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KEARNEYSVILLE – My granddaughter Kayla Welsh took “Scratching the Surface” as a 4-H project this year, and she’s been busy raising chickens from peeps to adult and eagerly awaiting the laying of eggs. As her adult advisers, both her dad and I have been amazed at the information available in her project book. One thing [...]
Continue reading …BRYAN CLARK AND CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – The United Way of the Eastern Panhandle has announced that Tiffany Lawrence will join the nonprofit organization as its director of resource development and marketing, said Peter Mulford, who became the United Way’s president and CEO earlier this summer. Lawrence, who is currently the [...]
Continue reading …New book: Chat with Lyn Widmyer and learn about her humor-filled memoir, “Chasing Cows: I’m Not in the Suburbs Anymore,” at Sunday’s book signing, happening from 2 to 4 p.m. at Jumpin’ Java at 109 W. Washington St. in Charles Town. Widmyer, a member of the Jefferson County Commission, tells the story of her life, [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson Memorial Park roundup: Children’s tennis standings — Big league: Lions, 5-2; Tigers, 4-3; Blue Jays, 3-4; Bears, 2-5. Little league: Cubs, 7-0; Vikings, 5-2; Hawks, 1-6; Owls, 1-6. Results: July 16 — Tigers 7, Bears 2; Lions 7, Blue Jays 2. July 17 — Cubs 9, Vikings 3; Owls 7, Hawks 5. July 18 [...]
Continue reading …This week Chamber of Commerce July meeting: Yellow Brick Bank Restaurant, Shepherdstown, Thursday, noon to 1 p.m. Attendees are requested to bring canned goods for Jefferson County Community Ministries. Miller/Orndorff/Nesmith reunion: The descendants of Phillip Setzer Orndorff and Mary Jane Tevault, Jacob Sylvanius Miller and Mary Catherine Reynolds, and Bethuel Middleton Nesmith and Alice Dortha [...]
Continue reading …HARPERS FERRY — Cans, bottles, diapers, and automobile parts are among the items that the Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition and volunteers removed from the Shenandoah River on July 14. The cleanup was the second of what the Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition plans to be a bi-annual event. Volunteers also found piles of tires, car doors, [...]
Continue reading …The 401(k) plan is one of the most popular retirement plans available. Employers typically offer these plans for the benefit of their employees. However, many people will change jobs multiple times in their lives, and for some, this can mean having several 401(k) accounts, complicating retirement savings and losing track of assets. When employees leave [...]
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Christian Ramey and Christopher Kidwell, of Kearneysville, welcomed their daughter, Caidence Niquel, on June 8, 2012 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 0.2 ounces and was 17 inches long. Welcoming the baby at home was Damien and Aiden. Kassandra Hamm and Anthony Tanner, of Ranson, welcomed their daughter, Nevaeh Skye, at 10:50 [...]
Continue reading …BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – A proposal to require extensive audits in order for local volunteer fire departments to receive county funding drew strong opposition from local firefighters at last week’s County Commission meeting. The objection, explained Ronald Fletcher, president of the Jefferson County Fire and Rescue Association, stems from the fact that [...]
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