WHEELING — The annual Crosscurrents art exhibition is now open at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling. The public can view the exhibition — free of charge — through July 12. A staple in Stifel Fine Art Center’s exhibition season for 46 years, Crosscurrents — ...
WHEELING — Get ready for a sweet summer treat with a generous scoop of community spirit as the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is proud to announce the return of its popular Celebrity Scoopers fundraiser — with an exciting twist. This year, Celebrity Scoopers is going on the road, ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Fashion Week is proud to unveil the highly anticipated lineup for its debut runway show, taking place Saturday, June 7, at the iconic Waterfront Hall. The evening will be an unforgettable celebration of fashion and community spotlighting a dynamic mix of established and ...
STEUBENVILLE — From tossing a tomahawk to making rag dolls, there will be two days of hands-on-history as Historic Fort Steuben presents its annual festival, Ohio Valley Frontier Days, June 7 and 8. “For nearly 40 years, Historic Fort Steuben has welcomed people to experience history,” ...
If only it could talk. It’s tall — very tall, and I can tell it once was a hefty tree with loads of branches. While I’m not sure what type of tree it is, I know it has survived more storms and weather events than we could imagine. Its bark has been picked nearly clean by insects, a variety of tree-dwelling animals and birds. Almost naked of all protection, this product of Mother Earth situated along a country road not far from our home, is nearly void of any color. Much like the spots on my own aging hands, the tree is mostly bone white, pocked with dots of brown. Apparently ...
It’s about an hour before sunset as I sit down at my computer to write this column. The outside temperature is around 10 degrees. There are eight hungry deer munching on whatever they can find in our backyard. Their coats are thick and fuzzy, a sure sign of winter’s hold on them. They stopped momentarily to check me out as I watched them from the sliding door before I moved on to my desk. In the front yard, the birds are flying about their feeders in a frenzy for a last snack before they head to bed for the night. The recent extreme cold has the winged friends consuming more food ...
