The stories of how those big bucks got away or those tiny buck racks ended up on the wall of shame have always been a way of life in Morgan County. I don’t have hunting stories, but I sure have the cooking deer meat stories. My Great Grandma Arizona Henry[Read More…]
Local Lifestyle
Berkeley Springs Salt Cave adds halotherapy to the town’s litany of spa rituals
by Lisa Schauer This story begins in the salt mines of Eastern Europe, where miners were said to emerge from their toil with rejuvenated skin, greater lung capacity and a reduced incidence of respiratory ailments. Healing spas began to spring up around the salt mines, catering to people with a[Read More…]
Expanded Winter Fest Parade will roll Saturday
by Trish Rudder The 6th annual Winter Fest Parade will roll through Berkeley Springs this Saturday, December 3, beginning at 5 p.m. The parade event has grown, with about 90 entrees this year and larger floats joining the public display. To accommodate more and larger floats, the parade route has[Read More…]
Middle school to hold Winter Concert
The Warm Springs Middle School Music department will present its Winter Concert on Sunday, December 11 at 2 p.m. The concert will feature the middle school sixth grade band and the seventh/eighth grade combined band conducted by band director Ian Helmick, along with the seventh/eighth grade combined choir directed by choir teacher[Read More…]
McDaniel passes on metal arts through blacksmithing school & guides
by Kate Evans Tucked away in southern Morgan County is master blacksmith Randy McDaniel’s Expressive Metals School of Blacksmithing shop where McDaniel teaches personal basic to advanced blacksmith classes to serious students of the art. McDaniel has over 45 years of professional experience working with mediums such as hot steel,[Read More…]
Tips for handling small estates, and planning your own estate
by Deb Miller, WV Senior Legal Aid volunteer The time had come for Joe to start what was needed to handle his sister Carrie’s estate. She had died a week earlier. He had her will and thought her estate was likely to fit under the rules of the new small[Read More…]
Paw Paw Christmas parade taking shape
Forms for Lights of Love Tree due Nov. 28 The Paw Paw Parade Committee is hosting this year’s Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 4. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. and travels along Winchester Street. The committee will be offering five $50 cash prizes for the best entry, person, or[Read More…]
Weber Brothers releasing rocking new live album “Wild As the Wild Dogs”
by Kate Evans Fans of The Weber Brothers will be thrilled to learn that the band has a superb, rocking new live recording entitled “Wild As The Wild Dogs.” (Water Street Trilogy Part I) The CD of mostly original tunes was released on November 12. The Weber Brothers’ music is[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Cabbage steaks
Cabbage steaks My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry loved her cabbage. It was served several times a week at our house. Cabbage is healthy, goes with any dish, and it’s delicious. It can be the entire meal or served as a side dish. Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable that helps reduce[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Slow down to “woods time”
Slow down to “woods time” It was West Virginia “Buck Season” — 1986. I didn’t know it, but I was about to learn a valuable lesson. I was sitting on steeply-leaning tree, which jutted out from an even steeper hillside, simply straddling the tree, as if riding a horse. A[Read More…]
