New Tree House Cabins Set for Opening at Grand Vue Park
The newest attraction at Grand Vue Park will welcome its first occupants on Saturday as the doors of the four Tree House Cabins open for the initial time.
The cabins are located at the end of Cabin Road in an area which at one time was just that — trees. Of course, some of the trees have been removed to accommodate the cabins but there are still plenty of trees in this area.
Two of the cabins, Black Walnut and White Oak, have two bedrooms, while the other two cabins, Blue Spruce and Red Maple, each have one bedroom.
The cabins are being booked as daily rentals and people can sign up as far in advance as 13 months.
The new cabins will bring to 68 the bed capacity at the park.
The other cabins are the four traditional cabins whose names are Robin, Hummingbird, Cardinal and Bluebird, all of which have been refurbished in the past two years. They all have four bedrooms and each can sleep 12.
The deluxe cabins, which are also four bedrooms, each sleep 12 as well. The names of these cabins are Fox, Squire and Rabbit.
The Eagle Cabin, which is located at the intersection of Grandview Road and Cabin Road, sleeps 18.
—
Grand Vue Park promises to be a very busy place on Saturday as the fourth annual Fall Festival will be held in the parking lot down the hill from the Red Barn.
The festival will feature more than 40 vendors, six of which will be selling food.
The festival will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Among the attractions will be a medieval camp, three inflatables for both youth and adults, a scavenger hunt, etc.
There will be three musical performances throughout the day, featuring Marcus and James, New Age Adenas and Shannon Cantaberry.
—
National 4-H Week will be observed Oct. 2-8 and during that period youths in Marshall County can sign up for membership.
Youths in Marshall County enrolled in the 4-H program can learn new skills, become involved in community service projects, gain leadership skills and more.
West Virginia 4-H is a free youth development program of the West Virginia University Extension Service that builds leadership skills, strengthens communities and emphasizes a “learn by doing” approach to education.
The 4-H consists of members ages 5-21, with the younger members participating in the Cloverbud program which focuses more on fun and social activities that set the stage for future learning.
4-H members can enroll in a project of interest including photography, cooking, gardening and more.
Of course, members look forward to camp during the summer.
4-H programs have become more diversified over the years.
There are 20 community based clubs located throughout Marshall County, along with five specialty clubs devoted to various livestock, dog obedience and shooting sports.
There is no charge to join 4-H.
The Marshall County 4-H Extension Agent is Lisa Ingram and she can be contacted at the Extension Service Office at 304-843-1170 or via email at lisa.ingram@mail.wvu.edu
—
The Marshall County Strings Program will present its annual fall concert at 6 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the John Marshall High School Fieldhouse. The concert will feature approximately 150 middle and high school students performing a variety of fall music. Students will be dressed in festive costumes for the performance.
The Marshall Strings Program was established in 2008, and is under the direction of Shelby Genberg, Justin Jones and Alex Talkowski.
—
The Marshall County Friends of Special Athletes will hold a “Night to Rock” fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. on Dec. 2. at the Training Center within the walls of the former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
The event will feature dueling pianos with 176 keys and a dinner.
Several years ago, Marshall County Friends of Special Athletes was formed with the sole purpose of raising money to assist the special athletes and peer tutors that make the Marshall County Swimming, Basketball and Track and Field Special Olympics events a yearly event. This group helps with various events, including but not limited to food, prizes, T-shirts and travel expenses.
Friends of Special Athletes officers are Lori Prascik and Catherine Folmar. Both are directly involved with the students with disabilities in addition to involvement with Special Olympics.
The officers are going to be creating a sponsor board to be displayed at all Special Olympics events and fundraisers, and anyone interested in this type of advertising for themselves or their business can do so. Anyone with questions about the sponsor board can contact Prascik at 304-312-9016 or Folmar at 304-238-6921.
—
An annual event to be taking place on Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 3 and 4 will be at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library, 700 Fifth St., Moundsville. It will be a used book sale sponsored by the Moundsville Woman’s Club.
The hours will be 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on this Friday and Monday, Oct. 3, and from 10 a.m. until noon this Saturday and Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Items available will be those no longer used by the library, and books donated by individuals.
For more information call the library at 304-845-6911.
—
The Marshall County Fall Dumpster service will be available Friday and Saturday at both the city garage in North Benwood and the former football field in McMechen. The dumpsters will be available from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at both locations.
There will be no provisions at either location to accept tires, white goods, scrap metal, car parts, fuels, hazardous chemicals/materials, or household trash.
No one should drop off items if dumpsters are not present.
Dumpsters will also be provided at other locations in Moundsville in October. These are: Sherrard Middle School and Roberts Ridge Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 8; Glen Dale City Garage and Moundsville’s Sam Shaw Walking Trail (Valley Fork Park), Oct. 14-15, and on Oct. 22 at the former Cameron High School on Maple Avenue.
All county residents are welcome to use any of the sites. These services are being provided for residential use and not intended for businesses or industry, thus those bringing items to the dumpster locations should be prepared to show proof of Marshall County residency.
For those who have car and light truck tires (17 inch and smaller), white goods, electronics, computers, air conditioners, humidifiers and dehumidifiers which they want to dispose of, they can bring these items to the north parking lot at Monarch Stadium in Moundsville from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 22.
—
Members of the Marshall County Commission on Tuesday signed a resolution designating this coming week as Marshall County Association of Retired School Employees Week.
The resolution states that the MCARSE is very active in the county and meets regularly each month, and contributes to various local organizations such as the Marshall County Animal Shelter, the Salvation Army food drive, Helinski Shelter, Mound View Health Care Center, Cameron Assisted Living Facilities, Boatsie’s Boxes and the YWCA Domestic Abuse Shelter.
The West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees was founded in 1957 as an autonomous, self-governing volunteer membership organization including and promoting the interest of all school retirees. Membership statewide is more than 28,000 and is an organization that represents all retired school employees in 52 counties.
—
An open registration Hunter’s Safety Education class will be held from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Moundsville Middle School. The class will be taught by Mike Eskridge.
—
The paving of what will become an off-street parking area for Marshall County Courthouse elected officials is scheduled to take place this week.
The location for this parking area is the former Marshall County Jail, which was razed once the Marshall County Public Safety Building became the new location for the sheriff’s department, the 911 dispatch and the Marshall County Office of Emergency Management.
In addition to the removal of the jail, work over the past six months has included improvements to exterior areas of the courthouse such as pointing the bricks, painting, new windows on the Sixth Street side of the building, two new ADA approved ramps and new sidewalks on the Sixth Street side of the courthouse. The final phase of the work to complete will be landscaping.
—
Was in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and it wasn’t to attend a baseball game as the Pirates weren’t even there.
Instead the Uniglobe Ohio Valley Travel motorcoach trip was a Steel City Church Tour escorted by Georgette Stock.
Our group visited five churches, three in downtown Pittsburgh with the other two being in the Oakland area of the city, and on Polish Hill.
These five structures all were more than 100 years old, are landmarks in their particular areas.
These include Trinity Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church and Smithfield United Church of Christ, all in the downtown area, Heinz Memorial Chapel adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Polish Hill.
All of the five churches had much history, whether it was that of architecture, stained glass windows, the organ, the cross, flags, or the origin of founding in the city.
By the way, we had lunch at the William Penn Hotel.
It was also an opportunity to view the sights of not only the downtown, but some of the suburbs, some of which I had seen in years past and others which I had never visited.
Our tour guide reminded us that Pittsburgh is no longer a city of steel mills, and that some of the steel mills have been converted into technology, education and other areas of transition.
—
Moundsville residents, don’t forget about Community Day, which will be taking place from 1-4 p.m. at Riverfront Park where there will be free games and refreshments for families, and also, from noon until 4 p.m., there will be free swimming for children and families at Four Seasons Pool. The activities at both locations are sponsored by the city of Moundsville.
COMMENTS