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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2000
Page
7
Dense valley fog in the morning then sunny with a Thursday high in the upper 60s. Friday brings lower 70s and mid 50s with a morning note of sunset. Precipitation figures show 0.18 inches on Sept 19 2000 and 0.00 on Sept 20 1999, with 25.92 inches since Jan 1 1999 and mostly cloudy Saturday with 70s high and 50s low.
Bluefield resident Rev. C Michael Cunningham resigned last week from the Bluefield Human Rights and Community Relations Commission where he had served as chairman in recent years. The Sept 7 meeting considered officers with Vice Chair Art Carroll favored to succeed. Cunningham cited added commitments and personal reasons. The only recent issue noted involved pizza delivery on the north side. He hoped Dave Kersey would stay as commission secretary.
Bluefield City Police will continue strict traffic law enforcement in the College Avenue area aided by a state grant supporting officer overtime. Chief C N Blizzard said extra personnel target speeders and belt violations as College Avenue, a straight road with a 25 mph limit, sees frequent speeding and pedestrian traffic.
The Lottery Commission unanimously approves adding 500 video lottery machines at Charles Town Races in Jefferson County raising its total to 2,000 making it the largest single location. Mountaineer Racetrack gains 550 machines for 1,905 overall as demand grows. President Jim Buchanan cites waits for machines and aims to keep D C and Baltimore patrons from Delaware casinos.
Bluefield Lioness Club will meet at noon Thursday at the Bluefield Holiday Inn. Other brief items note Bramwell Lodge communications at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Masonic Temple Bramwell and Harmon Lodge No. 222 at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Bluefield Va. Also AARP No. 116 Bluefield meets noon Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church to plan an October seniors event.
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