Kinder Toys Versus Safer Fun From Yard Darts To Slingshots
Samantha Perry recalls a childhood of lawn darts and slingshots amid harsher playgrounds with bruises and mischief. She notes shifts to kinder toys and questions modern rules, contrasting family bonds with today’s stricter safety culture.
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and motto
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph lists Randy Deason as Publisher News Editor and State Editor with Samantha Perry Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins and Bob Redd among editors. Thomas A Colley serves as Executive Editor Managing Editor, Charles Owens and Andy Patton as City County Editor and Senior Copy Editor. The paper opens with a biblical vow about awe before the LORD.
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Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Driving to distraction in curvy roads special issue
A special report on driver distraction cites a AAA study with 70 cars filming real behavior. Reaching, leaning, fiddling with sound systems, talking, eating, grooming, passenger duties, and reading or writing are noted. Cell phone use stands at 30 percent. smoking is lowest.
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AAA
Four Seasons
United States
Blue Mountain Performing Arts campaign invites donations
The Blue Mountain Performing Arts group unveils a 2003-04 season starting November 4 with the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, March 24 White Cliffs, and April 24 Appalachian Children's Chorus. A three concert series plus four Beckley concerts attend to ticket prices of 30 dollars for adults 15 for students and 60 for families. donors are urged to mail gifts and memberships September for tax deductible gifts and program credit in BRAVO.
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Concert Association
Blue Mountain
Appalachian Children’s Chorus
Beckley
Bluefield Band Seeks Funds to Replace Aging Instruments
Bluefield High School Beaver Marching Band faces a critical funding shortfall as percussion gear ages, with current instruments purchased in 1993 and several held together by duct tape. The group needs about 148000 to replace all instruments, prioritizing a 9000 marching percussion set, aiming to have drums ready for late August football opener.
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Mercer County School Board
Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Beaver
BHS
Beaver Graham
Beaver Band
Mel Saunders
Jack and
Ginger Howard
BHS Band
W.va
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