By Tricia Fulks Chronicle Editor Business signs were again a point of contention amongst town officials as Shepherdstown Historic Landmarks commissioners struggled to initially reach an agreement regarding a sign permit application. Devonshire Arms Cafe and Pub General Manager Josh Ferguson was present at Monday evening’s meet- ing to try to get recom- mended approval to plan- ning commission for a hanging sign as well as two sandwich board signs, one of which would lean against the entrance of the establishment. Zoning Officer Harvey Heyser asked Ferguson to verbal- ly modify the application at the LED-lit “open” sign Win money! See Page 21 for details Index Editorial ........................... 4 Puzzle solution .................... 26 Puzzle ........................... 28 Classifieds ........................ 29 Vol. 20, No. 30 October 14, 2011 The Shepherdstown CHRONICLE www.ShepherdstownChronicle.com 50 cents Thanks for subscribing, Larry Daily one of our loyal readers Briefly Shepherdstown WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin announced $1,013,781 in federal funding for Shepherd University’s Department of Nursing Education. “Nurses are the backbone of hospitals throughout West Virginia and the coun- try,” Rockefeller said in a statement. “This funding will make it possible to train more West Virginians, particularly those from rural areas, to get the education they need to pursue this important career and help hospitals and patients throughout the state. I hope we can encourage more stu- dents to seek out this field.” The funds will provide scholarships, Shepherd nursing lands $1 million in funding See Briefly page 28 See Signs page 26 Signs point of contention at HLC meeting By Kelly Cambrel Chronicle Staff Tuesday the Shepherdstown Town Council voted on the plans for the 2012 Street Fest, a Veterans Memorial tree planting at Cullison Park and recommendations made by the planning commission for changes to Title 9. Becky Phipps, resident of Rocky Street next Cullison Park gave a presentation regarding the dedication of a Veterans Memorial tree. Phipps read from a letter she wrote to the town coun- cil signed by residents who live near Cullison Park. In the letter, Phipps described the tree as “a living reminder — or memorial — to veterans of U.S. wars, par- ticularly disabled veterans.” Council approves fest, tree votes By Kelly Cambrel Chronicle Staff As occupy protests spring up all over the country, those in the local area have found ways to participate. Elizabeth Barker, a 21- year-old Shepherd University student who lives in Shepherdstown, See Votes page 28 See Occupy page 22 Locals join ‘Occupy’ movement Chronicle photo by Kelly Cambrel Students march during an ‘Occupy D.C.’ march in Washington, D.C. As occupy protests spring up around the country, those local to the area have found ways to participate.
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By Tricia FulksChronicle Editor
Business signs were againa point of contentionamongst town officials asShepherdstownHistoric
Landmarks commissionersstruggled to initially reachan agreement regarding asign permit application.DevonshireArms Cafe
and Pub General ManagerJosh Fergusonwas present
at Monday evening’s meet-ing to try to get recom-mended approval to plan-ning commission for ahanging sign as well astwo sandwich board signs,one of which would lean
against the entrance of theestablishment. ZoningOfficer Harvey Heyserasked Ferguson to verbal-ly modify the applicationat the LED-lit “open” sign
Win money! See Page 21 for details
IndexEditorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Puzzle solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Vol. 20, No. 30
October 14, 2011
The ShepherdstownCHRONICLE
www.ShepherdstownChronicle.com 50 cents
Thanks for subscribing,Larry Daily
one of our loyal readers
Briefly Shepherdstown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday U.S.Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchinannounced $1,013,781 in federal fundingfor Shepherd University’s Department ofNursing Education.
“Nurses are the backbone of hospitalsthroughout West Virginia and the coun-try,” Rockefeller said in a statement. “Thisfunding will make it possible to trainmore West Virginians, particularly thosefrom rural areas, to get the education theyneed to pursue this important career andhelp hospitals and patients throughout thestate. I hope we can encourage more stu-dents to seek out this field.”The funds will provide scholarships,
Shepherd nursing lands$1million in funding
See Briefly page 28
See Signs page 26
Signs point of contention at HLC meeting
By Kelly CambrelChronicle Staff
Tuesday theShepherdstown TownCouncil voted on the plansfor the 2012 Street Fest, a
VeteransMemorial treeplanting at Cullison Parkand recommendations madeby the planning commissionfor changes to Title 9.Becky Phipps, resident of
Rocky Street next Cullison
Park gave a presentationregarding the dedication of aVeteransMemorial tree.Phipps read from a letter
she wrote to the town coun-cil signed by residents wholive near Cullison Park. In
the letter, Phipps describedthe tree as “a livingreminder— ormemorial—to veterans of U.S. wars, par-ticularly disabled veterans.”
Council approves fest, tree votes
By Kelly CambrelChronicle Staff
As occupy protestsspring up all over thecountry, those in the localarea have found ways toparticipate.Elizabeth Barker, a 21-
year-old ShepherdUniversity student wholives in Shepherdstown,
See Votes page 28
See Occupy page 22
Locals join‘Occupy’movement
Chronicle photo by Kelly CambrelStudents march during an ‘Occupy D.C.’ march in Washington, D.C. As occupy protests springup around the country, those local to the area have found ways to participate.
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