There was much discussion among your committee, and with so much still uncertain about the coronavirus, we chose to exercise an abundance of caution with love and concern for all. Stay tuned as we monitor the situation and plan to convene again when we can freely interact and enjoy each other's company without fear.

May 2021 - Disabled newsboy Billy Rugh's life and death plunged the city of Gary, IN into mourning and -- unheard of -- shut down its steel mills for an entire day. His grave marker is inscribed with this verse of scripture from the Book of John: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

March 2021 - Rev. Okey Mayle, Sr. -- the great-grandson of the Native American/ Pennsylvania German couple Jacob and Ruth Ann (Adams) Minerd -- was a well known preacher in and around Philippi, WV, and an early leader in the effort to recognize the native heritage on Chestnut Ridge.