June 14, 2010: Yesterday we took a ride to Charleston, West Virginia – to the Cultural Center located across the lawn from the Capitol and the Governor’s Mansion. The reason we went was the opening of a Motorcycle Show that will be there for 2 weeks – until July 8, 2010.   There are many vintage [...]

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kpanek on March 16th, 2010

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 [...]

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kpanek on November 9th, 2009

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 [...]

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