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From Dance Hall to Church

BRANDYWINE — From dance hall to pork palace, from strip joint to Christian church. What tales these gray walls could tell! This plain clapboard building at 12590 Blue Gray Trail (US33) was built by Roy Pope to be a community dance hall in the 1930s. “It had neon lights all around and a stage in the back for the country band. It later started serving food and drink,” said Buck Joseph, who with his wife, Joanne, later owned the building as a restaurant renowned for its homebaked pies. Roy Propst, 83, remembers learning to dance there. “Me and Charlie Harman spun so ...

Sweet Celebrations of Spring

Many residents can be found today preparing for weekend events that will reflect Easter themes of reawakening, reappearing, or reunion. With some churches continuing closure vigilance, the gathering of families in home settings may be more prevalent, especially with older family members now ...

Building A Vibrant Community — Great Harvest Bakery

In this series of articles about Community Investment, David Kesling, owner of Great Harvest Bakery answers the question, “Why did you invest in Elkins and why do you continue to invest?” There’s nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread that reminds you of your grandma’s kitchen. That’s exactly what I wanted to replicate when I decided to open Great Harvest Bakery. Both of my grandmothers were great bakers growing up and it inspired me to open a from scratch bakery for the community of Elkins, which was something we didn’t have! We officially opened our doors last ...

Picnic with a View

DAVIS — As we have spent a large part of our late winter huddled by heating stoves trying to keep warm and safely confining ourselves to limited travels, spring begins to pop open planted flower bulbs and beckon newly born animals out into pastures where they may find some sprouting growth for nibbles of fresh food. Higher temperatures are most welcome and we begin to see more sunny skies. It makes one want to stretch up high, hug the warmth, and jump into the car to travel and see the new world that awaits us. Spring is finally here. We welcome it and we want to be part of its ...

Finding peace and healing in times of unrest and distress

These are undoubtedly times of tremendous trials. The pandemic has not only brought about great loss but also has caused our lives to be even more complicated. We cannot go to see our elderly loved ones or receive visitors like we used to do. As a pastor, I have been limited in visiting hospitalized church members and those in nursing homes due to COVID-19 protocols. This is not a complaint, but rather a statement of how things are in this present time due to necessary precautions. Additionally, many of us have canceled, postponed, or rearranged major life events such as weddings, ...

Building a Vibrant Community — community investment, TipTop

ELKINS — In this series of articles about Community Investment, Cade and Catie Archuleta, owners of TipTop Coffee Co., answer the question, “Why did you invest in Elkins and why do you continue to invest?” If there’s one common happy-spot for people around the world, it’s definitely the taste of a warm cup of coffee! TipTop and the Common Door complement each other so well, and we couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity to operate at 125 3rd Street. It’s the perfect spot to feature our state of the art equipment to make Elkins stand out within our region and ...