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Sunday, September 05, 2010

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ANNOUNCEMENT MADE THURSDAY ON HUCKABEE’S NATIONAL BLOG 2008 presidential contender declares support for Carroll Co. House of Delegates hopeful By Kevin Dayhoff Former Arkansas Gov. ...
WAYNESBORO RESIDENT IS BELIEVED INVOLVED IN TWO BANK HEISTS By Kevin Dayhoff A Pennsylvania man suspected of being involved in a bank robbery in Carroll County on Monday is being held ...
  MAN SHOT IN LEG AFTER REFUSING TO PUT DOWN GUN  By Kevin Dayhoff A Maryland State Police trooper shot and wounded a Mount Airy man shortly before 9 p.m. Friday evening while responding ...
FLED TO AVOID REGISTERING IN FLORIDA; WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN ATTACKS ON TWO PENNSYLVANIA TEENAGERS By Kevin Dayhoff A convicted sex offender from Florida who fled to Pennsylvania and then ...
DEATH APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS By Kevin Dayhoff The tranquillity of a quiet sleepy town that straddles Liberty Road in eastern Frederick County was shaken on Thursday when a woman died ...
FUGITIVE APPREHENDED WITHOUT INCIDENT FRIDAY EVENING Brian Joseph Hill allegedly attempted to shoot Carrolll Co. deputy Monday  'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED'   ASSISTED IN MANHUNT By Kevin Dayhoff A fugitive ...
WARRANT ISSUED FOR 'ARMED AND DANGEROUS' SUSPECT IN  EARLY-MORNING  ASSAULT  ON  SHERIFF'S  DEPUTY $2,000 REWARD OFFERED BY METRO CRIME STOPPERS By Kevin Dayhoff A statewide ...
INVESTIGATIVE VOICE FEATURETTE THE ABDUCTION OF CHILE ROSE By Kevin Dayhoff Westminster, Md. — Local residents were startled last week upon learning that a shocking abduction had taken place ...
... Bureau, Captain Pete D’Antuono at 410.848.4646. Kevin Dayhoff kevindayhoff@gmail.com  ...
Remembered as a good friend and for his service to the country By Kevin Dayhoff A former Westminster official died Saturday as a result of injuries sustained from a freak accident while working ...
... dogs By Kevin Dayhoff Carroll County’s District and Circuit Court buildings in Westminster were evacuated for several hours this past week when a traffic clerk received a bogus bomb threat. At ...
By Kevin Dayhoff The Carroll County Detention Center has named Deputy First Class Kristy M. Kirk as the 2009 Carroll County Correctional Officer of the Year and Correctional Specialist I Raymond Smith ...
PART-TIME SPORTS ANNOUNCER AMONG 6 CHARGED BY PA. A. G. AS BEING INTERNET PREDATOR By KevinDayhoff Westminster radio sports announcer Bryan Neal McLean, facing charges of unlawful contact with a minor, ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Route 140 in Westminster was the scene of an accident Friday evening from which three individuals were flown by two Maryland State Police medevac helicopters to the University of Maryland's ...
OPPONENT NAMES EX-CARROLL COUNTY DELEGATE AS  RUNNING  MATE  FOR  GOP  PRIMARY  IN  SEPT. Murphy taps Amedori as No. 2 on long shot ticket By Kevin Dayhoff As Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s ...
16. NEWS FLASH! - Juveniles charged with theft of wheelchair in Sykesville
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By Kevin Dayhoff SYKESVILLE — Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday for stealing a wheelchair from a Sykesville resident who is paralyzed from the chest down.  Sykesville Police Chief John Williams said ...
We have no suspects at this point —Sykesville Police Chief By Kevin Dayhoff Folks in the small town of Sykesville are shaking their heads in disbelief today (Monday) upon learning that over the weekend ...
BELL BECAME FIRST BLACK TO BE NAMED STATE'S CHIEF APPEALS JUDGE IN 1996 By Kevin Dayhoff Robert M. Bell, long-serving chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, will be the keynote speaker at this ...
That is an outrage… I will pay Mr. Snyder’s obligation. —Bill O'Reilly, host of TV's 'The O'Reilly Factor' By Kevin Dayhoff Fox News' cable-TV host Bill O'Reilly has said he will pay the $16,500 legal ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Friends, family, loved ones, students, and fellow teachers crowded into Our Lady of Victory Church in Catonsville on Saturday to pay their last respects to Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Police have identified a body found last week in a burning car in the 4600 block of Black Rock Rd., in Upperco, in northern Baltimore County, near Hampstead in Carroll County. A man ...
22. NEWS FLASH - Two dead in Carroll County murder-suicide
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MAN ALLEGEDLY SHOOTS HIS WAY INTO EX-WIFE'S HOME, KILLS HER FIANCE THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF By Kevin Dayhoff (Hampstead, MD)  – Maryland State Police were called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide ...
23. NEWS BRIEF — BB&T bank in Carroll County robbed
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NO INJURIES REPORTED; SUSPECT FLEES WITH UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF LOOT By Kevin Dayhoff A BB&T Bank in Westminster (Carroll County) was the scene of a holdup Monday afternoon, Westminster Police reported ...
24. NEWS FLASH — Alleged hammer attacker denied bail
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DEFENDANT EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR OWN SAFETY By Kevin Dayhoff Westminster — In a hearing held Thursday morning in Carroll County District Court, visiting Judge Paula J. Brown ordered Anthony Troy Soligny ...
25. NEWS FLASH — Accused Carroll Co. hammer assailant is flown back to Maryland
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... troopers on a State Police plane. There were no problems reported during transport.” Soligny remains behind bars in Westminster. —Kevin Dayhoff    ...
By Kevin Dayhoff A Carroll County man, who was arrested on March 3 while on the run on Rte. I-85 outside Lavonia, Ga., will soon be returning to Maryland to face charges for allegedly assaulting his ...
27. NABBED! — Carroll Co. man arrested in Georgia after alleged hammer attack
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ACCUSED OF BEATING WIFE WITH TOOL By Kevin Dayhoff A Carroll County man who allegedly beat his wife with a hammer is behind bars after being quickly apprehended in Georgia. Anthony T. Soligny, 33, ...
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... macarthurmedia@gmail.com     KEVIN DAYHOFF | Carroll County Crime & Community Reporter Kevin E. Dayhoff has been a freelance writer and artist since 1971. He currently contributes to several publications ...
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Friday, September 03, 2010

Repairs are part of an ongoing effort to preserve Westminster MD timepiece.

Repairs are part of an ongoing effort to preserve the city timepiece.

August 4, 2010  By Kevin Dayhoff







There are three versions of my story on the Westminster clock tower.

One, a long and comprehensive story, was published only on the Explore Carroll website at: http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/4596/clock-docs-make-timely-house-call-citys-historic-timepiece/  It mentions councilwoman Albert’s work and where folks may contribute to the clock tower fund.

An excerpt may also be found on my Westminster community website: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2010/08/dayhoff-clock-docs-make-house-call-to_10.html

There was a short version published in my Sunday history column, “Archives,” that appears in the Baltimore Sunday Sun.  It only appeared in the print version of the newspaper.

Then, there is a much longer version of the piece that was submitted, but edited a good bit for length.  I will eventually put that on my website… here:

A YouTube of the event may be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvICD3mOouw


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In the early morning hours of Tuesday morning, Main Street of Westminster was relatively quiet, with the exception of Westminster street department superintendent Larry Bloom, and Jeff Glass, the city public works director standing on the sidewalk across the street from the old firehouse at 66 E. Main Street in Westminster and looking up into the sky.

Was it a bird, a plane – superman?  Well no, they were staring at the old clock which sits atop the old fire hall - which served our community from 1896 to 1998.

After the fire company moved to its new location on John Street in 1998 and the building was sold, the city retained ownership of just the clock and the clock tower which sits on top of the three-story building that once housed the Westminster city offices until the late 1930s, in addition to the fire company.

A plaque at the base of the clock tower reads: “Henry Baile; Born January 9, 1809; Died October 26, 1891.  The above clock erected to his memory by his wife Margaret Cassell Baile Sept. 1, 1896.”

A newspaper article from January 1896 reports that the clock tower was the source of a great deal of excitement in the community:

“It is pleasant to record the fact that the clock … (built by the) Seth Thomas Clock Company, of Stamford, Conn., for a tower clock which the company lists at $1010, and which will be a contribution to the department...”

Meanwhile, 114 years later, last Tuesday, on the sidewalk below the clock, the assistant city street department superintendent Wayne Reifsnider, and David Booth of Precision Repair, a timepiece restoration company, were busy sorting through brand new clock hands and safety belts.

According to Booth, Tuesday morning’s task was to replace “the cedar hands, which require painting every two years, with powder coated aluminum ones, and stainless steel counterweights.”

It’s neat to be here and be a part of history, said Glass as he and Bloom kept looking up.  It’s exciting to see the clock being preserved, said Bloom.

Moments later, a Thomas Bennett and Hunter crane arrived and city workers Shawn Lockard and Alan Miller joined Reifsnider as they set-up the crane and attached a steel cage on the end of a cable.

Keeping the old timepiece working has been challenging for the city workers in the last number of years.

Miller said it was good to get it worked on, as he looked briefly up at the old clock.  Lockard added, “I’m glad that we’re finally getting it fixed.”

Booth and Reifsnider subsequently jumped into the steel cage and away they were whisked into the air four stories to replace the clock hands on the old historic clock that has been a fixture in the center of town since it was dedicated at 3:30 in the afternoon on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1896.

Replacing the clock hands on the old timepiece is part of an ongoing effort to save and restore the clock that has been in need of repair for a number of years. 

Booth said that it was exciting to see the refurbishing come along…

Booth shared that on November 17, 2008 a group of clock historians from Chapter 11 of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors visited the old clock and did an assessment of the clock’s condition.

“After inspecting the clock, this group found the clock to be in surprisingly good condition,” although, “prior to (that) visit, vandals did extensive damage to the mechanism…

“The clock is a Seth Thomas (number 16.)  The nameplate is dated May 16, 1896, and it is clock #897, and marked ‘A. S. Hotchkiss.’” 

Just then, as traffic on Main Street began to increase, Ben Rogers walked up the street as he made his way to his office at Edward Jones, at the corner of Main Street and Longwell Avenue.

“It rings the time…  It will great to see the time on the face,” said Rogers just – as if on cue – the clock bell chimed.

Booth later e-mailed, “The bell was cast by J. Resister & Sons, Baltimore, MD, and measures 37” in diameter at the mouth…  It is inscribed ‘Westminster Fire Engine & Hose #1, Incorporated 1879’...  The other side has several names of officials on an 1881 executive committee.”

Nancy Hernandez of the Community Media Center was also there to film the repairs.  This is fun.  It’s exciting to be a witness… to record this.

Although Booth is donating his time, other expenses incurred in the clock repair are being covered by private donations collected by a fund spearheaded by Westminster councilwoman Suzanne Albert. 

Albert, the granddaughter of David E. Walsh, the city's mayor from 1912 to 1916, told Explore Carroll in 2008 that she has fond memories of the clock from the days when she grew up on Main Street in Westminster.

If you would like to contribute, send a donation to the Westminster Clock Tower Fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County, 255 Clifton Boulevard, Westminster, Md. 21158.
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Republican Lt. Gov. candidate, Mary Kane, visits Westminster


Republican Lt. Gov. candidate, Mary Kane, visits Westminster

www.explorecarroll.com August 31, 2010 By Kevin Dayhoff


Find a video of the event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYi5syLxGxg


The Republican candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor, Mary D. Kane, 48, came to Westminster Tuesday for a listening tour of downtown Westminster merchants, restaurateurs, and agriculture leaders…

The Republican candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor, Mary D. Kane, 48, stops in front of Heinz Bakery on West Main Street on Tuesday, with Joe Getty, (center) the Republican state senate candidate for District 5 and Larry Haines, the current retiring District 5 state senator…

Allen Baugher, center, plays the harmonica at his family restaurant before having a discussion about the challenges of agriculture with the Republican candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor, Mary D. Kane at his family restaurant on Tuesday; as his son, Dwight, looks on…

Allen Baugher goes back to work, after having lunch with the Republican candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor, Mary D. Kane at his family restaurant on Tuesday…


Written and filmed by Kevin Dayhoff for www.explorecarroll.com.

With editorial assistance by Jim Joyner and Charles Schelle

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August 31, 2010

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Off Track Art opening reception Friday, August 27th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.

Off Track Art opening reception Friday, August 27th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.

Off Track Art welcomes weaver textile artist Gwen Handler

Friday, August 27th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.

11 Liberty Street (Side Entrance) Westminster, MD

Off Track Art

an artists cooperative gallery


I'm so sorry for the late-late notice.  Sometimes my life and work interfere with my art...

If you cannot make it over yet this evening, stop sometime in the near future and Gwen Handler's amazing work...


OPENING: Our Guest Artist for September/October brings the fine weavings and photographs of Gwen Handler. Please plan to come by the gallery and meet the artist at a Reception: Friday, August 27th, 6:30 - 8:30 PM.

GUEST ARTIST:

Gwen Handler 's specialty is weaving blankets of yarn from sheep raised on Hill Farm.

Handler and her family live on the Hill Farm outside Westminster with a flock of Leicester Longwool Sheep and a herd of Norwegian Fjord ponies.

She is chairperson of the prestigious Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and has taught weaving, photography and ceramics at the Sandy Springs Friends School for 30 years.

She has traveled with students extensively through the U.K. Gwen knows the weaving process from “sheep to shawl.”

For more information, Handler’s website may be found here: http://www.hillfarm.biz/

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