Cadet Officers Lead Wreath Laying at Veterans Plaza
Two Mercer County Civil Air Patrol cadets 1st Lt. Catherine Tyson and 2nd Lt. Kenny Lackey led a Veterans Plaza ceremony at Rest Haven Memorial Park Princeton. They placed a final wreath for missing veterans and saluted the unknowns beside wreaths for Marines Army Navy Coast Guard Air Force and Merchant Marines while a Mercer rifle team data stood at attention.
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Princeton
Mercer County Civil Air Patrol
Catherine Tyson
Kenny Lackey
Rest Haven Memorial Park
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Mercer County
Dallas Hubbard
Walk the Walk volunteers deliver Christmas joy
A Severna Park foundation marks its tenth year aiding Mercer County families with Christmas gifts. Evelyn Linkous notes 54 families and 126 children receive help, with volunteers from Maple View Church of Christ and donors from Maryland arranging gifts, groceries, and photos of children opening presents.
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Bluefield
Severna Park
Mercer County
Evelyn Linkous
Linkous
Lashmeet-Matoaka School
Kim Mitchell
Kim
Maryland
Fellowship Hall of
Maple
Maple View
Janet Marie
Bob Hoge
Sam's Club
Crowdfunding fuels environmental projects across platforms
Crowdfunding harnesses online donations to fund environmental work. ArtistsShare helped launch fan funded projects, while GoFundMe IndieGoGo Kickstarter and Razoo now dominate. The World Parrot Trust USA uses Razoo to finance anti theft efforts protecting wild parrots from nest theft and capture for sale.
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ArtistShare
GoFundMe
IndieGoGo
Kickstarter
Razoo
World Parrot Trust USA
Christmas trees and holiday events across Mercer County
Fresh-cut Christmas trees draw shoppers to West Virginia mountains with 31 farms in 23 counties. Mercer County hosts three farms Bluestone Nursery, Mountain Vista, and Plateau Tree Farm. Community notes include a Falls Mills school project meeting in Abbs Valley, the Princeton Downtown Countdown set for Dec 31 into Jan 1, 2016, plus rescheduled Mercer County Historical Society reception. Bluefield groups coordinate charity backpacks for 400+ kids, and a Sing Nowell concert at First Christian Church. McDonald’s donors support Ronald McDonald House charities with local staff listed.
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Amp Creek
West Virginia
Christmas Tree Growers Association
State Division of Forestry
Mercer County
Bluestone Nursery
Gene Bailey
Dave Stevens
Stovall Ridge Road
Camp Creek
Mountain Vista
Lacy Lusk
Black Oak Road
Princeton
Plateau Tree
Jerry Belcher Sr
Jerry Belcher Jr
Mercer Springs Road
Abbs Valley
Falls Mills
First Church United Methodist Church
Abbs Valley Road
Bluefield
Regina Sayers
Princeton Renaissance Project
Mercer Street
Clinton Collins
Option 21
Distraction
Hot Chocolate
Tim
Maggie Mainland
Doc Atwell
Star 95
Dick Copeland
Town Square
Ignis Proles
Silverettes
Mercer County Historical Society
History House
Bland
Bluefield College
Dublin
Tazewell
Mercer
Dome Gymnasium
Laurens Baptist Association
Georgia
Dee Dee Hoosier
Bland Ministry Center
David Taylor
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America
Jon Bolt
Harriett
Todd Petrocelli
Bill Archer
Sean Jackson
Baltimore, MD
Patrick Bouquet
Flickroc
Downtowncountdown.org
Riff Raff Arts Collective
Community Connections
S. Walker St
Historical Society
Sing Nowell
First Christian Church Chancel
Harold Brown
Donald Kensinger
Suzanne Lowry
Martha Chaffins
Sing
McDonald's
Bluefield McDonald's
Ronald McDonald House
Tors
Tim Ae
Harper
Chris Killany
Ed Killany
Patty Forbes
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