Agency to offer elderly services via Appalachian Area Agency on Aging
The Appalachian Area Agency on Aging will continue Older American Act services previously run by Mercer County Commission on Aging. Director Ramona McNeely-Stanley announced arrangements before June 30 1998 to avoid lapses, with no change to nutrition programs due to a separate contractor. MCCOA ceases as grantee. services shift to another agency. Trent Street center programs continue until June 30.
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Princeton
Appalachian Area Agency On Aging
Mercer’ County Commission On Aging
Ramona McNeely- Stanley
Mercer County Commission On Aging
MCCOC
McNeely-Stanley
AAAA
Appalachian Agency
Walker Street
Call
MCCOA
Melanie Arellano
Kathryn Bayless
Trent Street
First Technology and Training Expo at Brushfork Armory
Southern West Virginia hosts the first Technology and Training Expo on Oct. 8-9 at Brushfork Armory. Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce sponsors a program showcasing computerized information systems banking and electronic tax filing with hands on training seminars. High school sophomores from seven counties invited to sessions, with career information stations and occupational surveys. Exhibitors reception and business after hours planned. contact PMCCC at 304-487-1502 or via www.pmccc.com.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Brushfork Armory
Princeton- Mercer County
PMCCC
Inetone
Retirement tribute for Dr Boyd at Riverview celebration
Admirers gathered in Columbus at the Concourse Hotel for a retirement celebration of Dr. Boyd, a longtime Riverview School for Girls teacher. The event honored her decades of care for students, with remarks from family, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters, and local officials. Attendees included grandchildren, relatives, and friends from Bluefield to Portsmouth, amid performances and a gift trip to Cancun.
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Marion
Riverview School
Columbus
Boyd
Christine Todd
Bluefield
Patricia Boyd
Rho Omega
Bluefield State
Mifflin High
Kanika
Steven Milton
Hampton
Alberta Brooks Woods
Rick
Shelia Hunt
Portsmouth
Mrs. Todd
Martha Jenkins
Barbara Motley
Mary Claytor
Monique
Tiffany Boyd
Gene’s Generation
Eugene Walker
Lorraine Perry
Alma
Bill Banks
Mary Higginbotham Anderson
Marie Hope
Tazewell
Mary and Dorcas Claytor
Eleanor (Johnson) Clarkston
Cancun
Mexico
Certification not necessary for chief deputy duties
Mercer County Sheriff Buckner states chief deputy Robert Baughman, who lacks current law enforcement recertification, can continue supervisory duties as administrator. Baughman says he is a political appointee not a law enforcement officer and would need 200 plus hours of training for recertification, a path he does not plan to pursue. The deputy sheriff association seeks legal clarity, urging certification for authority over enforcement personnel.
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Rinceton
Mercer
Sheriff's — Department
Robert Baughman
Harold Buckner
Donald Davidson
Baughman
Buckner
W.O. Lawson
Mercer County Deputy Sheriff Association
Lawson
West Virginia Deputy Sheriff Association
Edgar Winter Live At Atomic Jo Opens With Eighties Set
Edgar Winter delivered a tight hour long show opening with Atomic Jo at nine after a mix of originals and covers. He performed four songs each stretched to ten to fifteen minutes featuring synthesizers keyboards saxophone drums and a blues duet with Mitch Perry on Tobacco Road. Rick Latham played drums during the piece and the crowd chanted Free Ride though Winter did not perform the famous hit.
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Edgar
Winter
Frankenstein
Rick Latham
Tobacco Road
Mitch Perry
Perry
Atomic Jo
Internet Opens Global Reach for Rural Shops
Rural area businesses and individuals are increasingly using the Internet to reach customers worldwide. Bud Miller of Pronett notes small stores and craft shops are posting web pages, with 10 000 new sites opening monthly and a predicted 95 percent global computer access by 1999. WVNET serves about 400 to 500 users at Concord and Bluefield State, with statewide access for about 10 000 users, including students, alumni, and local governments.
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Luefield
Buddy Miller
Pronett
Professional Advertising, Inc
Miller
Disney
West Virginia
W.V.N.E.T
Jack Overath
Instruc
BSC
Bluefield
WVNET
Overath
Steve Meadows
Concord College
Athens
Meadows
California
Volunteers finish punch list at Yakkity Yak Playground
About 25 volunteers returned Saturday to complete small tasks left from the grand opening. They worked on sanding staining and painting attractions while children played. Organizer Lecia Smith said more work remains including a drainage proposal sidewalk and tool shed cleaning. Donations support the Friends of the Playground through the Bluefield Area Foundation.
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Bluefield
Yakkity Yak Playground
Lecia Smith
Smith
Chandler Swope
Friends of the Playground
Goforth family roots tie to Bluefield space dream
Jonathan Goforth, son of Buz and Patti Goforth and grandson of Gladys Goforth, Emmette Goforth, Harold and Louise Whitmore, from Bluefield, envisions space travel as a future milestone while describing colonial ideals of mutual aid and self sufficiency and a path toward Space Camp as a beginning.
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Jonathan
Space
Buz
Patti Goforth
Gladys Goforth
Emmette Goforth
Harold and
Louise Whitmore
Bluefield
Local Rock Trio Plans CD Release in September
A rock trio featuring Stuart Hill on guitar Zack Hartson on bass and William Bailey on drums aims to release their first compact disc in September. The group covers Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child and Neil Young Keep on Rockin in the Free World as part of their repertoire.
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Jimi Hendrix
Neil Young
Free World
Stuart Hill
Zack Hartson
William Bailey
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Internal Board of Medicine
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Bluefeld
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En Valley Mini Mall
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Main Street
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