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Columns by Chuck Clegg

Through the Lens: Vintage Boat Racing Returns

The image accompanying my story is Earls Yost’s depiction of the 1950s and 60s when our community welcomed dozens of hydroplanes to run on the Ohio River. I used the still illustration to accompany my story in hopes it would preview this weekend’s events. Thousands of spectators are ...

Through the Lens: A Year in a Bottle

In recent weeks I have begun to hear a collective sigh of relief around our country. The once impossible thought that we, not only as communities, or even the world, would experience an event so consuming, it will now become a painful chapter in future history books. The evening news cast for ...

A Year in a Bottle With Ed Toman

The community member I have chosen for this week’s story is Mr. Ed Toman. If you have met Ed, you quickly realize he is a man of large stature with a friendly nature. He offers his friendship with a warm smile, pleasant disposition and a firm handshake. I learned during my interview with Ed ...

Through the Lens: Vintage Hydroplanes Return to New Martinsville

New Martinsville Vintage Heritage President, Penny Morris invites the public to its annual free Ohio River event. Penny has for the past 32 years worked with the event in many different capacities. She has been part of the community support network that has helped organize the town’s annual ...

Through the Lens: One Snip Star

I have always had a fascination with our nation’s history. Especially when it involves the stories of individuals that helped to build our great country. The American history books are filled with story’s of our early leader’s struggles to build a new country with rights for it ...

Through the Lens: Firefly

It is June and summer has arrived once again in West Virginia. The calendar has officially welcomed the warm months of summer. The smell of fresh cut grass and warm tar oozing from the hot black top roads flood our senses as the season begins. The pool is opened and the area is filled with ...

Through the Lens: Welcome Back Mother Nature

We are in that time of the year when Mother Nature has awakened from the long winter. She greets us each day with new colors for the warm season to come. I have always enjoyed this time of year, as trees and woodlands that have been barren of color, return with greens, yellows and all the ...

Through the Lens: Chant of the Auctioneer

Over forty years ago I met a young man who could put the energizer bunny to shame. I’ll bet he woke up laughing and talking wanting to take on the day with a heart full of joy. That was a long time ago and he now has grown into a man. And still, he is energetic and always has a smile when I ...

History of The New Martinsville Library

It is known history records the first library was constructed seven centuries before the birth of Christ. It was located in modern day Iraq. The ancient library was the site of 30,000 cuneiform writings. The stone tablets were arranged according to information on many different subjects. Back ...

Through the Lens: Damsel in Distress

Once upon a time when you heard the phrase, damsel in distress, you probably thought of a gallant knight in shining armor rescuing a maiden from the evil dark knight. Maybe even a Princess guarded by a great dragon preventing her from marrying the handsome prince. Or maybe you think of Robin ...