June 2010 – Page 2 – Jay's Real Estate Blog

Abe Clark – Running across America

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and passing through Garrett County last Friday on his way from California to Atlantic City, N.J., was Abe Clark, a 24-year-old resident of Wisconsin. Clark is hoping to arrive in Atlantic City next Wednesday, completing a distance of nearly 3,000 miles and an estimated 4,000,000 steps. He also pushes a three-wheeled cart that carries various supplies. His effort to date has raised over $76,000 which will be given to Living Water International, a non-profit foundation that helps supply fresh water to people in Third World nations, with a current focus on Haiti following that nation’s devastating earthquake. Clark, who was a high school and collegiate runner, said that it was “a sense of adventure, a love of distance running, and a desire to help others” that motivated him to do this. While he has managed to make the excursion without injury, other than a few blisters, he nearly lost his life in New Mexico during a major snowstorm in February. He survived by building a snow cave and spending some 16 hours in it until the storm subsided. His 136-day run was also interrupted by the death of his grandfather, which took him off his course and back to Wisconsin for about three days. Persons who would like to make a donation to his cause can do so online by logging on to www.runningwater.cc. “I hope my actions will encourage others to join me in the race for clean water. I believe most people take fresh water for granted and are unaware of the shortages around the world,” Clark said. Abe’s father Mike, a cross country coach, was with him during his overnight stop in Oakland.

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Garrett County Special Olympics Summer Games

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Jun. 24, 2010

Garrett County Special Olympics athletes fared extremely well in bocce singles and bocce doubles at the 40th anniversary of the Special Olympics Summer Games held at Towson University from June 10 to 13. The following athletes earned medals in the bocce singles competition: Robert Broadwater, Jeff Michaels, Linda Murphy, and Toma Savage earned gold medals; Virginia Simon earned a silver medal; and Laurie Bittinger, George Mattingly, Craig Robison, and Wendy Seymour earned bronze medals. Stacy Geroski received a 4th place ribbon for bocce singles. The following teams earned medals in bocce doubles: Broadwater and Michaels, and Murphy and Seymour earned gold medals; Geroski and Mattingly earned a silver medal; and Bittinger and Simon, and Robison and Savage earned bronze medals. Pictured above in the front row, from left to right, are Murphy and coach Karen Broadwater. Middle row: Holly Haley, Bittinger, Geroski, Michelle Giebel, Michaels, Mattingly, and area director Matia Vanderbilt. Back row: Seymour, Robert Broadwater, Robison, Stewart Holt, Savage, Simon, and Donna Holt.

Accident Plans Annual July 4 Celebration

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Jun. 24, 2010

Accident’s annual 4th of July Homecoming celebration will be held on Saturday, July 3, starting at 9 a.m. The celebration will begin with the Ecumenical worship service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located at 102 S. Main Street. Following the service, the American Legion Post 208 will sponsor the raising of the state and American flags at the American Legion Memorial, located in the Accident Veterans’ Park.

The Legion will also have a display of complete military uniforms from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War from noon until 5 p.m. in the American Legion meeting room on the lower level of the fire hall.

The annual parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and will follow Main Street, starting on the northern end of town. Chicken dinners, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, ice cream cones, drinks, homemade pies, and a variety of sandwiches will be served at the Accident fire hall, starting at noon.

Throughout the day, there will be musical entertainment at the fire hall pavilion, starting at noon with the Garrett Highlands Pipes and Drums under the direction of Paul Browning. The Accident Concert Band will perform patriotic music at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m., Black Diamond will perform bluegrass music at the pavilion. The guest speaker will be a member of the Western Maryland Military Family Support Group.

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Oakland Inventor Wins Gold Medal At Pennsylvania Exposition

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Jun. 24, 2010

Gary L. Hardesty, Oakland, received four awards during last week’s Invention & New Product Exposition (INPEX show) at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa. INPEX is billed as America’s largest inventor trade show, where new inventions and product ideas from around the world come to be judged by an international panel of experts.

Hardesty is owner of Garrett Innovations, a new product development company that represented one of his latest patent-pending tools, the Mat Lite, a hands-free work light that illuminates the entire bottom of a car on an auto lift.

At an awards dinner and ceremony Friday night, Hardesty was awarded a Certificate of Achievement from the 2010 INPEX Inventors University, two Awards of Excellence from the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, and the Gold Medal for Innovation Excellence in Automotive Tools from INPEX.

Thirty-five products in the automotive categories competed for gold and Bosch awards, with the top three earning awards. Inventors from across the United States and 14 countries – including Germany, Korea, China, and Taiwan – traveled to Pennsylvania to compete, according to event organizers.

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ASCI To Host Championships This Weekend

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Jun. 24, 2010

The Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) will host the first of two national caliber competitions this weekend.
The U.S. Canoe and Kayak Whitewater Slalom “Age Group” National Championships combine the Junior and Masters/Legend national championships, and will be held on Sunday morning, June 27.

“It’s a serious race for the kids, and a weekend warrior contest of words and occasionally amazing deeds for the old folks,” said one veteran slalom racer.

The Age Group Nationals is open to the public and will occur from 7 to 11 a.m. on Sunday. Whitewater rafting trips will be available Sunday after the race for anyone who would like to ride the same rapids.

Members of the 2010 U.S. Junior National Team will earn National Champion titles, and a number of the athletes may go on to the Olympics.

Racing this weekend will be young athletes from as far as Washington state, Colorado, and throughout the East Coast. In particular, the Maryland-based “Bethesda Center for Excellence” (BCE) team, coached by 1989 World Champion silver medalist and two-time Olympic medalist Dana Chladek, will field a full team. BCE is also helping to organize and co-host the event with ASCI.

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Hale Irwin Celebrates Opening of Lodestone Golf Club

Posted by Scott Kauffman 06/24/10 2:20 PM EST
Real Estate Channel

(MCHENRY, MD) — An area of Western Maryland known as the “Lake Tahoe of the Atlantic” recently celebrated the opening of a new 18-hole private golf course called Lodestone Golf Club.

The 18-hole facility, which opened June 5, is a Hale Irwin Signature design in collaboration with golf architect Todd Schoeder. The golf course sits in the sits in the mountainous region above Deep Creek Lake and the well known Wisp Resort.

The par-72 Lodestone plays 7,507 yards from the ‘Irwin Tees’ and features bentgrass greens, tees and fairways. Lodestone Golf Club is a truly natural mountain golf course highlighted by bold, tree-lined fairways, eye-catching bunker complexes and dramatic rock outcroppings. Native fescue grasses frame many of the course’s scenic holes enhancing its natural feel. Not only does Lodestone have the highest elevation of any course in Maryland at 2,973 feet above sea level, but this premier club boasts several eye-opening elevation changes and sweeping views of the mountainous region that sits above Deep Creek Lake.

“We knew that Lodestone was going to be a challenge to present nature without over powering the golf (and vice versa),” said three-time U.S. Open Champion Hale Irwin. “We really worked extremely hard to uncover and highlight the many attributes that the site was blessed with in the first hand…to bring out the land, bring out the natural topography, highlight the dramatic views. I feel we accomplished that quite nicely and that both Lodestone members and guests will find the course exciting, fun filled and memorable. They will definitely have bragging rights

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Lakefront Home Sells for $3.5 Million at Deep Creek Lake – Railey Blog

Railey Realty is proud to announce its participation as the listing broker in the highest lakefront residential sale recorded at Deep Creek Lake. The upscale, nearly 14,000 square foot home when finished, was recently sold for $3.5 million. The home was built in 2007 and is located in the Reserve at Holy Cross which is a private lakefront/lake access community. The property features stunning, unobstructed views of Deep Creek Lake from most rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, nearly every upgrade you could imagine in a high-end home, and a boat dock permitted for 3 power boats. The couple who purchased this home is from the Pittsburgh area and plan on using it as a vacation home.
This is the first sale over $3 million at Deep Creek Lake and is the highest sold price for a residential property since 2007, when another lakefront house in The Reserve at Holy Cross sold for $2.8 million.

If you are thinking about buying or selling lakefront property on Deep Creek Lake, give us a call or send us an e-mail. As Deep Creek’s leading real estate brokerage, we can assist you with all your real estate needs.

First Day of Summer 2010 – continued :)

I promised earlier this week that I would have some photos of ‘Fergy Family Fun Day’ on the first day of summer. Between swimming, boating, discovering (at the Deep Creek Discovery Center), beaching and dinner, we had an incredible first day of summer! I LOVE DEEP CREEK!@!@!@!

Here are some pics:

United Way funding to target homelessness

For the Cumberland Times-News

Cumberland Times-News

CUMBERLAND — More than $150,000 in County United Way funding will be spent to combat homelessness and implement programs for children in response to needs that were identified by community members during the past year.

As part of the agency’s new Community Impact Funding program, organizations applying for funds in Allegany, Garrett, Mineral and Hampshire counties were required to address these key issues as well as collaborate with other agencies to create innovative programs.

“We have been working on achieving Community Impact Funding for the past three years,” said Tom Dowdell, president of the Board of Directors for County United Way. “We certainly recognize that County United Way cannot solve these problems alone, but we can serve as a catalyst in the process and partner in the discussion with others who may be in the best position to meet these critical needs for each community.”

A Community Summit occurred in 2009 with 104 participants focused on determining critical needs for their respective counties. Allegany County prioritized programs to address homelessness while Garrett, Hampshire and Mineral counties agreed to target after-school and summer programs for children.

Allegany County received two proposals for homeless programs with a total award of $97,875 and Garrett County received two proposals for after-school and summer programs amounting to $13,769. Both Mineral and Hampshire counties received four proposals for student programs and were awarded $27,182 and $10,413, respectively.

Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab, chairwoman of the Executive Committee for Allegany County and a member of the Community Impact Task Force said, “The United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems in our communities.”

County United Way Executive Director Mary Beth Pirolozzi explained the concept behind Community Impact Funding. “We were challenged by our donors and the community to find the best ideas to strengthen and improve our community. As greater needs are presented, donors ask what we are doing to reduce or eliminate the underlying causes of those needs.”

The United Way commissioned a community needs assessment using a public meeting approach. Nine one-hour meetings were held in all areas served by CUW with more than 200 community members participating.

Pam Jan, Community Impact Task Force member and an Executive Committee member for Mineral County, commented on the future of County United Way. “We are very excited about the new direction our local counties have chosen to pursue. As always, donors to the United Way can designate funds for a favorite organization. But we believe this way of allocating resources will make a greater positive impact on our community.”

If you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in Garrett County or Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, call Jay Ferguson of Railey Realty for all of your real estate needs! 877-563-5350

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New low price, adjacent to Broadford Park

1104 ALEXANDER LN
OAKLAND, MD 21550
GA7297438

Tastefully updated colonial on quiet cul-de-sac, backs to Broadford Lake park. Move-in ready! Fresh paint inside/out, re-carpeted, new kitchen in Oct 08: cherry cabinets & granite tops. Dining, family room, library, 1/2 bath & deck access on 1st floor. A tranquil 2nd floor master suite w/ 2 walk-in closets, en-suite bath & deck with views. Lower level boasts new media room! Perfect entertaining!

Month: June 2010

Abe Clark – Running across America

Garrett County Special Olympics Summer Games

Accident Plans Annual July 4 Celebration

Oakland Inventor Wins Gold Medal At Pennsylvania Exposition

ASCI To Host Championships This Weekend

Hale Irwin Celebrates Opening of Lodestone Golf Club

Lakefront Home Sells for $3.5 Million at Deep Creek Lake – Railey Blog

First Day of Summer 2010 – continued :)

United Way funding to target homelessness

New low price, adjacent to Broadford Park

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