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I was just shy of 15 years old when I experienced my first trip in an airplane. My godmother at the time treated me to a trip to New York City and her home in Westchester County, New York. We caught the plane at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. It was in the summer of 1969 when commercial airlines frequented our airfield. That was a time when they rolled a pair of portable stairs to the plane and you climbed the steps without any fancy escalator or internal walkway. Having never been on a plane, I didn’t know what to expect. I just know that the takeoff was swift and I wasn’t ...

When Soup Is Not Enough

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When I was a child, my mother had specific remedies when we were ill or suffered a childhood injury such as a spill from a bicycle. Like mothers of that era, she believed in that horrible, orange mercurochrome as the answer to scraped knees and other bleeding wounds. And the darn stuff stung like crazy when applied and kept your skin orange for days. If you fell and hit your head or sprained a body part, immediately a bag of frozen peas or a ziplock bag filled with ice would magically appear. It would be applied full-strength to the affected area. Stung by a bee? A concoction of baking ...

Hear the Music of Little River Band on Sunday

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WHEELING — Little River Band 50 Years, Happy Anniversary Tour hits the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, July 13, in Wheeling, presented by Elko Concerts. Show time is 8 p.m. Through the ‘70s and ‘80s, Little River Band enjoyed huge chart success with multiplatinum albums and chart topping ...

Buddy Guy ‘Ain’t Done With the Blues’

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WHEELING — An architect of the blues, a craftsman of the building blocks that laid the foundation for today’s modern R&B, the multi-Grammy Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy is here to tell the masses that he “Ain’t Done With the Blues.” The legendary bluesman takes the stage on ...

Party on the Plaza Is Back This Saturday

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WHEELING — The fifth-annual Circus Saints and Sinners Party on the Plaza Music and Food festival presented by Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration will be held from 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the Plaza on Market in downtown Wheeling. Proceeds from the event benefit WVU Medicine ...

Live Music Roundup

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Friday, July 11 - Tammy Jo & Iron Horse, St. Michael Parish Community Festival, Wheeling, 5-7:30 p.m. - Harley Harkins, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Jimmy Adler, Wheeling Park Amphitheatre, 6-9 p.m. - New Age Adenas Duo, Froelich’s Classic Corner, Steubenville, 7 p.m. - Elton Rohn and Fleetwood Gold (tributes to Elton John and Fleetwood Mac), The Mark at Sally Buffalo Park, Cadiz, 7 p.m. - Strait Shooter Band, Sons of Italy, Bellaire, 7:30-10:30 p.m. - Michael Christopher Band, Central Park Amphitheater, St. Clairsville, 7:30-9:30 p.m. - ...