<![CDATA[Shannondale & Beyond Forums - General chat]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/ en Thu, 23 May 2013 16:34:07 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.shannondale.org/forum/images/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Shannondale & Beyond Forums - General chat]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/ A Magical History Tour: Middleway WV http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27580-A-Magical-History-Tour-Middleway-WV&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 04:38:07 GMT With apologies to the Beatles I'm dubbing this teaser a Magical History Tour, "goo goo g'joob"

I visited Middleway with the County's Water Advisory Committee May 20th 2013. We met with Peter Fricke who's a honcho with the Middleway Conservancy. Its mission is preserving and restoring the Middleway Historic District. Mr. Fricke wanted to describe some of the issues facing his group while they strive to carry out that mission.

I'll see if I can put together a little article soon, but I thought I'd whet your appetite for a taste of history in the meantime. The conservancy has a brochure and a self-guided walking tour and you can find a wealth of information on their website
HERE
I'll post a few pics below. Trust me when I say there's a lot more to see than I'm showing you here.

click the pic for a larger view

One of the signs greeting visitors to the village. Its graphics refer to the legend of the Wizard Clip. Read about the legend on the conservancy's website.


Peter explains the history and the present problems facing Middleway.


The only remaining water wheel in the town once powered the Gibson's Mill. The flow of Turkey Run provided the force to turn this bad boy!

Set aside October 12th for the annual celebration of Middleway Day, about 5 hours of fun with food and entertainment served with a BIG portion of local history.

Stay tuned for more :) ]]> General chat Willis http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27580-A-Magical-History-Tour-Middleway-WV <![CDATA[S&B's Shannondale Cub Alumni Site-10 Yrs Old]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27573-S-amp-B-s-Shannondale-Cub-Alumni-Site-10-Yrs-Old&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:15 GMT *Happy Anniversary, SCA *Image: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/8755265584_d214e2ccea_o.jpg Most of you guys know that 10 years ago on May...
Happy Anniversary, SCA


Most of you guys know that 10 years ago on May 20th, the Shannondale Club Alumni Site made its debut online. My explanation in the first paragraph of its homepage states the purpose in a nutshell:
Quote:
In the Winter of 2002, some former members of Shannondale Community Club came up with the idea of creating a website through which we could reconnect with others and share memories of the halcyon days of our youth. It was (and is) of great interest to us to preserve those wonderful times and the spirit we created and shared at the Club all those years ago. We felt the memories we created back then were too precious to lose to time. This site was created as a humble effort in that direction.
If perchance you haven't visited SCA and viewed the thousands of photos of the halcyon years of the community club, it's only a click away:
HERE
]]> General chat Willis http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27573-S-amp-B-s-Shannondale-Cub-Alumni-Site-10-Yrs-Old <![CDATA[What's eating my trees?]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27562-What-s-eating-my-trees&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:57 GMT Little caterpillars are devouring the leaves of the oaks, etc. What's happening?

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 ]]> General chat Zig http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27562-What-s-eating-my-trees How to order a beer in 47 languages http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27561-How-to-order-a-beer-in-47-languages&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:27 GMT What else do you need to say??? http://esperanto-usa.org/?q=node/82 Cheers and happy Fri to everyone! What else do you need to say???
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Cheers and happy Fri to everyone! ]]> General chat LFE http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27561-How-to-order-a-beer-in-47-languages Former County Sheriff Bobby Shirley gets prison time http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27535-Former-County-Sheriff-Bobby-Shirley-gets-prison-time&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 17:55:07 GMT Former Jefferson County sheriff Bobby Shirley will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect.... Former Jefferson County sheriff Bobby Shirley will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect. He will also serve 18 months' supervised release (the Federal version of probation), and pay his victim restitution totaling $1,850. No indication yet as to where he'll serve his prison time. (If I were to bet, I'd place even odds on either the low-security facility at Allenwood or the work camp at Cumberland.) FBOP guidelines call for inmates to be within a certain distance from "home". Unfortunately, the closer he is to Jefferson County, the more likely he would be to run into someone his office put in prison - and more likely he would be to end up serving his time in the SHU.

Full Journal story HERE

Full Herald-Mail story HERE


 ]]> General chat LazerFlash http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27535-Former-County-Sheriff-Bobby-Shirley-gets-prison-time <![CDATA["Honey" Dipping Question]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27527-quot-Honey-quot-Dipping-Question&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 01:13:47 GMT I recently had to have our septic tank pumped. It appears that the filter/baffle we had installed in the effluent line three years ago got clogged... I recently had to have our septic tank pumped. It appears that the filter/baffle we had installed in the effluent line three years ago got clogged and caused on over-full condition in the tank. Not to go into the history of our septic system, (which is actually semi-documented elsewhere here on S&B), this is actually not the first time we have had to have an over-full tank pumped. What is a first, however, is the fact that we were charged the rate for a 1250 gallon tank (we have a 1000 gallon tank). This was not an over-sight or an error in billing; the driver was quite specific about what he was doing.

In hindsight, I'm thinking that we were taken advantage of Even though this is a company we have used before, I'm now suspecting that we were scammed. Before I call the company's office on Monday, I wanted to see if others have had this happen and/or it's now a normal fact of business in the "honey-dipping" business.

So, mountain peeps... Anyone have similar experience, lack thereof, or is actually in the business of business-removal? ]]> General chat LazerFlash http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27527-quot-Honey-quot-Dipping-Question House Fire in BRA Early 5/11/13 http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27526-House-Fire-in-BRA-Early-5-11-13&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 12:07:39 GMT [Reposted from Blueridgeacres.Nextdoor.com]

This morning at 4am (May 11) Blue Ridge, Harpers Ferry, Citizen's and Neersville, Va. FD's responded to
a house fire 1/2 way down LaMonte Dr. The house was recently vacated (May 1st) via eviction and was not occupied, but the house is a complete loss. I had heard a trail bike around 3am then later a car (in bad
need of a muffler) around 3:30am on LaMonte. Anybody else notice anything? ]]> General chat chipgallo http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27526-House-Fire-in-BRA-Early-5-11-13 <![CDATA["Raining" Little Black Dots ... ?????]]> http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27521-quot-Raining-quot-Little-Black-Dots&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 17:42:38 GMT Hello - When I walk outside, although it's quite sunny today it sounds like it's raining. We've noticed that there are little black specks all over everything (cars, decks, grill, everything) and we're also noticing that the leaves in all of our oak trees in the woods are eaten quite a bit already. The black specks are about the size of the poppies on a poppyseed roll or bagel. At first I was thinking it was the cicadas coming alive, but it's really a rain sound. Would all those bugs have made it to the trees already even if they did erupt? Any ideas? Also, why doesn't hitting the hard return work? It's not my keyboard because in other applications it works fine... Thanks! ]]> General chat shannondale_dweller3 http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27521-quot-Raining-quot-Little-Black-Dots Briefly Postpone Your River Activities 5/8/2013 http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27518-Briefly-Postpone-Your-River-Activities-5-8-2013&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 20:17:01 GMT *If the Boat Ramp at Shannondale Springs is any indicator, you might want to postpone recreating on the Shenandoah for a day or two. At 3PM the ramp,...
If the Boat Ramp at Shannondale Springs is any indicator, you might want to postpone recreating on the Shenandoah for a day or two. At 3PM the ramp, looking toward the now hidden gate looked like:

You can see the no parking sign just left of center


It appears from the watermark on the Sycamore, the level has dropped about 6"
Does anyone have info on the projected crest's timing?
]]> General chat Willis http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27518-Briefly-Postpone-Your-River-Activities-5-8-2013 Computer Scrabble question http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27509-Computer-Scrabble-question&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 02:23:57 GMT This may to a totally stupid ?....but it bugs me So, I play this little Scrabble game on my phone a lot. play against the computer. It has 3... This may to a totally stupid ?....but it bugs me
So, I play this little Scrabble game on my phone a lot. play against the computer. It has 3 settings, easy, med, and hard.... So..if Scrabble is supposed to be random tiles, how can there be different levels? Isnt the computer cheating...or something.....thanks all...
Its ok, if u tell me duh...:) ]]> General chat MoeMoe http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27509-Computer-Scrabble-question Blue Ridge Tree Service http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27506-Blue-Ridge-Tree-Service&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 12:47:36 GMT cancel this post. cancel this post. ]]> General chat squirm http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27506-Blue-Ridge-Tree-Service Happy Star Wars Day - May the 4th be with You! http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27497-Happy-Star-Wars-Day-May-the-4th-be-with-You!&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 15:18:27 GMT Image: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg182/LazerFlash/May_the_4th_Star_Wars_zps18552d30.jpg ]]> General chat LazerFlash http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27497-Happy-Star-Wars-Day-May-the-4th-be-with-You! Need a ride into Ashburn Next Wednesday Morning (May 8th) http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27496-Need-a-ride-into-Ashburn-Next-Wednesday-Morning-(May-8th)&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 14:07:23 GMT Would anybody going by Route 7 & Ashburn Village Parkway (from the Gate 1 area) the morning of Wednesday May 8th be willing to let me ride along? I work right by Ashbrook Commons Plaza (the one with the Harris Teeter, Home Goods, Starbucks, etc...). I will be picking my car up from the shop later in that day, so I would not need a ride back.

I am 10+ year information security professional, family man and generally well-behaved :). ]]> General chat Chupula http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27496-Need-a-ride-into-Ashburn-Next-Wednesday-Morning-(May-8th) Biz Donates % of Proceeds to Audubon http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27490-Biz-Donates-of-Proceeds-to-Audubon&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 01:58:42 GMT If you're up Shepherdstown way...
SHEPHERDSTOWN SHOP CONTINUES DONATIONS TO LOCAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

The On the Wings of Dreams shop in Shepherdstown is once again donating proceeds from crystal sales to the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.
In January, Laura Rau and her husband Jeff celebrated ten years of the shop’s ownership. This is the sixth year shop owner Laura Rau has set aside three cents from each crystal and mineral sold throughout the year to donate to the Society.
This year's donation totals $250. The accompanying photo shows Ms. Rau, left, withPVAS Executive Director Kristin Alexander, right. The store dog, Sedona, is in between.
"Supporting the PVAS gives us the opportunity to participate in both environmental and humanitarian efforts," Ms. Rau said. "The Society's work to protect and preserve wetlands and other sensitive natural environments are vital in this fast-growing area. The PVAS also sponsors numerous programs to educate children about the environment, encouraging them to get out in nature and away from the computer or TV. It's an important investment in the future all around."
"A very special thank you is also in order for the many customers of the shop whose crystal purchases in 2012 contributed to the PVAS donation."
This year's donation will be used to support PVAS youth programs, which include camps, scholarships and programs that promote conservation and exploration in nature.
Ms. Rau recently attended the Tucson Gem Show, the largest gem and mineral show in the world, and has returned with many beautiful specimens that will contribute to next year's donation.
The shop is located at 139 West German Street. In addition to crystals, it offers a wide variety of sterling silver and natural stone jewelry; Native American jewelry, books and music; incense; sages, shells and prayer feathers; magical and ceremonial herbs; tools and statuary for practitioners of Buddhist, Hindu and Earth-Based spiritualities; essential oils; prayer flags and Tibetan and crystal singing bowls. Its website can be found at www.WingsOfDreamsShop.com.
]]> General chat Willis http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27490-Biz-Donates-of-Proceeds-to-Audubon Apply Now: Septic tank Pumping Help http://www.shannondale.org/forum/showthread.php?27486-Apply-Now-Septic-tank-Pumping-Help&goto=newpost Wed, 01 May 2013 05:10:52 GMT *Septic Tank Pumping Assistance Available* The Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition (BRWC) of Harpers Ferry is happy to announce our “DIF-SIP” program...
Septic Tank Pumping Assistance Available

The Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition (BRWC) of Harpers Ferry is happy to announce our “DIF-SIP” program to offer financial assistance for septic pumping to residents of the Blue Ridge in Jefferson County.

Regular Pumping and maintenance of septic tanks save homeowners money and protect the environment. Septic pumping improves groundwater, and surface water quality of our county and the Chesapeake Bay Downstream.


Did you know?


A typical onsite sewage system consists of two components, a septic tank and a soil absorption field (drain-lines). The purpose of the tank is to separate solid materials from liquid waste and breakdown the sewage so that it is more readily absorbed into the soil. This solid material accumulates as a sludge at the bottom of the tank and as a layer scum comprised of grease and lighter substances at the top.





If the sludge and scum are permitted to flow out of the tank and into absorption field, irreversible failure will occur. Repairs would involve expensive replacement of the drain lines. Routine maintenance (pumping at least every 5 years-more if necessary) can save a homeowner thousands of dollars.

Funds For the program are being provided by Chesapeake Bay special targeted watershed funding. The $5000 grant will be administered by the BRWC.

Qualifying Homeowners in the Blue Ridge Watershed are eligible for a one-time$150 reimbursement to assist in covering the cost of septic tank pumping. Funds are available to the first 33 homeowners to return applications beginning May 1, 2013.

Attached you will find a .pdf of the application for participation in the program.

septic-pumping-application-brwc.pdf

Applications Can also be obtained by contacting Ronda Lehman BRWC Chair 304-261-8070, or by email at Blueridgewatershed@gmail.com. Recipients of the reimbursement will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis.

This is just one of the many ways you can make a big difference from your own backyard. Visit Blueridgewatershed.org for more information. You will also find the Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition on Facebook.
Attached Files
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