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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Impact of the Mason Dixon Line on the history of Carroll County Maryland

Underlining surveyors' contribution to Carroll County's history

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January 14, 2015

By Kevin E. Dayhoff

The Historical Society of Carroll County has a longstanding tradition of throwing an annual themed birthday party for the county every January.

For this year's event, which was scheduled for Jan. 17, the topic was the history of the county's northern border, the storied, celebrated and, at times, vilified Mason Dixon Line.

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris had signaled the end of the North American theater of the world-wide war between France and England, the French and Indian War that began in 1754-63.

The end of the conflict on this continent was one of the last pieces of the puzzle that enabled settlement in Carroll County with relative freedom from violence. The final piece was the American Revolution, 1775-83.

Another piece of the puzzle was the settlement of the longstanding, and often violent, dispute over the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Today, that rivalry is played out every football season between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. But before the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767, the dispute was often the source armed conflict and bloodshed.

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Carroll County's connection to Cuba began with sugar in 1800s

New year begins with familiar faces missing from county leadership

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Historical Society of Carroll County to host birthday party for Carroll County

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On Saturday January 17, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Grace Hall Grace Lutheran Church 21 Carroll St. in Westminster, Maryland the Historical Society of Carroll County will host birthday party for Carroll County. The event is free.

This year’s speaker is Michael Dixon, who will make a presentation on “The Mason-Dixon Line: The Story Behind the Boundary.”

See my article on the Historical Society birthday party – and the impact of the Mason Dixon Line on Carroll County MD history here: “Underlining surveyors' contribution to Carroll County's history.” http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0118-20150114-story.html

According to information from the Historical Society, “Born as the result of a bitter territorial dispute over royal land grants, the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to settle the boundaries for Pennsylvania and Maryland.

“After 1820, when the Missouri Compromise created political conditions which made the line important to the history of slavery, it became associated with the division between the free and slave states. Today the line is still seen by many as a symbolic dividing line for regional attitudes and customs. This program explores the story of the line, which runs through our land and our history, along with the perceptions that have developed about the boundary.”

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Recently, the Historical Society of Carroll Count announced a new executive director. According to a news release:

Westminster, MD - The Historical Society of Carroll County (HSCC) is pleased to announce Gainor B. Davis, Ph.D., as its new executive director. Davis will fill the vacancy created by Fred Teeter’s retirement in January. Davis brings more than two decades of nonprofit experience to the HSCC, most recently serving as president of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH, where she moved the institution from a deficit position to four years in the position of profit. Davis will begin her new position at the HSCC on Jan. 20, 2015.

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Davis’ background includes over 25 years of executive planning, administration, communications, and marketing experience in the nonprofit sector. Special areas of expertise include strategic planning, finance, operations, fundraising, public affairs, earned income generation, and educational programming development. Davis has served as the president for the York County Heritage Trust, PA, director for the Vermont Historical Society, VE, and the Longue Vue House & Gardens, LA. She also worked as a director for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and as a membership coordinator for The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum in Delaware.

Davis’ community involvement has included serving on the board for The Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps, Chapter 11; Barre Partnership (National Trust Downtown Program); Executive Committee, University Circle Inc., Cleveland, OH; and 100 Year Club of the Western Reserve.

2015 Board Chair James Lightner commented: "We are delighted to welcome Dr. Davis as the new Executive Director of the Historical Society of Carroll County. Dr. Davis brings a wealth of background in historical society leadership, fundraising, programming, and community development. I know that she will become an active member of our community as she advances and expands the Society's mission throughout the County."

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Historical Society of Carroll County to host birthday party for Carroll County

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This year’s speaker is Michael Dixon, who will make a presentation on “The Mason-Dixon Line: The Story Behind the Boundary.”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0118-20150114-story.html

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-historical-society-of-carroll.html

Recently, the Historical Society of Carroll Count announced a new executive director. According to a news release:

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-historical-society-of-carroll.html

http://www.hsccmd.org/

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Carroll Lutheran Village - Village View for January 15, 2015

January 2015

The Primary Care Physician Relationship

A critical component of aging gracefully

Dr. Stephen Schimpff spoke to future residents of The Lutheran Village at MILLER'S GRANT about the relationship between doctor and patient.

The relationship between doctor and patient has changed dramatically over the past couple of decades, and not to the benefit of the patient. One of the world's leading experts on health care believes a stronger doctor-patient bond is the key better health care, and better health outcomes, for older adults.

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2015 Golf Tournament Planning Underway

Sponsors and golfers being accepted

2015 Golf Tournament Committee

Planning is now underway for the 2015 Carroll Lutheran Village Golf Tournament scheduled for June 19 at The Links at Gettysburg. Last year's tournament raised $125,000 for the Ministry of Caring.

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BECOME A GOLFER OR SPONSOR

Reaver Retires from Gift Shop

Had volunteered there since 2001

Thelma Reaver gets a hug during her retirement reception.

A farewell reception was held on December 30th for Thelma Reaver, a Village resident who had managed the Village Corner Gift Shop for 14 years.

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Gift Shop Volunteer Opportunities

Proceeds benefit Ministry of Caring

Multiple volunteer positions exist to support two gift shops at Carroll Lutheran Village. Proceeds from both benefit the Ministry of Caring Endowment, which assists residents who have outlived their financial resources and other initiatives that benefit older adults in our community.

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VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

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Really sad to learn today that Clementines Country Boutique is closing

I learned from Lori Graham today on Facebook that Shelly Seitz and Melissa Seitz are closing Clementines Country Boutique on John Street in Westminster.

This. Makes. Me. So. Sad.

Shelly Seitz and Melissa Seitz have contributed greatly to our community and closing the business is a huge loss for Westminster. They will be greatly missed.

Shelley and Melissa, we wish you the best and greatly appreciated all your hard work for Westminster. Thank.

See also: ECONOMIC DEATH SPIRAL: MORE AMERICAN BUSINESSES DYING THAN STARTING - http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/01/14/economic-death-spiral-more-american-businesses-dying-than-starting/

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Commissioners react to proposed school budget - carrollcountytimes.com

Commissioners react to proposed school budget - carrollcountytimes.com:

Calls for $11.5 million increase

By Wiley Hayes, Times Staff Writer
8:05 p.m. EST, January 15, 2015

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-education-commissioners-meeting-20150115,0,313956.story

The Carroll County Board of Education outlined its proposed school system budget for the upcoming fiscal year for the County Board of Commissioners. The proposal requests an increase in county funding by $11.5 million, and also introduced the commissioners to a long-term plan that calls for school funding to increase at the same rate as the county's revenue.

Carroll County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Guthrie said the system is requesting $173.5 million for fiscal year 2016, which is $11.5 million more than what the county had planned for FY16 and what they are currently being funded for FY15.

The Board of Education's proposed budget is $180.4 million in 2017, $189.4 million in 2018, and $198.9 million in 2019."

Read more: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-education-commissioners-meeting-20150115,0,313956.story

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Friday, January 16, 2015

January 1991 Report of the Governor’s Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Protecting the Future

A Vision for Maryland

Report of the Governor’s Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region

January 1991

SUMMARY OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL

Since October 1989, the Governor's Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region has worked to develop a vision for Maryland's growth over the next 30 years. Answering a charge from Governor William Donald Schaefer, the Commission has made recommendations for reconciling rapid economic growth and development with the conservation of Maryland's natural resources and the preservation of the State's unique quality of life.

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January 1991 Report of the Governor’s Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region

The Commission recognized an opportunity to change the way land-use has been managed in the past, and crafted recommendations which carefully consider the challenge of the Visions prepared by the 2020 Panel of Experts.2 Each Vision was considered, and the responses blended into five basic recommendations that are the subject of this report.

1. Designate suitable areas for growth. Sprawl development devours land, harms the environment and the Chesapeake Bay, and uses infrastructure inefficiently. The Commission's proposal would have local governments direct new development to areas they believe can most efficiently accommodate it.

2. Protect sensitive areas. From a list of more than 40 environmentally-sensitive areas, such as den or breeding sites and large contiguous tracts of forest, the Commission focused on four as being most critical to protect from the impact of individual development projects. On steep slopes and in stream buffers, in habitats for endangered species and 100-year floodplains, virtually no development should be permitted.

3. Conserve natural resources. Sprawl development encourages inefficient use of resources. Natural resources such as farmland and forests, once developed, are difficult to restore. Under the Commission's proposal, development will be directed away from farms and forests.

4. Make stewardship of the environment a universal ethic. Mary landers must understand that each individual's actions have a direct effect on the Bay and the environment. The Commission has asked that a statewide Stewardship Council be charged with coordinating existing educational programs and increasing opportunities for individuals to protect the environment.

5. Provide funds to achieve the recommendations. Concentrating development depends on the ability of local governments to fund the planning and infrastructure. Although local

The 2020 Panel of Experts was convened at the request of the signatories of the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement to study the consequences of population growth and development for the Chesapeake Bay watershed to the year 2020. Their report described six detailed "visions" and "actions."

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From far western Garrett County to the Eastern Shore, the importance of the Bay to Maryland is virtually inestimable. Each year it gives us millions of dollars of seafood, billions of dollars of commerce flow through its major ports, and it is a recreation center for the East Coast. In 1989, the Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development estimated the economic value of the Bay to Maryland and Virginia to be $678 billion.

Saving the Chesapeake Bay MUST be an overriding priority for all Marylanders and their governments. Economic Importance of the Chesapeake Bay. 1989.

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February 5, 1971: Carroll County Maryland Board of Commissioners meet with Town Officials

February 5, 1971: Carroll County Maryland Board of Commissioners meet with Town Officials

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Carroll Co Commissioners, History This Day in History 0205, Planning, Planning Adequate Facilities, Westminster Planning Zoning

January 15, 2015 update: I noticed today that the Carroll County Commissioners scheduled a meeting today with the Carroll County Mayors: “Thursday ~ January 15, 2015 7:00 p.m. Joint Board of County Commissioners/Mayors Meeting County Office Building ~ Reagan Room Commissioners Howard, Wantz, Weaver, Frazier & Rothschild”

I would have like to have attended but got behind… Anyway it reminded me of this news brief from February 5, 1971…. If I am not mistaken – I attended this meeting… The commissioners were G. Herbert Rice, Norman Graham, and John Meyer.

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Commissioners Meet With Town Officials - The County Commissioners of Carroll County during the week of January 18th scheduled a meeting with the Mayors and Representatives of the incorporated towns of Carroll County to discuss several matters pertaining to the two general governmental units within the county.

Included in the discussions were procedures which could be implemented by town and county in establishing coordination between planning and zoning programs, the development and implementation of the county wide water and sewer plan and cooperation in further studies involving the financing of facilities of joint concern within and without the incorporated area.

General agreement was expressed at the meeting that periodic meetings should be scheduled and that the programs proposed would be given further study, and discussion would be continued at such further meetings.

Community Reporter, February 5, 1971

19710205 CCBOC Meet Town Officials planning and zoning coordination

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First Female Regional Commander Takes Charge of the Upper Eastern Regional Office of the State Fire Marshal

January 14, 2015

According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal:

The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is pleased to announce the appointment of Caryn L. McMahon, to the position of Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal. She has been assigned to the Upper Eastern Regional Office (UERO) located in Easton, Maryland. The office is responsible for fire investigations, inspections, plans reviews and community outreach for Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties.

Chief McMahon was raised in Southern Maryland and graduated from Thomas Stone High School in 2003. McMahon remains an active member of Hughesville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad since joining in September 2002, where she has previously held the offices of Sergeant to Assistant EMS Chief. McMahon first came to the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) as a College Intern in the summer of 2006.

While she worked through the summer, she exhibited an enthusiastic interest for the investigative field. McMahon graduated the following semester from Methodist University in North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology as Magna Cum Laude. She was later hired by the OSFM as a Special Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal in January 2007 to perform contractual daycare inspections. She worked in that position while she pursued a sworn Deputy Fire Marshal position until she was hired in November 2007.

She graduated from Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy in May 2008. She has investigated and assisted with the investigations of hundreds of fires. McMahon's success has led to many arrests and convictions throughout Southern Maryland. McMahon has been nominated for Deputy Fire Marshal of the Year three times regionally, and was recognized as the State Deputy Fire Marshal of the Year in 2011. In 2011, McMahon was also selected for the Exceptional Police Performance Award by the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association.

When not devoting her time to fire investigations, prevention and awareness, McMahon is involved with Hughesville Little League Softball, where she has coached and coordinated with the league for over five years. She is also an active parishioner at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Bryantown, where she grew up in faith. McMahon and her husband, Daniel, have two wonderful children and continue to reside in Southern Maryland.

Chief McMahon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new position and will be a valuable asset to the command team and the agency, stated State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci. Please join us in congratulating Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal Caryn McMahon on her new position within our agency.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.

Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.

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Kevin E. Dayhoff January 15, 2015

I just had the opportunity to talk with the Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.

Although I was not surprised, I extremely appreciated having a conversation with a caring individual who was knowledgeable and professional yet used common sense to answer my questions and get accomplished what I needed to do….

Of course, many of us have fond memories of working with Reese Starner, the longstanding Register of Wills from 1966 until 1995 who set the gold standard for friendly, competent customer service.

We are very fortunate in Carroll County to have dedicated public servants in government who are actually in the customer service business. I know, shocked. I’m just shocked. Well actually in Carroll County it is the norm.

In Carroll County folks in government go out of their way to not only answer your questions but to also facilitate taking care of you in the ever-changing complex contemporary jungle of conflicting and confusing laws, rules, and bureaucracies.

I’m just saying…

Kevin E. Dayhoff

See also: April 2008 Audit of the Carroll County Register of Wills

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-2008-audit-of-carroll-county.html

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State of Maryland Office of Legislative Audits April 2008 audit report of the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, Carroll County Maryland.

No surprise here: “Our audit did not disclose any findings that warrant inclusion in this report.”

April 15, 2008

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Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills

Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, Register

Courthouse Annex

55 North Court Street - Room 124

Westminster, Maryland 21157

http://registers.maryland.gov/main/carroll.html

Main Telephone Lines 410-848-2586

410-876-3158

Toll Free (within Maryland) 888-876-0034

Fax Number 410-876-0657

Please note that we cannot accept filings via e-mail or fax.

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann was elected Register of Wills in 2002. He is currently the Treasurer and Legislative Liaison for the Register of Wills Association.

Paul graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in Government and received his J.D. from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. Prior to becoming Register of Wills, Paul was an Assistant County Attorney in Carroll and Frederick Counties and he was Counsel to the Maryland State Unemployment Board of Appeals. He also was in private practice for a period of time. In between Lehigh and UB he worked as a sales representative for Hall's Motors.

Over the years, Paul has been involved with the Carroll County Arts Council (past President and Board member), Carroll Players (past President and Board member), the Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Carroll Hospice, through Camp TR. He is the Director and co-founder of FoolProof Improvisational Theatre, an acting troupe comprised of high school students from throughout Carroll County, performing scenes dealing with drug abuse and other societal issues, before schools and rehabilitation centers.

Paul Zimmermann is the 17th Register of Wills for Carroll County. John Baumgartner was the very first Register, taking office on April 10, 1837. Joseph M. Parke served two separate terms, from 1853 to 1865, and from 1867 to 1873. Reese Starner served the longest, from 1966 until 1995.

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