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The Inside Story . . .
WVURA Annual Picnic
September 27, 2026
The Retirees Association annual picnic was held at the Westside Senior Center pavilion at Westover. Backyard BarBQ catered the event. The food was excellent; desserts were yummy.. There were giveaways and a silent auction. Some of our board members donated the baskets and they were beautiful. The Mountaineer visited with retirees and led us in singing Country Roads. Retirees spent time reconnecting with coworkers.
September 27, 2026
The Retirees Association annual picnic was held at the Westside Senior Center pavilion at Westover. Backyard BarBQ catered the event. The food was excellent; desserts were yummy.. There were giveaways and a silent auction. Some of our board members donated the baskets and they were beautiful. The Mountaineer visited with retirees and led us in singing Country Roads. Retirees spent time reconnecting with coworkers.
September 22, 2026
The WVU Retirees Association, along with the American Red Cross, sponsored a blood drive in the Nutting Gallery of the Erickson Alumni Association. The Red Cross has announced the second ever national blood supply crisis and is urging immediate blood donations. Retirees filled all slots again!
Painting Empty Bowls
September 17, 2026
September 17, 2026
The Retirees Association reserved space at the WOW Factory in Star City for members to paint bowls for the Empty Bowls luncheon. The WOW Factory provided paints, fired the bowls, and delivered them to the Empty Bowls Monongalia staff. Part of the Empty Bowls mission is to increase public awareness of hunger issues in the county. Feeding America statistics report it would take over 5 million dollars annually to meet the needs of the hungry in Monongalia County.
Tracks and Yaks
September 10, 2026
Retirees went rail biking at Tracks and Yaks in Frostburg MD. Rail bikes are custom built to ride the railroad tracks. There is no need to steer as the tracks guide your way leaving you free to take in the scenery and enjoy the experience. The Tracks and Yaks Queen City Combo is a 15+ mile downhill ride to Cumberland (not much pedaling required) and a train ride back to Frostburg. We skipped the Yaks part which is kayaking on the Potomac. When we returned to the Frostburg depot we could tour the depot then go into Frostburg for a late lunch or some shopping.
September 10, 2026
Retirees went rail biking at Tracks and Yaks in Frostburg MD. Rail bikes are custom built to ride the railroad tracks. There is no need to steer as the tracks guide your way leaving you free to take in the scenery and enjoy the experience. The Tracks and Yaks Queen City Combo is a 15+ mile downhill ride to Cumberland (not much pedaling required) and a train ride back to Frostburg. We skipped the Yaks part which is kayaking on the Potomac. When we returned to the Frostburg depot we could tour the depot then go into Frostburg for a late lunch or some shopping.
Friday, September 4, 2026
The book for the September meeting was The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World by Tara Zahra. Between1846 and 1940, more than 50 million Europeans moved to the Americas in one of the largest migrations of human history. In this book, Zahra shows how the policies that gave shape to this migration provided the precedent for future events such as the Holocaust, the closing of the Iron Curtain, and the tragedies of ethnic cleansing.