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<p>The Ruble Sternwheel cruise departs the levee with excited patrons aboard.</p>

The Ruble Sternwheel cruise departs the levee with excited patrons aboard.

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<p>Campsites line the West Virginia riverbank.</p>

Campsites line the West Virginia riverbank.

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<p>Waves created by a passing tugboat rock the Ruble.</p>

Waves created by a passing tugboat rock the Ruble.

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<p>Little Alex Yeauger of Pomeroy accompanies her grandmother Patsy Wood.</p>

Little Alex Yeauger of Pomeroy accompanies her grandmother Patsy Wood.

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<p>Jeff Seager entertains with some folk music.</p>

Jeff Seager entertains with some folk music.

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<p>Granny Sue tells a funny tale.</p>

Granny Sue tells a funny tale.

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<p>A view of Pomeroy from the river.</p>

A view of Pomeroy from the river.

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<p>Pleasure boats rush by during the sternwheel cruise Friday.</p>

Pleasure boats rush by during the sternwheel cruise Friday.

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<p>Cruise patrons return to the levee after what was a &#8216;first&#8217; for many participants.</p>

Cruise patrons return to the levee after what was a ‘first’ for many participants.

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POMEROY — Many senior citizens, Rock Springs Rehabilitation Center patients and Carleton School and Workshop participants were treated to a special cruise on the Sternwheel Ruble Friday afternoon as a part of Riverfest.

The hour-long cruise gave the participants not only a look of the Bend area from the center of the river but also included entertainment by humorous story tellers, Donna Wilson and Suzanne Holstein, also known as “Granny Sue,” and musician, Jeff Seager. The artists are part of the River’s Edge Program funded by the Ohio River Border Initiative through programming in cooperation with the Ohio Arts Council.

For most of those on the cruise, it was a “first.” They seemed to enjoy every minute of it.

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