This week we will have Mike Morris General Manager of Berkeley Springs Water. We know that Berkeley Springs is famous for its baths, but the water also is famous. A few facts and fictions are: FICTION: A lack of free radiation in the water indicates it has been underground since before 1945 when the first atomic bomb...
The West Virginia Department of Commerce is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is responsible for overseeing West Virginia's economy, workforce, natural resources, and tourism and oversees ten subsidiary agencies. These include the Development Office; Division of Energy: Division of Forestry; Geological and Economic Survey; Division of Labor; Office of...
We are going on a field trip (literally and figuratively) this week to the Dillon Farm Museum which is located on Rt. 9 opposite Hedgesville High School (thanks to Vicki Elliott and PP Pam Wagoner we have all heard of Hedgesville High School). Kresha Hornby is catering the lunch. Those who attended the golf tournament are...
The United Way Campaign Kickoff begins its annual fund raising drive on Wednesday, and Pete Mulford and his crew will be on hand at our meeting to tell us about it. Your contributions go toward the member agencies that include: American Red Cross (Eastern Panhandle Chapter); Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County; Arts & Humanities Alliance...
Our speaker this week is former Rotarian Bob O’Connor. He lives in Charles Town, West Virginia, close to most of the sites of his books. He writes about the Civil War, so his area of influence is probably somewhere between Gettysburg, PA and Lexington, VA. He has been involved in public speaking for years and...
This week, Sarah Parsons from MedExpress will discuss the current status of the urgent care market and will cover the history of MedExpress and their “culture” in detail....
This year the Berkeley County football scene is totally different from last year’s. For the first time in four decades, Denny Price will not be coaching the Musselman Applemen. He retired and has been replaced, if that’s possible, by Craig Whitmore. With that retirement, Martinsburg’s David Walker has moved up to be dean of the...
A club assembly, as defined by Rotary International, is a meeting of the officers, directors, and committee chairmen of a club to coordinate and develop the program of Rotary within the club. Our club expands it to include all of our members. We now have five avenues of service as Rotary International has added a...
The presenter of this week's program will be Mr. Mark Baldwin, the City of Manager of Martinsburg Martinsburg is the County seat of one of the fastest growing areas of West Virginia, if not the entire region. With a population of 17,227 (2010 census), it is the eighth largest municipality in West Virginia. I’m not sure when...
This week we are back at the Holiday Inn and have the pleasure of a visit from our District Governor, Sharon Benner. She has been a member of the West Snyder-Beaver Springs Rotary Club since June 1993, with 18 years perfect attendance. Sharon has served her club as Student Exchange Counselor, Secretary, and Treasurer and...