Cadets Shine At CAP Honor Guard Academy In Maryland
Bluefield Mercer County Civil Air Patrol reports two cadets Cadet 1st Lieutenant Jake White and Cadet Master Sergeant Chelsey Minton among 74 nationwide selected for the CAP Honor Guard Academy at McDaniel College Westminster Maryland The two week program included instruction from the USAF Presidential Honor Guard and covered flag history public speaking etiquette and honor guard duties The unit also sent cadets to Camp Dawson for WV Wing Cadet Encampment where 109 cadets from four states trained including flying in a C 130 and rappelling from an 80 foot tower The squadron conducted two surprise air and ground search missions and provided EMS and flight training through Cadet Orientation flights The Mercer County squadron reports it has logged more flight hours than any WV squadron this year and maintains a 180 horsepower Cessna 172 at the Bluefield base.
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Civil Air Patrol
Jake White
Chelsey Minton
CAP
McDaniel College
Westminster
United States Air Force
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Honor Guard
West Virginia
Camp Dawson
Kingwood
West Virginia National Guard
Army Special Forces
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
Blackhawk
Mercer County Composite Squadron
Stephen J. Antolini
Don Walker
Dorothy Walker
Dotty
Don
Dan Hale Reservoir
Elias
Catherine Tyson
Melvin Chinault
George Shively
Dreama Denver signs memoir at Princeton Library event
Dreama Denver spoke of her life and memoir both good and bad praising Amazon reviews calling them humbling. She described meeting Bob in 1977 during a dinner theater production and a destined connection. Her book covers military veteran Honor Flights to Washington and memorials with Sgt Paul Dorsey praising the work. A signing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday Nov 8 at Princeton Public Library with Q and A. Publication date Sept 29 2012.
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Amazon
Liverpool
England
Bob
Denver
Woody Allen
Sam
Dreama Peery
Dreama Denver
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Paul Dorsey
Dorsey
Washington
Denvers
Princeton Public Library
Charleston
S.C
Gilligan's Dreams reveals a mother's autism struggle
Denver recalls seeking guidance after her son Colin was diagnosed with severe autism and later mourning her husband Bob. She searched for books by parents of special needs children and by spouses who lost their loved one, hoping to survive. Several readers came to obtain their copy of Gilligan's Dreams.
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Colin Denver
Bob
Amazon
National Blueway designation aims to aid river regions
Earth Talk explains that a National Blueway covers a river from source to sea and its watershed. The designation does not add protections but unlocks federal support for conservation and restoration projects. For the Connecticut River it could boost coordination with agencies like the Army Corps and funding for trails and forest work.
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Connecticut River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S
Our towns musical runs October 23 to 28 at BC Theatre
The BC Theatre Department presents Huck and Jim on the Mississippi with lively characters and toe tapping melodies. Shows run 7:30 p.m. October 23 24 25 26 27 and a 2 p.m. matinee on October 28. Tickets cost 10 for adults 5 for students and seniors. A morning news anchor change at WVVA-TV starts Monday Brittany Williams of Sebring Florida and University of Florida graduate will head the desk.
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Jim
Mississippi River
BC Theatre Department
Bluefield
Brittany Williams
Sebring, Fla
University of Florida
Wvva-Tv
Shott Family Legacy in West Virginia Media and Radio
The Shott family built a West Virginia media and radio legacy starting with the Bluefield Telegraph daily in 1896 and WHIS-AM radio in 1929. James H. Shott launched WHIS-TV in 1955, with H.I. Shott Sr. dying in 1953, James in 1957, and H.I. Shott Jr. in 1985. Contact Bill Archer at barcher bottonline.com.
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H.J. Shott Sr
Bluefield Telegraph
James H. Shott
WHIS
West Virginia
Whis-Tv
H.I. Shott Sr
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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