Community News

Flag Day is June 14. At the June 7 meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary unit 60, Berkeley Springs, Erica Dods gave a short presentation on the flag and flag day. She said the flag is a symbol of the United States of America, it represents freedom since 1776. In 1776 the blue field had 13 stars and as each new state became part of the country, a new star was added and now the flag contains 50 white stars in the field of blue with seven red and six white stripes.

June 14 is the day the second continental congress adopted the flag of the United States by resolution in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson had June 14 officially known as Flag Day. It wasn't until August 1949 by an act of congress that national Flag Day was proclaimed. President Harry S. Truman signed the bill thus insuring all future presidents to call for the observation of Flag Day on June 14.

Bittinger-Knepper

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Knepper of Hedgesville, along with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bittinger of Grafton and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gregory of Worthington, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children Amanda Knepper and Jason Bittinger.

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Pleasant View Community Center will be hosting By Faith from Hagerstown, Md., Saturday, June 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. By Faith is a well known and respected gospel group.

Alpine United Methodist Church is having a festival on June 23 beginning at 4 p.m. There will be food, music, an auction and more. The ladies of Alpine Christian Quilters will be giving away a handmade queen size quilt.

The May 22 meeting of the Morgan County Planning Commission had a busy agenda with two final plat applications, two individual property divisions and two commercial building permit requests.

Developer Larry Omps received final plat approval for a single 2.75 acre lot on Winchester Grade Road behind Unger Store.

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Christina and Sal Campos of Martinsburg announce the birth of their daughter, Donatella Dennele Campos, on May 2, 2007, weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. at City Hospital, Martinsburg. Maternal grandparents are Marcy Crabbs, Gettysburg, Md., and Mike Mills, Martinsburg. Paternal grandparents are Rosa Campos, San Francisco, Calif., and Enrique Campos, Nicaragua. Maternal great-grandparents are Robert and Phyllis Michael, Martinsburg, and Ellamae Houston, Berkeley Springs.

A $76,000 grant for sidewalks and a crossing guard program in Paw Paw is one of the eleven state profects that will receive a total of $1 million in Safe Routes to School program.

"Sidewalks around schools need to be well-maintained and safe for our children," said Governor Joe Manchin. "The Safe Routes to School program will help communities build, update and maintain a safe route for pedestrians. Not only will we encourage children to walk or bicycle to school, we will also improve safety and may even reduce traffic around school. Put simply, this is a win-win for everyone involved – for teachers, school personnel, children and parents."

Anthony's Jr. in Paw Paw is a new restaurant that offers an assortment of Italian food.

Selections include varieties of pasta, pizza, hot and cold hoagies and subs, calzones, stromboli, appetizers, salads, buffalo wings, and other dishes for dining in or for take-out.

Steve Jobs started Apple Computer in his garage; Kurt Cobain launched the garage band revolution. Morgan County's garage success story is Harold Unger and his Ridersville Cycle now the world's largest Polaris dealer. Unger and his brother raced motocross and started their cycle business as a hobby in their two-car garage east of Berkeley Springs. Today, Unger has 20 acres and more than 40,000 square feet of buildings jam packed with motorcycles, jet skis, and ATV's that look like alien life forms. Ridersville was an overnight success taking only 24 years probably because Unger insists on taking every

Sunday off to ride. Except for his ride time, Unger is at Ridersville at least 12 hours a day. In 1992, his wife Dawn joined the business for a chance to see her husband. Now she handles sales, financing and everything but loading up the bikes.