Dear Editor, The Beauty of Winter Shouldn’t Be Lost on Us. I can’t count how many times each day that I hear or read on Facebook that everyone “hates winter” or that they are “so over it.” Punxsutawney Phil is right: there are still six more weeks of winter, whether...
One of the largest gatherings of people in Washington, D.C. is the annual March for Life that takes place on January 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 which legalized abortion on demand in our country. The original organizers could never have imagined it...
Granville Manor would like to acknowledge the rumors that have been circulating in our community. We realize that being silent is not always so golden! By not reacting to these rumors we have unfortunately given way for these rumors to thrive in environments of uncertainty, and ambiguous statement only fuels...
Dear Editor, Ever since my husband David and I moved to Tucker County I have found more and more reasons to love it here. A recent discovery was Cory Chase’s Sankofa massage office that opened in the historic bank building in Davis. Now, most of the people I know that...
Dear Editor, Warm wishes to Courtland Acres a year after the wonderful care all of the residents of Pineview received during The Frankenstorm of 2012. As winter approaches, we all have memories of banding together for five days last October. We were safe, warm, comfortable and never afraid. We played...
Dear Editor, My love affair with Tucker County began many years ago. As a young bride of 16, my husband brought me to this beautiful and wild place for our honeymoon. I was immediately in love and completely terrified. He took me to a small hunting cabin up in the...
The Tucker County Chapter of FFA recently participated in the State Convention at Cedar Lakes. Lindsey Knotts competed in teh freshman creed contest, Andrew Hauser competed in the extemporaneous public speaking competition and Tyler Hebb attended as a delegate from Tucker County. Although Tucker County did not place at states,...
Dear Editor, Several years ago, the Tucker County Historical Society started a new project. Locating and restoring old abandoned cemeteries in Tucker County. We were successful in restoring the Long family cemetery in Holly Meadows, which is owned by the late David E. Long. Mr. Long financed and invested money...
Dear Editor, Both Timberline and Canaan Valley Ski Resorts share a common problem -- one that should be easy to fix. Both areas force customers to stand outdoors in severe winter weather to buy lift tickets. This is worst when there are long lines of people each morning during ski...
