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Beatty Park to host evening of music

STEUBENVILLE — Historic Beatty Park, located at 621 Lincoln Avenue, will come alive Sept. 13. An evening of music will begin at 6 p.m. with a performance by the Friends Community Choir, followed at 6:45 p.m. by the Sycamore Classical Choir. The presentation will be in the park's recently ...

County Road 39 Farm Festival returns for third year

BLOOMINGDALE — There will be plenty to do, see and eat at the County Road 39 Farm Festival, set for Sept. 12-13 at the Pinkerton-Gross Farm, 775 County Road 39 (Unionport Road) in Bloomingdale. “It’s already our third year, time’s flying by,” organizer Donetta Campbell said, describing the festival as “two full days of fun, food vendors, baked goods, live music, games and contests.” This year, Campbell said the Walter Gross family and Pinkerton Farms had a shelter house built at the festival site in memory of Walter’s late wife, Francie. “We’re thankful for the ...

Kicking off the school year

Contributed The students, faculty, and staff at St. Joseph the Worker Grade School got the year off to a fast start. This year, the Diocese of Wheeling Charleston set a school-year theme of “Grow in Grace,” and the Rev. Dennis Scheulkens reinforced the theme with the teachings of St. Paul ...

Getting ready to tee off

Contributed Bob and Travis Bolner, owners of Hosel Rockets Golf Center, spoke with members of the Weirton Heights Rotary during the club's Aug. 31 meeting. Set to open soon, Hosel Rockets Golf Center is located at 243 Three Springs Drive, Suite 16, in Weirton, and will offer four public golf ...

Wisdom is a posture

I remember being told as a teenager that the way I sat was problematic and that my bad posture was not going to help my back injury get better. In contrast, I often noticed my friend who had spent years singing in choir and had developed exceptional, upright posture that she was able to maintain in daily life. Apparently, when singing choral music, it helps to have good posture. It is true, though, that not every posture is beneficial in every situation. If a lineman on a football team were to stand upright at the line of scrimmage like a choir singer, he probably would not be much ...

Briefs

No garbage pickups Monday in Steubenville STEUBENVILLE — Residents are reminded Steubenville's sanitation department will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. That means no garbage collections Monday, so pickup will be one day later than normal for the remainder of the week. Steubenville retirees to meet STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville City Schools retirees met for lunch at Capraro's Restaurant and Lounge in Hopedale on Aug. 13. The next lunch will be Sept. 10 at Theo Yanni's in Weirton. In October, the group will travel to the Farm Restaurant and Pub in Adena. Anyone ...