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Tamarack Foundation creates ripple effect for local events

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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 ...

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

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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

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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

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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 ...

In the Know: Fun area events

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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 ...