Programs: Last week – David Welch is the Inaugural Director of The Bonnie and Bill Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications at Shepherd University. It was created with a $1 million gift from the Stubblefields. The three pillars of the institute are Listen, Learn, Engage. A couple goals are to get people talking about politics and...
Programs: Last week – Charlotte Norris shared with us the story of the Green Hill Historic African-American Cemetery on E. Burke Street. It is known to be the final resting place of at least 100 people, with some burials as early as 1850. There is a group of individuals actively working to care for the site. This...
Programs: Last week – Mary Gunderson King and Clifford Huie, lay pastors with Immanuel’s House, talked about the basic services they provide to people in need, including jail and prison ministry. It is an ecumenical church that welcomes different faith expressions coming together. They have a rotation of pastors from a variety of churches. This Week: Charlotte...
Programs: Last week – A Club Assembly was held. Some key points: Treasurer Pete Dufourny indicated we have $14,473 in the bank and all is well. President Steve said he used President’s Discretionary Funds to give $500 to support the Girl Scouts’ Women of Distinction event and the Boy Scouts’ Distinguished Citizen event. Gordon Gee will...
Programs: Last week – John Lustrea from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD, spoke about the state of medical treatment during the Civil War. He explained that two thirds of the deaths during the Civil War resulted from disease and not from battle wounds and that 95% of surgeries were performed with...