LET’S GOOOOOOO!

MOUNTAINEERS!

ADDENDUM:

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At about 7:10 Sunday night, as I was pulling the last batch of cookies from the oven, I looked at the refrigerator and noticed the Kathy Mattea tickets.

For 7:30.

Luckily, we live very close to the CAC, so we weren’t even late.

For those of you who don’t know who Kathy Mattea is, she’s a singer-songwriter-guitarist from West Virginia (Cross Lanes) who went to Nashville to make a name for herself.

As a WVU native, and as someone who went to WVU, she was very excited to be playing in Morgantown, and had stories about her time at WVU (she was here when some students added the “flush handle” to the CAC one night).

But of course it was mostly about the music. She has a fabulous voice. I mean really. She did a couple of acapella pieces (including one by Hazel Dickens) that were marvelous.

She’s out touring for her latest album, Coal, which she started to put together after the Sago Mine disaster in 2006, and as she joked, it made for a somewhat melancholy set, so she did play other pieces. The last piece they played sounded like an Irish reel and may have been my favorite piece of the night.

I’m not sure how widely she’s touring, but if she comes to your area, I highly recommend you go see her.

This is last home game of the 2008 season. They’ve designated this game a “white out” in honor of Pat White.

I hope they kick ass to finish Pat White’s career on a high note, because I have to say that of all my years following the Mountaineers, Pat White has been my all time favorite player–finally replacing Paul Woodside.

So for Pat White’s last game…

LET’S GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s OVER!

13 – 6 WVU! It’s a win for Patrick White’s last game!

The WVU student chapter of the Society of American Foresters is holding
its annual Christmas tree sale through Dec. 12 at the Seneca Center.
Hours are 5-8 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekends. Students
are selling locally grown and recently cut Canaan Fir – a Canaan Valley
Seed source originally researched by Franklin Cech. Trees are 6-7 feet
($35) or 7-8 feet ($45).

Looking for a greener gift for the holiday season? The WVU Organic
Research Project is selling blankets made with certified organic wool
from sheep raised on WVU’s Organic Farm. Queen-sized blankets are
available in blue, green, orange and red ($150). Twin-sized blankets and
lap robes are available in the same colors ($125 and $100). Blankets will also be available at the Plant and
Soil Sciences Greenhouse during its poinsettia sale, which began Monday
(Dec. 1).

Mountaineer Week Craft Fair!

I’ve seen seven people already today sleeping–one sitting straight up at his computer with his hand on the mouse.

And it’s not even midterms!