Summer 2015 - Oglebay Institute

A Message from the President
Pictured, left to right, at the May
21 Friends of Towngate fundraiser
are: event sponsor Dr. Ronald
Presutti, hypnotist Tom DeLuca,
Craig Karges and Oglebay Institute
president Danielle McCracken.
The other night as I
was spending some
time outside, I noticed
the amplified cadence
of the crickets and the
appearance of a few
more fireflies than
usual–perennial signs
that autumn is upon
us. For me, this shift in
seasons always brings
about reflection and
anticipation of new
possibilities.
As I recall the summer
months of Oglebay Institute, I do so with great pride
and gratitude. I am proud of our professional and
passionate staff that delivers exceptional programs
that foster personal growth and a lifetime love of
learning. We are grateful to the hundreds of families
who have participated in our history, nature, fine arts,
and performing arts programs throughout the summer
months.
Even with a full schedule of summer camp
programming, our staff has dedicated countless hours
toward preparing a wonderfully engaging menu of
entertainment and education options for the coming
months. If you are an educator, I hope that you will
consider utilizing Oglebay Institute as a classroom
and professional development resource. Our outreach
programs and field trips are designed to meet content
standard objectives for WV, Ohio, and PA and you can
learn more about our offerings by visiting OIonline.com/
schoolprograms or calling 304-242-4200.
At Oglebay Institute, we believe in inspiring the
possibilities that exist within us all, no matter the season
of our lives. We thank you for investing in Oglebay
Institute and look forward to our continued growth
together. I hope to see you soon at Oglebay Institute.
Sincerely,
Danielle Cross McCracken
Oglebay Institute President
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Chevron Grant to Support Science
Education in Marshall Co.
Generations of students in
Marshall County (W.Va.)
public schools will benefit from
revamped science instruction
thanks to a recent commitment
of $148,230 to Oglebay Institute
(OI) from Chevron North
America Exploration and
Production Co.
OI will begin a three-year
initiative working closely with
the Marshall County Schools
to align the life sciences
curriculum for grades 1-8. The
program goals include increasing
understanding of scientific
concepts from one year to the
next and providing teachers with
tools to engage students in the
classroom.
Pictured at the Schrader
Environmental Education
Center, left to right, are
Lee Ann Wainwright from
Chevron, OI president
Danielle McCracken,
Schrader Center director
Alice Eastman and Kathryn
Kelly, OI development
director.
OI naturalists and Marshall County teachers will work
together to design a framework with a life science focus. The
new curriculum will be interdisciplinary, including math,
language arts and social sciences. Teacher training will ensure
a seamless delivery in the classroom. GrandVue Resort in
Moundsville, W.Va., will provide outdoor classroom space for
some portions of the program.
The initiative begins in fall 2015, with the first year including
information gathering and teacher training. Curriculum
redesign and beta testing will occur during the second year,
and rollout of the full program will begin in fall 2017.
“Chevron is very pleased to have the opportunity to benefit
the students and communities of Marshall County by
participating in this initiative with Oglebay Institute, the
school system and GrandVue Resort,” said Trip Oliver,
Manager of Policy, Government & Public Affairs at
Chevron. “With test scores showing positive results of OI’s
efforts to date in the county’s schools, we are confident
that this expanded initiative will help students enter high
school and college well prepared for more advanced science
courses. A high school graduating class that includes more
scientifically literate members is likely to include more who
are college bound, more who are considering science-related
careers or advanced studies and more who understand
environmental issues and how these issues affect them and
others in their community.”
Staff Highlights
Traeger Hired as Museums’ Curator
Kelsy Traeger is the new curator at
The Museums of Oglebay Institute.
She comes to OI from Rivers of
Steel National Heritage Area,
located in Homestead, Pa., where
she helped researchers, developed
exhibits, cared for objects and led
educational programs.
Traeger also worked at the Frick
Art and Historical Society at its
Kelsy Traeger
orientation center and was an
assistant instructor for camps and classes at the Carnegie
Science Center. She has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology
from Montana State University and earned a master’s degree
in public history from Duquesne University.
She has been busy in her new role at OI– learning about the
collections, curating the current exhibit Sterling Reputation:
Oglebay Family Silver, a special display of pieces that were
owned and used by the Oglebay family, and instructing the
annual Summer History Days program.
She recently created an Instagram account to highlight
exhibits, share behind-the-scenes information and showcase
the Museums’ collections and public programs.
Follow the Museums on Instagram @oimuseums.
Morgan Honored with Community
Outreach Award
Stifel Fine Arts
Center director Rick
Morgan received a
2015 Community
Outreach Award from
United States Attorney
William J. Ihlenfeld,
II in recognition of
his dedicated service
as the director of the
ANCHOR Program at
Madison Elementary
School on Wheeling Island.
Rick Morgan, Dr. Dianna Vargo,
Ohio County Schools Superintendent
and United States Attorney William
Ihlenfeld II
Madison Elementary serves communities that have been
particularly impacted by poverty, drugs and violence. The
ANCHOR Program is an after-school resource designed to
provide education and social enrichment for at-risk students
by offering educational support, physical activity as well as
exposure to the arts and other community resources.
Morgan and educator Michael J. Kelly were honored during
a ceremony in May at the Federal Courthouse in Wheeling,
which included remarks from U.S. District Judge John
Preston Bailey and U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld. A variety of local,
state and federal law enforcement agencies were represented
along with community leaders, volunteers and advocates.
School of Dance Hosts its First-Ever Gala
The OI School of Dance is “Raising the Barre” on
October 10, 2015, with its first-ever gala celebration.
Sponsored by Glessner & Associates PLLC and Mr. & Mrs.
James Carson, the event aims to call attention to the School’s
quality instruction, to highlight students’ opportunities to
study under some of the nation’s most respected artists and
to raise funds for the School.
Dance has been an important component of OI since the
Institute’s earliest years. The current dance studios were
built in 1998 to accommodate the ever-growing roster of
students. In the early 2000s dance became an individual OI
department. Since then, the School has continued to grow,
now offering 100+ classes and camps, a pre-professional
program, performance opportunities, workshops with guest
artists and special programs for underserved audiences.
Support from the gala will help the School to continue
offering these quality programs and instruction.
Raising the Barre will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. at OI’s Stifel
Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road. Guests will enjoy heavy
hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, a silent auction and performances by
professional dancers and the OI pre-professional dance students.
For more information, please call 304-242-7700.
Above are the Carson and Glessner families, sponsors of the inaugural
Raising the Barre Dance Gala. Left are Ally, Kristin, Katherine and Claire
Carson; right, Missy, Kelsey and Sydney Glessner.
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Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre is home to two very
talented improvisation groups – the Left of Centre Players,
an adult improv troupe and the Crazy 8s, which comprises
high school and college-aged thespians.
These brave performers hit the stage without a script,
props or a safety net. Armed only with adrenaline and their
imaginations, they turn audience suggestions into narrative
stories that entertain and amuse.
“Improv is pure possibility, which is exciting and terrifying
at the same time,” said Towngate Theatre director Tim
Thompson, who serves as coach and mentor to both groups.
“Most actors spend countless hours getting into character.
In improv, the players invent personas and lines on the spot.
They are on stage with nothing.”
So, what is possible when you start from nothing? Anything.
And everything. Thompson says this is true not only when
improvising on the stage but in life as well.
He said improv audiences are amazed as actors take
simple suggestions and make something up that is funny,
interesting and completely real to everyone in the room.
However, improvising in life can be equally as impressive and
beneficial.
“A lot of what is learned through the art of improvisation can
be useful in the real world. Life is an improvisation – there
is no script and not everything happens the way we think
it should. But, we must be able to respond positively and
productively and develop the ability to think and act without
knowing the outcome.”
Aren’t some people just natural improvisers? Maybe. But
with practice and patience, Thompson says, the basic skills
of improv can be learned – and utilized – to be successful on
and off the stage.
“Although many of our performers have natural talent, they
all spend a great deal of time honing their craft, “ Thompson
said. “Much like any other skill, improv is mastered through
practice, trial, error and hard work.”
Members meet regularly and stay connected by engaging
in theatrical games and activities and mastering the rules of
improvisation.
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Here are a few of the basic principles:
Always say, “Yes, and…”
For a story to be built the players must agree on the basic
situation. No matter what your teammate says or does,
greet them positively, begin the collaboration process and
contribute something to the forward momentum of the
experience.
No one gets hurt.
Players always show respect for their teammates by
supporting them and encouraging their full participation.
Don’t block.
Blocking is a form of denial, which stops the addition of new
information and shuts a scene down. Don’t avoid a subject
or situation that has already been introduced. Accept and
build on what others have established.
Actively listen and focus on the here and now.
Address the present, not the past or the future. Be aware.
Listening and observing the present situation is key to
knowing where to go next.
Thompson says improv is a way to use play to unlock our
creative potential.
“Improv teaches us to move past what should be and focus
on what is happening right here, right now,” Thompson
explained, “and to use what we have available to move toward
what could be. And that is pretty exciting.”
So, You Think You Can Dance? We Do!
Workshop to Train Teachers on Inclusion-Based Dance
Like everyone else, children with
developmental delays and physical challenges
can greatly benefit from creative expression
through the arts. Dance, in particular,
allows kids with differing abilities the
opportunity to express their individuality,
gain self-confidence and experience the joy of
movement in new and rewarding ways.
Adaptive dance programs, like the one
that professional dancer Todd Rosenlieb
instructs at his TRDance Center in
Norfolk, Virginia, are tailored for
individuals with differing abilities and
focus on creating an open environment
in which students of all abilities can
participate.
But parents of special needs children
often have concerns over the physical and
emotional challenges their children might
face when enrolling in a dance class. Will
they be able to keep up? Will they make
friends? Will they feel included? Will they
be able to handle the physical demands?
Rosenlieb and his colleague Ricardo
Melendez will instruct a free workshop
from 4-7 p.m. September 2 at Oglebay
Institute’s School of Dance for educators
and therapists interested in learning how
to teach inclusion-based dance in their
schools and agencies.
Todd Rosenlieb, founder of TRDance
Center in Norfolk, Virginia, specializes
in teaching adaptive dance programs
for children with special needs.
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OI in Photos
From the Friends of Towngate to the Museums’ Committee, the behind-the-scenes efforts
of many individuals is essential for OI to present and sustain its programming. Enjoy this
photo spread of events while considering the people and business that make them available,
safe and affordable.
School of Dance Receives Gifts
Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Oglebay
Institute will continue its Dance Movement for Fitness program with the young
women in the Florence Crittenton residential program for the entire 2015-16
academic year.
The program, taught by OI director of dance Cheryl Pompeo, includes a beginnerlevel jazz-based class that is structured to help the participants use their bodies
to express themselves in a safe, judgment-free environment, and in turn develop
self-esteem, confidence and healthy self-awareness. As some girls are pregnant and
others have recently given birth, they learn, under the guidance of Ms. Pompeo, the
proper way to stretch and exercise, relaxation techniques to relieve stress and respect
for their bodies. By sharing space during instruction and participation, the girls are
learning the proper way to work in a classroom setting with other students and to
respect one another and the instructor. The girls are receiving Ohio County Schools
gym credits for participating.
Pictured, left to right, are: Debbie Bloomfield, grants and special projects
administrator, Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley; Kathy Szafran, president
and CEO, Crittenton Services; OI development director Kathryn Kelly and OI
director of dance Cheryl Pompeo.
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As part of its commitment to improving
the health of the communities it serves,
MedExpress recently donated an AED
(automated external defibrillator) to Oglebay
Institute’s School of Dance in Wheeling,
providing thousands of students, parents,
visitors, teachers and staff members with
added protection in the event of a sudden
cardiac event.
An AED is a device about the size of a
laptop computer that analyzes the heart’s
rhythm for any abnormalities and, if
necessary, directs the rescuer to deliver an
electrical shock to the victim. This shock,
called defibrillation, may help the heart to
reestablish an effective rhythm of its own.
Pictured above, left to right, are OI director
of dance Cheryl Pompeo, Laura Tighe,
Anna Turani, Med Express center manager
Patty Tighe, assistant center manager Missy
DeLong, Sydney Glessner, Kelsey Glessner
and School of Dance instructor Kimberlee
Kafana.
Hypnotist Tom DeLuca
Museums Committee
Celebrates 80 Years of
Service
Towngate Theatre
Presented by the Friends of Towngate and held May 21,
renowned hypnotist Tom DeLuca delivered a fun-filled
performance that had audience members dancing, sleeping
and reciting hilarious blather on-stage while under hypnosis.
DeLuca’s show, full of audience participation and lighthearted comedy, celebrates the imagination by illustrating
how even the simplest suggestion can move into our
consciousness and influence our behavior. The event,
accompanied by a wine and dessert reception, served as a
fundraiser for Towngate Theatre.
Above, hypnotist Tom DeLuca
welcomes a sold-out crowd to
Towngate.
Below, Friends of Towngate
members Walt Smith and Robert
Gaudio (chair) prepare the
evening’s wine selections.
Vital in preserving and interpreting our local
heritage, the Museums of Oglebay Institute
Committee celebrated 80 years of service in
April. Sustainer members of the Committee
of the Museums of Oglebay Institute pictured,
left to right, are: Shirley Milton, Doretta
Jacob, Karen Grisell, Diana Davis, Jane
McCamic, Joan Stein, Gladys Van Horne and
Honorary Member Bobbie Michael.
Secret Kitchens
of Wheeling
Mansion Museum
Sponsoring the event were Presutti, Derosa & Booth Family
Dentistry of St. Clairsville, Ohio. Pictured above, left to
right, are Roxann Hunker, Kim Mokros, Dr. Ronald Presutti
and Theresa Feisley.
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
Towngate Theatre
Held June 13, the Secret Kitchens tour gave
area residents a voyeuristic opportunity to visit
some of Wheeling’s most spectacular home
kitchens and shop an exclusive gathering of
vendors at the Gourmet Market outside the
Mansion Museum.
Towngate Theatre closed its 2014-15 season in May with
a memorable production of Joseph Kesselring’s comedy
“Arsenic and Old Lace.” Cast members included, front row,
left to right: Michael Wylie, Cathie Spencer, Brian Braunlich,
Gael Finchum and Josh DeBeni. Back row: Rob DeSantis,
Walt Warren, Paul Orr, Bob Lane, John Reilly, Justin Swoyer,
Gretchen Schneider, Jim Weekly and Wayne McCord.
Above, Brian Braunlich stared
as Mortimer Brewster and
Gretchen Schneider played his
sweetheart Elaine in Towngate’s
production to “Arsenic and Old
Lace.”
Pictured front row, left to right, are: Denise
Williamson of MeMaw’s Pantry in Centre
Market, Karri Thomas of event sponsor K
Design in St. Clairsville and Rhonda Camara
of Straight Off the Farm in Dallas, WV. Back
row, left to right, are: Museums Committee
members Stephanie Grove and Barbara Ruben,
Chris Hudson of event sponsor K Design,
Chris and Allie Baugh of event sponsor Tim’s
Custom Installation, Inc. of St. Clairsville,
Museums Committee members Charlotte
Karges and Kristin Irwin.
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Oglebay Institute Summer Day Camps
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Dance
The ever-popular Acting Camp at Towngate
Theatre provides children the unique
opportunity to learn the basic elements of acting,
develop their vocals and play with props &
costumes – all leading to a live performance for
family and friends.
The Stifel Fine Arts Center’s Teen Movie
Intensive gives high school students experience
with camera work, script writing and behind-thescenes preparation. A highlight of the two-week
camp is a fully-produced movie which is shown at
the Stifel Center at a later date.
The School of Dance welcomed 46 children grades
K-7 to Frozen the Musical, a camp based around
the popular animated fantasy.
Front row: Hadley Selick, Kaylee Hunt, May
Devine, Noa Chottiner and Lily Devine. Middle
row: Elaina Mary Pusz, Pitter Pat Jeffers,
Molly Henthorne, Taylor Broadwater and
Carter Bauer. Back row: Abby Young, Leahnna
Sparling, Laken Franke, Natalie Archer, Jayma
Hunt and Julie Walters.
Front row: Makayla Carney, Samantha Shipley
and Zachary Michael; middle row: Annaliese
Ayers, Davis Warmuth and David Gaudio; back
row: Christopher Morgan, instructor Brad Johnson
and Walker Polivka.
Nature Day Camps
A highlight of the camp was a performance at
the Stifel Fine Arts Center where campers not
only recited their favorite songs from the film, but
incorporated original dances and choreography to
create their own Frozen musical.
By the Numbers
Camp Scholarships
Thanks to support from the J. B.
Chambers Foundation, the William
Randolph Hearst Foundations, the
Stanley H. Coulling Scholarship
Endowment, and gifts from individual
donors, Oglebay Institute awarded more
than $20,000 in camp scholarships in
2015.
121 weeks of Summer Day Camps
Above left, Budding Naturalists Jayden Hastings,
Maxwell O’Connell, Autumn Grafton, Gideon Decker and
Lucy DeFranco set out to build a tipi.
Above right, the Schrader Center’s Survivor Camp
included activities such as shelter building, which promoted
teamwork and ingenuity. Pictured is the Keya Tribe, winners
of the functional chair building contest.
During Mad Science week, campers explored cool chemical
reactions and properties. Pictured right is counselor Michael
Hensley and camper Tyler Harris.
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were awarded with scholarship
assistance totaling $14,407.
22 weeks of Junior Nature Camp
were awarded with scholarship
assistance totaling $5,410.
1 week of Mountain Nature
Camp was awarded with scholarship
assistance totaling $360.
Junior Naturalists
Summer of Wonder
Nature Programs
Schrader Center
Working behind the scenes and assisting
in many of the Schrader Center’s summer
programs are the Junior Naturalists. This
group of youth volunteers, ages 12-15, is
instrumental in program preparation, animal
care, trail chipping and invasive species
control around the facility.
Front row, left to right, are: Gavin Minder,
Tessa Ullom, Lindsey Garrison and director
of environmental education Erica McGrath;
back row: West Virginia University intern
Braley Burke, Jacob McPhail, Amelia
Cianelli and Dailey Ward.
Sponsored by WesBanco, Summer of Wonder
Nature Programs at the Schrader Environmental
Education Center included a variety of activities
designed to engage families in outdoor play and
discovery.
Pictured above are: front row, left to right,
Jake Franke, Adele Stillion, Claire Eddy. Back
row, left to right, are: WesBanco Senior Vice
President, Marketing, Doug Molnar, WesBanco
President and CEO Todd Clossin, Schrader
Center assistant director Mia Ickes, Oglebay
Institute development director Kathryn Kelly.
Parcel Players Summer Youth Theater Program
Towngate Theatre
Above is the cast of “Telling Wilde Tales,” an adaptation of
Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales by Jules Tasca, staged July 15-18.
Front row, left to right: Deandre Barnaba, Dhorni Dove,
Jayden Cook, Kevin Stryker, Amy Hissrich, Haley Carter,
Joel Nau, Aleigha Dodd, Lia O’Connor; middle row:
Abbey Delk, Makayla Carney, Maggie Aulick, Ryan
Bartch, Christopher Nau, Adam Marquart, Cole Saseen,
Mary Prather, Joel Connor; back row: Juan Dunlap, Nate
Foster, Lexie Kosanovic, Audrey Blust.
W. Va. Watercolor
Society Exhibition
Stifel Fine Arts Center
Titled “Aqueous 2015,” The West Virginia
Watercolor Society exhibition – hosted July
3 - August 21 at the Stifel Fine Arts Center
– featured 43 pieces by 31 West Virginia
artists.
Pictured above (from left) are award
recipients Linda Elmer of Fairmont, Janet
Rodriguez of Wheeling, Christine Rhodes of
Parkersburg and West Virginia Watercolor
Society vice president Martha Reynolds.
United Bank Sponsors
Exhibit Season
Stifel Fine Arts Center
The Parcel Players’ second
production, “Fools” by Neil
Simon, was staged in August and
included cast members, clockwise
from left: Morgan Harris,
Eric Geisel, Sam Nau, Bradley
Orzolek and Collin Spangler.
Thanks to the generous support of United
Bank, Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts
Center will once again present a season of
five exhibits, September 2015 - August 2016.
Pictured, left to right, is United Bank
market president Anthony Gentile, Oglebay
Institute president Danielle McCracken
and Stifel Fine Arts Center director Rick
Morgan.
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Adaptive Dance Continued from page 5.
This opportunity
has been
made possible
through support
from the
West Virginia
Department of
Education and
Oglebay Institute’s School of
the Arts and
Dance
furthers OI’s
goals to serve as a resource for teachers and to
promote access to the arts for all people.
Rosenlieb has been teaching a popular and
successful adaptive dance class for children
with Down Syndrome since 2010. During the
workshop, he will explore how to understand a
child’s physical abilities, cognitive level,
communication skills and emotional drive and
introduce concepts and techniques applied
to his students and expand the capabilities to
work with children of differing abilities.
“Participants will benefit from Rosenlieb’s
expertise and gain the knowledge, confidence
and skills to use adaptive dance with a variety
of populations and settings,” OI director of
dance Cheryl Pompeo said. “We hope that, by
providing this training opportunity to teachers,
adaptive dance programs will become more
readily available in our area.”
Todd Rosenlieb
For more information or to reserve a space in
the workshop, contact Pompeo at 304-2428807 or [email protected].
Ricardo Melendez
Member Spotlight: The Stryker Family
For the past 15 years, Oglebay Institute has been almost a
second home for the Stryker family of Wheeling. With their
lifelong interest in the arts, parents Kevin and Carol naturally
were eager to enroll their first son, Kevin, in an OI program
as soon as he became old enough. As sons Jack and Nathan
came along, they too became involved. Over the years, all
three boys have attended numerous camps, classes and events
spanning the entire breadth of the Institute. Among their
parents’ favorite OI activities is attending the Jazz at the
Stifel concert series.
As a theater dad, Kevin became active in the Friends
of Towngate and has fond memories of working with
Towngate’s Tim Thompson and P.D. Gregg to paint all of
the back-stage rooms at the theater several years ago.
“Towngate is an amazing place,” he commented. “Wheeling
has such great arts and cultural activities available, and
Oglebay Institute is central to the quality of life in this area.”
“Our family’s strong engagement with Oglebay Institute is
due to the incredibly talented staff,” says Dad Kevin. “The
instructors so effectively communicate what they know about
the arts to the populations that they serve – whether it be
adults, teens or small children. They are wonderful.”
Early on, young Kevin discovered a love for acting, so his
talents steered him most heavily toward Towngate Theatre.
A member of the Parcel Players since the age of 10 or 11, he
“participated in everything that [Towngate Theatre Director]
Tim Thompson offered,” according to his father, including
acting classes, drama camps and the Crazy 8s improv troupe.
He’s also volunteered at the OI Board Benefit fundraiser, and
he spent this past summer helping out as an intern for OI
camps while preparing to head off to college this fall.
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Clockwise, from far left are son Kevin, Kevin, Carol, Jack and Nathan.
Fundraisers Planned to Support OI
There is no denying that Oglebay Institute plays a large role in making our
community a vibrant place to live, work and play.
We invite you to participate in two upcoming fundraisers that support OI’s
mission to “foster appreciation, expression and discovery by engaging people of
all ages and abilities through exceptional programming in performing and visual
arts, dance, history, and nature.”
Second Annual OI Golf Scramble is September 14
The Oglebay Institute Board of
Trustees is pleased to announce the
Second Annual OI Golf Scramble,
sponsored by Kalkreuth Roofing and
Sheet Metal and the Monteverde
Group.
With all proceeds benefitting Oglebay
Institute, we are calling upon golf
enthusiasts, arts patrons, nature lovers
and business leaders alike to show their
support.
Pictured, left to right, at the 2014 OI Golf
Scramble is the team of Brian Ghaphery, Jim
Squibb, Jim Kepner and Jay Adams.
The event will be held Monday, September 14 at the Wheeling Country Club.
A shotgun start is slated for 12:30 p.m., with lunch being served on the course.
A delectable dinner, hosted at the Wheeling Country Club, will conclude the
evening. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place teams.
To participate as a golfer or sponsor, visit OIonline.com/golfscramble and
complete the registration form, or call 304-242-4200.
Festival of Trees Returns to Oglebay Resort Oglebay Institute is pleased to announce the return
of a beloved holiday tradition – the Festival of Trees.
Presented by Oglebay Institute in conjunction with the
Wheeling Chamber of Commerce and Oglebay Resort,
the Festival of Trees holiday decorating extravaganza
will take place from Friday, November 13 - Saturday,
November 21 at the Pine Room in Oglebay Resort.
The Pine Room will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland with scores
of trees, wreaths and swags, all professionally decorated by area designers and
available for purchase. The event will include many family-friendly activities, and
a full schedule of events will be announced later this fall.
Proceeds will support Oglebay Institute’s programs, as well as its scholarship
program that annually provides more than $15,000 in financial aid to qualifying
families. The 2015 Festival of Trees is sponsored by Waller Pool & Spa and
Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration.
For more information about attending or sponsoring the event, or about
participating as a decorator, call Oglebay Institute at 304-242-4200.
Thank You!
To those joining or renewing their
Friend or above membership level.
(Received March 16, 2015 - July 22,
2015.)
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Mr. Charles P. Newmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Nutting
Ms. Molly Poffenbarger
Ms. Suzanne Quinn
Ms. Dottie Robinson
Deborah Ann Roxby
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Salvatori
Mary Edith & Errol Sambuco
Ms. Barbara Scott
Julie Shank & Chris Prezioso
Ms. Jane D. Slater
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Sligar
Mr. Lambros Tsuhlares
Dr. & Mrs. Klaus Von Deuten
Dr. Jessica Ybanez Morano
Oglebay Institute Memberworks | Summer 2015
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These programs are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the
National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.