Momma Said
The birds are happy and I can’t keep the feeder full. At this rate, we should be able to eat some of them for the Fourth of July. They will be as big as a turkey by then. I like to watch them, so the payoff is okay. As I...
The birds are happy and I can’t keep the feeder full. At this rate, we should be able to eat some of them for the Fourth of July. They will be as big as a turkey by then. I like to watch them, so the payoff is okay. As I...
This is a second art work of Lolita Collett Hilliard. It is a credit to her that her art work can still be found. I chose to highlight some of the local artists works to coincide with the ART SPRING AND START PROGRAM. These programs highlight local artists as well...
Letter to the EditorLocal Lime Rock Cemetery Road blocked and destroyed by District Forest Ranger and our own Tucker County Historical Society, which Rose Davis is President.Lorena Wratchford Bennett and her niece Becky Lantz had to go through briars to get to the Lime Rock Cemetery. Dave Strain, who is...
This oil painting was the work of Lolita Ruth Collette Hilliard of Parsons. Lolita was the daughter of Maurie Jay and Hazel Ferguson Collette. The Collette Family lived on a farm in Kerns. Lolita (1908-1997) married in 1926 to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991). They had two sons: John (deceased now)...
It’s that time of the year where everything wakes up and comes back to life. The trees and wildflowers are blooming providing a colorful landscape once again. Various shades of green are taking over the dull drab woods of winters past. Spring in West Virginia is a wonderful time to...
George Bernard Shaw was first quoted saying, “Youth is wasted on the young.” I have to agree with that statement whole heartedly. I look back on the movie about Benjamin Buttons. He was born as an old baby and as he grew, he became younger by the year. If you...
Dear Editor,The Win-One Sunday School Class of St. John's United Methodist Church is sponsoring a community Bizarre Bazaar to supplement the service of the North Central Community Action in our county. They have several families in such dire financial difficulty no one group could hope to fulfill them all. However,...
This is a picture of roses painted on a tile. On the lower left corner of the rose stem is RGL. These initials stand for a well know artist from Parsons-Rosa Glenn Lipscomb. Rosa painted on many different mediums as well as having her own studio where she taught others...
The weather is starting to turn a little nicer and it makes you want to get out there and do stuff. What stuff, I don’t know, but at least you are out there doing stuff instead of inside doing nothing. I guess you could do stuff inside but it is...
If you close your eyes and take a mental trip back in time to Blackwater Falls, you will recall that just past the Davis City Cemetery on the left sits a small pull along camper inside a wooden split rail fence. You will also remember pieces of black velvet painted...
Daffodils, forsythia, redbud and soon to bloom dogwood are a sure sign that spring is here. Although those early bloomers may wish they would have waited to pop out with the cold and freezing temperatures we just experienced. Things are about 2 weeks ahead of schedule this year.The turkeys are...
I thought we were supposed to get April showers not snow squalls. Momma Said, “AAUUGGHHH!” I need sunshine and I need it fast. I guess Mother Nature will give us what we want, if we can just wait long enough.Everyone in the area is getting all geared up for the...
These pictures are of the front and the end of a shuttle. The tips on both ends are covered with metal. This particular shuttle was used in the Woolen Mills in Parsons. A shuttle is a tool designed to carry the thread across the loom weft yarn while weaving. Shuttles...
A phenomenon that happens only once every 17 years is about to take place in central and northern West Virginia this spring. The periodical cicada, also known as 17-year locusts, will emerge in mid to late May. This particular cicada emergence is referred to as Brood V and they made...
Building best describes the activity at Tucker Community Foundation. Endowments are building; construction is underway at the building across the way; the new Youth Philanthropy Initiative is off the ground; and by fall we hope to have the first of three boulders in place at Tucker Boulder Park.The Foundation currently...
The chilly weather is not ready to relinquish its hold just yet. The daffodils are up and I have seen azaleas blooming in some parts of the surrounding counties. Spring will come but it is hard to wait out the dreary weather until then. Momma Said, “Good things come to...
This is a photo of Otmer Adelbert Riley. He was born to a prominent family of Ripley, WV; being the son of W.W. and Laura Armstrong Riley. W.W. Riley was a long time employee at the Bank of Ripley as well as serving as County Clerk. Otmer was a musician...
For the past 11 weeks, Common Threads articles have featured endowments that support a variety of community needs. The final article in this series features the Old Ridge Runner Fund, an endowment that supports Tucker Community Foundation operations. The fund was initiated in 1995 by Herman R. Hebb with proceeds...
I have made some wonderful friends in the time I have spent in Parsons. The people in this town are down to earth and believe in helping each other out. I have seen hands reaching out for help and hands extended to help. I think this is one of the...
The ninth in our eleven-part series featuring endowed funds, this week’s Common Threads article focuses on community based funds and endowments that support local churches. The Foundation manages more than one hundred endowments that benefit eight counties. Four are “community-based” and benefit the City of Parsons and the Canaan Valley,...