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SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jane Hamann as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 21 evening meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Hamann, left, with Rotarian Dr. Ken Hill.

Jane was born and raised in the Chicago area. After marrying her husband Brad, she moved to New York. In their 21 years of marriage, they have lived in Upstate New York, New Mexico, and now West Virginia.

Jane's early working years were customer-service based and that is where she found that she enjoyed working with and helping people. She has also always been an active person and interested in health and fitness, so in 2000 she received a personal trainer certification through the American Council on Exercise and started her own training business. She saw the need for in-home training, as gyms are not always comfortable or convenient for people.

After a personal health challenge, she realized the importance of overall health and fitness, from physical to psychological to spiritual. Therefore, in 2018 she received additional certification as a Cancer Exercise Specialist and health coach.

She has also taught health and fitness courses at the college level.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Jane has joined the evening group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jane Hamann as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 21 evening meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Hamann, left, with Rotarian Dr. Ken Hill.

Jane was born and raised in the Chicago area. After marrying her husband Brad, she moved to New York. In their 21 years of marriage, they have lived in Upstate New York, New Mexico, and now West Virginia.

Jane's early working years were customer-service based and that is where she found that she enjoyed working with and helping people. She has also always been an active person and interested in health and fitness, so in 2000 she received a personal trainer certification through the American Council on Exercise and started her own training business. She saw the need for in-home training, as gyms are not always comfortable or convenient for people.

After a personal health challenge, she realized the importance of overall health and fitness, from physical to psychological to spiritual. Therefore, in 2018 she received additional certification as a Cancer Exercise Specialist and health coach.

She has also taught health and fitness courses at the college level.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Jane has joined the evening group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jane Hamann as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 21 evening meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Hamann, left, with Rotarian Dr. Ken Hill.

Jane was born and raised in the Chicago area. After marrying her husband Brad, she moved to New York. In their 21 years of marriage, they have lived in Upstate New York, New Mexico, and now West Virginia.

Jane's early working years were customer-service based and that is where she found that she enjoyed working with and helping people. She has also always been an active person and interested in health and fitness, so in 2000 she received a personal trainer certification through the American Council on Exercise and started her own training business. She saw the need for in-home training, as gyms are not always comfortable or convenient for people.

After a personal health challenge, she realized the importance of overall health and fitness, from physical to psychological to spiritual. Therefore, in 2018 she received additional certification as a Cancer Exercise Specialist and health coach.

She has also taught health and fitness courses at the college level.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Jane has joined the evening group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jeff Soloway as a new member.

The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 6 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Soloway, center, with Club Secretary Rick Caruso, left, and Club President Sean Murtagh, right.

Soloway has been employed by the Aramark Corporation for nearly 10 years, the last two-and-a-half as director of food services at Shepherd University. From 2013 to 2020, he supervised contract management of Aramark environmental services for large healthcare operations.

Previous positions included directing all aspects of hotel operations for a Carnival Cruise Lines ship, establishing a day spa company, and serving as president of a firm that specialized in fundraising for community organizations.

He is married and has one daughter.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Soloway has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jeff Soloway as a new member.

The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 6 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Soloway, center, with Club Secretary Rick Caruso, left, and Club President Sean Murtagh, right.

Soloway has been employed by the Aramark Corporation for nearly 10 years, the last two-and-a-half as director of food services at Shepherd University. From 2013 to 2020, he supervised contract management of Aramark environmental services for large healthcare operations.

Previous positions included directing all aspects of hotel operations for a Carnival Cruise Lines ship, establishing a day spa company, and serving as president of a firm that specialized in fundraising for community organizations.

He is married and has one daughter.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Soloway has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Jeff Soloway as a new member.

The induction ceremony was held at the Club's December 6 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Soloway, center, with Club Secretary Rick Caruso, left, and Club President Sean Murtagh, right.

Soloway has been employed by the Aramark Corporation for nearly 10 years, the last two-and-a-half as director of food services at Shepherd University. From 2013 to 2020, he supervised contract management of Aramark environmental services for large healthcare operations.

Previous positions included directing all aspects of hotel operations for a Carnival Cruise Lines ship, establishing a day spa company, and serving as president of a firm that specialized in fundraising for community organizations.

He is married and has one daughter.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn.

Soloway has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

CHRISTMAS PARADE STILL ON FOR SATURDAY

With the weather forecasts for this Saturday currently not looking all that great, please remember that Shepherdstown's Christmas parades always take place rain (or snow) or shine.

So let's accentuate the positive (even if it does rain, the temperature is supposed to be relatively mild--near 60!). We'll make the most of whatever weather we get and even if we loose some entries to the weather the parade will still be a fun, family-oriented event that everyone can enjoy.

As always, the parade will start at 10 am sharp at the corner of German and Church streets, and proceed down German to Princess Street.

Rotary will be there. We hope you'll be there too!

CHRISTMAS PARADE STILL ON FOR SATURDAY

With the weather forecasts for this Saturday currently not looking all that great, please remember that Shepherdstown's Christmas parades always take place rain (or snow) or shine.

So let's accentuate the positive (even if it does rain, the temperature is supposed to be relatively mild--near 60!). We'll make the most of whatever weather we get and even if we loose some entries to the weather the parade will still be a fun, family-oriented event that everyone can enjoy.

As always, the parade will start at 10 am sharp at the corner of German and Church streets, and proceed down German to Princess Street.

Rotary will be there. We hope you'll be there too!

CHRISTMAS PARADE STILL ON FOR SATURDAY

With the weather forecasts for this Saturday currently not looking all that great, please remember that Shepherdstown's Christmas parades always take place rain (or snow) or shine.

So let's accentuate the positive (even if it does rain, the temperature is supposed to be relatively mild--near 60!). We'll make the most of whatever weather we get and even if we loose some entries to the weather the parade will still be a fun, family-oriented event that everyone can enjoy.

As always, the parade will start at 10 am sharp at the corner of German and Church streets, and proceed down German to Princess Street.

Rotary will be there. We hope you'll be there too!

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HELPS SCHOOL TOY DRIVE

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has donated $1,212 to this year's "Candy Cane Express" Christmas toy drive for needy children attending T.A. Lowery Elementary School in Shenandoah Junction.

The toy drive is intended to assist T.A. Lowery-student families who have been identified as lacking sufficient means to provide their children with toys. It begins on November 1 and lasts through the first week of December. The school provides detailed guidance on the kinds of toys needed, and all the toys collected must be new and unopened. When the drive is over, families come to the school to select their children's toys before the school begins its Christmas break.

The Rotary Club presented its check on November 30 at the school. All the funds for it were raised through individual contributions from Club members.

The accompanying photo shows, from left to right, Rotary Club member Walt Eifert; Rotary Club Youth Service Committee Chair Cara Keys; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Beth Saunders, who helps direct the toy drive; T.A. Lowrey Principal Kristen Martin; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Barbie Scott; Rotary Club member Jennifer Wabnitz; and Rotary Club President Sean Murtagh.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HELPS SCHOOL TOY DRIVE

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has donated $1,212 to this year's "Candy Cane Express" Christmas toy drive for needy children attending T.A. Lowery Elementary School in Shenandoah Junction.

The toy drive is intended to assist T.A. Lowery-student families who have been identified as lacking sufficient means to provide their children with toys. It begins on November 1 and lasts through the first week of December. The school provides detailed guidance on the kinds of toys needed, and all the toys collected must be new and unopened. When the drive is over, families come to the school to select their children's toys before the school begins its Christmas break.

The Rotary Club presented its check on November 30 at the school. All the funds for it were raised through individual contributions from Club members.

The accompanying photo shows, from left to right, Rotary Club member Walt Eifert; Rotary Club Youth Service Committee Chair Cara Keys; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Beth Saunders, who helps direct the toy drive; T.A. Lowrey Principal Kristen Martin; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Barbie Scott; Rotary Club member Jennifer Wabnitz; and Rotary Club President Sean Murtagh.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HELPS SCHOOL TOY DRIVE

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has donated $1,212 to this year's "Candy Cane Express" Christmas toy drive for needy children attending T.A. Lowery Elementary School in Shenandoah Junction.

The toy drive is intended to assist T.A. Lowery-student families who have been identified as lacking sufficient means to provide their children with toys. It begins on November 1 and lasts through the first week of December. The school provides detailed guidance on the kinds of toys needed, and all the toys collected must be new and unopened. When the drive is over, families come to the school to select their children's toys before the school begins its Christmas break.

The Rotary Club presented its check on November 30 at the school. All the funds for it were raised through individual contributions from Club members.

The accompanying photo shows, from left to right, Rotary Club member Walt Eifert; Rotary Club Youth Service Committee Chair Cara Keys; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Beth Saunders, who helps direct the toy drive; T.A. Lowrey Principal Kristen Martin; T.A. Lowery Special Education Teacher Barbie Scott; Rotary Club member Jennifer Wabnitz; and Rotary Club President Sean Murtagh.

ROTARY CLUB HELPS SHEPHERDSTOWN GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club pitched in last Friday and Saturday (November 18 and 19) to erect and decorate the town's Christmas tree on the McMurran Hall lawn.

The Rotary Club has performed this service for the town each year since the town's "Christmas in Shepherdstown" celebration began more than 30 years ago.

This year's tree was again donated by Dan and Bryan Trees (formerly Sundback's) of Shepherdstown, which has generously provided the town with Christmas trees for many years.

This year's Christmas celebration will begin formally at McMurran Hall around 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 25 with a children's story reading, tree lighting, and Santa's arrival.

The town will hold its annual Christmas parade, which is organized by the Rotary Club, at 10:00 a.m. December 3.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the Saturday tree-decoration crew. They are, from left to right: Front Row, Jack Lantzy, Hank Walter, Austin Slater, Matt Taylor; Second Row, Keith Carter, John McFarland, Ann Baronner, Teri Biebel, Walt Eifert; Third Row, Stacy McFarland, Dick Klein, Gary Heichel, John Williams; Back Row. Jim King, John Loeffler.

ROTARY CLUB HELPS SHEPHERDSTOWN GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club pitched in last Friday and Saturday (November 18 and 19) to erect and decorate the town's Christmas tree on the McMurran Hall lawn.

The Rotary Club has performed this service for the town each year since the town's "Christmas in Shepherdstown" celebration began more than 30 years ago.

This year's tree was again donated by Dan and Bryan Trees (formerly Sundback's) of Shepherdstown, which has generously provided the town with Christmas trees for many years.

This year's Christmas celebration will begin formally at McMurran Hall around 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 25 with a children's story reading, tree lighting, and Santa's arrival.

The town will hold its annual Christmas parade, which is organized by the Rotary Club, at 10:00 a.m. December 3.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the Saturday tree-decoration crew. They are, from left to right: Front Row, Jack Lantzy, Hank Walter, Austin Slater, Matt Taylor; Second Row, Keith Carter, John McFarland, Ann Baronner, Teri Biebel, Walt Eifert; Third Row, Stacy McFarland, Dick Klein, Gary Heichel, John Williams; Back Row. Jim King, John Loeffler.

ROTARY CLUB HELPS SHEPHERDSTOWN GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club pitched in last Friday and Saturday (November 18 and 19) to erect and decorate the town's Christmas tree on the McMurran Hall lawn.

The Rotary Club has performed this service for the town each year since the town's "Christmas in Shepherdstown" celebration began more than 30 years ago.

This year's tree was again donated by Dan and Bryan Trees (formerly Sundback's) of Shepherdstown, which has generously provided the town with Christmas trees for many years.

This year's Christmas celebration will begin formally at McMurran Hall around 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 25 with a children's story reading, tree lighting, and Santa's arrival.

The town will hold its annual Christmas parade, which is organized by the Rotary Club, at 10:00 a.m. December 3.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the Saturday tree-decoration crew. They are, from left to right: Front Row, Jack Lantzy, Hank Walter, Austin Slater, Matt Taylor; Second Row, Keith Carter, John McFarland, Ann Baronner, Teri Biebel, Walt Eifert; Third Row, Stacy McFarland, Dick Klein, Gary Heichel, John Williams; Back Row. Jim King, John Loeffler.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CONTINUES
HIGHWAY CLEANUP TRADITION

More than a dozen members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club turned out on Saturday, November 12, for the Club's 35th annual fall highway cleanup along Route 230 south of Shepherdstown.

In all, they collected 18 bags of trash.

The accompanying photo shows some of the participants. They are, from left to right: Adam Thomas, Stephen Choi, Steve Campbell, Fred D'Alauro, Sean Murtagh, Bill Howard, Keith Carter, Teri Biebel, and Austin Slater. Not pictured but participating were Rick Caruso, Carol Hill, Dave Miljour, Daan Vreugdenhil, and Jennifer Wabnitz.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Reserves Lieutenant Vincent Edwards helped guide traffic around the cleanup crew.

The Club was founded in 1987, and it has been conducting this cleanup twice a year since then, every spring and fall. The cleanup is focused on the two-mile section of Route 230 from the rail crossing in Shepherdstown to the Y intersection with Flowing Springs Road.

The cleanup itself began in 1985. A local couple, Conrad ("Connie") Hammann and his wife Mary Ann, initiated their own twice-a-year cleanups of this stretch of Route 230 that year in response to an effort by two other local individuals, Polly Hockensmith and Peggy Sharp, to do something about the area's most littered byways.

Mr. Hammann was a founding member of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, and at his urging the Club quickly took over the Route 230 cleanup as one of its first community projects. Mr. Hammann coordinated the cleanup for the Club every year afterwards until he passed away in March 2015. Club Secretary Rick Caruso has coordinated the events since that time.

The State of West Virginia established its Adopt-a-Highway program in the late 1980s, and the Shepherdstown Rotary Club's cleanup was immediately recognized by that program. It is believed to be the oldest, continuously running Adopt-a-Highway cleanup in the state.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CONTINUES
HIGHWAY CLEANUP TRADITION

More than a dozen members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club turned out on Saturday, November 12, for the Club's 35th annual fall highway cleanup along Route 230 south of Shepherdstown.

In all, they collected 18 bags of trash.

The accompanying photo shows some of the participants. They are, from left to right: Adam Thomas, Stephen Choi, Steve Campbell, Fred D'Alauro, Sean Murtagh, Bill Howard, Keith Carter, Teri Biebel, and Austin Slater. Not pictured but participating were Rick Caruso, Carol Hill, Dave Miljour, Daan Vreugdenhil, and Jennifer Wabnitz.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Reserves Lieutenant Vincent Edwards helped guide traffic around the cleanup crew.

The Club was founded in 1987, and it has been conducting this cleanup twice a year since then, every spring and fall. The cleanup is focused on the two-mile section of Route 230 from the rail crossing in Shepherdstown to the Y intersection with Flowing Springs Road.

The cleanup itself began in 1985. A local couple, Conrad ("Connie") Hammann and his wife Mary Ann, initiated their own twice-a-year cleanups of this stretch of Route 230 that year in response to an effort by two other local individuals, Polly Hockensmith and Peggy Sharp, to do something about the area's most littered byways.

Mr. Hammann was a founding member of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, and at his urging the Club quickly took over the Route 230 cleanup as one of its first community projects. Mr. Hammann coordinated the cleanup for the Club every year afterwards until he passed away in March 2015. Club Secretary Rick Caruso has coordinated the events since that time.

The State of West Virginia established its Adopt-a-Highway program in the late 1980s, and the Shepherdstown Rotary Club's cleanup was immediately recognized by that program. It is believed to be the oldest, continuously running Adopt-a-Highway cleanup in the state.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CONTINUES
HIGHWAY CLEANUP TRADITION

More than a dozen members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club turned out on Saturday, November 12, for the Club's 35th annual fall highway cleanup along Route 230 south of Shepherdstown.

In all, they collected 18 bags of trash.

The accompanying photo shows some of the participants. They are, from left to right: Adam Thomas, Stephen Choi, Steve Campbell, Fred D'Alauro, Sean Murtagh, Bill Howard, Keith Carter, Teri Biebel, and Austin Slater. Not pictured but participating were Rick Caruso, Carol Hill, Dave Miljour, Daan Vreugdenhil, and Jennifer Wabnitz.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Reserves Lieutenant Vincent Edwards helped guide traffic around the cleanup crew.

The Club was founded in 1987, and it has been conducting this cleanup twice a year since then, every spring and fall. The cleanup is focused on the two-mile section of Route 230 from the rail crossing in Shepherdstown to the Y intersection with Flowing Springs Road.

The cleanup itself began in 1985. A local couple, Conrad ("Connie") Hammann and his wife Mary Ann, initiated their own twice-a-year cleanups of this stretch of Route 230 that year in response to an effort by two other local individuals, Polly Hockensmith and Peggy Sharp, to do something about the area's most littered byways.

Mr. Hammann was a founding member of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, and at his urging the Club quickly took over the Route 230 cleanup as one of its first community projects. Mr. Hammann coordinated the cleanup for the Club every year afterwards until he passed away in March 2015. Club Secretary Rick Caruso has coordinated the events since that time.

The State of West Virginia established its Adopt-a-Highway program in the late 1980s, and the Shepherdstown Rotary Club's cleanup was immediately recognized by that program. It is believed to be the oldest, continuously running Adopt-a-Highway cleanup in the state.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Glenn Gargan as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's November 8 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Gargan, center, with Club President Sean Murtagh, left, and Club member Hank Walter, right.

Gargan received undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting (with a major in economics) from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. After graduation, he joined the Entrepreneurial Services and High Technology Group of the Arthur Young accounting firm and then (after consolidation) Ernst & Young, where he was a member of the IPO teams of America Online and Orbital Sciences, as well as a private placement for Starbucks, and he was heavily involved in the firm’s venture capital activities. He then followed a client from public accounting into the construction industry, where he was a CFO for more than a decade.

Before coming to Shepherdstown, Gargan served as the volunteer president of the Montgomery Village (MD) Foundation, a nonprofit organization that managed an $8 million budget on behalf of more than 45,000 Village residents. He is a past member of the Advisory Board and Alumni Chapter Board of the Smith School of Business and has also chaired the School's Graduate Mentor program. He is also involved with the Project Management Institute as a certified Project Management Professional and the Construction Financial Management Association as a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional, He is a former member of the National Speakers Association and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Gargan and his wife, Lynda, began relocating to Shepherdstown in 2019. They are currently building a home in Cress Creek.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. Gargan has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Glenn Gargan as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's November 8 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Gargan, center, with Club President Sean Murtagh, left, and Club member Hank Walter, right.

Gargan received undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting (with a major in economics) from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. After graduation, he joined the Entrepreneurial Services and High Technology Group of the Arthur Young accounting firm and then (after consolidation) Ernst & Young, where he was a member of the IPO teams of America Online and Orbital Sciences, as well as a private placement for Starbucks, and he was heavily involved in the firm’s venture capital activities. He then followed a client from public accounting into the construction industry, where he was a CFO for more than a decade.

Before coming to Shepherdstown, Gargan served as the volunteer president of the Montgomery Village (MD) Foundation, a nonprofit organization that managed an $8 million budget on behalf of more than 45,000 Village residents. He is a past member of the Advisory Board and Alumni Chapter Board of the Smith School of Business and has also chaired the School's Graduate Mentor program. He is also involved with the Project Management Institute as a certified Project Management Professional and the Construction Financial Management Association as a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional, He is a former member of the National Speakers Association and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Gargan and his wife, Lynda, began relocating to Shepherdstown in 2019. They are currently building a home in Cress Creek.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. Gargan has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBER

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has inducted Glenn Gargan as a new member.
The induction ceremony was held at the Club's November 8 morning meeting at the Bavarian Inn.

The accompanying photo shows Gargan, center, with Club President Sean Murtagh, left, and Club member Hank Walter, right.

Gargan received undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting (with a major in economics) from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. After graduation, he joined the Entrepreneurial Services and High Technology Group of the Arthur Young accounting firm and then (after consolidation) Ernst & Young, where he was a member of the IPO teams of America Online and Orbital Sciences, as well as a private placement for Starbucks, and he was heavily involved in the firm’s venture capital activities. He then followed a client from public accounting into the construction industry, where he was a CFO for more than a decade.

Before coming to Shepherdstown, Gargan served as the volunteer president of the Montgomery Village (MD) Foundation, a nonprofit organization that managed an $8 million budget on behalf of more than 45,000 Village residents. He is a past member of the Advisory Board and Alumni Chapter Board of the Smith School of Business and has also chaired the School's Graduate Mentor program. He is also involved with the Project Management Institute as a certified Project Management Professional and the Construction Financial Management Association as a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional, He is a former member of the National Speakers Association and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Gargan and his wife, Lynda, began relocating to Shepherdstown in 2019. They are currently building a home in Cress Creek.

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club comprises two groups of members: a morning group that meets weekly on Tuesdays, and an evening group that meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Both groups meet at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. Gargan has joined the morning group.

To learn more about the Shepherdstown Rotary Club, including how to become a member, contact info@shepherdstownrotary.org.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HONORS KATHRYN BURNS

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club has presented its 2022 Vocational Service Award to Kathryn Burns, the owner and operator of Shepherdstown's Bridge Art Gallery.

The presentation was made at the Club's November 8 weekly breakfast meeting at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. The accompanying photo from the breakfast shows Burns, left, with Club President Sean Murtagh.

The Rotary Club gives this award each year to an outstanding community member who embodies values and principles that exemplify Rotary ideals, especially service above self and a commitment to high professional and ethical standards.

Burns has run the Bridge Gallery since 2008.

Murtagh said the Club wanted to recognize her ongoing efforts to raise funds for the Jefferson County Animal Welfare Society and the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.

Each summer, she has turned her gallery into an "art bazaar" held for one or two weeks to raise funds for one of these two organizations. People in the community donate the items for sale, and all the proceeds go to the organization that is benefitting that year. These bazaars continued even during the years when Covid was a big concern, with displays set up outside.

Over the years, the bazaars have raised many thousands of dollars for the Animal Welfare Society and the Audubon Society.

"We're giving Kathryn this award because we admire her commitment to helping worthy nonprofit organizations in the community," Murtagh said. "It's great to see a local business pitching in to assist in this way. We hope other businesses that are not already doing so will be inspired by her example."

Burns stressed that the bazaars could not be done without the generous donations of items by community members and the hard work of the volunteers of the two organizations.

In particular, she cited community member Laura Johnson, who has always been there to assist with these events and Rich Clawson, of the Animal Welfare Society, who has been front and center in working to make it a success for the past two years.

Burns has been employed in the art sales, design, and consulting field since graduating from the University of Maryland.

Originally from Western New York state, she was introduced to the Shepherdstown area by her husband Michael S. Hauver, a graduate of Shepherd University and the University of Maryland and creator of Hauver Guitars. They have resided in the area for over 30 years.

After 12 years of self-employment managing a wholesale business in art sales and services, Burns opened Antietam Arts as a retail gallery in Boonsboro, Maryland, and then moved the business to Shepherdstown as The Bridge Gallery in 2008, taking over the space formerly occupied by the AIIA Gallery.

The Bridge Gallery is located at 8566 Shepherdstown Pike, just southwest of town. It exhibits many local artists and also offers design and framing services.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HONORS KATHRYN BURNS

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club has presented its 2022 Vocational Service Award to Kathryn Burns, the owner and operator of Shepherdstown's Bridge Art Gallery.

The presentation was made at the Club's November 8 weekly breakfast meeting at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. The accompanying photo from the breakfast shows Burns, left, with Club President Sean Murtagh.

The Rotary Club gives this award each year to an outstanding community member who embodies values and principles that exemplify Rotary ideals, especially service above self and a commitment to high professional and ethical standards.

Burns has run the Bridge Gallery since 2008.

Murtagh said the Club wanted to recognize her ongoing efforts to raise funds for the Jefferson County Animal Welfare Society and the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.

Each summer, she has turned her gallery into an "art bazaar" held for one or two weeks to raise funds for one of these two organizations. People in the community donate the items for sale, and all the proceeds go to the organization that is benefitting that year. These bazaars continued even during the years when Covid was a big concern, with displays set up outside.

Over the years, the bazaars have raised many thousands of dollars for the Animal Welfare Society and the Audubon Society.

"We're giving Kathryn this award because we admire her commitment to helping worthy nonprofit organizations in the community," Murtagh said. "It's great to see a local business pitching in to assist in this way. We hope other businesses that are not already doing so will be inspired by her example."

Burns stressed that the bazaars could not be done without the generous donations of items by community members and the hard work of the volunteers of the two organizations.

In particular, she cited community member Laura Johnson, who has always been there to assist with these events and Rich Clawson, of the Animal Welfare Society, who has been front and center in working to make it a success for the past two years.

Burns has been employed in the art sales, design, and consulting field since graduating from the University of Maryland.

Originally from Western New York state, she was introduced to the Shepherdstown area by her husband Michael S. Hauver, a graduate of Shepherd University and the University of Maryland and creator of Hauver Guitars. They have resided in the area for over 30 years.

After 12 years of self-employment managing a wholesale business in art sales and services, Burns opened Antietam Arts as a retail gallery in Boonsboro, Maryland, and then moved the business to Shepherdstown as The Bridge Gallery in 2008, taking over the space formerly occupied by the AIIA Gallery.

The Bridge Gallery is located at 8566 Shepherdstown Pike, just southwest of town. It exhibits many local artists and also offers design and framing services.

SHEPHERDSTOWN ROTARY HONORS KATHRYN BURNS

The Shepherdstown Rotary Club has presented its 2022 Vocational Service Award to Kathryn Burns, the owner and operator of Shepherdstown's Bridge Art Gallery.

The presentation was made at the Club's November 8 weekly breakfast meeting at Shepherdstown's Bavarian Inn. The accompanying photo from the breakfast shows Burns, left, with Club President Sean Murtagh.

The Rotary Club gives this award each year to an outstanding community member who embodies values and principles that exemplify Rotary ideals, especially service above self and a commitment to high professional and ethical standards.

Burns has run the Bridge Gallery since 2008.

Murtagh said the Club wanted to recognize her ongoing efforts to raise funds for the Jefferson County Animal Welfare Society and the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.

Each summer, she has turned her gallery into an "art bazaar" held for one or two weeks to raise funds for one of these two organizations. People in the community donate the items for sale, and all the proceeds go to the organization that is benefitting that year. These bazaars continued even during the years when Covid was a big concern, with displays set up outside.

Over the years, the bazaars have raised many thousands of dollars for the Animal Welfare Society and the Audubon Society.

"We're giving Kathryn this award because we admire her commitment to helping worthy nonprofit organizations in the community," Murtagh said. "It's great to see a local business pitching in to assist in this way. We hope other businesses that are not already doing so will be inspired by her example."

Burns stressed that the bazaars could not be done without the generous donations of items by community members and the hard work of the volunteers of the two organizations.

In particular, she cited community member Laura Johnson, who has always been there to assist with these events and Rich Clawson, of the Animal Welfare Society, who has been front and center in working to make it a success for the past two years.

Burns has been employed in the art sales, design, and consulting field since graduating from the University of Maryland.

Originally from Western New York state, she was introduced to the Shepherdstown area by her husband Michael S. Hauver, a graduate of Shepherd University and the University of Maryland and creator of Hauver Guitars. They have resided in the area for over 30 years.

After 12 years of self-employment managing a wholesale business in art sales and services, Burns opened Antietam Arts as a retail gallery in Boonsboro, Maryland, and then moved the business to Shepherdstown as The Bridge Gallery in 2008, taking over the space formerly occupied by the AIIA Gallery.

The Bridge Gallery is located at 8566 Shepherdstown Pike, just southwest of town. It exhibits many local artists and also offers design and framing services.

ROTARY ORGANIZES TREE-PLANTING EVENT AT MORGAN'S GROVE PARK

Community volunteers joined with members of Shepherdstown's Rotary Club and Community Club on Saturday, October 29 to to help plant trees at Morgan's Grove Park.

In all, about two dozen people participated.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the planting group.

The project was organized by the Shepherdstown Rotary Club and carried out in partnership with the Community Club, which owns Morgan's Grove Park, and the Cacapon Institute. This is the fifth year in a row the Rotary Club has sponsored the event.

A total of 16 trees of various species were planted. The trees were donated by the Cacapon Institute, as part of its Carla Hardy WV Communi-Tree program. Jeff Blount, who coordinates the Communi-Tree program, was on hand to instruct everyone on proper planting techniques.

The Communi-Tree program promotes planting of trees in cities and towns in West Virginia's Potomac Headwaters. Its main goal is to help protect the area's water resources by reducing stormwater runoff pollution. But it is also aimed at increasing awareness of local water quality issues, educating the public about the benefits of trees, promoting long-term tree maintenance, and encouraging volunteerism.

A little more than 20 acres in size, Morgan's Grove Park is the largest park serving the Shepherdstown community. It is also a local historic site. Located near the spot where Shepherdstown militia began their famous 600-mile "Beeline March" on July 16, 1775, to join General George Washington's troops in Massachusetts, the land served as the site of an annual Morgan's Grove Fair from 1889 to 1936. It has been operated as a public park by the Shepherdstown Community Club (formerly the Men's Club) since 1961.

ROTARY ORGANIZES TREE-PLANTING EVENT AT MORGAN'S GROVE PARK

Community volunteers joined with members of Shepherdstown's Rotary Club and Community Club on Saturday, October 29 to to help plant trees at Morgan's Grove Park.

In all, about two dozen people participated.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the planting group.

The project was organized by the Shepherdstown Rotary Club and carried out in partnership with the Community Club, which owns Morgan's Grove Park, and the Cacapon Institute. This is the fifth year in a row the Rotary Club has sponsored the event.

A total of 16 trees of various species were planted. The trees were donated by the Cacapon Institute, as part of its Carla Hardy WV Communi-Tree program. Jeff Blount, who coordinates the Communi-Tree program, was on hand to instruct everyone on proper planting techniques.

The Communi-Tree program promotes planting of trees in cities and towns in West Virginia's Potomac Headwaters. Its main goal is to help protect the area's water resources by reducing stormwater runoff pollution. But it is also aimed at increasing awareness of local water quality issues, educating the public about the benefits of trees, promoting long-term tree maintenance, and encouraging volunteerism.

A little more than 20 acres in size, Morgan's Grove Park is the largest park serving the Shepherdstown community. It is also a local historic site. Located near the spot where Shepherdstown militia began their famous 600-mile "Beeline March" on July 16, 1775, to join General George Washington's troops in Massachusetts, the land served as the site of an annual Morgan's Grove Fair from 1889 to 1936. It has been operated as a public park by the Shepherdstown Community Club (formerly the Men's Club) since 1961.

ROTARY ORGANIZES TREE-PLANTING EVENT AT MORGAN'S GROVE PARK

Community volunteers joined with members of Shepherdstown's Rotary Club and Community Club on Saturday, October 29 to to help plant trees at Morgan's Grove Park.

In all, about two dozen people participated.

The accompanying photo shows some of the members of the planting group.

The project was organized by the Shepherdstown Rotary Club and carried out in partnership with the Community Club, which owns Morgan's Grove Park, and the Cacapon Institute. This is the fifth year in a row the Rotary Club has sponsored the event.

A total of 16 trees of various species were planted. The trees were donated by the Cacapon Institute, as part of its Carla Hardy WV Communi-Tree program. Jeff Blount, who coordinates the Communi-Tree program, was on hand to instruct everyone on proper planting techniques.

The Communi-Tree program promotes planting of trees in cities and towns in West Virginia's Potomac Headwaters. Its main goal is to help protect the area's water resources by reducing stormwater runoff pollution. But it is also aimed at increasing awareness of local water quality issues, educating the public about the benefits of trees, promoting long-term tree maintenance, and encouraging volunteerism.

A little more than 20 acres in size, Morgan's Grove Park is the largest park serving the Shepherdstown community. It is also a local historic site. Located near the spot where Shepherdstown militia began their famous 600-mile "Beeline March" on July 16, 1775, to join General George Washington's troops in Massachusetts, the land served as the site of an annual Morgan's Grove Fair from 1889 to 1936. It has been operated as a public park by the Shepherdstown Community Club (formerly the Men's Club) since 1961.

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