Act now to bring your garden back next year
We love to have our children and grandchildren come for a visit. Actually, we enjoy when they all come at the same time because it is so nice having them all together. Everyone lives in different areas, and so getting them all together at the same time doesn’t happen often enough. But when o…
On our son’s first day of high school, he woke up with an upset stomach. He didn’t have a fever or any other health complaints.
The days are getting shorter and most of us are still at home. We have been in for a long time and it seems like we should be out and around, but not just yet.
100 Years Ago — Sept. 22, 1920
Romney prayer walk Saturday
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My prayer this day is that as we look at today’s Gospel lesson, we find that our souls are full of living water.
“Fall is a new spring with the leaves in color like the flowers. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters; He refreshes my soul.” Psalms 23: 1-3
Not many community happenings to report. Most functions have been canceled due to COVID-19, which, in my opinion, is a good thing. Maybe if we all practice social distancing and wear face masks in public we can defeat this pandemic.
Fall tried to sneak in a few days early this year. The temperature Sat. morning was 39 degrees and Sunday morning it was 34 degrees. I’m sure there was scattered frost around. Anyway, fall officially arrived on Tuesday, and also a few warmer days, so the ladybugs and stink bugs will be cling…
Children learn what they live
There are some interesting research developments in the field of diabetes, potentially leading to the development of treatment, future prevention and cure for the disease.
Artificial intelligence can do more than recommend a song or suggest what to write in an email. It might even be able to predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
This past weekend, I went through a horribly traumatic experience.
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Old-time picnic, fun Sunday at Malick church
I have been reading the daily barrage of articles, pro and con, about our current domestic situation.
Have you heard people say that they will sure be glad when things in our society get “back to normal?” By that, I think they mean that when the annual race riots are over and the new vaccine is available, then life will return to ... like it was before.
It’s difficult to get some people to smile. I know. I’ve taken photos professionally and for my own enjoyment and trying to get some folks to even crack a smile over the years was like pulling teeth.
You may have heard that there is a virus going around. There’s also been a lot of information, misinformation, disinformation and rumor surrounding it as well.
Autumn has arrived in our garden and many plants are taking the hint and dying back for winter already.
The largest native fruit in North America, the Pawpaw, has seen a resurgence of popularity in the last few years. However, along the Potomac River in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, I’m sure the pawpaw has never left the public eye.
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What makes us so unique here in the mountains of West Virginia? One distinction is the ability to create from scratch. An example might be a pieced together quilt whose beauty has increased substantially over the years. Originally created along dirt roads with limited access, traditional pat…
Years ago, there was a game show that asked, “Are you smarter than a 5th grader?” Now, I’ve known for quite some time that, unequivocally, I am not.
Fall will be arriving on Sept. 22 and the signs are all around us. Shorter afternoons, later arrival of sunlight in the mornings and the mist rising up from the river all combine to tell me autumn is almost here. Soon, the woods will be ablaze with color. Our side ditches are filled with the…
Usually, I leave the column complaints to my grouchy sports counterpart, Nick.
Capon Crossing’s grass-fed cattle are at the center of a farm that finds time to pick and grin
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Every life lived involves times when discouragement looms large.
As it is often said, “fools rush in where angels fear to trod,” so by the end of this column I may be considered to be the fool.
My dad was a sports guy. He loved them. He played them, coached them, and managed them.
l want to begin this week with an apology. I have been drying flowers, especially hydrangeas, for over 25 years and even had a business in Charles Town selling dried and fresh flowers.
Winter squash season is upon us. Those large, odd looking squash sold alongside pumpkins at farmers markets are edible and quite delicious.
Research: Transfusions protect brain from stroke damage
“Figures don’t lie, but liars figure”
To fight COVID-19 and keep social distancing, some traditional gatherings are taking a break in 2020.
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Parents of kids under age 5 often schedule their child’s annual checkup for around their birthday. That practice may influence who gets the annual flu shot. Researchers found that kids whose birthdays fall between September and December — when flu shots first become available — had higher ra…
I want to start today by congratulating Pastor Mike of the Timber Ridge Christian Church on his retirement on Aug. 31 from his job as an air traffic controller. He said on Sunday, “After working for 35 years I can now dedicate my full time to my pastoral duties,” but it seems to me he has be…
Labor Day has come and gone, signaling the end of summer is near and fall will soon begin. Schools are opening up and I hope someone is keeping score to see that the right grade student gets to class on the right day, wear the right equipment and do the right thing. It will be a challenge. B…
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Seems impossible that summer is over — here in the valley we have received so much rainfall in the past month that folks can’t keep up with mowing lawns and doing the fall harvesting. Due to the COVID-19, lifestyles have been quiet and not many happenings, but Horn Camp School House/Museum h…
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