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Help Arthurdale Heritage plan ways to use the historic Arthurdale Schools

Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. is holding two public meetings to ask local residents and entrepreneurs to help plan future uses for the original Arthurdale Schools which are currently empty. The meetings will be held in our Center Hall.

The first gathering is Friday July 23 at 6pm and the second one is Saturday July 24 at 2pm. Light refreshments will be available.

“We are considering three possible areas of expansion – community services, arts & entertainment, and business development” said Jeanne Goodman, executive director. “We are inviting the local community to meet with us, discuss the options, and give us their opinions on using the restored buildings.”

For those who cannot come to one of the meetings, the survey link is http://www.arthurdaleheritage.org/focus. This Arthurdale Revitalization project is funded by a FOCUS WV Brownfields grant which is distributed through West Virginia University.

Mark Your Calendar

The annual New Deal Festival is on July 10, 2010 in Arthurdale, WV.  We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Just Announced: Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts Performing at Greenbrier Classic

Win two passes to all practice and competition rounds.

The bidding is now open for your chance to win 2 tickets to the Greenbrier Classic!

PLACE YOUR BID NOW: Greenbrier Classic Tickets Silent Auction

Bids for two passes to the inaugural Greenbrier Classic have reached over $270.00 as of Tuesday, June 8th. Bids will be accepted through the above link through 4:00pm on June 16th. You can rebid at anytime and the highest bid wins. The passes are valued at nearly $300.00.

The Greenbrier Classic has just announced a second concert featuring Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts. Your passes include admission to this second concert as well as the one featuring Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Tournament organizers say the event is nearing a sellout. The event features some of the world’s top golfers including Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, and more. Held at the world-famous Greenbrier, your passes include guaranteed admission to the entire week’s events, including practice rounds.

The Greenbrier Classic is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup event and runs from July 16th through August 1, 2010. The event features a six-million dollar purse and will be televised by CBS and The Golf Channel.

Invitation: 1930s Living History Reenactors

Arthurdale Heritage and the New Deal Festival planning committee would like to invite living history hobbyists and reenactors to dress up in their 1930s “Sunday best” and come out to the New Deal Festival in Arthurdale, WV on July 10, 2010.

We’re looking for any New Deal era impression you might be interested in portraying.  Arthurdale was the first New Deal Homestead community in the nation and home to farmers, craftspeople, builders, factory workers, miners and more.  As a federal project, there were also federal employees, teachers, and planners. It was also visited often by politicians and reporters because of its connection to the New Deal legislation.  Not to be forgotten are the families – mothers, fathers, children, grandparents and grandchildren.  This is a unique opportunity for a peacetime impression from a unique period of our history!

We hope that you can come to Arthurdale, July 10 and help us celebrate the New Deal.  If you are interested or have questions, please let us know!