Lewisburg and Greenbrier County WV

On May 10, the Greater Greenbrier Chamber of Commerce will host the grand opening of the Greenbrier Farm Market starting at 11:00 AM.  The owners Steve and Nancy Wardwell, will be having samples of their fresh baked goods.  So come out and enjoy some fresh baked goods and meet the Wardwells.

 

 

 

 

For photos and more information on the Greenbrier Farm Market check out the previous posts.....  

Another New Business in Lewisburg, WV | The Greenbrier Farm Market, the smell of fresh baked !

Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls at the Greenbrier Farm Market

Even if you don't like Kale, you are gonna love this recipe | Baked Kale Chips

 

 

While attending the Sixth Annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival on Saturday we stopped to watch a very entertaining show with Glenn Singer as El Gleno Grande.

 

His one-man show is a very funny visual comedy.... a spoof of a circus horse act.  It was so entertaining and everyone was laughing and singing along with him. 

Glenn Singer is a renowned specialist in physical comedy and audience interplay.  El Gleno Grande act has been on six continents during a career that spans almost 20 years. Below is a video of his act.

If you have a chance to see him, you will absolutely enjoy the show.

 

Today was a chocolate day!  The Sixth Annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival was  held this weekend in historic Downtown Lewisburg, WV. The Festival included an exciting schedule of chocolate themed events including musical performances, dinners, tastings, and fun for all ages.

Of course, the highlight of the festival was Saturday, April 14, with a Chocolate Tasting Extravaganza throughout the shops and businesses in Downtown Lewisburg.   My sister, great nephew Jason, and great niece Savannah, joined me for a day of chocolate.  Tickets were sold out, but we were able to buy tickets from those who had extras, and one person just gave us their tickets. We sampled a lot of chocolate treats throughout the shops and businesses.

Below Jason and Savannah wanted to get their face and hands painted with real chocolate.  The hands were quickly licked clean :)

 

There were many activities for the little ones to enjoy.  While walking around, they saw a man on stilts carrying a very large tooth brush reminding everyone to brush their teeth.

After we had our fill of chocolate, the kids wanted chicken nuggets from McDonalds.  It was a fun day for all!

 

 

 

 

The Lewisburg United Methodist Church (LUMC) is hosting “The Living Last Supper” and it is opened to the community. The Chancel Choir, musicians and a cast of Jesus and his disciples, will bring the Last Supper that Jesus shared come to life right before our eyes. It will be as if we are there--listening and sharing and responding.  The drama of the Living Last Supper will come to life through beautiful, moving music interspersed amongst the brief yet poignant monologues that each of the disciples will share.

Thursday, March 29th is Family Night--Tickets are just $5 each.  Dinner will not be included.  The show will begin at 7:30pm.

On Friday, March 30th and Saturday, March 31st, there will be a dinner theater experience.  At 6:30 PM, a delicious meal will be served consisting of a salad, beef ribs, a vegetable medley, scalloped potatoes and a berry cobbler.  The show will begin after dinner.  Tickets are $15 each.

Come to the Lewisburg United Methodist Church and enjoy a wonderful, enriching Lenten experience, and help support a local church--dozens and dozens of folks have spent time learning music, memorizing lines, planning the menu, and setting the stage. You really don't want to miss this!

Please call today to reserve your tickets by calling 304-645-2727.

 

Lewisburg United Methodist Church

214 East Washington Street

Post Office Box 69

Lewisburg, WV 24901

(304) 645-2727

If you like bingo and want to help the Children’s Home Society of WV
then attend the St. Patty's "No Cash" Bingo Bash on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Time:        1:30pm until 4:00pm
      Cost:         $10 per person
      Location:    Old Stone Presbyterian Church

                 200 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV

 

• Multiple games
• Light Refreshments
• Prizes include items from Tupperware, 31, Premier Jewelry, Simply Said, Pampered Chef, Arbonne, Scentsy, Jockey, Origami Owl, Celebrating Home, Viva Beads, Tie Dye, Gold Canyon Candles, Kathy’s Hand and Foot Scrub, Silpada Jewelry and others.

For more Information, call Children's Home Society of West Virginia at 304-647-3430 or Martha Hilton at 304-645-7700.

See the map below for the Old Stone Presbyterian Church:

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Do you dare take the plunge for the 9th Annual Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, March 10, 2012, beginning at 1: p.m at the Blue Bend Recreation Area  in the Monongahela National Forest.

A “must see” annual event in the Greenbrier Valley and all proceeds benefit the 501-c-3, non-profit Child and Youth Advocacy Center (CYAC) in Lewisburg, an organization that interviews and counsels  sexually abused children in Greenbrier and Pocahontas  counties.  In the last four years, polar bear members have raised over $10,000 for the CYAC.

Since 2001, over 80 individuals have earned their polar bear membership cards by plunging into the icy waters of Anthony Creek during the month of March.  Last year, 40 kindred spirits dipped into the 39 degree water while  spectators cheered on their favorite plungers. A new edition to the yearly event was the Greenbrier East Jr. ROTC Color Guard and the trumpet playing of the National Anthem while standing on the Blue Bend swinging bridge.

 

Sponsorships are:

Poppa Bear ($100)

Momma Bear ($50) and

BabyBear ($25)

“This event is growing each year and it's a blast,” Monica Acord, CYAC executive director, said. “Blue Bend in the Monongahela National Forest is beautiful and the perfect place for a plunge. Please bring your kids and the whole family to watch the fun and sponsor a plunger.”

The one-hour event also includes club members singing the “Ode to Polar Bear” song, the Polar Bear Spirit Award winner presentation and a giant American Flag hung from the swinging bridge.   Scheduled plungers  include Lewisburg Mayor John Manchester, retired WV State Police Captain Jan Cahill and retired Rear Admiral Jay Bowling, who will also present a flag to the Polar Bear Spirit Award winner.

 

“This year’s event is going to be bigger and better than ever. Our goal is to raise over $5,000 and to see at least 60 plungers race into in the water," said Greenbrier Polar Bear vice-president Ginger Steele.

The CYAC's mission is to end child abuse in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties of WV by coordinating a multidisciplinary response to child maltreatment through utilizing a team approach to investigation, prosecution, treatment and prevention.  

 

For more information on how to sponsor the plunge, contact the

CYAC at 304-645-4668 or

visit Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club

 

 

Spectators are welcomed, and new members encouraged!  

Celtic Knot 5K Run/Walk and 1K Kids Race


Start your St. Patty’s Day off on the right foot…followed by your left.  High Rocks’ Celtic Knot 5K (includes a 4K run/walk and 1K kiddie run) is on Saturday, March 17.  This is a fundraiser for High Rocks Educational Corporation presented by the Irish Pub in Lewisburg, WV.

The running and walking event, full of twists and turns down quiet streets, is a chance to explore Lewisburg and start off the season with some spring in your step.  Check in will be at 9:00 AM at the corner of Church and Washington Streets. The race will start at 10:00 AM.  

Register by March 9th to guarantee a race T-shirt. Adult pre-registration is $20 and child registration for the 1K is $10

Download the registration form below. Forms are also available at The Irish Pub, Wolf Creek Gallery, the Wild Bean, and The Lewis Theatre in Lewisburg.

2012 Celtic Knot Registration Form

For more information call High Rocks at (304) 653-4891.

The Lewisburg Rotary Club will be celebrating the beginning of spring with its 5th Annual Diamonds & Burlap event, which will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Center.

All proceeds from the event benefit the Lewisburg Rotary Foundation’s Scholarship Fund.   Each year, the Lewisburg Rotary Foundation awards college scholarships to graduating high school seniors from throughout the Greenbrier Valley.  

This year’s event is gearing up to be the best Diamonds & Burlap yet. The evening will begin with an auction item preview cocktail party at 5:30 pm. Dinner, catered by Bella Casa of Lewisburg, will be served at 6:30pm. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of silent auction items during the preview party and dinner.  The most exciting part of the evening, the live auction, will begin at 7:15 pm.

Available sponsorships for the event are:

1. Diamond Table Sponsor, which includes dinner and drinks for eight at a reserved front-row table, and a full-page ad in the event program.
2. Platinum Sponsor for $200 (full-page ad in the event program),
3. Gold Sponsor for $100 (half-page ad in the event program),
4. Silver Sponsor for $50 (business card-size ad in the event program), and
5. Bronze Sponsor for $25 (name listing in the event program).  

Tickets are $35 per person, which includes dinner and drinks. Tickets can be purchased at:

• City National Bank (downtown Lewisburg),
• PostNet
• The Irish Pub on Washington Street

For more information contact the events committee by Email diamondsandburlap@suddenlink.net or Courtney Jesser at 304-667-0332.

 

           

The Greenbrier Humane Society’s 2012 Furr Ball Event: Dancing with the strays will be held on Saturday, February 4, from 7:00 pm until 11:30 pm at the Lewisburg Elks Country Club.  Food will be provided by Blackwells.  Besides great food, there will be a Silent Auction.  For those that love to dance, music will be provided by the popular Dance Band In the Heat of the Night.

Ticket Price:  $25.00 in advance  OR  $30.00 at the door  
($500.00 Sponsor to reserve 10 tickets and a table)

Tickets sold at

The Greenbrier Humane Society

151 Holliday Lane, Lewisburg, WV 24901

(304) 645-4775

Directions:  The Greenbrier Humane Society -  Route 60 West about 1/4 mile outside of Downtown Lewisburg, W.V.   After you pass Jim’s Drive-In, make a left  on Holliday Lane.

If you are interested in adopting an animal, go to the Greenbrier Humane Society website to see all the animals and the statistics on each one.  Pictured below are two of the animals... Freddy an adult male Airedale Terrier, and Carson, an adult male domestic medium-hair cat.

 

 

Hours of Operation:  The Greenbrier Humane Society is opened

 

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM  

On Saturdays  – 11:00 AM  to 3:00 PM

Kennels open at 11:00 AM for animal viewing and adoptions

Come out for some good food, music and dancing, and support the Greenbrier Humane Society’s 2012 Furr Ball Event: Dancing with the strays.  It will be an enjoyable evening!

 

The 2nd Annual Holiday by Design fundraiser for United Way of Greenbrier Valley was held at the Greenbrier Valley Convention and Visitors Center on Friday, December 9, 2011.  The total raised at this event was $6,495.00.  

The event was from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM with hors d'oeuvres, drinks, live music, and a chance to bid on your favorite Christmas tree for the United Way of Greenbrier Valley "Holiday by Design" fundraiser.  Area businesses, schools, nonprofits and civic organizations participated in this fundraiser.

Paul Grist, President of the United Way for Greenbrier Valley, was the auctioneer.  Before the bidding started, Paul recognized George and Barbara Williams as life-time honorees for United Way.

                                                                

                                                               

Entries for the "Holiday by Design" fundraiser consisted of twelve 6 1/2 foot trees for the live auction and tabletop trees and wreaths for the silent auction.  Each tree and wreath focused on a theme of the preparer's choice.

The top three favorite large trees, (ones with the most votes @$1 a vote) were:

• Greenbrier Real Estate, (Peace & Joy at Christmas) - 247 votes

• Design Committee of the Ronceverte Development Corporation, (A “Sticky” Situation) - 89 votes

• RE/MAX Vision Quest (Hues & Views of West Virginia)  - 77 votes
  

 

The top three trees that went for the highest price were:

 

Greenbrier Real Estate, by Jill Allman (Peace & Joy at Christmas) $700.
 

Greenbrier by the Greenbrier Christmas Crew, (A Merry Red, White & Greenbrier Christmas) - $450

RE/MAX Vision Quest, by Martha Hilton (Hues & Views of West Virginia) - $400

 

For the second year in a row, Greenbrier Real Estate tree was voted the most favorite..and went for the highest bid.  Many of the auctioned trees were donated to local charities/businesses.

The above tree was donated to Hospice Care. Pictured above left to right are:  Amy Wade, Hospice Care; Greg Allman, Broker Greenbrier Real Estate; Dr. John Wilson; Missy VanBuren, Hospice Care; and Jill Allman, Realtor/tree designer.

The lucky winner for the drawing of the 46” Flat Screen TV was Ralph Nash.

This fundraiser was so much fun.....I may just have to enter a tree next year.  Check out my previous post for photos of the trees and wreaths for the silent and live auction.

For more information, on theUnited Way of the Greenbrier Valley, which serves Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties, call 304-647-3783.

 

** Local events are brought to you as a courtesy by Rebecca Gaujot, Coldwell Banker Stuarts and Watts.**