WHEELING — The parishioners of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church, 2215 Chapline St., are hosting their 17th annual Grecian Food Festival beginning Wednesday through Saturday, July 26 through July 29 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Since the year 2000, the community of St. John the ...
WEIRTON — The St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Italian Festival will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on July 30 at the Serbian Picnic Grounds on Kings Creek Road. Featuring Italian entertainment, there also will be Italian food and pastries. A full-service bar is planned by organizers. The festival will feature crafters, inflatables for kids, a Chinese auction, games and $10,000 drawing. Parking costs $5 per vehicle, organizers said. The Weirton Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly challenge during the festival featuring a bocce tournament.
MOUNDSVILLE — The 19th annual Elizabethtown Festival is planned for Sept. 16 at the Moundsville Center, inside the walls of the former West Virginia Penitentiary. The festival celebrates the traditions and customs of the past with bread making, quilt displays, weaving, and many craft items for sale. In 1999, the Moundsville Economic Development Council (MEDC) sponsored the first Elizabethtown Festival celebrating the long-forgotten town Joseph Tomlinson, an Irish immigrant’s son, established in 1738 and named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabethtown was the first ...
By HEATHER ZIEGLER Associate City Editor WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — The 2017 Washington County Agricultural Fair, slated for Aug. 12-19, promises to entertain with country music headliner Joe Diffie, as well as a new Houdini-like act sure to bring fair-goers to the edges of their seats. The eight-day fair will include the traditional free tractor pull event on the Friday night before the official start on Aug. 12 when the midway and other events get into full swing, said fair director Wayne Hunnell. Hunnell said this year there will not be a rodeo but something new and ...
WHEELING — Building on the success of its long-standing Mahrajan, Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wheeling is expanding its 84th annual heritage celebration into a two-day Lebanese Fest on Saturday, Aug, 12 and Sunday, Aug, 13. The Lebanese Fest will open this year with a Maronite Catholic Liturgy at the historic church on Eoff Street at 4 p.m. on Saturday before moving to the grounds of Levenson Shelter at Oglebay Park for live music, dance performances, inflatable amusements and other activities that will last until 10 p.m. Food service will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday’s festivities ...
WEIRTON — Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Weirton will celebrated its annual Polish Fest from noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6 at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton. The festivities will begin with a Mass at noon. Music for the Mass will be provided by Tom Zielinsky on his accordian. After the Mass, musical entertainment will be provided by Zielinsky until 4 p.m. when the Honky Tonk Express Band arrives from Cleveland, Ohio to take the stage until 8 p.m. Traditional Polish cuisine including cabbage rolls, haluski, kielbasa and pierogie will be available after Mass. Roast beef, hot dogs ...
