August 2010 – Page 3 – Jay's Real Estate Blog

Maryland Horse Rescue Farm Names 8 Rescued Horses with a Facebook Contest

More on the Garrett County Horse Rescue:

Volunteer Organization Turns to Social Media to Raise Much Needed Funds and Awareness

Eight new horses was a challenge for us Mt Airy, MD (Vocus) August 21, 2010

When the call came in to HorseNet Horse Rescue (HNHR) that 8 abused and neglected horses from a large seizure in Garrett County needed help, there was only one option – make room.

For over 10 years, HNHR’s volunteers have been providing medical care, treatment, and a permanent home to horses that have been neglected, abused, or abandoned. The 100% volunteer run organization keeps two farms in Maryland, one in Mt. Airy and the other in New Windsor. Each farm serves about 45 horses.
“Eight new horses was a challenge for us” says Executive Director Michelle Sithithavorn. “ We have the space and commitment from our volunteers, but what we need is resources for shelter, food and medical care.”
HNHR turned to the power of social media, specifically Facebook and ran a horse naming contest. Participants, through the HNHR Facebook page saw photos of the horse and then pledged $10 per name to be added to a master list of possible selections or pledged $100 to name a horse outright.

“We had a tremendous response,” says Sithithavorn. We raised over three thousand dollars as well as awareness for these beautiful animals.”

The naming contest was a great success because it allowed HNHR to reach out to animal lovers and horse enthusiasts outside of the local Maryland area without costly mailings or time consuming and expensive outreach programs.

“We want to thank everyone who helped to name these horses and remind people that these animals need a lot of care and we are always seeking donations. We provide these animals with a permanent safety net to live full and happy lives. We encourage people to call and come by and volunteer, the experience is life changing,” says Sithithavorn.

HNHR welcomes its new horse family members: Sahara, Rey, Radiant, Harry’s Hero, Charlotte, Chiquita, Thomasina and Little Cimarron.

For more information or to make a donation visit Horse Net Horse Rescue online at: www.hnhr.org and friend them on Facebook.

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Department of Public Utilities – Sewer Odor Factsheet

The Garrett County Department of Public Utilities has issued a fact sheet about the sewer odor issues at/near the pumping stations at the lake. It sounds like they are going to try a new approach, as the other methods seem to be failing.

View the document here.

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Fun In The Falls

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These four bathers were hoping to get a few good shots of their toes, apparently, while playing in the rapids at the base of Swallow Falls this week. The fun of summer in Garrett County hardly gets better than this, with a natural water park with all the thrills there for the taking. The weather has been quite favorable for all sorts of summer activities, although the grass and plants are beginning to want for water. The only hint of rain in the forecast is not mentioned until Saturday, and that is only a 20% chance so far. The younger set might want to get outside and take advantage of all the mountaintop has to offer, as schools are to open next Wednesday (sorry to mention it, kids). Photo by Sharon Baum of Turkey Neck.

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Blue ribbon pumpkin from Garrett County Fair

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Aug. 19, 2010

A blue ribbon is happily displayed by Tailynn Friend, who earned the award at last week’s Garrett County Agriculture Fair for her impressive “squash-like fruit,” as the pumpkin is described on Wikipedia. The pumpkin weighed no fewer than 289 pounds.

Tailynn is one of hundreds of winning youngsters from last week’s event, the results of which will be reported in The Republican newspaper’s special Garrett County Fair supplement, to be published next week. The special pages will include the livestock sale report, multiple photographs, and lists of winners. Now if someone will simply carve out Tailynn’s pumpkin and attach it to a miniature pony, she will have transportation to her next ball. Photo by Danielle Friend.

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Friendsville Days Parade Winners Are Announced

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Aug. 19, 2010

The following were winners or owners of winning entries in the recent 2010 Friendsville Days Parade, sponsored by the Friendsville Lions club and Friendsville Days Committee:

Amateur float – Preston FFA.
Commercial float – Garrett County Memorial Hospital.
Marching group – Marion County Rockettes.
Best appearing 4-wheeler – S&S Market.
Best appearing pickup truck – Mel’s Truck Service.
Best appearing motorcycle – Jimmy Ross.
Best appearing car – An old state trooper car.
Best appearing antique car – Model A, Ed Kelley.
Best appearing tandem truck – Devonian Industrial.
Best appearing semi-truck – Rosenberger Trucking.
Best appearing historic tractor – “Rob Corley for Sheriff.
Best looking farm tractor – 1954 Allis Chalmers, Doug Sines.
Best appearing horse – Gene Fike.

FIRE/RESCUE DIVISION
Best appearing ambulance – Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad.
Brush truck – Midland Volunteer Fire Department.
Pumper 1250 GPM or more – Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company.
Pumper 1000 GPM or less – Addison Volunteer Fire Department.
Tanker – Oakland Volunteer Fire Department.
Oldest operating motorized fire truck – Confluence (Pa.) Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Department traveling the longest distance – Kitzmiller Volunteer Fire Department.
Best appearing specialized unit – Addison (Pa.) Volunteer Fire Department.
Overall best appearing fire department – Eastern Garrett Volunteer Fire Department.

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Town Of Oakland Receives Major Grant To Benefit The Dove Center

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Aug. 19, 2010

Oakland mayor Peggy Jamison announced to staff and board members of the Dove Center on Friday, Aug. 13, that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development awarded the town of Oakland a Community Development Block Grant.
The grant of $800,000 will help the Dove Center build a new facility, which is projected to be completed in less than 18 months. The facility will provide storage space, private offices for administrators and counselors, and safe, secure shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Criteria for the grant included demonstrated need and community support for a new facility. “Dem-onstrating need for the facility was relatively easy. The current shelter, with one bathroom, sometimes houses as many as 15 people,” stated a spokesperson for the Dove Center.

In addition to the grant, community support also helped to finance the plan for the new building. Two years ago the center, under the leadership of Edna Forsyth, organized Capital Campaign II, setting a goal of $200,000, which was a quarter of the amount applied for in the grant. Employees and volunteers set out to ask friends, family, neighbors, and businesses for donations. To date, according to the campaign’s chair, Pam Trickett, the total campaign effort has raised about $289,000, with donations still coming in.

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Ceremony Marks Opening of New GC Career Center

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Aug. 19, 2010

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday marked the opening of the newest Garrett College facility, the Career Technology & Training Center (CTTC), located in the Central Garrett Industrial Park in Accident. The event was the culmination of a three-year collaborative effort of planning, designing, and building. The project involved input and funding at the county, state, and federal levels.
Julie Yoder, interim dean of Continuing Education & Workforce Development at Garrett College, welcomed guests to the inaugural event and introduced the speakers, who represented the officials, agencies, and businesses instrumental in the CTTC project.

Guest speakers included Garrett College president Dr. Richard MacLennan; director of Garrett County Economic Development Jim Hinebaugh; Garrett County commissioners Ernie Gregg, Dennis Glotfelty, and Fred Holliday; state Senator George Edwards; Robin Summerfield, field representative for U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin; Julianna Albowicz, field representative for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski; Vickie Swink of the Maryland Department of Economic Development; executive director of the Garrett College Foundation Fred Learey; project manager, CRA Architects Adam Abraham; Willis Beitzel of Beitzel Corporation; assistant director of Garrett County Economic Development Frank Shapp; and Tom Vent, husband of the late JoAnn Vent, to whom Phase II of the CTTC project will be dedicated.

Dr. MacLennan thanked everyone who contributed to this endeavor. He underscored the importance of this new training facility to the long-term goals of the college. “Our mission is to make education accessible to everyone in the county. We will strive to match local training needs with local business demands,” he said.

Hinebaugh noted that the initiation of the second phase of the Garrett County Scholarship program targeting occupational studies directly coincides with the opening of the CTTC and further increasing opportunities for county residents. “We have expanded access to higher education which will better prepare our students for employment. We are growing our skill base in Garrett County,” he said.

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43rd Annual Autumn Glory Festival Scheduled For Oct. 6 Through Oct. 10

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Aug. 19, 2010

by Sarah Duck, GC

Chamber of Commerce marketing director

Enjoy the beauty of the fall season in the mountains as Maryland celebrates the 43rd anniversary of Autumn Glory with two large parades, concerts, band competitions, art exhibits, antique and craft shows, and much more from Oct. 6 to 10.

Known for scenic Deep Creek Lake and Maryland’s only ski resort, the Wisp, Garrett County is also home to the annual Autumn Glory Festival, a five-day celebration of autumn that celebrates the beauty of the local fall foliage. From Wednesday through Sunday, the area offers a wide variety of things to do indoors or outdoors.

The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Autumn Glory Kickoff Dinner featuring live musical entertainment and recognition of the annual Autumn Glory Golden Ambassador will kick off the festival on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Thursday features the Oktoberfest dinner and concert by the Oom-Pah Band and a firemen’s parade.

The week continues with historic area tours, antique and craft shows, fine arts exhibits, both swing and oldies dances, a farmers’ market, 5-K walk, storytelling and book festival, musical concerts, dogsled events, a quilt show, corn maze, art glass exhibits, outdoor adventures, shopping specials, and a wide variety of other activities.

The Official Maryland State Banjo Championship, Friday at 7 p.m., features banjo contestants of all ages competing for top honors.

Saturday, Oct. 9, offers musical entertainment in Oakland at the Front Page Stage, on Second Street near the post office, and on the Box Car Stage at the train station.

The Grand Feature Parade begins on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Oakland. Clowns, floats, bands, and plenty of sidewalk vendors increase the festival atmosphere. That day will also feature the Western Maryland Tournament of Bands at 6 p.m. with high school field show competition, as well as the State Fiddle Championship and Mandolin Contest at 7 p.m.

Antique and craft shows continue Sunday, joined by the Autumn Glory Festival Car Show in Oakland and a no-hands sundae eating contest at Lakeside Creamery.

Garrett County’s annual Autumn Glory Festival landed in the international spotlight last fall when the popular travel web site MSN.com listed it tops among fall festivals in the world. To the delight of locals and visitors alike, Autumn Glory in Oakland beat out Paris’ Festival d’Automne (#5) and Munich’s Oktoberfest (#7) – in addition to a bevy of domestic celebrations, including San Francisco’s Dias De los Muertos.

“Music, parades, and awesome colors are at the center of this festival,” noted the site, plugging in particular the Grand Feature Parade, the Maryland State Banjo and Fiddle championships, and the Tournament of Bands.

For the past two years, travelchannel.com has also listed the Autumn Glory Festival and Garrett County as one of America’s Three Best Autumn Road Trips, and in 2008, baltimoresun.com listed Garrett County as one of the top five locals for fall foliage.

For more details about Autumn Glory, visit www.autumngloryfestival.com or contact the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce at 301-387-4386.

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Commissioners Announce Plans For DCL Emergency Numbering System

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Aug. 19, 2010

Garrett County government is teaming with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to develop and distribute address signs around the Deep Creek Lake shoreline, the county commissioners announced on Tuesday.

The signs, which will be affixed to docks, allow emergency personnel to identify and relate a location on Deep Creek Lake to be a landmark, enabling responders to reach an incident without unnecessary delays.

Numerous calls for assistance come from boaters using cell phones, and determining a precise location of the caller is difficult, according to Director Brad Frantz, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management,

“Presently, our 9-1-1 call-takers get information from such calls that display longitude and latitude,” Frantz said. “While this gives us a general location of an incident, with all the inlets and coves around the lake, it may not be precise enough to approach the call from the correct road. This can result in delays for fire, EMS, or police units.”

Read the rest here.

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Community Calendar – August 20-22 2010

Here are some local happenings this weekend in Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake:

Southern Rescue Squad Yard Sale
Town of Oakland

08/20/2010 – 08/21/2010
9:00am Come get great bargains and support the Rescue Squad. Lots of school clothes and other items will be available.

Aug 20th – Aug 21st
Starts at 9:00 am
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Music at Penn Alps Concert Series
Penn Alps Restaurant & Craft Shop

Ten concerts will be presented at MPA’s regular venue at Penn Alps, Grantsville, and two concerts at Windsor Hall in Cumberland. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM on Saturday evenings.

Event Website: http://www.musicatpennalps.org

Aug 21st
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Celebrate Kids Day!
Tourism Events

08/21/2010
noon – 6 pm, Ridegeview Valley. CELEBRATE KIDS DAY is an opportunity for kids to play outside, enjoy the countryside and be the focus of attention all afternoon. We plan to have games, a petting zoo, fire trucks, State Police demonstrations, celebrities and much, much more.
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Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – Oakland
Mountain Fresh Farmers Markets

Join us in downtown Oakland for a homegrown farmers market including fresh produce, baked goods, jams & jellies, crafts, personal care items, goat cheeses, and more!
Wednesdays & Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm
June 5 through October 30

Aug 21st
Starts at 10:00 am , Lasts 3 Hours
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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

Month: August 2010

Maryland Horse Rescue Farm Names 8 Rescued Horses with a Facebook Contest

Department of Public Utilities – Sewer Odor Factsheet

Fun In The Falls

Blue ribbon pumpkin from Garrett County Fair

Friendsville Days Parade Winners Are Announced

Town Of Oakland Receives Major Grant To Benefit The Dove Center

Ceremony Marks Opening of New GC Career Center

43rd Annual Autumn Glory Festival Scheduled For Oct. 6 Through Oct. 10

Commissioners Announce Plans For DCL Emergency Numbering System

Community Calendar – August 20-22 2010

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