As we look around us, it will not take long to notice that several special activities are taking place during this last holiday weekend before autumn sets-in. We are challenged to develop some plans that do not leave some (Mom and helpers) in the kitchen while everyone else flees the ...
LEWISBURG — As mid-August rolls around, there can be no doubt about the focus of our people or a question about where they are heading to have fun and enjoy much of what we take for granted in our daily lives. This would be the State Fair of West Virginia, being held Thursday, Aug. 10 ...
With summer soon arriving, there is a desire to get moving and enjoy this amazing environment where we are proudly planted. We look for opportunities to take our families not only where they can recreate, but also learn about their rich heritage. Many long-held beliefs that formed our ...
In keeping with tradition, travels usually take me to either caloric or colorful events, and this year has been no exception. I had occasion in February to participate in Weston’s Annual West Virginia Museum of American Glass “Valentine’s Chocolate Lovers Feast” where at least 300 ...
Springtime is special in these mountains. Physically away from metropolitan challenges, we can look out at the morning’s mist, see the sun coming up over a distant hill, and know we are recipients of God’s gifts to people. There seems to be a yearning at this time of year for certain ...
West Virginians have historically admired the colorful yellow sugar maple tree and, accordingly, made it our state tree. It has lit up our hills in autumn and now we find its springtime secret of bearing a sap that syrup producers can gather and heat to create a mouth-watering, ...
