Saturday, May 28, 2016

A day at Friends Creek Sat. May 28, 2016

A day at Friends Creek Sat. May 28, 2016

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Sat. May 28, 2016 Enjoying Friends Creek

Sat. May 28, 2016 Enjoying Friends Creek

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Sat. May 28, 2016 Catching – up with old friends at the cabin…

Sat. May 28, 2016 Catching – up with old friends at the cabin…

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Stopping by on Memorial Day weekend to visit with some old friends at the Friends Creek Cemetery.

Sat. May 28, 2016 Stopping by on Memorial Day weekend to visit with some old friends at the Friends Creek Cemetery.

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Sat. May 28, 2016 Linus enjoys his Sat. night bath.

Sat. May 28, 2016 Linus enjoys his Sat. night bath.

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Sat. May 28, 2016 For the weekend, we enjoyed our luxury appointed outhouse at the cabin.

Sat. May 28, 2016 For the weekend, we enjoyed our luxury appointed outhouse at the cabin.

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Sat. May 28, 2016 – There is no such thing as a holiday for first responders.

Sat. May 28, 2016 – There is no such thing as a holiday for first responders. Traveling through Emmitsburg we noticed the tower unit busy serving the community. Be safe out there.

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Thurs. May 26, 2016 Great weather and a great turnout for the annual Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. fundraiser, the Big Money Raffle.

Thurs. May 26, 2016 Great weather and a great turnout for the annual Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. fundraiser, the Big Money Raffle.

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The story behind the Sacramento Rte 50 Ocean City signs


The story behind the Sacramento Rte 50 Ocean City signs https://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-story-behind-sacramento-rte-50.html

Two Coasts, Two Cities, Two Signs: The Story Behind The ‘Ocean City MD 3073’ Sign - Melody Stone, Friday, May 6, 2016 | Sacramento, CA http://www.capradio.org/72367

Motorists traveling on 50 East in Sacramento may be familiar with this perfectly normal-looking mileage sign — on first glance, it’s like every other mileage sign along California highways listing the cities you’ll be passing with the number of miles to go.

But on second glance, this sign gives pause — Placerville is about an hour away, and South Lake Tahoe double that, depending on traffic. But why does far-off Ocean City, Maryland merit a mention?

The simple fact is that US 50 paves 3,000-plus miles from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California, but there’s more to the story.

In the 1980s John R. Cropper, Jr. worked as the head of statewide highway maintenance for Caltrans. Cropper, now 92, was the man who instigated the sign listing Ocean City, MD as 3073 down the road.


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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is now reporting that Md. Rte. 31 has just been re-opened as of approximately 11:30 a.m.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is now reporting that Md. Rte. 31 has just been re-opened as of approximately 11:30 a.m.

Md. 31 had been closed by overturned truck just after midnight.

After responding to a single vehicle tractor and trailer accident at 1 a.m. in the morning, Rte. 31 remained closed as of mid-morning, Wed. May 25, 2016.

However by 11:30 several sources were saying that the road has now re-opened. And according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, the road has been re-opened.


http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/westminster/cctnews-traffic-md-31-closed-by-overturned-truck-20160525-story.html

Related: Update Wed. May 25, 2016 - On the scene of a single vehicle tractor and trailer accident on Rte. 31 west of Westminster http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/05/wed-may-25-2016-on-scene-of-single.html


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Search continues for Eldersburg man missing after this fishing boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico

Search continues for Eldersburg man missing after this fishing boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-crews-search-gulf-mexico-missing-boater-150843637.html?ref=gs

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — A search continues for a Maryland man whose boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off Cedar Key, Florida.

The Gainesville Sun (http://bit.ly/1sO0nAX) reports that Gilbert Valdes was on a 23-foot boat with his brother and another man when they capsized in a fast-approaching storm on Friday. All three were wearing life jackets.

On Saturday, U.S. Coast Guard crews found 50-year-old Garrick Valdes of Locust Grove, Virginia, and Bruce Smith of Alachua, Florida. They had managed to remain with the boat, but Gilbert Valdes could not.

The Coast Guard handed leadership of the search to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is keeping up the search with help from the Levy County Sheriff's Office.

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Wed. May 25, 2016 On the scene of a single vehicle tractor and trailer accident on Rte. 31 west of Westminster


 Wed. May 25, 2016 - On the scene of a single vehicle tractor and trailer accident on Rte. 31 west of Westminster half-way between Windsor Drive and Tahoma Farm Road. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/05/wed-may-25-2016-on-scene-of-single.html

The first call came in for [Sta 3 Fire] at 01:02 am CT: VC RESCUE RT 31 / WINDSOR DR BOX: 0323 DUE: X37 E31 RS6. Units from the New Windsor, and Westminster Vol. Fire Departments, Maryland State Police, MDE, SHA, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded.

Upon arrival Westminster first responders discovered a single vehicle truck accident. A cement hauler was northbound when it left the road for unknown reasons. Although the driver walked-away from the accident and only sustained non-life threatening injuries, the driver was transported to Carroll Hospital for treatment and observation.

Firefighters remained on the scene until approximately 2:20 am. However heavy-wreckers remained several more hours removing the tractor and trailer from the scene of the accident. Rte. 31 remained closed for almost 4 hours.

The only reported injury was to the driver. There were no reports of any injuries among the first responders.

The accident remains under investigation by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.

Kevin E. Dayhoff, Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. PIO AND Chaplain.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Jon Kelvey Carroll County Times: Nonprofit Center celebrates 10 years of incubating social good

Jon Kelvey Carroll County Times: Nonprofit Center celebrates 10 years of incubating social good http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-nonprofit-center-20160519-story.html

May 19, 2016

Incubators may be en vogue in the entrepreneurial tech world of Silicon Valley today, but when it comes to incubating nonprofits and building social capital, Westminster has been a leader since 2006, the year the Carroll County Nonprofit Center was born.

On Wednesday afternoon, more than 100 people filled a large conference room at the center's Clifton Boulevard location to celebrate a decade of its providing low cost, no rent homes for nonprofit organizations focused on helping the people of Carroll County.

"We've taken a lot of nonprofits from basements of churches, shopping centers, out of their homes," said Nonprofit Center Director Mark Krider in an interview. "This gives them stability, it gives them an address, it gives them a place to volunteer. People don't want to volunteer in somebody's home, or a basement of a church."

Standing at the podium Wednesday, Krider ran down some of the impressive statistics associated with 10 years of giving nonprofits a home: more than 55,000 families helped by agencies housed in the center; more than 148,251 volunteer hours served, a $3.9 million value; and 34 different agencies housed at one time or another. Current tenants include Habitat for Humanity; the Marriage and Relationship Education Center; and Head Start/Catholic Charities, which, Krider noted, has enrolled almost 2,000 children since becoming one of the first tenants in 2006.


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Monday, May 23, 2016

The Carroll County Health Department is alerting area citizens about a cat that recently tested positive for #rabies.


The Carroll County Health Department is alerting area citizens about a cat that recently tested positive for rabies.

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/health/ph-cc-rabid-cat-near-baughers-20160523-story.html

by Jon Kelvey for the Carroll County Times

The Carroll County Health Department is alerting area citizens about a cat that recently tested positive for rabies.

Mon. May 23, 2016 - Notice: The Carroll County Health Department is alerting area citizens about a cat that recently tested positive for rabies.

It was an older gray domestic short-hair kitten (approximately 9 months old) that may have roamed on and around the area of West Main Street that runs behind the Safeway, on the other side of Route 31 in Westminster (near Baugher’s Restaurant.)

Rabies is spread through saliva of an infected animal, usually by bite, but also through a scratch or open wound.

If you think you may have had contact with the cat in the ways described above, please contact the Health Department at (410) 876-4771, (410) 876-4936, or (410) 876-4882.

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For more information about rabies, go to the section on rabies on the Carroll County Health Department’s website here: http://www.carrollhealthdepartment.dhmh.md.gov/envirohealth/rabiesprevent.html

The Bureau of Environmental Health is charged with minimizing the effects of rabies on Carroll County's citizens. This is accomplished in cooperation with the Department's Nursing Bureau, local law enforcement, the County Humane Society, and other State and local agencies. The Bureau is responsible for investigation of animal bites, managing quarantines, conducting vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets, and determining when animals must be euthanized and /or submitted for laboratory testing.

Rabies Facts

Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus. It kills almost any mammal or human that gets sick from it.

The rabies virus lives in the saliva of rabid animals. It can be transmitted through a bite or scratch or by a lick in a wound or in the eye or mouth.

Only mammals get rabies. Birds, insects, fish, turtles, reptiles, and amphibians do not. Skunks, bats, foxes, raccoons, dogs, cats, ferrets, and some farm animals are most likely to get rabies. Rabbits, opossums, squirrels, rats, and mice seldom get it.

Rabies can be prevented in cats, dogs, ferrets, horses, cows, sheep, and goats with a rabies vaccination. There is no accepted rabies vaccination for wild animals.

Those most likely to be exposed are cats and dogs kept outside and allowed to roam; farm animals; humans who trap, hike, and camp.

What You Can Do To Prevent and Control Rabies

Cats, dogs, ferrets, and selected livestock need up-to-date rabies vaccination. Puppies and kittens vaccinated between the ages of 3-12 months, and dogs and cats receiving their first vaccination, must be revaccinated 12 months later. Re-vaccination should be every 1 to 3 years, depending on the type of vaccine used. It will not harm your pet to have it vaccinated every year if you wish.

The Bureau of Environmental Health offers at-cost anti-rabies vaccination clinics for animals each year.  Contact our office for dates and times.

If your vaccinated pet is attacked or bitten by a rabid animal, be sure to have it revaccinated with a booster. If your pet is not vaccinated, it may have to be destroyed or kept in strict isolation for six months.

Pets should be kept in the home or yard and, if off your property, walked on a leash. Pets running at large are more likely to be exposed to rabies.

Enjoy wild animals from a distance. Wild animals should not be kept as pets. They are a potential rabies threat to their owners and others. Even a baby skunk or raccoon, born in captivity, can be a rabies carrier.

Avoid strange animals even if they appear friendly. Do not try to coax wild animals to eat from your hand. Never approach or touch wild animals or pets you do not own.

Children should be told to immediately report any bite, scratch, or contact with a strange or wild animal.

Make your house and yard unattractive to wild animals. Feed pets inside the house. Keep garbage in tightly closed trash cans and do not set trash out the night before it is to be collected. Cap chimneys. Seal off any openings in the attic, under porches, and in basements and outbuildings.

Some Common Questions About Rabies

How can people get rabies?

Since rabies lives in rabid animals' saliva, a bite is the most common way it is transmitted. Scratches which have allowed saliva into the body or saliva that has gotten into open wounds, eyes, nose, or mouth can also be a problem. Just petting or touching a rabid animal or pet which has had contact with a rabid animal, or being in an area where rabid animals have been does not result in a rabies exposure.

What should I do if I think my dog, cat, ferret, or farm animal has rabies?

Consult a veterinarian and report to the local law enforcement agency if any person has been bitten or exposed to the suspect animal. Be sure to keep the animal confined until it can be examined by a veterinarian. Try not to expose yourself or other people to the animal.

What should I do if I see a stray or wild animal that I think may have rabies?

Do not feed or handle it. Keep your own animals from coming in contact with it. Capture the animal, if possible, without risking exposure. For example, if the raccoon is in a garage, close all doors and windows. Then call your local animal control agency for further instructions.

What should I do if I find a dead animal on my property?

If there has been human or animal exposure, contact your local health department for instructions. If there has been no human or animal exposure, the animal may be buried. If it is necessary to touch the animal, gloves should be worn. An easy way to handle the animal is to stick your hand into a garbage bag, grab the animal by a leg through the garbage bag, then pull the bag over the animal, and tie it shut. Then, bury the animal, preferably three feet deep, or dispose of it through the local animal control agency. Do not throw it out along a road, or in a wooded area or field.

What should I do if my dog, cat, ferret, or farm animal has been exposed to a wild animal that I think may have rabies?

Do not handle, pet, touch, or examine your animal for at least 2 hours. The wild animal should be captured or killed, being careful not to damage the head, and submitted for rabies testing through the local health department. In doing this, you should be careful not to get bitten or exposed to the wild animal. Assistance may be available through your local animal control agency.

What will be done with the animal that bit (or exposed) me to find out if it has rabies?

If it is a dog, cat, ferret, or farm animal, it will be quarantined for 10 days, to find out if it had rabies at the time it bit you. If it is a wild animal, it will probably have to be destroyed and the head submitted for testing to the laboratory.
Should I get vaccinated against rabies?

Generally speaking no. The pre-exposure vaccination is only recommended for certain high-risk groups. These are people who regularly handle animals and, therefore, may be at high risk of exposure to rabies. High-risk groups include veterinarians, animal control workers, trappers and raccoon hunters.

What You Need To Do If A Bite Occurs

Try to capture the animal or, if the animal is wild, try to kill it. Try not to damage the animal's head.

Immediately wash the wound with plenty of soap and water, scrubbing the bitten area gently. Dry the wound.

If the animal is a pet dog or cat, obtain the pet owner's name, address, and telephone number. Find out if the animal has a current rabies shot (immunization) and write down the rabies tag number.

Get prompt medical attention, if necessary. Go to your family doctor or nearest emergency room.

Report the incident to the police. If your pet dog or cat is involved in a fight with a wild animal:

Do not handle your pet for two hours after the fight. This will give any infected saliva time to dry, killing the virus.

If your immunized pet dog or cat has been bitten, they will need another rabies vaccination. The animal will also have to be kept on a leash or caged for 45 days.

If your pet is not currently vaccinated, it will have to be placed in strict isolation for six months or humanely euthanized.

What You Need To Know About Rabies Treatment

Once the signs of rabies appear, the disease almost always causes death. If caught in time, it can be prevented. After a person is bitten by an animal proven to have rabies, a doctor must be contacted immediately and anti-rabies treatment begun.

The treatment consists of five doses of vaccine given over a one-month period, plus antiserum given at the beginning. None of the injections are given in the stomach area. This treatment has been very successful.

No one who has received proper treatment has died from rabies.

Vaccination against rabies before exposure is not recommended for the general public. Only those individuals who are regularly at risk for rabies exposure should get this vaccine (for example, veterinarians, and animal control workers).

For more information about rabies, go to the section on rabies on the Carroll County Health Department’s website here: http://www.carrollhealthdepartment.dhmh.md.gov/envirohealth/rabiesprevent.html

In other Carroll County Health Department News

Counterfeit Drugs Pose New Threat

Maryland cases of Zika infection now at 12

Zika Awareness Week: It’s not spreading here. Let’s keep it that way.

Carroll County ranked #3 in Maryland for health

Groundwater week serves as reminder of resource beneath your feet

New head of dental clinic brings extensive experience

Spring break travelers should be sure to pack Zika precautions
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Link for the Hynes Family Firefighter Fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County


Link for the Hynes Family Firefighter Fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County. http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=313

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By Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. Chaplain Kevin E. Dayhoff Monday, May 23, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207803775385914&set=a.10203968656950350.1073741840.1040426835&type=3&theater

Once you click on the link for the fund at the Community Foundation, http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=313, look for a donate button just under the Community Foundation logo…

On Monday, May 23, 2016, a link was set up on the Foundation's web site: www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org for electronic financial donations. Find that link here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=313

Last Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2016 - A fund was established at the Community Foundation to assist the Hynes Family. See: http://www.westminstervfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160521-K-Hynes-Fund.pdf

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept. is collecting money to help a member of the fire department and her family get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home Friday night, May 20, 2016

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept. has partnered with the Community Foundation of Carroll County to help raise funds for the Hynes family. All donations to the Hynes Family Firefighter Fund at the Community Foundation of Carroll County are tax deductible.

If you would rather write a check, donations may be sent to
Community Foundation of Carroll County
% Hynes Family
255 Clifton Boulevard
Westminster Md. 21157

Be sure to note on your check that the donation is for the Hynes family

For more information, call the Community Foundation of Carroll County at 410-876-5505 or contact the Westminster Fire Dept. at 410-848-1800 Ext. 381 and leave a message if necessary.

The Mission of the Community Foundation of Carroll County is to maintain and enhance the quality of life in the community of Carroll County through philanthropic means. The Foundation will receive, invest, and distribute funds for charitable, cultural, and educational purposes for the benefit of the citizens of Carroll County.

Further evaluation is needed to determine precisely the Hynes family needs at the moment. Friends, neighbors, the first responder and firefighter community, and the American Red Cross has been very helpful with many of their immediate needs.

Financial donations for the Hynes family are not being accepted at the Westminster Fire Dept. Our partner, the Community Foundation of Carroll County is handling that for the department - to free-up the department to continue to respond to approximately 6,000 fire and EMS calls a year. .

Please do not drop off any donations at the Westminster Fire Dept. as the department is unable to store or manage any food, furniture, clothing, or housewares. The Hynes family is being helped with donations of food, furniture, clothing, or housewares by other partners in the community.

For those who have asked to also make a donation to the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, visit our website at http://www.westminstervfd.org/ or make a check payable to the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. #1 and mail it to: 28 John Street, Westminster, MD 21157

On Friday evening, May 20, 2016 the home of the family of Hugh and Carla Hynes was destroyed by a tragic accidental fire due to a mechanical failure of their neighbor’s air conditioning unit.

According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s office, “Investigators determined a mechanical failure lead to the A/C unit exploding, causing the fire. Both the owner and the neighbor attempted to extinguish the fire with a garden hose to no avail. The fire spread rapidly upwards into the roof of the home causing extensive damage to the home and both adjoining units.” 

Over 80 firefighters from Carroll and Baltimore Co, and the Westminster Police Dept. responded with 20 pieces of equipment to a two–alarm fire in the 200 block of Gallatin Court, north of Westminster off Cranberry Rd. The first call came into the county emergency communications center at 9:39. A second alarm was quickly sounded at 9:55.

Several family pets were saved by quick action by the firefighters on the scene of a two – alarm fire late Friday night in Westminster. The cats and dogs were attended to by emergency medical personnel, including vet tech Tanya Andrews who assisted Manchester EMS personnel to provide emergency oxygen to save the life of a family pet cat stricken by smoke inhalation late Friday night

Three families were displaced and two townhouses were destroyed in the blaze, but the fire did not spread farther thanks to the prompt and well-coordinated response by firefighters. Fire was declared under control at 1024 pm, but wrap-up and clean-up operations lasted until approximately 3 am, Sat. morning

For more information or clarifications about this press release contact the Westminster Fire Dept. at 410-848-1800 Ext. 381 and leave a message if necessary or contact Westminster Fire Department Chaplain and PIO Kevin E. Dayhoff at kdayhoff@westminstervfd.org

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Dayhoff: Historical markers dedicated for the Henryton Nursing School, Tuberculosis Sanatorium


Dayhoff: Historical markers dedicated for the Henryton Nursing School, Tuberculosis Sanatorium

By Kevin Dayhoff May 22, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/ph-ce-dayhoff-052216-20160522-column.html

About 50 folks huddled along the shoulder of Henryton Road at the entrance of the historic Henryton State Hospital complex May 14 to dedicate two roadside historic markers. The sun shined brightly on the ceremonies in a rare reprieve in the recent streak of endless days of rainfall.

No, the celebrants were not there to dedicate an ark, but it nearly took an act of God to get the state of Maryland to tacitly acknowledge the very existence of the historic segregated facility for the treatment of African Americans suffering from tuberculosis and the segregated nursing school that was once located there — far out of sight of urban Baltimore and the seat of state government in Annapolis.

Noted civil rights leader John Lewis Jr., the 2nd vice president of the Carroll County NAACP, was the master of ceremonies. Other community leaders, such as Pam Zappardino, Charles Collyer, Virginia and Charles Harrison, Jean Lewis, Del. Susan Krebs R-District 5, the Rev. Douglas Sands and Maryland NAACP president Gerald G. Stansbury were on hand to share in the ceremonies.

Read more: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/ph-ce-dayhoff-052216-20160522-column.html

This writer began looking into the history of the hospital in the early 1970s when it caught my attention during an assignment to research the history of hospitals in Carroll County for a project for what was then-Carroll County General Hospital.

Over the years, researching the history of hospital has difficult. What little information on the hospital that was found was often conflicting, inconsistent, and only appeared in anecdotal accounts; often without a comprehensive context. Many historians contacted in the 1970s were barely aware of the facility.


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Also see: “Memories of Henryton State hospital fading with buildings demolished,” article by Kevin E. Dayhoff in the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0628-20150716-story.html

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