Saturday August 16, 2008 event notes
A brief note dated Saturday August 16, 2008 from bdtonline.com, listing local happenings and summarizing community items for readers in the area.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2008
Page
1
Today Mostly Sunny With Highs In The Upper 70s
A brief weather item notes mostly sunny skies for today with daytime highs reaching the upper 70s. No precipitation is expected and light winds prevail throughout the day.
Local Appalachian League Brief Hints At Full Coverage
Sports note points readers to complete Appalachian League coverage of Bluefield Orioles and Princeton Rays at bdtonline and in the e edition, inviting fans to visit the site for full results, standings, and recaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Orioles
Princeton Rays
Appalachian League
Bdtonline
Texas mother jailed after 12 year old drove to bar
Longview police say a 12yearold drove her mother Jennifer Lynn Rosenberg to a bar. Rosenberg admitted the trip and was jailed on 2500 bond. Child Protective Services is investigating the case in Gregg County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Texas
Jennifer Lynn Rosenberg
Rosenburg
Gregg County
Child Protective Services
Longview News-Journal
Lottery Results Reported for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 draws 3 1 3 and Daily 4 2 8 1 5. Virginia Pick 3 results are 8 8 0 and Pick 4 numbers 8 3 3 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia
Delivery questions and contact hours for circulation
The notice provides contact options for newspaper delivery questions or problems. It lists hours: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to noon on weekends, and offers morning redelivery through 12 p.m. within a limited area. Customer Service phone number 314-327-2800.
EPA studying PCB issue at former Lin Electric site
EPA inspectors from the federal agency are at the former Lin Electric site on Bluefield Avenue in Bluefield to address rising PCB levels in tributaries feeding the Bluestone River. On scene coordinator Michael Towle confirms known PCB presence and prior remediation at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Lin Electric
Bluefield Avenue
Bluestone
Michael Towle
Towle
EPA
Protecting the Contract technicians at EPA site in Bluefield
EPA investigators collect water samples from the Lin Electric site in Bluefield and separate a mixed oil and polychlorinated biphenyls from tributaries feeding the Bluestone River. Photo by John Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
Lin Electric
Bluefield
Bluestone River
John Nelson
Phelps’ Olympic Gold Streak Captivates World
The Beijing Games have focused on Michael Phelps, the Baltimore swimmer who has won multiple golds and set records. He claimed his seventh gold with the 100-meter butterfly, aiming to surpass Mark Spitz, while his sixth gold came from the 200-meter individual medley. His 13 career golds place him as Olympic history’s leader. IOC chief Rogge calls him the icon of the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ENING
Michael Phelps
Beijing
Baltimore
Philippines
Peru
Cairo
Caracas
Phelps
Ole
Argentina
Mark Spitz
Athens
International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rogge
United States
National Aquatics Center
Phelps trading card soars to $500 in Beijing
Michael Phelps autographed 2004 trading card fetched as high as 500, up from about 25 just two weeks earlier, as experts warn value could jump to 750 or 1000 if he ties Mark Spitz by winning seven golds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
Beijing
Mark Spitz
Virginia to test coal seam injection in Appalachian Basin
In a first of its kind test, DOE and Virginia Tech will inject carbon dioxide into an unmineable coal seam in Russell County Virginia. U S Rep Rick Boucher will join officials at South Community College before traveling to the mining site as the test seeks to prove permanent CO2 storage in coal seams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rick Boucher
D-Va
Southwest Virginia Community College
Virginia Tech
Russell County
Otra
Appalachian
West Virginia Senate bill threatens free clinic drug access
Pamela Bales relies on insulin and inexpensive meds from Mercer Health Right as free clinics face new pharmacy licensing rules. The Legislature passed Senate Bill 722 to regulate free clinics but officials say the current rules exceed intent, forcing clinics to hire licensed pharmacists and potentially limiting patient access to medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
West Virginia
Mercer Health Right
Bales
Debbie Enigk
Board of Pharmacy
Enigk
Secretary of State
BDT online poll on fair or festival attendance this year
A BDT online poll asks readers if they have attended a fair or festival this year. Respondents weigh personal experiences, events attended, and overall interest in local fairs as communal gatherings.
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Nyse Diary
SunGard
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By Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Charles Owens
Richlands
U.S. Department of Energy
Appalachian Basin
Ing
Boucher
By Greg Jordan
Green Valley
Pamela Bales
Brushfork
Bonnie Fowler
Bluefield Women’s Center
Randy M. Brodnik
Cherry Street
Www
Betonline.com
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