The following high schools and colleges have announced their 2021 graduation ceremony schedule:
• West Liberty University: Graduate students, 5 p.m. Friday; undergraduate students, Saturday (College of Education and Human Performance and the College of Liberal Arts, 10 a.m.; College of Sciences, noon; College of Arts and Communication, the Gary E. West College of Business and the School of Professional Studies, 3 p.m. All ceremonies will be held at the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex.
• Bethany College: 10 a.m., Saturday, Bison Stadium.
• West Virginia Northern Community College: 7 p.m. May 14, Wheeling Island Stadium.
• Franciscan University of Steubenville: Baccalaureate Mass, 6 p.m. May 14; Science departments commencement, 9 a.m., May 15; arts departments commencement, 1 p.m. May 15. Commencement ceremonies will be held in the Finnegan Fieldhouse.
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SALEM An area student is on a search for outdoor sculptures and hopes residents of Jefferson and Harrison counties might be interested to help with that pur
If you haven’t noticed, things are really starting to open up.
In case you’re still not sure, take a look at the daily pages produced by our community editor, Janice Kiaski. They are filled with details about events and gatherings that recently have been held, and, even more important, events that have been scheduled.
It’s a list that seems to grow each day, and one that now includes in-person commencement ceremonies for most of our region’s colleges and universities as well as all of our area’s high schools. Attendance might be limited, and participants likely will be required to wear masks, but graduates will have the opportunity to walk across stages and receive their diplomas during a real, live celebration.
Author Richard Conrath Contributed
SANIBEL, Fla. For award-winning author and Ohio Valley native Richard Conrath, his recollections of coming-of-age in Cambridge, Zanesville and Steubenville provide the backdrop for his crime fiction trilogy.
In February, the Florida resident released the final in the series, “A Cold Copper Moon,” the cover of which promises “Fans will be chomping at the bit to read this final installment!”
A news release, meanwhile, notes, “If you are a fan of tense, crime fiction with a touch of sarcasm and dry humor, these books are definitely for you.”
One of seven children born in Cambridge in the 1930s, Conrath was a Catholic seminarian (1951-59 in St. John Vianney Seminary in Bloomingdale) and became an ordained priest in the Diocese of Steubenville in 1963.