Mercer students semifinalists named for National Geography Bee
Four Mercer County students Shae Mullins Roger Tolliver Jacob Austin and Tanner Veneri have been named semifinalists by the National Geographic Society They will compete for the West Virginia Geography Bee title on April 1 at Concord University Oral Bees were held in county schools in December and January The four Mercer qualifiers rank among 80 statewide finalists The winner earns a 100 prize a National Geographic DVD and a trip to Washington DC for national finals May 24-25 2011
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Princeton
Mercer County
National Geographic Society
Shae Mullins
Roger Tolliver
Jacob Austin
Tanner Veneri
West Virginia
Concord University
Straley
Linda Poff
Veneri
Tanner
Cape Farewell
Tasman Sea
Uluru
Australia
George
Tacoma
Washington
Western Cape Province
National Geographic
Washington, D.C
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
Google
Plum Creek
Fulbright Scholar to speak on military intelligence and peace
Macedonian Fulbright Visiting Scholar Aleksander Jakovlevski will visit Bluefield State College and Concord University to discuss military intelligence and global peace operations. He will lecture in Bluefield State College classrooms, appear on WHIS radio, and address social science students at Concord University. He has a background at Macedonia’s Counter Intelligence, NATO exercises, and U S academic collaborations.
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Bluefield
Aleksander Jakovlevski
Macedonia
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
Fla
Bluefield State College
Concord University
Dickason
Jakovlevski
William Aldridge
Anthony Weart
Basic Sciences
Craig Hammond
Marsh
Social Sciences
BSC Basic Sciences
Serbia
Kosovo
Military Academy
Mihailo Apostolisi
United States Defense Institute of International Legal Studies
Northwest Missouri State University- Maryville
West Point
US Naval War College
Newport
Rhode Island
George Bowling
Fulbright
U.S
Recyclables pickup reminder and local events in Bluefield and Princeton
Bluefield residents with Thursday trash routes should place recyclables out by 8 a.m. Tuesday March 15. Clean items, flatten boxes, remove labels from steel cans and caps from bottles. Not recycled: magazines office and shredded paper Styrofoam glass. Call 304-327-2456. In Princeton a Colitis and Crohn's support group meets Tuesday 7 p.m. at Princeton Community Hospital education rooms 1 and 2. call 304-487-0084. Craft Memorial Library offers a free creative computing class for ages 10-16 Wednesday 3:30-5 p.m. Registration required 304-325-3943. Alzheimer's support group meets Tuesday 5:30 p.m. at Princeton Health Care Center chapel. call 304-487-3458.
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Bluefield
BLUEFIELD _ Craft Memorial Library
Commerce St
Craftmemorial
Princeton
Princeton Health Care Center
Good Samaritan Pantry Aims to Beat Hunger With $1 Million Giveaway
The Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Richlands Virginia seeks food or cash donations during March and April to join the Feinstein Foundation’s 14th annual $1 million Giveaway to Fight Hunger. Donations can be mailed or brought to 106 Veterans Drive Richlands VA 24641 and must arrive by April 30.
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Richlands
Tazewell County
Good Samaritan Food Pantry
Feinstein Foundation
Food Pantry
Dick Lee
Lee
Veterans Drive
Richads
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Hatfield McCoy trail expands into Mercer County
Hatfield McCoy ATV Trail system extends into Mercer County from McDowell with 100 miles of new trails. Trail HQ moves to Bramwell by mid April and a four month construction window follows. A Mercer County visitors center and trailhead may merge, with Thrasher Engineering handling site selection and E T Boggess Architect designing the office complex near Bramwell. Local towns anticipate economic boost from riders.
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Hatfield-McCoy
Mercer County
Bramwell
McDowell County
Jeffrey Lusk
Lusk
Thrasher Engineering
Trail Head
E.T. Boggess
Princeton
Camp Creek State Park
Matoaka
Bluewell
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
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Conceptis Sudoku
By Dave Green
U.S. Department of State
Council of International Exchange of Scholars
Institute For International Education
BSC
Office of International Initiatives
Steve Rowe
Sudhakar R. Jamkhandi
Sjamkhandi
Bluefieldstate.edu
Crohn
Princeton Community Hospital
Mitchell Stadium
Justin Moore
Brantley Gulberi
Easton Corbin
Taylor
Dierks
B. Bentley
Ontgomery
Ty Gentry
M OR Shine
Ticketmaster.com
Goody Koontz Drugstore
Bland Street
East Riverside Drive
North
Tazewell
Impressions Bistro
Wytheville
Lithia Road
Richlands Mall
East Main Street
Skewes Foundation
Ronald Campbell
Billy
Sarah Wagner
Stelio and
Betty’ Corte Charitable Foundation
Corner Mart
Del-Rick Corp
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Cabrlac
Tazewell Food Pantry
Fighting Hunger
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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