My Hobby
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It’s our history
The tall young soldier rests against the long muzzleloader that’s become his best friend. His bright red coat blazes against the gray weather-beaten wooden fence of the Indian refuge fort in the background.
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Fix it his way
Since he was 6 years old, Garry Boros has been putting together models.
The first, a robin, was given to him by his dad, Louis Boros. The youngster put it together and painted it “exactly the way you’re supposed to,” he said. He did that with the next model, a submarine. -
A good, clean game
Terry McLain leans over the red felt-lined billiards table, draws a bead on a white cue ball and, aiming carefully, raps it with his cue stick.
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Holding a memory
It isn’t often you can hold a memory in your hands.
But Jon “Tom” Merrifield can.
One of his most cherished memories of growing up in Barrackville is seeing and hearing all the trains that passed through the small town on their ways to and from the coal mines. -
Doing it right
When Porter Stiles talks about Civil War re-enacting, he doesn’t talk about how “they” did it.
“This is how I do it,” he’ll say.
That’s how seriously and personally he takes his love for bringing the War Between the States to life. -
Birds of a feather
When you enter Earnest and Carrie Lee Storms’ Colfax home, you stop in wonderment at the hulking form you see in their living room.
Is that Annie, the famous red-tailed hawk from the West Virginia Raptor Center? -
Fun things to do
“It’s just a fun thing to do.”
If you ask Regina Myers what she’s talking about, be prepared for a long list of “fun things to do.” -
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
Just ask Norma Moore Wilcox.
She can tell you just about anything you want to know. -
Little cars, big treasures
Elvis’ pink Cadillac.
The Pink Lady from “Grease.”
Ike’s white personal limo. -
Belting it out
There’s something you need to know about Gary Michael.
“I collect ... things,” he said with a laugh.
The garage off his White Day Road home is filled with antiques ranging from fishing equipment to holsters, key chains, pen knives and more. - More My Hobby Headlines
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