Girl Scout Troop 15151 recently visited Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center to make valentine’s day crafts with the residents, along with some additional Scout visitors. submitted photos
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Volunteers gather for Greenway Cemetery cleanup, preservation efforts
by Lisa Schauer About a dozen community volunteers interested in helping to preserve and maintain Berkeley Springs’ Greenway Cemetery met at the Ice House on Thursday, March 5 for an organizational session hosted by the cemetery’s operating corporation. Attendees included members of the town’s historic landmark commission, tree board, genealogical[Read More…]
Churches, help us update your listing
Each weekly edition of The Morgan Messenger includes the Church Page (usually page 6 in most weeks) which lists local and area houses of worship, their service times and contact information, along with a clergy member’s name. We always aim to share the most accurate information with our readers, so[Read More…]
Snowfall may offer boost for local soil ahead of growing season
by Zac Swaim This winter’s snowfall may have slowed travel and daily routines, but for gardeners and farmers it could be a welcome development as spring and the planting season approaches. After a growing season marked by dry stretches mixed with heavy downpours, steady winter snow provides a different kind[Read More…]
Valley Health Community Wellness Festival offers screenings, demos
Since 1995, the annual Valley Health Community Wellness Festival has offered health screenings, learning and fun for all ages. The 32nd annual festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 28 at the Apple Blossom Mall. The event is free to attend and open to the[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats: Braised Red Cabbage
Braised Red Cabbage My great-grandmother, Arizona Henry, loved her cabbage. At our house, cabbage showed up several times a week, and no one questioned it. It was just part of life and a staple at the dinner table. If there was cabbage on the stove, you knew dinner was going[Read More…]
36th International Water Tasting will bring world-wide waters to Berkeley Springs this weekend
The 36th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from more than a dozen countries, and states from California to Georgia this Saturday, February 21. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, the event is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world. It is produced[Read More…]
Try a technology-free Valentine’s Day for greater connection
by Zac Swaim Every year Valentine’s Day follows an all too familiar script. Dinner reservations are made weeks in advance, careful plans are set, and expectations build for what is supposed to be the date night of the year. Restaurants fill, menus are studied, and couples feel pressure to make[Read More…]
Valentine history seated in pagan festival, Christian martyrdom
by Lisa Schauer Even this monument to romantic passion – Valentine’s Day – is rooted in secrecy, violence and retribution. The origins of Valentine’s Day date back to ancient times, much different from today’s commercial obsession. The name itself comes from a martyr, someone who was killed or made to[Read More…]
Valley Health releases results of 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, seeks organizations for grant program
Valley Health has shared the findings of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment that was conducted last year, and has introduced the 2026 Community Partnership Grant program that will help fund some community action to meet those needs. Valley Health completes a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years.[Read More…]
