Grantsville News

The high temperature at Reagan National skyrocketed to a steamy early January reading of 68 degrees on Saturday, January 7th, but didn't quite make it to the record of 76 degrees set back in 1907.

Russell Hillegass, 18, has always loved the outdoors. The 2011 Salisbury-Elk Lick High School and Somerset County Technology Center graduate spends much of his time camping and hiking in the region.

Rental cabins are available in winter, and miles of multi-use trails are groomed for high-quality Nordic skiing with a broad, flat open "turnpike" for beginners and winding hillside trails for cross-country veterans.

Serving others has been the motto for Holly Beckner not because of her job but as part of her life.