Garrett County to hold TweetFest
Garrett County to hold TweetFest
News-Tribune
Posted Sep 20, 2011 @ 07:33 AM
OAKLAND, Md. — McHENRY, Md. – The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce will hold a TweetFEST at http://twitter.com/garrettchamber on Friday, Sept. 23, from noon – 1 p.m.
The TweetFEST is designed to assist people with their vacation planning by providing travel tips and information on the Deep Creek Lake area and Garrett County, Md., over Twitter. Those with questions about Garrett County’s 44th annual Autumn Glory Festival are also encouraged to participate in the TweetFEST.
Tweet us your Deep Creek Lake & Garrett County, Md., questions Friday, Sept. 23, from noon to 1 p.m. by using the #askGarrettChamber hashtag. The Garrett County Chamber will have Twitter users available, live, to answer visitor questions in real-time.
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Garrett College ready to increase engineering, science, math programs
Michael A. Sawyers
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Sat Sep 17, 2011, 10:35 PM EDT
MCHENRY — With almost $265,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission, $183,000 from Garrett County commissioners and $82,000 out of its own pocket, Garrett College is ready to increase programs in science, technology, engineering and math.
“There is a nationwide push to put more American students in STEM programs,” said Jim Allen, interim dean of academic affairs.
The grants will support associate degree programs in math/science, electrical engineering and cyber-security.
In addition, a competitive college robotics team will be established.
“There are already 15 students and five faculty and staff signed up for the robotics team,” Allen said Friday.
Allen said three Garrett County employers already use, or anticipate on using, some robotics and would be potential workplaces for students.
“We are looking into the possibility of making the robotics program a two-year, career offering,” Allen said.
A Rural Entrepreneurship Academy will function via the college’s continuing education program. It will be a noncredit course.
The ARC funds, announced by Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski, will purchase smart boards, laptop computers and a server.
“STEM graduates are in demand to fill the jobs of today and the jobs of tomorrow,” Mikulski said.
“America’s future de-pends on our ability to embrace high-tech education and training needed for jobs in the 21st century,” Cardin added.
Allen said he hopes the new offerings will increase enrollment.
“We are certainly off to a good start in the very first semester of our electrical engineering program with 10 students choosing it as their majors,” he said.
The current college enrollment is at 777, according to an online source.
Contact Michael A. Sawyers at msawyers@times-news.com
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World canoe, kayak races coming to Garrett
Deep Creek 2014 officials travel to Europe for event advice
For the Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Sat Sep 17, 2011, 10:24 PM EDT
MCHENRY — When the 2014 World Championship Canoe and Kayak Slalom Races come to the Adventure Sports Center International in Garrett County, organizers will use experience from their travel to Slovakia to observe this year’s event.
ASCI, in conjunction with USA Canoe and Kayak, was awarded the winning bid to host the premier event for Olympic whitewater canoe and kayak races earlier this year. ASCI competed with Poland and Austria for this designation. Following the award, Deep Creek 2014 LLC was created as a subsidiary of ASCI to act as the official host entity for the races.
Garrett County Commission Chairman Gregan Crawford will serve as co-chairman along with Terry Hasseltine of the Maryland Office of Sports Marketing, which recently helped organize the Grand Prix auto races in Baltimore. They were joined by Garrett County Economic Development Director Jim Hinebaugh, Susanne Nicolas of ASCI/Deep Creek 2014 and board member Bob Campbell of Whitewater Parks International of Boulder, Colo., on an eight-day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia, to observe the 2011 World Championship and Kayak Slalom Races.
The races in 2014 will mark 25 years since world championship canoe and kayak slalom races were held in the U.S. on Savage River near Bloomington.
Those races helped to generate more than $12 million economic benefit to the state and county. Throughout the event in Bratislava, the group’s credentials allowed for unprecedented access to all areas of the race venue including medical, judging, athlete village, video review, protest challenges, media sources and areas around the course typically off-limits to many event organizers. “This was quite a rewarding experience,” Crawford said.
The group representing Deep Creek 2014 had access to senior members of the International Canoe Federation, which sponsors the event, many of whom had participated in the 1989 World Championship. The ICF looks forward to expanding more into the U.S. marketplace and gaining greater exposure for its sport, and the county commissioners are willing to help them to achieve those goals when practical, according to County Administrator Monty Pagenhardt.
The commissioners are committed to building a long-term relationship with ICF as well as establishing new relationships with other paddle-sport disciplines such as sprint canoe and marathon canoe, Pagenhardt said in a news release. “The board is firmly committed to making the 2014 World Championship Canoe and Kayak Slalom Races a successful event.”
The county has appropriated $25,000 to Deep Creek 2014 to be administered by the Department of Economic Development. In addition, ASCI, Garrett County government and the state of Maryland will be placed on the international stage with such cities as Bratislava, Prague of the Czech Republic and London, which will play host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Bass fever takes hold at National Harbor
By Judy Colbert
September 15, 2011 | 10:11 a.m.
Luke Clausen found a rare day in June when, on the fourth day of the FLW Tour bass fishing tournament on the Potomac River out of National Harbor, he brought in 19 pounds, 4 ounces of fish, two pounds more than any other professional fishermen had caught that day. His total catch weighed 69 pounds, 14 ounces, and it earned him a cool $125,000 paycheck….
…Lesser events churn up interest too, and Deep Creek Lake and other watery venues in Maryland host more than 100 tournaments each year.
Bass is easily the number one fresh-water sport fish, according toChad Gay of FLW Outdoors, because the bass population is so large and available in rivers, lakes and even backyard ponds. “They’re a predator,” says Gay, “and a fun fish to fish for. They’re somewhat aggressive and they will bite almost anything, just out of curiosity.”
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August 2011 Real Estate Market Update - Deep Creek Lake & Garrett County MD
31 homes sold in August, down slightly from August 2010, where we sold 32 homes and up from July, where we sold 24. It was one of the better months we’ve had recently, and low interest rates should continue to fuel real estate growth.
Let’s take a look at the rest of the stats:
There are 73 homes under contract right now (64 last month).
The average list vs. ORIGINAL sales price was 85.39% – down from last month (88.25%).
The ADJUSTED list vs sale price was 92.91%, up from last month (91.58%).
The current # of active/for sale listings in MRIS (minus timeshares) is 785, down from last months 810. We have a 25.32 month supply of homes available (minus timeshares) based solely on the August sales numbers. This number is down significantly from last month’s 33.75 month supply.
Random observations:
•7 ‘newer’ homes sold in August (5 years old or less)
•It appears that 18 or so of these sales were vacation homes
•19 homes sold under $300,000 (last month was 13)
•23 homes sold under $400,000
•1 home sold over $ 1 million (2 homes last month)
•4 homes sold for higher than full price or at full price (last month was 2)
•One house sold for 79.91% of asking price – 19 Maruca Dr
•The oldest home that sold was 101 yrs old
•The average age of the homes that sold was 32 years (23 last month)
•7 condo/townhouse properties sold (5 last month)
Here are the statistical breakdowns:
Average Sale Price: $292.561 (last month $404,750)
Average Days on Market: 201/224 (last month 163/190) (days on market with current broker/total days on market)
More in depth stats by price range, from our friends at RBIntel. These stats are updated daily, not monthly and include timeshares. So, our numbers will differ slightly.
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August 2011 Lot & Land Market Update
11 lot/land sales in Garrett County in August 2011.
There are currently 607 lot/land listings in Garrett County. There have 62 sales so far this year, as of today.
Here’s a quick look at the August sales:
More Moss Creek subdivision have now sold. 3 sales in August ranging from $20,000-$24,000 each. A few building lots sold in North Glade Meadows & the 11 ac ‘Shingle Rocks’ development off Stockslager Rd sold. Check the .pdf for the prices on the lot sales below:
SOLD GA7475877 Sand Flat Rd
SOLD GA7475885 Hunters Ridge Dr
SOLD GA7475894 Hunters Ridge Dr
SOLD GA7437309 Lot 8 North Glade Meadows
SOLD GA7437321 Lot 16 North Glade Meadows
SOLD GA7579554 Birchwood Dr
SOLD GA7679728 18 Aspen Court
SOLD GA6747177 Negro Mountain
SOLD GA6747178 Negro Mountain
SOLD GA7144802 123 Stockslager Rd
SOLD GA7617054 4 Grand Estates Dr
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Upcoming events in Garrett County
Sep 17 – Sep 18 Savageman Triathlon
The world’s most savage triathlon! Bike, swim and run for a great cause: fighting skin cancer.
Deep Creek Lake and the pristine, rugged Allegheny Mountains of western Maryland, provide a venue of unmatched beauty and stunning scenery, and feature two courses that will certainly bring out the true “Savage” in all who come to conquer, from the competitive Ironman racer to the leisurely back-of-the-pack or novice participant. Whether swimming in the crystal clear Deep Creek Lake, riding the smooth, remote, and challenging roads of Garrett County, or running on Deep Creek State Park trails and the surrounding lakeside roads, the SavageMan Triathlon Festival races will challenge and awe participant. every part and an
Date: September 17, 2011
Website: http://www.savagemantri.org/
Location: Deep Creek Lake State Park, MD
Fees/Admission: Registration is sold out. Free for spectators
Sep 17 Event at Oakland Nursing and Rehab Center?Family Fun Day
Oakland Nursing and Rehab would like to invite you to their Annual Family Fun Day, Saturday, Sept. 17th, 11 am – 2 pm, where there is something for everyone to enjoy! The event will feature a classic car show, free food, enterainment including the Muddy Creek Mission singers and lots of games. We also will have our famous cake walk. Tours of the facility are available. So come join the fun Saturday, Sept. 17th at Oakland Nursing & Rehab’s Family Fun Day!
Date: September 17, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Oakland Nursing & Rehab
EMail: tlewis@mid-atlanticltc.com
Date/Time Details: Sept. 17th, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Free to the public
Sep 17 3rd Annual Garrett Mentors Barn Dance
BBQ Chicken Dinner with all the fixins’, music by Johnny Rock, Silent Auction and Raffle. Enjoy a fun evening in the barn at Ridgeview Valley and support the kids of Garrett County.
Date: September 17, 2011
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.ridgeviewvalley.com
Location: Ridgeview Valley – 912 Gravelly Run Road, McHenry, MD 21541
EMail: info@ridgeviewvalley.com
Date/Time Details: Saturday, September 17, 2011 5pm-9pm
Fees/Admission: Tickets $25 in advance & $30 at the door
Sep 21 66th Annual glidden Tour
Folks: take a look at the 268 vintage automobiles that will be in Oakland for the 66th Annual Glidden Tour. The 268 vintage automobiles will be parked all over the streets of Oakland, centering on the B&O Museum and The Transportation Museum.
Date: September 21, 2011
Website: http://www.mlptc.org
Location: Oakland
EMail: conoakland@aol.com
Date/Time Details: 9/21/2011
Sep 22 2011 Garrett County Volunteer Fair
Looking to volunteer? Want to get involved in the community? Head to the 2011 Garrett County Volunteer Fair to meet with representatives of local non-profit organizations to learn more about their mission and services to the community. Plus, you can sign-up on the spot for upcoming projects & activities. There’s no cost to attend.
Organizations that will be present at the Volunteer Fair include Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI), Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival – American Red Cross, Diakon Adult Day Services at Mountain Glade, the Dove Center, Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County Habitat for Humanity, Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Garrett Lakes Arts Festival (GLAF), Garrett Mentors, Inc., Girl Scouts Black Diamond Council, HART for Animals, Hospice of Garrett County, Inc. and the Western Garrett County State Park Volunteers, Inc. An updated list of organizations can be found at www.garrettcollege.edu/volunteer.
Date: September 22, 2011
Website: http://www.garrettcollege.edu/volunteer
Location: Gymnasium of Garrett College
Contact: Judy Carbone, Volunteer Fair Planning Committee Chair, at 301.387.3046 or judy.carbone@garrettcollege.edu
Date/Time Details: 3 pm – 5 pm
Fees/Admission: Free to attend
Sep 23 – Sep 25 North American Open Rafting Championships
Date: September 23, 2011
Website: http://www.adventuresportscenter.com
Location: Adventure Sports Center International
Sep 23 – Sep 25 Strut Your Stuff
Demo-Derby Friday, Live Music Saturday and Sunday, Car Show, Flea Market, Mud Bog Saturday Night.
Date: September 23, 2011
Website: http://www.strutyourstuffpromotions.com
Location: Garrett County Fairgrounds
Sep 24 The Haunted Shack
Date: September 24, 2011
Website: http://www.wispresort.com
EMail: info@wispresort.com
Sep 24 1st Annual “Mountain Man Pig Out”
82 people have tried and only two have defeated The Mountain Man Food Challenge. Come on Garrett County, don’t let Chicago & Buffalo hold Garrett County bragging rights!! Food & fun for all! Archie’s will offer a BBQ buffet dinner (includes tea or fountain drink), for all non-participants at $15 per person.
Jonny Rock will provide music & a surprise guest will MC the festivities!
Registration forms can be downloaded from cindysfund.org, archiesbbq.com or pick up at any First United Bank Office or at Archie’s.
Date: September 24, 2011
Website: http://www.archiesbbq.com
Location: Archie’s Barbeque at 25259 Garrett Highway in McHenry.
Date/Time Details: September 24 from 4 pm – 8 pm, rain or shine
Fees/Admission: $15 per person.
Sep 24 – Sep 25 Train Show at Oakland B&O Railroad Station Museum
We are opening the Station for a Train Show. Come see an excellent running layout operated by the Baltimore Area N Trak (BANTRAK) Display layout in the baggage room of station.
The station will be open for the show the follwing hours:
Saturday, 24 September – 10:00 am to 5 PM
Sunday, 25 September – 10:00 am to 2 PM
Please join us!
Date: September 24, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Website: http://www.mlptc.org
Location: Oakland Train Station on Liberty Street
Contact: Bruce Tharp 443-691-6085
EMail: conoakland@aol.com
Date/Time Details: 9/24/2011 10:00am to 5:00pm and 9/25/2011 10:00am to 2:00pm
Fees/Admission: Free Admission
Sep 29 Meet Mystery Writer Lauren Carr
Join us for a visit with mystery writer Lauren Carr on Thursday, September 29, sponsored by the Friends of the Ruth Enlow Library. The author of the Joshua Thornton Mysteries and two recent books set at Deep Creek Lake—It’s Murder My Son and Old Loves Die Hard—Carr is a popular speaker who presented a program last year for the library.
Carr will visit Accident, Grantsville, and Oakland Libraries according to the following schedule on September 29:
•Noon – reading, Q&A, and book signing at the Grantsville Library. Attendees may bring a brown bag lunch.
•3 p.m. – reading, Q&A, and book signing at the Accident Library
•6 p.m. – a presentation about the importance of research in writing mysteries, reading, Q&A, and book signing at the Oakland Library
Carr lives with her husband, son, and two dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV, and often vacations at Deep Creek Lake. More information about the author and her work is available at http://laurencarr.webs.com.
This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be served at the Oakland presentation. Registration is not required but a courtesy call to the library is appreciated at 301-334-3996, ext. 117, or email bonnie@relib.net.
Date: September 29, 2011
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Website: http://www.relib.net
Location: Grantsville Library
Contact: Bonnie Winters, 301-334-3996, ext. 117, or call the Grantsville Library
EMail: bonnie@relib.net
Date/Time Details: Thursday, Sept. 29, Noon – 2 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Free
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Lake views, water access and a dock! $125,000! GA7506013
PARADISE HEIGHTS
OAKLAND, MD 21550
Lake Access Lot with Boat Slip and Paid Sewer Tap. One acre of peace and quiet overlooking Deep Creek Lake. Walk to your dock slip. Close to all Deep Creek Lake activities. No HOA fees. Potential for BIG views based on home design. Lot 8 Paradise Estates.
Contact Jay Ferguson @ 301-501-0420 or DeepCreekLaker@Gmail.com for more information or to setup a private showing for this property.
Listing # GA7506013
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Road closures set in Garrett
For the Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Wed Sep 14, 2011, 11:32 PM EDT
SWANTON —The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation’s Tri-to-Win SavageMan Triathlon Festival will be conducted Saturday and Sunday and feature bicyclists on a variety of roads throughout Garrett County.
Specific secondary road closures include:
• Saturday — Rock Lodge Road: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. northeast from State Park Road to Mosser Road.
• Sunday — Toothpick Road: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m from State Park Road to Glendale Road; Spring Lick Road: 8:45 to 11 a.m. from Fort Hill Road to Savage River Road; Westernport Road: 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. from Swamp Road to Savage River Road; Jennings Road: 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. uphill from Miller Road to Otto/Maynardier Ridge roads; Miller Road: 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. downhill from Maynardier Ridge Road to Otto Road.
All other roads along the race route remain open to traffic; however, motorists should use caution. Bike course routes are available at www.savagemantri.org under the SavageMan 30.0 and SavageMan 70.0 race tabs.
Traffic control will be provided by the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police and Natural Resources Police.
Motorists are asked to use alternate routes to avoid delays.
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SavageMan triathlon this weekend
Event begins, ends at Deep Creek Lake State Park
For the Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Wed Sep 14, 2011, 11:33 PM EDT
SWANTON — The fifth anniversary 2011 Tri-to-Win SavageMan Triathlon Festival scheduled Saturday and Sunday beginning and ending at Deep Creek Lake State Park will feature athletes from all corners of the U.S. and numerous foreign countries, including Canada, Great Britain, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Australia.
The fight-against-melanoma event benefits the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation, known as the “voice for melanoma prevention, detection, care and cure.”
Philip Graves of Great Britain and Desiree Ficker of the U.S. return from 2010 strong victory performances, with Graves setting both new overall SavageMan 70.0 course and 55.7-mile bike records; and Ficker a new 13.1-mile run record.
The 2011 starting field also includes John Kenny and Zach Ruble, Americans who placed second and third in 2010. They will be joined by the featured triathlon legend, six-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott of the U.S. Also, American Josh Beck, considered one of the world’s top duathlete champions in running and cycling, returns for his fifth consecutive race.
Two-time SavageMan 70.0 victor, women’s course-record holder, and the only U.S. Olympic triathlon medalist ever, Susan Williams, returns to ensure solid competition in the 70.0 women’s event. In a March 2010 Triathlete magazine article, SavageMan 70.0 earned the “Editor’s Choice” distinction of “No. 1 Hardest Race on Earth.”
A multitude of viewing areas are available in Deep Creek Lake State Park and over Garrett and Allegany counties and volunteers can sign up at www.savagemantri.org/volunteers.html. Course maps and daily activities are available at www.savagemantri.org.
The 2010 race raised nearly $100,000 in donations by athlete/fundraisers. This year’s sponsors include Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Railey Mountain Lake Vacations and Railey Realty. The SavageMan 70.0 “signature” event features a 1.2-mile swim in Deep Creek Lake, followed by bicycling nearly 5,800 feet of vertical climbing and ending in twice tackling the 6.5-mile loop run course along the shores of Deep Creek Lake and State Park Road.
The SavageMan Triathlon courses are the result of course founder and architect Kyle Yost’s passion for triathlon. “First of all, SavageMan is the toughest of the tough,” said Yost. “SavageMan was created simply because the venue, and in particular the roads and severe climbs for the bike course, were simply too wonderful for an event to not exist there.”
Many triathletes recognize the famous vertical challenge — the “Westernport Wall.” Those successful and able to complete the race are memorialized with a personally engraved name “brick in the wall.” Following the 2010 race, 252 “savages” now find their names memorialized in the legendary pavement of Westernport, along with only nine “legacy” bricks for successful climbers of all four previous races.
Besides the renowned 70.0-mile event, the festival features the SavageMan 30.0 Olympic-distance triathlon to complement race offerings and fundraising opportunities for everyone.
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