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Schedules Set For Trick-Or-Treat, Parades, Socials

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Oct. 27, 2011

Various municipalities of Garrett and Preston counties will set aside time for trick-or-treating this weekend, as well as several Halloween socials and parades.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, Oct. 28

•Kitzmiller – 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

•Deer Park – 5 to 6 p.m.

•Aurora, W.Va. – 5 to 8 p.m.

•Grantsville – 5:30 to 7 p.m.

•Swanton – A Halloween social and parade will be held at the Swanton Community Center beginning with the parade at 5:30 p.m. The parade will travel through town to the railroad tracks before heading back to the center for the social at 6 p.m. The public is invited.

Monday, Oct. 31

•Terra Alta, W.Va. – 5 to 6:30 p.m. A Halloween social will follow for children up to age 12 at the Terra Alta VFW from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited.

•Mtn. Lake Park – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

•Loch Lynn – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

•Friendsville – 5:30 to 7 p.m.

•Accident – 6 to 7 p.m.

•Oakland – 6 to 8 p.m.

•Swanton – 6 to 8 p.m.

All residents wishing to participate in trick-or-treating should leave their porch lights on. Drivers should be aware of children walking the streets. It is suggested that children wear reflective tape or carry glow sticks while on the streets.

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Now, These Are Pumpkins!

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Several “whopper” pumpkins were grown this year by Ed Friend on the DeBerry Farm north of Oakland (Friend’s in-laws). According to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the only official record for pumpkins is kept by the Maryland State Fair, and the current record is 713.5 pounds. Friend took his largest pumpkin to Southern States in Oakland to be weighed on that scale, where it topped out at 773 pounds. Official or not, it’s a mighty big pumpkin! Pictured above sitting on some of this year’s crop are Friend’s children Nicholas (left), age 10, and Tailynn, age 6. The “smaller” pumpkin on the left weighs about 722 pounds. Friend noted that the pumpkins were grown from Atlantic Giant seeds, and took “a lot of fertilizer and a lot of water.” They have “matured” just in time for Halloween, of course, which will be celebrated across the county.

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Buying or selling real estate in Garrett County or Deep Creek Lake, Maryland? Call Jay Ferguson of Railey Realty for all of your real estate needs! I take great pride in referrals, and I assure you, I will take great care of your friends, family & colleagues!

877-563-5350 – toll free