Spirit winner says childhood memories still galvanize her enthusiasm for the Strawberry Festival

BUCKHANNON – A longtime West Virginia Strawberry Festival enthusiast was awarded the 2024 Strawberry Spirit Award in early May. However, when Rep. Alex X. Mooney got word that longtime WVSF Board of Directors member and festival volunteer LeVera Gillum had received the Spirit Award, he believed her dedication to the annual strawberry extravaganza merited an...