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Pumpkin Palooza

WHEELING — If the empty shelf left where tidy rows of canned pumpkin puree normally reside at the Woodsdale Kroger is any indication, one cook’s holiday excuse for a summery picnic blowout is another cook’s signal that fall has arrived. It’s true. The annual pumpkin palooza has ...

WHEELING — Players and sponsors are being sought for the 17th annual charity golf scramble presented by the Elks Panhandle Lodge No. 74 in Wheeling. This year’s golf scramble takes place on Sept. 19 just across the river at Paradise Hills Golf Course in Yorkville. “We’ve always made it a priority to serve the community,” Dave Dennard, exalted ruler at the Elks Lodge No. 74, said. “Our 17th annual golf scramble is testimony to our dedication. Over the last five years, we’ve been able to raise over $16,000 to assist more than 50 students in their college ...

New Asian American Bakeries Find Bicultural Sweet Spot

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For some Asian Americans, the dim sum cookie at Sunday Bakeshop here will taste like childhood. It looks like a typical sugar cookie except with sesame seeds on top. But bite into the creamy, red bean center and it’s reminiscent of the fried, filled sesame balls ...

Rolling With It

WHEELING — It’s not every church that rolls out some 200 free bikes per year from a basement and back-alley workshop. Or that offers everything from professional counseling to near-daily recovery programs inside its walls. But, not every church is smack dab in the middle of a ...

Whittlin’ Away: Moundsville Teens Take Woodcraft To Market

A long COVID winter, a downed tree and a gift idea that worked well once before. That’s what it took to turn the teenaged Harr brothers into whittling entrepreneurs. “Two years ago, for Christmas, he (brother Jacob Harr, 15) gave me a book on lure making,” said Austin Harr, 13. The ...

West Liberty University Foundation Announces New Officers, Members

WEST LIBERTY — The West Liberty University Foundation Board of Directors recently elected new officers and members. New officers elected at the regularly scheduled July meeting include: Chairman John Dolan of Indiana, Pa., Vice Chairman Dr. Daniel Joseph of Wheeling, Treasurer Russell Dunkin of Wheeling and Secretary Dr. Anissa Anderson of New Martinsville, W.Va. Dolan is founder of Dolan Financial Solutions, a consulting firm offering financing options to execute strategic and growth plans. Reflecting his passion for public service and building strong communities, Dolan is ...