Brittany Leigh Lambert Crowned Miss Pre-Teen in Sunburst Pageant
Pageant winner Brittany Leigh Lambert, 13, of Glenwood and Bluefield, earned Miss Pre-Teen and Best Attire honors. She is the eighth grade student at Glenwood Middle School and daughter of Gary Rachel Wiley and Jamie Lambert. She will travel to Harrisburg Virginia in May to compete for the Miss Teen regional title.
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Brittany Leigh Lambert
Gary and
Rachel Wiley
Glenwood
Jamie Lambert
Bluefield
Glenwood Middle School
Harrisburg
GFWC Southwestern District Meeting Set at Graham Middle
The fall GFWC meeting of the Southwestern District will be hosted by the Bluefield Virginia and Pocahontas Virginia clubs at Graham Middle School Bluefield. Juniors meet 8 30 a m and the general session begins 10 15 a m. The program includes three district projects such as the Sanders House restoration in Bluefield.
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GFWC
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Graham Middle School
Bluefield
Pocahontas Va
Sanders
Smith to speak at weekend prayer breakfast in Bluewell
Evangelist Shelia Smith of Keystone will deliver the keynote at the Meeting God in the Morning prayer breakfast. The event starts 8 a.m. Saturday at Voice of Praise Worship Center Route 20 Bluewell. Tickets cost 6 for adults and 3 for children. Harvest Outreach Center of Princeton sponsors.
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Shelia Smith
Keystone
Voice of Praise
Route 20
Bluewell
Northfork High School
National Business College
Welch Community Hospital
Harvest Outreach Center of
Princeton
AARP Community Fun Day Planned in Bluefield WV
AARP Bluefield Chapter 116 hosts Community Fun Day at the Academic Development Center 601 Bland St Bluefield on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees park at Scott Street garage with Federal Street entrance. tickets must be validated. Mercer County Commission on Aging provides transport for seniors. Edwin Marger Georgia attorney speaks on aging law, scams, fraud protection, nursing home abuses, and remedies. he will receive a key to the city.
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AARP
Aarp Bluefield
Academic Development Center
Bland St
Bluefield
Scott Street
Federal Street
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Edwin Marger
Georgia
Marger
Bridge Day Promises 15 Jump Plan and Rappling Teams
Organizers expect 15 BASE jumpers this year at Bridge Day continuing tradition. More than 200 rappellers will dangle from the bridge, some rappelling 800 feet to the gorge below. Participants include rescue squads, cavers, and rope instructors from across the United States and Canada, with fall colors drawing visitors along with 200 vendors and special viewing at Canyon Rim Visitors Center.
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Phis
Canada
West Virginia
Canyon Rim
Sorority opens year with service planning and program on strawberries
Omicron chapter Beta Sigma Phi held its first meeting of the year at Pauline Colabro’s home on Sept 18 with 17 members. President Juanita Gray led, minutes read by Marija Pascuzzi, treasurer Carrie Humphreys reported, then committees outlined duties. Topics covered included ways and means and service projects chaired by Margaret Ann Murphy and Eva Easley. Kathleen Wooldridge introduced the strawberry program by Pauline Colabro who explained strawberry origins and seeds, noting size doesn’t affect taste and California berries could circle the world 15 times. Colabro served strawberry dessert and beverage.
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Oi Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Pauline Colabro
Juanita Gray
Marija Pascuzzi
Carrie Humphreys
Gray
Margaret Ann Murphy
Eva Easley
Kathleen Wooldridge
Emma Doughton
Births in Bluefield area announce three new babies
Charley Lois Charley and Jesse Thomas Charley of English welcome son Kenith Randall Thomas Charley born August 24 2000 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center weighing 7 pounds 1/4 ounce. Angela Carroll Underwood and Kevin Underwood of Bluefield welcome son Brennan James Underwood born August 24 2000 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center weighing 8 pounds 5 3/4 ounces. Crystal Woods Blankenship and Terry Blankenship of Bluefield welcome daughter Alexis Danielle Blankenship born September 6 2000 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center weighing 3 pounds 3 3/4 ounces.
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Charley
Lois Charley
Jesse Thomas
English
Kenith Randall Thomas Charley
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
James and
Mary ‘Thomas
Barbara
Thomas Fain
North Carolina
Kenny
Avondale
Underwood
Angela ‘Carroll Underwood
Kevin ‘Underwood
Bluefield
Brennan James ‘Underwood
Bluefield Regional Medical
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David L. Smith
Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of
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Upland
Jerome Powell
Flat Top Baptist Association
Smith
Daniel E. Speilman
The
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Lewisburg
Surgery.com
Speilman
Mrs. Colabro
Lioness Club
Lioness Club of
Holiday Inn
Alena Caldwell
Jean Blankenship
Hazel Caldwell
Shirley Steward
Caldwell
Joe
Ruth Horton
Helen Counts
Joe Robertson
Wvlscf
Lion District 29
West Virginia University and Marshall University
West Virginia Lions Light Conservation
Cellular One
Audiovox
Cellularoneweb.com
Cag
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