ELKINS — The Minor Court of Queen Silvia LXXX will accompany the Queen and help the Maids on a variety of adventures during the Mountain State Forest Festival. Representing the 80th royal Minor Court will be Crown Bearer Gabrielle June Dempsey, Scepter Bearer Emma Claire Pingley, Flower ...

ELKINS — Friday of the Mountain State Forest Festival is a favorite among many festivalgoers because of the pageantry of the Coronation. Four teens will be announcing the entrance of Maid Silvia Kara D’Ann Alvarez, who will be crowned as Queen of the 80th Mountain State Forest Festival that ...

ELKINS — The small sprite responsible for ensuring the 80th Mountain State Forest Festival has splashes of color in every tree is Woodly the Elf. This year, Benjamin Gilmore will serve to make sure the MSFF is a colorful one. Each year, the Mountain State Forest Festival and Citizens Bank ...

ELKINS — Mother Nature has started the process of cloaking herself in beautiful fall colors and that, combined with a hint of crispness in the air can only mean one thing, it’s time once again to gather and celebrate the Mountain State Forest Festival. This year marks a milestone — ...

Christian Elizabeth Anderson Christian Elizabeth Anderson was appointed by West Virginia Sen. Herb Snyder. She is the daughter of Robert and Gigi Anderson of Kearneysville. She is the granddaughter of Robert P. and Juanita Anderson of Kearneysville and John and Geneva Simpson of Salisbury, ...

ELKINS — Music fans attending the Mountain State Forest Festival performance of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce are in for an evening of top-notch entertainment spanning the bluegrass and country genres. The Oct. 8 show in the Myles Center for the Arts Harper-McNeeley Auditorium on the ...