Challenges Of Drilling For Gas In Marcellus Shale Topic Of Lecture
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Dec. 16, 2010
The Garrett County office of the University of Maryland Extension is hosting a presentation by Tom Murphy, Penn State Extension educator and co-director of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.
Titled “Challenges with Marcellus Shale Natural Gas,” the presentation will is scheduled for next Monday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Garrett College auditorium.
Extracting natural gas from Marcellus shale using hydraulic fracturing has gained considerable public attention in recent weeks. According to Mikal Zimmerman, program assistant for the University of Maryland Extension Service, the purpose of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research is to “provide accurate information about drilling to all parties, countering the spread of Internet-based misinformation and allowing fact-based science to dominate conversations and decision making.”
Murphy will talk about the magnitude of the Marcellus shale as a natural gas producing shale and the economic, environmental, and social effects it may have on communities with wells.
Charm City Cakes Helps Wisp Celebrate
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Dec. 16, 2010
Hundreds of people flocked to Wisp Resort Sunday afternoon to see Food Network star Duff Goldman and several of the staff members of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore. The company created a birthday cake for the resort, which turned 55 this month, and for which a two-day party was held Sunday and Monday. The cake was a model of Marsh Mountain, complete with the ski lifts, trail signs, and fondant skiers, snowboarders, and tubing folks. It was designed and made by Lauren Friedman, Erica Harrison, Anna May, and other staff members, several of whom were present for the serving of the cake. The process to build the cake took about five days, they said.
Read the rest here & see the cake.
"It's A New Day For GC Politics"; Commissioners Sworn In
Dec. 16, 2010
Clerk of Garrett County Circuit Court Sondra Buckel swore in the new three-member county commissioners’ board at the courthouse on Tuesday morning. About 75 family members, friends, campaign supporters, and county personnel attended the ceremony and welcome reception that followed.
“It is a new day for Garrett County politics,” District 1 commissioner Gregan Crawford told the crowd. “It’s been a long time since three new commissioners have all been sworn it at the same time, and that’s an awesome amount of trust that you’ve placed in our hands. So I hope we live up to your expectations and exceed them.”
He said each of the commissioners recognizes his own strengths and weaknesses, and the board will have a good balance of those attributes.
“It’s an honor and privilege to be here,” said Bob Gatto, who won the District 2 commissioner’s seat as a write-in candidate. “I’m looking forward to the next four years of working with you and working for this county. Let’s make things happen in a positive way for everybody.”
He indicated the new commissioners will not always agree on issues, but they will work together for their constituents.
“We need to be open with our government; we need to be open with our decisions,” Gatto said. “We need to involve everyone who’s affected by those decisions, and work toward a common goal, and that is making Garrett County the pride of not only Maryland but also the nation.”
Prior to being sworn in, District 3 commissioner Jim Raley officially resigned from the Garrett County Board of Education. His term on the BOE would have expired in January 2012. Raley, a former middle school teacher, had served on that board since January 1997.
He noted his family was not able to attend the swearing-in because of the adverse weather.
Real Estate Sales Year to Date - Railey Realty still #1
Residential Market Statistics
As of
December 7, 2010
RESIDENTIAL – UNDER CONTRACT – LISTING SIDE
RAILEY REALTY 23 $79,000 – $1,999,000
LONG & FOSTER 9 $117,000 – $675,000
COLDWELL BANKER 3 $140,000 – $248,000
WISP RESORT 1 $549,900
GOODFELLOW 5 $129,000 – $699,000
HUMBERSON 0 $0
GARRETTLAND 0 $0
JULIAN AGENCY 4 $19,900 – $166,000
$1 MILLION PLUS PROPERTIES – UNDER CONTRACT – LISTING SIDE
RAILEY REALTY 7
LONG & FOSTER 0
COLDWELL BANKER 0
WISP RESORT 0
GOODFELLOW 0
HUMBERSON 0
REMAX 0
GARRETTLAND 0
JULIAN AGENCY 0
RESIDENTIAL – UNDER CONTRACT – BUYER’S SIDE
Railey Realty 17 $67,900 – $1,999,000
Long & Foster 12 $45,000- $1,395,000
Coldwell Banker 2 $237,000-$248,800
Wisp Resort 3 $50,000 – $549,900
Goodfellow 3 $140,000 – $1,029,000
GarrettLand 0 $0
Humberson – U.C 0 $0
Julian Agency 2 $19,900 – $103,400
Listing Side – Sold – Residential Property
Year to Date
January 1, 2010 – December 7, 2010
Residential Listed Properties – Sold
1+ Million $
Railey Realty 103 $1,500 – $3,500,000 12
Long & Foster 67 50,000 – $2,250,000 2
Coldwell Banker 28 $24,900 $1,248,000 1
Wisp Resort 3 $740,000 – $889,900 0
Goodfellow 18 $52,500 – $998,000 0
Garrettland 3 $49,900 – $187,500 0
Humberson –U.C 1 $499,000 0
Julian Agency 15 $15,000 – $642,510 0
Buyer’s Side – Sold – Residential Property
Year to Date
January 1, 2010 – December 7, 2010
Residential Selling Side – Sold
Railey Realty 123 $1,500 – $2,500,000 12 Properties over $Million
Long & Foster 60 $24,900 – $3,500,000 4 Properties over $1Million
Coldwell Banker 31 $40,000 – $849,000
Wisp Resort 4 $259,000 – $889,900
Goodfellow 13 $52,500 – $639,000
GarrettLand 1 $149,900
Humberson – U.C 1 $225,000
Julian Agency 7 $15,500 – $139,900
Information is deemed to be accurate and limited to MRIS data.
Provided by MRIS on December 7, 2010
Deep Creek Lake is quickly freezing
With wind chill temperatures in the negatives, it quickly accelerates the freezing of Deep Creek Lake. I took this shot with our DeepCreekHospitality.com webcam this morning. This part of the lake is covered with a thin sheet of ice already, but I spent a few minutes watching a little further south near High Mountain sports and you can literally see the water turning to slush and ultimately to ice. I had a weather watcher contact me last night with a reading from his weather station of -27 degree wind chill blasts…only 6 more days until winter!
New Germany State Park Snow Report
New Germany State Park
Snow Report
Date
12-15-10
Time
9:35 AM
Base
New Snow
Last Snowfall
# of Trails Groomed
2-4”
4”
12-14-10
4
Snow Conditions
Trails will be groomed prior till the weekend. Powder/Packed powder. Some wind blow spots are apparent.
Temperature (ºF)
Low
High
12°
16°
Weather Forecast
Today: Wind Chill Advisory till 10am. Snow showers throughout the day with little accumulation. Wind 10-20mph.
Tomorrow: Cloudy with snow showers possible. High of 24.
SKI RENTALS & LESSONS ARE PROVIDED BY:
Allegany Expeditions
(Located in the Recreation Hall at New Germany State Park)
Hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays)
Open weekdays by appointment only.
Service is snow-dependent; please call to confirm hours before your visit.
301-722-5170
For More Information, Please Call
New Germany State Park
301-895-5453
PARK HOURS: 8:00AM – SUNSET
Herrington Manor State Park Snow Report
Herrington Manor State Park Snow Report
Date 12/15/10 Time 10:00 AM
Forecast Temperature (ºF) Low High
15 22
Snow Conditions Groomed Powder
Base New Last Snowfall Grooming
(# Trails)
4-10” 3” 12/14/10 4
Weather Forecast Flurrie and Temps in 20’s
Park Open Daily, 8:00 A.M. – Sunset
Notes: Some trails groomed but wind blown
Rentals available at the Lake House.
For more information- 301 334-9180
Bethesda lawyer ‘guts it out’ in Maryland triathlons
Posted: 7:00 pm Sun, December 12, 2010
By Danny Jacobs
James R. Hammerschmidt took a 55-mile bike ride Memorial Day weekend in Garrett County. He followed the route used for the SavageMan Triathlon, which took him through Deep Creek Lake State Park, Savage River State Forest and New Germany State Park. He took in the beautiful scenery and gutted through the steep climbs. And when …
Western Maryland wrestles with energy future
By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun
12:27 a.m. EST, December 13, 2010
While Maryland’s energy future might lie in harnessing the breezes off Ocean City, the frontier for now is in the same place it’s always been — in the mountains of Western Maryland — where the region’s winds and coal and natural gas reserves are drawing prospectors.
That’s unsettling to some environmentalists and Western Marylanders, who fear the impact of new and traditional energy development on the region’s rich natural resources, its outdoors-oriented tourist industry and its rural quality of life.
Maryland’s first two industrial-scale wind “plants” are on the verge of generating power atop the state’s highest mountain in Garrett County. Though their construction stirred concerns over harming rare bats and disturbing forested vistas, a new string of them is being planned for another ridgetop.
Garrett Choral Society Concerts This Weekend
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Dec. 9, 2010
The Garrett Choral Society, under the direction of Julie Turrentine, will present a concert titled “Christmas Joy,” which will feature J.S. Bach’s Magnificat along with a number of other Christmas works, this weekend. The concerts will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s at the Lake Catholic Center, located along Mosser Road, just past Garrett College on the right. The Magnificat, which will be presented as the first half of the program, is a major vocal work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The text is the canticle of Mary, mother of Jesus, as told in the Book of Luke. There are 12 movements, and the work will feature soloists Dave Callis, Betsy Dempsey, Beth Mankin Moore, Jim Tong, and Mary McEwen, along with a duet by Jane Nolan and Judy Bertsch, and a trio by Carolyn Deverse, Mary Lee Moore, and Joan Lambert.
