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‘Minnesota Mean’ delves into the unique world of roller derby

Entertainment

In the roller derby documentary “Minnesota Mean” from filmmaker Dawn Mikkelson, one of the women tells the camera that she always has loved sports, but she felt like sports for women were kind of the little sister versions of men’s sports.   When she discovered roller derby, that was the first time she felt like she was playing a sport that was specifically for women.   The sense of camaraderie is evident throughout the entirety of this documentary, which is available on Video on Demand.  “Minnesota Mean” follows six women on a roller derby team as they ...

The Tunnelton underpass will be under construction soon

Community

TUNNELTON — Work could begin on the Tunnelton underpass within a few weeks, according to Tunnelton water supervisor Bryan Moreland.   Moreland said members of the Public Service Commission called him right before a town meeting to let him know they would be in Tunnelton at the underpass the next morning at 8 a.m.   Moreland, councilwoman Sandra Spiker and Tunnelton resident Perry McAtee met at the site with CSX inspector Marc Ravpach and members of the West Virginia Public Service Commission.   “He (Ravpach) gave us his card and assured us he would take ...

WVU widens service area to assist pregnant women, parenting families

Community

A West Virginia University-led effort is extending its reach to 11 Mountain State counties, providing more low-income pregnant women and families with children access to health care and life skills through the West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants — HAPI — project.   In partnership with local organizations, the program serves communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the United States national average and with high percentages of other negative maternal and infant outcomes. The goal is to turn around those numbers by ...

WV Caring to hold annual Camp Caring

Community

West Virginia Caring is holding its 28th Annual Camp Caring Saturday at Chestnut Ridge Park, 10 miles east of Morgantown.  Camp Caring is a free, one-day grief and loss camp for children and the adult in their life.    Since 1996, West Virginia Caring has held a grief and loss camp to support children in West Virginia who has lost a loved one. It provides the child an opportunity to spend a day with other children who have also experienced the death of a loved one.   This one-day camp is free and is open to ages 6–14. Campers discover that they can live ...

How I made my daughter’s weekday birthday special

Community

It’s my daughter’s birthday this week and I can’t believe she is 6.   I have always heard people say that time flies and that your kids will grow up in a blink of an eye, and man is that true.   On one hand it feels like I just had her yesterday and then on the other hand I barely remember life without her.   Her birthday fell in the middle of the week, so we decided to have her birthday party a few days late so it could be  on the weekend. But we wanted make sure that we still made her feel special on her actual birthday.   This is how we ...

Old Stone House to host book fair July 20

Community

Looking for some reading opportunities for your children?   A PaperPie Book Fair will be  from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  July 20 at the Old Stone House Gift Shop.  Sponsored by Service League of Morgantown, this event is held annually each summer.   Choose from books for children from Usborne Publishing and Kane Miller Books, as well as Learning Wrap-Ups (educational manipulatives) and SmartLab Toys (maker of steam-based toys and games).   Mexican God’s Eye yarn weaving will also be available as a free hands-on craft activity for kids. Children may ...