Four Seasons friends share holiday spirit in coal towns
Larry Hypes recalls a warm Christmas in the coal towns as merchants prepare toy departments, homes glow with seasonal decor, ovens heat kitchens, and families await Santa at the Daily Telegraph Community Christmas Tree event. Local miners work overtime and residents plan for snow, color TVs, and festive meals in late November.
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Bluefield Avenue
Main Street
Tazewell
McDowell Street
Welch
Mercer Street
Princeton
Santa
Bing Crosby
Santa Claus
Old St. Nick
Daily Telegraph
Jimmie
Four Seasons
Daily Telegraph staff credits and Bible verse closing
A compilation of staff roles including Gary Adkisson and Tammie Toler across editorial and state desks follows with the line ending in a biblical verse from Psalms 86:12. The piece ends with a Spanish phrase about a foal and a prayerful note praising the Lord.
Spirit of giving shines through regional holiday drive
Community Christmas Tree drive exceeded its $12,000 goal with donations ranging from a few dollars to a thousand. Area schools ran canned food drives and shows to aid the needy while volunteers from Salvation Army and Bluefield Union Mission assisted families in need after floods. Tender Mercies Food Pantry serves hundreds monthly, showing generosity year round.
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New York City
Washington, D.C
Salvation Army
Bluefield Union Mission
Tender Mercies Food Pantry
Princeton
Richlands Christmas Parade praised for holiday spirit and thanks
The Richlands Christmas Parade boosted holiday spirit with organizers participants and onlookers receiving praise from the Richlands Christmas Parade Committee along with the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce and Town of Richlands. Awards were given in Float and Horse divisions and special thanks extended to many local groups and individuals. A separate note thanked volunteers for the cookbook project A Heritage of Good Cooking aiding the Sanders House Center.
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Richlands
Richlands Area
Richlands Archery Club
Triscia Joyce
Ed Nunley
Ariel Maxwell
Andy Altizer
Santa Claus
Ginger H. Branton
Graham Historical Society
Bluefield
The
Sanders House Center
Christmas Plan That Failed in Junkyard Dream
A desolate veteran recounts a planned death by suicide on Christmas Eve 1983 in a junkyard, detailing his life as a high school dropout, addicted, unemployed, and homeless. He planned to wear worn clothing and drink to pass away atop a cement truck while snow fell, dreaming of taking control of his fate and ending years of hunger and cold.
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Bing Crosby
John Carberry
CNHI
Santa
Rudolph
Rommel
Christmas wish to call forgotten friends and share warmth
In a Christmas column, John Carberry asks readers to reach out to forgotten friends, hug their children, and donate spare change to a red bucket. He recalls Eddy the walrus Army vet Neal the teen urban rebel and the Zak family who gave hospitality, urging generosity toward those cold and unseen this season.
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Carswell Hollow
Bradshaw
Larry Hypes
Graham High School
Gary Adkisson
Tammie
Thomas A. Colley
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Siesta Es
Jody Neal
Heritage Cookbook
Eddy
Neal
Zaks
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Falls, N.Y
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