All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

‘Tis the season for gratitude: Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur names Sheri Gaudet an honorary member as a Christmas thank-you

Pictured, from left, are Rotary Club members Julie Keehner, Sherri Gaudet and Rotary Club President Dan Martin.

BUCKHANNON — The new Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur last week gave thanks to local artist and Chapel Hill United Methodist Church member and volunteer Sheri Gaudet for her help in assisting the club with luncheons since it formed earlier this year.

Rotary Club President Dr. Dan Martin and member Julie Keehner presented Gaudet with a certificate naming her an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur, as well as some Christmas spending money as a special thank-you during its Dec. 17 meeting.

Martin said Gaudet has played a crucial role in helping organize the cooking, serving and cleanup of Rotary’s noon meals every Thursday since it began meeting several months ago in Engle Hall at Chapel Hill UMC.

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