Surviving a fiery campfire blaze shapes Pauley’s future
Pauley, a Princeton area student who survived a severe 1990 campfire accident, shared his ordeal in West Virginia Senior High. He endured second and third degree burns, grafts, and months of rehab, then returned to school and plans to become a youth minister at Bluefield College. He credits faith and community support for his recovery and now aims to help others through ministry and future laser surgery to reduce scarring.
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West Virginia Senior High
Jeff
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Princeton Community Hospital
Huntington
Shriners Burn Center
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mike Pauley
Princeton
Princeton Senior High School
PSHS
Bluefield College
Rocket Boy Author Details New Space Adventure Book
Homer Hickam discusses a forthcoming techno adventure memoir distinct from his Rocket Boys work. Universal will release October Sky on video and DVD with extra footage on July 26 while Hickam plans a Coalwood T ball exhibition using the Rockets Boys name.
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Rocket Boys
Universal Pictures
Wythe hosts Heritage Festival at New River Trail park
The Wythe County festival showcased interconnecting Virginia trail systems linking Pulaski to Abingdon via the New River Trail State Park and Virginia Creeper. The event featured 34 primitive campsites, ongoing year round operations, and activities like canoeing, horse rentals, live music, painting, and a Down River Duck Race, with admission and rental details provided.
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U.S. Forest Service
National Forest
Eric Hougland
New River
Mount Rogers
Pulaski
Abingdon
Hoagland
Wythe B
Bucky” Sharitz
Wythe County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New River Adventures
Hougland
Highlanders
Dixie River Boys
Bill McCall
Hallelujah Gospel Choir
Virginia Bluegrass Boys
Old Barn
Blackhawk-Tecumseh
Appalachian Hoodowners
Ancestral Footprints
Celebration of Life
Old Brick Playhouse
Attitude Cops
Country Friends
Foster Falls
Poplar Camp
Hickam’s Rocket Boys recounts boyhood NASA dreams
Hickam’s inspirational work follows his high school years as he and friends pursue rocket building and launches with support and hindrance from parents and townspeople. The armory offers ample parking for attendees per chamber CEO Marc Meachum.
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Hickam
NASA
Chamber
Marc Meachum
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