The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra heads back to Deep Creek Lake this weekend for two performances. Friday's Pops performance is sold out, but there are still tickets available for the Saturday evening Classical performance.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today on the future of the PSO-Garrett County relationship.
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WBOY-TV out of West Virginia aired this clip yesterday regarding activities available at Wisp Resort.
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Phil Malone's underwater robotics camp was featured today in The Baltimore Sun.
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Steeler fans take note. The Republican reports that Art Rooney Jr. will be signing copies of Ruanaidh at The Book Mark'et next Saturday, July 19th. My husband Tim recently enjoyed reading this history of the Rooney family.
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The men and women of the U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Team will visit ASCI July 14-18 in a pre-Olympic appearance. The team will train at ASCI"s mountaintop whitewater course before heading off to Beijing. ASCI is proud to host the team and give them the chance to experience Mountain Maryland at its best. Whitewater canoe and kayak slalom racing is one of the fastest growing Olympic disciplines, and was the 4th most popular spectator sport in both the Sydney and Athens games.
In other ASCI News, Executive Director Matt Taylor and Marketing Coordinator Jesse Shimrock recently completed a media tour of central and eastern Maryland. Included on the tour was a stop by Comcast's TV Studio in Frederick, MD. Matt pulled off another TV appearance for Comcast Newsmakers which will air for two consecutive weeks on network TV.
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Sarah D. Wire of NewsOk.com, the on line version of The Oklahoman, reports on a recent trip to Wisp Resort and ASCI, complete with video.
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article today about Good Magazine looking for travel videos of your hometown. This would be a great weekend for Garrett County residents to get out and take a stab at this contest. View full details at http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/projects.
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The Times-News reports on discussions in Garrett County regarding drilling rights due to the the growing interest in natural gas.
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Samples collected from more than 900 deer during the 2007-2008 Maryland deer hunting season showed no signs of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Recent laboratory test results confirmed no evidence of the disease in brain and lymph nodes collected from 983 deer. Additional samples from sick or injured deer also showed no signs of the disease. During the past six years, over 4600 Maryland deer have been tested and were CWD-free.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists collected brain and lymph gland samples during the state’s 2007-08 muzzleloader and firearm deer hunting seasons across every Maryland county.
“This is great news for Maryland hunters, landowners, farmers and anyone who has an appreciation for a healthy, sustainable deer population,” Assistant Deer Project Leader George Timko said. “Critical to the success of this project was the cooperation of our many partners in federal, state and county government, as well as private landowners and farm managers. All of these individuals played an integral role in gathering the data that contributes to our informed response on this issue.”
CWD is a neurological disease that is fatal to cervids. The disease attacks the brain and spinal cord of the animals and is believed to be caused by prions, or rogue proteins. CWD is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy similar to “Mad Cow Disease” in cattle and Scrapie in sheep. CWD is also similar to Creutzfeld-Jacobs disease in people, though it is not known to be transmissible to humans.
In 2005, CWD was detected in white-tailed deer in central New York and approximately 10 miles from the Maryland border in West Virginia. Since it’s detection in West Virginia, Maryland DNR biologists and partners increased ongoing surveillance in Allegany County near the West Virginia location. A total of 105 samples were collected in Allegany County in 2007-08. All samples tested negative for CWD.
CWD. Surveillance will continue in all 23 Maryland counties during the 2008-09 deer hunting seasons. Citizens are encouraged to report any deer that appears sick to the local DNR office. These animals, if exhibiting CWD-like symptoms and collected in a timely manner, will be examined by wildlife veterinarians and tested for CWD.
Additional CWD information is available on the DNR website at www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/cwdinformation.html or on The Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance web site (www.cwd-info.org).
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Enjoy your holiday at Deep Creek Lake in a responsible manner by remembering to pick your designated driver if you're driving or boating to a party. The Times-News reports on a sobriety check planned for some time in July.
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