World War II veterans reunion in Beckley draws largest turnout
World War II Veterans of Raleigh County held their fourth annual reunion at American Legion Post 32 in Beckley. About 30 veterans and families attended for picture taking, songs, and storytelling led by Jim Rubin with memories of Pearl Harbor, rationing, and war bonds. Organizers Pennington and Cox aim to grow attendance and keep the event annual.
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American Legion Post
South Kanawha Street
Beckley
Raleigh County
Woodrow Pennington
Pennington
Jim Rubin
Abraham Lincoln
Sue Carol Cox
Rubin
Johnny
Pearl Harbor
Willa Milliken
VFW
Milliken
American Legion
Cox
Community Events and Meetings In Raleigh County
A dense weekly listing covers band rehearsals at Beckley Stratton band room for eighth and ninth graders with times. Raleigh County Mountaineer Parents Club meeting at Grandview National Park. a series of public notices including sewer smoke testing in Cranberry by North Beckley Public Service District. Board of Education and other local governmental meetings. bookmobile stops. various club, support group, and activity sessions. and safety and health programs with contact numbers for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley- Stratton
Jack Deskins
Raleigh County Mountaineer Parents Club
Grandview National Park
Rose Adkins
North Beckley
Fireco
Little Beaver State Park
Christian Fellowship
Johnstown Road
Beckley
Ghent
Robert St. Clair
Woodlawn Ave
Assembly of God Church
Sundial
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Al-Anon
S. Kanawha St
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Virginia St
Soldiers Memorial Theatre and Arts Centre
Ade Toler
Sweet Adelines
Meadow Tones Ladies
First Baptist Church
Seventh Street
Rainelle
Char
Lacy
Cranberry
Board of Education
Independence High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Adair St
Crab Orchard MacArthur
Raleigh General Hospital
Mabscott Elementary
Hatcher
Jackie Snead
David Carrico
Piney View
Bradley Presbyterian Church
Orientation At Independence Junior High This Week
Independence Junior High hosts orientation on Monday August 24 with separate times for seventh, eighth and ninth grades. New student registration for the attendance area occurs Thursday and Friday August 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring birth certificate grade records immunization TB test if applicable and school agenda must be purchased for five dollars.
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Independence Junior High School
Raleigh County Sheriff Logs Broadly Record Local Incidents
Law enforcement notes from Raleigh County list numerous incidents including assaults, larceny of bicycles and a lawn mower, vehicle accidents, domestic disturbances, open containers, loud music, suspicious vehicles, a missing person, shots fired, and a destroyed property report. Entries name streets and areas such as Hartley Avenue Sixth Street Harper Road and Mount Tabor Road with multiple locations in Crab Orchard Whitby Road and Prosperity Road.
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Heber Street
10Th Street
Ellison Avenue
Westwood Drive
Broadway Street
Hartley
Sixth Street
Cova Street
Hage
Robert C. Byrd
Park Avenue
South Fayette Street
Fourth Street
Harper Road
Morris Avenue
Orchard Avenue
F Street
Seventh Street
Rice Street
Barber Avenue
Elkins Street
Raleigh County
Mount Tabor
Oleander Drive
Sprague
Burneson Drive
Crab Orchard
Clear Fork Road
Colcord
Whitby Road
Whitby
Whitestick Road
Beckley
Summersville and Gauley rivers flow data summary
Readable station figures show Summersville Lake outflow at 94 cf/s with a gauge reading 2.53 ft and an elevation near c000, while Gauley gauge reports 8.3 ft at 700 cf/s. Meadow River shows no data, R D Bailey Lake lists 1,035 and 2.93 ft at 94.9 cf/s with TM Clacatian.
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Bluestone Lake
Cece
Hinton
Gabr River
Summersville Lake
Gauley
Meadow River
R.D. Bailey Lake
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the Register-Herald
Fayette County
Wyoming County
P.O
P.O. Drawer P
R Beckley
Register-Herald
N. Kanawha St
Beckley, WV
Beckley Newspapers
W.va
The
P Beckley
Robert R. Hammond
Dawn A. Keys
Jack L. Scott
Advertising Director
Drema
Mark Bowling
Elizabeth Wilson
Jon Sinko
West Virginia Target Media
Shaun Wood
ABC
Women's Resource Center
Little Beaver State Park Foundation
Summersville
Dot Persinger
Beckley Plaza Mall
Oak Hill National Guard
Riverside School
Pineville
Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club
Beckley Woman's Club
Park Ave
Fred Mason
Narcotics Anonymous
Soldiers Memorial Theater
Civil Air Patrol
Usaf Auxiliary
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Independence Junior High
VY News OF Record
Tolbert Farm
MacArthur
Prosperity Road
Posey Saxton Road
Arnett
Woodland Acres
Bradley
Burmeister
Sharor Taylor
Kim Clark
Betty Egich
Michael Hunt
Shawn
Omni Financial and Insurance Services, LLC
Sigmund,Mclean, Hunt and Associates
Kinder and Associates
Remington Insurance Agency
Brookshire Lane
George Lovegrove
Silhouette
Charlestor
DanviLle
Teays Valley
Huntington
Shanmanville
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