Local Film Premiere Set For Towngate Bill Hanna February 25, 2016 The Towngate Theatre will feature the world premiere of “The Static,” a locally written, filmed, produced, and directed film, on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. The movie, which has a running time of about 34 min...
New Book & Film Tackle NFL Issue Head-On Bill Hanna December 22, 2015 CTE The acronym stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and the term didn’t even exist before 2002, when Dr. Bennet Omalu performed an autopsy on the body of 50-year-old Mike “Iron Mike” Webster, the fo...
Duvall’s Has Kept Me Watching For 49 Years Bill Hanna September 7, 2015 2 One of the mainstay, small, family owned businesses in Wheeling is Duvall TV and Appliance located at 1125 National Road. The place has been here (not always at its current location) since Harry Duvall founded ...
Curtain Ready To Rise On 77th Extravaganza Bill Hanna February 22, 2015 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor For the past 76 years The Linsly School has provided Wheeling residents with a night of wonderful entertainment, and that tradition will continue when the curtain rises ...
A Fond Reminiscence of a Life at Linsly Bill Hanna January 30, 2015 15 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor I am a 1959 graduate of Linsly Military Institute (now The Linsly School), and during the past year as the school celebrated its 200th anniversary, I often found myself r...
One Solution To A Difficult Question On Christmas Morning Bill Hanna December 24, 2014 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor The Christmas season is upon us again, and that means children all over the planet are busily making out their Christmas wish lists for Santa. Of course, one of the most trau...
Grandmother And Granddaughter Make A Dream Become A Reality Bill Hanna December 6, 2014 1 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor It all began on the beach at Sandbridge, Va., during a family vacation 15 years ago. I was sitting in one of those low-slung beach chairs contentedly gazing out to sea as th...
Grisham’s New Novel is a Major Disappointment Bill Hanna November 24, 2014 1 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor John Grisham’s first legal thriller, “A Time to Kill,” was published all the way back in 1989, and the recent publication of his newest novel, “Gray Mountain,” ...
Words & Music Offers Unique Shopping Opportunity Bill Hanna November 19, 2014 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor Crunch time for Christmas shoppers has arrived, and for many that may mean tromping through myriad stores at various malls as they search for a variety of gifts. Let’s...
Gyllenhaal Shines Brightly in “Nightcrawler” Bill Hanna November 13, 2014 By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com Contributor “If it bleeds, it leads.” This little pearl of wisdom proves to be extremely important to Louis “Lou” Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), the main character in “Nightcr...
New NBC Series Offers Viewers Devilishly Good Fun Bill Hanna November 6, 2014 By Bill Hanna weelunk.com I am not now, nor have I ever been, nor will I ever be a fan of books, films, and TV shows about demonic possession mainly because I simply don’t buy the whole concept. Thus, while...
King Breaks the Mold with New Novel Bill Hanna November 3, 2014 By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com During his long (40 years), successful, and prolific (more than 50 books) career, Stephen King deservedly became known as The Master of Horror. As one who has read just about eve...
A Closer Look at the ‘Denial’ of Brain Damage in the NFL Bill Hanna November 2, 2014 By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com I have been a professional football fan for as long as I can remember, and although I proudly confess to being a Green Bay Packers backer, I also always have cheered for the Pitt...
