Local Events

The Morgan County Diabetes Education and Support Group will meet Thursday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital.

Guest speaker will be Paul Cooper, director of education at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital. He will present the program Hands on Cans, a program on food label reading. Participants are encouraged to take food labels to read and discuss. Diabetic patients, their family members, and caregivers are encouraged to attend.

Introducing a new hybrid sound to the concerts in the park series in Berkeley Springs, the ska band West Bound Train arrives from Boston via the Fillmore in New York City on Saturday, August 23 at 5:30 p.m. Produced by the Morgan Arts Council, the concert's rain location is the nearby Ice House.

For the uninitiated, ska is a morphing of Jamaican pre-reggae from the 1960s through several generations of influence by blues and soul. Its contemporary form adds touches of jazz and country at least as played by the seven piece West Bound Train. We planned it as a way to bring young musicians together with the older audience, says concert planner Gordon Macleod. The group has three recordings, a European tour and several music award nominations to its credit.

Victory gardening 2008 basic food perservation class will be held Wednesday, September 10 at Morgan County Senior Center, 187 S. Green Street, Berkeley Springs.

Topics inlcude canning, freezing and drying.

Woodmont open house will be Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Showcasing the picturesque Woodmont Lodge and surroundings, the open house enables visitors to hear stories of the early days of conservation and wildlife management in Maryland.

Hospice of the Panhandle is sponsoring several grief and bereavement groups and activities for those in the four-County area:

The Circle of Hope is a six-week program offering information and support to those wishing to learn more about grief and mourning. Each session includes a short presentation by the group facilitator and a discussion among participants. Topics include the experience of grief, how it affects, signs of grief, and finding new life meaning. Dates and times are: Monday, September 8, from 1-2:30pm in Martinsburg and Wednesday, September 10, from 7-8:30pm in Martinsburg.

Berkeley Springs area motorists are advised by the Division of Highways that construction work is scheduled on U.S. 522 in Morgan County.

The work is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 25 and will consist of shoulder widening, roto-milling of the existing roadway in town, placing hot-mix asphalt pavement, stone shoulders and pavement markings.

Wednesday, July 30

10 a.m. Join the naturalist for this relaxing walk to discover wildflower folklore and medicinal values. Meet at the lodge.

Berkeley Springs High School opened their 2008 golf season on Wednesday, August 6, in the Tri-County Golf Tournament held at the Woods Resort in Hedgesville.

Wednesday, July 23

10 a.m. Meet at the Lodge to hike and learn about a few common edible plants and some of their medicinal/nutritional qualities. (one hour)

A professional wrestling event to raise funds for the new bandstand at The Troubadour has been set for Sunday, July 27. The outdoor event is organized by the National Wrestling League and the House of Pain Wrestling Federation, based in Hagerstown.

Matches will take place in a ring near the stage area of Troubadour Park near Berkeley Springs, with bell time at 1 p.m.