Debt and credit cards high risk for consumers in 1980s
Ron Campbell explains how all sectors carried debt in the 1980s with credit cards as a key consumer burden. He notes cards profit banks via fees and high interest and urges paying balances, using cards only for convenience, and considering alternatives like home equity lines with caution. Campbell is a Certified Financial Planner in Bluefield.
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America
Home Equity
Ron Campbell
Bluefield
Meeting the Challenge aids seniors driving plan
AAA publishes Meeting the Challenge a guide to senior driving skills aging affects reflexes and vision but exercise regular checkups route planning rest and breaks can help. The eight hour Safe Driving for Mature Operators course also teaches coping techniques and night sight testing. Free copies available from AAA Bluefield WV.
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American Automobile Association
AAA
Bluefield
Commerce St
Local Senior Center Offers Multiple Community Programs
Respite Group Program for Alzheimer's Families at Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens Cedar Bluff runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Today. Lifeskills class at Cumberland Care Center Bluefield is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday December 2. Wee Tots Nursery visits Cumberland Care Center Bluefield at 2 p.m. December 2. Arts and Crafts class at Cumberland Care Center Bluefield at 1:30 p.m. Friday December 4 led by Volunteer Virginia Linkous with Ruth Compton and Norma Harless assisting. Georgia Bourne’s crafts will be on display and available for donation. 11 a.m. December 7.
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Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
Cedar Bluff
Cumberland Care Center
Bluefield
Cumberland Care Center, Inc
Virginia Linkous
Ruth “Happy” Compton
Norma Harless
Georgia Bourne
RSVP schedule for Clinch Valley Senior Volunteer Program
Volunteer schedule lists Dec 1 Tazewell Nutrition Site Work In with meal at site and RSVP van transport. Dec 2-4 Deskins Market in Tazewell and Richlands with fundraising donations and a chance to win a $250 grocery order. Dec 8 Pocahontas Abbs Valley Rescue Squad. Dec 9 Thompson Valley. Dec 10 Bluefield Methodist Church. Dec 14 Richlands United Methodist Church. Dec 15 Tazewell Correctional Unit 31 for Christmas bags. Dec 17 Tanner ville Community Center with work in projects and lunch.
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Clinch Valley Community Action
Tazewell Nutrition
AASC
Deskins
Tazewell
Richlands
Pocahontas-Abbs Valley Rescue Squad
Thompson Valley
Bluefield Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Tazewell Correctional Unit
Tannersville Community Center
Retirement region rated favorable for seniors in Bluefield area
Nelson Walker of the Greater Bluefield Chamber discusses a two year Retirement Community Task Force assessment naming Four Seasons Country as a potential retirement destination. The study ranks 131 areas with scores for Money Safety Housing and Education Leisure and notes four area colleges aiding retirees.
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Bluefield
Greater
Walker
Four Seasons County
Bluefield State College
Discipline for Health Amid Changing Life Rules
Frances Wayland, a Bluefield community volunteer, muses on health discipline amid shifting advice. She recalls smoking stigma, changing diets, air pollution, and modern hazards, noting the tension between ideal health guidance and everyday choices while hoping for better personal resolve.
Patrick celebrates birthday with family in Norfolk area
Amanda Patrick recently turned 82. She is the daughter of James and Mary Sherilda Lawson. Mrs. Patrick has seven children Mary Patton Thula Shawner Ruth Turley Cheryle Conley George Hall of Norfolk Edgar Sonny Patrick of Chesapeake and Larry Patrick of Newport News. She also has 11 grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Amanda Patrick
James and
Mary Sherilda Lawson
Hall
Norfolk, Va
Edgar
Sonny” Patrick
Chesapeake, Va
Larry Patrick
Newport News, Va
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Southwest Virginia Community College
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Barney
Mae Farmer
Mercer County
Ace
Dad
Frances Wayland
Patrick
Princeton & Bluefield
Ec Met
Lowe's OF
Monthru
Rerrea
Tiny
Love's
Princeton
Oakvale Rd
David M. Harris
M.D
Pamala D. Mize
M.S
Kchewia Westwood Medical Park
West Cumberland Road
Ben Bolt Tazewell
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