Kwanzaa Celebrations Mark Harvest Season in Bluefield
Bluefield and nearby communities observed the 16th annual Kwanzaa celebration with entertainment and church insights on the seven principles. Kiara Moore led a praise dance, Deacon Karl Miller played keyboard, and Virginia Hebert reflected on Barack Obama’s presidency as a source of hope.
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Bluefield
Maulana Karenga
Cal State Long Beach
Kukaribisha
Carol Wade
Kiara Moore
Charlotte
N.C
Karl Miller
Angels of
Wade
Coal Camp Creations molds coal art figures in Kimball
Kimball studio Coal Camp Creations uses clay originals to cast figures from coal and resin. Jean Battle notes custom work for logos and a recent Pennsylvania request for a hockey puck sculpture. Dina Brown and Walter Shroyer are among artists shaping miner and railroad figures for the collection.
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Kimball
Jean Battle
Battle
Goldenseal” Maga
Pennsylvania
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Walter Shroyer
Bluefield College
Virginia
Bill (Archer
Mac Dowell
Dina Brown
Princeton
Dina
Shroyer
Mrs. Mac
Green switch for schools cuts paper use and energy costs
Earth Talk outlines the costs and benefits of a high school moving to recycled paper and energy efficient lighting. It notes price variations, urges simultaneous reductions in paper use, and cites NRDC data on environmental savings. The piece advises calculating current paper purchases and using the EDF Paper Calculator to estimate wood, water, energy, waste, and emissions saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danel Berman
Greening America
U.S. Green Building Council
USGBC
Jeremy Too
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC
Environmental Defense Fund
CitiCar worker loses job in unique fashion
In Ontecelio Indiana Larry Lawson recalls a firing after GM bought CitiCar maker. He and others described the brief history of the electric CitiCar, its slow reputation, and the end of the line as GM planned liquidation. The piece links to related local notices and historic interests.
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Ontecello
Ind
Larry Lawson
Montecello
Bob Beaumont
Lawson
General Motors
Bob
Tom
Indiana
Seabring
Fla
United States
Sanson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Associated Press
Princeton
Wayne Arrington
Moore
Little Rock
Ark
O.L. “Leff” Moore
Hulet Hornbeck
Hatfield-McCoy Recreation
Karen Coria
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Virginia Hebert
Bluefield State
Hebert
Barack Obama
Photos By
Bill Archer
Martin Collins
Atlanta
CitiCar
Radford
24Th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Glencoe Museum
Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond
Shannon Joyce
Virginia 24Th Infantry Regiment
Mercer County
West Virginia
Franklin
Floyd
Caroll
Pulaski
Giles
Henry
Patrick
Montgomery
24Th
Pickett
Gettysburg
Joyce
Elliott Blaydes
Fields
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Jim Nelson
Blaydes
Animal Shelter
William E. Bane
James Edward Vernon
Minnie Mae Rudisill Vernon
Tazewell County
Vernons
Bane
Wbane
Yahoo
Cheryl
Jeff Scruggs
Kathy Lee Gifford
Our Towns
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