kpanek on February 27th, 2010

February 27, 2010: Last night I looked out the kitchen window just before I headed off to bed. I left the kitchen singing – Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’? In the lane, snow is glistenin’….. It was a most beautiful sight! The snow looked like it had diamonds scattered all over the surface. I [...]

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kpanek on December 22nd, 2009

December 22, 2009: We got hit with a lot of snow December 18 & 19, somewhere between 15 and 18 inches, but the streets of Shinnston were clear for traffic Saturday. Public Works started plowing Friday and kept up with the snow all day Saturday. At 11 PM Saturday night they were loading that plowed snow into [...]

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kpanek on December 19th, 2009

December 19, 2009: Cross-country skiing anyone? We are having one of our rare “big” snows! We actually have enough snow on the trail for cross-country skiing! And the span is in, with railings, across the washout. It is supposed to snow into Sunday with snow showers after that! We may have our first White Christmas [...]

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kpanek on October 17th, 2009

October 17, 2009:  There is joy in Mudville tonight – otherwise known as the Gillum House.  A kind lady in Maryland saw a doll on eBay and in searching for info about the maker found our web site and sent me the link to the item. It is a wood carved doll made by my [...]

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kpanek on October 17th, 2009

October 17, 2009:  November is a month that West Virginia honors Veterans.    I received the following message from Maxine Weser, Director of the Bice-Ferguson Memorial Museum in Shinnston:  On Friday November 6th, we will have a West Virginia Humanities program at 7 pm.  The portrayal will be of Col. Ruby Bradley of Spencer, WV…the most decorated [...]

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kpanek on October 13th, 2009

October 13, 2009: In the 18th Century most cabins were one room with a loft for the children to sleep in and a fireplace on the back wall for cooking/warmth etc. The chimney was built outside the cabin because chimneys were prone to catching fire so were built to be knocked down away from the [...]

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kpanek on October 12th, 2009

  The Levi Shinn Log House framed by Fall leaves October 12, 2009: Today some Shinn descendents visited Shinnston. The Gillum House is able to take our guests inside the log house that was built circa 1778. This is the original house on the original site. It is not a re-creation. It is estimated that [...]

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kpanek on October 8th, 2009

October 8, 2009: GOD and Nature are at the canvas again, giving us mere mortals fantastic beauty. The leaves are changing to their glorious finery. Today as we went to Clarksburg I noticed that some hills are 40 to 50% while there are others at 20%. I suggest planning the leaf peeping trips soon because the [...]

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kpanek on October 6th, 2009

October 6, 2009: Veteran’s Day is just over a month away and plans need to be made – including reservations.  9 West Virginia and 1 Ohio bed & breakfasts are joining Gillum House to say, Thank you for your Service!  On the night of November 10, 2009 (so the Vets are onsite for the Veteran’s Day [...]

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kpanek on September 25th, 2009

September 25, 2009: Frontier Days is literally in my front yard! As it is every year, the Skee Ball game is directly in front of my front porch. The street to my driveway is blocked off for pedestrian traffic only with the Kiddie Rides across the street from our side yard and the Big Kid [...]

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kpanek on September 6th, 2009

September 6, 2009: It was Friday night and in West Virginia and the Ohio Valley where I grew up, Friday night is high school football!! Over the Labor Day Weekend, Toronto High School in Toronto, Ohio, had their All-School Reunion and Friday night was FOOTBALL! Toronto vs Wellsville! Mr. Kirk George, the current band director, [...]

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kpanek on August 28th, 2009

August 28, 2009: Remember the commercial, “the best part of waking up”? Well just how fresh IS your coffee? Our latest delivery of coffee beens arrived today. We now have 18 countries of origin of regular green coffee beans and 5 countries in decafe. Today we received Hawaii Kauai, Tanzania Peaberry, and Costa Rica Cafe Vida. We [...]

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kpanek on August 21st, 2009

The Miss Frontier Days Pageant has been missing for a few years – but it is BACK!! August 21, 2009: Entry forms are available at Shinnston City Hall or by e-mail: twila@wv.com . There is a $50 entry fee. The contestants must have been a resident of West Virginia for at least 6 months.  The [...]

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kpanek on June 25th, 2009

June 25, 2009: Gillum House is about to reach adulthood! Yes, as of July 3, the Gillum House will have to pay adult rates. We opened as a B & B on July 3, 1996. To celebrate, we are going to give our guests the present. From today until July 14 with any consecutive 2-night [...]

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kpanek on June 1st, 2009

June 1, 2009: Welcome to the new www.gillumhouse.com! We decided it was time to get a “New Dress” for the old girl. More photos show you the Gillum House more completely. There will be more photos of the sites of the area and the art gallery to come as soon as I get time to [...]

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