Bluefield Bluefield area club meetings and events today
Today features NARFE at the Ramada Inn Bluefield at 11:45 a.m. Quota International meets at Holiday Inn Bluefield at noon. Chamber of Commerce After Hours at Guardian Auto Glass 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Princeton Lions Club at Hardees Route 460 6:30 p.m. Zen Meditation at Princeton Library Annex 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mountain Circuit Riders meet at Vietnam Veterans Chapter 628 850 Mercer St. Princeton 37 p.m. Hinton AA Group Ascension Episcopal Church 3 p.m. closed meeting.
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Bluefield
Narfe National Association of
Ramada Inn
Quota International
Holiday Inn
Greater Bluefield
East River
Princeton Public Library
Charles Birk
Mountain Circuit Riders
Princeton
Ride Group
Christian Motorcyclists Association
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter
Mercer St
Hinton
Ascension Episcopal Church
5Th Avenue
Temple
Flag quiz answers from 1993 encyclopedia excerpt
The text lists multiple choice questions about the U S flag and its meanings with answers: 1) Fort McHenry, 2) Distress signal, 3) The original colonies, and credits Betsy Ross as the source for the flag’s adoption.
Bradshaw council race hinges on single vote in McDowell
In Bradshaw McDowell County Rebecca Godfrey leads council with 60 votes to William Bowman 59. Mayoral winner Lawrence Crigger tops with 109 votes while Tiny Blankenship 20 and Bryan Pack 29 trailed. Incumbent mayor Charles Click did not seek re election. Anawalt mayor Eva Rash defeats Robert Parks 108 to 30. Nine candidates run for five council seats. Saeger mayor Raymond Kennedy re elected unopposed with 78 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell
Bradshaw
Rebecca Godfrey
William Todd Bowman
Godfrey
Lawrence Crigger
Crigger
Burgage
Blankenship
Bryan Pack
Charles Click
Ruthie Matney
Esan
Saeger
Raymond L. Kennedy
John Mayhew
Danny Kennedy
Jimmy Cline
Eugene Shaw
Delbert Kiser
Grady May
Joey Proffitt
Jerry Gardner
Kenny Muncy
Ruby Fanning
Italian dinner fundraiser for Sanders House Center Friday
Bluefield Virginia hosts an Italian dinner from 5 to 8 pm at Shott Hall Bluefield College to support the Sanders House Center. Proceeds aid the Graham Historical Society as it pursues a museum and Southwest Virginia gateway for tourism, with a $10 adult and $5 child under 12 ticket price and multiple local outlets selling tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders House Center
Bluefield
Shott Hall
Bluefield College
Graham Historical Society
Sanders
Southwest
Virginia
West Virginia
Venture Printing
Bank of Tazewell County
First Community Bank
New Graham Pharmacy
Leslie Ann’s and Paper
The
Pai.net
Sandershouse
Patriotism and the nightly flag tradition of Donzie White
Donzie White, 83, a World War II veteran from the Army 1st Armored Division, recalls raising the flag daily in Italy. He kept the ritual after returning home, keeping the flag aloft except in rain or strong winds, asserting patriotism and loyalty as central to his practice.
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Anzio
Italy
White
FEMA expands outreach as 15 WV counties flood relief rises
FEMA official Karen Settles said four reps will remain in Princeton after a town meeting to aid recovery for storm, flood and landslide victims from May 15. The disaster area now covers 15 counties and residents must call 800 462 9029 for applications before June 25. Disaster Unemployment Assistance now available for eligible residents in affected counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Settles
FEMA
Charleston
Princeton
Settles
West Virginia
Mercer County
CES
MCTEC
Bob Wise
Tony Anthony
Huntington
Small Business Administration
West Virginia Office of Emergency Services
Wise
Mercer
McDowell
Summers
Wyoming
Boone
Cabell
Clay
Kanawha
Lincoln
Logan
Mason
Mingo
Raleigh
Israeli officer touts calm tactics at Bluefield Israel Bond dinner
Lt Col Gal Luft addressed Bluefield Princeton B'nai B'rith Lodge 967 on the Israeli approach to terrorism. He praised restraint, noted cease fire gains, urged American help, and recalled Yasir Arafat as a catalyst for unity. The event honored local supporters Norris Kantor Sidney Rosenthal and Harry Finkelman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Gal Luft
Israel Defense Forces
Luft
Princeton
B’nai B’rith
State of Israel
Ariel Sharon
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
America
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv
Israel
Middle East
Stuart V. Pavilack
Pittsburgh Tri-State
Israel Bonds
David Katz
Susan Katz
Also Mentioned on This Page
al Stone
Francis Scott Key
Boston
B. Bunker Hill
Fort McHenry
Betsy Ross
Encyclopedia Americana
McDowell County
Donal R. Hastings
David W. Casey
Doris Revels
Joyce Bell Sargent
Madeline Goodman
Irene Witten
Bonnie Hatfield
Mark Parks
Donald Belcher
Juanita Dillon
Pam Winebarger
Mel Grubb
Stan Robertson
Jim Howington
Jean Howington
Robert Bell
Randall Hash
Hugh Campbell
Dave Sonderman
Mary Sonderman
Amil Eshell
John Lyons
Shirley Robertson
Marshall Miller
Charles Hill
Linda Hill
Gary Martin
Wayne Reynolds
Sarah Reynolds
Roane
Wayne
Rock Valley
Wali
Bey
Brick Street
WVCU
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