Notices:

Helvetia: The History of a Swiss Village in the Mountains of West Virginia by David Sutton is available at the Helvetia Library, Helvetia General Store, and the Hutte Restaurant for $25. This is a redesigned, updated, second edition of One's Own Hearth is Like Gold: A History of Helvetia, West Virginia (1990) with additional text and 44 new photos. To order by mail, by send a check for $29 (includes shipping via Media Mail and handling) made out to "Helvetia Restoration and Development Association" to:       Helvetia Restoration and Development Association       PO Box 34       Helvetia, WV 26224 See sample photos at http://HistoryBook.HelvetiaWV.com/

• Sally Schneider's blog has an entry on the Helvetia Ramp Supper and includes a recipe for ramps with pasta. http://www.improvisedlife.com/2010/04/22/foraging-for-real-ramps-etc-with-recipe/
• Fasnacht photos and video from 2009 are available on the National Geographic Web site: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/american-festivals/fasnacht-photos/#festival-fasnacht-1_16836_600x450.jpg

Saturday, May 1. First Saturday Square Dance and Cakewalk. Adults $5. Age 12 and under, $2. 8:00 p.m. Community Hall.

Monday, May 3. Farm Women's Club Meeting. 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 8. Pickens School Senior Alumni Banquet.

Sunday, May 9. Nancy's Greenhouse opens. 304-924-5733.

Tuesday, May 11. Monthly meeting of the Helvetia Restoration and Development Organization. 6 p.m. at the Helvetia Public Library.

Monday, May 17. Helvetia Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. At the Library. 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 22. Pickens Annual ATV Run. http://pickenswv.com/annual-atv-run.

Saturday, May 29. Beech Mountain Sportsman's Club's Second Annual Poker Run. Starts at 12:00 noon. Registration is from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Art Wilson – 304-924-5205. Leanard Patterson – 304-924-5155, lpat8398@msn.com. $10 per player.