December 15 2008 news snippet from Bdtonline.com
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2008
Page
1
A brief readable line from Bdtonline.com dated Monday December 15 2008 appears in this OCR fragment. It does not provide a full event, but confirms a publication date and source for a local news item.
Today’s weather remains mostly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and a high near 54. A separate report notes President Bush was struck by a protester’s shoe during his Sunday visit to Iraq. See story, A-8.
A Tazewell based support group plans to open an addiction outreach center to provide resources, counseling, and peer support. The effort aims to offer accessible services within the community and reduce barriers to treatment.
New Yorker to publish Mark Twain essay The Privilege of the Grave written in 1905. Twain argues the dead should reveal secrets after death when they cannot defend themselves, praising charity toward words they once uttered. The essay joins the Mark Twain archive at UC Berkeley.
Powerball numbers 14 26 28 31 40 with 13 as Powerball and Win for Life 5 9 13 23 24 32 with 20 are shown. The paper invites subscriptions and provides customer service details for home delivery, rack sales, mail delivery, or the e edition. Circulation is open seven days a week with hours 6 am to 5 pm weekdays and 6 am to noon weekends. A limited area morning delivery is offered up to 12 pm. Contact 304 327 2800.
Virginia Tech researchers partner with Marshall Miller & Associates to inject carbon dioxide into 300 million year old Mississippian coal seams in Russell County. The process traps CO2 permanently and may release natural gas, methane, from the coal, creating a potential byproduct while addressing emissions concerns.
Contractors at Richlands Elementary Cedar Bluff North Tazewell Elementary and Springville Elementary work from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily to finish an $8.7 million plan that includes new HVAC systems windows and bathrooms. Elliot Construction of Pikeville Kentucky handles the project as Dr. Brenda Lawson notes crews will operate over the Christmas holiday and keep schools clean for students.
Appalachian Power customers in Virginia and West Virginia may face higher electric bills in January due to approved base rate increases. Company officials urge switching to energy efficient LED lights to save money, noting LEDs use about 95 percent less electricity. A 150 hour display with LED lights could cost around 6 cents. Incandescent lights remain common but less efficient.
Bluefield Shrine Club members serve crippled children and those born with defects year round. They hosted their ninth annual children's Christmas party on Sunday. Chairman Rob Catron said they serve more than 200 children annually, sometimes 220, and transport youngsters to Lexington Kentucky and Cincinnati Ohio for orthopedic and burn unit care.
BLUEFIELD The Community Christmas Tree campaign pushed to $21,018 with nine days left and $3,982 still needed to reach the $25,000 goal. Girmain Help remains vital to fund gifts for more than 750 region children as the Little Jimmie party nears.
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