Mar 5, 2019
Continuous flurries and increasing cold yesterday. Today’s weather will be partly sunny with a chance of snow showers, mainly after 4pm. High near 16 and wind chill values as low as -10. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight, chance of snow showers will continue with a low around 6 and wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
We heard from our AccuWeather Reporting Station that, as of 7am yesterday, we had received 8 inches of snow for the month of March. And, it’s only March 4th. Hopefully our luck will continue and we will get more of the white stuff and continue downhill and cross country skiing into April this year. Speaking of skiing, Wisp was making snow and Herrington Manor State Park is currently grooming their trails. Herrington Manor is renting skis and snow shoes seven days a week when conditions are favorable. Call 301.334.9180 for information.
Here’s a photo of my twin brother all decked out for St. Patrick’s Day. I know, I know, good looks really do run in my family. Anyway, he works at HART for Animals and he asked me to share a few facts they just sent our way via their March newsletter: HART volunteers donated a total of 781 hours in February and HART has performed a total of 82 spay & neuters, 68 rescues and transports and 41 adoptions YTD through February. HART will be the recipient of the Greene Turtle’s “Funds for Friends” this Wednesday (and the first Wednesday of every month). The Turtle will donate 20% of proceeds to HART, so check it out.
ATTENTION ALL READERS: We have some vouchers for lift tickets (2), ski/snowboard rentals (2) and tube park (3) to give away! We will bundle the two lift/two rental vouchers into one prize and the three tubing vouchers into another prize. So, two (2) of our readers can WIN. If you want to enter, please complete this form or send us an email to info@deepcreektimes.com by Midnight Friday, 3/8 with your requested prize in the subject line AND tell us one thing you really like/love about the Deep Creek Lake area. We will randomly pick one winner in each category! Good luck!
The Town of Accident is holding elections for town officials today from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Positions up for election include mayor and two town councilmen. Here’s more details for those that live in Accident.
It’s National Consumer Protection Week this week and the Maryland Insurance Administration is promoting consumer education related to their Rapid Response complaint program and other consumer-centered programs this week. Click here for more details.
Dylan Jones and Nikki Forrester, publishers of Highland Outdoors, a digital and print publication, located in Davis, West Virginia will be presenting this evening at the Adventure Sports Colloquium at Garrett College starting at 6:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Oakland has received a lot of recognition over the years for its small town flavor, Autumn Glory Festival and for many other reasons. Here’s a link to a a piece on The Discoverer Blog that places Oakland as the best small town in Maryland. The piece also presents the author picks for best small town in each state. Way to go Oakland!
Mar 4, 2019
We had some frozen fog on Friday evening and some significant snowfall on Sunday, with a Snow Emergency Plan put in place by the State Police 2:00 pm Sunday afternoon. Today’s weather will be mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers until about 2pm. A high temperature near 19 and a low around 5 with wind chill values as low as -10.
We’ve gotten at least 6 inches of snow this weekend. GET OUTSIDE! 🙂
Here’s a semi close-up of the frozen fog or rime ice on a small tree on my property. It basically formed crystals and then “nodules” that kept layering on top of one another.
We are thrilled to have begun a relationship with Jay Ferguson, Owner/Associate Broker of Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations and Sales and 2018-2019 Realtor of the Year. Jay is truly engaged in the community as well as the lake-area real estate market. You can check out Jay’s new page on Deep Creek Times right here.
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce has contracted with West Virginia University to conduct a survey of 2,400 county visitors over the next year in an effort to learn more about visitor demographic and usage profiles and economic impact. Data will be compared to findings from a similar survey done in 2009 to ascertain any changes. I am looking forward to seeing the results when WVU issues the report.
This one is for all you veterans, as I know we have a number of retiree veteran readers: A few weeks ago, Governor Hogan declared 2019 the Year of the Veteran. As part of that effort he is also trying to get legislation passed in this session that would exempt veteran pensions from Maryland state income taxes. This could be huge for our retired veteran readers so I wanted to loop-around and make sure you were all aware of this.
ATTENTION ALL READERS: We have some vouchers for lift tickets (2), ski/snowboard rentals (2) and tube park (3) to give away this week! We will bundle the two lift/two rental vouchers into one prize and the three tubing vouchers into another prize. So, two (2) of our readers can WIN. If you want to enter, please complete this form or send us an email to info@deepcreektimes.com by Midnight Friday, 3/8 with your requested prize in the subject line AND tell us one thing you really like/love about the Deep Creek Lake area. We will randomly pick one winner in each category and will also print some of the “what I like” statements in a future edition of Notes. Note: these vouchers are only good for this winter season, so if you are about to fly to Fiji for a month, you may want to pass! Good luck!
Congratulations to the Garrett County robotics teams! The FTC 2818 Team G-FORCE is going to World Championships in Detroit after winning the State Championship and FIRST Team 1629 is going to the CHS District Championships at George Mason University!
Here’s the quick list of March activities at the Deep Creek Lake State Park Discovery Center. They always have great indoor and outdoor experiential learning (and fun) things going on. We will also be including each one in our events section, as always:
Saturday, March 9th – 9:00 am- 3:00 pm Sang Run State Park –Maple Syrup Making Demonstration.
Sunday, March 10th – 1:00 pm Women with Wings Join us for this special Women’s History Month program at our aviary.
Saturday, March 16th – 1:00 p.m S.T.E.M. like a Girl Join us in the science room to discover hands on science exploration pioneered by women.
Saturday, March 23rd – 1:00 pm Mosses and ‘Manders Hike Learn basic moss identification and search for the salamanders that call the Appalachian Plateau home.
Saturday, March 30th – 11:00 am Signs of Spring Hike Join the Naturalist for a two-mile hike searching for plants, birds and animal activity that tell us it’s spring.
Mar 1, 2019
The weather for today will be a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32 and a low around 29. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Saturday will be a chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36 and a low around 26. Sunday: snow with a high near 31 and a low around 19.
After judging hundreds of entries from throughout the state, the winner of the 2019 Maryland Arbor Day Poster Contest (for fifth graders) was announced yesterday and the winner is Lydia Secrist of Accident. Our congratulations go out to Lydia and her school, which will receive 15 trees for planting. Here’s a photo of Lydia’s winning entry with state dignitaries, including first lady Yumi Hogan. Congratulations Lydia!
First Place Winning Entry with Dignitaries
Just heard that A Touch of Class Limousines is offering a special for this weekend of 20% off booking of any limousine for a minimum of four hours. Contact them at 301.698.2650 or 301.501.5466. Tell them you heard about it on the Deep Creek Times!
Maybe learn something new with March’s “Where Am I?” contest … I’ve tried to make it an easy one! 🙂 Congratulations are in order to Trish Y for winning the February contest.
Can you Fondue? The North Glade Inn is sponsoring a Fondue Night (chocolate and cheese) along with beer and wine on Saturday from Noon until 9:00 pm. Here’s the link to event particulars.
The Allegany Arts Council is presenting Emerging Artists at their Centre Street, Cumberland gallery from 6:00 pm on March 2nd through March 23rd. The exhibit features artwork from elementary, middle and high school students representing Allegany County public schools in a variety of mediums – watercolor, collage, assemblage, pottery and more.
This one’s definitely for the birds…and bird lovers. It’s the 6th Annual Garrett County Birdfest at the Deep Creek Lake State Park Discovery Center from 7:00 am 5:00 pm on Sunday (and other days).
We just heard from Tri-County Council that USDA Rural Development’s Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Program is accepting applications through March 29th. These are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and have less than $1 million in gross revenue.
Here’s a special kind of rodeo for our young ones: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the schedule for Youth Fishing Rodeos for 2019 and there are four rodeos in Garrett County, all in the month of May. Annually, youth fishing rodeos in the state connect about 6,000 young people with the Maryland outdoors each year, often providing the first fishing experience for our children.