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Three-year-old Jessi Adkins shows off her turkey last week at story hour in the Main Putnam County Library.
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Librarians Teresa Stover and Karrie Fankhanel read and enact a Thanksgiving story at the Main Library last Wednesday.
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Paisley Tabor, 4, listens intently last week at story hour in the Main Library.
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Andrew Riffle and his mom, as well as Paisley Tabor, enjoy story hour last Wednesday at the Main Library.
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One-year-old Annie Cobb tries out her sea legs last week while playing along with a song at the Main Library's story hour.
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Brennan McCormick, 3, joins the other children last week while playing a crawling game during story hour at the Main Library.
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Caitlyn Cline and her mom giggle a little last week during story hour at the main Putnam County Library.
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Zumba fitness classes are offered twice a week at the Teays Valley Physical Therapy Building on Teays Valley Road. The cost is $5 a session.
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Zumba fitness classes are offered twice a week at the Teays Valley Physical Therapy Building on Teays Valley Road . The cost is $5 a session.
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Zumba fitness classes are offered twice a week at the Teays Valley Physical Therapy Building on Teays Valley Road . The cost is $5 a session.
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Tauletha Chaffin teaches Zumba fitness classes at Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc., in Teays Valley. Since beginning Zumba, Chaffin has lost 85 pounds.
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West Virginia Symphony Conductor and Artistic Director Grant Cooper talks with students last week at Eastbrook Elementary School.
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West Virginia Symphony Conductor and Artistic Director Grant Cooper talks with music teacher Beth Nunley last week during a visit to Eastbrook Elementary School.
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West Virginia Symphony Conductor & Artistic Director Grant Cooper talks with students last week at Eastbrook Elementary School.
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Last week at Eastbrook Elementary School, West Virginia Symphony performer Steven Stull explains his role as the Wolf, in "Boyz in the Wood," a retelling of the children's classic "Little Red Riding Hood."
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Students at Eastbrook Elementary School perform for West Virginia Symphony Conductor & Artistic Director Grant Cooper during his visit to the school on Monday.
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West Virginia Symphony Conductor and Artistic Director Grant Cooper checks out some of the student artwork last Monday at Eastbrook Elementary School.
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During Read to Me Day last week at West Teays Elementary School, Scott Chambers, an electrical engineer from AEP, reads "Moonshot" to Mrs. Pate's third-grade class.
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During Read to Me Day last week at West Teays Elementary School, Scott Chambers, an electrical engineer from AEP, reads "Moonshot" to Mrs. Pate's third-grade class.
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During Read to Me Day last week at West Teays Elementary School, Scott Chambers, an electrical engineer from AEP, reads "Moonshot" to Mrs. Pate's third-grade class.
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In Mrs. Painter's third-grade class on Thursday, AEP employee Scott Chambers reads a book about the Apollo 11 landing during Read to Me Day at West Teays Elementary School.
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In Mrs. Painter's third-grade class on Thursday, AEP employee Scott Chambers reads a book about the Apollo 11 landing during Read to Me Day at West Teays Elementary School.
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In Mrs. Painter's third-grade class on Thursday, AEP employee Scott Chambers reads a book about the Apollo 11 landing during Read to Me Day at West Teays Elementary School.
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Riders from Meadow Dream Farm, based in Nitro, W.Va., represented West Virginia at The U.S. Nationals Academy Horse Show in Murfreesboro, Tenn., from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Pictured are, sitting, Jozee Johnson (US Nationals "Top 10"); Mandee Young; Katy Dunn (U.S. Nationals Grand Champion). Standing: Abigail Hudson; Rachel Stump; Jenna Johnson (US Nationals "Top 10"); Jamie Wells; Sydnie Bumpus (U.S. Nationals "Top 10"); Taylor Heistand; Maggie Price; Georgia McCune, trainer. Not pictured are: Savannah Scarberry (U.S. Nationals "Top 10"); and Layton Sydenstricker (U.S. Nationals "Top 10").
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Mrs. Pate's third-grade class poses for a photo during Read to Me Day at West Teays Elementary School on Thursday.
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Seven-month-old Emma Turley enjoys the camera at Thursday's Grand Opening party at the Valley Sign Shop.
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Thursday morning at West Teays Elementary School, Mrs. Painter's third-grade class smiles big for the camera during Read to Me Day.
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One-year-old Annie Cobb snuggles up in Mom's lap on Wednesday, while listening to a story at the Main Library.
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A shy Ben Cobb, 3, enjoys a day at the library on Wednesday morning.
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Three-year-old Jessi Adkins enjoys Wednesday at the library.
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Brennan McCormick joins in for a dance Wednesday during story hour at the Main Library.
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Two-year-old Jaxon Adkins watches all of the other kids having fun at Wednesday's Story Hour at the Main Library.
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Indian maidens Sarah Cox and Aleya Assi enjoy the Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday at West Teays Elementary School.
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West Teays Elementary School kindergartener Quarrier Phillips treats Mom to a Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday at the school.
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Mother and daughter enjoy lunch together Thursday at West Teays Elementary School's Thanksgiving luncheon.
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Katy Limanen grabs some chow Thursday at West Teays Elementary School's Thanksgiving luncheon.
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Teays Elementary School kindergartener Quarrier Phillips treats Mom to a Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday at the school.
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Valley Sign Shop Manager Chris Turley prepares to cut the ribbon in front of his new business at Mid-Valley Square on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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Community leaders mingle at Valley Sign Shop during the store's grand opening on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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Winfield High School senior Adam Kline gets pressure last week during the Generals' pre-season practice.
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At pre-season basketball practice last week, Winfield High School's Austin Lewis drives by Clinton Barrett for the lay up.
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Winfield High School freshman Clinton Barrett goes up for the block against senior Adam Kline during last week's practice.
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Clinton Barrett breaks left last week during basketball practice at Winfield High School.
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