It feels like just yesterday we were talking about how Mother’s Day can be so bittersweet, and here we are, talking about Father’s Day, feeling today much […]
Tag: holiday
Appalachian cuisine brings history and community to the holiday season
As snow blankets the ancient Appalachian Mountains, many of the region’s inhabitants come together to celebrate the holiday season, with traditions and time-honored recipes at the forefront […]
Surviving the holidays: Start early and learn to say ‘no’
Today I want to talk about the holidays and the expectations they puts on us mamas. The holidays when family comes together to celebrate and spend quality […]
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday kicks off the holiday shopping season today with downtown’s signature celebration of small and local. Presented by First Energy Foundation, Small Business Saturday will […]
Women’s Club of Fairmont to host holiday tea and tour
GFWC Woman’s Club of Fairmont will host its annual Holiday House Tea and Tour from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 9. The event will coincide with Main Street […]
Halloween, fall and days of the dead
A fun fact for you: “Halloween” is a contraction of “Hallow Eve” or All Hallows’ Eve as we’ve sometimes heard Oct. 31 called. It’s fascinating to trace […]
Hardship is no stranger this holiday season
Well, friends, here we are. Five days out. There’s no question Christmas will look different this year. Already we’ve seen some it: Socially distanced Santas, drive-through-only light […]
Spread Holiday Cheer
Volunteers help prepare for annual toy and food distribution Volunteers spent time Tuesday sorting toys that area children will find under the tree come Christmas morning. They […]
Coming Together
Senior Monongalians hosts annual Thanksgiving luncheon Amazing grace, how sweet the sound. That hymn rode in on a band of dulcimers Tuesday morning at Senior Monongalians. It […]
Mountain Line announces Thanksgiving schedule
Mountain Line Transit Authority reminds its riders that there will be no local bus service on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28. Other changes due to the upcoming holiday […]
