by Lisa Schauer Berkeley Springs High School theatre and music departments are presenting Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium November 1 through November 3 in the high school auditorium. The show starts on Friday and Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Matinee performances will be on Saturday at 2 p.m.[Read More…]
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BlackCat to host two Halloween music and mayhem events
BlackCat Music Cooperative and BlackCat Music Shop are teaming up for a double dose of Halloween fun. On Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m. don’t miss the annual Spooktacular, featuring scary skits, lots of music, refreshments and more at the Hancock Performing Arts Center, 126 West High Street. The concert[Read More…]
Full moon rising
Elizabeth O’Meally caught the vivid colors and shapes of a recent moonrise near Widmyer Elementary in Berkeley Springs.
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Ham, Cabbage and Potato Soup
Ham, Cabbage and Potato Soup Cabbage was one of my great-grandmother Arizona Henry’s favorite foods. She grew her own, and a lot of it. Cabbage is one of those foods that she was able to keep through the winter in the root cellar with her potatoes, carrots, turnips, and apples.[Read More…]
As spotted lanternfly infests region, ag experts ask public to help curb spread
by Kate Evans Residents should keep watching for signs of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) as the insect continues to expand its range and threaten fruit trees, hardwood trees and crops in many states, including West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The insect was first found in Berks County,[Read More…]
49th Apple Butter Festival will fill the streets with hometown traditions
Berkeley Springs’ 49th annual Apple Butter Festival returns this Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13. A Craft Beer and WV Wine Garden will be open to kick off the weekend Friday, October 11 from 5-9 p.m., with craft breweries, local wineries, distilleries, and food trucks. A nostalgic hometown parade[Read More…]
Volunteers: Depot plantings to continue on October 3
by Trish Rudder About 650 more small seedlings will be planted at the Berkeley Springs Depot lot this Thursday, October 3 from 3-4:30 p.m. with the help of volunteers. Town of Bath Councilwoman, Rebecca MacLeod who co-chairs the Streetscape committee for the town, said this is the last community planting[Read More…]
Prepare now for the Apple Butter Festival baking contest
Do you love the smell of apples cooking filling your house, have a recipe passed down through generations or like to experiment and make up your own? Enter your baking at the 49th Annual Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest! Any recipe that features apples may be entered in the contest. [Read More…]
It’s Stacy–Healthy Eats: Stewed Prunes
Stewed Prunes The one question I get asked most often by my patients is how to relieve constipation without taking laxatives. Many people suffer from constipation, especially after surgery. It can be a side effect of anesthesia. My Great Grandma, Arizona Henry, always kept a close eye on my bowel[Read More…]
Fireman’s Carnival overcomes summer storms
Five days of carnival fun became six last week as summer storms interrupted evening activities several times at South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department. Carnival organizers extended the event into Sunday to make up for time lost, especially on Saturday evening when a severe thunderstorm barreled through the region. Fire department[Read More…]
