On Dec. 19, 2011, the South Jefferson Ruritan Club held its Christmas dinner meeting at Paul’s Restaurant. After the meal, the Zone 1 governor, Jim Kief, swore in the incoming officers for 2012. Every year, the South Jefferson Ruritan Club President selects a member of the club who has donated exceptional time and effort to [...]
Continue reading …Members of the Shenandoah Garden Club held a good-bye luncheon for Jean Hartgroves at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown. Hartgroves will be moving from her home in Charles Town to Pennsylvania. She has been a very active member of the Club since 1992.
Continue reading …The Harpers Ferry Class of 1966 held its 45-year reunion on Nov. 5 at Independent Fire Hall. Shown above, from left, Dorcas Longerbeam Barron, Lester Reed, Gene Merchant, Linda Hardy Peer, Michael Stoneberger, Carolyn Delauder Casper, Gene Taylor, Jeff Fowler and Audrey Wilt Grove.
Continue reading …The General Adam Stephen Chapter, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, held its winter meeting at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg on Jan. 20, 2012. Speaker for the evening was Compatriot Martin Keesecker, who came dressed in full Revolutionary War Uniform and assumed the character of an aide to General Adam Stephen. Keesecker discussed the General’s [...]
Continue reading …Recovery program meets every Friday Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program for men and women struggling with alcoholism, addictions, and other self-defeating behaviors, meets every Friday. Fellowship meal starts at 6:15 p.m., program at 7 − 8 p.m. and share groups from 8 − 9 p.m. Free childcare is provided. Call 540-668-6357 or visit www.lvcn.org [...]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — In a shift that will save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United States by focusing FSIS inspection resources on the areas of the poultry [...]
Continue reading …CHICAGO — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that the USDA has selected 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico to receive business development assistance through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Merrigan made the announcement in Chicago after keynoting the “Local/Regional Food System Conference” hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “In [...]
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