July 20th: Jack Daniel’s BBQ Fundraiser

Each year 50 East Casual Dining & Spirits, in downtown White Sulphur Springs, holds a benefit for the Main Street and it’s called the Jack Daniels BBQ Fundraiser. This is a family friendly event held outside at the courtyard behind 50 East. Starting at 6pm on Saturday, July 20th, we are all invited to enjoy […]

July 20th: Wheels of Hope Ride in Lewisburg

Beginning bright and early at 8am on Saturday, July 20th bicycle riders at all levels will be leaving the starting line at New River Community College for the 7th Annual Wheels of Hope Ride. Celebrate the Year of the Snake on Snake Run Road. Wheels of Hope writes, “In the Year of the Snake you […]

July 27th: Matt Evans at Carnegie Art Party

Spark your imaginative side at Carnegie Hall’s 2nd Annual Art Party on Saturday, July 27th, from 7-10pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by local restaurants and walk around Carnegie’s lawn, which will be filled with musicians performing various genres and artists displaying their work. You will be invited inside the hall to take a stroll through and […]

Lady Scouts by Tiffany Blair

A Woman, A Story, & A Life In-Between: Lady Scouts I keep hearing so much about the 2013 Boy Scout national jamboree that is taking place in the area this month, and I can’t help but feel slighted that there isn’t a similar opportunity available to women like myself. It’s important that we don’t lose […]

Life Lessons Learned From Being Around Insensible People by Jim Shock

Wisdom From The Woods – Life Lessons Learned From Being Around Insensible People I love debunking myths about West Virginia. My favorite is we’re illiterate. I know for sure, we can read. I don’t mean words, necessarily. We “read” each other constantly. We read every nuance of our neighbors with our senses. We read with […]

Black Gold Blues by Margaret Baker

I am amused by the fact that though we Americans disagree on nearly everything we all seem to rally behind the need to reduce our dependence on Foreign oil. It’s one of those empty things politicians say to milk the applause while they flash the thumbs up and cop the photo op with a windmill. […]

July 20th: Greenbank Herb Fair

As part of the Calvin W. Price Enrichment Series celebrating life in Appalachia and the Sesquicentennial of West Virginia, Pocahontas County will be honoring the long-held tradition of using herbs for health and pleasure at the Green Bank Herb Fair on Saturday, July 20th on Wesley Chapel Road in Green Bank, WV (coordinates: Latitude: 38.419531 […]

Heavy Metals by Dr. Timothy Pence

In the last issue body scars were discussed as one of the 5 common stressors or burdens that may prevent or slow healing. The other four include toxic chemicals, food sensitivities/allergies, hidden immune challenges, and heavy metals. Heavy metals, not rap, country, or bluegrass gets our attention at The Future Doc practice. The issue of […]