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Memorial Day 2013 Events & Activities at Deep Creek Lake
Check out even more info about the Deep Creek Lake area on the I Love Deep Creek & Garrett County Facebook page!
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“Have a HART” Guest Bartender Night at The Harbor Bar at Dutch’s
View glassblowing until 3:30 on May 24 and 27 and until 5:00 PM on May 25 and 26.
Mtn Lake Park MD 21550
10:00 AM- 5 PM
The Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center offers travelers not only information about Garrett County but the entire state of Maryland as well. The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce will be staffing the center which will be open Thursday – Sunday from May 24 – October 13, 2013 and Friday -Sunday from October 18 –May 18, 2014. The re-opening of the Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center will give Garrett County two welcome centers, as it joins the current Garrett County Visitors Center in McHenry, Maryland, located near Deep Creek Lake.
Hours – 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The largest in the area with over 80 local farmers and craftsmen providing a wide selection of fresh picked produce, home-baked goods, quilts, antiques, plants, tools and flea market items. Enjoy homemade breakfast and lunch at the snack bar. Adjacent to a 1/4 mile easy walking self-guided nature trail. Call 240-310-2086 or 814-662-4366 or visit www.springspa.org for more information. **Out-of-County Regional Event**
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Debbie Carpenter & Girls
Name: Debbie Carpenter & Girls
254 Maple Street
Friendsville Md
Highland Festival
Name: Highland Festival
Garrett College SING Flea Market
Name: Garrett College SING Flea Market
LEGO Robotics: SuGO Sunday.
Name: LEGO Robotics: SuGO Sunday.
SuGO teams form at 1:00pm, and build until 3:30pm. Teams can be families or friends and No experience is necessary. All equipment is provided, and help is available for rookie teams. At 3:30, teams move to the arena and the SuGO bots battle it out tournament style.
This is a great activity for LEGO lovers of all ages.
Experience the latest LEGO Robotics hardware and push your creativity to the limit..
Light refreshments are available for purchase.
Look for the yellow pickup.
HART Fundraiser Held On DCL
“Paddling for Paws” was held at Deep Creek Lake State Park on Saturday. Hosted by Wisp Resort and organized by Michael Valach, director of Wisp Outdoors, the event attracted 20 paddleboarders, who competed in 5K and 10K races. A portion of the paid entries and additional donations totaling $200 benefited HART for Animals Inc. In addition to being a fundraiser, the event also brought exposure to the fairly new sport of paddleboarding. “This is the first year of what promises to become a very popular watersport at Deep Creek Lake,” said HART executive director Paula Yudelevit. High Mountain Sports, Wisp Resort, and Savage River Stand Up sponsored the competition. HART is a charitable animal welfare organization founded in 2003 to improve the condition of homeless animals in western Maryland. HART is a 501(c)(3) corporation and all donations are tax-deductible. For additional information on the organization, the HART Spay/Neuter Clinic, or any of its programs, or to donate to the capital fund campaign for the HART Animal Center along Bumble Bee Road, persons may visit hartforanimals.org.
Best Weekend Getaways to Escape DC Drama
Deep Creek makes the list:
“7. Deep Creek Lake – If you’re looking for a get away that will allow you to be out of cell service for 48 hours, check out Deep Creek Lake. Just two hours from DC in Garrett County, Maryland, Deep Creek is the largest freshwater lake in the state. Being out in the woods will give you a break from the city heat to swim and fish, and boat, tubing, and jet ski rentals are in abundance. The surrounding State Park is a lesser known tourist attraction so renting a house by the water shouldn’t be too difficult, and is a not too expensive option if you want to bring a gaggle of friends. Check out the Honi-Honi Bar to drink right on the bar (there’s even a boat dock to hitch your rental) plus they have karaoke on Thursdays and live music on the weekends.”
Metro Area Home Price Growth Trend Continues in First Quarter
WASHINGTON (May 9, 2013) – Metropolitan area median home prices continued to rise in the first quarter, with the national gain showing the best year-over-year performance in over seven years, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors®. A companion breakout of income requirements to purchase a median-priced home on a metro basis shows the typical buyer earns roughly double the income needed to buy a home in his or her area.
The median existing single-family home price rose in 133 out of 150 metropolitan statistical areas1 (MSAs) based on closings in the first quarter of 2013 compared with first quarter last year, while 17 areas had price declines. In the fourth quarter of 2012, a comparable 133 areas showed price increases from a year earlier, greatly improved from the first quarter of 2012 when prices in only 74 metros were up.
May 17 - 19. WHITEWATER KAYAK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Garrett County, Maryland and the Adventure Sports Center International host the 2014 International Canoe Federation s Whitewater Kayak World Championships. Garrett County, Maryland and the Adventure Sports Center International have been chosen to host the 2014 International Canoe Federation’s Whitewater Kayak World Championships.
Location: Deep Creek Lake, Md.
Unmanned DNR boat sinks on Deep Creek
Michael A. Sawyers Cumberland Times-News
SWANTON — A large Maryland Department of Natural Resources boat used on Deep Creek Lake sunk Wednesday afternoon but was floated to the surface with air bags Thursday and brought to shore, according to Eric Null, Deep Creek Lake State Park spokesman.
“There appears to be no major structural damage,” Null said.
Null said the 24-foot Ottercraft is a metal work boat with heavy lifting being one of its capacities.
He said two staff members were in a boating accident, but refused to supply other information until an official report is filed. There were no injuries, Null said.
“Our officers were returning from the firing range on Town Hill Wednesday when they got a call that a boat had capsized,” said Sgt. Brian Albert of the Natural Resources Police. “They were responding on heightened alert. A floating life jacket caused concern until it became clear that it hadn’t come off of a person, but had floated out of the boat.”
Albert said a passerby had noticed the moored boat sinking and went to the park office with the news.
“Someone from the office ran down, started it up and tried to get it up running on plane toward a shallow area, but it rolled,” Albert said.
Albert was uncertain why the boat initially took on water and Null would not discuss that matter.
“It’s a low-based boat so that buoys can be reached from it,” Albert said. “It has a dive door, so if that would have been left open, water would enter that way.”
Contact Michael A. Sawyers at msawyers@times-news.com.
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Garrett County judge will render decision on mini-marina June 1
Sherbin must review exhibits in regard to ice cream parlor permit
Elaine Blaisdell Cumberland Times-News
OAKLAND — Judge Jim Sherbin will review exhibits given to him regarding the mini-marina at Lakeside Creamery Monday and make a decision on the matter by June 1.
A hearing on the declaratory judgment regarding amendments to the Deep Creek Watershed Zoning ordinance and the issuing of a permit to business owner Bill Meagher for the mini-marina and an administrative appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals decision to grant Meagher the permit were held in Garrett County Circuit Court.
Meagher’s property did not meet the minimum total lot or land area per use of 10,000 square feet in the ordinance and instead a permit was based on a minimum land area of 6,000 square feet, according to Greg Skidmore of Skidmore, Alderson and Duncan of Oakland, who is representing local marinas. Skidmore requested that Meagher repeat the zoning process.
“Zoning should be transparent, open, fair and shouldn’t be questioned after the fact,” said Skidmore. “Meagher is the reason the zoning amendment was initiated,” he added.
On June 5, 2012, the Board of County Commissioners voted to make amendments to the ordinance to allow Meagher to have a marina that doesn’t offer the services associated with it. The amendments to the ordinance contained a notation that the minimum land are remain the same as currently specified at 10,000 square feet, according to a hearing memorandum provided by Skidmore.
Skidmore also noted that the property was .9 acres and didn’t meet the one acre minimum total lot or land area per use in the ordinance. County Attorney Gorman Getty III indicated there is a misunderstanding about the square footage required for the permit. A 1993 amendment to the ordinance established a 6,000 square foot requirement for retail and service business situated in shopping centers or neighborhood convenience centers.
Meagher’s property is classified multiple use and he has the potential to have six businesses because of the nature of the zoning classification, according to Getty. Skidmore also noted that the permit was issued by the Board of Zoning Appeals on June 11 before the findings of fact were issued.
“The June 28, 2012, findings of fact even ignored that the permit had already been issued to the Meagher/Lakeside by the administrator on June 11, 2012, based on a minimum land area of 6,000 square feet,” states the hearing memorandum. “Such a disclosure was clearly required by the ordinance and Maryland law so as to make the amendment process fair and reasonable.”
The county commissioners are required to make a findings of fact before enacting any amendment to the ordinance. The director of the board of zoning appeals indicated that the findings of fact were not fully written, signed and published until after the permit was issued, according to Skidmore.
The director also citied ambiguous language in the ordinance relating to the findings of fact. In order to clear up ambiguous language in the ordinance, the commissioners voted in January to rectify a conflict in ordinance so that it was consistent with Land Use Article 66B.
Skidmore also noted that the findings of fact didn’t satisfy the change/mistake requirement of the ordinance, which requires that if no mistakes were made in the zoning ordinance that an amendment be made only if the character of the neighborhood was changed to an extent which justifies the amendatory action.
Getty argued that the zoning amendment wasn’t made to address specific piece of property but all property and that there couldn’t be a change and mistake. Findings of fact were made and the change and mistake doesn’t apply, said Getty.
Meagher planned to offer 12 personal watercrafts and four pontoon boats as rentals as well as offer guided tours. He would use existing local marinas for related services.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
