West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Joins Ski Express
The WV School of Osteopathic Medicine and its Health Center take part in the Jimmie Heuga Mazda Ski Express on January 19 at Silver Creek Resort Slaty Fork to raise funds for the Jimmie Heuga Center in Avon Colorado. Twenty three member teams will compete with a minimum $1,000 entry each. For details call Martha Giddings at 572-4000 or donate to the school team at 647-4017.
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Lewisburg
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Silver Creek Resort
Slaty Fork
Avon
Colo
Martha Giddings
Osteopathic Medicine School
Host families sought for Latin American exchange students
Youth For Understanding seeks host families in West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania for six months of study by exchange students arriving in January. Call 1-800-872-0200 for details. Bloodmobile set for Jan 3 at Bluefield Youth Center noon to 6 p.m.
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Latin America
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Youth For Understanding International Exchange
Bluefield
Red Cross
Hello Dolly Doll Club Meeting in Lashmeet
The Hello Dolly Doll Club will meet January 12 at Ai Leen Higgins home in Lashmeet. Attendees may meet at Princeton Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. to car pool to the meeting which starts at 11 30. For more information call 425 5856.
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Lashmeet
Hello Dolly Doll Club
Aileen Higgins
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Historic grants available in Charleston for preservation work
Applications open in January for historic preservation development grants through West Virginia SHPO. Eligible projects cover restoration or rehabilitation of sites on state or national registers. religious or governmental properties are ineligible. Privately owned properties may qualify with public support. Deadline March 31 1991. Call 348-0220 for details.
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Charleston
State Historic Preservation Office
Division of Culture and History
SHPO
West Virginia
United States Congress
Pam Brooks
Bluefield City Board Changes Regular Meeting Time
The Bluefield City Board of Directors moved its weekly meeting from Tuesday night to Wednesday at 10 a.m. due to the New Year holiday. The change affects all routine sessions and is intended to ensure full attendance and orderly discussion of city business.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Declares Two December Legal Holidays
Gov. Gaston Caperton declares December 24 and December 31 as legal holidays in West Virginia after requests from county courthouses and city halls statewide. The action affects public offices and observance traditions across the state.
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Charleston
Gaston Caperton
West Virginia
Mercer and Bluefield Chronicle Time Capsule Highlights
A retrospective collection recalls milestones from 1985 to 1940. Mercer County ninth and eleventh graders participated in a statewide writing assessment for the first time in 1985. In 1980, Chris Catron, an 11 year old, enrolled in a Wytheville Community College programming class after skipping grades, with possible future double promotions. Five hundred residents voted against locating an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board store in Bluefield, and a 1940 Christmas Eve farm fire near Springville drew community aid and neighborly relief.
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Mercer County
Chris Catron
Wytheville Community College
Gail Catron
Bluefield
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Powers
Springville
Hampton man earns Carnegie Medal for repeated heroism
Jeffrey Allen Quigley of Hampton was among 16 awarded Carnegie Medals for heroism after saving people from a wrecked motorcycle, a burning boat, and a burning house. He downplays being a hero while his wife notes his habit of helping others.
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Hampton
Ple
Carnegie
Jeffrey Allen Quigley
Quigley
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Christine
Jeff
Utah
Nevada
Court reinstates Ergie Smith to Browns Creek Board of Education
West Virginia Supreme Court ruling reinstates Ergie Smith as a Browns Creek district Board of Education member. Smith says the decision affirms that votes were counted and helps future candidates. The case centers on district residency rules and two-seat limits per district.
Three McDowell banks merge to form Ameribank N A
Three McDowell County banks join Jan 1 to form Ameribank N A with First Clark National Bank in Northfork The Bank of War in War and Bradshaw and Ameribank in Welch and laegar pooling assets to 85 million dollars The move aims to improve convenience and loan capacity while preserving customer accounts employee levels and interest rates, says Joe Harris of American Bankshares Inc.
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Northfork
McDowell County
Ameribank
N.A
National Association
First Clark National Bank
Bank of War In War
Bradshaw
Welch and
Laegar
Joe Harris
American Bankshares, Inc
Harris
West Virginia schools issue AIDS policy directives
About half of West Virginia counties have written AIDS protection policies under a state Education Department directive. Nancy Parr said counties are sending copies, with some yet to forward. The policy distinguishes diseases spread in school from those not spread casually and allows exclusion of infected individuals when needed. A six member review panel must assess each case within 48 hours, issuing a written report within three days.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Department of Education
Nancy Parr
Parr
Drunken driving kills again as innocents die in Florida
The piece recalls two fatal drunken driving crashes in Florida Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, where uninjured drunk drivers survived while Linda Maskal, her two daughters, and John Hughes lost their lives. It notes DUI histories, media coverage, and public outrage at innocent victims. It spotlights drivers Tony Starez and others as stark contrasts to victims.
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James Glover
Linda Maskal
Glover
Hillsborough County
Fla
Pinellas County
Robert Sheehan
John Hughes
Sheehan
Hughes
Tony Starez
Starez
Baltimore
University of South Florida
David Shaw
Los Angeles Times
Tony Starer
State taxes beat previous projections
December state tax collections rose to 160.8 million, beating projected 160.1 million. Through six months, total receipts reached 847.6 million, 6.4 million above forecasts. Coal severance and sales taxes led gains, while transfer taxes lagged due to liquor store sale delays and personal income tax slipped in December.
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Charleston
Paul Mollohan
State Auditor's Office
Mollohan Pas
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