Wheelchair a boon for cerebral palsy child in Bluefield
Crystal Kamensky, a nearly five year old with cerebral palsy, will receive a custom wheelchair funded by the Bluefield Community Hospital Foundation. The chair costs about $930. $750 was donated after BCH Foundation Board Chairman Ned Shott stepped in with a gift to cover the balance. The chair will aid mobility and prevent deformity, improving her ability to move and express herself.
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Ny Telegraph
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Crystal Kamensky
Bluefield
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Bluefield Community Hospital Foundation
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Ned Shott
University of Virginia
Children’s Rehabilitation Center
Eugene Patrick
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Wretched Winter Death Toll 79 Rises Across Plains and East
The Associated Press reports a deadly winter storm spread freezing rain and heavy snow from the Great Plains to the East, bringing subzero temperatures and the death toll to 79. Texas warns of brownouts as Arkansans lose power. 31,000 remain without electricity. A Greyhound bus crash near Patton injures 12.
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Smiley Loses Island Bid for Henderson Island
Roanoke Virginia coal baron Arthur Ratliff failed to win British permission to retire on Henderson Island 1200 miles southeast of Tahiti. Roger French cited administrative and environmental grounds as the reason Britain declined the bid. Ratliff spoke of seeking peace and hinted at future plans while praising Pitcairn islanders whom he hoped to aid.
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Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund surpasses goal by 1000 plus
Bluefield community Christmas Tree Fund reaches 12 084 78 after 399 78 Thursday contributions. The 1 100 plus child party at Bluefield City Auditorium is set for tomorrow with doors at noon and a program at 12 30 Santa arriving at 1 00 to hand out gifts. Contributions continue to be accepted for next year’s event and are mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 or dropped at 412 Bland Street.
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Anonymous
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Robbie Cornwell
Steven
Scott Kitts
Grace Rigney
Sigma Phi Chi Sorority
Bluefield State College
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David and
Gena Boothe
Randy M. Bragg
Mark J. Sells
Domenic E. Pellillo
Bluefield Junior High School
Laura McGlothlin
Telephone Bills To Rise In Old Dominion Jan 1
Virginia residents face nearly $4 monthly rise in basic residential service after the State Corporation Commission approved Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co rate increases totaling $96.2 million. The order also hikes coin and directory assistance charges, with regional bill impacts varying. some long distance charges will decrease while others rise. The move comes amid AT&T divestiture plans and a new economy option to serve the poor and handicapped.
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Virginia
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Christmas Day and Monday Outlook With Cold Highs
The forecast calls for cold temperatures with highs in the low 30s and overnight lows in the teens for Christmas Day and Monday. The note mentions Union Mission Concord Heritage giving away food bonds at reduced cost and references a Page 2 item about a tree workers feature, plus AT&T breakup prep news on Pages 15 and 10.
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Union Mission Concord Heritage
At&t
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