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The Inside Story . . .
Shades of Ireland
March 13-25, 2026
In March, WVU retirees traveled with Collette for the Shades of Ireland tour featuring Northern Ireland. We joined the party atmosphere to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day in Killarney, Ireland. We also had a chance to kiss the Blarney stone at Blarney Castle. We visited the Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Giant’s Causeway. We traveled for 13 days and 12 nights to visit the cities of Dublin, Killarney, Derry, and Belfast among others. Our tour guide was both knowledgeable and entertaining (that's Brian in the back on the right) and our bus driver was fun and skilled (that's Diarmuid on the left). It was a good time and a good group.
March 13-25, 2026
In March, WVU retirees traveled with Collette for the Shades of Ireland tour featuring Northern Ireland. We joined the party atmosphere to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day in Killarney, Ireland. We also had a chance to kiss the Blarney stone at Blarney Castle. We visited the Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Giant’s Causeway. We traveled for 13 days and 12 nights to visit the cities of Dublin, Killarney, Derry, and Belfast among others. Our tour guide was both knowledgeable and entertaining (that's Brian in the back on the right) and our bus driver was fun and skilled (that's Diarmuid on the left). It was a good time and a good group.
Friday, March 6, 2026
The March book was Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande. The struggle to perform well is universal but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the line with every decision. In this book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable.
Let's Go Bowling
Mondays in March
Beginning on March 2, retirees bowled each Monday in March beginning at 10 a.m. at Suburban Lanes. They planned to bowl three games each Monday and were done around noon. The games were $3.00 each. Ball and shoes were free.
Mondays in March
Beginning on March 2, retirees bowled each Monday in March beginning at 10 a.m. at Suburban Lanes. They planned to bowl three games each Monday and were done around noon. The games were $3.00 each. Ball and shoes were free.
Painting Empty Bowls
Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Retirees Association reserved space on February 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the WOW Factory in Star City for members to paint bowls for the Empty Bowls Monongalia luncheon. The WOW Factory provided paints, fired the bowls, and delivered them to the Empty Bowls staff in time for the event.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Retirees Association reserved space on February 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the WOW Factory in Star City for members to paint bowls for the Empty Bowls Monongalia luncheon. The WOW Factory provided paints, fired the bowls, and delivered them to the Empty Bowls staff in time for the event.
Friday, February 6, 2026
The February book was The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting Their Story by Dimitra Papagianni & Michael A. Morse. For hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals evolved in Europe parallel to Homo sapiens evolving in Africa and, when both species made their first forays into Asia, the Neanderthals may even have had the upper hand. In this important volume, the authors compile the first full chronological narrative of the Neanderthals’ dramatic existence―from their evolution in Europe to their expansion to Siberia to their subsequent extinction,