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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1995
Page
1
In Luefield Virginia Glynn Carlock Graham football coach and booster Bill Pruett recount a 32 year friendship rooted in a barbecue meal. The pair plan to travel with the team to the Virginia state championship game, continuing a loyal trek that has spanned four decades.
The Windmill Gap Water Association will restore service after three months of disruption with a 17500 emergency grant from the Governor's Office. Mercer County Commission President Buddy Warden and State Sen. Tony Whitlow highlighted self-help as the award's spirit. The money funds materials to fix a burst pipe that cut water to about 25 elderly residents. service is expected back by Monday December 11 as tanks are installed.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Bluefield High School Theater Arts presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella with a cast and crew of more than 70 students. A Thursday 10:30 a.m. WWII veterans reception at Princeton's Memorial Building honors Pearl Harbor's 54th anniversary, hosted by the city, the commemorative committee and DAR. Weather calls for mostly cloudy start, possible morning flurries, highs in the 30s, then clearing with teens to lower 20s night.
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals may issue a decision on the Mercer County Schools excess levy by Thursday or December 14. Justices will meet for opinion conferences and rulings, with a high chance of a decision before Christmas, and rarely proceeding past the term. The case stems from Citizens Watch Group of Mercer County alleging the levy lacked specified expenditures after a 1994 election.
The Community Christmas Tree drive in Bluefield boosts total to 2775 dollars as donations pour in toward a 12000 dollar goal. A December 23 noon party for about 900 local and area needy children will be held at the Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Drive with toys funded by contributions. Donors are urged to give at the Daily Telegraph lobby or by mail to Community Christmas Tree Bluefield Daily Telegraph P.O. Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701. Contributions include in memory gifts for Jim H Shott and David Matthew across local supporters.
Local listings show multiple Christmas tree donations and memorials from residents and groups. Contributions include 25.00 from Lucille Shrewsbury and 50.00 to date, with totals of 1,560.00 previously and 2,775.00 overall. Other honors acknowledge the Bluestone region Antique Automobile Club of America and individuals such as J T Taylor and Dr. Frank Johnson.
President Clinton wins public backing from former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford for the Bosnia mission while Senate leaders stall on a vote. GOP figures split with Trent Lott opposing the deployment as Dole delays action, as White House acknowledges public skepticism and seeks assurances.
Bluefield Virginia's Westside sewage treatment plant renovation begun in 1993 is about 95 percent done with full completion expected around December 18. The project cost roughly 7.9 million dollars, expanding capacity to 5.3 million gallons per day and replacing key treatment components.
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