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REFLECTIONS by Jeremy Alger

I’m sure that you’ve noticed this trend in the news. Shootings! Shootings every week for the last few months. There has been some American killed by gun violence so frequently lately that you have to scroll down the news websites now to find these things…

OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

Over the Independence Day Holiday weekend I took the opportunity to sample a number of the shows dealing with the history of the United States. A personal high light was watching the entire 1993 production of Gettysburg, an ambitious project as a result of the…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

……While I am pleased to see the West Virginia Derby return this year at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, I am really sad about fans being charged an entrance fee just to watch the days’ race card.     Will horsemen who enter horses in the race…

Your Imagination Station

With Connie & Shauna    June sure has been a busy month here at Lynn Murray Memorial Library. We kicked off our Summer Reading Program with LIVE Tadpoles, and have had a “TAILS” story every day at 3:00, with a craft to make, a color…

REFLECTIONS by Jeremy Alger

Would you like an additional dose of God’s presence? Would you like some more holy wisdom? Could I interest you in a little more of God’s blessing? I bet that you said yes to at least one of those. Even if you don’t know that…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

……..We truly have a lot to celebrate this weekend! Being confined this past year and restricted due to COVID the ability to move about freely among our friends and neighbors feels like a breath of fresh air.  Being afraid this past year has taken its…

Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce

What a “taleriffic” time we had at our summer reading program! We met from 4 to 6 p.m. every day the week of June 14th through June 18th, and had twenty kids birth through 17 participate! We’d like to thank all of the kids that…

Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer

As I write this, I look forward to the Independence Day holiday. Most of us just refer to it as the 4th of July and more or less think of it as a mid-point to the Summer season started with Memorial Day and concluding with…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I recently read a book that asked a question about what you would like in your eulogy. The author specifically focused in on our business. They asked, would you like to be remembered for always taking on tasks? Would you like to be known as…