School Board Set To Finalize Glenwood Matoaka Montcalm Contracts
Mercer County Board of Education plans a special session next week to finalize contracts for Glenwood, Matoaka, and Montcalm building projects. Bids for Montcalm and Matoaka are expected by Wednesday, with Glenwood costs within budget. Delays since July stem from contractor negotiations while parents watch over prices and finances.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Glenwood
Matoaka
Montcalm
Mercer County Notebook highlights school hiring and civic plans
Barbara Hawkins notes board expected to award contracts by Friday and interviews for Bluefield High School principal to start this week with a replacement target date of Aug 15. Ten applications received by Friday, seven from Mercer County residents, three from out of state. names withheld. Floyd Jones elected chair of new Human Relations committee, Thomas Lilly named vice chairman. Kitty Wooldridge calls members to letters to Reagan over NASA animal testing project. Plans for I love Princeton day Sept 19 with a dry land rave and prize awards of 50 dollars for winner and most unique.
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Bluefield High School
George Erpsset
Board of Education Personnel Office
Mercer County
Torney Thomas Lilly
Mercer County Humane Society
Kitty Wooldridge
Ronald Reagan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Princeton
Princeton Downtown Merchants Association
Greater Bluefield United Way Sets Campaign Goal
The United Way of Greater Bluefield Inc. sets its 1981 82 campaign target at 220000 under President Joe Hartzog after a board meeting. Advanced planning led by 1981 82 Campaign Chairman Mike Shott and co chair W J Bill Reynolds aims to meet the goal despite last year missing the target by about 9.95 percent. Kick off is unofficially planned for mid September. Glenn W Buchanan, UW treasurer, presented the tentative 1982 budget. Buchanan, a Sovereign Coal Group employee, serves on local Red Cross and Rescue Squad boards. Hartzog, Bluefield Gift Shop owner, stressed serving the needy through the United Way.
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United Way of Greater Bluefield Inc
Joe Hartzog
Hartzog
First National Bank of Bluefield
United Way
Mike Shott
Shott
W. J
Bill” Reynolds
Reynolds
Bluefield
Glenn W. Buchanan
Tazewell Ave
Buchanan
Sovereign Coal Group Inc
American Red Cross
Rescue Squad, Inc
Longview Ave
Plaza Cards
Watkins Gift Shops
Beckley
Greater
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Rotary talk on electric utilities at Princeton Inn
Richard Bowman of Appalachian Power presented to the Princeton Rotary Club at the Holiday Inn. The program featured a film "Mr. Edison's Dilemma" highlighting utility challenges and noting the U.S. accounts for one third of global electrical output. Ted White introduced the speaker. guests were Ralph Robinette, Fred Combs and Randy Kidd. VFW Post 8517 meets first Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Veterans urged to attend.
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Richard Bowman
Appalachian Power Company
Bluefield
Princeton Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Mr. Edison
U.S
Ted White
Ralph Robinette
Fred Combs
Randy Kidd
VFW
Memorial Building
Princeton
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Udegraph
Barbara Hawkins
Floyd Jones
Board of Education
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Pat Cecil
Himalayas
Norfolk & Western Railway
Saeger
Shirley Lambert
Lambert
Jaeger Ofen
Glenn Buchanan
Biarfield Bay
Ariegragh
Bulletin Board
Rotary Club
VFW Meetings
Mercer County School Board
Hardy Hall
Honaker Avenue
Eva Easley
Mercer County Commissioners
Smith Services, Inc
Dustry
Barco- Princeton
North Carolina
Stafford Drive
West Virginia
Region I Planning and Development Council
Sheraton Inn
South Bluefield
Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee
MRPDC
Terrace Drive
Marion
Bond
Quality
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W.va
Darby’s
Seafood
Oriental Buffet
Pach
Prestaurant
Clifford Curry
Sheraton Hotels & Inns
Worldwide
Armando
Caboose Express
Bluewell
Warlick's
Kelvinator
Teenor
Raleigh St
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