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 June 5th, 2009

June 05, 2009: The PGA Nationwide Tour Player’s Cup Golf Tournament will be at the Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia – less than 10 miles from the Gillum House  – June 22-28. And once you get on US Rte. 19 South (one block from the house) there is one well-marked left turn and follow [...]

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