Dream of Disney World trip fuels Riverview trio’s wish
In Rich Creek Virginia three disabled residents Brenda Young Rita Sadler and Boyd Fisher plan a trip to Disney World Their dreams contrast with their conditions cerebral palsy and mental retardation but nursing home activities director Betty Asbury says the trio shares a rare bond They have few memories beyond the facility and hope to create new ones with travel to Florida to Disney World
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Ich Creek
Disney World
Brenda Young
Rita Sadler
Boyd Fisher
Rich Creek
Boyd
Florida
Betty Asbury
Riverview Nursing Home
Betty
Brenda
Rita
Riverview
John Nelson
Mercer County Workforce Projects and Training Grants 1999
Mercer County receives training grants totaling 160 customer service, 140 V-prod software, 41 quality improvement, 98 technical, 15 software applications, 10 software applications, 300 leadership. Firms include CDG Management LI The Dean Company DS Parts Georgia-Pacific Corp MJ Electric Tabor Machine United Telesis grant amounts range from 5 498 to 43 637 with Mercer Development Authority Director Janet Bailey and State Training Program Manager Julie M Howard noting Mercer County leads in workforce projects outside Kanawha County.
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CDG Management
DS Parts
Georgia-Pacific Corp
MJ Electric Inc
Tabor Machine Co
United Telesis
Ees
Mercer Development Authority
Janet Bailey
Julie M. Howard
Kanawha County
Mercer County
Norman
Princeton
Princeton, Along With the Governor’s Development Office
Moses Zegeer
Mercer County Tops in State Job Training Grants
Mercer County ranks second in the Governor's Guaranteed Workforce Training Program since 1991, with seven local firms receiving 150 556 in training grants for 764 employees in 1999. Participants include United Telesis, Tabor Machine, MJ Electric, Georgia Pacific, DS Parts, The Dean Company, and CDG Management.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Kanawha County
United Telesis
Tabor Machine Co
MJ Electric, Inc
Georgia-Pacific Corp
DS Parts
the Dean Company
CDG Management, LLC
Julie M. Norman
West Virginia
Main Street Moments Festival draws thousands to Tazewell
The 11th annual Main Street Moments Festival packed downtown Tazewell on Saturday with thousands enjoying events from 9:30 a.m. to nightfall. Organizers credit broad community support and a brief shower that did not deter attendees. The Antiques and Collectibles Fair at Tazewell Middle School runs 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Bank of Tazewell County provides free ice cream.
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Tazewell
Tazewell Area
Main Street
Tazewell Middle School
White
Tazewell County
Pocahontas Men’s Golf Championship Opens At Fincastle Course
A 132-player field tees off the 30th Pocahontas Men’s Golf Championship at 6,634 yards Fincastle Country Club on Aug. 4. Tazewell’s Buck Brittain defends after beating Kirk Satterfield by two last year as host Vic Sorrell Jr. breaks down the course’s key holes and strategic challenges.
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Fincastle Country Club
Luefield
Pocahontas
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
First Century Bank
Wvva-Tv
Tazewell
Buck Brittain
Kirk Satterfield
Fincastle
Vic Sorrell Jr
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Disney
Bo Bowm
Mercer
Virginia
Day
Yukon
Cole Moto Company
Bluefield State College
GMC
Don
Connie Bloss
Ripley
Jim Nelson
The
Daily Telegraph
Abby
Anaheim
Calif
Disneyland
Walt Disney Co
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