Romantic Era of Rail Still Attracts Fans

Every year about this time, you see fall foliage and other entertainment style train rides advertised in the tri-state area. It seems everyone enjoys the nostalgia and romance of riding the rails. Collectors have always enjoyed railroads and memorabilia from the heyday of rail travel, ...

Higley Celebrates 90th Birthday

Majorie I. Higley of Wheeling is celebrating her 94th birthday today. She was born Sept. 29, 1925, in Grand Valley, Pennsylvania, daughter of Albert and Blanche Pauley. She is the widow of Lyle Higley, whom she married in 1942. She is a member of the Elm Grove United Methodist ...

Reunion Notebook

Moundsville Class of ‘58 Moundsville High School Class of 1958 is having a luncheon at the Guest House in Moundsville at 1 p.m. Thursday. Palmer Descendants of George and Tabitha Coen Palmer and William and Sarah Nolan Palmer will have a reunion at the Wileyville fire hall at noon Oct. 19. Meat and paper products will be provided. Participants are asked to bring a covered dish. Sandy Palmer Goddard, Brenda Palmer Hensel and Linda Rose Kernan are serving as hosts for the event.

October Calendar

Oct. 1-31 — Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center, Oglebay Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Oct. 1-31 — Good Zoo, Oglebay Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 1-31 — Oglebay Institute’s Mansion Museum, Oglebay Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 1-31 — Oglebay Institute’s Glass Museum, Oglebay Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 1-31 — Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road, Wheeling, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free. Oct. 1-31 — West Virginia Independence Hall, 1528 Market St., Wheeling, ...

Special Activities

Fish Fry St, Jude Catholic Church in Glen Dale will hold a fish fry at the church hall from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday. Take-out orders also will be available. Call 304-845-2646 for local delivery if ordered by 10 a.m. for lunch and by 3 p.m. for dinner. Ladies League The Ladies League of Marshall County will hold its annual membership tea at Trinity Episcopal Church’s Neal Hall in Moundsville at 6 p.m. Monday. Workshop A free Lunch & Learn workshop, “Antibiotics: Do We Need Them?” will be presented by pharmacy supervisor Jennifer Dunlap at Harrison Community ...

Woman’s Club Announces Programs for 2019-20

WHEELING — The Woman’s Club of Wheeling is offering a variety of programs for members in the 2019-20 club year. General meetings are at 1 p.m. on Fridays, with a program after the meeting. All meetings are at Monument Place, 91 Kruger St. To join the club, call Patty Travis, president, ...