by Lisa Schauer About a dozen mysterious beehive-shaped wooden structures stand in a quiet meadow facing Sleepy Creek Mountain. Each sturdy cylinder is over six feet high, lifted off the ground by a horizontal ring of cordwood, and topped by a sloped roof made of bark. On closer inspection,[Read More…]
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CAMP JOY home repair applications now available
CAMP JOY is now accepting applications from home- owners for outdoor home repairs to be completed July 10-21. Qualifying applicants must be elderly, disabled and/or living on a very limited and fixed income. Applications are available at the Berkeley Springs, Paw Paw and Warfordsburg senior centers, as well as Loaves[Read More…]
Free concert Friday of The Sylvan Waters Duo
The Hancock Arts Council will host a free chamber ensemble concerts this Friday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall, located at 126 West High Street in Hancock. The Sylvan Waters Duo is a chamber ensemble formed by the joining of double bassist[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Chicken “Things”
Chicken “Things” My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, was not a fan of chicken wings. She told me they were like eating feathered chicken skin on bones that would give you the poops. Grandma said the best piece of the chicken was the thigh because it was always tender and moist,[Read More…]
Hospice prepares for annual snack pack project
In just a couple of short weeks, Hospice of the Panhandle’s Education Center, will be transformed into a snack distribution center. And the end result will be that 15,000 snacks, ranging from granola bars to raisins to potato chips to candy, will be distributed to Hospice providers and supporters as[Read More…]
Mindful Moments: Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
by Jennifer Schetrompf Many of us have been there. As the dark, dreary days of winter arrive our “get up and go” seems to have exited stage left. My spirit animal who seems sluggish on a good day, tends to morph into a hybrid creature who wants to hibernate like[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Bucks I Have Known, Part II
Bucks I have known: Part II This is the second in a multi-part series of columns about memorable deer that stand out from decades of whitetail hunting. The Battle Buck If a person hunts long enough, they will experience some unbelievable things involving wild animals. Some true stories are crazier[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Bucks I have known
Bucks I have known: Part I The Whitetail Deer is the most widely hunted big game animal in North America. Most hunters who have spent any amount of time pursuing these magnificent animals have stories — about ones they have taken, ones they have missed, and ones that simply[Read More…]
Strengthen your body to increase your balance and prevent falls
by Kate Evans In winter as inclement weather sets in, it’s even more important to deliberately stay physically active and healthy. Strengthening our bodies and working on balance and flexibility can improve health, prevent falls and reduce injuries. Strength training Strength training or resistance training includes exercises that improve strength[Read More…]
Mountain Musings: The New Year’s challenge
As the pandemic and the war in Ukraine continue along with famine, violence, discord, hate and intolerance and other ills of mankind, the big challenge for the 2023 New Year is staying positive while the world around us isn’t necessarily being that way. Winter often has gray, bleak days but[Read More…]