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RIVERSIDE RECORDS Community Service records for the Class of 2004 may be picked up at Riverside High School beginning Tuesday, June 1. The folders may be picked up in Room C-19.

Quilt Exhibition Opens at Cultural Center

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History's annual exhibition, "Quilts and Wall Hangings 2004," will be on display through Sept. 6. The exhibition features the juried work of 49 state quilters. It is located in the Great Hall of the Cultural Center in the state Capitol Complex, Charleston.

Dhs Class of '54 Reunites

cthomas@cnpapers.com During their halcyon days as students at DuPont High School in the early 1950s, the Class of 1954 stood on the threshold of promising futures for one and all.

Flower Shop Budding for Business: ; New Owner Refurbishes Sissonville Facility

cthomas@cnpapers.com After nearly three decades working as a floral manager for a Dunbar supermarket, Joan Stewart has started her own floral shop in Sissonville.

Elk Center to Host Aarp Medicare Program Tuesday

An informational session addressing the West Virginia Senior Medicare Information and Error Patrol Project is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at the Elk River Community and Education Center. The project is a joint undertaking by the AARP Foundation and AARP West Virginia. It is funded in part by the U.S. Administration on Aging and is part of a national effort to combat and prevent error, waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.

Neighbors

Caraline Griffith of Peytona, a student at Sherman Junior High School, has been selected to participate in the People to People Leadership Summit June 10-19 in Orlando, Fla. Griffith was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential. Evan Keith Cole, a Charleston Catholic student, has been named a U.S. National Award winner in science by the U.S. Achievement Academy. He is the son of Richard and Mary Jane Coleman of Elkv...

Reunion News

Listed below are upcoming or ongoing class, family and group reunions; dates and locations (where determined) and contact persons/ telephone numbers/e-mail addresses. If you have not received information about a class reunion or have names and addresses of fellow classmates, contact the persons listed. Send listings, updates or corrections to Metro-Reunions, 1001 Virginia St. East, Charleston, W.Va. 25301; fax 348-5133. Abston-Crowder: 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 14, Maple Hill Activity Building....

Bulletin Board

WALKING CLUB ANNIVERSARY The Kanawha Valley Senior Services Senior Walking Club will celebrate their first-year anniversary and the completion of a six- week walk competition from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 2 at 2428 Kanawha Blvd. East in Charleston.

June Library Activities

CHARLESTON MAIN LIBRARY 343-4646 Computers for Families and Kids

Touch of Life: ; Is the Government Making Lawnwork More Taxing?

Today is Monday and it is a real workday. I just put in a couple hours (about all I can handle at one time) cutting weeds on my riverbank with an electric weed-eater. Somehow over the years, the length and height of our riverbank property has enlarged. Linda and I purchased this property along the beautiful Coal River something over 30 years ago when I was in my early 40s. Having well over an acre in lawn (complete with flowers, shrubs and trees), there is always something to do outside from ...

Area Tops

The following area Take Off Pounds Sensibly chapters meet at the dates, times and locations listed below. For more information, call the telephone numbers listed: Charleston TOPS 312 ... Second floor (elevator available), Morris Memorial United Methodist Church, 46th Street and MacCorkle Avenue. Weigh-in from 8 to 8:45 a.m.; meetings are from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays. Call 345-2249 or 965-6610.

Transmission Shop Partners with Madd School Program

Cottman Transmission in Charleston has partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in MADD's promotion of its new The Power of YOU program. Geared toward middle school-age students, The Power of YOU helps them to recognize their own personal power and build a strong sense of identity. Among MADD's goals in the program is to delay the onset of alcohol use and to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use by middle schoolers.

Hotel Opens in Elkview

A 90-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson has opened for business at 101 The Crossings Shopping Center in Elkview. "We're very excited to bring the Country Inns & Suites By Carlson concept to this region," said Nancy Johnson, executive vice president and brand leader of the international hotel chain. "All employees will participate in the Country Hospitality service training, to ensure consistent delivery of quality customer service at Country Inns & Suites all over the world."

New York Musical Theater in Future for Capital High Graduate

bcalwell@cnpapers.com Michael Pettry says he's prepared to wait tables, walk dogs or clean floors in order to become a composer and lyricist in New York City.

Pbs Commentator Tony Brown to Appear at Kisra Benefit

Television journalist and commentator Tony Brown will appear at the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action Inc. benefit dinner Friday, June 4 in the Charleston Marriott. The event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. and will cost $50 per person or $500 a table. The revenue raised from the benefit will go towards the KISRA Empowerment Center Renovation Project.

Basketball Hall of Fame Recognizes Elks Free Throw Contest

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks inked a partnership agreement on April 22, recognizing the Elks Free Throw Contest. The partnership will give the Elks a home for their recognition of champions in their annual "Hoop Shoot Contest" for boys and girls ages 8 thru 13. The Elks' exhibit will be displayed at Center Court in the new Hall of Fame opened last year in Springfield, Mass. Names of all national champions will be enshrined on a plaque an...

Those Were the Days: ; On Being a Musician: Mandolins and Pawn Shop Guitars

Well, here I go again, attempting to write something about something, other than the usual somethings we hear about every hour of every day. You don't want me to mention some of those somethings? I thought not. So, I'll mention Emery. That guy was and is - something!

Former East Bank Police Officer Returns to Ministry, Organizes New Church

bcalwell@cnpapers.com When Pastor Greg Casto opened his front door and heard his young son say, "That man's here again," he knew it was time for a change.

Campbells Creek Gets New Produce Shop

bcalwell@cnpapers.com When local produce is out of season, John Craddock drives his pickup truck down South to pick up watermelons, peaches, cantaloupes, tomatoes and corn for his produce business in Nitro.

Dupont Teacher Garners Golden Apple Award

Susan Duernberger of DuPont Middle School was one of 26 West Virginia teachers awarded Golden Apple Achiever certificates by Arch Coal in late April, according to John R. Snider, the company's vice president for external affairs, eastern region. Snider said the recipients are being honored for their outstanding classroom teaching. These awards follow Arch Coal's announcement in February of its 10 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award winners.