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 Montgomery County COVID Cases Very Low Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.29.2021 - 18:04 Photo: montgomerycountymd.gov COVID Cases Are Very Low Montgomery County, MD's COVID-19 Cases and other indicators are very low, and this comes as Montgomery County recently rescinded all of their COVID guidelines, leaving only recommendations and any state or federal guidelines for MoCo residents to follow. Let's take a look at some of the indicators that Montgomery County uses. For May 28, the 7 day average of new cases per 100,000 people is around 2. That's compared to around 50 in January. Since March 2020, the number hadn't dipped below 3 until this month. We are at the lowest number now since late March of 2020. This indicator is "Very Low," according to Montgomery County. Only about 4% of hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. That's about 1/10 of this percentage in May 2020. All of the other indicators are low or very low.  Vaccines In Mont...

 Air & Space Museum in DC to Open July 30, New US Airline Breeze Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.27.2021 - 18:23 Photo: National Air And Space  Museum National Air & Space Museum DC Reopening The National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center has been open for some time. Today, The Smithsonian Museum announced that the DC center will be opening to the public on Friday, July 30, 2021, after being closed due to the pandemic.  They will be open Thursday through Monday, but closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There will be COVID protocols in place including the requirement of timed entry passes. Timed entry passes are free and reservations will be available starting on July 23. Face coverings and six feet of physical distancing is required for vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors.  Some parts of the DC museum will not be available due to ongoing renovations. The museum encourages you to check their website to learn what is on display at the mu...

 Breaking: MCSL Not Under COVID-19 Protocols Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.25.2021 - 7:56 Despite being no COVID-19 Protocols, this probably won't take place this year Photo: Garrettparkladybugs.org Notice on MCSL.org MCSL has released a notice on their website  from the MCSL Board. The statement goes over that teams do not have to follow COVID Protocols anymore, that A meets will be run regularly this year, and recommending mask wearing and social distancing. This comes after Montgomery County revealed that on May 28, there will be a full reopening, and county residents will now be subject to any state guidance.  No More COVID-19 Protocols MCSL says that they have removed their COVID-19 protocol for this swim season in cooperation with county officials. They say that they took into consideration Montgomery County's reopening phase 3, State policies, and CDC guidance.  Practices and Meets  Each team is permitted to run practices however they wan...

 Breaking: GP Pool No Longer Requires Reservations, Opening Day Soon Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.22.2021 - 13:12 Garrett Park Pool Photo: Garrettparkpool.org No More Reservations The Garrett Park Pool sent out an email to subscribers on Friday Afternoon. In their email, they ask to make sure that members have paid their dues. They also give some news that radically changes how the pool will operate this summer. There will no longer be reservations, because they currently have a 75% capacity limit, and the county is set to remove all restrictions in a week or so. They say that that applies to both the family and lap pool. They also say that due to the lifting of capacity restriction, that guests will most likely be allowed. Masking Some of the Garrett Park Pool staff are not fully vaccinated yet, and therefore masks will be required at check-in. However, the pool cites that masks are no longer required outside. Swim Team MCSL is currently working on updating their...

 MCSL Updated Division Assignments Released, Season Restrictions Up In The Air Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.19.2021 - 17:05 Photo: garrettparkladybugs.org Updated Division Assignments for the 2021 Season MCSL, or the Montgomery County Swim League is the summer swim league in Montgomery County. It is the league that Garrett Park participates in. After last year(2020)'s season was cancelled due to the coronavirus, MCSL has already committed to having a competitive swim season. However, due to the waiver that they obtained from the county, some pools were not able to participate in this season. Therefore, MCSL had to update the division assignments that were assigned at the end of the 2019 season. Garrett Park is still ranked 6/6 in division J. What's different? Most teams were able to continue in the 2021 season. In fact divisions A-J were not affected by any teams that could not participate. However, there are 4 teams that are no longer in the division assignme...