Preston County Fourth of July events highlight Terra Alta parade
The Terra Alta Fourth of July celebrations feature the Miss Fireworks 1977 coronation with Michelle Mersing and gratitude from Belinda Hardesty. Other county events include a beef barbecue in Rowlesburg, the Valley High Alumni Banquet and Dance, and a Kingwood High School Alumni Dinner. A drug forum and notary public appointments are also noted.
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Terra Alta
Michelle Mersing
Belinda Hardesty
Miss Hardesty
Sierra Alta
Rowlesburg
Rowlesbury Park
Valley High School
Arthurdale Presbyterian Church
Louis Guiliani
Westover
Lydia Main
West Preston High School
West Virginia University forms first full year Mountainettes pom-pom team
WVU announces its Mountainettes will begin their first full year as the university pom-pom team after transitioning from an all-female drill group last year. Sgt. Arthur Cheney notes growth, recruitment to come in the fall, and support from ROTC.
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West Virginia University
WVU Mountainettes
WVU
Arthur Cheney
ROTC
Mountainettes
U.S. Air Force
Riverside Junior High
William P. Stockwell
Michigan
Cheney
Terra Alta selects Miss Fireworks 1977 winner
Miss Fireworks 1977 Michelle Mersing, a Terra Alta high school junior born in Germany, emphasizes service and education. She designed her gown and plans a fashion or social work criminology career while promoting health education through the FHA healthy babies program. She pursues public relations work, council leadership, and future FHA roles, with a Seattle trip ahead for the National FHA-HERO Convention. Her family and community support anchor her coronation as Miss Fireworks 1977.
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Terra Alta
Lillian Mersing
Mersing
West
Virginia
West Virginia
Future Homemakers of America
FHA
Trinity Youth Fellowship
Crellin United Methodist Church
Seattle
Miami
WVU Hospital changes to speed obstetrical care
University Hospital will move cesarean deliveries and tubal ligations to the fourth floor delivery area to shorten time in obstetrical emergencies. Dr. Charles White notes the Newborn Intensive Care Unit nearby aids rapid response, with about 120 to 150 cesareans yearly. Special lighting and equipment plus a multiuse table enable quicker surgery while maintaining fetal monitoring. Maj. Gen. George K. Crocker has graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College.
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University Hospital
Charles White
Roland Kennedy
WVU School of Medicine
White
George K. Crocker
Carolyn
Colonial Drive
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Maj. Crocker
University of Kansas
George H. Crocker
Brunswick, Maine
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Rhonda Jennings
Thornton
James Snyder
Riverside
Patrick H. Morgan Jr
Morgantown
Marshall University
Morgan
Anita Kay Craig
Jay Alan Craig
Thomas Lee Dotson
Fairmont
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Spruce Street
G.C. Murphy CO
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Sandi Metheney
Germany
Miss Mersing
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Fort Campbell
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Buckhannon
Mountaineer Mall
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