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English Garden Tea event with Master Gardener volunteers

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SCIO — Do you have an interest in cottage gardens? Do you like to make your own tea from garden herbs and blossoms? Join the Jefferson and Harrison Master Gardener volunteers for English Garden Tea from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27. This event will be held at the Scio Branch Library, Lower Level, 331 W. Main St. in Scio. Topics for the day’s presentations include designing English cottage gardens, garden art, attracting birds and teas from home-grown flowers and herbs. Participants will also work on a make-and-take teacup craft and have the opportunity to receive door ...

Civil War history in first-person storytelling

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MOUNDSVILLE — The Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library will have Jo Ann Dadisman presenting a storytelling program at 6 p.m. Monday. The event will bring some Civil War history to life through the eyes of a West Virginia woman, as recounted by her great-granddaughter, the ...

Monroe Theater is operating through renovation project

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WOODSFIELD — The Monroe Theater is moving full steam ahead on its spring schedule, despite a recent renovation project. Last week, the theater was able to officially reopen its concessions stand after having it renovated. Included in the renovation was the restoration of the original 1939 ...

Help available to quit smoking in Monroe County

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WOODSFIELD — Monroe County Health Department’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program Coordinator Carol Hehr has been promoting the statewide campaign “You’ll Thank You.” This campaign promotes the Ohio tobacco quit line, a free cessation service for all Ohioans. “The good news is that you don’t have to walk this quit journey alone,” Hehr said. Research shows smokers trying to quit have better long-term quitting success if they get help quitting. The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line’s free service provides quit assistance by calling 800-784-8669 or visiting ...

Franciscan University to stage drama ‘Life in Color: A New Musical’ April 5-14

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STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Anathan Theatre will present “Life in Color: A New Musical” at 7 p.m. April 5, 6, 12 and 13 and at 2 p.m. April 7 and 14 in the Anathan Theater in Egan Hall. Franciscan University student AmyLynn Miller wrote, directed and composed the music for the musical. It tells the story of a passionate young woman named Mona. Burdened by abandonment in her past and weighty responsibility, she is determined to prove she can make it on her own at art school. But when she is accused of art fraud and faces the demise of all her ...

Blind people can hear and feel April’s solar eclipse with new technology

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WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. “Eclipses are very beautiful things, and everyone should be able to experience it once in their lifetime,” said Yuki Hatch, a high school senior in Austin, Texas. Hatch is a visually impaired student and a space enthusiast who hopes to one day become a ...