BlackCat Music Cooperative wraps up the summer with an event for the family at Kirkwood Park in Hancock on Saturday, August 27 beginning at 3 p.m. The BlackCat Music Summer Showcase will feature over 40 musical performers and provide lawn games and picnic food for those in attendance. The concert[Read More…]
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Hancock’s Helping Hands serves 542 people in drive-thru
by Lisa Schauer Vehicles were lined up around Widmeyer Memorial Park and down to Save a Lot last Saturday, August 13 for the ninth annual Hancock’ s Helping Hands event organized by the greater Hancock council of churches. The drive-thru opened at 10 a.m. and the last vehicle pulled out[Read More…]
Hancock splash pad still under development
by Geoff Fox Town officials are still looking at the possibility of getting a splash pad made before diving in to build a new municipal pool. The question was raised during the August town meeting last Tuesday evening, August 9, by April Davis during citizen’ s comments and later[Read More…]
Tri-State to host activities during National Health Center week
Tri-State Community Health Center celebrates National Health Center Week during August 8-12 with fun activities at five sites – including Berkeley Springs and Hancock – honoring patients, staff, stakeholders, agricultural workers and the homeless. Tri-State Community Health Center provides high quality health care and support services to improve the quality[Read More…]
Travel plaza on pause as contractors shift
Maryland Farmers’ Market Week is August 7-13
Governor Larry Hogan declared August 7-13 as Maryland Farmers’ Market Week to recognize the 97 farmers markets across the state that provide citizens with access to fresh, local produce and other Maryland-made items. He encourages residents and visitors to celebrate Maryland Farmers’ Market Week by visiting a nearby market[Read More…]
Become a Weed Warrior with Potomac Valley Audubon
The Potomac Audubon Society is recruiting “Weed Warriors” to help maintain four nature preserves, totaling over 500 acres, located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The program includes training by PVAS’s Land Manager to become a certified “Weed Warrior.” Certified “Weed Warriors” will be given the knowledge and the[Read More…]
Enjoy the free concerts
Dear Editor: On Saturday evening, July 9, my wife and I accompanied our daughter, a Hancock resident, to a free concert sponsored by The Hancock Arts Council in the pavilion in the Kirkwood Park, off Creek Road. Our daughter and her Ukulele group, the “Tri-State Ukulectics” provided the warmup for[Read More…]
National Night Out Tuesday, August 2
by Geoff Fox Next Tuesday, August 2, Widmeyer Park will be a busy place as folks from around the Hancock park for National Night Out. National Night Out begins at 6 p.m. This year’s event will once again have free food prepared by the Hancock Lions Club with hot dogs,[Read More…]
Young Ukes to give free concert at Kirkwood July 29
Youth ukulele musicians will present a free performance of summer songs at Hancock’s Kirkwood Park on Friday, July 29. The Young Yukes performing group will produce and perform their own show, “Sounds of Summer.” This free concert will be held at Kirkwood Park Pavilion in Hancock at 6 p.m., rain[Read More…]
