

20060804 FACC Forum Feedback from Mike Zimmer

Forum Feedback from Mike Zimmer

July 4^th, 2006

Carroll County Commissioner candidate Mike Zimmer took KDDC up on our offer to post feedback from the FACC Carroll County Commissioner Forum from Thursday evening, August 3^rd, 2006…

If you are a candidate for elected office in the upcoming election and you would like KDDC to post your positions, images of your billboards, feedback or whatever, we’ll be happy to do it.

And if you are aware of a forum or political event, KDDC will be happy to post it also.

Some of this stuff is almost inside baseball and it shouldn’t be. There was an event at Carroll Lutheran Village this Thursday afternoon that I was not aware of and apparently many others were not aware of it either. I got feedback that some candidates found out about it through word of mouth and many politically active folks I spoke with were also in the dark.

What’s up with that?

The better informed an electorate, the better our government.

For more information on Mr. Zimmer’s positions on the issues, click here.

Below please find pasted Mr. Zimmer’s feedback:

MICHAEL D. ZIMMER FOR COMMISSIONER

7068 Saddle Drive

Eldersburg, MD 21784

410-552-0685

“A Leader Who Listens”

PRESS RELEASE 8-4-06

On August 3^rd, FACC, The Gazette and the Eldersburg Eagle hosted the first of a number of candidate forums. In some ways the results were fairly predictable.

The questions were provided in advance. Candidates were encouraged to submit written prepared answers.

The three incumbents were there trying to defend their dismal performance in office. I was pleased with the feedback I received after the event.

I have sensed a powerful atmosphere for change in the people of Carroll County. The election results from two years ago favoring Districts were the first sign of this desire for change.

As I have been campaigning, I have noticed more and more momentum toward dissatisfaction with the incumbents. I observe this in my door-to-door campaigning, as well as the reactions I get at carnivals and parades.

As I related in the forum, Ronald Reagan said an election is a time for choosing. If you like tax hikes, vote for the incumbents. If you want tax reductions, vote for me.

If you like to watch verbal combat between the Commissioner Board and the Delegation, vote the incumbents back in. If you prefer cooperative conversation between various elected officials, then make me one of your three votes.

Together, we can turn this County around. I will lead the next Commissioner Board to refocus our education spending priorities. We must target new dollars into the classroom. We don’t need an expensive administrative building.

My career as an attorney, my community service and my leadership on the Republican Central Committee have confirmed to me the importance of listening. It seems that some elected officials never learned this concept.

It is time for change in Carroll County. It is time to elect Michael Zimmer Commissioner.

Michael D. Zimmer

Authority: Kent Johnson, Treasurer Friends of Michael D. Zimmer

20060803 KDDC FACC Forum questions for this evening

FACC Forum questions for this evening

August 3^rd, 2006

KDDC has been able to obtain the questions for the commissioner candidates at this evening’s forum.

I will not be attending the forum this evening. I will be going to the Fair.

If anyone would like to e-mail their impressions or anecdotes about the forum this evening, I will appreciate it.

If any candidates could e-mail their answers that will be also greatly appreciated. I will post them on KDDC.

I have been getting lots of feedback as to what questions need to be asked – much of which has been in response to my Westminster Eagle column, “What are local candidates for office proposing for the future of Carroll County?,” which appeared Wednesday, June 28^th, 2006. To read that column, click here.

If you have questions that have so far, been unanswered, please e-mail them to me and I will post them on KDDC.

The questions this evening will be asked by Gazette editor Carol Blackburn and FACC representative Ross Dangel.

The questions are:

1 Tell us about your 3 top priorities and if appropriate, attempt to explain their impact on the Freedom district.

2 If you think the county budget needs to be adjusted, what is your plan?

3 How would you change the form and operation of government in Carroll County, if at all?

4 What are your visions for growth and development in Freedom, for example, how would you address gateways, connector roads, senior population, overcrowded schools?

5 What would you do to work with the citizens of South Carroll and FACC to improve quality of life?

6 Closing remark. Discuss anything that has not been addressed in a question or clarify previous answers.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org

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20060803 KDDC FACC forum tonight for commissioner candidates

FACC forum tonight for commissioner candidates

Thursday, August 03, 2006

The Freedom Area Citizens' Council will host a County Commissioner Candidates' Forum tomorrow evening Thursday, Aug. 3, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Hall, 6680 Sykesville Road.

The forum is one of two that FACC will host prior to the Sept. 12 primary election.

On Thursday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., FACC will host a second forum for candidates for House of Delegates, Dist. 9B, and State Senate, District 9. That forum will be held at Century High School, Ronsdale Road, Sykesville.

This Thursday's forum will include questions to the commissioner candidates from FACC, and a chance for the candidates to offer remarks at the close.

Residents are invited to attend.

Both forums are co-sponsored by both The Eldersburg Eagle and The Sykesville Gazette newspapers.

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20060802 KDDC Shipley Arena Floor

Shipley Arena Floor on August 1st, 2006 at 7:14 PM
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
... At the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair

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2nd attempt... I got reports that the bottom picture showing the cattle aisle was not loading for folks accessing the blog by way of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. There are a number of conflicts with “blog” software and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Ever wonder why so many blogs suggest that the site be accessed by Mozilla Firefox?

But what further exacerbates the challenge is that 67 percent of everyone surfing the net, does so with Internet Explorer.

Meanwhile both pictures came up fine in Mozilla Firefox. A superior internet browser that Microsoft is loathe to recognize even exists. (On a related subject - I’m told that the next version of Microsoft Windows operating system, “Vista,” is NOT going to recognize Adobe PDF. Microsoft will be coming out with its own version… Now won’t that be special?)

So I attempted to simply re-load the picture – which often solves the problem.

Why, I haven’t a clue. It’s like the old joke as to how a software programmer repairs a car. By getting out of the car and getting back in again…

Soooo, much earlier this morning, I attempted to reload the picture. At first I was not able to reload the picture.

This is a frequent challenge with the “Blogger platform” I use for this blog. After I finally got the picture reloaded, then I had trouble (re)publishing the post… Another frequent problem with the blogger platform.

Ever wonder why some days there are few if any posts on the blog? Well some days I simply cannot get a post and/or a picture loaded on Blogger.

But this morning, I ran across another interesting problem. Sometimes when I cannot get a reworked post to republish, the only way to do it is to completely delete the post and start all over again.

I tried that. Well, if you scroll down, you may still see the post: “20060802 KDDC Shipley Arena Floor.”

It reminds me of Microsoft… It has been deleted but it is still there. Oh well.

Hope you are having a good day. I walked away from this blog many hours ago, in attempt to maintain what shriveled sense of sanity I still maintain. I’m told the twitching will stop soon.

A moment ago, I tried again and now I am able to load both pictures… Let’s see if it publishes?

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20060803 Carroll County Fair schedule for Thursday, August 3 2006

Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair schedule for Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Thursday, August 3, 2006

7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Dining Hall Open

7 a.m. – 10 a.m. Breakfast Available at Shipley Arena

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Exhibits Entered and Judged

8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Indoor Exhibit Buildings Open To Public

8:30 a.m. Dairy Cattle Fitting and Showing Contest

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Informal Demonstrations – To Be Posted Daily

10 a.m. – 12 noon Small Pet Exhibits Entered and Judged

10 a.m. Poultry Judging Contest

11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Dining Hall Open

12 noon Beef Cattle Fitting and Showing Contest followed by Dairy Steer Fitting and

Showing Contest and Dairy Steer Show (Dairy Steer events begin at

approximately 2:30 p.m.)

1 p.m. Written Rabbit Judging Contest

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Sr. Citizen Social Time – “Flynnatra” - Steve Flynn singing Frank Sinatra

music (Activities Tent)

2:30 p.m. Dairy Steer Fitting & Showing Contest followed by Dairy Steer Show

5 p.m. “Chick” Parade; “Cow Pie Bingo”

6 p.m. Beef Steer Show; Carroll County 4-H Drill Team

6:30 p.m. Grandparent’s Contest Winners Announced

7:00 p.m. Mule Pull; “Dancing Under the Stars” Activity Tent; Rabbit Awards

Program

9:45 p.m. Club Raffle Contest closes

20060802 KDDC Pizza for the IDF

Pizza for the IDF

Hat Tip: Wonkette

This is priceless.

Hey, soldiers gotta eat.

Just so it does nothing to interfere with Israel's proportional response to Hamas and Hezbollah's continued killing of innocent Israelis just because they are Jewish.

If Hamas and Hezbollah wanna be a part of the Palestinian or Lebanon's government, I have no beef with that - as long as they verbalize their non compos mentis hatred and stop lobbing rockets across the border. As long as Hamas and Hezbollah wanna resort to violence, the Israelis need to bomb Gaza and Southern Lebanon back into the stone age.

And oh, as one astute commenter on Wonkette's site noted - no I can't imagine that they deliver cheeseburgers.

Anyway, 'bout them pizzas - click here.
What a great idea.

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20060802 KDDC The 2005 Grand Champion Best Shoes in Show

The 2005 Grand Champion Best Shoes in Show Award

Yes folks, there was a Grand Champion Best Shoes in Show Award for last year's Fair.

It was won by this community leader. Can you name this person?

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20060802 KDDC Carroll County Fair Management Team Moments

Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair Management Team Moments
August 1st, 2006 by Kevin Dayhoff