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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1990
Page
7
The final day of instruction for Mercer County public schools will be Thursday with a three hour early dismissal. Lunch will be served to students.
Southern Hills Regional Rehabilitation Hospital hosts a Head Injury Awareness and Support Group meeting at 6 p.m. in the first floor conference room next to Princeton Community Hospital. A registered psychologist will discuss psychological aspects and coping strategies for head injury victims and their families. Refreshments will be served.
Rep Nick Rahall announces his mobile office will visit Mercer County on Monday June 18. The unit stops at Lerena post office 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Spanishburg 11 a.m. to noon and McComas 1 to 2 p.m. Residents needing assistance should visit the mobile office.
The Lashmeet Public Service District will convene Thursday at 6 p.m. in its Lashmeet office to discuss district matters and operations.
The Bluefield Alumnae Chapter continues the national School America reading program with phase three, registering grandparents to read weekly to grandchildren aged 1 through 10 during the summer. A special reading event is set for Saturday at Mercer Mall Center Court from 11 a.m. to noon for children 1 to 10.
The annual Doc and Peggy Thomas reunion will be held at the upper shelter of Narrows Park on Sunday. Attendees should bring a covered dish and call (304) 753-9701 for information.
Bluefield Virginia residents and business leaders clashed with town officials over a proposed water rate increase for high volume users. Aratex Services Inc. and Bluefield Beverage Co. would face steeper bills, with Aratex's monthly charge jumping from about 3678 to 6209 dollars. Town leaders defend the plan citing cross subsidizing and FmHA grant constraints, noting most high volume customers are large employers and discounts already exist.
The Mountain State Bar Association meets at the Holiday Inn Bluefield with talks on Supreme Court decisions evidence and ethics to be delivered by Justice Thomas McHugh WVU professors and Charleston lawyers. The program includes three CLE hours for office management and ethics and a Friday seminar series open to the public Know Your Rights. Satellite events include a Saturday scholarship and awards banquet featuring National Bar Association President Thomas A. Duckenfield.
The Mullins family reunion will take place Saturday June 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woodland Community Park in Rich Creek Virginia. For more information call three local numbers 304 753 9126 703 726 3603 or 703 726 7313.
The Old Man High School reunion is set for July 19 to 21 at the Radisson Hotel in Huntington. A July 21 picnic at 1 p.m. will be at Chief Logan State Park Henlawson Shelter 1 with catering and a small fee. Contact Laura Hinch man at P O Box 307 Davin WV 25617 or (304) 583-6308 for details.
Rescuers searched for a coal miner trapped after a roof fall at a Maben Energy Corp subsidiary mine near Clear Creek. Bart Lay Jr., director for health safety and training at the Division of Energy, said the accident happened about 3 p.m. while the miner was ventilating the mine. The miner’s name and the mine’s name were not released.
The Associated Press erred in reporting that Del. William P. Robinson Jr. was the Assembly's first black member. His father, Del. William P. Robinson Sr., was among the early black members since Reconstruction. The mistake appeared in Monday's A-3 piece on Evelyn T. Butts being ousted as CCPA chairwoman.
Princeton Presbyterian Church youth group led by Charlie Chandler will spend 11 days in Mexico this summer renovating an orphanage owned by the Salvation Army near McAllen Texas. Eleven youths aged 14 to 18 and three adults self fund about $200 per student plus roughly $1,000 for tools paint and wood. They will travel June 23 for three days on the road five days of work and three days back, learning culture and Spanish with chaperones Nilda Lowe and Roni Neri.
West Virginia lottery winners prefer saving to spending with seven $50,000 plus prizes since 1987. Notable winners include W L Whitlock who took $665,000 in 1987 but saved for heirs, Gloria Taggart who invested and funded education, and Mickey Coskey who retired. Lottery advises short term, interest earning accounts and patient planning. Anna Miller, who won $560,000 plus a $10,000 bonus, reinvested much back into home and savings.
Suffolk Virginia, AP In a first look at the Virginia Garbage Glut series, SPSA grapples with a 1998 landfill capacity limit while plans for a new 440 acre site stall over environmental wetlands. Durwood Curling warns a crisis by 1994 unless action is taken, as Virginians generate about 5 pounds of trash daily per person totaling nearly 5 percent of a million tons annually.
Mercer County Commission approved a Bluefield Postal Service plan to convert rural routes in the county to permanent street addresses at an estimated 350000 cost with an 18 month timeline. The move aims to speed emergency responses and improve post office operations.
Buy durable goods and avoid throwaways. Reuse handy containers and borrow or rent items used infrequently. Maintain and repair products to extend life. Resell goods you no longer need and buy used goods. Donate used goods to charities.
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