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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1990
Page
9
The old Norfolk and Western Railway station at North Tazewell sits peacefully in the summer sun as the building is now leased by Southern States Corp.
Wee Tots Nursery Inc Site No 1 and No 2 Bluefield participates in the child care food program offering meals to all enrolled children at no charge with no discrimination based on race color handicap sex age or national origin. For eligibility guidelines for free and reduced price meals contact the nursery.
Princeton senior meal program operated by Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation has moved from Virginia Manor to the Salvation Army Building at 300 Princeton Ave. The agency runs three other Mercer County centers Bluefield Bluefield 415 Federal St and Matoaka in Ashworth United Methodist Church basement and Bramwell Main Street beside the post office. Contact Project Director Magdalene Grisby at 325-6470 for details.
Bluefield State College seeks alumni voice for a two hour documentary titled Before the Memory Fades highlighting nearly a century of the college history. Alumni wishing to participate should call James Worsham at 327 4159.
The State Department of Education awarded Wytheville Community College seventy five thousand dollars to sustain Project NOVA, aiding single parents and displaced homemakers in the college region with tuition, books, transportation, and child care support. For details, contact Linda T. Mitchem at 228-5541 or toll free 1-800-468-1195 for non Wythe County residents.
Mercer County Public Schools Community Education Department will start fall evening classes in late September. Needs include caligraphy arts and crafts dance aerobics and driver education among others. Applicants need a high school diploma or GED or subject teaching experience. Instructors paid from class tuition. most classes meet one night a week for six weeks. Call 487-1551 extension 209 to apply.
Entries must be postmarked by August 24 1990. Winners must provide the original negative. Local prizes awarded and winners will compete internationally. Send photos to KINSA Contest P O Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701 including address and phone number.
Contact details for editor Bob Pepalis and city editor David Barker at the Daily Telegraph. Phone line provided 327-6171 for tips or newsroom inquiries.
Virginia set a June nonfarm employment record while the jobless rate rose to 4.2 percent, up four tenths from May. The labor force increased by 25,300 to about 3.2 million as 14,400 more people joined the jobless rolls. Nonagricultural employment hit a new high of 2,965,300, driven by gains in services, transportation and finance, aided by summer traveler activity and student influx into urban areas.
West Virginia lawmakers urge employee premiums to stabilize PEIA and link reforms to teacher pay. Leaders Chambers and Burdette say a three tier plan could let staff choose coverage and pay levels as a special session Aug. 22 tackles PEIA and retired system funding.
In a special meeting the Mercer County Board of Education forwarded former Princeton High School baseball coach Morgan Campbell’s grievance to the state examiner after a claim he is more qualified than the current holder. The move follows prior board findings and a Level III hearing citing comparable qualifications and Lee’s coaching experience as decisive. An independent state-level Level IV examiner will hear the case.
Dr David Forester a new Humana Hospital Clinch Valley psychiatrist says hyperactivity affects about three of every hundred children across socio economic lines. Treatment including methylphenidate like Ritalin can markedly improve school focus and behavior with examples of a 9 year old earning a citizenship award after treatment. Forester notes careful evaluation and reports from parents and teachers help distinguish hyperactivity from other psychiatric disorders with possible causes including biological and environmental factors.
Tazewell County faces a Nov. 6 special election for the Fifth Legislative District seat to replace the late Del Jeff Stafford. Gov Wilder set the date for voters in Tazewell Giles and Bland counties, with Filings due Aug 24 and Oct 6 voter registration deadline.
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