Princeton-Mercer Chamber Plans Annual Dinner
Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce kicks off ticket sales for its January 20 2011 dinner at Chuck Mathena Center. The event will honor Citizen Volunteer and Excel Business of the Year with about 250 guests. Speaker Steven McGowen will discuss the Summit Bechtel project and its impact on local business and hospitality. Tickets and sponsorships are available through chamber offices and board members.
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Princeton
Princeton- Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Chuck Mathena Center
Robert Farley
PMCCC
Farley
Nity
Steven McGowen
West Virginia
Fayette County
Mercer County
Fayetteville
Chamber
North Walker Street
Child Protect, Child Law Services
The
Children’s Home Society
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Sugar Shack
Mercer Street
Margo and the Bluegills debut CD Off the Hook gains local traction
Margo Persinger leads the five year old group Margo and the Bluegills as they release their first CD Off the Hook produced by Odd Box Productions. The eleven song collection features covers from Tracy Chapman Stevie Nicks Ry Cooder and the Beatles with Persinger Fralick and Cox among others delivering vocals and instruments. The band plays monthly at the Ramsey and seeks more gigs while planning two additional CDs this winter. Contact Bill Archer at barcher bottonline com.
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Elgood
Margo
Bluegills
Margaret Persinger
Persinger
Odd Box Productions
Tracy Chapman
Stevie Nicks
Landslide
Garrett Persinger
Ry Cooder
George Harrison
Fralick
Robert Klander
Adam Cox
Plus
Mikey Cox
John Cox
Maria Cox
Mary Joe Mondo
David Farmer
Farmer
Ramsey
Alfred Reed
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Reed
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Fracking Explained and Its Controversy Over Water Safety
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, blasts water sand and chemicals at high pressure into underground rock to release oil or gas. Critics cite toxic waste, groundwater contamination, and weak regulation as major health and environmental risks.
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Oil and Gas
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
U.S
Pennsylvania
Texas
XTO Energy
Marcellus
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
George W. Bush
Troy
Z Smith Reynolds honors Flynt with unsung hero award
Christopher Flynt, longtime Bluefield and Winston-Salem figure now in Winston-Salem, received the Nancy Susan Reynolds Awards personal service honor for his work with Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind. Flynt led Visionaries In Public Speaking and a student enrichment program, built WSIFB Choir, and developed programs aiding blind and visually impaired residents in the region. The award luncheon took place Nov. 20 at the Raleigh Convention Center, with other honorees named.
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Inston-Salem
N.C
Christopher Flynt
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Nancy Susan Reynolds
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh
Flint
Wytheville
Bluefield Ramada Inn
Chris
Elizabeth Lockett
the Maples
Winston-Salem
Flynt
WSIFB
Greater
Foundation
Paula Chamblee
Darden School of Business
SWIFB
Lockett
Katharine Smith Reynolds
R.J. Reynolds
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Kcotl
Bottonline.com
Little Walter (Jacobs
Margo and the
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Bellevue
Shaleshock.org
Z. Smith Renolds Foundation
Attracta Kelly
Omer Omer
Greensboro
Nancy Susan Reynold
Johnson Family
Cecil Johnson
Earl Carroll
South Carolina
Johnson
John Hale
Bee Street
Suzanne Rich
Rich
Cecil
Rivers
Sadie
Sadie Johnson
Suzanne
WELCH
McDowell County
Steve Cox
Cox
Trooper Cook
Jeff Cook
West Virginia State Police
Child Project of
Mercer County Inc
Cook
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