Corn & Black Bean Salsa My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, was not a chips and salsa person, but she loved black beans. Every time my Grandma served beans for dinner, my sister Lisa and I would sing that song, “Beans, beans, good for your heart, the more you eat, the[Read More…]
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It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Squash Patties
Squash patties My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, collected yellow crookneck squash from all her friends and neighbors to make squash patties. She was particular about getting the young tender-skinned squash. She told me getting them off the vine was important before they got bumps, tough skin, and big seeds. They[Read More…]
Free Summer Concert Series
The Morgan Arts Council in Berkeley Springs, continues to present free Friday Night and Saturday Afternoon concerts. The Saturday Afternoon Concert will be held August 5 at the Berkeley Springs State Park at 5:30 p.m. with Mathew Tembo & the Afro Routes. Mathew Tembo is an award-winning Afro-Pop and Reggae[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Wade in the water
Wade in the water Summertime conditions often put various bodies of water at very low levels. Some rivers and streams that were great for floating and fishing in the Spring and earlier Summer can become very difficult to navigate, even with shallow running crafts. In some streams, during late Summer[Read More…]
New mural brightens North Berkeley Park
by Kate Evans An uplifting new North Berkeley Community Park mural encourages kindness, positive character traits and saying no to drugs and alcohol. Morgan County Parks and Recreation Director Dawn Beal said the group is trying to beautify the park and get the park changed around. The park has experienced[Read More…]
Annual Quilt Show at the Ice House opens Friday
The annual Delectable Mountains Quilt Show opens at the Ice House on Friday, July 28 with a meet-the-artists reception on Saturday, July 29 from 3-5 p.m. Produced by the Morgan Arts Council and curated by Dottie O’ Toole, the show is titled, “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” Curator O’Toole says,[Read More…]
Morgan County Expo set for Saturday with music, art and family activities
by Kate Evans The 2023 Morgan County Expo is happening this Saturday, July 29 at Berkeley Springs State Park and the Country Inn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family event features art, musical entertainment, exhibits, food, crafts, a watermelon-eating contest at 11 a.m., the 4-H cake auction at[Read More…]
Cacapon River: Habitat & heritage
by Peter Wood This is the third in a multi-part series about the people in government working to improve and protect the Cacapon River and Lost River Watershed and their love for the river. When Brandon Keplinger was a kid in Maysville, West Virginia, he rode his bike everywhere. Mostly[Read More…]
Watermelon girl wins
The People’s Choice award for the 2023 Morgan County Photo Contest goes to Cindy Stotler for her photo, “Watermelon pickin’ time.” In social media voting over 10 days, the wide-eyed watermelon picker pulled in 128 votes to become the official People’s Choice winner. Gail Roy’s photo of three reclining horses,[Read More…]
The Weber Brothers open summer concert series
by Lisa Schauer Hometown favorite The Weber Brothers opened this summer’s Saturday concert series in Berkeley Springs State Park with a high-energy roots rock performance on July 8. Outdoor summer concerts will start in the park every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. through August 19. Produced by The Morgan Arts Council[Read More…]