The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION MOON STRUCK by Lauren Dane. Three years ago, Katie Faith Grady left Diablo Lake, heartbroken and humiliated by a man who didn’t deserve her in the first place. Her return–to help run her family’s[Read More…]
News
Wellsburg 5K Race Has Storied Past
By: John L. DavisThe Wellsburg Fourth of July 5K traces its roots to the Wellsburg Town Run of the early 1970s. Back then, a running “boom” was sweeping the United States on the heels of Frank Shorter’s inspiring victory in the 1972 Olympic Games marathon. Countless Americans of all ages[Read More…]
Wellsburg Cadet Part of Mountaineer Challenge Academy’s 62nd Class
The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is pleased to announce Class 1-24 as the 62nd class to complete this West Virginia National Guard Program. Commencement exercises were held Friday, June 14 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood. A total of 85 graduates from 34 counties across the State of West Virginia successfully completed[Read More…]
WV DoHS Issues Summer EBT Cards to Eligible Students
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), began mailing West Virginia Summer EBT (WV-SEBT) benefits to eligible students on June 16.The WV-SEBT program will provide short-term grocery benefit assistance to income-eligible households with school-age children during the summer months.[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower When I was a kid I liked to watch StarTrek with my grandfather. As a matter of fact a good bit of us grandchildren really enjoyed it. The fascinating equipment, fading in and out for transportation, time travel, strange planets, alien beings, fasers, healing machines and[Read More…]
Olympic Gold Medalist toSpeak at Annual Grimes Lecture
In celebration of this year’s Homecoming of Champions, Bethany College has announced that renowned Olympian Dave Wottle will be the distinguished speaker for the annual Grimes Lecture Series.Wottle finishing raceWottle’s dramatic finish in the 1972 Munich Olympics was one of the closest finishes in Olympic history, earning him a Gold[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION FIRE AND FORGET by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher. These stories aren’t pretty and they aren’t for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports,[Read More…]
Adventures in Folktales from Here and There
The Brooke County Library will be hosting storyteller Judi Tarowsky on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. Judi will be entertaining us with larger than life stories as we travel around the world.Judi Tarowsky was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 25 years and told other people’s stories.[Read More…]
Crocheting Club to Meet at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library’s Crocheting Club will be meeting in the River Room of the Brooke County Library on Wednesday, June 26, at 12 p.m. The group is for adult beginners through experts. Bring your own supplies and projects. If you need help, someone will be available to assist[Read More…]
Kid’s Yoga Adventure at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be holding a Kid’s Yoga Adventure for children and caregivers on Tuesday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m., at the Wellsburg Library with Taylor Provenzano from Soulshine Yoga. Bring a mat or towel and join us for some fun movement.Registration is required. Limited space is available.[Read More…]