Bethany College has announced that the Psi Chapter Diamond Association Charitable Foundation, comprised of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity alumni, has committed an extraordinary $500,000 to support the Build for a Lifetime Campaign. The generous pledge was officially declared during the campaign kickoff event last Thursday, marking a significant milestone in[Read More…]
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Time to Fix Household Leaks
By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman A simple household leak can cost you a lot of money. Most are simple to fix once you locate them, but leaks can be sneaky.The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is participating in Fix a Leak Week, March 18-24, by encouraging everyone[Read More…]
Common Poisonings in Children
The telephone rings while you are cleaning the kitchen counters. You leave your 3-year-old playing in the floor while you grab the phone. When you return a few seconds later, your child is playing in a pool of cleaner. What do you do?Situations like the one above happen to families[Read More…]
Funday Monday
Brooke County’s Senior Citizens Cener in Follansbee will host Monday is Funday Monday, March 25, from noon-3 p.m.The event is a partnership with Brooke County’s Family Support Center and the Health Grandfamilies program.Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. for those 60 and older.Participants cam play board games, throw darts,[Read More…]
Spring Cleanup
Brooke Cemetery will hold its spring cleanup beginning Tuesday, March 26. Winter decorations will be removed from all graves to prepare for the upcoming grass cutting, which will begin the following week.Those wishing to remove items from graves are reminded to do so before March 26.
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Last week we got in touch with our imaginations. We reminisced about our youth and childhood and the times we shared with our imaginary friends. We imagined a caterpillar turning into a butterfly and imagined a caterpillar using its imagination. I once learned from a lady[Read More…]
Holiday Hours
The Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch will be open from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. on Good Friday, March 29. The Brooke County Public Library will be open normal hours on Saturday, March 30.
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, March 27, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “The Story of the Easter Bunny”, a craft, snacks and fun! Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION MANNER OF DEATH by Robin Cook. After Dr. Jack Stapleton’s near-death confrontation with a medical serial killer, his wife, NYC Chief Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery, is carrying the load both at work[Read More…]
Bonnie’s Bus to Visit Weirton
Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Weirton to offer three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at Change Inc. at 3136 West St., Weirton, from 8 a.m. to-4 p.m. April 9.For an[Read More…]