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Make Way for the Poultry Parade

The folks at HCC member the Moorefield Examiner created a great Poultry Week window with their depiction of the Poultry Parade! With more than 100 entrants, the parade is one of the highlights of Hardy County's annual Poultry Convention and Festival. This year's parade was held on Thursday, July 28.

- Photo by Mike Mallow

HCC & Heritage Weekend

Tickets are on sale now for the 57th Heritage Weekend on September 24-26, 2010. This annual fall event -- always the last full weekend in September -- honors the rich culture and history of Hardy County. Buy event tickets now at www.heritageweekend.com.

This year’s event will feature historic Moorefield, with a focus on Winchester Avenue. From Main Street to Olivet Cemetery, many property owners on Winchester Avenue are opening their homes, churches and businesses to provide a glimpse into life during an earlier time.

Each year Heritage Weekend highlights an historic structure with a professional drawing set on tile, suitable for collection and display. Chipley Homeplace on Winchester Avenue is this year's tile house. Its story warms the heart and its period interior is open for viewing both Saturday and Sunday of Heritage Weekend.

The Hardy County Chamber is working with Heritage Weekend Executive Director Bob Alcock this year to help bring more attention to Hardy County businesses as a part of the weekend's events.

To do this, the Chamber office will be open Saturday and Sunday on Heritage Weekend, to direct folks who stop in to different activities going on at member businesses, such as the craft fair at the Lost River Artisans Cooperative and the band and barbecue at Hardman's Hardware.

We are also providing each participating home and church with a packet of our HCC county roadmaps, so that visitors can feel confident about traveling around the county and that advertisers on our map will have maximum exposure to a new audience!

The 2010 Heritage Weekend festivities begin on Friday evening with the opening of the quilt show at Moorefield Elementary School. The popular craft show opens Saturday morning at Moorefield High School. These events continue throughout the weekend.

The house and church tours remain the highlight of Heritage Weekend. Every dollar spent on a tour ticket is allocated to the Hardy County Public Library and projects that preserve Hardy County's history and culture.

Various communities like Arkansaw, Lost River, Mathias and Wardensville offer crafts, music, and food not to be missed. Two hints: the homemade pies at the Arkansaw Community Center go fast and the pancakes at the Mathias Ruritan Saturday breakfast cannot be equaled!

Tickets for the crowd-pleasing Saturday night South Branch Fiddle, Banjo and Mandolin contest at McCoy's Grand Theatre in Moorefield sell out quickly. This year, audience members will have a say in the judging!

Chamber Buzz

News You Can Use Sept. 2, 2010

Renewals News!: Thank you to Tri-County Tool Rental! We received your 2010 renewal this week and are proud that you have chosen to continue your investment in the Hardy County Chamber! Thank you!

Give ’Em a Map: AH, the age old question of Heritage Weekend – “How do I get to….” This year, HCC members, not only can you answer this question, but you can further impress your customer by giving them a FREE Hardy County Chamber roadmap! Out of maps? Stop by or call the HCC office at 304-530-1786! They are going quickly (we sense a reprint in 2011) so call today. This year, you can give your customers the absolute BEST service – and a map!

THE Hardy Co. History Book, Reprinted: HCC member Hardy County Public Library is once again offering the long-out-of-print Hardy County, WV, Family History to 1990. This hand-bound, embossed hardback features 300 pages of the history of local families, churches, structures, organizations, activities… it’s all here. Orders are being taken now for the book, which will be delivered by Christmas. For more information, please contact the Hardy County Public Library at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Hardy County kids CAN read: Or, at least they’ll have a better opportunity with HCC member The Lost River General Store’s is “new & slightly new” book and magazine drive for East Hardy High Library this weekend. To participate, bring your “new or slightly new” books to the Lost River General Store (6993 SR 259, Lost River), and just drop them off and our staff will get them to the Library. If your books are too hard to part with, contribute a yearly magazine subscription for EHH Library….Smithsonian, National Geographic and the New York Times are already taken, but Field & Stream, Entrepreneur, Business Week, Sports Illustrated and many more are still on the list! They are “Working hard to keep Hardy reading!” For more information, call 304-897-6169.

FREE Chamilia WVU bead!: HCC member Anderson’s Corner is offering a football-lovers special this weekend: Buy 4 Chamilia beads and get a special WVU bead FREE! (And oh yes, they have Mountaineer blue and gold!) This bead offer, valued at $49, is good through Sept. 4, while supplies last. To get your bead, get down to Anderson’s Corner, 712 N. Main St., Moorefield, today!

Prescription Drug Summit: The Hardy County Health & Wellness Center will host a forum to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in Hardy County. They invite everyone to join the conversation at 6 p.m. Sept. 16, at the South Branch Inn. Dinner will be served. For more information, contact the Health & Wellness Center at 304-538-7380.

Calling All Chamber Artists!: Bear Garden Farms in Capon Bridge is expanding its operations and creating an opportunity for artists throughout the region! This fall, they plan to open two new businesses: Capon Bridge Fiber Works and the CBFW Gallery, which will be located in an historic home on WV Route 50! The goal of the gallery is to showcase the works of artists throughout the region. The grand opening for the public will be Oct. 2, so please contact them soon about having your works displayed at this new and promising venue! For more information, visit www.caponbridgefiberworks.com or contact Terrie Reynolds at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 304-856-1502!

Heritage Weekend News!: Tickets are on sale now for HCC member Hardy County Craft and Tourism Association’s 57^th Annual Heritage Weekend, Sept. 24-26! This year’s event will feature historic Moorefield, with a focus on Winchester Avenue. From Main Street to Olivet Cemetery, many property owners on Winchester Avenue are opening their homes, churches and businesses to provide a glimpse into life during an earlier time. Chipley Homeplace on Winchester Avenue is this year's tile house. Its story warms the heart and its period interior is open for viewing both Saturday and Sunday of Heritage Weekend. Get your tickets today at www.heritageweekend.com