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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1992
Page
1
Soldiers at Fort Drum New York State await processing for Operation Restore Hope the U S led relief mission to Somalia. The separate story appears on page A 2.
Contributions for the Community Christmas Tree trail in Bluefield are slow but steady, with more than 11,000 still needed to reach the 14,000 goal. Donations may be dropped at the Daily Telegraph lobby on Bluefield Avenue or mailed to Community Christmas Tree, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, P O Box 1599, Bluefield WV 24701. Names and gifts listed include Rachel F McMullin 25, Nancy Hale 10 in memory of Claude J Hale, Tom and Dolores Jones 25 in honor of grandchildren, Mamie V Parks and Brenda Barlow 20, the Clark family 5 in memory of Emmett L Clark, the Clark family 5, Mrs Thomas A Baker 25, Mr and Mrs James Robinette 10, Richardson family 50 in memory of Stephanie Ewing. Total to date not stated.
On Monday December 7 Bluefield High School hosts an open house from 5 to 7 pm inviting all parents. At 7 pm the New River Parkway Authority meets in Concord College Student Center rooms A B and C in Athens. Also at 7 pm the Mercer County Peace Coalition gathers at 202 Plymouth Street Athens to plan health care forum and Legislative session action. Call 384-7005 for more information.
Partly cloudy today with a high in the upper 30s. Tonight brings a chance of light snow and a low in the 20s. National Weather Service forecast notes a quiet sky and modest cold.
Steven French, 22, of Princeton, was found Saturday in good condition across Bluestone Gorge after a four day rescue effort in Pipestem State Park. He suffered a hip injury, dehydration and exposure but had stable vital signs and was taken to Princeton Community Hospital. Emergency crews tracked him by helicopter and dogs as they cleared rugged terrain near Lerona and Pine Grove.
AZEWELL Va. Arthur Munsey Smiley Ratliff recalls a lifelong dream to govern Henderson Island near Pitcairn, planned as an autonomous community with monthly air service and remote medical evacuation. Environmental snail concerns halted the plan after public support surged, ending his bid to escape civilization.
Mercer and Summers counties and regional planners push a 21.5 million dollar public private water project linking Bluestone Lake to Pipestem State Park through Hinton and Princeton. Officials say 9,000 residents would gain reliable supply, with 5 to 15 million gallons per day start capacity and a 5 million dollar treatment plant, while upgrades to current plants could be avoided if funding is approved.
The plan lists a 107000 feet 24 inch main costing 6955000 a half million gallon storage tank at Pipestem Knob 400000 a booster station north of Athens 137000 225 feet of distribution mains 4970000 Hinton Main 8000 feet of 8 inch RJ main 240000 1000 feet of 8 inch B&S main 100000 18000 feet of 8 inch main 440000 three PRV stations 18000.
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