The Virginia Mountaineer, Buchanan County, Va.

Eastern Coal Council Executive Director Barbara Altizer stands alongside one of the winning student displays in the 2009 Cedar Coal Fair, held in Wise County. The organization provides public school teachers with financial and educational resources designed to stimulate student interest, interaction and challenge creativity.

Becoming Coal Savvy
CEDAR of Virginia Aids County Teachers With Funding Resources

by JoBeth Wampler
Staff Reporter
       Coal has long been a part of our everyday lives here in Buchanan County, whether we completely understand its effects or not.
       And, while it hasn't always received the best reputation, one organization is working to show local students just how important coal is their their daily lives.
       CEDAR, or Coal Education Development And Resources of Virginia, Inc., recently received the green light from the Buchanan County School Board to offer a coal study unit program for local students.

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Christmas Parade Planned Saturday

by Scotty Wampler
News Editor
       Entries for the Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Parade are still being accepted.
       The parade will hit the streets of Grundy Saturday, marching to the tune of this year's theme, "A Berry Special Christmas."
        Scheduled to start at 5 p.m., the parade will begin at Poe Town Road and travel east on Route 460 to the Hoot Owl bridge.

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