Prayers of older generation shape hopeful youth future
A nostalgic reminiscence reflects on childhood, school days, and cherished teachers while noting current concerns about children not learning to read as they should. It recalls friendships since first grade, memories of simple pastimes, and admiration for classic film stars, ending with a sober observation about education today.
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Huntington
Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Ray Milland
Loretta Young
Oliva de Haviland
Mirrors of science and math spark concern for youth wellbeing
Frances Wayland, a Bluefield community volunteer, urges care for students amid school safety and violence worries. She notes many youths drop out, families stay busy, and homes lack togetherness, asking how society can help youth find purpose and a hopeful future.
Community Action relocates to Four Way Office Park in Tazewell
Clinch Valley Community Action Inc moves offices to Four Way Office Park near Dairy Queen in Tazewell. Programs include Jobs Training Partnership, Companion Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Share, FEMA, Head Start, Family Crisis Services, Latchkey, Summer Enrichment and Summer Feeding. Senior Companion Volunteers sought. stipend $2.45 per hour with benefits. Call 988-5583 for details.
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Tazewell
Clinch Valley Community Action Inc
Four Way
Cvca Inc
Share
FEMA
Clinch Valley Community Action
Linda Hayes
Clinch Valley Community Action Agency
Dairy Queen
D.M.A Fellowship Meets at Johnston Chapel Monthly Meeting
The D.M.A. Fellowship of Johnston Chapel Baptist Church met Thursday May 13 with 55 in attendance. Larry Deeds introduced Mercer Christian Academy groups and May program participants. new visitors were Lorraine Bishop Gladys Clark Marie Farley and June Mick. Birthdays were celebrated with gifts for six seniors. door prizes awarded to four attendees. A June cookout at Claytor Lake is planned, eight seats remain for the New Orleans and Cajun Country trip October 4 10. Senior adult carry in lunch is set for June 10 at 10 30 in the fellowship hall with Rev Rick Setser as guest speaker. For information call 425 6315.
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Princeton
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Jim Nossinger
Larry Deeds
Mercer Christian Academy
Deeds
Lorraine Bishop
Gladys Clark
Marie Farley
June Mick
Robert Bolton
Jack King
Elizabeth McCoy
Otis Raines
Helen Worrell
Leonard Beckett
Stanley Hall
Jessie Nunley
Nossinger
Claytor Lake
New Orleans
Church Fellowship Hall
Rick Setser
Kegley Baptist Church
Setser
Calvary Baptist Church
Lakeland
Fla
Hall's Ridge Road
RSVP schedule for Retired Seniors Volunteers Program
The schedule lists multiple June activities across Tazewell and nearby sites. Events include nutrition site work, literacy testing, bingo at the correctional unit, blood mobile at the American Legion building, and work-in projects with RSVP vans running on select days.
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Tazewell Nutrition
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Correctional Unit No
Bloodmobile
American Legion
Thompson Valley Presbyterian Church
Living trusts a powerful yet not panacea says Campbell
Ron Campbell notes living trusts are revocable inter vivos tools that avoid probate generally but not always and can still incur taxes and costs. He advises consulting an estate planning attorney, weighing all options before adopting any strategy, and highlights private versus public aspects and incapacity planning.
Fresh Start hinted for U S Health Care Reform
Dan Farley executive director of Glenwood Retirement Village argues for a focused, affordable reform of health and related social services. He says current policy confuses voters, wastes money, and hampers care, urging Congress to test needs and eliminate waste while preserving quality.
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America
Congress
United States
Dan Farley
Glenwood Retirement Village
Schedule of Cumberland Care Center Activities in Bluefield
A sequence of upcoming sessions at Cumberland Care Center Bluefield includes Life Skills Classes on June 9 and 10, Creative Leisure Assessment on June 9, Exercise Class on June 12, with additional sessions on June 14. Times range from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on these dates.
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Orientals
Kashan
Sarouk
Tabriz
Bijar
Qum
Kerman
Ardebil
U.S
Ramada Inn
Bluefield
Cumberland RD
Discover
Col
Nejad
WV Lic
Creative Leisure Assessment
Cumberland Care Center
Creative Leisure
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Ordi
Frances Wayland
Community Action
D.M.A. Fellowship
RSVP
Pocahontas Nutrition
Twin City Delivery Taxi Service
Bluefields
Ron Campbell
Jerica
Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
Cedar Bluff
James F. Humphreys
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk & Southern
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
CSX
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