Governor's Cup Mine Contest Held

  Responding to a mock disaster at simulated mines, rescue teams from three states participated in the Governor's Cup Mine Rescue  Contest Friday at Southwest Virginia Community College.
  Held annually for more than 20 years, the contest is presented by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.
  According to Virginia Mining Association Executive Director Dink Shackleford, rescue personnel use contests like this one to practice all they've learned about mining rescue and emergency situations.
  Upon arrival at the "scene," rescue personnel were briefed on the severity of the situation and problems they were to face. A member of the team would then serve as briefing officer, informing his teammates where to go in the "mine" and where to build ventilation shafts. As the team checked the safety and security of the faux mine, it discovered everything from "victims" to abandoned equipment.

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Bids for Paint, Paving Awarded Last Week By School Board

   Bids for paint and paving were awarded last Monday during a meeting of the Buchanan County School Board.
  A bid opening was set for June 1 on various capital improvement projects including those involving school roofs and furnaces.
  Del’s Paints and Specialities received the low bid award on paints at $12,562.91 during Monday’s meeting.
  One other bid was submitted from Vansant Lumber Company for $15,744.31.
  Prater School Board Member Bill Crigger made the motion to accept the low bid from Del’s and North Grundy School Board Member Don Newberry made the second. The vote was unanimous among those present. South Grundy School Board Member David Thornbury was absent from Monday’s meeting due to the illness of his son, it was announced at the start of the meeting.
  In other business, paving bids were split between Mac Const. Inc. and Vandyke Paving, based on the low bid submitted by those companies.
  Mac Const. had the low bid on approximately $146,000 worth of the paving bids submitted and Vandyke Paving, approximately, $102,000. Shortt and Son Paving also bid, according to Administrative Assistant Joyce Presley, however, that company did not have the low bid on any of the projects, she said.
  The motion to accept the low bids was made by Knox School Board member Clarence Brown with a second by Crigger. The vote was unanimous among those present.

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