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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2015
Page
2
Five handmade wooden motorcycles crafted in Italy by Francesco Bartolucci in Rome in the late 1980s were shown at the House of Art in Princeton. A three-quarter scale Harley Davidson model once spent time in a Gucci window on Fifth Avenue before being donated by John Welke of Bluefield to raise funds for art supplies.
Gary Bowling sits on a three quarter size replica of a Harley fashioned in Italy by Francesco Bartolucci in the late 1980s. It was one of five wooden motorcycles Rome makers sold in the early 1990s. The piece, now at the House of Art, has attracted curious visitors while organizers await formal opening plans and family clearance.
The Department of Environmental Protection says a ruptured oil gathering line spilled about 1,200 barrels into a creek in Ritchie County. The line, owned by West Virginia Oil Gathering, was shut down and the creek dammed to contain the spill. Cleanup could take several weeks. exact leaked amount remains undetermined.
President Obama announces the renaming of Denali the Athabascan term for the high one as part of a Alaska visit. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issues the order confirming the change while Alaska leaders praise the move and Ohio lawmakers consider potential opposition.
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