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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2012
Page
1
Polar Bear Plunge Draws Thousands at Sandy Point
Thousands clad in trunks bikinis and hats plunge into Chesapeake Bay at Sandy Point State Park Maryland for charity during the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge. Safety divers monitored the event as participants dashed out with sandals and hats left behind. Funds raised at this year’s event were not yet announced.
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Annapolis, Md
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point State Park
Maryland
Darth Vader
Lottery numbers announced for Powerball and Win for Life
The draw listed Powerball numbers 5 33 41 54 59 and Win for Life numbers 2 8 14 28 30 35 with 19 winners reported in the latest drawing. No further details on prizes or locations were provided in the brief.
The new face of need in Bluefield meals surge
Bluefield Union Mission served a record 61,729 meals in 2011 averaging about 169 daily, with the Welch outreach distributing 6,185 family food boxes. Executive director Craw Hammond notes longer lines and rising demand, while past years show steady increases since 2009 as economic strains persist.
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Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield
Hammond
Welch
East meets West as Chinese professor visits BC
Professor Sang Zhaguin an English language professor from the Tangsu institute in Nanong visits Bluefield College for nearly a month teaching and sharing views. Professor Wang Zhaojun from Jiangsu Institute in Nanjing also enjoys his first North American visit saying it is a nice peaceful place.
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Fre DiNove Stop
Bull Archer
Sang Zhaguin
Tangsu Institute i Nanong
Bluefield Dread
Bluefield College
Luefield
United States
Wang Zhaojun
Jiangsu Institute
Nanjing
China
North America
Wang
Fast River Hall
East
West
Mercer Landfill to start charging for electronic device disposal
Starting Monday Mercer County Landfill will charge for disposing televisions computers and microwave ovens previously accepted as covered electronic devices for free. Landfill Manager Eli Testerman said the recycling company stopped taking items for free and the landfill will switch providers with potential future fees up to fifty dollars per item.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Eli Testerman
Testerman
West Virginia races shaped by candidate shortages in 2012
West Virginia entered the candidate filing gap as AP previews show many races decided. In the Senate 17 seats are up, with 12 likely staying with incumbents. Democrats expected to hold a majority of at least 24 seats. In the House of Delegates all 100 seats are on the ballot, with Democrats likely keeping 23 and Republicans 16. Several incumbents faced no major party opposition, while Mountain Party candidates filed in some districts. The Mountain Party has ballot access and claims about 240 of the state's 2 million registered voters.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Associated Press
State Senate
House of Delegates
Mountain Party
State Senate set for primaries after redrawn districts
Half of the 34 seat state Senate faces election in 2012 with 12 of 17 seats likely to stay with the current party due to lack of competing candidates. Democrats expected to retain a majority of at least 23 seats, with nine up this year and 14 not on the ballot. Primaries will precede the November statewide election as districts have been redrawn.
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