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The West Virginia Small Business Development Center is offering the following workshops: April 17 -- "OSHA - Fall Protection," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at James Rumsey Technical Institute, 327 Hedgesville Road, Martinsburg, W.Va. April 23 -- "Business Basics Institute: Home-Based Business, Step 2: Let's Go Marketing Your Business," from 10 a.m. to noon at Biz Tech, 150 E. Burr Blvd., Kearneysville, W.Va. April 30 -- "The Changing Work Force and How to Successfully Recruit Today," from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 142 N. Queen St., Martinsburg.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Considering her husband waited 2 1/2 hours to vote Tuesday morning at James Rumsey Technical Institute, Karen Martin was pretty happy with where she was standing outside the school about 90 minutes before the polls closed. Martin said her husband, Leon, was off work for the day so his extended wait at Precinct 39, beginning at 8:30 a.m., didn't pose a problem. The couple voted at different times because of her in-home day care business and "somebody had to stay with the kids," said Martin, whose daughter came with her to the polls.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A state senator suggested Thursday that James Rumsey Technical Institute near Hedgesville, W.Va., be considered as a site for a community college in Berkeley County. cont. from news page Shepherd College is considering moving its Community and Technical College to the Martinsburg area, and James Rumsey would be an ideal location, said John Unger, D-Berkeley. James Rumsey has teleconferencing capabilities, which would allow the community college to receive courses from schools around the world, Unger said.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Close to 500 high school students and their parents have been invited to a job fair Saturday to introduce the students to the Tri-State area's rapidly growing printing industry. The job fair will serve a dual purpose. Not only will students learn about how to land entry-level jobs that can pay up to $9.50 an hour with good benefits, but it will help an industry starved for skilled workers, according to organizers. The printing industry has experienced rapid growth in the last two years, but there has been concern about whether there will be enough local workers with the skills needed to fill such jobs.

Health briefs Quit smoking program starts tonight FREDERICK, Md. - American Cancer Society's Freshstart Quit Smoking Program will be offered tonight, Wednesday, March 11, Monday, March 16, and Wednesday, March 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Frederick Memorial Hospital Wellness Center, Fitness Room Francis Scott Key Mall, 5500 Buckeystown Pike in Frederick. Call 1-301-662-2357 to register for this program. Osteoporosis screening offered in Chambersburg CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Cumberland Valley Medical Services will offer a screening for osteoporosis today through Friday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Church in Chambersburg.

Shepherd lists possible community college sites MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Shepherd College officials say they considered 14 sites in Berkeley County for a Technical and Community College. The sites, listed in a presentation this week before the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board meeting at Institute, W.Va., included: HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Berkeley Plaza. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Berkeley Springs Mall. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Blue Ridge Outlets. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Charles Town strip mall along U.S. 340. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> County Market HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Federal building.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Berkeley County Health Department will hold the annual Manager's Food Service Educational Conference and Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at James Rumsey Technical Institute on W.Va. 9 west of Martinsburg. The conference will feature FDA and USDA representatives speaking on food safety, food recalls and technology. The Hudson Hamburger recall will also be discussed. All food service facility managers are required to attend a yearly educational conference training course with designated time, place and educational material provided by the Berkeley County Health Department.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - The Tri-State area's printing industry, already a heavyweight in the area's economy, is expected to experience significant growth this year, possibly adding close to 600 jobs. [cont. from front page ] But concern has been expressed about whether there will be enough local workers with the skills needed to fill such jobs. That's where the James Rumsey Vocational Technical Center and Shepherd College's Community and Technical College come in. The two schools, with support of the printing industry, have formed the Regional Printing Institute, designed to give local workers the expertise they need to succeed in the industry.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Small Business Development Center at Shepherd College will offer the video session, "Using Technology to Build Your Business" today at James Rumsey Technical Institute in Martinsburg. "The Business of Customers and More Time, More Money: Getting it All Done" will be shown at 9 a.m. The two, 30-minute videos discuss the use of customer lists in a database and marketing, keeping up with customer trends through computerized transactions, and how computers can save time and control schedules.

Minutes before receiving her diploma Wednesday night, Hedgesville High School graduating senior Stephanie Gardner said she plans to become a history teacher. “I want to go back (to school), I guess,” the 17-year-old girl said smiling. “I just had some really great history teachers at Hedgesville that inspired me to the same sort of thing,” Gardner said. Gardner was among 375 in this year's graduating class, which was saluted at Hedgesville High School's 112th commencement in the Butcher Center at Shepherd University for netting “well over” $3 million in scholarships.