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Clarksburg Tavern's ‘USA Themed Party’ Under Investigation
MYMCM ^ | 1/11/21 | Suzanne Pollack

Posted on 01/12/2021 7:37:59 AM PST by workerbee

A Montgomery County inspector visited The Clarksburg Tavern, on Frederick Road, Jan. 11, six days after they hosted a “USA Themed Party” that was sponsored by Robin Ficker, who is running for Maryland governor on the Republican ticket.

The county received information about the 6 p.m. party and decided to investigate. Information “will be analyzed and appropriate actions taken,” said Mary Anderson, spokesperson for the county’s Health and Human Services Department. “We would expect a decision early next week” on whether any action will be taken, she said.

Photos of the party that were posted on Twitter showed maskless patrons eating and drinking indoors, which is prohibited by the county as part of its COVID-19 restrictions.

Ficker explained to MyMCM that he wanted to show support to Clarksburg Tavern, which he said has been hassled since suing County Executive Marc Elrich in an attempt to end the county’s ban on indoor dining. He said the restaurant “had started getting a lot of phony orders” and nasty calls.

Therefore, he decided to hold the event, which he said was planned for outdoors, under a tent, and featured a live band. He planned to deliver some remarks on how wrong he believed the county is to ban indoor dining. When the crowd grew larger than he expected, he feared he couldn’t be heard by all, and the event was moved indoors, Ficker said.

“We invited them into the restaurant for my 10-minute speech,” he said. “Some of the people may not have had masks on, because they were sipping their drinks. Some of them may have brought their drinks or food with them,” but no food or drinks were served while people were inside, Ficker said.

“I gave my talk and then I left. They went outside to hear the band,” he noted.

The event was to help the restaurant, he noted, calling the negative reactions “much to do about nothing.”

Ficker called on the county to open restaurants, bars and schools.

When asked by MyMCM, County Deputy Health Officer James Bridgers noted that since the the ban on indoor dining, the county has seen “a slight reduction” in the number of restaurant employees who have tested positive for COVID-19. When asked about the number of restaurant patrons who have contacted the virus, Bridgers said, “I don’t have that data before me.”

On Monday, Jan. 11, there were 460 new cases reported and the 14-day average test positivity was 7.7%.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
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Montgomery County (Maryland) is a leftwing kookmeet and will likely be even worse now that the criminals have taken control of DC.
1 posted on 01/12/2021 7:37:59 AM PST by workerbee
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To: workerbee
Information “will be analyzed and appropriate actions taken,” said Mary Anderson Another of Satan’s whores thinks she can arrest We The People for celebrating our rights to peaceful assembly. Make no mistake, these creeps are as evil as hell.
2 posted on 01/12/2021 7:41:32 AM PST by Prole
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To: workerbee
Photos of the party that were posted on Twitter showed maskless patrons eating and drinking indoors,

Oh, the horror! To hell with these busybodies and ignoramuses.

3 posted on 01/12/2021 7:42:57 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: workerbee

Mary has an address. I’m just saying.

L


4 posted on 01/12/2021 7:47:17 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Freee-dame

ping


5 posted on 01/12/2021 7:50:04 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: workerbee
Peaceful demonstration.
6 posted on 01/12/2021 7:53:17 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: workerbee
"Photos of the party that were posted on Twitter showed maskless patrons eating and drinking indoors..."

Americans have become such a nation of pansies.

7 posted on 01/12/2021 8:19:17 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: workerbee

Such events will soon be labeled “terrorism” and will be dealt with by our brave warriors sitting on their ever-widening duffs behind consoles at Southern Command.


8 posted on 01/12/2021 8:20:41 AM PST by attiladhun2
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To: workerbee

Tyrant’s shut down places of male public assembly, like taverns. Ask a Marine about the Tun Tavern.


9 posted on 01/12/2021 8:22:04 AM PST by myerson (Viva Trump!)
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To: workerbee

Better make sure we don’t try to have a “USA Themed Country.”


10 posted on 01/12/2021 8:33:08 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Touche, SB!


11 posted on 01/12/2021 9:01:34 AM PST by workerbee (==)
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To: Travis McGee

Who are these people who call the police and report indoor events? If they don’t want to catch Covid and think that isolation and masks work, they can do both.


12 posted on 01/12/2021 9:01:38 AM PST by Freee-dame
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