OOH Gala A night to remember

Pictures from left to right. The first picture is of Dr. Jay Stenger, Seated, who conducted the orchestra for My Fair Lady in 1976. Standing behind the Chair is Carol Gallent who was in the 1976 production. Standing next to her is , Rose Marie Coy, also in My Fair Lady as Mrs. Pierce, Barbara Stenger (Jay's wife), who played Liza in the 1976 My Fair Lady..
In the picture above Holly Legg, who is the current Liza, David Porterfield who is playing Henry Higgins and the shows director Susan Thornton. The other pictures are of the red carpet in front of the OOH and the 100th anniversary Cake. Thanks to Gene Abelow for the fine pictures. Gene can be reached at http://www.photosbygene.photoshelter.com/.

The Gala evening for the OOH, on Saturday May 14, was well attended and a good time was had by all. The Old Opera House which is celebrating its 100th year anniversary with the production of My Fair Lady. The Musical came to life for the second time on the stage at the OOH. The first Production on Oct. 14, 1976, was My Fair Lady and was the first production at the newly re-renovated Theater.
The OOH Centennial Celebration Special started with the Patrons attending a pre show gathering. Dish Bistro created a special "OOH-cicle" martini made with vanilla vodka, grapefruit juice, elderflower liqueur and lemon juice in celebration of the anniversary.
The Washington Street Gallery and Gift hosted "A Toast to the Old Opera House," offering participants a glass of champagne with light hors d'oeuvres while strolling through the gallery.
There were doorman and a red carpet to great the guests and others arriving for the show. Several people in tuxes and beautifully colored gowns could be seen among the crowd.
The Old Opera House lifted its curtain to a nearly full house. The show was will received with a standing ovation at the curtain call.
Several special guests attended among them the cast and crew from the 1976 production of My Fair Lady. In attendance were Barbara and Jay Stenger original cast and crew members of the 1976 My Fair Lady production. Barbara Stenger played the lead role of Eliza Doolittle, Her Husband Jay Stenger was the musical director.
The champagne flowed and the food was very tasty. Many who had seen the play stayed for the after play party. the cast, crew and special guests met in the Jean Heiler Gallery, where they ended the evening by toasting to the 100th birthday of the Old Opera House and wishing for a great 100 years to come
A lot of people talked of the shows they had been in over the years as well as meeting people who are new to the Old Opera House. The 100th Birthday cake was cut by the current stars of My Fair Lady David Porterfield and Holly Legg as well as the Director of the show Susan Thornton. My Fair Lady will continue This weekend. Call The OOH at (304) 725-4420 to reserve your seat.
James P. Whipple

News Briefs

Third Thursday is back in Charles Town
3rd Thursdays gets back underway in downtown Charles Town and started this past Thursday May 19. The event will be held from 5-9pm. Business stay open late and there are many family friendly activities to enjoy. See the attached flyer for details and plan now to “Discover Downtown” this Thursday evening.
Other great community activities this weekend, include:
*The 5K Race for Recess Saturday morning at 8:30am through downtown Charles Town
*The Ranson Festival at the Ranson Civic Center, 9am to 5pm, Saturday
*My Fair Lady at the Old Opera House, Thursday through Sunday (saw it myself last Saturday night; excellent show!)
*Craft Show at the Old Crowe Mercantile all-day on Saturday, behind the store @ 323 W. Washington St.
*Washington Street Gallery’s Anniversary Celebration, 4-7pm on Saturday
*Live Jazz at Dish on Friday night and Saturday afternoon
And – of course! – do not forget to stop by the Charles Town Farmer’s Market on Saturday, 9am to 12pm on N. Samuel Street for some local produce and goods.

Last Week end for My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady A Musical Comedy, Rated G By: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion will run May 19, 20, 21, &22This musical-comedy gem has been delighting audiences since it set attendance records on Broadway in 1956. Based on George Bernard’s classic play, this musical tells the story of the sassy Eliza Doolittle, who while trying to earn a meager living selling flowers on the streets of London has her life turned upside down when she bumps into the arrogant professor of phonetics, Henry Higgins. Higgins makes a wager that he can pass Eliza off as a "lady" simply by training her to speak English properly.　 And with songs like, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face it’s no wonder everyone-not just Henry Higgins-falls in love with Eliza Doolittle. Director Susan Thornton and musical director Charles Johnson, have assembled some of the area’s finest performers to bring this musical to the Old Opera House stage, including Roger Hulme, Christine Brewer, Melinda Cole, Shawn Nakia, Michael Stiles, Jessica Billones, Larry Marcille, Jim Whipple, Jennifer George, Ed Conn, Katie Kennedy, Melinda Kinslow, Fran Johnson, Courtney Ray, Kevin Lawhorn, Michael Morsberger, Bruce Olson and featuring David Porterfield as Henry Higgins and introducing Holly Legg as Eliza Doolittle .Considered by many to be the greatest musical to ever to hit the stage, this is one show that you don’t want to miss!
Call the OOH Ticket Office at (304)725-4420.

Good Shepherd Caregivers is looking for Local Residents
Good Shepherd Caregivers is seeking local residents who need repairs done in order to be warm, dry and safe in their homes. We are partnering with a church mission group, which will include both professional contractors and students. If you know of a Jefferson County resident who needs a handicap ramp, a bathroom remodeled for handicap accessibility, or other types of home repairs, please leave a message for us as soon as possible, but no later than May 30th, at (304) 725-2262. Please leave your name and number, the name of the person who needs the repair and a brief description of the project needed.Nancy Lynn Marmorella Service Coordinator Good Shepherd Caregivers (304) 876-3325www.gsivc.org<http://www.gsivc.org/>
Craft Works to host a Drive in Movie
CraftWorks at Cool Spring has a lot going on in coming weeks, including a Retro '50s Drive-In Movie Night on May 28, and a grand opening celebration on June 4.
The drive-in will be an outdoor family-friendly movie after dark, with games, kids crafts, picnic-style food, a concession stand, hay bales and tree forts. A donation of $25 per family is requested, with proceeds to benefit CraftWorks. It will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m. at 708 Rudder Road, Shepherdstown, and tickets are only available through Monday.
Also, CraftWorks will open the doors to its new studio on Bullskin Run, 1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town. The grand opening Arts & Outdoors Festival held on June 4 will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. The day will include a variety of activities including an open house with the teaching artists, craft activities for kids and guided nature hikes.
More information is available at the website http://www.wvcraftworks.org/ or 304-728-6233.
Compiled By James P. Whipple

Last of the Boys at the Full Circle Theater

Last Of the Boys
by Steven Dietz, directed by Michael SaundersMay 27 - June 5, 2011Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00; Sundays at 2:30Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, Last of the Boys tells the story of two Vietnam vets whose friendship is tested by issues of family, responsibility, and the wartime events that shaped them. Thirty years after the war, they have taken different paths through life, but reunite every summer, and this time things come to a crisis. Called "provocative, meaningful, thought provoking and not to be missed," Last of the Boys brings feeling, humor, and intelligence to the unresolved issues in the characters' - and their country's - past.
Purchase tickets now right here, or reserve unpaid seats by emailing boxoffice@fullcircletheaterco.org or calling
304-268-7798. Unpaid tickets are held until 15 minutes before show begins.
Regular tickets $17; student admission $8
All seats general admission.

Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society event at Storer College

On Sunday, May 22nd, 2011, the new independent film, Storer College: A Legacy of Light and Learning, will premiere in Charles Town, West Virginia at 2:00 p.m. at Wright Denny Intermediate School, 209 West Congress Street, in Charles Town, WV. Presented by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, the premiere is free and open to the public. Storer College alumni will be present, as well as filmmaker, Midge Flinn Yost. A reception, sponsored by American Public University, will follow the one-hour film.
Storer College: A Legacy of Light and Learning is a documentary film that chronicles the story of Storer College from its founding in Harpers Ferry in 1867, as a school to educate newly freed slaves, until its closure in 1955. The film features interviews with Storer College alumni and regional historians, as well as historical recreations. Some residents of Harpers Ferry, Charles Town and Kearneysville donned costumes and participated as actors in the dramatic recreations, including an early classroom scene from the 1860’s, a campus scene from the 1950’s, and teenage missionary teachers from New England arriving in Harpers Ferry.
Working on this film has been a 7-year labor of love for Harpers Ferry filmmaker Midge Flinn Yost. Yost served as producer, director, editor and writer for the film. The film was funded in part by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council, it was primarily backed by Yost’s production company, Fillmore Digital Media, LLC, with assistance from the non-profit educational film company Rubicon Productions in Baltimore, friends in the film business and family members.
“When I began this film I thought I was creating a documentary about black history. I quickly learned that I was really creating a film on American history,” said Yost. “Not many people know about Storer College or its relevance to our nation’s history. At first, I was unsure how to frame the story. The best decision I made was to let the alumni tell their own stories. My heart and mind expanded as I listened and learned about Storer’s rich heritage through their candid and heartfelt testimonials. They became the core of the film.”
The Storer College Alumni Association worked with the filmmaker to coordinate interviews with alumni in the region. Surprisingly, even though the school closed in 1955, the alumni association is still active, and holds a reunion each year the first weekend in August. Descendants of Storer alumni help keep the tradition alive.
Park rangers and staff at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the Stephen T. Mather Training Center were instrumental in the completion of this film by providing encouragement to the filmmaker and access to historical documents, spaces and events.
Cinematographer Stephen Holloway of Laurel, Maryland, served as Director of Photography, and filmed most of the production in HD with his signature cinematic style. Second unit videography was provided by Midge Flinn Yost. Drew Perkins of Rubicon Productions served as Executive Producer. Clai Lashley of Bright Guys Media in Hedgesville served as lighting director. Leslie Catanese of Harpers Ferry provided production assistance. Beverly Bolger of Charles Town assisted with local talent for the dramatic recreations.
Dr. Dawne Raines Burke, author, An American Phoenix: A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation will also attend the premiere.
“Storer opened its doors at the close of the Civil War, becoming the first institution of higher learning and the first normal school to which African-Americans could be admitted in West Virginia, “ said Dr. Burke. “It's truly the American story. It's about persons, who, under extreme difficulty became participatory citizens. They rose above societal obstacles in order to execute their fullest citizenship. The founders of Storer came together to create the school because it was the right thing to do. They sacrificed themselves on every level--social, political, and economic--to do so. Their work guided this region of West Virginia toward positive social change and social justice. It demonstrated how two different cultures came together during one of the nation's darkest hours."
About Fillmore Digital Media, LLC
Fillmore Digital Media is a full-service media production company in Jefferson County, WV, that has been part of Jefferson County Development Authority’s ‘Small Business Incubator’ program in Kearneysville, WV.
Filmmaker Midge Flinn Yost is currently a Producer for Maryland Public Television’s documentary on the War of 1812 which will premiere in 2012 and Consultant Producer for the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership’s “Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student” educational media program. She served as a Producer and Editor on documentary films for both Alpha Phi Alpha, and Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first intercollegiate fraternity and sorority established by African Americans. She has collaborated on more than 400 videos and films spanning a 20 year career in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area. Her production company, Fillmore Digital Media, LLC, develops documentaries and promotional media projects for broadcast, government, corporate, non-profit, education and on-line clients.

Nostalgia Is Better Than Ever

(NAPSI)—If you can remember the Kennedy administration, the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” Sandy Koufax pitching or the first moon landing, chances are you’re a baby boomer.
Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers are some 80 million strong. The generation, often referred to as the hardest working, has played a significant role in shaping the cultural, social and consumer-focused society of today. Spending more than $2 trillion on consumer goods each year, this group knows what it wants and where to get it.
Increasingly, boomers are re-embracing the good old days, searching out content and products that remind them of a better time: the television shows they watched, the breakfast cereal they ate, the songs they listened to.
Major companies are taking note and reintroducing classic items. TV shows from “Hawaii Five-O” to “Charlie’s Angels” are back in the mainstream entertainment lineup while “Mad Men” has capitalized on the glory days of 1960s advertising.
Nowhere is the popularity of nostalgia as evident as on the Internet. A wide array of websites has surfaced to supply boomers with classic content ranging from vintage prom attire to family photos.
In response to the nostalgic bent of its 55 million members, venerable social networking site Classmates.com acquired a huge assortment of vintage content to transform itself into Memory Lane.com. The new website features the largest archive of nostalgic content on the Internet, letting boomers relive six decades of Americana from the 1940s through the 1990s with over 100 million pieces of content.
The site now offers vintage magazines such as SPORT and The Saturday Evening Post, historic Universal newsreels and clips to the music that provided the sound track to so many boomers’ lives. Boomers can also explore over 70,000 digitized high school yearbooks covering over 30 million people who graduated from a U.S. high school before 1989.
A visit to MemoryLane.com has been compared to stepping into an Internet time machine where visitors can explore, discover and connect with the iconic moments that formed America’s history—and their own. Boomers can relive the events that helped shape their lives through the tremendous amount of images, videos, music, magazines and other content preserved at http://www.memorylane.com/ with a simple click of a mouse.

County Notices

Custodian
Help Wanted Advertisement
The Jefferson County Commission is looking for a highly motivated person to assist with
Custodial duties for the Jefferson County Maintenance Department. This will be a full time
position with county benefits. Applicant must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent,
and one (1) year of custodian experience in commercial cleaning or any equivalent combination of
training and or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform
the essential functions of the job.
Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a criminal background
investigation inquiry. Applications and job description can be obtained and dropped off at 124 E.
Washington St. Charles Town WV, 25414, or viewed on the county web site at
www.jeffersoncountywv.org. Applications can also be mailed to P.O. Box 250, Charles Town
WV, 25414 ATTN: Maintenance Director or Designee. All applications must be submitted to
the Jefferson County Maintenance Department no later than Tuesday, May 31, 2011 by 5:00
p.m.
POSITION DESCRIPTION – CUSTODIAN
The custodian is responsible for keeping his/hers primary building(s) in a clean and orderly
condition. He/she is to perform a combination of dusting furniture, walls, fixtures or equipment;
sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, waxing or buffing floors; removal of the refuse; polishing
furniture or fixtures; window washing; cleaning restrooms, showers, locker rooms and assuring
all bathroom niceties are available (toilet paper, hand soap, paper towels; etc.).
Reports directly to the Maintenance Director.
. Responsible for representing the Department of Maintenance to other Departments and
the general public in a manner which promotes good relationships.
. Performs other duties as requested by the Maintenance Director.
. Ensures that safe conditions are being maintained at all times on the interior and exterior
of the building(s) in which they are responsible.
. Corrects or reports any deficiencies noted to the Maintenance Director or Department.
. Responds to emergencies at any time.
Minimum of one (1) year experience required.
. High school diploma or equivalent.
. Able to lift twenty (20) pounds
. Able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
. Most possess a valid driver’s license.
MUST PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Discussion of Purchase of Cement Mill Property Using County Funds
The County Commission of Jefferson County will hold a Public Hearing
on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at 7p.m. in the County Commission Meeting
Room located at the Old Charles Town Library Meeting Room on the ground
floor of the Library, 200 East Washington Street, Charles Town, WV 25414.
The purpose of the public hearing is to discuss the purchase of the
Cement Mill Property using County funds.
Anyone wishing to provide written or oral comment may do so at this meeting
or send comment to info@jeffersoncountywv.org .





JCESA Meeting Scheduled
The May Regular Meeting of the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency (JCESA) Board will be
held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the JCESA Operations Center located at 419 16th Avenue
in Ranson, West Virginia.
AGENDA
Roll Call
. Approval of the April 19, 2011 Regular Meeting minutes
. Blue Ridge Mountain VMC President Pat Greenwell
o Discussion of Company 5’s financial status
President’s Report
o Update on Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR)
o Update on State regulatory coordination regarding fire services
o Mutual aid issues
o Status of new staff position recruitment efforts
Board member requests
o JCESA grant application priorities (Rosa)
o County Commission capital improvement plan (Rosa)
o JCESA reimbursement for staffing volunteer transport ambulances (Freeman)
Employee Liaison Comments
. Director’s Report (Pittinger)
o Service report
o Financial report
Statement of Accounts
. Public Comment
. Committee Reports
o Quality Assurance Committee (Hannon)
o Personnel Committee (Alvarez)
o EMS Committee (Engle)
o Revenue Committee (Kelley)
o Audit Committee (Alvarez)
o Impact Fee Committee (Wilt)
. RFP for Emergency Generators
Executive Session to discuss employee personnel matter
. Board Member comments
Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting. The JCESA Operations Center is handicapped
accessible. Members of the public having questions about the meeting may contact JCESA at (304) 728-
3287 during business hours.