Sugar Grove

Render Gratitude with Thanksgiving Blessings There is no evidence that turkey was on the Thanksgiving menu while the Pilgrims shared a meal with the Wampanoag people in late 1621.  By the time Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1863, it had become a popular dish to serve for large...

The Sugar Grove gym/cafeteria at the former Sugar Grove Elementary School is pictured. The structure no longer stands. Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell The English language is rich of idiomatic sayings about many things. Take for instance the idioms surrounding the meaning “everything.”  “The whole shooting match” — meaning the...

Relatives of the late James and Frances (Dove) Pitsenbarger were, from left, front row, their three daughters (names unknown); middle row, Amanda Fultz, James Marshall Pitsenbarger and Francis Dove Pitsenbarger; and back row, Ida Rader Mitchell, Waldo Fultz, Columbia Rader, Osborne Bowers and Edna Fultz Mitchell. Sugar Grove By Paula...

Ella Rexrode (Oct.4, 1885 - June 11, 1974) was the daughter of Morgan and Leah Simmons Rexrode.  She married John William Rexrode (Nov. 27, 1879 - Oct. 1, 1972), who was the son of William George and Elizabeteh Hester Todd Rexrode. Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell The tradition of Der Belsnickel...

The late Roy Puffenbarger of Brushy Fork used different woods and made a variety of objects in his work shed.  Although his time was involved with farming, construction, working to help build the Sugar Grove Naval Station, and area dam constructions, he still found time to make his wood products. ...

Vernon Roy Simmons (Aug. 18, 1925 – Oct. 13, 2022) was the son of the late Solomon Roy (July 3, 1892 - Dec. 5, 1933) and Cora May Bodkin Simmons (Oc. 26, 1892 - Nov. 1982).  His siblings were Other Paul (Sept. 21, 1921 -July 24, 1944, one of the...

St. John Lutheran Church's potpie fundraiser workers take a break. Saturday’s fundraiser is one of the church’s many “reaching out to those in need” projects.  This year's fundraiser was to assist with little Charlee Hoover's expenses following her heart transplant. She is the daughter of Danielle and Jamie Hoover of...

If anyone can identify members of this road crew around 1800 in the Bethel District, contact Jane Conrad at 304-249-5694.  Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell The Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch tongue is a variety of the German spoken by the Amish and Mennonites in Pennsylvania, and later in Pendleton...

Charles Wellington Pitsenbarger (Jan. 5, 1877-Nov. 30, 1952) was married to Martha Virginia (Jennie) Hevener (1875-1959). Their children were Verna, Eva Elizabeth, Clona Myrtle, Julia Ann, Cloda Alice, Iva Belle and Leafy. Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell Mt. Hope, also formerly known as “Mallow” or “Old Dutch” was organized prior...

Participating in the Treasure Mountain Festival period costume contest were, from left, Cora Faye Alexander (granddaughter of Larry and Jeannie Flynn), Carly Mitchell (daughter of Brandon and Cara Mitchell) and Harper Marsh (daughter of Doug and Kelly Marsh). Sugar Grove By Paula Mitchell There is something to be said about...