Let Freedom Ride supporters honor fallen troops and aid Red Cross
Riders from multiple states gathered at Bluefield Park to support Let Freedom Ride 5. Veterans including Larry Burton and Randall Fletcher praised the cause and the Patriot Guard Riders helped shield families of service members. Volunteers served breakfast as 231 bikes rolled through, with Canadians and locals noting the mission to aid troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Iraq
Charlie Cole
Larry Burton
Piedmont
Ala
Burton
American Red Cross Armed Services Relief Fund
Vietnam
Cole
Patriot Guard
United States
Texas
Joanna Hess
Teresa Guill
Cole Harley- Davidson
Randall Fletcher
VFW Post
Narrows
Enduring Freedom Committee
Fletcher
Randy Fletcher
Baghdad
Post
VFW
Harris St
Guill
Tammy
Steve Jeffries
Tazewell
Kerb Sims
Bluefield
Josh Dowdy
Roy Pruett
Roy
Elizabeth Pruett
Red Cross
Elizabeth
Phyllis Sheets
Don Brousseau
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
U.S
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Appalachian Power hosts public meetings ahead of July service start
APCO announces meetings at Big Creek High and Jaeger High to introduce customers to planned service change. Public Service Commission reps will attend. customers automatically transfer to Appalachian Power on July 1 and may enroll in payment plans online or by phone. Osmose Utilities Services is inventorying facilities as meters will be replaced with highly accurate units read remotely in most cases.
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War
Jaeger High School
Jaeger
Jeri Matheney
Matheney
AppalachianPower.com
Appalachian Power
Osmose Utilities Services
Pocahontas Historic Inc to Elect Nine Directors
District Land Manager presented a $1000 check to Joyce Presley of Buchanan County School Board on June 14 for school needs. Consol Energy CNX Gas funded proms and grad events at Richlands Tazewell Pocahontas Graham Big Creek Princeton high schools. Historic Pocahontas Inc will hold its annual meeting June 21 at 7 p.m. to elect nine board members for one year.
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Joyce Presley
Buchanan County School System
Consol
Consol Energy
CNX Gas
Richlands
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Graham
Virginia
Big Creek
Princeton
Historic
Pocahontas Inc
Pocahontas Fuel
Thomas M. Brewster
Thomas Burns Childress
Bonnie Pardue
Jerry Gravely
Deidre Hasty-Martin
Thomas Hatcher
Anita Brown
Eugene Butt
Louise Stoker
Frisbee Turns 50 as Pluto Platter Name Takes Flight
AP report notes Wham-O renamed the Pluto Platter Frisbee 50 years ago. Walter Morrison recalls dismissing the name as insane while the disc became a cultural icon. Wham-O protects the trademark, while the origin traces to the Frisbie Pie Co and pie tins tossed by college students.
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Wham-O Inc
Walter
Fred” Morrison
Morrison
Google
Wham-Co
Connecticut
Frisbie Pie Co
New England
Wham-O
Rich Knorr
Arthur “Spud” Mellin
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