Features

Warwood Light-Up Night Set for Dec. 3

WHEELING — The Warwood neighborhood of Wheeling will officially welcome the Christmas season with the annual Warwood Lions Light-Up Night set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Garden Park. This year marks the 10th annual Light-Up Warwood Night offered by the Lions. The Christmas tree and lighted displays will be turned on to begin the holiday season. Musical entertainment will be provided by the choirs from Corpus Christi and Warwood schools. Jeff Tappe, better known as “Smoke Daddy,” will strum his guitar and sing a few Christmas carols. Hot chocolate and cookies will be ...

Special Activities

Wheeling AARP Wheeling AARP Chapter 824 will hold a luncheon and meeting Thursday at Wheeling Park. Members are register by 11 a.m. To make the required reservation, call 304-242-9452 today. President Wayne Cunningham will preside. A book exchange will continue; local vendors will be on hand. Doug Pettit will provide entertainment. Lunch With Books David Javersak of Wheeling will visit Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th St., Wheeling, at noon Tuesday to read the dictionary and talk about various types of dictionaries. The program is free and open to the ...

Saints & Sinners Mark 90th Anniversary With Fundraising Campaign

WHEELING — Local philanthropic organization the Circus Saints & Sinners club is marking 90 years of service by undertaking a major fundraising effort. The 90 for 90 Campaign is an initiative to raise $90,000-plus for local charities. Campaign organizers and diamond-level sponsors gathered ...

Warwood Lions Club to Mark 75th Anniversary

WHEELING — The Warwood Lions Club will host its 75th Anniversary Celebration and District Governor’s Night at 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at Generations Pub on National Road in Wheeling. There will be a half hour for socializing with a dinner to follow. Lions Club members may brings guests. Any past Lions and friends of the Warwood Lions Club are welcome to attend. Tickets are available by emailing Warwood Lions Club member Margret at tommarhill@frontier.com. Lions District Governor Bill Syphers and Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott will be speakers at the event. For the past 75 years, the ...

Match Safes Strike Many Collectors’ Interests

It’s that time of year when I clean my gas logs and fireplace. Not having electric start button, I still light mine with a long match and step back for safety. But can you imagine what it was like before matches? Before safety matches were invented, stick matches had to be store carefully ...

Artists On Call Presents 2019 Holiday Fundraising Shows

Artists On Call has planned its fourth annual holiday fundraising performance events. This year the group is excited to stage two different Christmas shows at The Strand Theatre in Moundsville. The hilarious Broadway musical “Nuncrackers” will hit the state at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. Pre-sale tickets and tickets at the door will be available. “An Ohio Valley Christmas” makes its second-year debut at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. This is a cabaret-style show that features many Ohio Valley artists, including Debbie Burnsworth, Jamboree USA star ...