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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 NEWS and FARMER'S ADVOCATE
open m
SHEPHERDSTOWN - A few ference and the National Storytell-
spots still remain in Adam Booth's ing Conference.
"Folktales and Storytelling," and "Adam brings all his skills as a
signup is open to Shepherd Univer- master storyteller into the class-
sity undergrads, grad students and room," Shurbutt said. "Booth's orig-
even those who are not pursuing a inal stories blend traditional moun-
degree at Shepherd University. tain folklore, music and an aware-
Booth, a nationally known award- ness of contemporary Appalachia."
winning storyteller, teaches in the Booth also is the creator of the
university's Appalachian Studies popular Speak Story Series, which
program. The condensed class be- brings national and international
gins next week and runs through the storytellers to Shepherd's campus
end of February. The course begins each month.
at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. "Booth's storytelling classes are
Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, director of a unique blend of the tradition-
Shepherd's Center for Appalachian al and the contemporary," Shur-
Studies and Communities, notes butt said. "No matter one's field or
that Booth is a four-time champion discipline, spe.aking skills and per-
of the West Virginia Liars' Contest sonal confidence are strengthened
who has been featured at the Inter- through taking the course, as well
national Storytelling Center, the Na- as understanding the uniqueness of
tional Storytelling Festival, the Ap- West Virginia and the Appalachian
palachian Studies Association Con- region." She said that anyone inter-
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ested may take the classes, either to Other Appalchian Studies evening
audit or for three credit hours. The courses offered this spring include
course can apply to the Appalachian "Celtic Roots," which explores the
Studies minor, a graduate certificate array of Celtic and Appalachian
or the new master's in Appalachian writers and personalities who have
Studies. helped to define Appalachian heri-
"The course can also be used as tage and culture, and "Appalachian
a free elective in the undergradu- Culture," which introduces students
ate program," Shurbutt said. "Any to Appalachian culture through the
of the Appalachian Studies courses lens of many disciplines--music,
are recommended for anyone plan- literature and social history.
ning to teach in the region or to go The Celtic Roots class has an op-
into business." tional travel component in Spain
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Adam Booth
and France in May. It's held from 5
to 7:40 p.m. on Wednesdays.
"Appalachian Culture" is held
from 6 to 8:40 p.m. on Mondays.
To learn more or to sign up for
any of the courses, contact Shurbutt
at SShurbut@shepherd.edu.
Talks on preventing falls, other topics set
Staff report
RANSON - Starting next week,
senior citizens can come out for
free talks on preventing falls, find-
ing healthy ways to age and cooking
heart-healthy on a budget.
First up is a talk on fall prevention
from occupational therapist Rachel
Hunger. It begins at ll a.m. Jan. 16
at the Anna Mae Reedy Senior Cen-
ter at 103 W. Fifh Ave, in Ranson.
The American Occupational Ther-
apy Association reports that nearly
2 million older adults end up in an
emergency room due to a fall every
year - with some 15,000 of those dy-
ing from their injuries.
Two other health and wellness ed-
ucational programs aimed at old-
er adults follow - "Healthy Aging"
from Dr. Constance Beckom on Jan.
23 and "Heart Healthy Cooking on
a Budget" from registered dietician
Carolyn Sable on Feb. 20.
The presentations are open to the
public at no charge. They're being
Occupational therapist Rachel Hunger will present a free talk on fall preven-
tion next week at the Anna Mae Reedy Senior Center in Ranson.
put on by WVU Medicine Jefferson
Medical Center and the Jefferson i!ii i
Cbunty Council on Aging.
The goal of both organizations i!iii!
is to enhance the quality of life of !i}i ii
older adults. Health profession- i!i~i~ ~ !~ii~i
als from Jefferson Medical Center ::i!iiiil i ~:
will assist JCCOA in its mission to
help older adults stay independent
as long as possible through social, For details on the presentations or For information about speakers, con-
health and wellness, education, nu- the Senior Center, contact the JC- tact WVU Medicine's Dana M. De-
trition, recreation and other sup- COA's Gloria Hodges (304-724-Jarnett (304-264-1287, ext. 31814 or
porting programs. 7111 or jccoarecaide@frontier.com), ddejarnett@wvumedicine.org).
ically been prone to rockfalls and
Rockfall FROM PAGE A1 sides," the geologists stated in the
report. "A majority of failures that
also was recommended for all occur along U.S. 340 are rockfalls
three slopes, of minor volume and impact. How- ~,
A ditch lies along the side of the ever, large rockfall events have oc-
highway to catch falling rocks, curred in the past and will pose a
However, the recommended rock- risk in the future."
fall safety measures would keep Most rockfalls along the high-,
more boulders and debris from
way appear to occur during peri-
reaching the roadway, according ods of rapid freezing and thawing
to the HDR Engineering report, cycles in winter and spring, the,:
"In general, the geometry of report states. Groundwater regu- ~
the existing ditch adjacent to the larly seeps from different areas i* '
slopes does not meet the current of the slopes and cliffs, according ~.
catchment ditch design standard to the report. "The potential for ~:
used in the industry for the rock- dislodging blocks from freeze- ~
fall protection/catchment," the re- thaw action is high in this area,"
port states, it states.
Installing the recommended HDR Engineering described its -~.
safety measures would require findings as a "preliminary assess-~'
temporarily closing the roadway, ment. Any long-term safety sys-~ ,
the report states, tern for preventing rocks from fall- ~,
A team of geologists with HDR ing into the highway would be years ,:,"
Engineering that scaled the slopes away, according to Lee Thome, a-,:*
of Loudoun Heights -- a federal- chief engineer with the West V'tr-'~"~
ly regulated scenic view for Harp- ginia Division of Highways.
ers Ferry Historical National Park State highway officials set a'
across the rivers --found rocks had budget of $830,000 to conduct the "
recently fallen near the highway, rockfall survey and prepare possi-
"Small blocks shed frequently, ble engineering designs for a sys-
with the potential for larger blocks tern that would protect motorists
to migrate from areas greater than from rocks falling along the high-~,
300 feet above the roadway," ac- way from overhead, Thorne said. ,
cording to the fLrm's report. U.S. 340 is considered a major.
State highway officials know of traffic corridor to and from West,
five instances when rocks ranging Virginia. The latest traffic counts
from six inches to three feet in di- conducted three years ago showed
ameter had fallen onto the high- more than 30,000 dally vehicle
way between January and Feb- trips were made on that 45-mph',
ruary of 2018, according to the section of the highway, about~
rockfall remediation report, half of the volume flowing on In-.
"The existing cut slopes within terstate 81 at Martinsburg, state~
the project study area have histor- highway officials have said.
What do we need at Community Ministries?
Many different things on many different days. But what we need most
consistently and what could be a primary New Year's wish for ourselves
and the community in which we live, is "acceptance."
We wish for each of us to first, accept what appears different and then
begin to learn more about those apparent differences.
We wish that increasing acceptance might lead to decreasing negative
judgments on what appears to be different.
We wish that our acceptance of and learning about apparent differ-
ences might be an important step in discovering and solving the real and
deeper needs that exist in our community. We wish us all a New Year
filled with a peace built on acceptance and community.
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