DO YOU THINK IT WILL SNOW? I don’t know about you but I am definitely ready for it to stop. This is winter like I remember when we were kids. It would start snowing in October and snow until March. The almanac called for this to be a very severe...
This photo is a Tucker County School bus unloading students at Davis High School. Tucker County School Bus The photo was taken sometime during the 1936-37 school year. The girl standing by the bus is Irene Cooper from Harman. At the time, Harman School only offered three years of high...
I didn’t drop the ball, I missed it completely. Of course, I am talking about the New Year’s Eve Ball. I haven’t stayed up to see it come down for a long time. A new year comes along and it just means we are getting one year older. I do...
It’s hard to believe that another year has passed by already and deer season is over. As December ends it’s time to oil the rifle and put it back in the gun case until fall. I finally picked up all of my hunting stuff and washed all of those clothes...
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...
engines of the Preston Railroad This photo is of the train engines of the Preston Railroad which ran from Crelin, MD to Leadmine, WV. The railroad came down Horseshoe Run to the mouth of Maxwell Run with branches running up Maxwell Run and Hile Run. There was 13.3 miles of...
The first day of winter is past so now the days begin to grow longer. Only a minute at a time but I will take it. We ended up with a white Christmas. Not much (yeah!) but it was white. I hope everyone had a safe Christmas and that Santa...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has released the Buck Season preliminary data collected from checking stations across the state and 56,333 bucks were taken during the two week long firearm season this year. There wasn’t much difference from last year when hunters took 56,276 bucks during the...
Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who made a year-end donation to Tucker Community Foundation (TCF). Whether the donation was a gift for friends, family, made to honor the memory of a loved one, or made in support of the work of the Foundation, each gift benefits this wonderful region...
Dear Editor, Hi Everybody. There are a couple of things I want to write about changes coming with Corridor H. The County Planning Commission has The Comprehensive Plan posted online. The Comprehensive Plan contains the results of the survey we took in 2008. I was surprised by some of the...
Editor, Did you know we old people aren’t supposed to date? Goodness no. Daddy is not allowed to see a woman and spend any time with her. She might get something the kids won’t get. Get real, the same applies to mother, she’s not allowed to date. The man might...
Dear Editor, Hi Everybody. There are a couple of things I want to write about changes coming with Corridor H. The County Planning Commission has The Comprehensive Plan posted online. The Comprehensive Plan contains the results of the survey we took in 2008. I was surprised by some of the...
This photo is of The Green Shutter Shop of Parsons, WV. The shop was operated by Rosie Glenn Lipscomb, local talented artist. Rosie lived in Parsons and displayed her talent by painting on various items including glassware, tile, and paper. Rosie displayed and sold her items in the shop as...
This photo is of The Green Shutter Shop of Parsons, WV. The shop was operated by Rosie Glenn Lipscomb, local talented artist. Rosie lived in Parsons and displayed her talent by painting on various items including glassware, tile, and paper. Rosie displayed and sold her items in the shop as...
BigFoot By Dale Pase The big foot hunters came to Blackwater to film a story. I don’t know when it will air, but it will be interesting to see what they found. The last time a group was on the park looking for Bigfoot, I said that I didn’t...
Picture this, witches hunched over a boiling vat and the words from Shakespeare’s Macbeth comes to mind, Double, Double, Toil and Trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. Now picture this, two sisters standing over the kitchen stove, making peanut brittle, mixing all the ingredients. Stir until boiling, then stir some...
This photo is of a well dressed group on the Laneville Log Road. I am not able to identify any of the people nor do I know the occasion. Photo is from the 1900-1910. Laneville was use to getting some flooding; however, the town was washed away by a few...
Let’s see, where to begin. First, we have to rewind to last year to start this story. Last year was a rough deer season for me as I shot a 12 point with my bow but never found it. I looked for a solid week and into buck season without...
The smell of roasting turkey is an indication of the season. Some smells can trigger memories just as quickly as a picture. The smell of pine brings back memories of past Christmas seasons to people. Oranges and tangerines do that for me because we could not have live pine in...
By Dale Pase Friends My new job, Security at Blackwater Falls State Park, showed me that a lot of people have get-togethers. I decided to have one for all of my friends. I didn't know how to plan the party. Lucky for me, Lois, the lodge Manager, told me that...
