This year marks the 150th anniversary for Shepherd University. As the University resumes classes for the 2021-22 academic year, Dr Hendrix, the current university president, noted the anniversary milestone and remarked on the recent challenges: “At Shepherd University, we remain optimistically committed to training the next generation of leaders and model citizens by listening to the needs of our community, looking at ways to adapt to our changing landscape, and learning from the faculty, students, and staff employees who came before us. Read the Full Story >>
Community
A Challenge to Stay Healthy — You Set The Bar
I see it as healthy for each of us to challenge ourselves every now and then to something where we have a risk of failure. This is what helps us grow. I look at the challenges my colleague Katie Nolan Thompson set for herself this year as a great example and posed a few questions to her about this topic. Read the Full Story >>
New Rainbow Connection Café Brightens Up German street
Connie Heyer pointed to the image of Kermit the Frog sitting under a rainbow that hangs in the front dining room to explain the origin the new Rainbow Connection Cafe’s name (patrons of her other Shepherdstown restaurant, LILAH, will notice the common design motif): “We had this idea to put charging stations on all the tables and the wifi symbol and rainbow both share a shape and the sense of connection. We’re in a college town and we wanted to create a space that is welcoming to everyone." Read the Full Story >>
Avoiding & Resolving Issues With Contractors
Often, consumers contact our office after they are dissatisfied with work performed by contractors. They want to understand their rights, particularly if they have invested a lot of money in a home improvement project. Here are some ways to protect yourself before and after work is completed. Read the Full Story >>
Movie In The Park: Ratatouille — Sep 11
t Morgan’s Grove Park (4198 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown, WV), showing the 2007 film Ratatouille.  Read the Full Story >>
Upstream Downstream Podcast Returns– Sep 4
The Stubblefield Institute will be releasing new episodes of the podcast Upstream Downstream in cooperation with the ListenLearnEngage Initiative. Listen on Saturdays beginning September 4th at 11 am on 89.7 WSHC-FM. Episodes will also be available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Breaker, and Anchor. To learn more about the Stubblefield Institute or to keep up with Read the Full Story >>
What Drives A Community
What is community? The members of the Country Road Car Club certainly have enjoyed getting together weekly since 1998. While they gather for friendship and a shared hobby, they also collect their energy – and donations – for charities, including weekly food donations to the Jefferson County Community Ministries food pantry in Charles Town Read the Full Story >>
Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Launches New Event
You can play almost anywhere with four people,” remarked Katie Tertell, artistic director and organizer of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival. “You can be in an intimate space and the audience can be there with you. When I play informal house concerts, people say it’s such a different experience to be this close. Read the Full Story >>
Jefferson County Schools Plans Two New Facilities
Jefferson County Schools (JCS) manages 16 schools — 2 high schools, 4 middle schools, and 10 elementary facilities — and during the 2020-21 school year enrolled 8,478 students. Jefferson County is one of only three counties in West Virginia that expects growth in student population over the next four years. Read the Full Story >>
An Unexpected Hit To The Library
The 2021 4th of July in Shepherdstown started off with a low-key ceremony honoring the flag organized by the Volunteer Fire Department. It ended with a bang sometime late in the evening with an unknown vehicle crashing into the rear wall of the Market House located in the middle of King Street. Read the Full Story >>
Main Street America Recognizes Charles Town’s Recovery Efforts
When the Governor issued the stay-at-home order closing restaurants and retail shops in March 2020, the organizers of Charles Town Now (CTN) moved quickly to implement a curbside takeout and gift card program. One year later CTN noted the anniversary with the slogan “One Year, Still Here.” The group’s plucky attitude helped earn Charles Town a second place award nationally in the American Express “Order In, Help Out Innovation Challenge. Read the Full Story >>
PVAS Weed Warrior Training — JUL 27
Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) is recruiting “Weed Warriors” to assist with controlling invasive species at their nature preserves. Read the Full Story >>
Nature Preserve Cleanups — July 5 through 25
Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) welcomes volunteers to help with trail maintenance and cleanup at their nature preserves. Read the Full Story >>
Crafting Art in COVID — JUL 22 to AUG 1
The “Creating Art in COVID” exhibit at Evolve Shepherdstown this month will document the pandemic from the perspective of ten artists. Read the Full Story >>
Generations of Love
For many of us, the past year has shown how families can provide great comfort and resources when challenged with difficult times. This article looks at how families can approach the inevitable challenges as parents grow old and adult children assume very different, and often unexpected, roles. Proper thought and planning, with the family relationship being the focus of the plan, can maintain life-long relationships that will provide future generations with more than financial security. Read the Full Story >>