From attics and basements, closets and under beds, here they come. Treasured Christmas ornaments are being placed lovingly on trees everywhere. More than ever this holiday season, area residents are making a special effort to create lasting holiday memories despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
WEST LIBERTY — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, dental hygienist students at West Liberty University's Sarah Whitaker Glass Dental Hygiene School have managed to keep people smiling. The dental hygienist program at WLU, under the direction of Stephanie Meredith, has 28 seniors and 33 ...
WELLSBURG — It sounds like the plot for a made-for-TV movie — a widow, a pandemic and Christmas right around the corner. However, this is reality for Angela Cipriani of Wellsburg and others. She, like many of her neighbors and friends, has been self-isolating to stay safe during a time ...
LOS ANGELES — When most youngsters were watching “Sesame Street” and “The Muppets Show” on TV, a young Jay Cipriani was fascinated to know how these shows were made. Cipriani, a Wellsburg native, took that childhood curiosity to a new level when he began writing his own shows. ...
WHEELING — Bev West is one of the newest members of Artworks Around Town, located at Wheeling’s Centre Market. She joined Artworks in October 2019. She has a wonderful array of woven items for sale in the Gallery, all of them unique and all of them very popular. Her business is called B. Woven. West comes from a family of talented artists and crafters including photographers, painters, jewelry makers, paper crafters, seamstresses and needle artists She fell in love with fiber arts in high school, learning to sew, crochet and knit, then trying sketching and painting, finally ...
Wetzel County resident and retired teacher Jan Thornton Jones announces the publication of her third children’s book, “Last Letter To Gettysburg.” This book is historical fiction and is intended for the middle aged reader –approximately fourth grade and up to adult. The story takes place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania following the battle that took place there. The book consists of two parts. First is Papa’s last letter written to Levi and his mother. The letter does not arrive until after Papa’s death. Through Papa’s last letter, the reader is exposed to the ...
