Community organization events and meetings calendar
A dense local schedule lists meetings and events across Bluefield Princeton and surrounding towns from Tuesday March 13 to Tuesday March 20. Groups include chambers of commerce rotary clubs VFW post Quota International and Lions Club with venues Holiday Inn Bluefield Ramada Inn PMCCC office and Bluefield College plus a rare antique appraisal session and a concert by The Kingdom Heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ervin B. Davis
Bluefield
Richlands Town
Cedar Bluff
Quota International of
Holiday Inn
Consolidation Coal Company Retirement Group
Ramada Inn
Princeton
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce Board
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Board
Mercer County
CVB Board
PMCCC
Oakvale Road
Linda Thomas
Peggy Trump
Golden Age Club
College Avenue
Lions Club
the Kingdom Heirs
Bluefield College
AARP
First United Methodist Church
Counting Kids in Virginia Misses For Census Totals
Virginia has about 1.7 million minors out of 7.1 million residents, about 25 percent, up 15 percent since 1990. The undercount of youths can deprive communities of funds and lead to larger class sizes, affecting foster care, welfare and special education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmond
Virginia
U.S. Census Bureau
America
Lisa Wood
Action Alliance For Virginia
Children and Youth
Wood
Virginia May Miss Many Children in 2000 Census Highlights
Virginia has about 7.1 million residents with nearly a quarter under 18. Fairfax County has the most children while Stafford County has the highest share. The Census Bureau warns undercount risks rise in rural and urban pockets, with cities like Richmond and Norfolk among the nation’s top ten for uncounted children. Programs aid counting but transient and foster care youth remain hard to reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Fairfax County
Stafford County
Wood
Census Bureau
United States
Midwest
Richmond
Norfolk
New York City
Los Angeles
Oasis House
Larry Lacina
Lacina
Independent Living
Henrico County
Family and Children Service
WV Legislature ponders family court plan and dates
The Senate passed a start date Sept 1 for moving domestic violence protective orders from magistrate to family law judges. The package reorganizes the domestic relations act to be more user friendly but does not change law details. Debate centers on appeals from family court orders to circuit judges versus the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooton
Senate
Family Lawminsters
House of Delegates
House
Wills
Sendiing
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Camp Joy boards split as Bluefield and Princeton plan separate paths
The two Salvation Army boards, Bluefield and Princeton, move to separate meetings amid debt and fundraising pressures. Camp Joy faced closure unless major investments were found. a new Bluefield board may be rebuilt while Captain Mullins oversees both locations. The Huntington and Charleston Salvation Army groups received Camp Joy assets, and five parties expressed interest in the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield Citadel
Bluefield
Baltimore
Bluefield Advisory Board
Camp Joy
West Virginia
Virginia
Russell
Princeton Advisory Board
Bob Mullins
Mullins
Larry Roe
Bluefield Group
John Falin
Salvation Army
Falin
Huntington
Bluefield Salvation Army
Reagan
Roe
Clark
Princeton Board
Bluefield Board
Bullying discussed by educators in Southwest Virginia schools
Akers says schools encourage reporting and active supervision to curb bullying. Witten notes mentors for new students joining from other areas as a potential program. He urges vigilant monitoring and more adult interaction to prevent bullying, citing a shift toward anti bullying programs and success estimates of reducing incidents by over half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akers
Tom Witten
Tazewell County School
Southwest Virginia
Tazewell County
Board
Witten
Associated Press
Imagine Films taps Grazer team with Deakins for Prism project
Production notes list Roger Deakins as cinematographer with credits including Thirteen Days Fargo and The Shawshank Redemption. Daniel P Hanley and Mike Hill will edit, Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins handle casting, Rita Ryack designs costumes, and Nash's biography inspires the narrative. Filming planned in Princeton New Jersey and New York City with an opening aerial shot in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard-Grazer
Janet Hirshenson
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jane Jenkins
Jane
Rita Ryack
Nash
Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Bluefield College
Carnegie Tech
Princeton University
Princeton
Reinhard Selten
John Harsanyi
Sylvia Nasar
N.J
New York City
N.Y
Martha Legg
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Bailey Masonic Lodge
Montcalm
Prince William County
Virginia Beach
Chesterfield County
Newport News
Source
Manassas Park
Spotsylvania County
Loudoun County
Manassas
York County
Sno Suffolk
Oes
Rennarovesen
King G
Fairmont
Judiciary Committee
Michael Lynch
Times West Virginian
Mingo
Sheriff’s Department
A-1
Colorado
Columbine High School
Santana
Ness
Nobel
Economics Nobel
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Blacksburg
Virginia School of Massage
Charlottesville
Southpark
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