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ASPCA receives grant: Jefferson County Animal Control, a division of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, announced that the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been awarded a scholarship grant totaling $1,850. The grant will be used to send Jessica Ebersole, a veteran animal control officer, to the National Animal Cruelty Investigator’s [...]
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Free artists tour Award-winning potters Ren and Pam Parziale – who own Leetown’s Sycamore Pottery – are among the artists featured during this weekend’s Over the Mountain Studio Tour. This year’s nine-stop tour gives art lovers the chance to see paintings, jewelery, carvings, baskets, stained glass, iron works and more from 24 of Jefferson County’s [...]
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Ken Burns’ latest among offerings at Shepherdstown film fest SHEPHERDSTOWN – Visitors to this week’s American Conservation Film Festival will have the chance to see Ken Burns’ latest documentary – “The Dust Bowl” – weeks before history lovers in the rest of the nation. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Making a standard portrait doesn’t hold any allure for Frank Robbins. For his new exhibit,“Artists and Artisans,” he sought to create one-of-a-kind environmental photographs of 20 of Jefferson County’s most creative residents. The 66-year-old self-trained photographer, whose work has been published in several magazines and in The Washington Post, said he hopes [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – There’s no shortage of ways to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve in our area, from a Halloween extravaganza downtown on Friday to the annual haunted house at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds this weekend, the annual night of door-to-door trick-or-treating next Wednesday and more. A look at some of the spooky, scary fun coming [...]
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More ‘Sugar Bean’ This weekend brings another opportunity to see “The Sugar Bean Sisters,” a saga about Florida sisters who keep an eye on the skies for space aliens, at the Old Opera House at 204 N. George St. in Charles Town. Will Heyser directs the comedy/drama that stars Amy Hebb, Shari Shrewsberry Martin, Karen [...]
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SHEPHERDSTOWN – Dr. Jim Price, the official “Historian Laureate” of Shepherdstown, always has been a storyteller. Over the years, he accumulated a hefty collection of tales related to his work as a vet and his life in Shepherdstown. He amused friends and family with his anecdotes, but he said he never could find time to [...]
Continue reading …Farm bureau dinner: The Jefferson County Farm Bureau’s annual dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center. Cost is $12 for adults or $10 for children 12 and under. Reservations may be made by calling 304-728-7413, Ext. 0. Nominations to fill three upcoming vacancies for the board of [...]
Continue reading …Adopt-A-Family: Jefferson County Community Ministries matches families who do not have the means to provide Christmas presents to their family members with adopters such as churches, organizations or individuals. Interviews with families in need wind up Oct. 31. For details, contact Carol Pidgeon (304-261-9167 ckpidgeon@aol.com). Volunteers sought: The City of Ranson Convention & Visitors [...]
Continue reading …ELKINS — With Ryan Graf and Andrew Milliron running 1-2 at the Class AAA, Region II cross country meet staged in Elkins, the Jefferson High boys team successfully defended its region championship from 2011 and started its preparation for Saturday’s state meet at Cabell Midland High in Ona. Graf won the 5K race by 34 [...]
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