U.S. CELLULAR AND MARTINSBURG EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TO HOST FAMILY SAFETY DAYS IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN

Free Safety Products, Tips Offered to the Public

U.S. Cellular and Martinsburg emergency personnel will host an instructive weekend of events designed to teach families about cell phone safety and emergency procedures. Children will learn how to dial 911 on a cellular phone and will receive free safety coloring books and crayons. U.S. Cellular associates will offer families... More about: US Cellular and Mrbg. Safety Officials to Host Family Safety Days

Pictures from the 1st Annual Main Street Martinsburg Scarecrow Decorating Event are now online (article about the event).

View the scarecrow image gallery. Have a favorite? Leave a comment below!
... More about: Martinsburg Scarecrow Project Pictures

The Potomac Valley Audubon Society is hosting the third annual Potomac Arts Festival November 2-4, 2007.

This “Celebration of Nature and the Arts” will be held on the beautiful campus of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation and Training Center (NCTC). The juried arts festival will feature works by 43 talented artists. Art will be available for purchase.

The festival will be open to the public, free of charge, Saturday November 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.... More about: Third Annual Potomac Arts Festival

Berkeley Springs, WV - Pictures from the 2007 Apple Butter Festival Parade, held on Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Berkeley Springs, WV have been posted. There are a total of 119 pictures of the various floats in the parade.

2007 Apple Butter Festival Parade Pictures

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The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library will be hosting an Identity Theft Seminar on Thursday – October 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Library – Martinsburg Room. Admission is FREE. Call 267-8933 for more information

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information (your name, Social Security number, or credit card number) without your permission, to commit fraud of other crimes. The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their... More about: Free Identity Theft Seminar

What do you like most about the fall season? College and pro football, the cooler weather, the leaves changing color or the local festivals like the Apple Butter Festival in Berkeley Springs or the Apple Harvest Festival in Martinsburg, WV? Vote below!

... More about: POLL: What is your favorite thing about Fall?

Common Ground, in association with ArtBerkeley, Inc. will host an
afternoon with West Virginia fine art photographer Sterling “Rip” Smith from 1p.m.to 4p.m.at Common Ground, 145 North Queen Street in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Smith, a regular exhibitor at Common Ground, will answer questions about his work and explain the making of his award-winning image, “Live Oaks”.

Smith earned national and regional recognition this year with images exhibited at the Center for Fine Art... More about: Common Ground to Host Fine Art Photographer Rip Smith

The 2007 Apple Butter Festival will be held on October 6 and 7 in Berkeley Springs, WV. This year's festival marks the 34th year of Apple Butter in the county seat of Morgan County.

Schedule for Saturday, October 6:
- 9am- PARADE
- 10:30 am- FESTIVAL BEGINS
Voice of the Apple Butter Festival from the Bandstand: Jeanne Mozier.
- ALL DAY Apple Butter Making, Gallery Show and Sale @ the Ice House, Apple Butter Festival and old community... More about: 2007 Apple Butter Festival Schedule

Entrepreneurship Alliance, Inc., an initiative of Region 1 Workforce Investment Board in Beckley, will sponsor “How to Win SBIR Awards” seminar on October 8-9, 2007 at 200 Value City Center in Beckley. Attendance will facilitate learning to operate successfully within the SBIR/STTR Programs through workbooks and hands-on instruction by a specialist with over 20 years experience in the field.

The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer... More about: Small Businesses – Learn How To Obtain Federal Grants

Berkeley Springs, WV (September, 2007)— The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and CNB Bank, Inc. are calling attention to one smart strategy for homeowners with an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) scheduled to reset in the coming months: Talk to a local community bank about your refinancing options.

“In Morgan County, Berkeley County and Washington County, MD, some homeowners will soon face – if they haven’t already – the possibility of their adjustable-rate mortgage... More about: Is It Time to Refinance Your Adjustable-Rate Mortgage?