July 27, 2010: The Lord’s Pantry Food Bank is doing a Music Fest Saturday, July 31 as a fundraiser – it is going to be a “Pass the Hat”. We hope you come and enjoy the music. Bring your lawn chairs to the practice field for Lincoln High School – across from the State Police [...]
July 12, 2010 : During the 4th of July holiday we had guests from New York who came in on a motorcycle for our And Awaaaaay We Go Special and they attended our annual Independence Concert. Mike wrote a ride report for his biker buddies and gave me permission to post it here: This being [...]
July 6, 2010: July 18 will be a day of mixed feelings in Shinnston. That is the day The Wright Stuff Works will be auctioning wookworking and stained glass tools and inventory. For more details www.wrightstuffworks.com. Sunday, July 18, 11:ooam 229 Pike Street We wish them a good auction as we are saddened to see [...]
July 4, 2010: I got to thinking that people may not know how to get to the Bice-Ferguson Memorial Park (Shinnston City Park) for the Concert and Fireworks tonight. So here are the directions. From I-79, take Exit # 125, turn WEST toward the Exxon station and turn LEFT at the Exxon onto WV Rt [...]
June 26, 2010: The Shinnston Community Band has had to change the date of the annual Independence Concert and Fireworks. The concert will take place at Shinnston City Park as usual but it will be on Sunday, July 4! The band has a great program planned with a good mix of music, from the traditional [...]
June 12, 2010: What a beautiful day! We had a short cloudburst but it did not dampen the afternoon at the bocce courts! Willard and the Silver Foxes (his helpers) built the bocce courts at Shinnston City Park and said from the beginning there would be a roof, lights, and a fence around it to [...]
June 1, 2010: We have tried to keep folks appraised of what is happening in Shinnston through this Blog. There is one very tired City Clerk typing this tonight. It has been a VERY long day. (It will be even longer because we are blessed with guests tonight who very kindly waited until AFTER I [...]
May 18, 2010: Shinnston is a forward-moving small City. Not only is it moving forward to be a city where people want to live in the 21st century while retaining its identity with the past, but it is a fiscally responsible city. Yesterday I had the privilege of appearing on a local talk radio program [...]
March 16, 2010: The Air Force is coming! The Air Force is coming! We have a special reason for celebrating the fact the United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants are coming to Shinnston on April 25 – it is our 35th wedding anniversary. Emma Patterson, Shinnston’s Office Supervisor has been working on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]