May 5, 2021
From left, Blennerhassett Chapter DAR Acting Chaplain Ashley Burgess, Emma Hunt and Regent Mary Ellen Hunt at the April 17 meeting. (Photo Provided)
PARKERSBURG Awards were presented April 17 to the Blennerhassett Chapter DAR received from the virtual West Virginia DAR State Conference.
The awards were presented during the chapter’s April 17 meeting at the Blennerhassett Museum.
The received the following awards:
∫ State Regent’s Project – Silver Level, Refurbishment of WV Peters Cottage
∫ Membership Committee: Honorable Mention, Blennerhassett Chapter, 5 new members
∫ Commemorative Events Committee: Other Commemorations – 2nd Place, Blennerhassett Chapter, Miscellaneous, 250th Anniversary of George Washington’s Exploration of the Ohio Valley
ebevins@newsandsentinel.com Participants in the 25th annual Walk for Life step onto the track at City Park in Parkersburg Sunday afternoon. The Womenâs Care Center fundraiser had nearly met its $95,000 goal by Sunday afternoon. Photos by Evan Bevins
Participants release balloons to mark the start of the 2021 Walk for Life to support the Womenâs Care Center Sunday at Parkersburg City Park. The blue balloons represented boys, the pink girls and the white those that were aborted. Balloons are handed out prior to the start of the 25th annual Walk for Life at Parkersburg City Park Sunday.
PARKERSBURG The Women’s Care Center marked 30 years of providing education and care to women facing unexpected pregnancies Sunday with the return of one of its biggest fundraisers.
ebevins@newsandsentinel.com Participants in the 25th annual Walk for Life step onto the track at City Park in Parkersburg Sunday afternoon. The Women’s Care Center fundraiser had nearly met its $95,000 goal by Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Evan Bevins) Participants release balloons to mark the start of the 2021 Walk for Life to support the Women’s Care Center Sunday at Parkersburg City Park. The blue balloons represented boys, the pink girls and the white those that were aborted. (Photo by Evan Bevins) Participants in the 25th annual Walk for Life to support the Women’s Care Center make their way around City Park Sunday. (Photo by Evan Bevins)