August 2011 – Page 7 – Jay's Real Estate Blog

Canoe championships set Saturday

For the Cumberland Times-News

Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Sat Aug 06, 2011, 11:28 PM EDT

— MCHENRY — Competitors from around the region will participate in the first-ever Maryland Canoe and Kayak State Championships at the Adventure Sports Center International from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The center is home of the world’s only mountaintop whitewater course. The championship is part of the 2011 Maryland Canoe and Kayak Series produced by the Bethesda Center of Excellence.

BCE is led by two-time Olympic silver medalist Dana Chladek and will be fielding a team of up-and-coming athletes at the event. The state championships will be a first glimpse of whitewater competition at ASCI since it was awarded the ICF 2014 Canoe Slalom World Championships.

ASCI won out over bids from Austria and Poland at the April meeting of the International Canoe Federation in Paris. Deep Creek 2014, the official title of the championships, is scheduled for Sept.17-21. The event will mark the 25th anniversary of the highly successful 1989 Canoe Slalom World Championships held on Savage River in Garrett County. Canoe slalom refers to decked or covered whitewater boats that race a series of gates strategically placed over rapids. The four official Olympic disciplines include single men and women’s kayak, and single and double canoes.

Maryland has historically fielded the nation’s most successful slalom athletes, including World Champions Jon Lugbill, Davey Hearn, Fritz and Lecky Haller, Cathy Hearn, Dana Chladek and Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Jacobi. Bill Endicott, the most successful canoe coach in U.S. history, is also based in Maryland.

The Maryland State Championships will be the first and only state-level whitewater competition in the county. They will take place on the upper section of the ASCI whitewater course. Each run lasts around 100 seconds, and athletes must navigate 20 gates covering 300 meters of rapids. At least six of the gates require athletes to paddle upstream. Hitting the poles or missing a gate entirely adds penalties to a score.

The score is a racer’s time plus penalties, and the lowest score wins. Spectators can watch from rocks alongside the river or from the grass-sloped amphitheater.

For more information, call 301-387-3250, email asci@adventuresportscenter.com or visit www.adventuresportscenter.com.

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enXco Signs O&M Agreement For Roth Rock Wind Farm

by NAW Staff on Friday 05 August 2011

enXco Service Corp. (eSC), an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, has signed a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Roth Rock Wind LLC for its 50 MW wind project located in Garrett County, Md.

The project, owned by Gestamp Wind North America, consists of 20 Nordex Wind N90 turbines, each with a rated capacity of 2.5 MW. Of the 130 GWh of annual production, 80% will be delivered to Delmarva Power, with the remaining 20% going to the state of Maryland and the University of Maryland.

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First Whitewater State Tourney To Be Held At ASCI

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Aug. 4, 2011

Competitors from around the region will compete in the first ever Maryland Canoe and Kayak State Championships at the Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI), home to the world’s only mountaintop whitewater course, on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.

The championship is part of the 2011 Maryland Canoe and Kayak Series produced by the Bethesda Center of Excellence. BCE is marketed as the nation’s premier slalom canoe/kayak training center and is home to two-time Olympic silver medalist Dana Chladek. Chladek is the BCE head coach and will field a team of “young up and coming athletes” at the event.

The state championships will be a first glimpse of whitewater competition at ASCI since it was awarded the International Canoe Federation’s 2014 Canoe Slalom World Championships. ASCI won out over bids from Austria and Poland at the April meeting of the ICF held in Paris.

“Deep Creek 2014,” the official title of the ICF 2014 Canoe Slalom World Championships, is scheduled for September 17 through 21. The event will also mark the 25th anniversary of the highly successful 1989 Canoe Slalom World Championships held on the Savage River in Garrett County.

Canoe slalom refers to ‘decked’ or ‘covered’ whitewater boats which race a series of gates strategically placed over rapids. The four official Olympic disciplines are: single men and women’s kayak (where athletes sit in the boat and use a double bladed paddle) and single and double canoe (where athletes kneel in the boat and use a single bladed paddle).

Maryland has historically fielded the nation’s most successful slalom athletes, including world champions Jon Lugbill, Davey Hearn, Fritz and Lecky Haller, Cathy Hearn, Dana Chladek and Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi. Bill Endicott, who is heralded as the most successful canoe coach in U.S. history, is also based in Maryland. The Maryland State Championships will be the first and only state-level whitewater competition in the country.

The championships will take place on the upper section of the ASCI whitewater course. Each run will last around 100 seconds, and athletes will be required to navigate 20 gates while covering 300 meters of rapids.

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World's Best To Compete At ASCI

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The Adventure Sports Center International, home of the world’s only mountaintop whitewater course, is set to host Maryland’s first Canoe and Kayak Championships on Saturday, Aug. 13. Competitors from around the region are expected to compete in that event. The state championship is a precursor to the upcoming Deep Creek 2014, the official name given to the 2014 Canoe Slalom World Championships by the International Canoe Federation. In the photo above, Dr. Jay Ditty of Morgantown, W.Va., navigates the whitewater of ASCI in a recent slalom canoe event.

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Affordable housing not just ‘dollars and cents’

Stephanie Weaver

The Cumberland Times-News Fri Aug 05, 2011, 10:56 PM EDT

— OAKLAND — Offering a new option for members of Garrett County’s work force, the state’s top housing official said, “this is not just about dollars and cents” at the grand opening and dedication of Liberty Mews townhomes.

“We are celebrating 36 new families in your community,” Ray Skinner, secretary of Maryland Housing and Community Development, said.

However, the project started with a last-minute hunt for funding, according to Duane Yoder, president of the Garrett County Community Action Committee.

The group went to Skinner for help after being denied funds from other sources who “didn’t do rural projects.”

Skinner said he could aid the project if “they broke ground in less than 30 days and were completed in two years.”

His solution was economic stimulus money. “Stimulus money made it happen,” he said.

According to Yoder, the group got to work right away. The two-year construction project “help-ed economic development di-rectly,” and Skinner estimates that $10 million went back into the county.

Liberty Mews, located on Mews Crescent Drive, is comprised of 36 townhomes for the low-income work force. It’s part of an even bigger project called River Hill, an entire development of affordable housing for the county just a walk away from the center of Oakland.

“Housing is such a visible part of our community,” Lowell Bender, a member of the Garrett County Community Action Committee Board said, when driving around the town.

Skinner saw a need for affordable housing given the “income level and high unemployment” in Garrett County. Affordable housing for the work force is a big part of the county’s economic development plan, according to Yoder.

“I don’t know if you’ll ever have enough,” he said.

He and Community Action have been working on the project for about 15 years, including other affordable housing called the Yough and the Glades. The grand opening of Liberty Mews marked the 15th anniversary of the Glades.

“We keep going ahead,” he said, also stating that he didn’t know if he could take 15 more years of it.

Devlin Inc. of Pittsburgh constructed the 12 buildings that contain 10 two-bedroom and 26 three-bedroom townhomes. All models have Energy Star appliances and lighting, garages and private porches or terraces.

“I’m really pleased with the project,” previous Mayor Asa McCain said.

Townhome applications are being accepted by Community Action.

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Reel Report: Get fishing before school starts up

By James Drake

Those people who keep track of such things tell us this past July was the hottest month on record.

And, not only was it the hottest July, but the hottest anything….

Deep Creek Lake — The largemouths are finally starting to make an appearance. LOU guides Bret Winegardner and Brent Nelson are finding them around both grass beds and boat docks while throwing wacky-rigged plastics along with frogs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and chatterbaits.

For the smallmouth, the best areas continue to be the park shoreline, offshore humps and rocky shores and coves toward the dam. If you seek those big Deep Creek bluegill, try around the docks and also look along the grassbeds and in stump fields.

For more information, go to www.fishdeepcreek.com.

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Community Calendar for Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake – August 2011

Aug 4 – Aug 7 Western Maryland Tennis Championships
This USTA sanctioned tennis tournament, its 90thanniversary, provides excellent competition on the red clay courts at Mtn. Lake Park.

Date: August 4, 2011
Website: http://www.mlptc.com
Location: This USTA sanctioned tennis tournament, its 90thanniversary, provides excellent competition on the red clay courts at Mtn. Lake Park.

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Aug 5 – Aug 6 Friendsville Days
Friday: food, games and music. Saturday: noon parade, day long activities, food entertainment, car show, fireworks and crafts
Date: August 5, 2011
Location: Friendsville
Contact: 301.746.5933

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Aug 5 – Aug 7 Glass, Glorious Glass? An Art Tour of Garrett County
3 glass studio tours.
Date: August 5, 2011
Website: http://www.snowbirdcreations.com
Location: Garrett County

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Aug 5 Little Yough Summer Music Festival
Concerts are free…..bring your lawn chair & enjoy the music. Food Vendors On Site 6:00pm – ? Tonight – Boiler Makers
Date: August 5, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Mountain Fresh Pavilion, Second & Alder Streets, Oakland
Contact: Lillian Steele (301) 616-9790
EMail: steelebeatrice@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: August 5, 2011 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Fees/Admission: Free

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Aug 6 Music at Penn Alps
Classical and American music concerts
August 6: Triptych Piano Trio
August 13: American Folk Music
August 20: Shafer & Shafer
August 28: Carney Trio

Date: August 6, 2011
Website: www.musicatpennalps.org
Location: Penn Alps, Grantsville

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Aug 6 Sixth Annual Deep Creek Chili Splash

Date: August 6, 2011
Website: http://www.wispresort.com
EMail: info@wispresort.com

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Aug 6 Event at Town of Friendsville
Friendsville Days Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, Friendsville Community Park. 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Goody bags to the first 40 to register. Entertainment, food and games all day with fireworks at 10:00 pm. Contact Pat at 301/746-4280 for info.
Date: August 6, 2011
Location: Friendsville Community Park, Friendsville MD 21531
Contact: Pat Riep-Dice, 301/746-4280
EMail: townoffriendsville@qcol.net
Date/Time Details: 8/6/11 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Fees/Admission: Donations greatly accepted

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Aug 6 Artist Demonstration
Clay Masks and Pottery Demonstration by Joan Lyon-Watch the artist at work and discuss techniques. FREE

Date: August 6, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Website: http://www.garrettarts.com
Location: The Gallery Shop
206 E. Alder Street, downtown Oakland
Contact: 301-387-6580
EMail: garrettarts@earthlink.net
Date/Time Details: Saturday, Aug. 6 from 11am-1pm
Fees/Admission: FREE

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Aug 7 2nd Annual Award-Winning Barn Quilt Festival
2nd Annual Award Winning Barn Quilt Festival
Live Auction, Family Heirloom Quilt Show, Brown Bag Auction,
Food, Crafts, Activities for all Ages, Family Heirloom Quilt Show
Special Entertainment by Russ and Barb Childers

Date: August 7, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.garrettbarnquilts.org
Location: Ridgeview Valley
Gravelly Run Road, McHenry
Contact: Bev Williams
EMail: president@garrettbarnquilts.org
Date/Time Details: August 7, 2011
1 – 7 pm
Fees/Admission: Free – Per Car donation appreciated

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Aug 7 Family LEGO SuGO Event
Come design, create, and build a LEGO robot that will push your opponent off the SuGO ring. All ages are welcome. The G-FORCE FTC team also demonstrates their robot. http://sugo.gearsinc.org/.

Date: August 7, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Website: http://sugo.gearsinc.org/
Location: GEARS Center in Accident

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Aug 8 Welcome Party
Area vendors onsite on the lawn at Uno Chicago Grill to welcome visitors to the area for the week and show all that Garrett County has to offer. Sponsored by The Town of Grantsville and the Greater Oakland Business Assocation/Oakland Main Street.
Date: August 8, 2011
Location: Uno Chicago Grill
Date/Time Details: 3 pm – 5 pm Mondays through August 15th with the exception of July 4th.

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Aug 9 Toddler Tuesday
The little ones have some time for unstructured interactive play at several different ‘play’ stations we set up. Then we take a ‘wee’ hike to explore the nearby playgrounds, make a trip to the avaiary to see the hawk and the owl, come back for juice and a snack, create a simple arts project and sing some fun songs. We provide all art materials, instructor, and a snack and drink.

Date: August 9, 2011
Website: http://deepcreeklakefamilyactivities.com/deep_creek_toddlers.html
Location: Discovery Center – Deep Creek Lake State Park. Please call for directions if you need them 301-746-4083.

Contact: 301-746-4083 or toll free 1-800-446-7554 301-746-4083 or toll free 1-800-446-7554 301.746.4083 or 1.800.446.7554
Date/Time Details: 10 am – Noon
Fees/Admission: $15 per child (A parent, grandparent, etc must attend). Reservations are required; please call 301.746.4083 or toll-free 1.800.446.7554.

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Aug 10 Bonfire Extravaganza
A journey back in time that’s fun for the whole family! Free face painting. An evening of costumed storytelling, group dancing, drumming, songs, and of course… marshmallow roasting at the end (sticks and marshmallows provided).

Deep Creek Lake’s longest running family entertainment activity that’s unique, affordable and fun. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and a flashlight.

Date: August 10, 2011
Website: http://deepcreeklakefamilyactivities.com/bonfire_extravaganza.html
Location: Deep Creek Lake State Park Amphitheater (Park at Discovery Center and follow the torches)

Contact: 301-746-4083 or toll free 1-800-446-7554
EMail: crede@allearthtours.com
Date/Time Details: 8:30 pm – 10:15 pm (arrive at 8 pm)

Fees/Admission: $5 per person General Admission. No advance ticket sales. 3 years of age and under are free.

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Aug 10 Wonderful Wednesdays
27 different businesses offer specials Wednesdays through August 31st. The events are centered around The Market Fresh Produce Building (Farmer’s Market) and Pleasant Valley Dream Rides.
Date: August 10, 2011
Location: Oakland
Date/Time Details: 10 am – 2 pm

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Aug 11 Dogsledding Presentation and Kennel Visit
Enjoy an educational and entertaining dogsledding presentation. Grill mushers; see equipment; hug Huskies; watch films. No reservations needed today.

Date: August 11, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Website: http://www.HuskyPowerDogsledding.com
Location: Husky Power Dogsledding at Mountain MD Kennels, LLC
Address: 2008 Bumble Bee Road, Accident, MD 21520 — Three Miles from Wisp – near the Airport in McHenry
Contact: 301-746-7200
Date/Time Detail
s: 10 am – noon
Fees/Admission: $20

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Aug 13 Music at Penn Alps
Classical and American music concerts
August 13: American Folk Music
August 20: Shafer & Shafer
August 28: Carney Trio

Date: August 13, 2011
Website: http://www.musicatpennalps.org
Location: Penn Alps, Grantsville

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Aug 13 – Aug 20 Garrett County Fair
Truly an agricultural fair! Nightly musical entertainment; tractor pull, mud bog and demo derbies. Carnival rides and games-something for everyone.
Date: August 13, 2011
Location: Garrett County Fairgrounds

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Aug 13 Maryland State Kayak Canoe Championships

Date: August 13, 2011
Website: http://www.adventuresportscenter.com
Location: Adventure Sports Center International

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Aug 13 Artist Demonstration
Stained Glass Demonstration by Ginni Neff-Watch the artist at work and discuss techniques. FREE
Date: August 13, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Website: http://www.garrettarts.com
Location: The Gallery Shop
206 E. Alder Street, downtown Oakland
Contact: 301-334-6580
EMail: garrettarts@earthlink.net
Date/Time Details: Saturday, Aug. 13 from 11am -1pm
Fees/Admission: FREE

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Energy company gives $250K to group headed by O'Malley

Exelon trying to buy BGE parent company

The energy company trying to buy the parent of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. gave $250,000 last quarter to the Democratic Governors Association, led by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, according to a report released Monday.

Made June 20, the contribution by Chicago’s Exelon Corp. was the largest donation the governors group received in the first half of 2011, the organization’s midyear Internal Revenue Service report indicated.

Exelon gave to the Democratic organization, whose current chairman is Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, because of its demonstrated support for “sound energy policy,” said Exelon spokesman Paul Elsberg.

“Exelon’s contribution supports the Democratic Governors Association’s national energy policy symposium series taking place across the country,” he said.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/08/energy-company-gives-250k-group-headed-omalley#ixzz1U4npPwCt

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TOTL Theatre Company To Stage Garrett County Premier Of Musical

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TOTL (Theatre on the Lake) Theatre Company, under the direction of Lynn Broderick, is currently in the final stage of rehearsal for the Garrett County premiere of an original musical titled Mabel’s Story.

Conceived and written by Broderick, the musical is the inspiring story of Garrett County native Mabel Lorraine Brenneman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 15. Broderick and Brenneman met at Preston High School during the school year in 2003.

“Mabel was a student in my Drama 1 class, and her sister Ellen was in Stagecraft,” said Broderick. “It was actually Ellen who broke the news to me about Mabel.”

Although Mabel made it through her class, it was not until her senior year that she registered for Broderick’s advanced drama class. It was during an assignment for that class that Broderick connected the subject matter of an improvisation to Mabel’s year of chemotherapy.

“I remember going up to her after the performance,” Broderick said. “She was sitting on the edge of the stage and we were about to begin the critique. I said to her, ‘This really happened to you, didn’t it.'”

Her affirmative response led to more questions and, by the following day, Broderick said she had decided that Mabel’s story needed to be told.

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Month: August 2011

Canoe championships set Saturday

enXco Signs O&M Agreement For Roth Rock Wind Farm

First Whitewater State Tourney To Be Held At ASCI

World's Best To Compete At ASCI

Affordable housing not just ‘dollars and cents’

Reel Report: Get fishing before school starts up

Community Calendar for Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake – August 2011

Price reduced – Mosser Rd lot – 2.48 acres – GA7588229

Energy company gives $250K to group headed by O'Malley

TOTL Theatre Company To Stage Garrett County Premier Of Musical

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