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the community to hear a pre- sentation about the pedestrian underpass planned for Route 480 on Wednesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Hall. En- gineering designers for Alpha Associates, Incorporated will present the project design and anticipated timeline. Univer- sity personnel will be available to answer questions about the project. The pedestrian underpass is


slated to be constructed at the intersection of Route 480 and West Campus Drive. A 2010 federal appropriation through the efforts of Representative Shelley Moore Capito will pro- vide $400,000 toward the proj- ect, approximately 10 percent of the expected total cost.


Shepherdstown Day Care Shares Prestigious United Way Award


Shepherdstown Day Care


received the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle’s first annual “Outstanding Partner Award” at the organization’s recent annual meeting. The award, which recognizes cre- ative solutions to community challenges, was given jointly to


SDC and its partners in United For Thriving Children, a work- ing group of three childcare centers formed to seek fresh answers to common problems facing early childhood educa- tors. Norborne Preschool and Day Care of Martinsburg and Children First Child Develop- ment Center in Kearneysville are the other centers in the partnership.


Audubon Organic Farm Tour


The Potomac Valley Audu-


bon Society will sponsor a tour of the Redbud Organic Farm near Gerrardstown the after- noon of Sunday, August 14. The tour will be free and


anyone with an interest is wel- come to attend. Those who wish to participate should plan to meet the Society’s Executive Director, Kristin Alexander, at 12:45 p.m. at the Food Lion Parking lot on Route 51 in In- wood. The tour group will car- avan and carpool from there to the farm. The farm tour will last from 1:00 p.m. to about 2:30 p.m. The Redbud Farm is a family


business named after historic Redbud Hollow, the original log cabin on the premises. Its


goal is to produce high quality organic food while promoting sustainable agriculture, build- ing, and energy applications through an internship pro- gram and on-farm research. Its fresh produce and flow-


ers are sold in restaurants, Washington D.C. area farmers markets, and through a Com- munity Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that services local consumers in the Eastern Panhandle. Visitors will learn about the


challenges and successes of growing organically and the latest organic farming tech- niques. They will also see first- hand the impact that stink bugs are having on local crops. The farm’s energy-saving


initiatives include greenhous- es heated by solar hot water and one of the largest photo- voltaic solar electrical systems in West Virginia. The system


supplies about half the property’s current electri- cal needs. The farm is owned and


operated by Haroun Hal- lack and Clarissa Mathews. Hallack served as an exten- sion agent in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and has ex- tensive training in sustain- able agricultural technolo- gies and green building. Mathews, who has a Ph.D. in Entomology, is a former US Department of Agricul- ture researcher who now teaches at Shepherd Uni- versity’s Institute for En- vironmental Studies. For more information


about the tour, contact Ms. Alexander at pvasmail@ aol.com or 304-676-3397. For information about the farm go to its website at www.redbudfarm.com.


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A Busman’s Holiday: Elexis Scotta


is a native San Franciscan wholesale baker and caterer on an extended visit with her parents who live near Harp- ers Ferry. She specializes in rustic fresh fruit gallettes and simple straightfor- ward comfort food. Unable to escape the baker in her, you’ll see her in various locations around the county selling the day’s work.


The Kennels @ Hopewell Run Farms Quality Pet Boarding in an Estate Setting


Indoor Outdoor Runs-Free Play Time Included


Now Offering Full Service All Breed Grooming CALL 304-725-2454 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT


VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HOPEWELLRUNKENNELS.COM


Jefferson County August 21-27, 2011


59th Annual Fair jeffersoncountyfairwv.org


Gate Admission


$5 ages 16 and up $3 ages 6 to 15 Free under age 6


No pets and no alcohol permitted on fairgrounds.


Fairgrounds located three miles west of Charles Town at 2007 Old Leetown Pike, Kearneysville, WV


Livestock Auction Attend the


Saturday, August 27 at 12 Noon


Find us on


NO PETS  NO ALCOHOL  WWW.JEFFERSONCOUNTYFAIRWV.ORG


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