Times Past

10 Years Ago Week of November 21, 2013 SUGAR GROVE Feather Quilts Make One Feel like Royalty  The warmth has seeped from the day, and night arranges herself around the community. Cooler weather has reigned supreme, lately. Allowing one’s mind to revert to the turn of the 19th century to...

40 Years Ago Week of November 17, 1983   Buying Firewood  Can Be Confusing   Comparing prices is particularly difficult since wood can be sold by the cord, short or face cord, truckloads of all sizes, or weight. Be sure you have a clear understanding with the seller, preferably in...

30 Years Ago  Week of November 4, 1993 DAHMER Roads Blocked  By Rail Fence  As Halloween Prank The most mischief that the writer can recall on Halloween that was done here was in the fifties at the top of the Capito Hill. The rail fence on both sides of the...

10 Years Ago Week of October 31, 2013   SUGAR GROVE   It’s Time for a  Pot of Soup  To Be Brewing   The last of autumn’s leaves are falling from the trees. The unseasonably icy breeze, too chilly for even the most ardent of walkers to be out and...

10 Years Ago Week of October 24, 2013   County Ranks Near Top In Childhood Reading    Only six counties in West Virginia have more than 50 percent of their students reading proficiently by the time those children have finished third grade, and one of them is Pendleton County. That...

10 Years Ago Week of October 17, 2013   Old Boggs Store  To Be Dismantled    A part of county seat history is being carefully taken down by a gentleman from Brownsville, TX, a young man with a future in the ministry and a connection to a local family, the...

10 Years Ago Week of October 3, 2013   Fall Foliage  Makes October  Peak Month  For North Fork Tourism   The big season for tourism is winding down in the North Fork Valley, but it goes with a bang, not a whimper, because October may be the busiest month of...

30 Years Ago Week of October 7, 1993   Telephone Scams  Increasing as  Telemarketing Develops   Telemarketing is a convenient way to learn about products and services and to make purchases without leaving the comfort of home. Many telemarketers represent honest, reputable companies; others attempt to take your money.  These...

50 Years Ago Week of October 4, 1973 Octane Number  Is Explained Charleston — Your favorite gasoline pump now bears an octane number. What does it mean?  Jack McCullough, chairman of the West Virginia Petroleum Association, explains: “The number is a measure of the gasoline’s anti-knock quality, and is a...

10 Years Ago  Week of September 18, 2013   SUGAR GROVE   What is a pie safe? This piece of furniture tended to be found mainly in the Appalachian region, and in time, they later moved west with the settlers as they peopled the new frontiers. Pies were an important...