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WIC Kitchen: A healthy, yummy birthday cake for WIC’s 50th

It’s the 50th birthday of the Women’s, Infants and Children’s (WIC) program, a federally funded nutritional plan for qualifying pregnant and postpartum mothers as well as children up to the age of 5.  To celebrate, Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC program will be holding birthday parties in some of our six regional offices, which include Monongalia, Preston, Marion, Harrison, Doddridge and Taylor.  And what’s a party without a cake? So for this month’s WIC Kitchen, we’re making one and, of course, sneaking as many healthy ingredients into it as ...

Learn for the fun of it at OLLI

As we age, it can become more difficult to keep up with academic and social skills.  The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at West Virginia University offers a solution for older individuals who wish to expand their horizons, by offering memberships for anyone over the age of 50. The institute also offers scholarship options.  OLLI is part of a nationwide system, part of a family of over 125  locations.  OLLI at WVU has over 560 members  and is always  accepting new applicants.  Classes range from    opera, painting and ...

Local food pantry damaged during water line break

A water line break at Scott’s Run Settlement House (SRSH) earlier this week caused major damage and losses to the local food pantry. The building that suffered the damage is the old day care, not the original settlement house building, which remains unaffected, the group said in a Facebook post. The upstairs and downstairs pantry area had extreme flooding and damage along with the loss of at least 7 refrigerators/freezers and multiple shelves of food. Staff members were on site when the break occurred but were able to make it out of the building safely. SRSH stated they are ...

Main Street Morgantown celebrates West Virginia’s 161st birthday

Family festival also marks organization’s 40th anniversary Main Street Morgantown announced the return of the annual West Virginia Birthday Party presented by March Westin, celebrating the state’s 161st birthday, as well as Main Street Morgantown’s 40th year of service to the ...

In the Know: Fun area events

As you read this, I’ll be enjoying my vacation and celebrating my oldest grandson’s third birthday. It won’t be the same as sitting on a beach or next to a pool, but there are things to check out in the area this week. Tonight, you can check out Marcus King — Mood Swing World Tour at the Ruby Amphitheater at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park. This is a ticketed event and tickets are $29.75 to $69.75. They are available at info@druskyentertainment.com or 412-368-1631. The show starts at 7 p.m. King is a Grammy-nominated artist, performer and songwriter leading a seven-piece ...

Power of the Purse proceeds support Imagination Library

“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission,” says Dolly Parton, famous country singer and founder of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. “In the beginning, my hope was to simply inspire the children in my home county, but here we are today with a worldwide program that gives a book a month to well over 1 million children.  Parton started the Imagination Library in her Sevier County, Tenn., because she believes literacy is the foundation for kids to succeed. The program mails one free book per month to children from birth to 5 years old, regardless of income or ...