The King Soul Band will open the Morgan Art Council’ s 2022 Concert in the Park series on Saturday, July 9 at Berkeley Springs State Park. Born of a mutual passion for the sounds of an earlier time, eight-piece band King Soul is brining old-school Southern Soul to a new[Read More…]
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Cole’s Cavalry had local troopers; reunions marked Loudoun Heights fight
by Steve French Recently, Cinda O’Neill Drogemeyer, of the Morgan County Historical Society loaned me the files of Berkeley Springs historian, the late Frederick Newbraugh. Fred, still widely-known in Mountain State historical circles for his 3-volume, not-to- be-surpassed, W arm Springs Echoes, was a tireless researcher who in pre-Internet days[Read More…]
Free bluegrass concert on July 9
A free concert of bluegrass and roots music by The Furnace Mountain Band will be offered at Kirkwood Park in Hancock, Md., on Saturday, July 9 at 7 p.m.. The park is located at Kirk Farm Road and Creek Road. Furnace Mountain consists of musicians playing bass, fiddle, guitar, bouzouki,[Read More…]
Library’s Summer Reading Club has “Oceans of Possibilities”
The Washington County Free Library’ s Summer Reading Club is underway with an ocean of possibilities. “Oceans of Possibilities” is the theme for the 2022 version of the annual club, which began June 1. Hancock Veterans Memorial Library will hold local events as part of the countywide reading club. The[Read More…]
Enjoy a patriotic movie on the Fourth of July
by Kate Evans After your Fourth of July holiday cookout, celebrate America’ s birthday by watching an inspiring, patriotic movie or miniseries with your family. Here are a few top picks: “Apollo 13” Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space film directed by Ron Howard that starred Tom Hanks, Kevin[Read More…]
McConnellsburg Car Show set for July 2
The McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends Association will be holding its 12th Annual Car Show on Saturday, July 2 at the McConnellsburg Alumni Community Building parking lot at 151 East Cherry Street, McConnellsburg, Pa. Registration for the show will open at 8 a.m. and close at 11:30 a.m. Entries are welcome[Read More…]
Ice cream your way through the county
Washington County Government launches the second annual Washington County Ice Cream Trail. Journey to all 14 locally-owned ice cream shops to receive a stamp on your Ice Cream Trail map. Once you have completed the trail, select one of the following ways to send us a picture of your completed[Read More…]
Father’s Day car show draws crowd out to park
by Geoff Fox About 50 cars filled Widmeyer Park for the Hancock in Motion “Hancock Hometown Cruisin” last Sunday, June 19. The car show was fun for those big and small and the weather was clear and breezy for those who came out to enjoy the displays. There were prizes[Read More…]
Maryland kicks off Park Quest 2022: Parks for Pollinators
Join the Maryland Park Service as we kick off the 15th anniversary of this popular program with a variety of pollinator-themed quests in Maryland State Parks. Birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, and bees are all pollinators. They visit flowers to drink nectar or feed off of[Read More…]
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