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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1990
Page
12
BLUEFIELD The Summit Players stage Songs of the Season a Christmas musical benefit on December 10 11 at 7 p.m. in the Summit Theatre Arts Craft Center proceeds support future production costs donations seven fifty for adults two fifty for children conclude with a reception
The Southwest Virginia Chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War meets Saturday at noon at the Washington County Public Library on Valley Street for its annual Christmas party. Former POWs and families invited. party foods served. For information call Paul Frazier at 669-6796.
The Hello Dolly Doll Club will gather Saturday at 1 30 p m at 209 Hale Ave. Members are asked to bring their tiniest doll. For details call 425 5856 or 487 6783.
Charleston AP Whyte a Wheeling native and top gubernatorial aide will leave the Caperton administration by midmonth due to conflicts between his government post and a Pittsburgh law firm. He earns 55000 dollars annually and helped oversee state reorganization including seven cabinet secretaries while advising Caperton.
Ten activists from the Fund for Animals blocked the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge entrance in Virginia. They sat in driveways and stood in 350 pound cement blocks to protest hunting, charged with obstructing free passage. Bond was set at $1000 each with release expected Monday.
Washington AP report says Virginia death row inmate Wayne Kenneth Delong lost a Supreme Court appeal. Justices let stand rulings that he received a proper sentencing trial and rejected arguments that adequate review was denied in state appeals courts. Delong was convicted of fatally shooting George Taylor, a Richmond police detective, on June 14, 1986.
The Manassas based National Guard 116th Military History unit will be activated this weekend for deployment to the Persian Gulf region. The three trained historians will document Army operations and travel to Fort Lee in Petersburg for training before heading to Saudi Arabia.
A callout invites readers to report tips to City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker at the Daily Telegraph, providing the newsroom contact numbers for tip submission and inquiries.
Five years ago 1985 Miss Candy Denise Taylor named Miss Freshman at Bluefield State College during coronation ceremonies held on campus. She received a trophy and bouquet of yellow roses.
Gov. Gaston Caperton appointed E. W. Woody Wayland 63, FMC Corp. executive, as the new energy commissioner for West Virginia to start January 1. Wayland, former FMC Paradise Peak mine plant manager, replaces Larry George who was dismissed November 8 amid DOE turmoil and controversy over William Willis. An open house highlighted Bluefield women's recovery program.
The Mercer Sewing Guild donated seven Wee Care Gowns to Princeton Community Hospital to ease the grief of parents facing stillbirths. The white gowns, hand sewn in two sizes and some with smocking or lace, are part of a national project aimed at offering a dignified burial option when no suitable gowns are available.
Graham High School students participated in a mock town government day in Bluefield Virginia. Forty eight pupils were elected to fill roles such as Town Treasurer Zoning Administrator and council members and they toured facilities and held a council meeting simulating real town operations.
Athens Concord College food service workers Edna King and Marie Thompson baked nearly 500 jumbo oatmeal raisin and sugar cookies for U.S. troops in the Middle East. The project, inspired by Joyce Wilk at North Adams State College, grew with ARAserve inviting 220 facilities to join. Cookies, packed in buckets and mailed via the post office, aim to reach thousands of soldiers ahead of Christmas.
Athens Concord College English Department chair Dr William J Ofsa, 61, hosts a weekly Sunday game at Centennial Hall that has continued for over 20 years. About eight players, including faculty like Dan Krider, mix competitive roundball with a boom box of jazz from Ofsa who also hosts a public radio jazz show.
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