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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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Egg-citement was the mood for Marcia Robinson (top, clutching her purple egg bucket) and dozens of other youngsters who turned out March 31 for the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation’s annual Easter party at Sam Michaels Park at 235 Sam Michaels Road in Shenandoah Junction. The event, which cost $7, allowed children to enjoy breakfast [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Pickled eggs. Deviled eggs. Egg salad. Eggs Benedict. Quiche. Omelets. At Easter and anytime of year, when I start to tick off foods I love, I tend to sound like an egg-centric version of Bubba Gump. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article [...]
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SHEPHERDSTOWN – Jay Hurley, Clifford Branson, Joe Matthews and Carlos Niederhauser are among the storytellers set for next week’s much-anticipated “Left of the Bank” library fundraiser, which this year has a special theme. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to [...]
Continue reading …Marsha Espinoza and Christopher Keys, of Kearneysville, welcomed their son, Christopher Knight Keys Jr., at 10:10 p.m. Feb. 29, 2012, at City Hospital. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces and was 16 1/2 inches long. Paternal great-grandparents are Julia Colonnetta of Houston and Steven Keys of Hagerstown, Md. Maternal grandparents are Geneva Wing of [...]
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