WELLSBURG While raindrops fell around the Kiwanis Shelter at the Betty Carr Recreation Site on Monday, city officials and several park supporters looked for
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING â Brynna Jackson of Wellsburg assists her mother, Amy, during the Hometown Holiday Market held by the Downtown Wellsburg group last weekend outside the Wellsburg Fire Departmentâs banquet hall. Warren Scott
WELLSBURG In a year when most fairs and festivals were curtailed by COVID-19, volunteers with the Downtown Wellsburg group managed to organize a small street fair on Dec. 12 in an effort to lift spirits and boost small businesses that have suffered during the pandemic.
“With the pandemic going on and local businesses hurting, I thought it would be really nice to do a Christmas event,” said Angela Staffileno, a Brooke High School graduate who had written a thesis on small businesses while earning a master’s degree in business management at Duquesne University.
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SPECIAL VISIT Children along Charles Street waved to Santa Claus made a special visit to Wellsburg with the help of the Wellsburg Fire Department and Downtown Wellsburg, a volunteer group that held a Christmas market outside the fire department’s banquet hall. (Photo by Warren Scott)
WELLSBURG In a year when most fairs and festivals were curtailed by COVID-19, volunteers with the Downtown Wellsburg group managed to organize a small street fair on Dec. 12 in an effort to lift spirits and boost small businesses that have suffered during the pandemic.
“With the pandemic going on and local businesses hurting, I thought it would be really nice to do a Christmas event,” said Angela Staffileno, a Brooke High School graduate who had written a thesis on small businesses while earning a master’s degree in business management at Duquesne University.