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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1997
Page
6
Kathy Kish reports on the lure of psychic hotlines offering free five minute readings that lead to hefty bills. Customers share hold times, surprising charges, and the risk of 900 numbers, including a $150 bill after a long wait and unanswered prize claims. Calls for vigilance and blocking 900 numbers rise.
At Chicory Square in Bluefield, the Friday concerts broaden to show local art. Ann King of King Graphics coordinated monthly exhibits and live demonstrations by wood carver Larry Akers, painter Sherri Brown, and oil artist Conrad Jenkins, with college pottery students also featured.
Reader questions etiquette at weddings and seating for the groom’s sister and her husband with family. Kathy cites Emily Post guidance on immediate families and ushers. A second item notes pep tabs collected at Mercer School Princeton for Ronald McDonald House funding, clarified as charity proceeds not dialysis specific.
Monterey County Herald writer Kathryn McKenzie Nichols profiles Jim Galanda of Pacific Grove, a veteran marquetry artist who creates tiny wood pieces into landscapes and portraits. He fears the art is dying as memberships shrink and laser cut imitates replace handcraft. He paints, learns from peers, and shares his work through local exhibits while keeping his own pieces in family collections.
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