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Mount Ellen’s shaded side yard offered a cool and pleasant spot for the Shenandoah Garden Club’s annual July picnic. The elegant 250-year-old house is home to club member Giulia Tencalla and her husband, Yves. The large grassy yard, colorful gardens, sheltering trees, and bright, humidity-free evening added to the enjoyment of the event. Laughter echoed [...]
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Jefferson Memorial Park roundup: Children’s tennis standings — Big league: Lions, 5-2; Tigers, 4-3; Blue Jays, 3-4; Bears, 2-5. Little league: Cubs, 7-0; Vikings, 5-2; Hawks, 1-6; Owls, 1-6. Results: July 16 — Tigers 7, Bears 2; Lions 7, Blue Jays 2. July 17 — Cubs 9, Vikings 3; Owls 7, Hawks 5. July 18 [...]
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Jamie Phipps hosted the April meeting of the Jefferson CEOS Club. Using the program theme of the day “Time for Tea,” she had a tea party. Members arrived donning spring hats and gloves. The hostess served four kinds of tea in beautiful tea pots. She served scones and assorted sandwiches and cookies. The origin of [...]
Continue reading …The Jefferson Community Education Outreach Service Club met at the Extension Office for their May meeting. The subject of the day was “Artisans Crafts of the World.” A video was shown by Extension Agent Judy Matlick. Through out history people have used their hands to make items. They have passed their skills form one generation [...]
Continue reading …Douglas and Michelene Walters, of Ranson, welcomed their daughter, Chloe Margaret, at 4:16 a.m March 17, 2012 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. Welcoming the baby at home were Shane Colley, 18 and Makayla Colley, 15. Courtney Franklin and Michael Morris, of Martinsburg, welcomed [...]
Continue reading …Students at Driswood Elementary School recently folded their 1,000th origami crane, a project that began in December with a classroom guidance lesson about the life and death of an 11-year old Japanese girl. Sadako Sasaki, the star of her school’s running team, became gravely ill from radiation poisoning resulting from the nuclear bomb dropped on [...]
Continue reading …The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown recently announced two Paul Harris Awards. One award was presented to Doug Alexander. Doug is a 14-year member who has long been active in club activities, and he is the only member who has served twice as president, first in 1999 and again in 2009. This is his second Paul [...]
Continue reading …Civil War history: Today and every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon, anyone can visit the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Va., for free. The museum, which features historical objects from West Virginia and Virginia, is located at 901 Amherst St. and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. [...]
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