The West Virginia & Regional History Center invites the public to celebrate West Virginia Day with a program on West Virginia folklore and the opening of a new exhibit at 2 p.m. June 20 in the Milano Room of the WVU Downtown Library. Attendees can enjoy birthday cake and ...
This January, the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts jumpstarted its Ripple program within the Morgantown community, designed to bring $10,000 to the local community to initiate two artistic projects. Over the past five months, a group of dedicated community members worked together to brainstorm and bring impactful creative projects to life, receiving additional support from the Visit Mountaineer Country Conventions and Visitors Bureau (VMCCVB) and the Main Street Morgantown Affiliate Program. Since its beginning in the Morgantown community in early 2024, the Ripple Program has supported ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
