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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1998
Page
11
The forecast calls for Monday night turning mostly cloudy with upper 30s lows. Tuesday brings cloudy skies and a chance of rain with mid 60s highs. Wednesday and Thursday look rainy with mid 40s to upper 60s temperatures. Stream conditions numbers are listed for Bluestone, Summersville, and R D Bailey lakes.
Long before his Today fame Al Roker recalls a West Virginia hero Soupy Sales and notes fans visit New York by bus likening the city to the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building. He cites interviews with Charlton Heston Sidney Poitier Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy and Coretta Scott King and recalls a 500 pound cheddar gift from Wisconsin. He discusses weight struggles and workouts at NBC with a trainer. Roker, a Queens native and Oswego alum, initially dreamed of cartooning before taking a Syracuse weather job that steered him toward Today.
A Pew survey finds Americans see openness to change in Social Security but fear poverty in old age. The poll of 2006 adults, plus 867 Hispanics, shows retirement starts around age 63 for most, with blacks and Hispanics predicting earlier transitions into old age and Hispanics fearing poverty more than non Hispanics.
West Virginia University Extension Service through Raleigh County promotes teen health by discussing smoking and alcohol risks, healthy eating, and baby development. The event features the Baby Think It Over doll from Smooth Stones Ministry to simulate parenthood for 72 hours, with Air Force recruiters offering support and Eddiena Schoolfield coordinating toy and book donations for home play.
The winter of 1996 97 brought severe West and Ohio Valley floods blizzards in the Dakotas and Minnesota and a tornado in Arkansas. California losses reach 500 million while 1995 and 1997 storms each caused 1.8 billion in damage. Florida tornadoes killed 42 and New England ice storms killed 12. Unusually warm California water pushed squid offshore.
Greenbrier Habitat for Humanity hosted a Alderson groundbreaking with volunteers and locals in attendance. Alderson donated a backhoe. excavation nears completion as footer and foundation work await. Next project Meadowbrook Estates set for 10 am Saturday with Rep. Nick Rahall and Habitat board members expected. Volunteers or donations: 647-3342 or Greenbrier Habitat for Humanity P O Box 103 Lewisburg WV 24901.
Police report a man named Rodney Haynes was stabbed early Saturday on Main Street in Ronceverte. He died at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center and his body was sent to the state medical examiner in South Charleston. No arrests have been made as investigators pursue leads.
Kids and parents visit a Pittsburgh Children’s Museum exhibit based on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. The display lets youngsters explore King Friday’s castle, drive the red trolley, and try on Rogers’ handmade cardigans and navy sneakers. The showpiece opens this weekend and will tour 50 children’s museums nationwide after Pittsburgh.
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