Rate reviews completed for Bluefield hospitals in WV
West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority completed rate reviews for Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Humana Hospital St Luke's. An order dated December 19 set modified budgets and rate schedules under a previous order on gross revenue limits for non government third party payers.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Health Care Cost Review Authority
Charleston
Bluefield College Fine Arts Community School Opens Spring Term
Bluefield Bluefield College Fine Arts Community School will begin registering students for Spring Term on Jan 7 with classes starting the week of Jan 14. Programs cover music art creative writing and dance plus private piano voice and strings instruction. Open to children and adults. Call Deborah Grabeel at 326-3682 extension 41 for information.
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Bluefield
Bluefield College Fine Arts Community School
Fine Arts Community
Deborah Grabeel
Photography focus of program at Princeton Public Library
Princeton Public Library hosts an January After School Special on the Art of Photography with Darrell Johnston of Custom Screen Printer giving an overview from history to four simple rules. The session runs January 7 from 3:30 to 4:30 for 8th and 6th grades, and registration is required at 425-3324.
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Princeton
Princeton Public Library
Darrell Johnston
Winter Wonderland at Princeton Library
Winter Wonderland themed January janumy hour on January 14 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m invites preschoolers ages 2 5 in pajamas to explore winter through stories videos and crafts at Princeton Public Library A bedtime snack will be provided and registration is via 425-
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Princeton
Princeton Public Library
Charleston Shuttle Service During 1991 Legislature
All day shuttle from Laidley Field parking area and State Capitol runs 7:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. with 10 minute stops. No service 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. or on weekends and state holidays. A bus replaces the trolley for winter service. shuttle sign will read Shuttle. Free of charge through Friday, March 15.
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Charleston
Laidley Field
State Capitol
Division of Highways
Drainage project funded in Abingdon firm contract
The Commonwealth Transportation Board approves a $299,242 contract to Crosspointe Contracting Inc. of Abingdon to install drainage devices on Interstate 81 in Wythe County between Route 666 and I 81. Work is funded for the Wythe County segment.
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Richmond
Commonwealth Transportation Board
Abingdon
Wythe County
Crosspointe Contracting Inc
Telegraph Contact Lines for News Tips
Readers are invited to share news tips by calling Telegraph at 327-6171 or 425-2185 for information, tips, or narrative leads.
Big game bounty highlights 1985 deer season impact
Five years back a West Virginia Safari International Club chapter posted a $1000 bounty for the largest antlers from a legally killed deer. The 1980 note recalls Peterstown street repairs after months of effort. In 1965 Bluefield Christmas tree fundraising surpassed $6,000 goal with $623 increase. 1940 entry marked information not available.
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West Virginia
Safari International Club
Peterstown
Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Association
DNR revamps hunting fishing licenses in West Virginia
West Virginia DNR released a simplified wallet sized hunting and fishing license form after complaints about the 1989 1990 permits being oversized and flimsy. Ed Hamrick said the form is easier to fill, includes personal data and hunter education, and can be cross checked with DMV records for demographics and residency.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources
DNR
Ed Hamrick
Ham
Rick
Hamrick
Department of Motor Vehicles
Tazewell Courthouse renovation eyed for safety
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors plans a long range study to fix a 1835 courthouse with aging wiring and multiple leaks. County leaders say next year’s budget will fund planning before a final amount is set for restoration. Circuit Clerk Buddy Blevins lists repairs from peeling paint to faulty heating and outdated jury rooms.
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Tazewell
Phyllis Diller
Tazewell County
Treasurer’s
Commissioner of Revenue
Circuit Court
General District Court
Rhea Moore
Board of Supervisors
Jack Reasor
Don Dunford
Dunford
LaVern Bechtel
Buddy Blevins
Giving fruit brings holiday happiness in Bluefield area
Bluefield Union Mission and Acme Markets distributed 100 family fruit baskets at Westgate Acme Bluefield 50 in Tazewell and about 75 in Welch. On Christmas Eve 100 single person baskets will be distributed with Goodson's Market sponsoring taken to Elkhorn Towers for shut ins. Toys were given to about 100 Bluefield families and about 40 in another area.
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Bluefield
Allen A. Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
Acme Markets
Westgate Acme
Tazewell
Welch
Goodson’s Market
Elkhorn Towers
Car sales slump continues in Virginia
Virginia car dealers report persistent weakness with 1990 monthly registrations behind 1989 figures. From January to October 1990, new car registrations total 280,043, down 12.8 percent from 321,389 in the same period a year earlier, following 1989 totals of 367,033, a 7 percent drop from 398,010 in 1988. Dealers cite a lingering recession and longer loan terms up to 60 months as contributing factors.
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Strauss
Virginia Automobile Dealers Association
Holiday Notices Adjust Local Services Over Christmas Break
Mercer Mail hours shrink and cinema hours vary through Dec. 24 to Jan. 1. Trash pickup differs by state. buses run until 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and shut Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Courthouses closed Dec. 24 and 31. County school vacations span Dec 20 to Jan 2 depending on district.
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Mercer Mail
Cinemas
W.va
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Mercer County
Bland
Buchanan
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Tazewell
Haven House Aids Mentally Ill In Princeton
Haven House in Princeton helps mentally ill patients gain independence by teaching skills for living in society. Programs include maintenance clerical thrift shop and kitchen tasks. Program coordinator David Belcher and associate Deana Thompson describe goals to train for employment and self sufficiency.
Haven House aids mentally ill patients in Princeton
Haven House in Princeton helps mentally ill patients become independent and adjust to society. Volunteers are needed. call 425-8922. Patients repurpose donated clothes furniture and appliances which are repaired and sold to support educational supplies and medication. Some residents have no family contact and seek comfort at Haven House.
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Haven House
Princeton
Belcher
Salvation Army
Thompson
Association helps families learn to adjust
BLUEFIELD Parents of mentally ill patients are not alone says Phyllis Brown president of Mercer Co Alliance for the Mentally Ill. She notes misconceptions stem from media and the burden can be heavy yet families can adapt their lifestyle without shame as they cope with illness and support loved ones.
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Bluefield
Phyllis Brown
The
Mercer Co. Alliance For the
Fam
Brown
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