Seniors Bowling League Fosters Friendship at Mountaineer Lanes
At Mountaineer Lanes Bluefield seniors 55 and older fill lanes Fridays at 1 pm. Lorna Phillips of Princeton bowled 212 279 215 for a 106 series showing skill after eight years away. League secretary Stella Harrison notes 28 teams 150 bowlers since starting 12% years ago.
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Citizens Bowling League
Lorna Phillips
Princeton
Phillips
Stella Harrison
Bluewell
Harrison
Hospital volunteer keeps focus on helping others
Maxine Belcher at Bluefield Regional Medical Center greets patients and directs visitors from a reception desk. For 92 years she has volunteered two to three days a week, delivering flowers or notes, calling taxis, and offering support in a busy waiting room, finding a sense of accomplishment without pay.
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Bluefield
Maxine Belcher
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Belcher
Ers-By
Understanding Durable Power of Attorney and Guardianship
Steven M. Prye discusses court-appointed guardians and durable powers of attorney as ways to handle incompetency. DPAs let a trusted person manage personal care and assets, with private, inexpensive control and revocability.
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States
District of Columbia
79 year old Browning Dodson has lifelong teaching
Dodson began teaching in 1933 earning 574 dollars a year and remains a math teacher at Frankford Elementary in Greenbrier County at 79. She was named the state's senior educator by Superintendent Hank Marokie. Teaching runs in her family with six sisters and many relatives as educators. She specializes in a math class for special needs students and notes progress with small class sizes and better resources like free textbooks.
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Browning Dodson
Dodson
Frankford
Greenbrier County
Hank Marokie
New Year Reflections by Frances Wayland A Bluefield Volunteer
Frances Wayland, a Bluefield community volunteer, shares plans for 1993 focusing on health, optimism, and personal growth. She emphasizes accepting life’s path, maintaining nutrition and exercise, reducing worry, and engaging with friends, books, and current events to foster a more hopeful year.
Clinch Valley RSVP seeks volunteers in Tazewell area
Clinch Valley Community Action RSVP calls for volunteers across Tazewell VA and nearby facilities. Readers to patients at Westwood and Heritage Hall nursing homes, hospital gift shop help, crafts, office tasks, and transportation support for shut ins.
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Clinch Valley Community Action Rsvp
Tazewell
Clinch Valley Community Action Rsve
P.O
Y Westwood Nursing Home
WiHeritage Hall Nursing Home
WiHumana Hospital
Clinch Valley
Boissevain
Merce
Lotus
Word Perfect
Windows
Wazewell County Health Department
Richlands
Financial planning guidance and estate goals overview
Ron Campbell introduces a structured approach to financial planning focusing on goal setting, risk assessment, and ongoing reviews. The piece covers retirement needs, inflation, education funding, estate wishes, and customized plans, noting Campbell as a Certified Financial Planner in Bluefield. It also reports the Rhododendron Garden Club's Plant Friend project at Cumberland Care Center with Julia Long presenting a plant to resident Rebecca Moore.
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The
Rhododendron Garden Club
Cumberland Care Center, Inc
Julia Long
Rebecca Moore
Community Activities Schedule at Bluefield Senior Centers
A digest of daily programs across Cumberland Care Center Bluefield and McDowell and Cumberland centers. Respite group for Alzheimer’s families meets Cedar Bluff. Mohegan Gospel Church hosts a program. Life Skills classes and Wee Tots Nursery visit Cumberland Care Center. Ladies Circle and Arts and Crafts sessions planned. volunteer leaders Virginia Linkous Ruth Compton Norma Harless assist. Georgia Bourne’s crafts on display for donation. multiple dates through Jan 4.
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Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
Cedar Bluff
Cumberland Care Center
Bluefield
Virginia Linkous
Ruth “Happy” Compton
Norma Harless
Georgia Bourne
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Mountaineer
Carl Mariotti Sr
Carl Mariotti Jr
Cumberlane Road
Mariotti
Mountaineer Lanes
Charleston
Pass
Steven M. Prye
New York
Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Frances Wayland
Richlands Chamber of Com
Ron Campbell
Mohegan Gospel Church
McDowell
Continuous Care Center
Gary
Wee Tots Nursery
Ladies Circle
McDowell Continuous Care Center
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