Hammond family continues Bluefield mission legacy
Dr. Allen Hammond recalls his father Ardell Hammond and the Chicago Industrial League, then moving to Bluefield in 1975 to lead the Bluefield Union Mission. The mission expanded services, shifting to Bluefield Avenue, with Craig and Chuck Hammond sustaining Christmas outreach and volunteer growth. The Union Mission plans its 11 a.m. Christmas Day distribution with support from Ghost Riders and local groups. Contact Bill Archer at barcher bottonline.com.
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Allen Hammond
Craig Hammond
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54Th Street
147Th Street
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Industrial League
Hammond
Rock Island
Dr. Hammond
Bluefield
David
Tim
Joel
Faith
Peggy
Craig
Chuck
Halsted
Monroe
Madison Streets
South State Street
Bluefield Union Mission
Two Virginias
Ghost Riders
Union Mission
Union
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Quiz Answers and Key Santa Questions
A compiled answer key for 25 multiple choice items covering Santa lore, Christmas traditions, and movie trivia. Topics include Santa origins, helpers, reindeer, nativity, Dickens, Ghosts of Christmas, and film plots.
Bland County Schools Earn Nation's First District Accreditation
Bland County Board of Supervisors voted to honor the county school system for becoming the first nation to achieve district wide accreditation. Superintendent Donald Hodock and the school board led two years of work with visitors from AdvanceEd and the Southern Association of Colleges and the National Study of School Evaluation. The supervisors scheduled their annual reorganization for January 3 at 6 30 p.m.
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Honor County School System
Bland
Bland County Board of Supervisors
Bland County School Board
Jonathan Sweet
AdvanceEd
The
North Central Association Commission On Accreditation and School Improvement
Seddon
John C. Thompson
Mechanicsburg
Jason Ramsey
Donald Hodock
Rocky Gap
Karen Hodock
Sharon
Henry Blessing
Southern Association of Colleges and the National Study of School Evaluation
Sweet
Board of Supervisors
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