Tuesday brings chance to see renowned fitness guru
CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff SHEPHERDSTOWN – Dr. Phil Maffetone may be best known as the physician who helped transform Mark Allen into a six-time winner of the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon with some surprising advice: “Slow down.” Maffetone takes a holistic, low-stress approach to endurance sports, helping athletes train to go slower so they [...]
CHARLES TOWN — Officials from area critical access hospitals are asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to re-evaluate its proposed change to a longstanding policy of considering state provider taxes as allowable costs fully reimbursable by the Medicare program. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Jason Winseck hosts a community fun fair and blood drive Saturday at Oasis Health and Wellness, the practice he opened in Kearneysville earlier this month. The event happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine at 120 Commerce Circle, off the Bardane exit of W.Va. 9. The fun will include music, a [...]
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SHEPHERDSTOWN – I had the privilege to speak for the second straight year at the Boston Marathon Sports Medicine Conference hosted by the American Medical Athletic Association. Last year my topic was barefoot running, the hot topic of 2011. This year I spoke on healthy aerobic development for life and the work of Arthur Lydiard, [...]
Continue reading …Artists’ Cooperative moves to visitors center: The Washington Street Artists’ Cooperative has announced that the gallery has moved to the Charles Town Visitors Center, 108 N. George Street. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. For more information, 304-724-2090 or http://wstreetgallery.com/. The Visitors Center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 [...]
Continue reading …Officials from the West Virginia Department of Transportation have been all over the state to seek comment on how best to accommodate cyclists, and this week it is Panhandle residents’ chance to speak out. The DOT will hold a public meeting Thursday at Ranson City Hall. Those who attend can hear brief presentations at 4, [...]
Continue reading …Cancer seminar: West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a free community mini-medical school program on cancer. “The Three Most Common Cancers” will be held Tuesday at the new Hampton Inn and Suites in Charles Town. An update on breast, colon and lung cancer will [...]
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MARTINSBURG – Thanks to another $100,000 gift from a local insurance company, Hospice of the Panhandle now has exceeded its goal of raising $3 million to break ground on a new inpatient facility. Board members with Farmers and Mechanics Insurance Companies late last week announced that the business would match the $100,000 donation it made [...]
Continue reading …SHEPHERDSTOWN – As Shepherd University hosted its 10th annual Relay for Life on March 30, the school took another step toward its fundraising goal. Holly Frye, assistant vice president for student affairs at the school, said that Shepherd has raised $74,000 of its $80,000 goal. The school’s deadline to raise the funds is Aug. 1. [...]
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