News from the Commissioners' Meeting

• The number of visitors to Garrett County in FY 2007 was up more than 10% over the number of visitors in FY 2006.
  
• This year will be the 40th anniversary of the Autumn Glory Festival.
  
• The Cooperative Extension Service office has produced a powerpoint presentation on the gypsy moth problem in Garrett County. The presentation discusses the impact of the gypsy moth, the life cycle of the moths, intervention strategies that can eradicate the moths, and a the potential economic impact of problem. I'm hoping that we can help distribute the presentation to citizens and officials.
  
• Community Action received a Community Development Block Grant to construct an early childhood education center in Grantsville.
  

Currently reading: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Micheal Chabon; The Dangerous Book for Boys by Hal Iggulden; Altered Art for the First Time by Madeline Arendt
Cannot wait to read: The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke (his first novel set in the post-Katrina era)