Buckhannon: Then & Now – Strawberry Festival Edition
Beckie Boyd
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BUCKHANNON – The Strawberry Festival is alive and well in downtown Buckhannon. With an abundance of parades, vendors, music and strawberries, it’s the most wonderful time of year in Upshur County.
See the Strawberry Festival “Then” gallery below for photos of the festival throughout the years. Enjoy! Original photographs courtesy of the Upshur County Historical Society.
This “horse-drawn” carriage was seen traveling down Strawberry Lane in 1953 / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyBerry judging exhibit in front of the Upshur County Courthouse in 1955 / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyParade float on Strawberry Lane in the 1950s / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyStrawberry shortcake costumes at the second West Virginia Strawberry Festival / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyStrawberry Festival Coronation in 1973 / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyStrawberry costumes made of crepe paper at the second West Virginia Strawberry Festival / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyWest Virginia Strawberry Festival Coronation in 1964 / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical SocietyThe Story of the Strawberry – the second year of the West Virginia Strawberry Festival / Photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical Society
West Virginia Wesleyan goalkeeper Reyna Dalton earned MEC Women’s Defensive Player of the Week honors after making 19 saves and posting consecutive shutouts against Concord and Glenville State.
West Virginia Wesleyan junior Lindsey Dillon was named MEC Women’s Cross-Country Runner of the Week after finishing 20th of 126 runners in 23:33.8 at the RMU Colonial Invitational. She placed first among all MEC competitors.
Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School’s boys placed third among 18 teams at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational, led by Felix Stump’s seventh-place run. The girls finished eighth among 16 teams, with Taylor Wright leading in 17th.
WVU Express offers qualifying seniors in Monongalia and Kanawha counties direct admission to the Morgantown Campus without an application or fee. The pilot aims to remove barriers and could expand to other West Virginia counties.
Buckhannon’s Sept. 14-18 calendar features public board and council meetings, curbside recycling and a free songwriters workshop. The CAC Gallery also continues “The Vital Actants” exhibit through Sept. 26.
Buckhannon residents are urged to report potholes to City Hall as crews begin fall patching. The city hopes to finish work by mid-October, before cold weather affects paving quality.
