Paving of North Wilkes Street brings back memories by Trish Rudder Jack Waugh, age 74, was born and raised on North Wilkes Street. He said members of the Waugh family have lived on the street since 1946. The road was paved recently by the state Division of Highways (DOH). Waugh[Read More…]
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Ceramic Art featured in the Ice House Gallery
The Morgan Arts Council in Berkeley Springs will present its next gallery show, “It’s Just the Clay Talking” now through Sunday July 23 at the Ice House Gallery. There was an opening reception for the show on Saturday, June 3 at 3 p.m. The show is curated by Lisa Swanson.[Read More…]
Nature programs offered by PVAS and Morgan County Public Library
Potomac Valley Audubon Society and the Morgan County Public Library are partnering to bring a series of nature-themed programs to children of Berkeley Springs. PVAS will be presenting nature programs every Tuesday in June at 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan County Public Library. Book – Diary of a Spider. Discussion[Read More…]
Hitting the pool
Brendan Henry, 17, cannonballs into the pool at Berkeley Springs State Park. Henry, a rising senior at Berkeley Springs High School, is a freshman lifeguard at the pool, now open for the summer. photo by Lisa Schauer
Star to host four Blackcat Music groups on June 3
BlackCat Music Cooperative will present four musical groups in a free concert on Saturday, June 3 starting at 7 p.m. at the Star Theatre in downtown Berkeley Springs. Under the direction of Jonathan McBee and Adam Kary, The BlackCat School of Rock, The School of Rock Jr., The BlackCat Music[Read More…]
Create the next Apple Butter Festival logo!
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce their first ever Apple Butter Festival logo contest. Sponsored by Blue Flame, Inc, this contest is open to anyone of any age. It doesn’t matter if you’re 8 and have never had a class, or 80 and have been[Read More…]
Mountain Musings — Summer, a welcome sight
by Kate Evans “Summertime and the living is easy,” says the George Gershwin tune that’s sung in the 1935 “Porgy and Bess” opera. That slow, gentle rhythm of the season starts to kick in just after Memorial Day weekend is over and schools let out for the summer. The summer[Read More…]
Hancock to hold Trails Day events this Saturday
National Trails Day, this Saturday, June 3, will be celebrated in Hancock with activities and speakers. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hancock is Maryland’s official Trail Town, located on the C&O Canal and near the midpoint of the 250-mile-long Tuscarora Trail, which branches off the[Read More…]
Fishing Derby held at Cacapon Resort State Park
Faerie Festival fills park with magical creatures
The third annual Bringing in the May Faerie Festival packed Berkeley Springs State Park with unique creatures, vendors and festive decorations last weekend. Festival organizer Bibi Hahn said vendors estimated a crowd of 2,000 people over the weekend. Bringing in the May is free a Morgan Arts Council event to[Read More…]
