Toys for Forgotten Kids arrive at Bluefield Union Mission
Bill Archer reports the Ghost Riders motorcycle club delivered toys to the Bluefield Union Mission for a decade long Toys For Forgotten Kids program. Craig Hammond praises the group for assisting children of incarcerated parents and those missed by other drives.
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Brothers of the Wheel Bring Toys Weekend Benefit
Mercer County Chapter of Brothers of the Wheel will buy gifts for its Toys For Toys program at Bluefield Kmart Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and distribute them Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Princeton Recreational Center. The effort partners with Department of Human Services, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and Bike Works in Princeton to aid local kids in need with refreshments served Sunday.
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Santa arrives on bikes as Bluefield kids receive gifts
More than 50 area youngsters from Four Seasons Country get Christmas toys from East River Mountain Harley Owners Group. Greg Pennington says the event supports children at holiday time and hopes to become an annual tradition. Case Head Start Mt. Zion Church children meet Santa, receive gifts, snacks, drinks, and candy canes. The HOG group has over 180 members across WV, VA, and KY and travels nationwide.
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Princeton PSHS Drama Presents How Does A Thing Like That Get Started
The Princeton Senior High School Drama Department directed by Mary Gaspersich stages a one act comedy by Pat Cook titled How Does A Thing Like That Get Started Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the high school Little Theater. Admission is 1 for students and 2 for adults. The Lioness Club of Bluefield meets Saturday at 6 p.m. at Charles and Lois Mustard’s home for a potluck Christmas party, with each member bringing a gift for a boy or girl to be given to Union Mission for distribution at Christmas.
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Princeton swears in Casey Martin as new police chief
A broad turnout including three former chiefs and Roanoke City Sheriff’s Department deputies attended the swearing in of Casey Martin in Princeton. Martin, a Roanoke native who began in 1975, promised to hire three more officers to bolster his 17-officer force, with 21 as the target.
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