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  • Young visitors get acquainted with W.Va. culture, history and ecology Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:56PM“I’m completely new to all this. Every night I sit on the loading dock behind the Glen Jean armory and watch the sun set over the mountains,” says Ryan Rodriguez of Miami, Fla. “You don’t see mountains like this where I come from. The highest down there is a 200-foot hill. Plus it’s so cool up here; it feels like I’m on vacation.”
  • Boy Scout volunteers cut their own trails Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:59PMGLEN JEAN, W.Va.-- Boy Scouts from around the country are working in the New River Gorge this month to turn dense woods into public hiking and biking trails. Its not easy work. Without a power tool or a two-stroke engine in sight, volunteers u...
  • Culture Center to mark 35-year anniversary Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:46PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- What cost $14 million, took 460 tons of limestone and 1,000 tons of structural steel to build and was nicknamed "Archies Bunker". You would get credit if you answered the Science and Cultural Center, although its now k...
  • West Shore: Excursions Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:11PMJuly 23: Whitewater rafting, Karen Kellenberger at 717-783-6783, State Employees Recreation Association, www.seraofpa.com.
  • NASS Conference Coming to Daniels Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:26PMDANIELS, W.Va. (AP) -- Secretaries of state from across the nation are coming to West Virginia next month. The National Association of Secretaries of State will hold its summer conference at The Resort
  • Secretaries of state to meet in W.Va. Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:30PMDANIELS, W.Va.-- Secretaries of state from across the nation are coming to West Virginia next month. The National Association of Secretaries of State will hold its summer conference at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels from July 10 to 13. The conf...
  • West Shore: Excursions Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:11AMJuly 23: Whitewater rafting, Karen Kellenberger at 717-783-6783, State Employees Recreation Association, www.seraofpa.com.
  • Bus trips Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:26AMNov. 14-16: Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino, optional day trip to Mystic Seaport/Aquarium, Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees, Jan at 717-763-5515 or Karen at 717-763-2088.
  • Secretaries of state to meet at Glade Springs Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:05AMDANIELS, W.Va. - Secretaries of state from across the nation are coming to West Virginia next month. The National Association of Secretaries of State will hold its summer conference at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels from July 10 to 13. The confer...
  • Secretaries of state to meet in southern W.Va. Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:26AMSecretaries of state from across the nation are coming to West Virginia next month.
  • Study to ponder diversified tourism Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:28PMWhat would happen if West Virginia’s whitewater rafting industry was promoted in conjunction with the Hatfield-McCoy Trails in southern West Virginia?
  • Asheville-area Outdoors Calendar Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:19PMCurrent beauty pageant queens and junior queens from across North Carolina and their families joined contestants in this year's NC Rhododendron Pageant for a tour of Roan Mountain Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest to see the rhododendrons in full bloom last Saturday.
  • Asheville area outdoors calendar for week of June 16 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:31PMStudents and teachers at Reynolds Middle School participated in the second annual Reynolds Rocket 5K race June 8 in front of the school. Half of the proceeds from the run benefit Brother Wolf animal adoption center.
  • Summer Camps Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:22PMIn Neighbors this summer, we’ll be running a sampling each week of upcoming summer camps and activities. Here, upcoming camps in June.
  • Hunting for History and Adventure in Harpers Ferry Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:49AMPosted: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:39 am | Updated: 9:47 am, Mon Jun 13, 2011.
  • Asheville area Outdoors Calendar for week of June 9 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:30PMSubmit items at least one week in advance of publication for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina.
  • Renee Hodges: Mountaintop Removal Threatens National Treasure Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:01PMFayette County is one of the most beautiful counties in West Virginia. If Frasure Creek Mining LLC is permitted to move forward, that would mean a total of over 3,000 acres of mountaintop removal.
  • Venture Out serves novice to experienced Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 3:07PMIf you’re seeking to enjoy the natural wonders around the New River Valley and beyond, Venture Out has you covered.
  • Alex Simon: Robert Kennedy, Jr. Climbs The Last Mountain Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 9:55AMRobert Kennedy, Jr. has carved out a legacy of his own as one of the nation's, and the world's, leading environmental activists and advocates.
  • A kick for tourism Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 11:19PM  Youth soccer players throughout the northeastern United States are playing with the goal of getting to Lancaster.State champions of 15 eastern states will be coming here next month to play in the 2011 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships.But, even if those players win a chance to play in La...
  • W.Va. Outfitters Tackle Declining Trips by Offering More Adventure Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:38AMAs the number of rafters declines, the companies in the whitewater industry have found new attractions to woo travelers to the Mountain State.
  • WDHS junior will tour Europe with other students Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 2:46PMAmber Walser received an early birthday present this year. She will spend her 17th birthday in Europe with the People to People Student Ambassador Program.
  • Bus trips Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 11:43AMJuly 21: Allenberry Playhouse, “Hello Dolly,” St. Catherine Laboure Coffee Cup, payment due by June 21, Suzy at 717-545-6413. Sept. 12-16: Ottawa and the Thousand Islands, deposit due May 15, Harrisburg Jewish Community Center, 717-236-9555, ext. 3115.
  • DeMolay for Boys has ancient roots, modern activities Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 4:47PMIts roots are ancient, but the local members of the Order of DeMolay for Boys think the organization is totally modern.Chapter "Dad" Bruce Alan Wilson said they have boys from Sisssonville, George Washington and Capitol high shools as well as...
  • Perspective — Boy Scouts reserve massive Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 10:49PMWith all of the numbers tossed around about the new home of the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Glen Jean, it can be a little difficult to grasp the size of such a project.
  • Contractors’ Philanthropy Funds Scout Jamboree Site Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:13PMContractors are grading roads and clearing timber at the site of the Boy Scouts of America’s fourth high-adventure camp in Fayette County, W.Va. Construction began in October, a year after a $50-millon grant from the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation kicked off plans for the largest construction project in the history of the Boy Scouts.
  • National Boy Scout reserve in Fayette to benefit region Sunday, December 26, 2010 @ 11:23PMAs we enter into another year, it will become easier to envision the year 2013 — the year nearly 50,000 Boy Scouts will descend on West Virginia.
  • ACE Adventure Resort Reports Record-setting Year for Whitewater Rafting Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 4:09AMWest Virginia's largest outdoor outfitter tallies more than 40,000 guests and 6% growth in rafting users, while whitewater industry competitors struggle and consolidate. (PRWeb November 29, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/west_virginia_rafting/ACEAdventureResort/prweb8011182.htm
  • Nine-county region preparing for Boy Scout Jamboree Sunday, November 28, 2010 @ 11:16PMBefore an estimated 50,000 Boy Scouts and 300,000 others arrive for the Boy Scout Jamboree in 2013, a local committee is working to prepare the surrounding nine counties for the crowd of people.
  • Buzz on social networks a boost for tourism Thursday, November 11, 2010 @ 12:22PMState tourism bureaus across the US have been aggressively using social networks to promote business and attract visitors with travel packages.
  • Tourism Bureaus Use Social Sites To Promote Sights Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 10:32AMWhere Google Won't Work, State Tourism Bureaus Use Social Networks To Attract Visitors
  • Ocoee guide dies rafting in West Virginia Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 12:28PMEyewitness News has learned a young man from Cleveland died while whitewater rafting in West Virginia.
  • Woman Dies in WV Rafting Accident Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 12:09PMA whitewater rafting company says a woman has died in an accident on the Upper Gauley River.
  • UI student dies in W. Virginia rafting accident Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 10:07AMSUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – A University of Illinois student was killed in a whitewater rafting accident on the Upper Gauley River on Sunday, Officials said. read more
  • U of I Student Dies Rafting in W. Va. Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 9:59AMA University of Illinois student was killed in a whitewater rafting accident in West Virginia.
  • University of Illinois student dies in rafting accident Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 8:32AMUniversity of Illinois student dies in rafting accident
  • Illinois student dies in rafting accident Sunday, September 19, 2010 @ 9:58PMOfficials say an Illinois student was killed in a whitewater rafting accident on the Upper Gauley River in West Virginia.
  • Woman dies in Gauley rafting accident Sunday, September 19, 2010 @ 3:40PMSUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. -- A woman died in a whitewater rafting accident on the Upper Gauley River on Sunday, a rafting company official said. The woman fell out of the raft when it tipped shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, said Len Hanger of Songer Whitewater. ...
  • No rain in sight, but not officially a drought Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:15AMAn order to release additional water from Jennings Randolph Reservoir to augment drinking water in the Washington metropolitan area could come at any time, according to a spokesman for the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
  • Student to enroll at New River Academy Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:10PMNick Simpson will spend his last year of high school kayaking all over the world while receiving  his education at New River Academy, a college preparatory school based in Fayetteville.
  • Outdoors Calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:33PMSubmit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina.
  • Guides coax novices up New Rivers cliffs Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:49PMNUTTALL, W.Va. -- Halfway up a 40-foot sandstone wall, Gail Traud reached her limit -- or so she thought. "I think Im up as far as I can go," she yelled down to the guide holding her safety rope. "No youre not," Kyle Kent answ...
  • Don't bypass Fayetteville, West Virginia, or you'll miss a real charmer Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:18PMFAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- It has a history dating to the great coal boom of the late 19th century, not to mention a gorgeous Romanesque Revival courthouse that's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Sophia Dembling: Why Travel? Because It Is There Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:23AMSure, some trips are more fun than others, and some places' charms aren't evident at first glance. But I've never been anywhere that couldn't hold my attention or anywhere I would refuse to visit again.
  • Mission Red auction brings out supporters Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:50AMMore than 50 supporters of the American Red Cross of Ohio Hills came to outbid each other for Mission Red on Wednesday evening at Raven's Glenn Winery and Italian Restaurant.