Posts Tagged ‘DAYS’
You Meet The Most Interesting People At Festivals In Pocahontas
From a former King of the Hobos to a former voice heard once upon a time on AMR, you meet some of the most interesting people during the Durbin Days Heritage Festival.
Read MoreRemembering the 1967 Copperheads
The Pioneer Days supplement of The Pocahontas Times this month featured the 1967 Marlinton High School State Championship football team–a great look back into recent history as part of the tradition of Pioneer Days. Allegheny Mountain Radio is pleased to share its 1987 20th anniversary broadcast of this historic event in Pocahontas County sports history.
Read More44th Annual Pioneer Days Audio Postcard
Allegheny Mountain Radio reporters were out and about during the 44th Annual Pioneer Days Celebration in Marlinton.
Read MoreMaking Up Lost School Days In Pocahontas
Due to heavy snow, Pocahontas County students have lost more than the usual amount of school days this year. County schools are cutting out all the “fluff” to give teachers as much instructional time as possible.
Read MoreDurbin Town Council Takes Leap Of Faith
The Durbin town council votes to go forward with planning for the 2010 Durbin Days Heritage Festival
Read MoreDurbin Comes Out Ahead On Festival Despite Weather Woes
Durbin Days Heritage Festival organizer says the town has enough money left over for a good start on next years’ event
Read MoreA Wonderful Time At Durbin Days 2009
The Town of Durbin welcomes visitors from near and far to this beautiful little mountain town
Read MorePioneer Days needleworkers have a point to make
In past years, the Pioneer Days Needlework Show has fallen by the wayside, with some contestants actually bringing in work they didn’t do, and some bringing in old works that had been shown for years. The Needlework Show was kind of a motherless child, with all the work piled onto coordinators who had other things to do. But this year, the three Pocahontas County Quilt Guilds have adopted the show, and they’re giving it new life.
Read MoreChampion Liar Bil Lepp to host WVMR Old-Time Liars Contest
“I tell a story about how I have to wrestle a mountain lion out in California and end up converting him to Christianity through baptism,” says Bil Lepp, boasting of just one of the outlandish yarns he has spun on his way to becoming the five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars Contest. Lepp will host the return of the WVMR Old-Time Liars Contest, Saturday of Pioneer Days, after the parade, at McClintic Library.
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