March 6, 2010: The Shinnston Development Authority supplied the volunteers to be the vendors for Fairmont Federal Credit Union’s presentation of Mad City Money on March 3 at Lincoln High School. We arrived at 7:30 A.M. to set up tables with our “merchandise” and receive our instructions – checks had to be filled out correctly [...]
March 4, 2010: Sorry you missed it! All you X-country skiers missed a great chance to do a wonderful rail-trail. We rarely have enough snow to X-country ski. And this was the year! Almost all gone! Even my sidewalk is almost down to cement again.
We are predicted to have temperatures in the 50s this weekend [...]
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 [...]
February 27, 2010: The snow has done us in again! Today’s class – The 7 Habits of Effective People was rescheduled. Call Emma at City Hall (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday thru Friday) 304-592-5631 to get the most current information or to sign up if it will now fit into your schedule. (Don’t tell anyone, [...]
February 10, 2010: Updated Information!!! The City of Shinnston received a Flex-E grant to bring a series of training classes to Shinnston rather than Shinnston going elsewhere. These classes are excellent. All classes are on Saturdays to avoid clashing with normal work schedules. Contact Emma at Shinnston City Hall 304-592-5631 to reserve a place in [...]
January 20, 2010: Tired of being in the house? Want to learn something new? Well Shinnston is the place to do just that!
Lowe Public Library is offering basic knitting classes Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM. Bring a pair of #7 or #8 knitting needles and a skein of yarn. No prior knitting knowledge needed and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
December 18, 2009: Shinnston area’s Lincoln High School has one of two Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp Units in the State of West Virginia. In early December Commander Paul Kast took his team to the annual NJROTC Area 3 Rifle Meet at Camp Perry, Ohio. The team placed third, missing second place by only [...]
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December 6, 2009: Yesterday we had snow! Big fluffy flakes of snow created a blanket of white for our Christmas Parade and Concert. Thanks to the help of City workers “Elmo” and Dustin the Christmas tree at the junction of WV Rt 131 and US Rt 19 got its Christmas adornment. The festive baskets on [...]
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November 8, 2009:On Friday, November 6 I had the privilege to attend a West Virginia Humanities Program at the Bice-Ferguson Memorial Museum in Shinnston. The program was Becky Park portraying Colonel Ruby Bradley in the year 1958 shortly after she received her “Bird” Colonel rank. She was Colonel Bradley and it was 1958.
She spoke briefly [...]
November 6, 2009: We have a new store in town. I stopped in this afternoon to welcome them to Shinnston. The new business is Home Style at 411 Pike Street and the phone number is 304-592-3443 and their hours are Wednesday 10 to 6 and Thursday thru Saturday 10 to 5. Melissa will be holding [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 90% of [...]