Photography courtesy Joe Riebling Created Critters series takes the animals from my award winning book, All Nature Sings and converts them to a rhyming picture book targeted for children ages four through eight. Â Photography courtesy Joe Riebling
Allegany Magazineâs Most Fascinating People of 2020
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BEN COOPER
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 Many people in the community probably know Ben Cooper of Cumberland as the areaâs foremost authority on bees. Thatâs right. Bees.Â
And Ben will be the first one to tell you that yes, honeybees are in danger and there really is a movement happening to save their population so the planet can remain pollinated.
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
CUMBERLAND – County United Way executive director Juli McCoy is stepping down after accepting the position of executive director of the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber announced the appointment during their annual meeting on Thursday.
McCoy has been with United Way since 2014, first serving as finance manager until 2017 when she was appointed as executive director.
“I have a deep commitment to the work of United Way. The organization plays a vital role across the region, not only to provide program funding, but to partner and collaborate with dozens of agencies to improve the communities we serve at the foundation – its people,” McCoy said. “My heart is entrenched in the mission and they will have my continued support.”