AUGUST 2012
p.m. in the Library. Please call (304) 876-2783 for the title of the book to be discussed. Registration for the Library’s
popular free programs for in- fants through age 12 will run from September 10 through 15, and programs will resume the week of September 17. For details please email splchild@
martin.lib.wv.us or call (304) 876-2783.
PVAS Offers Master
Birding Program Starting this fall, the Poto-
mac Valley Audubon Society is offering a new “Master Birder” program. The program is in- tended for experienced birders who want to take their knowl- edge and skills to a higher lev- el.
Instruction will be provided
through workshops that include both classroom time and field experiences, with the emphasis on the latter. Each workshop
will focus on a specific group of birds or a topic that cuts across groups, such as bird song. Enrollments will be strictly
limited to ensure that all par- ticipants receive close personal attention and are able to learn collectively. After successful completion of a “baseline” set of workshops, successful stu- dents will be awarded a “Master Birder” certificate. Applicants must be graduates of PVAS’s “Birding 101” course or have commensurate experience (3 or more years of birding). There is no age requirement but partici- pants under 16 must be accom- panied a parent. The program’s first work-
shop will focus on raptors and begin Thursday, September 13 with a 7–9pm classroom session at the National Conservation Training Center outside Shep- herdstown. The cost is $75 per person for PVAS members and $100
per person for nonmembers. The nonmember cost includes a one-year household member- ship in PVAS. Online registra- tion is available on the PVAS website at www.potomacaudu-
bon.org. Or contact Matt Orsie at 304-261-5602 or wvbirder@
comcast.net.
Rotary Seeks Exchange
Student Hosts The Rotary Club of Shep- herdstown is looking for lo- cal families to host a foreign student during the upcoming school year through Rotary In- ternational’s Youth Exchange program. The Rotary program is more than 75 years old. Each year, some 8,000 students from more than 80 different coun- tries participate. The students are 15 to 19
years of age and their stay abroad usually lasts 10-12 months. Each student typically lives with three different fami-
lies, which means their stay with each family is 3-4 months. Host families neither pay nor receive any fees. Their prima- ry responsibility is to provide a safe and comfortable place for the student to live, healthy meals, and a loving and sup- portive family environment. The students and their parents pay for travel costs and insur- ance and provide spending money, sometimes with help from hometown or host Rotary clubs. This year, several excited
boys and girls will be arriving from France, Spain, Peru, Ecua- dor and Romania for the start of the school year at the end of August. To learn more about the Ro-
tary Youth Exchange Program see
www.shepherdstownro-
tary.org/youth_exchange. To learn about hosting a student through the program contact Shepherdstown Rotary Club
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members Paul Woods at paul@
biztechsource.com or 304-885- 4399 or Jennifer Peterson at
Jennifer.peterson@smithbar-
ney.com or 304-886-7543.
South Jefferson
Library Arts W. S. “Bill” McGinnis is the
featured artist for the South Jef- ferson Public Library in Summit Point for August and Septem- ber. This is the first showing of his paintings, which are mostly abstracts in acrylic. McGinnis, who is 78 years old, a former Marine, was a cattle rancher by profession for most of his work life and didn’t start painting until after he moved to West Virginia after his retirement— and a heart attack—to be closer to family and grandchildren. Photography was the prima-
ry medium for McGinnis’s cre- ative impulse over the years. He especially loved the West- ern landscapes of Montana and
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