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Jim Lehrer in Shepherdstown: Newsman-author Jim Lehrer joins the Shepherdstown 250 Celebration May 22, taking part in a reception and lecture on the Shepherd University campus. His novel, “No Certain Rest” is a fictionalized account of the Battle of Antietam and has been selected as the official Shepherdstown 250 book and now is being read [...]
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HARPERS FERRY — Call it a matter of barking up the right tree. For the fourth year, Harpers Ferry has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. To qualify, a community must meet four conditions — it must have a tree [...]
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CHARLES TOWN — The Washington Street Artists’ Cooperative has moved into a new home — on North George Street. Charles Town Mayor Peggy Smith and officers of the Washington Street Artists’ Cooperative, the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Arts & Humanities Alliance of Jefferson County signed the agreement last month for the [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Americans’ Cinco de Mayo celebrations are said to be more enthusiastic than what unfolds on May 5 in Old Mexico, where the holiday has its roots in the 1862 victory of Mexico’s Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. [...]
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Bluegrass band Acoustic Burgoo were among the pleasures at the April 28 Panhandle Earth Day Celebration. Though cold weather had attendees bundled up – many wore winter coats, hats and gloves – the fourth-annual event itself drew a warm reception.
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN – Sunday is a special day as history lovers remember the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Delany, who was born in Charles Town on May 6, 1812 – a free black man in the slave state of Virginia. Last month, the Jefferson County Commission passed a resolution officially setting aside Sunday as [...]
Continue reading …This week Caregivers Golf Classic: Good Shepherd Caregivers will host its 19th annual Caregivers’ Golf Classic at 10 a.m. Friday. A “marshmallow driving contest” will be held between 10 and 11:30 a.m., with funds going to support the Wounded Warrior Project. For details, 304-876-3325 or ahill@gsivc.org. Black History Preservation Society forum: A special forum, focusing [...]
Continue reading …HARPERS FERRY – As a toddler, my son had a conversation with his grandmother about the relationship between chickens and eggs. She had explained to him that eggs came from chickens. The knowing 3-year-old’s response: “Don’t be silly, Grandma. Eggs come from the store.” He wasn’t wrong, not wrong at all. For most of us, [...]
Continue reading …Weekend Powwow: This weekend brings a Wanjila Oyate Wacipi, or All Nations Powwow, to Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Put on by the One Heart One Mind Interpretive Center, the Charles Town-based Native American educational, historical and community center, the event unfolds from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. [...]
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