The weather for today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms expected after 1pm. High near 69 and a low around 56.
Glen Champlin of Glen’s Home Inspections shared this bear in his backyard:
Tonight from 600pm-900pm, the last Have a HART Guest Bartender Challenge will be at Ace’s Run Restaurant & Pub — there will be fun and some amazing silent auction items that supports HART for Animals.
The Celtic Festival is this Saturday from 10:00am-6:00pm offering 5 stages and 3 fields of all-day entertainment in Friendsville, MD. Some highlights are: Shanty Irish, Iona, Aurora Celtic, Greg Latta, Lynn Dale and more! Also, Chautauqua speakers, living history and the MASA Highland Athletic Games. Visit their website for the complete list!
The Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner is June 6th with a registration deadline of Friday, May 31. The dinner celebrates the Chamber members but also the Volunteer of the Year and the Heise Entrepreneurial Spirit Award are presented.
The closure of the Verso Luke Mill will have a big impact on our region — state officials have appealed to the U.S. Department of Labor to rule that the plan closure was due in part to trade practices that disadvantaged the workers at Luke. A favorable ruling from the federal government will result in an extended severance for workers along with extra benefits for training and education. Also, the mill provides all the water and sewage service for the town of Luke that will need to be addressed.
Speaking of displaced Luke Mill workers, Camp Dawson in Kingwood, Preston County, WV, will be holding a Job Fair at the Oakland Armory, 14 North Eighth Street, Oakland, MD, tomorrow, May 31, 2019, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event is open to the public.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on June 1 to celebrate the completion of the Phase IV extension of the nearby Western Maryland Rail Trail.
