Marching bands from Africa, Asia, South America and Europe will be coming to town for 2023 competition
BUCKHANNON – More than 5,000 participants are expected to take part in the 2023 World Association of Marching Show Bands Championship in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
During the May 4 Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur meeting, Buckhannon City Recorder Randy Sanders talked about the preparations being made in anticipation of the event.
“We have bands from Honduras, Congo, Brazil, Bahamas, Angola, Guatemala, Thailand, Poland, Colombia, El Salvador, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ireland, Canada, Venezuela, Germany, Uruguay and Ecuador,” Sanders said. “I think there are four or five from Colombia alone, and the list goes on. We’re up to 29 bands right now, and we’re working across the country to secure some United States bands as well.”
May 10, 2021
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Rev. Sandra Steiner Ball, Resident Bishop of the WV Conference of the United Methodist Church, speaks to graduates after the West Virginia Wesleyan College Baccalaureate.
BUCKHANNON West Virginia Wesleyan College held its 130th commencement ceremonies outdoors at Cebe Ross Field on Sunday morning.
Dr. Patrice Harris, the first Black woman to serve as president of the American Medical Association and a West Virginia native, served as the keynote speaker.
Harris grew up in Bluefield, West Virginia, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, a Master of Arts in counseling psychology and her medical degree all from West Virginia University. Harris has chaired the AMA Opioid Task Force since its creation in 2014.
Jason Koon Says He Can Run a 10.9-Second 100M Dash, Offers $2 Million Wager
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Jason Koon is putting his money where his mouth is on a potential track and field prop bet, but it’s unlikely he’ll get any action, at least not on the terms he’d like. The Partypoker ambassador offered to wager $2 million that he can run the 100-meter dash in 10.9 seconds or better within a year’s time.
Jason Koon isn’t lacking confidence in his athletic abilities. (Image: worldpokertour.com)
At his age, no matter how much effort he puts in, it won’t be easy. Koon turns 36 in two months, four years beyond the typical prime age of an athlete. And he hasn’t competed in organized sports since his track and field days at West Virginia Wesleyan College 15 years ago.
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ELKINS Both Davis & Elkins College and West Virginia Wesleyan College will hold commencement ceremonies this weekend.
D&E will host commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 at the Myles Center for the Arts Harper-McNeeley Auditorium today. The ceremonies will take place in three separate sessions divided by academic programs.
The three sessions will be Nursing; Business, Education and Sport Science; and Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.
Each ceremony will include the awarding of diplomas to graduates, remarks from the highest-ranking graduates, D&E President Chris A. Wood and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mark Barber, and a recorded message from Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco. Portions of the program have been pre-recorded.