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“Arts Alive” in Charleston: Student artists and musicians from Jefferson County and elsewhere in the state will be featured at the West Virginia Department of Education’s sixth-annual Arts Alive in Charleston on Friday. The Jefferson High School Symphonic Band will perform in the free showcase, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Clay Center [...]
Continue reading …Helping hungry schoolchildren: Caring Cupboard, a program that provides food baskets for struggling Shepherdstown elementary and middle school children on weekends, is requesting donations. Launched by Shepherdstown Lutheran Church and now endorsed by the Shepherdstown Ministerial Association, the program initially gave out four baskets each week at the start of the 2011-12 school year and [...]
Continue reading …SHEPHERDSTOWN – As Amy Williams offered up cookies and cakes at Shepherdstown Farmers Market last weekend, many customers also wanted to know about the containers of raw honey she had for sale. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view [...]
Continue reading …I hope the good people of Jefferson County will forgive me, but I need to take a minute to gloat. Last week Matt Groening, creator of the iconic, two-decade-running cartoon series The Simpsons, finally confirmed to Smithsonian Magazine what I had known for years: the show’s fictional backdrop, Springfield, is named after the town of [...]
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“Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled, ‘This could change your life.’” Helen Exley Before a writer can pen a book that inspires or enlightens, the writer needs a spark of his or her own. To find out more about how authors who live in the Panhandle or have ties to our [...]
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HARPERS FERRY – Creating a memorable meal is a natural when you select a range of tasty ingredients, some of them purchased at the supermarket (Swiss cheese), others raised on the farm (eggs) and then a few harvested from the great outdoors (wild greens and a dandelion garnish). This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – If spring has you in the mood for vegetables, this recipe with broccoli, carrots, corn, onion, mushrooms and black olives may fit the bill. With a rich cream sauce, it’s a filling, delicious main dish. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN – Librarians at the Charles Town Library regularly offer a roundup of upcoming events and news. The library at 200 E. Washington St. in downtown Charles Town is open six days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; from 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; from [...]
Continue reading …Helping hungry schoolchildren: Caring Cupboard, a program that provides food baskets for struggling Shepherdstown elementary and middle school children on weekends, is requesting donations. Launched by Shepherdstown Lutheran Church and now endorsed by the Shepherdstown Ministerial Association, the program initially gave out four baskets each week at the start of the 2011-12 school year and [...]
Continue reading …Ranger speaks out: Hear first-hand from the National Park Service ranger who raised an outcry after the powers-that-be allowed the clear-cutting of hundreds of trees affecting the view from Washington Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder’s Potomac River estate on what was supposed to be federally protected land. Whistle-blower Rob Danno will talk about his new book, [...]
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