GV Community Foundation Scholarship Program application deadline is March 15 

The goal of the Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation Scholarship Program is to ensure all public, private, and homeschooled students in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas counties have to opportunity to apply for as many scholarship opportunities as are available to them in our region. In order to do this efficiently, the Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation (GVCF) manages an online scholarship application program available to any student in the three-county region. There are also a couple of awards available to students attending...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  In one of your former columns, you mentioned paper being made from a number of different sources. However, you left out a few. Lemongrass, bamboo, and coconut are three sources that I know of. Https://www.ehow.com/how_5887274_make-paper-out-coconut-fiber.html, has an interesting article entitled “How to Make Paper Out of Coconut Fiber.” How to make paper out of lemongrass is on the website, https://bluecatpaper.com/lemongrass-paper,and https://www.bamboogrove.com/bamboo-paper.html tells about making paper out of bamboo.   Paper Maker Dear Paper Maker, Thanks so much for adding coconut fiber, lemongrass and bamboo to the list of materials used to make paper in place of wood from...

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