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The first Union casualty of the Civil War was killed in Grafton, Virginia A 151 years ago today Within a few days of the shelling of Fort Sumter in the harbor far away in Charleston, South Carolina in April 1861, Virginia Governor John Letcher send troops into Grafton to organize companies for service in the Confederate army.

Today on Mother's Day, we say "thank you" to all the women who so positively have impacted the world and our lives with their love, untiring work, unselfish giving and undivided devotion - not to mention carrying us to gestation and bearing the pain of bringing us into the world.

How Did Mother's Day Begin? The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908.

Mr. Columbus "Bud" Allen, 85, a resident of Point Pleasant Road near Belington, departed this life at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012, at his residence following an extended illness.

In the United States, Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, for her deceased mother.

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She dried our tears, sometimes caused them, and drove us crazy while simultaneously loving us more than anyone else on earth.

The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., on May 10, 1908.

Marvelous May with bright sunshine warming cool mornings causes travel juices to flow and this Mountain State Mini hopes you will follow the Tygart River 14 miles beyond Philippi where month-long Grafton activities flourish.

Bird watching occurs whenever a person looks to the sky, tree, shrub or ground. Bird watching also involves listening.

Allegheny Treenware, LLC offers a variety of wooden products handmade from West Virginia hardwoods in their shop 10 miles east of Grafton, WV.

When is Mothers' Day 2012? Your mother will be upset if you don't know the date and forget to get her a present.

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"My dad was a coal miner, his dad was a coal miner, his brothers, everybody in the family was a coal miner." But like a lot of coal miners, DeLung is worried about the policies of an Administration that some feel has thumbed its nose at the Mountain State.