Grace Church Players Present The Christmas Guest One-Act
Grace United Methodist Church presented The Christmas Guest a one act comedy directed by Ruth Sage on Dec 19. The story follows a poor shoe cobbler and his blind daughter whose Christmas Eve kindness reveals the Christ in disguise restoring her sight. Cast includes Rev. Lynn Walbur Michael Dawn Dodson Myria Hunter Smith Father O Nea lKerri Poe neighbors Ruth Sage and David Dodson Sr. Santa Claus distributed gifts after a reception.
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The
Minute Players of
Grace United Methodist Church
Ruth Sage
Lynn Walbur
Michael
Dawn Dodson
Myria
Hunter Smith
O'Neal
Kerri Poe
Sherri Poe
Lynn Wilbur
David Dodson
Miss Sage
School Lunch Program Shows Improvement Of Nutrition Health
A USDA funded study led by Barry M. Popkin at UNC finds school lunch and breakfast raise nutrient intakes for children and especially help poorer households. Teens gain more essential nutrients versus peers who skip or eat other lunches, with energy and vitamin improvements noted across RDA benchmarks.
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University of North Carolina
Barry M. Popkin
Washington
Popkin Group
Quotarians Celebrate Eleven Honorees at Bluefield Club
The Quota Club of Bluefield honored eleven Quotarians with December birthdays. Norman Arrington portrayed the innkeeper at Jesus’s birth tale, while Bee Stringfellow donated to the Children's Temple Mission and Nell Steele and Vivian Neff were reported at home. The club planned a Jan 5 meeting with District Gov. Dottie Grim, and the Dogwood Garden Club hosted a Christmas carry-in.
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Quota Club of
Bluefield
Helen Farley
Linda Edmondson
Ada Thompson
Debbie Blevins
Nita Frassinelli
Laralice Ratcliffe
Helen Holbrook
Carol Belcher
Gena McCann
Thelma McMullin
Eva Gaynes
Terry Belcher
Norman Arrington
Joseph and Mary
Jesus Christ
Bee Stringfellow
Evelyn Thomas
Children’s Temple Mission
Miss Stringfellow
Nell Steele
Vivian Neff
The
Elks Club
Quota Club
Miss Poteet Weds Andrew Maitland at Bluefield Church
Velia Dawn Poteet became Mrs Andrew Robert Maitland in a Saturday ceremony at First Christian Church Bluefield. Rev David Cheverton officiated a double ring rite with blue and white floral decor. The couple, now residing in Panama City Florida, will start life in the Air Force.
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First Christian Church of
Bluefield
Velia Dawn Poteet
Andrew Robert Maitland
David Cheverton
Donald G. Poteet
Fincastle Estates
R.L. Umberger
Sadie Poteet
Alden B. Porterfield
Newport
Robert Maitland, Jr
Robert Maitland
Rockchester
N.Y
Martha O’connor
William O'Connor
Bradford
Doug Sarver
Melinda Arrington
Blacksburg
Linda Dillman
Falls Mills
Patsy Sluss
Helen Montgomery
Bobbi Leigh Montgomery
Panama City
Fla
Loyalettes Hold Yuletide Dinner Meeting at Bluewell Church
The Loyalettes of Bluewell United Methodist Church met in December at Mary Ella Veneri’s decorated home with sixteen members and a pot-luck meal. Mrs. Sue Abel, president, led a brief business session, reports were given, and Sunday School teachers for next year were announced.
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Bluewell
Doyle Burrows
Princeton
Carl Burrows
Abel
Keith Bowman
Mary Lou Kirby
Winkin
Blinkin
Nod
Club Calendar notes and a Princeton birth
The calendar lists weekly meetings for Matoaka Kiwanis Midway Extension Loyal Rebekah Lodge Bluefield Old Guard Ridgecrest Duplicate Club Princeton Overeaters Anonymous and the Golden Age Club with dates and locations. A birth announcement reports Ralph Edward Jr born December 15 at Princeton Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ralph Hunter of Princeton with mother Sib Marie Hull and grandparents Dorothy Earles John Hull and Doris Leslie.
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Matoaka
Ralph Hunter
Princeton
Ralph Edward, Jr
Princeton Community Hospital
Sib Marie Hull
Dorothy Lee Earles
Keystone
John William Hull
Bastian
Doris Leslie
The Lusks Honored On Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Garland Lusk of Sterling Heights Beckley formerly of Littlesburg Road received a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party from their children Tammy and Brian. About 75 attendees, including original guests, helped celebrate at New Salem Church where they were married December 7 1957. Rev James Cottrell attended.
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Garland Lusk
Sterling Heights
Beckley
Littlesburg Road
Tammy
Detroit
Mich
Brian Lusk
Jane Harman
New Salem
James Cottrell
Ohio
Carolyn Garnette
Glenna Turner
Peggy Shutt
Historical Society Meets Today For Dinner
Mercer County Historical Society will hold a carry-in dinner at 6 p.m. at Moose Hall Princeton. Members should bring a handmade old-fashioned toy for exchange. Meetings open to the public. Danielle Lea Stamper born Nov. 18 at Bluefield Hospital to Vernie Stamper Jr. and Anna Maria Szakacs. Grandparents are Ernest Szakacs and Vernie Stamper.
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Mercer County Historical Society
Moose Hall
Center Street
Princeton
Vernie Stamper Jr
Bluefield
Danielle Lea
Bluefield Community Hospital
Anna Maria Szakacs
Ernest Szakacs
Vernie Stamper
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Larry Lindamood
Ernest Amichi
James Gibson
Richard
Lindamood
Herver Stafford
Lee Wilbur
A.F. Stafford
Ronnie Martin
Jean Wilmer
Jo Horton
Santa Claus
Minute Players of Grace United Methodist Church
RDA
NFCS
Nancy Ashworth
Martha Richardson
Joyce Gianto
Dottie Grim
Dogwood Garden Club
Jack Litz
Quail Drive
Eevin Rich
James Pritchee
Frank Denardo
Lyndell
North Street
Miss Poteet
Mr. Maitland
Myra Jane Lambert
Jay Maitland
Donald Poteer
Alden Poteer
Bride
Mercer Mall
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
Ridgecrest Duplicate Club
Princeton Overeaters Anonymous
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
Harrison St
Golden Age Club
College Avenue
Historical Society
Peprilene Po Bluefield
W. Or
Cumberland Road
Woodcrest Professional Park
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