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Deep Creek Lake Lions hosting annual boat parade
From WVNEWS
DEEP CREEK LAKE —The Deep Creek Lake Lions Club will hold its seventh annual Boat Parade on Saturday, July 7, starting from McHenry Cove and ending at Dutch’s at Silver Tree.
Registration will start around 6 p.m. with the grand marshal’s boat anchored in McHenry Cove. The minimum entry fee is $50 for individuals and nonprofits; $100 for businesses.
The parade of decorated boats will get underway around dusk (about 7 p.m.) and proceed single file past four judging stations along the route.
Onshore spectators can “vote” for their favorite boats by placing cash in the matching cup for each boat’s number at the Creamery, Dutch’s and Uno’s. In addition, the Lions Club boat will follow the parade and collect donations dockside.
At the end location of the parade, all of the votes will be counted. The boat that raises the most money will receive a grand prize, a custom-designed winner’s pennant and trophy.
Runners-up in various categories will receive donated prizes (gift cards, baskets, etc.)
Around 9 p.m., lighted boats will proceed back to McHenry Cove.
Funds raised benefit the DCL Lions Club’s Blind Skier and Camper programs. Other nonprofit organizations that enter a boat can keep all the money they raise.
More information can be obtained by calling Chris Nichols at 301-616-7881 or visiting deepcreeklions.org/Boat-Parade.html.
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‘Fire on the Mountain’ to be launched July 4
DEEP CREEK LAKE — Fireworks will once again light up the sky over McHenry Cove of Deep Creek Lake on July Fourth during the annual “Fire on the Mountain,” presented by the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce.
Fireworks will be launched about 9:30 p.m. from the top of the Bear Claw Tubing Park at Wisp Resort and out over the waters of Deep Creek Lake.
Prime viewing locations include the Scenic Overlook on Route 219, the lawn at Garrett College, Wisp Resort, various McHenry businesses, and from a boat on the lake, particularly around McHenry Cove.
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Believe In Tomorrow opens House at Deep Creek
From The Garrett County Republican
McHENRY — The Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation now has a second home in Garrett County to help bring smiles to the faces of critically ill children and their families.
A grand opening was held last week to celebrate the recent completion of the House at Deep Creek. The three-story, log-and-stone facility is located next door to BIT’s first Garrett County home, the House at Wisp Mountain. Both homes are perched on Marsh Mountain and offer scenic views of Deep Creek Lake, fresh air, recreation and peace.
Local dignitaries, supporters and volunteers attended the celebration, as did Brian Morrison, BIT’s founder/president/CEO.
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52nd-annual Autumn Glory Festival king & queen announced
From The Garrett County Republican
OAKLAND — The 2019 royalty court has been selected for the 52nd annual Autumn Glory Festival.
This year’s king is Sam Kennedy, and the queen is Cheyenne Reckart.
Kennedy is a member of the Southern Garrett High varsity baseball team and participates in cross-country. He is involved with Model U.N. and 4-H, has competed as a mathlete, and volunteers with the Blind Skier program. Kennedy is a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and his hobbies include hunting and boating.
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Garrett County Chamber of Commerce celebrates successful year
From The Garrett County Republican
McHENRY — The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Membership Meeting and Dinner on June 6, when chamber members and staff celebrated a highly successful year.
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, which began as the Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce in 1952, merged with the Garrett County/Deep Creek Lake Promotion Council in 1997.
It is now the largest professional business association in the region with 600 members representing every industry in the community. Since the two organizations merged 22 years ago, the Chamber has partnered with the county to build the Visitors Center in McHenry, launched the Art & Wine Festival and Garrett Trails, created “The Deep Creek Experience” county-wide brand, established the annual Business & Industry Appreciation program, created the annual Fire on the Mountain Fourth of July Fireworks display and garnered certification of the Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West Heritage Area.
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Boating safety doesn't happen by accident
Memorial Day marked the unofficial beginning of boating season in Maryland and elsewhere. Every weekend for the next few months, thousands of people will be out on the water across the state whether it’s Deep Creek Lake, the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City and Assateague Island. But the summer boating season is also certain to suffer its customary share of accidents and fatalities — most if not all of which are preventable.
This loss of life associated with recreational boating is surely among the most frustrating statistics in public health because it’s so avoidable. In many ways, it mirrors the daily carnage on the nation’s roads — with irresponsible behavior, including the boating equivalent of drunk driving and speeding, among the chief culprits. But arguably it’s worse. Americans take to the roads and expose themselves to the inherent risk out of necessity. Boating is a luxury. There’s absolutely no reason why people need to be placed in harm’s way if everyone behaves prudently.
Take, for example, life jackets, more properly known as personal flotation devices. Under Maryland law, children under the age of 13 must wear them while any vessel is underway, and that includes not just motorboats but sailboats, canoes, kayaks and rowboats. Yet in cases of drowning, what percentage of victims were found not to be wearing one? According to the U.S. Coast Guard, that would be 84.5 percent. That’s a problem, particularly given that about three-quarters of boating accident fatalities involve drowning.
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