Farmer's Day in Union West Virginia a rural parade
Tom Bone recalls Monroe County Farmer's Day in Union where Main Street shuts for horses floats and fire trucks. The 55th parade notes weak 4-H involvement, one high school band, veterans colors, and a helicopter flyover after the event. Attendees enjoy church baked goods and local ice cream stands before a farm show at Junior Hinkle's and Willow Bend Road.
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Union
West Virginia
Monroe County
Main Street
Monroe Countian
Weinbrenner
Monroe Dept. Store
Chris
White Frame United Methodist Church
Nota Street
Cindy Jennings
A. James Manchin
Robert C. Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
Don Caruth
Mavericks
James Monroe High School
Mount Prospect
Beni Kedem
Kazim
Junior Hinkle
Willow Bend Road
Children Blessed as Jesus Invites Them Poor in Town
A fragment from a religious text features Jesus blessing children and urging that the kingdom of God belongs to such as they. The quotation emphasizes compassion and inclusion, urging openness to the youngest faithful. No local events or names beyond the quoted passage are provided.
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Jesus
Mercer and McDowell counties push ahead with new schools
Construction advances on River View High School in Bradshaw and a new Bradshaw elementary campus on a 17 acre site. In Mercer, Pike View Middle School near Gardner to open 2011 with feeder schools reconfigured to K 5. Tazewell County renovates five schools in a $8.7 million project with HVAC upgrades and new windows.
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Mercer
McDowell Counties
McDowell County
River View High School
Bradshaw
Mercer County
Pike View Middle School
PikeView High School
Gardner
Athens
Lashmeet/Matoaka
Spanishburg
Oakvale
PikeView Middle
Tazewell County
River View
Big Creek
Jaeger
McDowell
PikeView
Oppose Pelosi energy tax plea urges public action
A letter argues against a proposed national energy tax, citing CBO and Heritage Foundation figures to claim higher gasoline and electricity costs, raised living expenses, and job losses. It urges readers to contact senators and representatives and seek online petitions to stop the tax.
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House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
The
Heritage Foundation
Obama
Rep. Pelosi
U.S
U.S. Congress
Reunion memoir recalls teen years and high school life
Jaletta Albright Desmond reflects on a recent reunion that rekindled memories of her Christian high school days in Southern California. She describes giggling with daughters, debates over dress codes, and the sheltered yet formative environment that shaped her faith, friendships, and path to today.
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Whittier Christian High
Los Angeles
Memory Lane
Southern
California
Christian High School
Jaletta Albright Desmond
North Carolina
Jdesmond
Bottonline
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Tbone
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Bill Archer
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