Beckner Brothers Fans Rally to Support Montcalm Music Ties
In Bluefield Edith Martin reports on Wayne and Kenny Beckner, brothers born with disabilities, whose lifelong music ties and independence inspired a fundraiser led by Tim Bowling to record their performances. Kenny’s vision loss and Wayne’s mobility limits shape their joint artistry and mutual reliance.
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Kenny Beckner
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Kenny Bluefield
West Virginia State School For the Deaf and Blind
Romney
Ernest and
Nora Virginia Beckner
Beckner Brothers
Cocert Music World
Shirley Bailey
Dave Bailey
Tim Bowling
Groundbreaking ceremony for King Coal Highway Friday
State and federal dignitaries join local residents at Brushfork Armory for a 10 30 a m groundbreaking ceremony led by Gov Cecil H Underwood and other officials. Navy color guard Montcalm High student Tracey O'Donnell and Cub Scout Pack 252 participate with invocations benediction and a public reception to follow.
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Brushfork Armory
Cecil H. Underwood
Nick J. Rahail
Leonard Anderson
D-Summers
Samuel H. Beverage
King Coal Highway
Michael Mitchem
Mercer County Commission
Joe Coburn
Gary Moore
Scott Street Baptist Church
Bluefield City
Mitchem
West Virginia
Armory
Bland Festival of the Leaves Opens With Warmth and Crowds
Sunny skies and autumn warmth drew hundreds to Bland for the first day of the Bland Festival of the Leaves. The two day event marks the sixth annual festival celebrating the fall season in Bland, Virginia.
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West Virginia
Lars
Matt Remens
Turner
Bland
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