Tunnelton Lions say old building will be removed
The Tunnelton Lions Club reports a new buyer for the Watson Building. The structure on Gibson and North streets will be dismantled once legal papers are signed and the deed is finalized in California. The move aims to remove a town eyesore and prompt cleanup of nearby lots.
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Tunnelton Lions
Tunnelton
The
Lions Club
Watson
Lions
Gibson
North Streets
Preston County
California
Kingwood
Charles Wehner
Club
Head Start and Early Childhood Centers Operate Across Preston County
Howard Dugan leads Head Start and ECEA programs serving eighty six children in Preston County with six centers at Arthurdale Corinth Howesville Rowlesburg Tunnelton and Kingwood funded by HEW and ESEA Title I. Centers offer unstructured curricula. transportation field trips and health services with parent committees and volunteer participation. The Head Start term ends April 16 with eight months funding. ECEA centers run to the end of the school term.
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Preston County
Grafton
Sheriff's Office
Kingwood Public Library
Oakland
Howard Dugan
Arthurdale
Corinth
Howesville
Rowlesburg
Community Action Agency
James Kidwell
Shirley Wilson
Dorothy Bolyard
Martha McBee
Arthurdaie
Rosalee Bollinger
Dugan
Kingwood Council Grants Nine Building Permits
Kingwood City Council approved nine building permits including Clyde Haney on Morgantown Street for a roof on a garage at 1 000 dollars and Clair Wilkinson on Morgantown Street for furnace installation at 1 300 dollars. Other permits cover dwelling additions repairs porches ceilings and tile work with costs ranging from 300 to 13 000 dollars.
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Kingwood
Clyde Haney
Morgantown Street
Grant Christopher
Schaffer Street
Donald May
H.G. Rodeheaver
Sisler Street
Clair Wilkinson
Quentin Ryan
Oak Street
George W. Lee
J.W. Walker
Main Street
J. Morgan Copeman
Joe Schmidte Jr
Albright Road
Prizes Offered for Earth Day Essay Contest in Preston County
An anonymous donor provides 100 for county schools to award three $35 prizes in an Earth Day essay contest. Elementary and junior high prompts limit words to 250 and 350, respectively, with final winners announced on Earth Day. Essays must be typed on 82 by 11 paper, single side, with author details on the back.
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Kingwood
Preston County
West Virginia
Tunnelton UM Church Sets Holy Week Services
Tunnelton United Methodist Church has scheduled Holy Week activities including a Bible study and prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Denver Church, Holy Communion at 1 30 p.m. Good Friday at Tunnelton Church, followed by the Seven Words of the Cross at 2 p.m. An Easter film is planned for 7 30 p.m. Saturday at Camp Chapel. The youth rally drew 88 youths from several area churches and the next rally is April 24 at Bird's Creek Church. Committees named for the April 23 PTA talent show include Marilyn Shay and Sue Casseday as co chairs with Mike Wachner heading the judging panel. other chairs include Pat Liston Donnie Casseday Polly Poland and the two Shays for seating and contestant numbering.
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Tunnelton
Tunnelton United Methodist Church
Denver
Camp Chapel
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Howesville
Mt. Zion
Bethlehem
Bird’s Creek
Masontown
Marilyn Shay
Sue Casseday
PTA
Mike Wachner
Pat Liston
Donnie Casseday
Polly Poland
Shay
Casseday
WVU Camerata Singers schedule classroom concerts statewide
The WVU Camerata Singers perform at multiple schools from 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday in sequence at Reedsville Arthurdale Gladesville Valley Junior High Fellowsville Newburg Masontown Tunnelton Denver and Tunnelton High. A 7:30 p.m. community concert with WVU Trombone Ensemble is set at Kingwood High. The Trombone Ensemble also performs at Bruceton Elementary and Bruceton High Valley Senior High.
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Kingwood
West Virginia University Camerata Singers
Reedsville
Arthurdale
Gladesville
Valley Junior High
WVU Abbey Brass Guild
Fellowsville
Fellowsville High
Newburg High
Camerata Singers
Masontown
Tunnelton Elementary
Tunnelton
Denver
Tunnelton High
Kingwood High
WVU
Bruceton Elementary
Bruceton High
Valley
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Mrs. Barnett
Martha Lipscomb
Leonard Wolfe
Veronica Doman
Supt. Miller
Newburg
Mary Ellen Sheets
Crystal Andrews
Kathy Nutter
Debbie Stephens
Linda Nutter
Martin Taylor
Steve Moran
Jim Haddix
Bill Chambers
Leon Lang
Joe McGinnis
Eugene Strahin
Gary Turner
Steve Riggleman
Dave McNeill
Robert Teets
Terry Wilt
Jerry Nestor
Doc Smith
Roger Brewer
Newbury Rotary
Rotary Anns
Bill Silcott
John Goodwin
Don Brewer
Carl Silcott
George Sinclair
Richard Taylor
Chrles Fortney
John Forman
Terry Silcott
Vernon Watkins
James Engle Sr
Prentice Ervin
James Phillips
Frankie Sinclair
James Engle Jr
Thomas Moran
Ed Nestor
Mildred Lindley
Olive Johnson
Ernest McGinnis
Vanessa Halbritter
Tami Murray
Morgantown
B & O Freight Yards
J Walt
W. VA
Mannington
Anita Louise Shillingburg
Clarence Shillingburg
Fairmont State College
Miss Shillingburg
Area Charge
Mary Miller
Picketts
Perers Ei
Bolens Huskys
Jeon
Husky
Preston Parts
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