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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1990
Page
8
Lashmeet Public Service District will hold a meeting on Thursday December 13 at 6 p.m. in the district office in Lashmeet with district officials and attendees expected.
A Sunday 3 p.m. concert at J H Easley Tabernacle United Holy Church 109 Henderson St Princeton features the West Virginia Golden Voices. Admission is by free will offering.
Immanuel Baptist Church Choir of Princeton will stage the cantata Christmas I Love To Tell The Story on Sunday December 16 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Bluefield Mercer Lodge No 85 AFAM will hold a stated communication Tuesday Dec 11 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple in Bluefield There will be work in the Entered Apprentices Degree Refreshments will be served Master Masons Fellowcrafts and Entered Apprentices are invited to attend
Summit Players will present a Christmas musical benefit titled Songs of the Season on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Summit Theater. Proceeds fund future production costs with a reception to follow. Admission is 7.50 for adults and 2.50 for younger children.
The annual Tazewell Christmas Parade begins at 3 30 p m Sunday December 9 with units lining up at Tazewell High School and marching down Fincastle Drive to west Tazewell. For more information call the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce at 703 988 5091.
A shooting event will be held on December 8 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pipestem Ruritan Building to raise funds for community projects. Senior citizens will vend refreshments.
The Daily Telegraph corrects that Ronald Taylor Jr. of Concord College Green Valley was misidentified in Friday's Athens native Rhodes scholarship nomination story. Ronald Taylor Sr. and Martha Taylor are the parents.
A brief contact line invites readers to share tips with City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker at the Daily Telegraph, providing a phone contact of 327-6171 for tips or information.
Five years ago in 1985, die hard Halley’s Comet fans gathered at state parks despite cold air dampening outdoor activity to search the sky for the returning comet first seen in 1910, while other notes recall earlier events and local history.
A county wide spending freeze in McDowell County targets unpaid bills from the last fiscal year. Commissioner Bobby Lewis notes emergency purchases only while payroll and jail needs are prioritized. The measure aims to stabilize cash flow, with about two months expected duration and continued jail food and Sheriff gas purchases.
U S District Judge James Turk hears accusations that a state law mandating felons give blood for a genetic database violates privacy and search rights while prosecutors argue DNA helps deter crime. Assistant AG Mark Davis cites crime-reduction stats, a Virginia law professor warns of a dangerous precedent, and the judge notes public safety may outweigh inmates' privacy though a ruling is pending.
The Dean Company, a wood veneer maker in Princeton, temporarily laid off 20 workers on the day shift due to seasonal slowdown and broader economic decline. company officials expect recall within 30 days or by year’s start. About 80 employees remain on duty as unemployment benefits are available to those laid off.
WinterPlace Ski Resort opens this week with two slopes and two lifts. Ed Wooton, director of sales, reports 75 employees and potential growth to 300. The resort has 21 slopes across three levels and uses machine made snow enabled by cold weather. forecast calls for sustained winter conditions. The property lists four lifts including two triple chairs and a double, with the other two currently operating. Winter events and season passes are planned, with inquiries at 304 787-3221.
Three Tazewell County judges led by General District Court Judge Fred H. Combs voluntarily forgo a two percent pay raise at Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's request. Circuit Court Judge Donald R. Mullins and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge J Wesley McClintock joined, leaving Wilder to cut his own salary by two percent. The raise would have taken effect this month.
Princeton Vet Center window display on Mercer Street attracts attention with oak trees yellow ribbons and a childlike doll in military attire holding a Santa note. Clinical Social Worker Jim Rubin says the piece ties the Vet Center mission to Christmas and the Middle East situation conveying veterans’ sacrifice and hope for no more wars.
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