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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1998
Page
3
Telephone contacts for News bureaus and county offices appear in the list. Numbers include 255 4400 255 4427 and 1 800 950 0250 for general inquiries, with county lines Fayette 469 3373 and Wyoming 732 6450 among the entries.
Deb Swanson tearfully steps down as executive director of the United Way of Southern West Virginia after five years of growth and campaigns exceeding 300000 dollars. She cites family needs and a desire for transition while praising her board staff and community support. Swanson plans to stay through August 31 to aid the handover and continue supporting the United Way.
Pam Tucker presented the Nicholas County Park Commission with a $600 donation on behalf of the Summersville Women's Club to fund bathroom improvements at the barn. The soccer league won a fee reduction to 300 and will use fields only during soccer season. The park will interview July 18 for a permanent manager. interim manager Della Legg continues. Linda Turner reports busy pool days with candy and pizza sales and a new swimming lesson program. The commission meets again at 7 p.m. July 30.
Greenbrier Baptist Youth Camp runs through July 11 in Summers County with contact numbers 466-3121 and 466-2628. Hatfields and McCoys show at Theatre of West Virginia at 8:30 p.m. Reservations: 256-6800 or 1-800-666-9142. 1998-99 Raleigh County Board of Education Special Education budget on display at 105 Adair St Beckley. LEA app open to public. six year old records to be destroyed. copies available by calling 256-4555 within 10 working days. Raleigh County Schools maintain last Evaluation Report, Eligibility Determination and IEP. Tamarack exhibits Starry Night through Aug. 11. WW II Veterans reunion Aug. 9 at American Legion, Beckley, 2 p.m. Admission free. form due by Aug. 1. call 252-2219 for form. South Charleston Singles volleyball at Shawnee Park 5-7 p.m.. church speakers at Beckley United Apostolic Faith 1010 S Kanawha St. Elder George Scott at 11 a.m.. Pastor Rocine Jackson at 3 p.m. Beckley Singles 4-6 p.m. at Maxwell Hill. Mustang owners event at 1 p.m. in Sophia under trees. rain date next Sunday. John Scott Lodge 1070 6 p.m. Elks. A W Callaway American Legion Post 70 2 p.m. VFW Post 4326 2 p.m. AA meetings listed with times and phone numbers. Story hour 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Whipple Company Store Scarbro with Coal Heritage theme.
A Beckley notices summary lists multiple police incidents including assault on F Street and Woodlawn Avenue, domestic cases on Eighth Street and Glendale Road, disturbances across Crabs Orchard Shady Spring and Bradley, larceny reports in Crab Orchard and Bradley, shots fired on Meyers Avenue and Fairdale, and a range of traffic issues such as reckless driving and vehicle accidents on streets like Eisenhower Drive Mills Avenue and Bradley. The entries show a broad sweep of incidents with numerous blocks and streets cited.
Reports show Bluestone Lake elevation 1,410.88 ft with gates open and outflows 4,300 cf/s at Hinton gauge. Gnobr River 0.5 ft above normal. Summersville Lake elevation and Gauley outflow 2,440 cf/s at Cgsvi gauge. Meadow River outflow 4.11 ft 425 cf/s. Call after 8 a.m. for current conditions.
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