Times Past

30 Years Ago Week of July 19, 1994 Goland Finds  Jackpot of Mushrooms  On the North Fork The day after a nice rain July 9, I found and harvested over two pounds of the King Bolete, Boletus edulis, in a wooded cow pasture near our place near Cherry Grove on...

30 Years Ago Week of July 7, 1994 DAHMER Church of the Brethren, Richard McDonald, pastor, from church bulletin — in 1776, on July 4, John Hancock led the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To those who signed it, it was the most important act of their lives. Thomas...

20 Years Ago Week of July 1, 2004 Endangered Pastime Still Alive in Pendleton  What is it about drive-ins? Rare as they are, a few still exist—nine in West Virginia, to be exact—one of which, 51-year-old Warner’s Drive-In on Rt. 220 north of Franklin, is right here in Pendleton County....

10 Years Ago Week of June 26, 2014   School To Nix Food  Deliveries to Students    Food and beverage deliveries to elementary and middle/high school students by outside vendors and restaurants will be disallowed when the new school year begins if a rule presently out on public comment is...

10 Years Ago Week of June 19, 2014 Local Veterans Visit  WW   Memorial On June 7, 26 veterans from Pendleton, Grant and Mineral counties went to Washington, DC, to visit the World War II Memorial. The veterans’ visit was sponsored by Mountain Hospice and Honor Flight, the national network...

20 Years Ago Week of June 10, 2004 SUGAR GROVE Writer Explores  What School Days  Were Like in 1830s A typical Pendleton County school in the 1830s was a small, crude log building with the floor being bare earth itself. There were no recesses except for a one-hour lunch intermission....

20 Years Ago Week of May 13, 2004 PCHS Class of ‘02  Best in West Virginia More college-going graduates from the Pendleton County High School class of 2002 returned to college in 2003 than any other graduating class in the State of West Virginia. The 2002 high school graduates from...

10 Years Ago Week of May 8, 2014 NFES Chosen  To Represent WV  In Story Box Project Cindy Wilkins, second grade teacher, and North Fork Elementary School in Circleville have been chosen to represent West Virginia as the recipients of the children’s Poetry Story Box. After its time at NFES,...

10 Years Ago Week of April 24, 2014 SUGAR GROVE Mad Stones Were Used  As Cure for Rabies Folk tend to be wary of nocturnal animals that normally prowl at night only when they are seen running about during the daytime. There is a suspicion that they may be rabid....

20 Years Ago Week of April 29, 2004 Rescue Squads  Answer 800 Calls  At Pendleton County Emergency Rescue’s 28th annual banquet, volunteers from across the county were recognized for their selfless dedication to the community and to their neighbors. Across the county, PCER responded to 800 calls in the year...