Seniors’ bingo serious business
STEUBENVILLE — The visitors from the Wheeling Home for Men walked slowly into the dining room at Martha Manor. Several picked out their favorite seats for the monthly bingo games. But according to Martha Manor Administrator Ruth Snyder, “several of the male visitors look for a certain companion for the bingo games.” These monthly bingo games are a serious event for the players from the Martha Manor Home for Aged Women and the men from Wheeling. “They each put in a quarter for each game, and the winner wins the pot. This is something our residents look forward to every month. And we have homemade baked pies which the men seem to enjoy very much,” Snyder explained. As the 15 players settled in for an afternoon of bingo, a nurse walked through the room passing out bingo cards. “Only one per person. That’s the limit,” she advised the group. That didn’t stop 99-year old Ann Morrow from taking an extra card. “You have to sit here and play a game with us. Here’s your seat and a card,”
» Full StorySoldier says thanks to FCU union aid
Specialist Joshua Bartoli stopped by to thank the Weirton-Wellsburg Chapter of Credit Unions for the donation they made to Operation AC.
The air conditioners purchased through Operation AC are sent to soldiers in remote areas that are o
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Kilgore Rangers
Members of the Kilgore Rangers worked on booth decorations and the barrel painting for the Carroll County Fair. Julie and Renee Davis conducted the meeting.
Advisers discussed the rabies clinic and made sure ev
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Brooke-Hancock Veterans Park members to meet
Members of the Brooke-Hancock County Veterans Park will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at the VFW on Main Street in Weirton.
All members are encouraged to attend.
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Women's golf
Pleasant Valley Country Club
The Pleasant Valley Country Club's Ladies' Golf Association announces the winners of their league for June:
= Winner of the West Virginia Pin was Pat Carey.
= June 4 - A rainout.
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Reading program had picnic theme
Local families enjoyed an evening of food and good reading at a Picnic of Books presented by the the Brooke County Library and Brooke County Reading Council.
The program is part of a series of Family Fun Nights held by the two to encourag
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