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Register Herald in Beckley, West Virginia

21 May 1998

Page 9

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Register Herald

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Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1998

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9

Poppy Fundraiser Aids Veterans Memorial in Beckley

Raleigh County hosts a weekend poppy fundraiser by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 to aid veterans. No donation required for flowers placed around Beckley as volunteers share poppy history and the drive’s purpose. Margie Pantoplous notes renewed public attention waning in recent years though the program began in 1921 with silk flowers and evolved to American-made poppies produced by veterans in Minnesota hospitals.

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Raleigh American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 Beckley Margie Pantoplous Legion Minnesota Auxiliary American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Pantoplous America
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Michigan lad wins 1998 Geography Bee in dramatic clash

Petko Peev a 13 year old Grand Rapids resident born in Bulgaria won the 1998 National Geography Bee defeating J B Kizer of Portsmouth Ohio in the final round Peev answered that Germany is the EU s most populous country with over 80 million people and earned a 25000 scholarship plus a Hong Kong trip Kizer took 15000 for second place and Evan Sparks finished third with 10000. The final included questions on the Titanic Vilnius NATO and European geography while Peev credited persistent study and the National Geographic Society as the prize sponsor.

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Washington Petko Peev Europe Peev Grand Rapids Mich Germany European Union Pev J.B. Kizer Portsmouth Ohio Michigan Kizer Russia National Geographic Society Hong Kong Sylvan Learning Centers Evan Sparks Germantown Tenn Westminster Academy Memphis District of Columbia Department of Defense U.S. Territories England Peel East Liverpool Belfast Northern Ireland Lagan Irish Sea Albright Baltic States NATO Alex Trebek Poland Soviet Union Vilnius Peer Lithuania
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