Lunch With Books Memories and a Sequel for Sean Bill Orkoskey July 11, 2018 They say that the only sure things in life that never change are death and taxes. ERIN ROTHENBUEHLER That held true last week at the Ohio County Public when Dottie Thomas, the head librarian, announced t...
Dancing Down Memory Lane (Part 1): Park Dances — the ’60s Bill Orkoskey July 4, 2018 I just heard that they are having a recreation of the teen dances held at the White Palace at Wheeling Park on July 6. It is in honor of the dances from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Unfortunately, they missed my d...
Happy 50th Anniversary Sing-Out Wheeling Bill Orkoskey May 9, 2015 2 We were sitting in Oglebay Park’s Amphitheatre on a night in June 1965 waiting to see a new show we’ve never heard of, when all at once people came from all over the hills rushing onto the stage. The ...
Yodeling Dick Brooks and the Wheeling Jamboree Bill Orkoskey March 28, 2015 1 Let me tell you about the latest inductee into the Wheeling Jamboree,Yodeling Dick Brooks. He was introduced as a member on Saturday, March 7, 2015 by Dave Heath, President and main reason we still have a Jambo...