Local Santas Don Red Suit to Brighten Holidays in Princeton
Derr willing volunteers in Princeton join a Santa squad filling in for the North Pole. Bill Brenneman, 75, travels a busy route to hospital, nursing home, and churches, enjoying children's smiles more than pay. Don Neal of Kiwanis wears the suit for six years, with Santas distributing hundreds of candle canes to hospital visitors and staff.
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Rinceton
Derr
Santa
North Pole
Bill Brenneman
Princeton
Santa’s
Nursing Home
Church of God
Fairview Christian Church
Mountain Nursing Home
Santa Claus
Brenneman
Don Neal
Bluefield
Columbia-St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Elderly Ingleside Woman Loses Home In Fire
An 83 year old Ingleside resident Dolly Dunford was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a mid afternoon fire destroyed her 100 year old home off I 77. Fire Chief Mike Comer said the blaze started near the chimney flue and spread to the attic, with heavy smoke damage to contents. Oakvale and East River volunteer fire crews arrived quickly despite icy roads, and Dunford remained under observation at Princeton Community Hospital.
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Ingleside
Mercer County
Dolly Dunford
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
Dunford
Mike Comer
Oakvale
Regional civic center planned by Bluefield area chambers
Four Seasons Country chamber leaders from Bluefield Princeton Richlands and Tazewell met to study feasibility of a regional civic center and sports complex. George Lanton said state funds could support a feasibility study through Mercer County Legislature and county commission. Plans aim to seat 1000 and attract larger conventions, urging regional cooperation including Richlands and Bristol VA entities.
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Four Seasons
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Princeton
Richlands
Tazewell
Princeton Chamber
George Lanton
Mercer County
Legisature
County Commission
Steve Smith
Greater Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Ginger Branton
Princeton woman dies of traffic accident injuries
Ruth Marie Roberts 73 of Stafford Drive Princeton died at 11:42 p.m. Saturday December 6 in Bowman-Gray Hospital Winston-Salem after injuries from a single vehicle crash near the Princeton Elks Club on November 30. Roberts, born in Saeger McDowell County, longtime Welch resident and former McDowell Sheriff’s Department employee, was a Kee Street United Methodist Church member. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Princeton.
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Princeton
North Carolina
Bowman-Gray Hospital
Winston-Salem
N.C
Ruth Marie Roberts
Stafford Drive
Roberts
Princeton Elks Club
Maple Acres
Mercer Mall
OH-9
McDowell County
Saeger
Big Creek High School
Welch
Sheriff's Department
Kee Street
Pinnacle Rock
Dianna Hale
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Hale
Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree Donations Lag Ahead of Dec. 23 Party
The Community Christmas Tree Association reports only 20 dollars donated toward the 1997 Little Jimmie campaign, raising the total to 645 dollars as the December 23 party nears. The goal stands at 12,500 dollars, with Four Seasons Country families benefiting annually. donations can be mailed to Little Jimmie Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Ave Bluefield WV or delivered to the newspaper offices.
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Unday
Community Christmas Tree Association
Little Jimmie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Joseph S. Stinson
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Emily Reynolds
Kaitlin
Bob Car
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
Bill Archer
Comer
East River
Chamber
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Camp
Ine
I-77
Bland, VA
Concord College
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Bluefield State College
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