Reunion Gathers Bluefield Veterans of Genoa and Park Central
In Bluefield a biennial Genoa High School and Park Central High School reunion draws hundreds for events at the former Park Central site. The Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus from Charleston performed at noon in the former high school auditorium now the Greater Mount Zion Pentecostal Church sanctuary. About 440 registrants, with an estimated 350 at tonight’s banquet at Fincastle Country Club, toured the old halls and reflected on the schools that served African American students from 1927 to 1969.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Charleston
Greater
Charles Thompson
Thompson
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Fincastle Country Club
Genoa High School
Park Central
Rebecca Perry
Perry
Walk the Walk Foundation aids 400 students with supplies
The Walk the Walk Foundation, Baltimore based, helps about 300 Mercer County and 100 McDowell County students with back to school supplies. Evelyn Linkous notes 30 volunteers ran distribution and flea market items with support from Maple View Church of Christ and donors including CNX Gas, Sam's Club, and Valley Woman's Club. nearly $2,500 raised.
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Mercer
McDowell Counties
Mercer County
McDowell County
Evelyn Linkous
Baltimore, Md
Kim
David Mitchell
Mitchells
Bob
Lori
David
Maple View
Eee
Tom Helton
Graham High School
Surface
CNX Gas
Harold Goforth
Sam’s Club
Bluewell Women’s Club
Valley Woman's Club
Penny Fern
Brandi Simpson
Montcalm
Maple View Baptist Church
How wild turkeys recovered in the United States
EarthTalk traces the decline from 30 000 turkeys in the early 1900s to over half a million by 1959 and about 1.3 million by 1973. It credits habitat restoration spurred by the Pittman Robertson Act of 1937 and NWTF efforts, plus hunter and agency support, in rebuilding populations.
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Bluefield native on tournament champion bridge league
Brian Platnick of Bluefield comes from a bridge family to join the Summer North American Championship team in New Orleans. The 44 year old options trader, living in Evanston, has ties to Bluefield High School and Virginia Tech, with a six member team including players from Las Vegas Florida San Francisco and Philadelphia. The event ran July 22 to August 1 and led toward the World Championship later this year. His mother Marsha Platnick attended and called the knockout format exciting.
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Jacob
Elijah
Bluefield High School
Las Vegas
Florida
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Virginia Tech
Tech
C. Jefferson Stafford
Pearlsburg
William & Mary
Chicago
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Center Stage
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Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Craven Shires Funeral Home
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Bottonline
Harley Barton
Hingham
Tazewell
Sanders
VFW Post 9696
Virginia
Richmond
James W
Moorefield
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
R Wythe
Sarah Bowling
Charlie Butcher
Neva Bryan
Adda Leah Davis
Richard Flanagan
Darrell Fleming
Carol Hart
Linda Hoagland
Ken Henderson
Frank
Perkins
Eric Perkins
U.S. Tennis Association
America
Richmond Tennis Association
Atlanta
S.C
Richmond Area
Guy Perkins
Cheryl Perkins
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Bluefield Arts & Crafts Center
Collegians
South Bluefield Merchants and Professionals Association
Bland Street
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Princeton
Rob Merritt
Bluestone Review
Raymond Neely
Kayla Ward
Riff Raff
Salvatore Buttaci
Greater Bluefield
Chamber
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