Club News

On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane...

At their meeting on Aug. 11, the Richland Ruritan members were treated to an entertaining presentation by David and Lynn Stone from Stone Road Vineyards in Wert County, WV. The Stones explained the process of creating wine and the operation of their vineyard. Stone Road Vineyard had a tasting booth...

Get in the fall spirit - come to give for a new Red Cross campfire mug Sept. 3-7. As fall approaches, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help end the ongoing critical need for blood and kick off the season with a blood donation. The Red Cross needs...

Photos must be taken in West Virginia and only three entries can be submitted per person The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is now taking submissions for the 19th Annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower 2022 “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar contest. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, Sept. 8....

By William “Skip” Deegans Shown is an illustration of Lewisburg’s Davis Mansion, just off Echols Lane. The house was built circa 1903 for Dabney Carr Terrell Davis, Jr. and his wife, Mary Rhett Davis. In 1904, the house was appraised for tax purposes at $4,000. At the time, it was...

The Mary B. Nickell Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, is now accepting grant requests from qualified organizations for suitable projects and purposes in Greenbrier County. The Foundation was organized for the charitable and educational purposes of administering funds entrusted to it for the promotion of the arts and for educational...

Gov. Jim Justice announced that he has awarded $1,085,964 in STOP Violence Against Women grant program funds to 26 projects across West Virginia. The purpose of these funds is to establish or enhance teams whose core members include victim service providers, law enforcement, and prosecution to improve the criminal justice...

The National Garden Clubs, Inc. had acknowledged the Lewisburg House and Garden Club’s decades-long commitment to beauty, birds, and education by awarding the club First Place for Bird Welfare for its 60-year-old program of distributing sunflower seeds to local elementary school children.  The Lewisburg House and Garden Club began the...

The White Sulphur Springs Lions Club will soon be selling tickets for their annual Rifle Raffle. They are generally set up in front of Walgreens in White Sulphur (weather permitting) with the rifle. Contact George Gillespie at 304-536-1578 for more information and tickets. This year’s raffle will begin after Labor...

Progressive CEOS at August 2021 meeting: Faye Honaker (left), Barbara Shiley, Mary Jirka, Lynn Humphreys, Patty Gray and Colleen Walton Faye Honaker was hostess to seven members of the Progressive CEOS when they met on her carport for their August meeting. President Patty Gray welcomed everyone...