Sep 9, 2010
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The Art of Great Gardening

At last I have found a carrot variety that I think is fantastic and grows very well in my soil here at the farm on Beaver Creek in Huntersville.  It’s called “Yellow Sun” and is a delicious carrot that is truly a golden yellow and very strange to harvest.  I kept thinking it would ...
Join 4-H this month

September is the month for 4-H clubs to reorganize, elect officers, choose projects and make plans for the new 4-H year. All young people between the ages of eight  (before October 1, 2010) and 21 are invited to join one of the community clubs this month and become a part of the ...
Fifty Years Ago - Thursday, September 1, 1960

4-H Camp The 1960 Pocahontas County 4-H Encampment closed with the Awards Program at the last Council Circle on August 5. The camp was attended by 208 boys and girls.   The campers were divided into the four traditional Indian Tribes, The Mingo Tribe, with Frances Harper and ...
Exciting summer comes to an end...but wait, there's more!

The summer of 2010 has been very exciting at the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum. We have had visitors from far and wide come to the Museum to learn about the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning Author and her legacy here in the county. While the summer rush of visitors has slowed it is ...
Summer's over, but there's still time to visit the museum

I guess the summer is over when the students return to school and college. Zachary Grimes, our faithful Sunday volunteer, has returned for his junior year to Shepherd University, and Brittany McMann, our hostess, has returned for her senior year to Roanoke College. The museum has ...
Linwood Library hosts porch party

“A good time was had by all,” as the local saying goes.  Dozens of folks milled around, danced, ate, and simply enjoyed being together.  Linwood Community Library celebrated its First Annual Porch Party Saturday August 14. A band from Beckley, “Lady D and the Mission,” provided ...
Search for old homestead finally ends

Allen Johnson's Library Lines this week is about genealogy. For me, it's a well-timed piece because I did some family history research this month with my mom, Rene White, and cousin, Sherry Tompkins. We were guided through the White family's past in Highland County, Virginia, by ...
Letters to the Editor: August 25, 2010

Dear Editor:For three and a half weeks this summer, I attended the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) at Camp  Pocahontas near Bartow. This was a life-changing experience for me. While at camp, I had the chance to meet many nationally renowned scientists, as well as make 130 new ...