At some point in your life you may have asked that burning question, “Is it cement or is it concrete?” The answer to that is that concrete is a composite material composed mainly of water, aggregate, and cement. Cement is a part of making concrete. Essroc in Martinsburg makes cement. Portland cement is the most common...
Jonathan Bellingham represents three generations of the Austin family, which celebrates their 82nd season as stewards of Capon Springs & Farms in Hampshire County. For the last 28 years he has served as the Marketing and Recreation Manager, hosting families, groups and individuals at their historic resort getaway. After a fire destroyed the Grand Mountain House...
An unassuming golden shovel rests virtually unnoticed in an office corner. Penned on that historic shovel are the words, Ground Breaking Ceremony, March 25, 1969. By August 1970, James Rumsey Vocational-Technical Center was a 2.5 million dollar functioning reality offering 13 areas of technical training. That first year enrollment consisted of 289 high school students, 110...
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Trina Bartlett will be our speaker. Trina is a licensed social worker who has been the Eastern Regional Director of Catholic Charities West Virginia since November 2013. With a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Ohio University, she has nearly 25 years of experience. Catholic Charities...
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Our speaker will be Greta Harman, who will be telling us about her experience with the Peace Corps in China. The Peace Corps has been a leader in international development and citizen diplomacy for more than 50 years across more than 139 countries. In an increasingly interdependent world, they tackle challenges that know no borders—such as climate...
All you Mountaineer fans (and I know that you are a majority of the club) will want to attend this week’s meeting to hear the West Virginia University Athletic Director, Oliver Luck, speak. Morgantown is perhaps the only place in America where he’s more than just someone’s dad. Oliver Luck first set foot here 35 years...
This week District Governor Jason Piatt will make his visit to our club. Jason is a member of the Waynesboro club and has been a Rotarian since 2001. He is one of the youngest, if not the youngest, district governors the combined districts have had. He has been very active in the district and probably...
This week we are having one of our most popular programs of the year—the four county high school football coaches. They will give us their annual assessment of their teams and their expectations. Despite what Pam Wagoner and Vickie Elliott would have you believe the flagship school of Berkeley County is, when it comes to football...