Powhatan Historic State Park will host an Archaeology Open House on Friday March 24 from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Join park staff and archaeologists from the Jamie C. Brandon Center to explore an archaeological excavation and visit the historic town of Powhatan to see how archaeology comes to life! Visitors will also have an opportunity to explore historical documents in the nearby archives at NEARA and participate in living history to bring…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Some things are just a part of history and for Sidney, it is the green roots of their Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and celebration. Since 1958, one of the smallest towns in Sharp County has been drawing huge crowds from across the state to celebrate their claim to fame, the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. This is the 69th year for the event, that has only had…
Country Quilters Quilt Guild will meet on Wed. March 8, at the Miller Hickinbotham building in Salem at 9:30 a.m.. The business meeting to follow at 10 a.m. A light luncheon will follow the meeting. The March project will be quilted casserole carriers to fit a 9 x11 pan. Diane Sushinsky and Nancy Newman will demonstrate this project. Supplies for the project will be listed in Feb newsletter.
Due to inclement weather, Strawberry River Chapter met via zoom Feb. 4 with16 members present. Following the opening ritual, delegates we reelected to the up-coming March State Conference. Cynthia Clow-Elliott, chapter registrar and state VIS co-chair, presented a program regarding updates to the state DAR website. The chapter is sponsoring the third annual Valentine’s Day Craze. Five members and two HODARS gathered to assemble bags of goodies. Each bag has a Valentine…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Last week was a powerful week for the fam-ily of Cave City’s Jacob Moore. To say communities across the region have stepped up is an understatement. No matter which side of the goal one is on, athletes, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations across the area have donated to help Jacob and his family since learning of his diagnosis of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia B-ALL on Jan. 7.The…
