Showing up , pitching in
Nutcracker returns
Meeting people ’ s needs
Curated fashion from another era
Giving thanks for simplicity
Holiday recipes
DEPARTMENTS
Showing up , pitching in
In many ways , Hurricane Helene was unprecedented . But in the days that followed , there was a familiar response : Appalachians gathering their resources to take care of each other . We know how to show up in big and small ways . Stringing Beans , pages 20-21
Rick Barbero , The Register-Herald
Nutcracker returns
A holiday tradition returns to Beckley with the staging of The Nutcracker as performed by the Beckley Dance Theatre School . Diversions , pages 16-19
Meeting people ’ s needs
Abigail and Josiah Spangler return home to run Wellspring of Greenbrier , serving disadvantaged , unhoused and transient populations . Movers and Shakers , 30-31
Jenny Harnish , The Register-Herald
Curated fashion from another era
When Curtis Paul was a teenager he didn ’ t have a lot of money . So , when he went shopping , he sorted through the racks at Goodwill . Now he runs his own thrift store . Along the Way , pages 28-29
Giving thanks for simplicity
One can of cream of mushroom soup , two cans of green beans , one can of fried onions . Now , mix the soup and beans and top with the onions . Bake . Done . On the Menu , pages 22-27
Holiday recipes
For the main course , we offer roast duckling with apples and red onions . Recipes , pages 26-27
MASTHEAD
Editor and Design Director J . Damon Cain
Photography Jenny Harnish and Rick Barbero
Copy Editor Michelle Schultze
Contributing writers Debbie Moose , Jenny Harnish , J . Damon Cain , Sarah Plummer , Mary Catherine Brooks and Josephine E . Moore
Cover photo Jenny Harnish
Cover design Taraea Anthony
Recipes Joy Tucker
Publisher Terri Hale
Advertising managers Lisa Stadelman and Jeremy Basham
Marketing consultants Debbie Maxwell , Peggy Weidensall , Ashley Counts , Teresa Evans , Dawn Lockett and Cortney Adkins
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