>Awarded Purple Heart In Afghanistan
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U.S. Army Spc. Ward Savage (left), an explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) specialist from McHenry assigned to 2nd Platoon, 705th EOD Company at Ft. Polk, La., receives a Purple Heart Medal from U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task Force, on Jan. 31 at Forward Operating Base Shank, located in Logar Province, Afghanistan. Savage, who is attached to Task Force Patriot’s 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Warrior, earned the medal for wounds he suffered during an armed enemy conflict in the Tangi Valley area of Wardak Province. Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Cecil Henry, Task Force Patriot public affairs officer.
>Lot 24 Bear Creek Forest - Reduced - GA7277805
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LOT 24 BEAR CREEK FOREST
ACCIDENT, MD 21520
Private 4.5 acre building lot tucked away in Bear Creek Forest. Dead end street, low traffic area makes this the perfect secluded spot for your vacation cabin or full time residence. Driveway in place. Community common area offers access to Bear Creek Trout Stream. Only 15 minutes to Deep Creek Lake. Call today!
Contact Jay Ferguson @ 301-501-0420 or DeepCreekLaker@Gmail.com for more information or to setup a private showing for this property.
Listing # GA7277805
$43,900
>Planning a vacation? Think Western Maryland
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Posted: 02/10/2011
Last Updated: 22 hours and 42 minutes ago
By: Charley Crowson
BALTIMORE – While many regions of the state get occasional spurts of snow, the Deep Creek Lake area in Western Maryland is the state’s true winter wonderland.
Since we can’t do anything about the cold weather, take a long weekend, and get out there and enjoy it.
Located just three hours from Baltimore, the resort offers a great chance for downhill and cross-country skiing, outdoor fun and a close getaway.
More here.
>Natural Gas Extraction Debate Heats Up at the State House
>Posted February 9, 2011
By Kerry Davis
Capital News Service
ANNAPOLIS — A bill that would effectively impose a hold on natural gas drilling in Western Maryland until further studies are completed will be introduced Thursday in the House of Delegates.
It follows an opposing bill filed Friday that aims to force the Maryland Department of the Environment to approve or deny permits for a type of natural gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in Garrett County.
Four applications for fracking permits were filed in October 2009 by Samson Energy, which is now concentrating on one potential drill site in Garrett County. Those were the first permits for natural gas hydraulic fracturing ever filed in the state.
The Maryland Department of the Environment has not granted or denied those applications, citing potential environmental effects.
>2010 Year in Review - Real Estate Stats
>A further review of the 2010 Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake market statistics and how other brokers fared during 2010:
http://www.ilovedeepcreek.com/market_updates/2010-real-estate-stats.pdf
Railey Realty is #1 in Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake. We have the most comprehensive marketing plan and the best online presence – 2 essential ingredients to success when buying or selling real estate.
>Price reduced over $100k! 125 Jakes Dr-GA7346307
>Beautiful log home just minutes from the Wisp Resort and Deep Creek Lake. 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, beautiful hard wood floors and more. Large rooms make this the perfect spot for family gatherings and getaways. Call Today!
Contact Jay Ferguson @ 301-501-0420 or DeepCreekLaker@Gmail.com for more information or to setup a private showing for this property.
>Railey Realty, Deep Creek Lake, Adopts A Cowboy
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A mustang named Cowboy was recently running wild in the Grantsville area. Local farmers let Cowboy graze on their property, but when late fall arrived they became concerned for his welfare and contacted the Garrett County Humane Society.
Nancy Trotta at Railey Realty has a horse farm in the area and her contacts called and shared Cowboys story and possible fate. Nancy in turn contacted all the agents and staff in the Railey office and asked for help.
>Deep Creek Lake, M.D. - blueridgeoutdoors.com
>Awesome promo for the Deep Creek Lake area:
By Jedd Ferris • January 31, 2011
Set in the mountains of western Maryland and centered around the 3,900-acre namesake lake, Deep Creek is a tourist-driven Allegheny escape that refuses to compromise its wild character.
After stints at other regional resorts, Mike Valach, who runs ski and rider services at Wisp Ski Resort, found just what he needed in the area’s never-ending mountain sports opportunities.
“This is the recreation mecca,” says Valach. “There is something to do during every season of the year.”
Garrett County is an outdoor playground with rolling peaks, world-class rivers, wicked slopes, and 90,000 acres of public land in the nearby state forests and parks. There’s also a whitewater park above Wisp. When he’s craving a little more urban grit, Valach can be in Pittsburgh in two hours or Washington, D.C. in a little more than three.
“It never gets boring here,” he says. “When winter’s over, it’s time jump on your bike or paddleboard.”
>Edwards Points to a More Efficient Bureaucracy
>As the state of Maryland attempts to recover from the latest economic downturn- State Senator George Edwards said a great improvement to moving the economy forward could occur simply by creating a more efficient bureaucracy.
Edwards says often times businesses fail to even get off the ground in Maryland because of the myriad of governmental red tape they experience through various state agencies. Edwards points to one recent example in Garrett County.
>New Germany’s Powder - blueridgeoutdoors.com
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By Leonard Adkins • February 8, 2011
Deep Creek Lake, M.D.
Adventure’s Doorstep
While Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland is 3,900 acres in size, and the lake in Herrington Manor State Park has 53 acres of water, the lake in New Germany State Park is barely 13 acres. However, the lake is not really what I want to tell you about. Rather, it is the wonderful time you can have in the woods in New Germany during the winter. The park’s 10 miles of pathways follow old roads or have been built, for the most part, on gentle grades to ease the way for cross-country skiers. This means that it is possible to glide about all day long and have barely more than 800 feet in total vertical rise, a very easy outing for such mountainous terrain. In addition, if conditions are right, park personnel groom and track the routes to make the skiing even more pleasurable.
