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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2003
Page
1
Brief item noting the Monday March 10 2003 edition details from bdtonline com. Highlights and event listings are summarized from the readable portion, preserving the local paper’s tone and focus on district updates and community notices.
A historical overview traces the rise of America’s leading confections, detailing origins, brand milestones, and cultural impact amid evolving tastes. The piece highlights key figures, factories, and marketing shifts shaping the candy landscape.
The American Cancer Society will hold a Team Captains meeting at 6 p.m. at Bluefield Recreation Park. All team captains should attend and others can learn about Relay for Life and how to join. For information call the Mercer County office at 327-8770.
The 76th West Virginia Legislature wrapped up 2003 with key bills on medical malpractice, coal truck weight limits, and a cigarette tax failing at the midnight deadline. A late filibuster by Minority Leader Vic Sprouse helped doom the Workers' Compensation measure and other major bills did not gain approval or miss votes.
HB2050 J BUDGET moves to joint conference committee with a $3.03 billion plan, about $8 million under Wise's request and only $36 million larger than the current year’s budget to avert a $250 million deficit. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE HB2122 and SB126: Wise schedule, Aatus, A-5.
Bluefield residents recall Desert Storm and discuss how a new Iraq war might unfold without UN backing. Roy Jones of Welch questions proof for war and links oil to motives, while Buck Byrd of Tazewell faults Saddam Hussein for a possible U S action and notes broader national interests.
Local youth John Fredeking, who survived do or die heart surgery as a two day old infant and again at age 12, will be featured in a 4 minute video during the Children's Miracle Network Celebration. The statewide telethon airs May 31 and June 2 on WOWK TV and Princeton cable. John, an Athens Middle School student, recounts his surprise at Charleston and the WVU Television Production crew visiting in February.
A new Richlands Town Hall lawn memorial in Southwest Virginia will honor miners who died in the local coal fields. A life sized bronzed miner faces a mine opening as 1,135 names are inscribed on black marble. Sculptor Marie Kirby Smith designed the bronze figure and most of the memorial. The dedication is planned as an all day memorial.
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