i : e CLINCH VALLEY TIMES, St. Paul, VA, Tlaursday, February 28, 2008 Page 5
by Karen Ge.t
REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS? This great
picture of St. Paul Junior Girl Scout Troop #317 was
brought to us by Kathy Thacker Stewart, St. Paul It
was taken by Peyton Russo in 1963 or 1964. Pictured,
left to right, are seated, Debbie Meade Porter, Susan
Sneed Trent, Sherry Stanley Gross, Sandy Lewis
Jordan, Debbie Tompkins Goins, Angela Lewis
THE
COLLECTOR'S
CORNER
WEBB
Mechan]-cal -and- steel toy Will pay top money tbr banks in
banks that were made many good workingorder.
years ago are popular with
collectors of toys. Steel toy
banks are more plentiful than
mechanical banks, and not as
expensive. The cast iron banks
were molded in an iron foundry
in. two parts, then put together
with two screws
All kinds of these little banks
were used by companies to
advertise their wares. Many
were used back in the 1800s.
Lithographed tin banks were
made and used in the early years
of the 1900s to advertise, and
they are still being made today.
Mechanical banks are fantas-
tic. when you drop a coin in the
slot, these banks do different
things--dogs bark, wheels turn,
cannons fire. It's a fuh way to
For instance artillery bank
shooting action, price range
$600-$700; bad accident me-
chanical bank, mule and driver
with cart, $900-$1,000; cat and
mouse iron bank, $700-$800;
cash register bank, junior, made
of steel, in mint condition,
$125-$150; clown head with
funny hat, Ty-Up bank with
string holder, Buster Brown and
Tige bank, cast iron, gold and
red trim, $100-$125.
Cast iron banks have been
reproduced--they are buried in
the ground, burned and given all
sorts of treatm6nt by those who
make them to make 'them look
old. The new ones don't fit well
at the joints, and they have a
rough surface. Be careful when-
save a little money Collectors you buy.
We ocializo at
grocery toro, bank
and oven at church
(continued next week)
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with us!
CHS FBLA in Project ASK
by Heather Lawson and guidance, sympathetic compa-
Courtney Compton
CHS Project ASK Committee
co-chairs
Castlewood High School
Chapter of Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA)is
currently participating in a pro-
gram called Project ASK. ASK
is the acronym for the Associa-
tion for the Support of Children
nionship, crisis intervention,
and, if needed, bereavement
counseling.
The Nurse Practitioner fills a
vital role for the hospital and
Pediatric Oncology medical
team. A nurse practitioner is a
licensed nurse with advanced
training who functions on a skill
level between doctors and nur-
Mona Deel of Raven,
Virginia is excited about her
latest accomplishment- earning
her GED. After fourteen years
since taking her first GED test,
Mona's persistence paid off.
She is an example of adult
persistence, which is defined as
adults staying in programs as
long as they can, engaging in
self-study when they must drop
out of their programs, and
returning to a program as soon
as the demands of their lives
allow.
Mona dropped out of high
school in 1989 to get married.
She then began to have children
and raise a family. In 1993 and
1994, she took the GED tests
but did not pass the complete
battery. When one of her
daughters developed a health
problem, Mona lost interest in
pursuing her GED.
Life continued for eleven
years, and Mona returned to an
adult education class in Dec-
ember 2005. Her children were
in school, and she wanted to set
a good example for them by
attaining her high school cre-
dential. In those past eleven
years, the GED Tests had
changed; there was a newer
version Of the GED Tests,
which meant that Mona would
have to retest in all five subject
areas.
Mona tested again in late
2005 and early 2006 but
couldn't pass all five tests and
earn the points necessary to
complete This determined lady
with Cancer. Project ASK is the ses. She sees patients, helps didn't ive up. She returned to a
national state service project for make diagnoses, prescribes me- class in autumn of 2007,
all FBLA chapters across the dication, and makes treatment focused on math, and even
nation, suggestions to attending physi- retested in some subjects she
ASK is an all-volunteer mis- clans. This helps reduce the
sion that steps in at the time of waiting time for children and
cancer diagnosis to help families their families at clinic visits.
deal with the non-clinical side of Another member of each
childhood cancer. They work to child's health care team is
help provide the children and ASK's Child Life Therapist,
their families with the quality- who works to reduce the fear
of-life support needed to make and anxiety that often accompa-
had already passed in order to
increase her score. On Dec-
ember 20, 2007, Mona passed
the math test, thus earning her
GED.
Mona states that when she
got the call at work saying she
had passed, she cried. It had
Mona Deel
been a long journey for Mona,
but she had finally fulfilled this
important goal in her life.
One of Mona's personal
aspirations was to earn her
GED this school year and be
able to graduate the same year
as her oldest daughter. She did
it! Mona says that she had a lot
of cheerleaders along the way-
her teacher Wanda Lawson, her
family, her boss, and her friends
at work. These people made her
believe she could do it. Mona's
persistence paid oft
Mona currently works part-
time at the Cumberland Moun-
tain Group Home as a resi-
dential tech, who helps people
with disabilities perform daily
life skills. She said that earning
her GED has increased her po,
tential in her workplace. Mona
is looking forward to the spring
graduation ceremony and is
interested in attending college.
Did you or someone you
know drop out of high school?
Contact Southwest Regional
Adult Education at 889-5424 or
1-866-581-9935 to find out how
you can earn your GED. You
could be the .next GED success
story!
the experience less traumatic, ny treatment, helping patients
The FBLA is currently patti- and their families cope with the [ I
eipating in "Pennies for Project stress of illness. During long Subscribetoday to tlhe Clinch Valley Times
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ASK." All FBLA members will hours spent in the clinic, the
be carrying around baby bottles Child Life Therapist provides call/762-7671
to collect cash donations for supportive intervention as well
Project ASK. Also, the FBLA is as educational and therapeutic
participating in the Data match play.
ASK also provides college
survey, in which students will
pay $2 for their Data Match
results. One hundred percent of
the money collected from the
Data Match and "Pennies for
Project ASK: will go directly to
Project ASK's main offices.
As many as 350 children with
cancer-related diseases are at
the Medical college of Virginia
at any given time. Cancer is the
number one cause of death for
children between the ages of
three and 14. The average
length of treatment for child-
hood cancer is two years.
ASK's Child Life Program
strives to provide for the child
as many normal life experiences
as possible during treatment and
offers opportunities for cancer
patients and their families to
forget about their disease and
enjoy life. Activities for cancer
patients and their families are
coordinated by the Project ASK
team at MTV. A Chaplain, Life
Therapist and Nurse Practition-
ers are provided by Project
ASK.
The Chaplain ministers to the
young patients and their families
from the time that they are first
informed of the diagnosis. The
Chaplain provides not only
counseling, but also spiritual
Bluegrass
Circle at
scholarships to qualified survi-
vors of childhood cancer. This
is to help offset the rmancial
burden of costs incurred during
cancer treatment and therapy.
The Castlewood High School
Chapter of FBLA invites you to
participate in Project ASK. Club
members encourage you to
educate others on childhood
cancer and to make donations to
this worthwhile cause. All dona-
tions will be used by Project
ASK to treat local cancer
patients. For more information,
contact FBLA Advisors Sherry
Allen, Connie Crabtree or Peg-
gy Castle at Castlewood High
School, 276-762-9449.
To learn more about Project
AK, visit the FBLA website at
http://www.vafbla-pbl.org/ Pro,
ect ASK.html.
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Country Cabin
The Country Cabin, located
in Norton on The Crooked Road
Music Trail will feature Blue-
grass Circle on Saturday, March
1. Admission for the night is $5
for adults (12 and older) and $1
for children 2-11.
Each Saturday night, from 7
pm to 10 pm, live bluegrass
music from the best in local
bands is" featured. Dancing
includes clogging, two-step, free-
style, broom dances and cake
walks.
Local musicians are welcome
to play halftime breaks.
The Country Cabin is located
one and one-half miles west of
Norton (between Norton and
Appalachia). Watch for signs.
Events at the Country Cabin
.are sponsored by Appalachian
Traditions, Inc a non-profit
organization. No alcohol is
permitted.
For more information, call
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