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What's Going On This Weekend

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Saturday, August 1-Sunday, August 2 Saturday, August 1 FAMILY Saturday Science Demonstrations – 1 p.m. at SMART Centre Market, 1410 Main St., Wheeling. Explore hands-on science demonstrations during this free weekly program open to visitors of all ages. Family Story Time – 11 a.m. at the Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th St., Wheeling. Children and families can enjoy stories, songs and crafts during this free interactive program. Touch A Truck – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Highlands Sports Complex, 225 McCormick Way, Triadelphia. Children can explore community vehicles, meet ...

Are You On the Calendar?

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Anyone who has followed my columns over the years, knows that I come from a large family. Twelve children, two parents and assorted dogs, cats, rabbits and snakes were part of the household when I was growing up. As the family grew with added sons- and daughters-in-law, my mother would add their names to various calendars she kept. She also had a notebook-style address book in which she kept not only names and phone numbers, but also the all-important birthdates. That included the birthdates for her bridge partners and fellow choir members, too. I recall a church calendar hanging in ...

The Role of Field Music in The Civil War Explored

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WHEELING – The Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable's speaker for the August meeting is Patrick Jones, a Pittsburgh native, a member the Camp Chase Fifes and Drums, and a member of Company I of the Irish Brigade's 116th Pennsylvania Reenactors' Regiment. “Chunks of Pudding and Pieces of ...

New Crew to Bring You the Blues

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WHEELING – A new chapter is set to open next weekend when the Heritage Music BluesFest marks not only its 25th year in the Friendly City but also presents its first festival under new ownership by Waterfront Hall. The live music extravaganza returns to Heritage Port in Wheeling this Friday ...

Celebrate the Music of Neil Diamond

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WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books Program will feature a salute to Neil Diamond. The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the library in downtown Wheeling. The Troubadour – Bob Gaudio – returns triumphantly to Lunch With Books to play selections from Neil Diamond’s muscular, hit-packed musical catalogue for Part 2 of Wheel Vegas Week. The Vitalie auditorium will be transformed into the Aladdin Hotel circa 1976 as Gaudio regales guests with foot-stomping favorites like “Cracklin' Rosie” (1970) and “Song Sung Blue” ...

How Families Can Find Lost Money After a Loved One Dies

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Dear Savvy Senior, After my mom passed away, we discovered a few small accounts and an old insurance policy we didn’t know she still had. It made me wonder how often families uncover forgotten or unclaimed money like this after a parent dies. Is it common, and where should I start looking? – Searching Sarah Dear Sarah, It’s actually quite common. After a parent or spouse dies, families often come across small, forgotten accounts, uncashed checks or old insurance policies that slipped through the cracks over the years. In many cases, paperwork was misplaced, accounts were ...