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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1998
Page
3
The Raleigh County Area Coalition for Equality will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Raleigh County Public Library on North Kanawha Street, Beckley. RACE aims to educate and mentor communities to promote change, peace, and harmony while fostering diverse relationships and reducing barriers to full participation in society.
The Beckley Area Foundation repeats its Students First mini grant for Raleigh County teachers up to 250 dollars. Applications are one page long, available in principals’ offices or by calling 253-3806. A panel will select recipients. deadline is September 30. Last year 42 grants were awarded.
A packed list of events includes genealogical society meeting at Oak Hill First Brethren Church 230 p.m. with Tom Tucker presenting new computer programs for genealogists. Also Centra l Baptist Church senior usher board concert by The New Gospel Singaleers, Beckley Singles at Maxwell Hill, John Scott Lodge 1070 at Elks Home, Mount Hope Church 100th anniversary worship, Star Jam Kids Classic at Youth Museum, WV Stars Book Fair and planetarium activities, free hearing tests at Rainelle Medical Center, free job training for hotel and restaurant work via Multi CAP, Veterans Memorial Museum D-Day exhibits, all with contact numbers.
Mteg ADHD parent support group meets 6 p.m. at Bull frogs and Butterflies Daycare Ragland Road Beckley with volunteers sought from Board of Education social workers. Raleigh County Emergency Services Authority holds a 4 p.m. meeting at the Emergency Operations Center. Various programs, classes, and meetings follow at local venues with contact numbers for information and registration.
Police report lists multiple incidents across Beckley and surrounding streets including brandishing on Third Avenue, burglary at Bibb and Russell blocks, destruction of property at City Park, disturbances on Barber Rice Quarry and Thomas Carriage streets, harassment on Thomas and Carriage, intoxication on Harper Road East Prince, loud music on Bair Street, panhandling on Robert C Byrd, reckless driving on Tee Road, threats on Stansbury Road, and vehicle accidents at Hartley Hager Neville Harper Inter state 77 Pikeview plus Eisenhower Drive. Also domestic disturbance in Cameron Clear Creek Arnett, fight on West Raleigh, larceny at Prosperity Ragland Road Skel, prowler Mount View Teel Roads, suspensions Beckley, suspicious person Cranberry, suspicious vehicle Munson Crab Orchard, vandalism at C & O Shop, and additional accidents on Dry Hill Arnett Lickwater Prosperity Shady Spring.
ATU reports current conditions for Bluestone Lake and Summersville Lake with gauges, elevations, and outflows. Bluestone Lake elevation 1,410.91 feet, outflow 2,100 cubic feet per second, gates open. Hinton gauge 1.6 feet, Galer River 0.75 feet below normal. Summersville Lake elevation 1,635 feet, outflow 2,600 cfs. Meadow River elevation and outflow records listed.
The Register Herald announces it will correct errors or inaccuracies in published material. Readers are instructed to contact the appropriate news department to report any needed corrections.
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