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Indian Creek High High School

obtains the Morrill scholarship

WINTERSVILLE – Madolyn McDonald, Indian Creek High School, received the Morrill Scholarship for four years of free education at Ohio State University.

Daughter of Dr. Robert and Dr. Nicole McDonald of Steubenville, she is a Gold Key Honor student, member of the National Honor Society and will graduate in the top 10 of her class.

She will attend the OSU in the fall on a pre-medical track, with a major in biology and a minor in music.

East Springfield cancels

Memorial Day Parade

EAST SPRINGFIELD – The East Springfield Memorial Day parade has been canceled.

The event is sponsored and organized by the East Springfield Ruritan Club, which made the announcement. This year would have been the 54th year.

Brooke County Library Board

to meet, discuss reopening

WELLSBURG – The Brooke County Public Library’s board of directors will meet at 10:00 am Tuesday by teleconference.

The reopening of the library and its Follansbee branch, closed due to the pandemic, for the summer will be among the issues discussed.

Ohio River Catfish Tournaments

should start on Saturday

CHESTER – The Chester-Newell Sportsmen Club will kick off its 24th annual Ohio River catfish tournament on Saturday.

Tournaments are open to the public with registration at Chaney’s Sunoco in Chester. The measurement will be taken at the Chester City Park marina from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday.

All tournaments start at 7 p.m. Saturday and end at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The other dates are May 30, June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25 and August 8.

The cost is $ 10 per fisherman with a return on investment of 50% for the longest fish and a return on investment of 25% for the blind fish.

For more information, stop by or call Chaney’s Sunoco at (304) 387-3982 or send an SMS to Vance at (304) 374-5587.

“With state and city guidelines for COVID-19, we have the approval to host catfish tournaments,” A press release.

Participants are encouraged to practice social distancing and wear a mask when registering at Chaney’s and checking their fish at the marina on Sunday morning.

Brooke High School Student

gets special recognition

WELLSBURG – Mikelle Morris, a student at Brooke High School, has been inducted into the 100 high school students America must know.

She was chosen from thousands of students to organize a beauty contest that generated thousands of items of clothing, food and toiletries and $ 746 for Bruins Helping Bruins, a closet and a guard -Eat for students from Brooke County operated by volunteers from Brooke High School.

Morris spent his own money to launch the contest, which included a category for Miss Generosity awarded to the candidate who made the most donations.

Participants could “Pay” non-perishable food to be admitted and were asked to pay $ 1 to vote on the people’s choice winner.

Library: return digitally

through many magazines

STEUBENVILLE – The Steubenville and Jefferson County public library is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but popular magazines can still be scanned for free digitally.

Jennifer Cesta, public relations coordinator, explained that there are two resources on the website for accessing magazines – Flipster and the Ohio Digital Library.

People can visit the library’s website at www.steubenvillelibrary.org to get started.

Flipster is a database that contains magazines that include Motorcyclist, Money and Food Network Magazine to name a few. Categories include politics, business, science and cooking. “It’s easy to download” Cesta commented. “On the library’s website, go to the” e-resources “tab, then to” databases “and scroll down until you see Flipster. Click on one or more magazines of your choice to read instantly . “

The Ohio digital library, OverDrive has magazines related to health, lifestyle, automotive and entertainment, among others. “Customers will recognize titles such as Good Housekeeping, Taste of Home and Popular Mechanics,” Note Cesta. On the library website, go to “E-books” tab then “newsstand” for this collection of magazines. “You can also read magazines using the OverDrive app or Libby, through the OverDrive app,” she added.

For those who need a library card, call the main library at (740) 282-9782 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register by phone.

Sycamore online concert

presents the singer-songwriter

STEUBENVILLE – Sycomore sings “Songs of Hope” The online concert series will host a free online concert with multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Ben-David Warner at 7 p.m. May 24 via Facebook Live on the Sycamore Youth Center Facebook page.

The show is part of the Sycamore Youth Center program. “Songs of Hope” event in which online donations will be received to help fund and support after-school programs for more than 300 students in the Upper Ohio Valley. The series is an alternative fundraiser in light of the cancellation of the ‘s annual fundraising dinner originally scheduled for March 12.

Warner lives with one foot in the world of choral music and one in the world of folk music, according to a press release which notes that the former Scythian member is currently a choral student at the AUC, a church music director, as well as folk on tour. musician presenting a mixture of Irish Americana.

Trained in classical violin, Warner plays guitar, banjo, violin and “Pretty much anything with ropes he can get hold of.” Ed Helms’ Bluegrass situation praises his “Build these walls” like a “Blue collar ride, we can all be behind.” He recorded his first solo album Red Rockin ‘Chair in 2015. He performed in front of 6,000 as number one of the Irish “First Friday” event organized by the Harmonium project in Steubenville last summer.

Her May 24 performance repertoire will include Irish American and folk music.

For more information, contact Bobbyjon Bauman, founder and director of the center, at (608) 556-3068 or visit www.sycamorecenter.com.

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