Saturday December 16, 2006 at bdtonline
Local online page bdtonline.com carries a Saturday December 16, 2006 edition with community briefs and event listings. Readers see calendar items, notices, and small updates across Jefferson County.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2006
Page
1
Local online page bdtonline.com carries a Saturday December 16, 2006 edition with community briefs and event listings. Readers see calendar items, notices, and small updates across Jefferson County.
Today brings sunny skies and unusually warm conditions with highs near 59 degrees. Light breezes a touch of warmth and minimal chances of precipitation perfect for outdoor activities across the region.
Sports brief notes Beaver Graham high school season opener. The item signals season start and includes unrelated market figures. readable details emphasize the opening game and local competition.
A 500 pound pig named Freeway, identified by auction number 339, jumped from a moving truck onto I-205 and is now at Pigs R Us in Brush Prairie. Randy and Betty Goggin own the farm with a mixed herd including 100 other pigs and several animals. Freeway may earn a longer life if she proves to be a good breeder over the coming year.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 3 8 5 and Daily 4 numbers 0 5 9 4. Virginia Pick 3 numbers 7 4 1 and Pick 4 numbers 5 4 7 3. No further context provided.
Contact the Telegraph delivery line at (304) 327-2802 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the delivery area.
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney William J. Sadler is appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin III to replace retired Judge John R. Frazier in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Sadler, WVU graduate and Mercer County prosecutor since 1998, says the appointment humbles him and aims to live up to Frazier’s high standards.
Bluefield forecasters say a white Christmas remains unlikely as unseasonably warm air and a northward jet stream keep temperatures above normal into mid next week. National Weather Service meterologist Ken Kostura notes highs 5 to 10 degrees above normal for five to seven days with a large East Coast high. Officials caution a 25 percent chance of a white Christmas still exists though conditions could change within 10 days.
Alliance for Children in Chicago sent a tractor trailer of toys and clothes to Jaeger Elementary to be handed out today. About 500 local children will receive age appropriate toys and clothing costing roughly 50 dollars per child, totaling near 20 thousand dollars in toys.
The Community Christmas Tree drive sponsored by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph aims to provide holiday gift bags to hundreds of local children in need. With under 800 in total funds remaining, organizers continue efforts to reach the year’s fundraising goal as hundreds of children are registered for the Little Jimmie campaign. The gift bags include items such as toys, fruit, cookies, a book, gloves, toboggans, socks, and more, all prepared for distribution at the Bluefield event. Slippers totaling over 800 pairs are funded by Dr. Lenard Horwitz and Sales4Souls Inc. for distribution in the gift bags.
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