Meetings calendar
Bingo Basket bingo, 6 p.m., Nov. 7, Madison Elementary School gym, Parkersburg; sponsored by Parkersburg High School Big Red Band; doors open, 5 p..m.; 20 games, $20; raffles, 50/50 drawing, door prizes; extra game, $5; proceeds to the band. Purse and Troll Bead bingo, 2 p.m., Nov. 8, Parkersburg Veterans of Foreign Wars (behind Big Sandy); doors open, 1 p.m.; sponsored by Belpre Athletic Boosters; concessions, door prizes, 50/50; $20, 20 games; special drawing for advance tickets; proceeds benefit the boosters; 423-7633. Longaberger basket bingo, 1 p.m., Nov. 8, American Legion Post 64, Eighth and Wooster streets, Marietta; doors open, noon; early bird drawing, raffles; $20, 20 games; benefits Washington County Fair Board; tickets, (740) 525-0258, 525-9467 or 678-7168. Bingo, 2 p.m., Nov. 11, Appletree Assisted Living, 1027 Lakeview Drive, Beverly; prizes; refreshments provided; senior citizens welcome. Meetings/events Ladies Night, 7 p.m., Nov.
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Village of Beverly Council, special meeting, 7 p.m., Nov. 9, council chambers; for approval of an appointment.
SouthEastern Ohio Joint Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors, meeting, 2 p.m., Nov.
MHS marching band earns superior rating
Marietta High School’s marching band, The Wall of Sound, has earned the top rating of 1 (Superior) at four straight Ohio Music Education Association adjudicated marching band competitions over the past month.
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University of
Northwestern Ohio
LIMA — Matthew Winchell, son of Valerie Winchell of Newport, has been accepted to the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lim.
Organization elects officers
The Business Professionals of America organization at the Washington County Career Center elected its chapter officers recently. The chapter includes students from the Computer Graphics program and the Office Management program.
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Army
Isaiah T. Rutter has joined the United States Army under the Delayed Entry Program.
The program gives young men and women the opportunity to delay entering active duty for up to one year.




