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The Grapevine: Celebrating a Friend's Birthday, Family Matters and the Death of Local Restaurant Icon

Posted on September 24, 2020

Somewhere on Facebook this past week I read a posting saying, “Who is still friends with a school buddy?” ...

The Grapevine: A Look at Several Upcoming Events as Well as Several Birthday Wishes, including Twins

Posted on September 17, 2020

I hope that the continued reporting about the quarantine is of,f but I hear that we should be hunkering down for fall and...

The Grapevine: Reliving Memories through Discarded Items, an Autumn Poem, Gatherings and More

Posted on September 10, 2020

As I advised you last week, I am keeping myself busy going through boxes of files that I had packed away in the move.&...

The Grapevine: A Busy Week with Events, a Former WVU Sports Leader, the Lang Family and Much More

Posted on September 01, 2020

This oast week certainly was a great one for me. First I just want  to give you a brief overview of the program we ha...

The Grapevine: Thoughts on Italian Culture, Festival as Well as How it Ties in with Miranda and Lisa Lang

Posted on August 27, 2020

August has certainly turned out to be a great month.  Although there has been some rain, which I am  sure th...

The Grapevine: Talk with a Harrison County Legend, a PWA Event and a Mention of Joe DeFazio's Health

Posted on August 18, 2020

This past week I received an. Email from my good friend, Norm Julian, a native of Harrison County.  He advised me...

The Grapevine: Legacies Come Without Even Realizing We are Building Them

Posted on August 04, 2020

“What will my legacy be?”     As I watched the funeral activities of John Lewis this ph...

The Grapevine: More on Cancellation of Pair of Area Events and Praise for Bridgeport Public Library

Posted on July 30, 2020

It was with heartfelt sorrow that I had to cancel two events this past week.  The first was the Cancer Survivors dinn...

The Grapevine: Visiting the Mustard Seed and Feeling Disappointed about Canceling Two Special Events

Posted on July 21, 2020

This past week I had the opportunity to visit the Mustard Seed.  It is located in the community building next to...

The Grapevine: Hosting a Dinner for Cancer Survivors

Posted on July 04, 2020

On Sunday, July 19, I will be hosting a dinner for cancer survivors at the Uptown Event Center. This dinner has been h...

The Grapevine: Observing First Hand New Guidelines in Place at Hospital during Family Member Surgery

Posted on June 25, 2020

By now we should be getting used to wearing masks, to staying six feet away from each other, carefully washing our hands p...

The Grapevine: Rewinding Decades to How Elections Worked in Harrison County and a Father's Day Note

Posted on June 18, 2020

It seems that another election day has been put in the book of history.  This probably was the strangest election...

The Grapevine: Enjoying the Little Gifts Life Offers Us and a Bit of Talk from My Recent 80th Birthday

Posted on June 11, 2020

As we get older, it seems that it does not take much to make us happy.  Sometimes just a kind word, or a homemade...

The Grapevine: Watching Nature, Coffee with Elected Officials and a Past WVU Athletic Director and More

Posted on June 04, 2020

I have spent a lot of time on my little back patio this past week.  I have had a lot of enjoyment watching the sq...

The Grapevine: Recalling the Life of Julie Chesire and More Quarantine and Family Talk during Pandemic

Posted on May 28, 2020

It was a nice Friday morning and I just finished having breakfast with my granddaughter, Miranda.  It was a very enjoy...
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