Carroll County Lifestyles

Every day, about 10 people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, five are children aged 14 or younger. Kids drown quickly and quietly; a drowning child cannot cry or shout for help. The most important precaution is active supervision.

God wants us to comfort others as He has comforted us. God is changing us on the inside for the better. Do not judge, allow God time to change others. Pray for your enemies. Speak peace. Watch God go to work.

I think some of my motivation for going back to the gym also revolves around facing the potential for turning 80 later this year. I’m not sure why that seems like a big milestone – or is it millstone? – but nevertheless it has me looking at what makes the last decades of life meaningful and valuable.

A right-of-way is not legally required to be established by formal contract. If there is no reference in the deed or other written permission to cross the neighboring property, the right may be established by usage.

Not much is known about the life and times of Mathius de Sousa and what is known is fodder for debate and discussion among historians, but it can be easily argued that de Sousa was the first American of African descent to be an elected official in Maryland, if not the first African American elected official in our nation’s history. It can also be put forth that he was the first African American to vote in America. As an aside, it is only fitting that mention is made of Juneteenth. This coming Saturday is Juneteenth, otherwise known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, or Emancipation Day.

You might want to start looking for those eclipse glasses you squirreled away from the great 2017 solar eclipse. On Thursday morning an eclipse of the sun will already be in progress at sunrise. If you have a good view of the horizon you should be able to see at least a portion of the partial eclipse.

Do you love yourself? Do you love the God within? Are you grateful for you? To love others, you must first love yourself.

There are always things to be on the lookout for to keep our children out of danger’s way. So, with the warmer weather upon us, and lots of time spent outside, we need to give more attention to the dangers in and around cars.

“I like to think of myself as an artist with his hands in many pots. I feel drawn towards animation because it is the perfect meeting point of drawing and video, the two artforms I enjoy the most. Although hand drawn animation is my focus, I will always be designing, videoing, painting, printmaking, photographing, who knows what else. I just enjoy what I make,” Chase Nickoles said.

June 14 is Flag Day in the United States. The holiday was first established by President Woodrow Wilson on May 30, 1916. On Aug. 3, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress that designated June 14 as National Flag Day. The history of the United States flag is fascinating. The history is steeped in intrigue, twists and turns, and surprises.

On Memorial Day in 2006, Lt. Col. John W. “Jack” Fringer Jr., U.S. Army (Retired), choose not to call undue attention to himself or his family, even though that would have fitting and appropriate. For you see, the gentleman we know as LTC. Jack Fringer is the son of the late Mrs. Belle Fringer and Captain John Wesley Fringer.

Since the 1950s, filibusters were the favorite tool of both civil rights opponents and freedom of choice proponents; in the past few years, it has been the favorite weapon of the Republican Party to kill bills like the Paycheck Fairness Act, Emergency Seniors Relief Act, the Dream act, and gun violence protection.

I pray that Biblical hope — God’s hope — resonates with your spirit, and move us all from “wishful thinking” to certainty and assurance in God and His Word.

Local paper artist Yvonne Zeminski enjoys producing handmade cards.

In a six-month period, this section of Westminster, not even a full city block long, was hit with some devastating news, culminating at Christmas with the notification that two sons from one family had made the ultimate sacrifice.

Letters to the editor published in the May 25 edition of the Carroll County Times.

Comment in the inbox: information in the Legal Matters column published May 9 was, “factually not accurate in how Maryland law treats dog bite cases.” The information from the website is, in fact, outdated. The reader is correct. The General Assembly changed the applicable section of the law in 2019. The statute now in effect says in part, “In an action against an owner of a dog for damages for personal injury or death caused by the dog, evidence that the dog caused the personal injury or death creates a rebuttable presumption that the owner knew or should have known that the dog had vicious or dangerous propensities.”

Family and friends continue to be impacted by their loved one’s addiction in ways that many people don’t realize, causing feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic long after the impact of addiction happens.

The end of May brings memories of Memorial Day parades and other celebrations. In my 90 plus years, my family has attended or participated in numerous such events in Westminster that in many ways tell the story of almost a century of life here in Carroll County.

Electing two female mayors in the same election cycle is yet another leap forward for Carroll County as increasingly the appointed and elected leadership of our community looks like the constituency we serve.

Jesus’ home was among people. He lived with them. He suffered with them. He laughed with them. He knew them. He challenged them. Most important, he loved them. He loved them to the point that he would put his life on the line for them.