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Ready and Willing to Take the Risks

June 16, 2017 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Ed Herendeen, Shepherd University, theater

For 2017, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University (SU) is increasing its repertory from five to six productions—continuing the annual tradition of producing and developing new American theater while capturing a snapshot of the current American landscape. Read the Full Story >>

Bavarian Inn Goes Green, and Beyond

January 9, 2017 Tagged With: Bavarian Inn, renewable energy, solar

Late last year, The Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown (WV) joined Jefferson County’s solar community by debuting a rooftop array of solar panels on one of their alpine-style hotel buildings. The energy system was designed and installed by Mountain View Solar (MTV) of Berkeley Springs (WV), and consists of 105 SolarWorld 300W modules. The 31.5kW system Read the Full Story >>

Whose Bees Are These?

June 1, 2016 Tagged With: agriculture, Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association, pollinators, Shade's Farm

Consider this: every third bite of food you take, a bee is responsible for it. The reasons are pretty cut and dry. Almost every crop grown for its fruits, nuts, seeds, fiber, and hay require insect pollination. And without a doubt, the undefeated world champions of pollination are bees. Read the Full Story >>

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