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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1990
Page
7
Garbage service in Princeton will be altered for Christmas and New Year. Christmas Eve pickups will occur very early with residents urged to place bags out the night before. No pickups on Christmas Day. Regular Wednesday route shifts to Wednesday with Tuesday’s load. No pickups on New Year’s Day. Tuesday’s service moved to Wednesday.
A 6:30 p.m. Monday Christmas Eve communion and candlelight service will be held at the First United Methodist Church 200 South College Ave Bluefield Virginia. Special music will be offered and a nursery will be provided.
Gov. Gaston Caperton declares December 24 and December 31 as legal holidays in West Virginia after requests from county courthouses and city halls statewide. The proclamation aligns state observances with municipal and county calendars.
Bluefield church announces two Christmas Eve services at 4 p m family service and 11 p m service at 200 Duhring St all baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion.
Gov Gaston Caperton announced a Jan 15 bid opening for highway improvements including traffic safety work at the Mercer Mall signal on U S 460. Plans call for flashers and a Signal Ahead sign on Bluefield Princeton Road U S 19 to address area citizen concerns.
The National Science Foundation awarded Radiation Systems Inc of Sterling Virginia a 55 million dollar contract for design construction and testing work on the 330 foot radio telescope at the Pocahontas County Green Bank laboratory. U S Senator Robert Byrd announced the funding he helped secure 75 million dollars in federal funds to replace the telescope after a November 1988 collapse.
State records show government employment rose by 1,010 from November 1989 to last month, with payroll increasing to 63.6 million. The November 1989 totals were 43,711 workers and a 55.9 million payroll, including part-time staff and college employees. Don Adams, chief auditor's clerk, noted the figures encompass all state workers.
Readers are invited to contact City Editor Jim Terry and Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker at the Daily Telegraph with tips. Phone numbers 327-6171 and 425-2185 are provided for tips or story ideas.
Five years ago Major Jack Edwards of the Bluefield Salvation Army dressed as Santa to distribute gifts at Cumberland Care Center. Ten years ago Fred Pennington of Bluewell rolled a 300 at Mountaineer Lanes, sharing $600 with Flat Top National Bank and Mountaineer Lanes. Twenty five years ago Lon M. Rish became president of First National Bank at Keystone. Welch school children donated hundreds of canned vegetables to the Salvation Army Christmas fund for a movie at Pocahontas theatre.
Tazewell County Public Service Authority customers face higher water and sewer charges after January 1, 1991. PSA Administrator Michael Downs says the December 27 meeting will set the final rates to meet the bond debt of 2.145 million. The board will weigh Falls Mills protests and a possible 300-foot non-user fee for nearby households, with several items from a Tuesday public hearing to be considered.
CURT BARBER reports Karen Simmons is appointed project manager for Main Street Bluefield after serving as acting manager since September. Simmons, a 1988 graduate of University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College, was praised for energy and qualifications as the group targets 1991 fundraising and volunteer recruitment amid plans for a master design and town lights changes.
Bland County volunteers distribute 750 Christmas baskets to families in need. Rev. Tom Farrar of Bland Ministry Center cites soap and paper products as essential for welfare recipients. Donations from Avon and Surface Banana Co. add toys, home goods, and bananas.
Princeton Police Department completed an ultra high frequency repeater system at a cost of 14 591 replacing worn low band units. The upgrade includes three portable radios, mobile units in each patrol car and central dispatch to reduce dead spots and improve signal quality. Patrolman C R Hutchens displays a new portable radio as Chief C A Kassay notes the system is state of the art and unique within a 100 mile radius.
Princeton officials approve a 19800 package to install an eight channel Dictaphone style retrieval system for the Police Department. The system records eight sources at once including two police lines, dispatch, fire lines, and senior citizen calls, with funds from a trust and capital improvements.
The Food Connection drive by Princeton TeleCable for the Salvation Army collected about 4500 pounds of food to stock baskets for 300 needy families. Volunteers finished pickups at 3 p.m. Tuesday and the drive runs through December 21 with a goal of 5000 pounds.
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