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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
Sunday, March 24, 2013
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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 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
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 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
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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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Archive: From Hoffman's Inn, Mike Eaton inspired a love of Carroll living
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, March 15, 2013 ... of Hoffman's Inn, 216 E. Main St.,
Westminster ... 1971. Adams grew up at 218 E. Main St., next door ... who
instilled in a young Kevin Dayhoff a love of all things about ... favorite
Shakespeare play,
Eagle
Archive: There is no predicting the weather in March By Kevin E. Dayhoff,
March 8, 2013 ... will require 10 days to restore service again. … The county
roads were drifted shut and were shoveled open by men." At this point
spring cannot come soon enough. When he is not out shoveling snow, Kevin Dayhoff
may be reached at
Eagle
Archive: Remembering the Maine, and a local Spanish American War casualty By
Kevin E. Dayhoff, February 26, 2013 ... this day, the battle is commemorated every
year at the sprawling American Guantánamo Bay military base in Cuba When he is
not keeping warm by being a historian-snowbird in the south in February…
Eagle
Archive: Good riddance to short, dark, gray, cold and dreary month of February
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, March 5, 2013 ... provided with comfortable
quarters." I think I speak for the ladies of then-Western Maryland
College: Good riddance to the month of February. When he is not looking for a
four-leaf clover for good luck,
Eagle
Archive: In 1945, fire and 'canned news' in Taneytown By Kevin E. Dayhoff,
February 19, 2013 ... escaped with their lives. "A large frame building,
owned by John E. Davidson and used partly as a storage warehouse and as
dwelling ... When he is not practicing stop, drop, and roll for fire safety,
Eagle
Archive: Celebrating McDaniel's, and Westminster's connections in Greece By
Kevin E. Dayhoff February 11, 2013 ... next to the Acropolis, where Paul
delivered the Sermon on Mars Hill, Acts 17: 22-31. When he is not trying to
remember the difference between Doric, Ionic and Corinthian Greek columns,
Christmas
tree lights were an extravagance in early 1900s By Kevin E. Dayhoff,
December 24, 2012 ... roaming the street looking at all the Christmas lights, Kevin
Dayhoff may be reached at... One of the first references to a ... roaming the
street looking at all the Christmas lights…
Eagle
Archive: Chief ingredient of colonial cooking was hard labor By Kevin E.
Dayhoff, January 12, 2013 ... he's not using his handy-dandy microwave oven, Kevin
Dayhoff may be reached at . The preface from a turn-of-the ... he's not using
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Eagle
Archive: County birthday event notes family divided by Civil War By Kevin
E. Dayhoff Story January 12, 2013 ... When he is not writing letters to family
and friends… The Historical Society of Carroll ... When he is not writing
letters to family and friends…
Eagle
Archive: County has taken care of its own since days of alms house By Kevin
E. Dayhoff, December 29, 2012 ... adventures of 2013. When he is not counting
his blessings… On Dec. 29, 1910, Westminster ... adventures of 2013. When he is
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Kevin Dayhoff Eagle Archive Mike Eaton inspired a love of Carroll living
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, March 15, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0317-20130313,0,5153633.story
In a 2009 edition of the Historical Society of Carroll
County publication, Carroll Courier, there is a picture dated March 1, 1950, of
5-year old Sally Adams with her cocker spaniel, Ricky, in front of Hoffman's
Inn, 216 E. Main St., Westminster.
The photo accompanied a first-hand personal account of life
on East Main Street and at Hoffman's Inn, from 1945 to 1961. The property is
now known as Historical Society's gift shop, the Shop at Cockey's.
Early history of the property, which dates back to the
1820s, is complicated and reads like a Victorian soap opera. Nevertheless, it's
where a great deal of the planning and creation of Carroll County took place.
After the county was formed, Cockey's served for many years as part of the seat
of county government.
"In 1922 Frank and Mary Hoffman bought the building and
it became Hoffman's Inn and Boarding House. It was inherited by their daughter
and operated by Thelma Hoffman until 1969."
William Granville "Mike" Eaton lived on the third
floor of Hoffman's Inn for many years. Eaton came to Westminster in 1926 to
attend then-Western Maryland College, now McDaniel, where he graduated in 1930.
It was in that year that he began his teaching career at Elmer A. Wolfe High
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