RSVP Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Tazewell Va
The Tazewell County Retired Senior Volunteers Program marked two decades of service with a banquet at the Tazewell Moose Lodge. Honorees Nancy Ward Hattie Heath and Minnie Barnes joined founders Lucy Heierman and James Debkins as officials noted funding restored after county budget concerns. Delegates Stump Jennings and Sen. Reasor lauded volunteers for sustaining the program over 20 years and urged continued community work despite possible funding shifts.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Clinch Valley Community Action
Tazewell Moose Lodge
Action
Nancy Ward
Hattie Heath
Minnie Barnes
RSVP
Ward
Heath
Barnes
Lucy Jeff Heierman
James Deskins
Commonwealth of Virginia
Margaret Matisko
Matisko
Reasor
Respite and church events at McDowell and Cedar Bluff
A schedule of community activities lists a Respite Group Program for Alzheimer's Families at Appalachian Agency for Seniors in Cedar Bluff today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events include Mohegan Gospel Church at McDowell Continuous Care Center Gary at 10:30 a.m. today, Church of Jesus Christ activities at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Thursday, a Ladies Circle gathering at 2 p.m. Thursday, a Residents birthday party at 3:30 p.m. Friday, a Men's Club meeting at 10:05 a.m. Saturday, a Gospel Singing with the True Disciples at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and church services at 7 p.m. Monday at McDowell Continuous Care Center Gary.
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Appalachian Agency For Seniors Citizens
Cedar Bluff
Mohegan Gospel Church
McDowell
McDowell Continuous Care Center
Gary
The
True Disciples
Concord College Archivist Preserves Town History
Dan Kereth oversees the Concord College library archives in Athens, collecting Athens and Concord material from eight local and state newspapers. He photocopies clips to acid free paper for long term preservation and seeks early history before 1910, including a diploma from 1880 and a 1877 catalogue. The archives are open 8 to 11 a.m. with contact 384-5109.
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Athens
Concord
Dan Kereth
Kereth
Concord College
Newton
Group Looks to Gospel of Love Meeting at Church
The Princeton Free Methodist Church and the Princeton Salvation Army host a senior citizens group focused on spreading the gospel of love. The next meeting is Saturday June 27 at 11 a.m. in the Princeton Free Methodist Fellowship Hall, open to all senior citizens.
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Princeton Free Methodist Church
Princeton Salvation Army
Princeton Free Methodist Fellowship Hall
Driver Improvement Courses for Drivers 55 and Older
Bluefield and Princeton will host two day Driver Improvement Programs for seniors age 55 and up. Princeton classes June 23 24 at the Princeton Public Library Annex, enrollment Lynn Truitt 425-0856. Bluefield classes July 21 22 at the First National Bank Learning Center, Barbara Moore-Ray 325-8181. Completion may reduce insurance premiums five to fifteen percent. Instructor John Rapp a retired state police officer and Athens chief of police.
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AAA
Bluefield
First National Bank of Bluefield
Princeton
Princeton Public Library
Center St
W.va
Lynn Truitt
First National Bank Learning Center
Federal St
Barbara Moore-Ray
John Rapp
West Virginia
Athens
Mercer County
Rapp
Rockefeller Receives 1992 Public Service Award
U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia is honored by the Alliance for Aging Research with the 1992 Distinguished Public Service Award for leadership in health policy. Critics note his Pepper Commission chairmanship and Medicare reform efforts benefiting older Americans and aging research funding.
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U.S
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Alliance For Aging Research
Washington
Rockefeller
Daniel Perry
Alliance
Pepper Commission
Perry
Senate
Sen
America
Tion
West Virginia Democrat
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Ryan Irco
Andrea Rose
de. G.C. Jennings
Keeper of Concord’s
P. Painter
Eddie Lee Isom
Gospel of Love
Beverly Hills
Princ
Wytheville
Ofiela
Ave Timbers
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