Bring the family to the airport for a day of fun! Static displays, car show, bicycle show, helicopter demonstrations, food, kids activities, and rides! Attendees will have the opportunity to get up close with a variety of aircraft, meet the pilots, and admire vintage and classic cars in the Split Shifter's Classic Car Show. There is also an exclusive meeting tent for pilots to meet, relax, and talk with each other. There will also be a unique bicycle show and a fun scavenger hunt for all ages. Special scheduled performances include a War Bird Display/Performance at 11:00 AM, exciting Piper Cub EAA Rides, a Kids' Candy Drop at 1:00 PM, and a demonstration by the Prince George's County Police Helicopter at 2:00 PM. Food and refreshments will be plentiful, featuring Lakeside Creamery Ice Cream, Sweitzer's BBQ, Travel Mug Coffee, and offerings from Mary and Martha Ministries at Faith Church including hot dogs, baked goods, popcorn, and more. Admission to the event is free, allowing everyone to enjoy all the activities and performances without any cost. "We are thrilled to host the Wings & Wheels Fly-In event again this year. It’s a great way for the community to come together and […]

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area invites all tourism industry professionals to the annual Highlands Creative Economy Tourism Summit on Monday, August 5th at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf & the Blind in Romney. This year’s event will emphasize the importance of addressing accessibility in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The Tourism Summit will feature presentations from regional experts and offer the opportunity to learn about tools and resources for tourism organizations and to network with peers in the industry. This event is free to attend and open to anyone interested in tourism in the region. Register or learn more at www.afnha.org/news-archives/2024-tourism-summit. Sessions will cover Accessibility, Agritourism, Hospitality, Community Development, Heritage Tourism, and more. The keynote address will highlight Eric Thompson of Access on the Go, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting accessibility and adaptive recreation opportunities throughout the Appalachian region. Thompson will discuss the need for and benefits of tourism and hospitality businesses to serve travelers with disabilities, and share the resources and tools organizations can use to make their communities more accessible.

Join Oakland Library for its book club geared towards readers of fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure! The discussion this month will be on The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood on Monday, August 5, 2024, at the Oakland Library from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please register at the Oakland Library or contact Andrew Miller at andrew@relib.net for more information. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners—a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life—has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible. Have others survived? Ren's bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of […]