Christmas Gearing Up for the Holidays
The Father Lawrence Martin Jenco Foundation seeks nominations for a $5,000 prize and up to four $1,000 prizes to honor Appalachian region community service in spring 2003. Nominators should send a detailed letter explaining why the candidate should be honored. Deadline January 31, 2003. Mail to Jenco Foundation, P.O. Box 783, Athens, Ohio 45701.
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Nativity Scene Brings Warmth to Princeton Streets
In Princeton crowds braved cold winds on Park Avenue to witness a living Nativity re-enactment by First United Methodist Church. Angel guides shepherds to Bethlehem as viewers gather to watch the Christmas tradition come alive.
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Legends of the Nativity Animals
A collage of traditional tales explains how animals joined the Bethlehem nativity narrative. The robin story describes a bird warming the Holy Family by fanning the fire with its feathers to keep the blaze alive.
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Repeat DUI still plagues West Virginia roads
Huntington AP reports that while highway fatalities tied to alcohol fell from 1982 levels, repeat drunken drivers remain a major issue. In 2002 alcohol related deaths dropped to 36 percent, yet over a third of DUI arrests from July 2001 to June 2002 involved repeat offenders.
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Last minute gifts up for grabs for many
Bluefield shoppers scramble as one in five Americans hit stores today and Christmas Eve to finish holiday gifting amid hectic schedules. Shops promote last minute deals and extended hours as last minute shopping peaks.
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Having a blue Christmas by Charles Owens Luefield
The article discusses holiday depression in Bluefield as area psychologists note anxiety and low mood during the season. Therapist Teresa S. Paine cites traumatic memories as a common trigger and says many dread the holidays due to past experiences.
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New Horizon Comprehensive Counseling
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Top 10 gifts favored by last minute shoppers A-7
A survey lists the top ten gifts last minute shoppers favor. Clothing and accessories lead with 80 percent, gift certificates 67 percent, music tapes and CDs 56 percent, toys or games 54 percent, electronics and home entertainment 46 percent, and perfume or cologne among the popular picks.
Community Christmas Tree fund tops sixteen thousand dollars
BLUEFIELD Donations exceed two hundred dollars push the Community Christmas Tree campaign past the $16,000 mark. Funds will supply toys and gifts to more than 700 local needy children at a party today in the Bluefield Auditorium. The noon event runs to 1 30 p.m. Tickets accepted until 1 30 p.m.
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