Pink Sky

It was a nice sunny morning showing the commercial flight path over Petersburg as I took the kids to school this morning.

Pink Contrails over Highland Ave

Ice Storm

I woke up Saturday to some icy weather.  I decided to walk around and take a few pictures. 

Pierpont Street

This flowerbed looks like a tundra

Holly Tree with icy leaves

Icy Highland Ave

If anyone has any ice storm stories, I'd love to hear them.

About Myself

I was born in Morgantown while my father was finishing up dental school.  He moved to Petersburg before I had any memory of Morgantown.  We lived on Welton Orchard road for a few years and then built and moved to the home place in Arthur.   I lived there with my 5 siblings and my parents.  We're a pretty close family and almost everybody knows at least one of us; most likely my dad who has been a family dentist in Petersburg since we moved here in the late 70s.   I attended PES and PHS and graduated in 1994.  I was on the basketball team and sang in the choir.  I also had a small chess club going for 2 or 3 years.   After high school, I attended Potomac State College for 3 semesters.  I then went on a mission for my church to the Cordoba, Argentina area for 2 years.  Upon returning from my mission I attended BYU for a summer session and one semester where I met and married my wife.  We returned to WV and I finished up college at WVU.  I found work at Morgantown and we lived there for a few years.  After a couple of employers I found work as a programmer that I could do from home.  Because with my current employment I could live anywhere, when our house became too small we moved back to the Petersburg area, where we now reside.  We have 5 children, 4 of whom are attending PES.  We're active in our church and Karnsy volunteers at the food pantry.  I've always felt a strong connection to this area as my roots run deep in the families that settled in the tri-counties.  I have fond memories of my childhood and I wanted to provide similar opportunities for my kids.

Welcome

Welcome to the home of the unofficial blog of Petersburg, WV.   In the coming weeks I'll be looking for contributors and posting some of my own musings.  My wife, Karnsy, has expressed a desire to share some healthy recipes and I'd like to make this a place for residents and past residents to come to share stories, brag about kids and their sports teams, share their experiences of local events and so on.  If you have a local organization or live in the area and would like to share stories, send me an email and I'll set you up as a contributor.