Yesterday was interesting with clouds and pockets of rain in a few areas but overall a very nice day. The weather for today will be a chance of showers with thunderstorms likely after 1pm. The high temperature near 70 and the low temperature around 63; winds can gust as high as 21 mph.
First United Bank and Trust will be holding a Blood Drive at their Operations Center in Oakland today in conference rooms one and two from 9:30am – 3:00pm. This drive is open to employees as well as the general public. You can register at www.redcrossblood.org by entering FirstUnitedOakland to schedule an appointment.
Just heard that the Mountain Maryland Writers’ Institute at Garrett College has been cancelled. It was scheduled to run from Thursday – Sunday at a variety of locations in the county. That’s a shame as it was a really strong program.
The Science Room at the Discovery Center at Deep Creek State Park is open all day today for fun activities geared to exploration, learning and fun. The Discovery Center is a nice place to visit on a rainy day or any day.
Don’t forget that the nomination forms for Garrett County’s Most Beautiful Person are still available online. Anyone can nominate an exceptional volunteer in the county that deserves recognition through August 24th.
A recent reader pointed out that we had only shared the unofficial primary election results thus far so here is a link to the 2018 official results — the key contested race was for District 3 Commissioner: Fred Fox had 828 votes, Bob Gatto had 1,221 votes and Jim Hinebaugh won with 1,302 votes (a margin of 81).
Here’s a link to late July and early August events at New Germany State Park. NGSP and our other parks are a wonderful asset for our community.
Speaking of state parks, here’s a listing we just received for activities at Herrington Manor and Swallow Falls State Parks for activities later in the week. Some nice activities for the whole family:
