Celebrate Reading series breathes life into Mercer classrooms
Mercer County schools embrace the Celebrate Reading program costing about 306000 dollars. It offers six unabridged books per grade with works by award winning authors to foster a love of reading. An Accelerated Reading program tests comprehension with a 60 percent pass mark. Read Aloud West Virginia hosts Author Week April 14 to 20 with Bill Peat works, supported by local libraries and the county reading council. Call 327 0584 for details.
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Mercer County
Anne Krout
Krout
Judy Raines
Read Aloud
West Virginia
Bill Peat
Mercer County Schools
Craft Memorial Library
Princeton Public Library
Mercer County Library Media Association
Mercer County Reading Council
Bluefield High School reschedules showcase for December seventh
Bluefield High announces a December seventh showcase from 6 30 to 8 30 p m featuring school patron recognition a tour of the new wing computer labs media center and classroom demonstrations A 150 000 Shott Foundation gift funds refurbished seating and a new ceiling Mrs Laurence Tierney is honored for support as guests tour exhibits including Nobel laureate John Nash portrait West Virginia Pearl Buck themed display and various student projects including SABDR health workshops and electrophoresis demonstrations
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Luefield - Bluefield High
Mary Ruth Bartlett
Shott Foundation
Laurence Tierney
John Nash
Kitty Nelson
West Virginia
Pearl Buck
Correction Note Corrects Alumni Day And Commencement Date
The 1996 Alumni Day and Commencement for Concord College was mislisted in Homecoming ’96. It will be held May 18, 1996, not May 11 as previously reported. The May 11 date came from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in error.
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Athens
Concord College
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Comment extension postpones voting on comprehensive plan
In Tazewell County Virginia officials delay final voting on the proposed comprehensive plan to January due to maps not ready. Public comment is extended with maps available in local libraries and at Southwest Virginia Community College Library for review.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Planning Commission
Scott Nelson
Board of Supervisors
Nelson
Abbs Valley
Pocahontas
Clear Fork
Richlands
Southwest Virginia Community
Bluefield
Future Vision Council
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