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...