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After rainouts, veterans again invited to flagpole dedication Saturday

Carroll County Times - 7/27/2018

July 26--After three previous attempts were rained out, a flagpole dedication ceremony intended to honor veterans, particularly veterans of World War II, will take place Saturday afternoon in Westminster.

The WW II Veterans Plitt Flagpole Dedication will be held at 2 p.m. at 707 Wheatley Drive in Westminster, just off Lucabaugh Mill Road, near the intersection with Md. 27, and all veterans of World War II are invited to attend

The site is being donated by Charlotte and Charles Wheatley, and family and friends, in honor of an 18-year-old Bronze Star Medal recipient, Technical Sgt. Calvin E. Plitt, and all of his World War II comrades-in-arms.

"We have a one-hour program planned with veteran introductions, Sousa marches, patriots in costume on stilts, the flagpole dedication, and a look at the meaning of patriotism," Wheatley wrote in an email.

A featured speaker, according to Wheatley, will be Scott Wolford, of Westminster, a 17-year veteran of both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.

For more information, call the Wheatleys at 410-871-1112.

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Volunteer firefighter Matt Knight and his family have been making French fries at the Reese Fire Company Carnival for generations. Here's how it's done.

(Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

Volunteer firefighter Matt Knight and his family have been making French fries at the Reese Fire Company Carnival for generations. Here's how it's done.

(Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

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Volunteer firefighter Matt Knight and his family have been making French fries at the Reese Fire Company Carnival for generations. Here's how it's done.

(Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

Volunteer firefighter Matt Knight and his family have been making French fries at the Reese Fire Company Carnival for generations. Here's how it's done.

(Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

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Warfield ground breaking ceremony 2018

Warfield ground breaking ceremony 2018

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Flooding can be seen at Md. 27, where two men got stuck heading southbound past Nicodemus Road on Wednesday evening, July 25.

Flooding can be seen at Md. 27, where two men got stuck heading southbound past Nicodemus Road on Wednesday evening, July 25.

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Linda Kirkpatrick, talks about the the week-long camp which is in its 33rd year this summer, and culminates in a final concert on Friday, July 20.

Linda Kirkpatrick, talks about the the week-long camp which is in its 33rd year this summer, and culminates in a final concert on Friday, July 20.

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A Civil War-era ash tree was cut down July 17, 2018 on Md. 97 after the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest and State Highway Administration for it was dead and a hard to keep memorials and roads. (Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

A Civil War-era ash tree was cut down July 17, 2018 on Md. 97 after the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest and State Highway Administration for it was dead and a hard to keep memorials and roads. (Jennifer Turiano -- Carroll County Times)

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