There will be a Christmas craft sale Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Follansbee United Methodist Church, located at 1002 Virginia Ave., Follansbee.There will be soup and baked goods available for purchase to enjoy while shopping through the Christmas store or to take home with you.
Area Events
Flea Market Sale
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 300 Three Springs Dr., Weirton will hold a flea market sale on Friday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. A bake sale will be available with many baked goods.
DNR Opens Annual Monster Trout Contest
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced the opening of the state’s fourth annual Monster Trout Contest, which gives anglers and their families an opportunity to win prizes and enjoy fishing during peak fall foliage season.During the weeks of Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, the DNR will stock 40,000[Read More…]
Tai Chi Class Offered at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will now be offering a weekly Tai Chi Class instructed by Mike Turrentine every Monday at 11 a.m. in the River Room of the Brooke County Library.Tai Chi is a moving meditation in the form of a series of gentle exercises that create harmony between[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” rated PG-13 on Friday, Nov. 7, at 12 p.m.Ethan Hunt and the IMF team race against time to find the Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence that can destroy mankind.Bring your lunch and watch a movie[Read More…]
Explore and Learn Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening explore and learn storytime with Miss Kim on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy a story and hands on activities with a special guest reader, Taylor Daugherty from Etna. Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at[Read More…]
Children’s Book Week Storytime “Power Up with Reading” with Dog Man and Friends at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an Evening Storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. Join us in celebrating Children’s Book Week “Power Up With Reading!” with Dog man and friends! Children will enjoy the story “Dogzilla” by Dav Pilkey and enjoy pictures, games,[Read More…]
Local Drop-Off Locations Opening Soon for Operation Christmas Child
Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17 – 24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations in West Virginia.Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering[Read More…]
“Cook by the Book” Recipe Club
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes with good company? Then join us at the Brooke County Public Library for Recipe Club!Every month will have a theme; you choose a recipe, make it up and bring it into the[Read More…]
History of Witchcraft in Brooke County
The Brooke County Public Library will be hosting Michal Traubert on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m., in the Vincent Room of the Wellsburg Library.Mr. Traubert will be discussing the history of witchcraft in Brooke County. Mr. Traubert is a descendant of Daniel Higgins, Sr., who, according to legend, was[Read More…]