Patchy fog gives way to sunny day with warm highs
Patchy fog before 8 a.m. gives way to sunny skies. High near 88 degrees with a low around 67. Winds calm, then northwest at about 5 mph.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 2016
Page
1
Patchy fog before 8 a.m. gives way to sunny skies. High near 88 degrees with a low around 67. Winds calm, then northwest at about 5 mph.
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Hillary Clinton selects Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her vice presidential candidate. The move anchors a battleground state for the ticket and prompts praise from Clinton via text and social media. Trump closes his convention with a harsh critique of Clinton.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Christianburg child Wiley Fluke four rode a stick horse named Lucky Charms in the Bluefield Shrine Club horse show at Lotto Park. About 10 to 15 youngsters took a lap as the 48th annual event began Friday night with coordinator Jim Bailey noting the stick horse class starts the program and everyone earns a blue ribbon. The show supports Shriners children's hospital programs and the community.
In Rainelle and nearby areas the June 23 floods left homes ruined and families relocating to crowded houses. Kassie Tolley, a single mother, describes the stress as her 4 year old asks to go home while they shelter with relatives.
Bluefield and Bluefield Virginia residents watch for a 90 degree day this weekend to trigger free lemonade. The National Weather Service predicts highs near 86 to 88 87 degrees with a stretch toward 90 possible. Since 1941 there have been 219 servings, last served July 17 2013, as celebrations hinge on brief 90 degree spikes.
Bluefield College Science Camp students helped by Chemistry Professor Dr. Joe Saunders built and launched model rockets near Bowen Field Friday afternoon. Elijah Walker 11 and Owen Hodge 9 spoke of the fun and teamwork, noting steps from unpacking materials to painting and parachutes.
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