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APRIL 2018 TM Helping Visitors Feel Like Locals Since 1991 FEATURES: • The Bloodhounds Are Back! • Pleasant Valley Greenhouse YOUR SOURCE FOR: • Skip Around Town Events • Dining • Shopping Entertainment & More FREE Information lakefrontmagazine.com 1527 Maryland Hwy., Route 135 | Mt. Lake Park, MD 301-334-4533 • lbsaloon.com Monday – Thursday: 4 – 11; Friday & Saturday: 4 – Midnight; Sunday: Closed Sandwiches • Steaks • Chicken Seafood • Kid’s Menu & More Dinner Served--5:00 to 9:30 p.m. Mon - Sat Live Entertainment Select Weekends Saloon Open Monday - Saturday at 4pm Long Branch Motel -- Rooms Available 2 -The Lake-FrontTM - April, 2018 Table of Contents Inside This Issue: Departments: Feature Story Calendar of Events ................26 The Bloodhounds Return ............. 6 Map of Deep Creek Lake 40-41 “Skip Around Town” Map of Oakland, MD..............56 Local Tidbits .......................12 In The Spotlight Pleasant Valley Guides: Greenhouse ...................34 Night-Life Guide .................58 Artistically Speaking Dining Guide ......................62 Leah DeLauder ...................42 Shopping Guide .................70 What’s Happening Live Music Schedule..........76 GC Women’s Hall of Directory of Advertisers ......78 Fame Inductees ...............46 “MuttMinster” Dog Show ......50 GLAF Updates ....................52 Photo by Jairo - “Reptile Wonders” ...............54 stock.adobe.com 1527 Maryland Hwy., Route 135 | Mt. Lake Park, MD 301-334-4533 • lbsaloon.com Monday – Thursday: 4 – 11; Friday & Saturday: 4 – Midnight; Sunday: Closed Sandwiches • Steaks • Chicken Seafood • Kid’s Menu & More Dinner Served--5:00 to 9:30 p.m. Mon - Sat Live Entertainment Select Weekends Saloon Open Monday - Saturday at 4pm Long Branch Motel -- Rooms Available April, 2018 - The Lake-FrontTM - 3 Editor’s Note Dear Friends, Still awaiting spring here on the mountain top. March gave us some of the diciest winter weather of the year...and some of the best skiing! I think most of us, however, are ready for sunnier skies and warmer temps. I was lucky enough to travel to the Dallas / Ft. Worth area last month and spend some time with my family there. Everything was blooming and green...it was a reminder that Spring would eventually come. I also had the pleasure of meeting with Reuben Peachey and his family, new owners of Pleasant Valley Greenhouse. I got a tour of the greenhouses and got to smell that wonderful smell of Spring...fresh dirt and moisture. Their greenhouses will be filling up this month, just in time for their Customer Appreciation Days to be held april 27 & 28...a perfect time to get your plants and flowers for spring planting. See their story on Page 34. There are a variety of other events as well, as you can see in our April Calendar of Events. The Bloodhounds return at the end of the month (see Feature Story on Page 6). There are a variety of other events and lectures to keep us busy as we wait for sunnier skies. The Ruth Enlow Library in Oakland (long one of my favorite places) is hosting several lectures this month as well as the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce’s April Business After Hours. A good chance to check out this wonderful facility...and stock up on some reading material as well. And remember, WHATever your pleasure this season, Enjoy! Linda Carr, Editor Look for our Published Monthly by CLS Ventures, Inc. Your Guide to Good Food P.O. Box 67 in Garrett County Friendsville, MD 21531 301-746-4433 [email protected] Linda S. Carr, Editor All artwork produced by The Lake-Front™ becomes the property of The Lake-Front™ and may not be reproduced without consent. CLS Ventures, Inc. is not responsible and cannot be held liable for typographical errors, policy changes, or for information submitted by advertiser. Dead- line for advertising copy: the 18th of the month prior to publication. Deadline for articles: the 15th of the month prior to publication. Articles published vary depending on space available and in the order received. Subscriptions available. Don’t Miss An Issue! Now Available in PDF Format Online! www.lakefrontmagazine.com 4 -The Lake-FrontTM - April, 2018 Delicious Country Breakfasts SERVED ALL DAY! Easter Brunch Featuring your favorites, along with Homemade Buffet Muffins, Pastries and Desserts April 1, 8 - 3 Full menu also available! 414 S. Main St. (Rt. 219), Accident, MD • 301-746-8578 Mon. - Sat: 7am - 3pm; Sun: 8am - 3pm The Best of Everything Now Under One Roof The Chic Shack Costume Jewelry • Scarves Handbags & More Primitive Country Wares for your home • Handmade one of a kind items • Baskets, Birdhouses • Herbal Star Soy Candles • Thompsons Super Scented Wax Melts • Handmade/Custom Primitive Furniture • Pottery & Soaps • Many made in the USA items See us on • Holiday Decor Facebook See us on Facebook! Now Located at 214 E. Alder Street • 301-533-0097 Downtown Oakland (former Landis Office Supply Building) Open Monday – Saturday: 10 – 5:30; Sunday: 10 – 3 April, 2018 - The Lake-FrontTM - 5 Feature Story... The Bloodhounds are Returning to Garrett County! The National Police Bloodhound Association is holding its annual Spring Training Seminar in McHenry, Maryland on April 28th. The six-day event which will end May 3rd, is a 40-hour Man-Trailing Law Enforcement Bloodhound Training and Certification program which is made up of eight hours of Classroom and 32 Hours of Field Training. This is the 4th consecutive year that this annual training event has been in Garrett County. The NPBA was founded in 1962 by the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York State Police. It presently has 200 members from all over the United States. Last year, seminar hosted 69 participants from 47 different Law Enforcement Agencies from 19 states and 2 countries, including Germany. “The Dogs will be running in the streets and in the woods. The dogs are generally friendly. if they are in harness, recognize that they are working and don’t interfere. Out of harness, people may approach the handler for a closer look but as always as with any animal, ask first if they may pat or touch the dog. To the blood- hound, trailing is fun and the dog’s reaction to a subject once the bloodhound finds them, is to usually do a jump up and give the subject a big sloppy kiss!” - Lou Battistella “This year we are anticipating approximately 40 handlers with hounds and 10 instructors,” says Lou Battistella, Seminar Coordinator. Classroom and field training will begin Sunday morning, April 29th at the Garrett College Continuing Education Building. Among the 18 administration and field instructors this year, groups will be broken down into a student/instructor ratio of 4:1. Field training will consist of urban, rural, hard and forest work with trails up to 30 some hours 6 -The Lake-FrontTM - April, 2018 Continued... April, 2018 - The Lake-FrontTM - 7 Feature Story Continued old for some teams and the teams will be training all around Garrett County in the towns and parks. Training will be conducted in the town of Oakland, at Broadford Lake Park, at the various state park locations, Garrett College Campus, Granstville, Accident, Friendsville, the Fairgrounds, and at other pre-arranged locations. Last year’s group at Garrett College The groups will move from area to area throughout the week, in hopes of getting in as many training trails as possible that generally represent all the various scenarios that would be applicable to the utilzation of the man-trailing Bloodhound in law enfourcenent. The Annual Certification is based on an evaluation by a qualified instructor of the Handler and Hound from the demonstration of their ability based on the entire 40 hours. Previously to 2015, the NPBA conducted this seminar in Cattaraugus County, Winter Clearance!! Pontoons starting at $22,000 Outdoor Waverunners Storage starting at $4,000 Sales & Service! Call today for information 301.387.0725 Next to Lakeside Creamery on Rt. 219 at the Lake • Call for an appointment www.funtimewatersports.com 8 -The Lake-FrontTM - April, 2018 New York from 2000 to 2014, but from the late 1980’s up until 2000, established its host location at the 4-H Learning Center near Bittinger on Rt. 495. The Seminar offers training and certification. Certification is valid for one-year. The NPBA holds two seminars each year, the Garrett County seminar in the spring, and the other in October in North Carolina. Both seminars are an approved Licensure and Certification course of the Maryland Higher Education Commission provided by the Continuing Education Workforce With Local Students in 2017 Development Department of Garrett College issuing four Continuing Education Units. The event, which is co-hosted by Garrett County Sheriff Rob Corley, will be held at Wisp Resort in McHenry. (Photos courtesy of NPBA and Lou Battistella.) April, 2018 - The Lake-FrontTM - 9 Special Pasta Night Fundraiser for Wednesday, April 25, 2018 • 4-9 pm Join us for an evening of good food for a good cause Women Cooking to Empower Women! Join Chefs Angela Luby, Samantha Clemons and Special Guest Terah Crawford at The Pasta Station All tips made by them that evening will be donated to AAUW Plus 10% of each check will be donated to AAUW-Garrett Branch which will be used for • Women’s Scholarships for College • Girls Empowerment Middle School (GEMS) Mentoring Program • AAUW Garrett College Branch Leadership Fund 10 -The Lake-FrontTM - April, 2018 LITTLE SANDY’S diner Friends & Family Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Gather Here Serving Breakfast all day Daily Homemade Specials Try our Weekday Lunch starting at $6.50 (Mon- Fri) Specials Kids Menu • Salad Bar Evening Dinner Specials Wendy’s Towne Restaurant Starting at $10.00 We’ve moved! Now located in the Oak-Mar Motel • Homemade Pies • Lunch Specials 208 N. Third St. (Rt. 219) Oakland • Bagged Ice • Sweatshirts 301-334-3300 Open Monday - Saturday: 6 am - 8 pm & Sunday: 7am - 7pm 301-387-9850 • Open Daily at 7am Intersection of Garrett Hwy & Sand Flat Road Come Gather At Our Table April, 2018 - The Lake-FrontTM - 11 Skip Around Town ...by Skip “Showers” Carr Amy Hook, famed local politician and Deep Creek Shop ‘n Save Assistant Manager, and I share a March 4th birth- day.