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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2018
Page
5
Bluefield held its annual Tree Lighting as Whitethorn and Memorial Elementary students counted down to the illumination. Firefighters prepped the tree and ensured bulbs worked. Choirs performed Christmas carols with 150 students, as Mayor Ron Martin noted six years of the event and growing crowds.
National Weather Service Blacksburg warns of mountain snow showers tonight totaling 1 to 3 inches in higher elevations and a possible major weekend storm. If track shifts north, heavier precipitation could reach this area. current maps show 50 to 70 percent odds of ice or snow with about 2.5 inches possible on Saturday.
On day one of the 12th Prerogative Shelter Drive, Bluefield area residents delivered dog and cat food, toys, and kitty items. Donations support Mercer County and Tazewell County shelters, Bluefield Save-A-Pet Food Bank, and Pet Haven Rescue in Falls Mills, Va, with Cole Harley-Davidson providing transport.
ArcelorMittal Princeton Mining funds and partners back a Coal Country Christmas party for McDowell County children. About 350 kids will receive invitations for a December 13 event at Gary Fire House, with gifts gathered by volunteers under the WE CAN program led by Becky Brown.
WLS E Women in Search of Empowerment requests baskets for their Baskets of Hope program to aid Domestic Violence Shelters in Welch Tazewell and Beckley. Items include hygiene goods lounge wear socks candy a small blanket and a toy. Donations accepted at the three shelters through December 14 call 304 324 5809 Emily D Coppola ecoppola bottonline com.
President Trump and Melania to attend Bush funeral events in Washington and Houston as mourners honor the 41st president. Bush to lie in repose at St. Martin's Episcopal Church before Thursday burial on the library grounds. memorials bloom at the Texas A&M campus and in Houston.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the Little Jimmie program will distribute a holiday gift bag for hundreds of children on December 20 at the City Auditorium. Readers are urged to mail or drop off donations to the Community Christmas Tree Fund, with several memorial gifts and a Monday total of 1578 dollars bringing the year’s total to 16858 dollars.
Mills outlines the winter light event from A-1 to Mills with a blue trolley display. Day rides cost an extra 3 dollars. Night in Bethlehem runs 6 30 to 9 p m. Walk through nights on December 9 16 and 23 from 5 to 6 p m. Lights open every night 6 to 9 on Sun Thu and 6 to 10 Fri Sat. Contact Emily at bdiontine com.
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