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Time For Some Ice Art

Posted on February 16, 2012 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

The fifth annual Winter Fest will take place in downtown Oakland Feb. 17-19. Bill Sandusky and his ice carving company, Frozen Assets, will arrive in town next week to begin the artistic work, that of creating a wide array of … Continue reading →

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Number 1 Moved To New Home

Posted on September 2, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

‘Like’ on Facebook! Support the Republican Newspaper! It’s only $9.95/year for the online edition! Sep. 1, 2011 With appropriate pomp and circumstance, the noble Number 1 fire truck of the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, a 1930 American LaFrance pumper, was … Continue reading →

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>Transportation Museum moving along

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

> I snapped a few photos of the new Garrett County Transportation Museum in downtown Oakland. Construction is apprently moving right along Also, I found an article from Mountain Discoveries with more photos & details. It should be opening this … Continue reading →

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>It’s Winter Fest Time! – The Republican News

Posted on February 18, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

> The streets of Oakland soon will be decorated with a variety of ice sculptures, as the fourth annual Winter Fest will get under way tomorrow, Feb. 18, and run through Sunday evening. The sculptures will be lighted, and a … Continue reading →

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Looking Back: Embarrassed wife has Oakland’s first doctor executed

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

Quite an interesting story about historical Oakland: JAMES RADACumberland Times-News — OAKLAND — It’s been said that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Such fury cost Oakland its first doctor. When Dr. John Conn stepped off the Baltimore … Continue reading →

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