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…]
Local Lifestyle
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…]
It’s Stacy — Healthy Eats: Cucumber Salad with Dill
Cucumber Salad with Dill My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, would have this cucumber salad several times a week during peak cucumber season. She would take it to picnics and family reunions as her dish to share. As a summer snack, I still take a cold cucumber out of the refrigerator,[Read More…]
Vivian Graham shares many area memories from decades past
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs resident Vivian (Yeakle) Graham just turned 92 years old and has fond memories she shared of both Hancock and Berkeley Springs from over the decades. Graham was born in Little Cove, Pennsylvania at Yeakle’s Mill, which is around 20 miles east of Hancock. Graham was[Read More…]
Rohrersville Cornet Band to play free Hancock concert July 9
A free concert by the Rohrersville Cornet Band will be held on Sunday, July 9 at 2 p.m. in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall, located at 126 West High Street in Hancock. The Rohrersville Cornet Band was organized in 1837 as McCoy’s Cornet Band and is Maryland’s[Read More…]
