Times Past

20 Years Ago Week of April 15, 2004 Three Veterans Receive Circleville High School Diplomas  Henry Ford Ruddle, Melvin Clyde Ruddle and Jack Dempsey Warner are U.S. Armed Services veterans. In fact, they were students at Circleville High School who left their schooling behind to serve their nation during times...

10 Years Ago Week of March 20, 2014   SUGAR GROVE   Which Types  Of Bed Coverings  Have You Used?    People sleep under blankets, bed rugs, coverlets, comforters, counterpanes and quilts. The terms bedding and bed clothes describe these items placed over a person in bed. Perhaps a quick...

30 Years Ago Week of April 7, 1994 County Non-Smoking Law Takes Effect  Saturday Violators to Be  Subject to Fines Smoking indoors in most public places in Pendleton County will be illegal beginning Saturday, April 9.  A Clean Indoor Air Regulation adopted by the Pendleton County Commission takes effect Saturday...

20 Years Ago Week of April 1, 2004   Hartman Wins Cadillac SUV in OnStar Contest   What are the odds of two people from Rockingham County winning grand prizes in a national promotion? Toss in a third winner from just across the mountain and rework the numbers. The odds...

20 Years Ago Week of March 25, 2004   County Scores  Three Golden  Horseshoe Winners    There are 23,686 eighth-graders in the State of West Virginia this year. Of that number, 2,599 qualified to take the Golden Horseshoe test this year. There were 221 statewide winners whose names were announced...

10 Years Ago Week of March 13, 2014   SUGAR GROVE   Irish Blessings  Synonymous  With March 17    St. Patrick: He’s the reason it’s easy to be green. Some of St. Patrick’s life remains a mystery. Patrick was born to a wealthy family near the end of the fourth...

50 Years Ago Week of March 7, 1974   Fast Waters  Carry More Silt   whose woods are these . . .   (A Weekly Column of Wilderness Lore by The Woodlands and Whitewater Institute Staff Spruce Knob Mountain)   Perhaps it is premature to talk now of spring. Such...

10 Years Ago Week of March 6, 2014   Entrepreneur,  Family Matriarch    Shirley Yokum...   Shirley Yokum is one of the most formidable and accomplished businesswomen not only in Pendleton County, but in this part of eastern West Virginia. With her husband, Carl, she created and then presided over...

10 Years Ago Week of February 20, 2014   SUGAR GROVE   Fashion and Manners Have Seen  Many Changes    The world of women’s fashion has changed dramatically since the post Civil War era. A short item featured in the Page Valley Courier stated: “For ladies only—Hoop skirts are now...

20 Years Ago Week of February 12, 2004   Highland Data  Closes Doors Here    The Franklin branch of Highland Data was closed on Jan. 20, and company officers, with regret, say they don’t expect the business to re-open, based on current prospects and market conditions. Amory Mellen, the president...