Roanoke Times & World News back issues from November 2003:
PETITION TARGETS FURNITURE 'DUMPING' FURNITURE: TIMING OF PETITION 'EXCELLENT'
Nov 01, 2003; ... Somebody's probably mad if he uses the phrase "egregious examples"and follows it shortly with "egregious offenders." Furniture executive John Bassett twice employed the "e-word" -which one dictionary defines as "conspicuously bad or offensive" - ina news release Friday announcing ...
OBIT -BALTHIS, RICHARD BUTLER (DICK)
Nov 01, 2003 ... BALTHIS, Richard Butler (Dick), 92, of Roanoke Co., died Friday,October 24, 2003. Graveside ...
OBIT -DORTON, CHARLES R. (RANDY)
Nov 01, 2003 ... DORTON, Charles R. (Randy), 63, of Roanoke, Va., passed awayTuesday, October 28, 2003. Randy was preceded in death by hisparents, Charles and Ruby Dorton; brother, Buster; and belovedsister, Peanut. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Maples; hissons, Mike and Blair Ramsey Dorton of ...
OBIT -CALLOWAY, VERNELLE A. (GUSTA, MS. GUSSIE, MAMA C.)
Nov 01, 2003 ... CALLOWAY, Vernelle A. (Gusta, Ms. Gussie, Mama C.), died onTuesday, October 28, 2003. Funeral ...
OBIT -BRANDAU, HELEN GOODALL
Nov 01, 2003 ... BRANDAU, Helen Goodall 1913 - 2003 a longtime resident of theRoanoke Valley, died Tuesday, October 28, 2003. Mrs. Brandau was aretired accounting clerk for Graves-Humphreys Distributors with manyyears of service. She was also a member of the Big Lick Lodge #818,Brotherhood of Railroad ...
OBIT -GILES, EVELYN GOODWIN
Nov 01, 2003 ... GILES, Evelyn Goodwin 93, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday,October 29, 2003. She was preceded in death by her husband, WilliamO. Giles, Jr. and son, Robert G. Giles. She was a member of CalvaryBaptist Church where she was a former Deacon, and was past presidentof the Women's Missionary ...
OBIT -BLEDSOE, JOSEPH BROOKLYN (IKE)
Nov 01, 2003 ... BLEDSOE, Joseph Brooklyn (Ike), 69, passed away Thursday, October30, 2003 in Charleston, W.Va. He was born in Huntington, W.Va. on May10, 1934, the son of the late Virginia Mae and Elba Moses Bledsoe. Hewas also preceded in death by his brother, Davey Lee Bledsoe. Joegraduated from Wayne ...
OBIT -LAPIERRE, WAYNE ROBERT SR.,
Nov 01, 2003 ... LaPIERRE, Wayne Robert Sr., 80, of Fairfax, Va., formerly ofRoanoke, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2003.Throughout his life, Wayne worked with Roanoke Valley Sandlot andAmerican Legion Baseball. He helped establish the Garden City Sandlotprogram and served as district ...
OBIT -BUSSEY, WINIFRED THRASHER (WINNIE)
Nov 01, 2003 ... BUSSEY, Winifred Thrasher (Winnie), 85, of Roanoke, passed awayFriday, ...
OBIT -GRAHAM, WILLIAM LONNIE (BOOKER)
Nov 01, 2003 ... GRAHAM, William Lonnie (Booker), 90, of Salem, formerly of FloydCounty, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2003 in RichfieldNursing Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, WilliamThomas and Nancy Jane Poff Graham; brother, Archie Graham; sistersand brothers-in-law, Gertie ...
OBIT -MITCHELL, HERBERT HALL (BILL)
Nov 01, 2003 ... MITCHELL, Herbert Hall (Bill), 86, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died athome on October 20, 2003. Mitchell was Dean Emeritus of theUniversity of Alabama's College of Commerce and BusinessAdministration. Mitchell was born on December 10, 1916 in New Market,Alabama, the only child of Walter H ....
OBIT -BUCK, MARGARET M. (MADELINE)
Nov 01, 2003 ... BUCK, Margaret M. (Madeline), 77, of Wytheville, Va., and formerlyof Groseclose, Va., died Friday, October 31, 2003 in Edgemont Center.She was born in Roanoke, Va., the daughter of the late ErnestHutchison and Nannie Clara Blankenbeckler Welch. Mrs. Buck was amember of the Cedar Bluff ...
OBIT -PRUNTY, MARY NANNIE
Nov 01, 2003 ... PRUNTY, Mary Nannie 90, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, October28, 2003. She was born to the late Miller and Nora Niblett. She waspreceded in death by her daughter, Eva Turner, three brothers, onesister, and three nephews. Survivors include her husband, WilliePrunty; one son, Allen ...
OBIT -MARTIN, EVELYN WORLEY (NAN)
Nov 01, 2003 ... MARTIN, Evelyn Worley (Nan), 75, of Roanoke, died Friday, October31, 2003. Funeral service 11 a.m ....
OBIT -JOHNSON, GLORIA BOOTHE (JEAN)
Nov 01, 2003 ... JOHNSON, Gloria Boothe (Jean), 37, of Bedford, died Thursday,October 30, 2003 at her residence. She was born September 27, 1966 inBedford County. She was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church.Jean is survived by her mother, Barbara Gable Harman and her husband,Edward of Bedford; two ...
OBIT -CARTER, WILLIAM TAFT, SR. (BUNNY)
Nov 01, 2003 ... CARTER, William Taft, Sr. (Bunny), 91, of Lexington, diedThursday, October 30, 2003 in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. BornDecember 4, 1911 in Rockbridge County, he was a son of the lateWilliam Harrison Carter and Martha Harrington Carter. Mr. Carter wasthe owner of W.T. Carter Transfer ...
COURT BRIEFS
Nov 01, 2003; ... LAW SCHOOL DEATHS Former student says he wants to plead not guilty A former student accused of shooting three people to death at hislaw school told a judge Friday that he was innocent of murder becausehe was insane at the time. Peter Odighizuwa, 45, said he wished to ...
SEMINAR
Nov 01, 2003; ... NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE Physician will speak on diagnosis, treatment A seminar on Niemann-Pick disease, led by physician and ColumbiaUniversity professor Dr. Marc Patterson, will be held from 8:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. today. Patterson, formerly with the Mayo Clinic, willdiscuss ...
GRANTS
Nov 01, 2003; ... FIRE DEPARTMENTS Blue Ridge, Vinton, Salem units get awards Three Southwest Virginia fire departments have received grants inthe 20th round of awards this year under the 2003 Assistance toFirefighters Grant Program. Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department in Botetourt ...
TICKETS TO SEE GAME BETWEEN TECH, MIAMI FETCH A PRETTY PENNY TICKETS: BUYERS WHO ACT QUICKLY CAN STILL GET LUCKY AND FIND DEALS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Greg Garrison's parents and his girlfriend entrusted him withfinding tickets for tonight's Virginia Tech-Miami game. The 2002 Techgraduate searched Web sites and ticket agencies, determined to findfour tickets for no more than $100 each. About two weeks ago he gavein and bought tickets ...
SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE VERDICT
Nov 01, 2003; ... Some who sat through weeks of trial and days of deliberation overthe legal fate of Dr. Cecil Knox and two employees were ecstatic atthe verdicts. Others were angry. But few would disagree with Tammy Akers' assessment of the result. "I don't think anyone was really ...
ANOTHER METHADONE CLINIC IS PROPOSED CLINIC: FACILITY MAY OPEN SOON
Nov 01, 2003; ... While a proposed methadone clinic in Roanoke County has stirred upa public outcry, plans for a clinic in the city have been quietlymoving forward. An official with National Specialty Clinics confirmed Friday thatthe Nashville, Tenn.,-based company plans to open a methadone ...
TECH OFFICIALS ASK FANS TO ACT WITH RESPECT HOKIES: POLICE SAY THEY'RE PREPARED
Nov 01, 2003; ... Virginia Tech officials are urging Hokie fans to mind theirmanners as the University of Miami Hurricanes and their followersarrive in Lane Stadium tonight for the most anticipated - andpossibly most important - football game of the season. Police officials, meanwhile, are hoping ...
JURY FINDS PAIN SPECIALIST NOT GUILTY ON MANY CHARGES [Corrected 11/ 11/03] VERDICT: JUROR: EVIDENCE WAS WEAK
Nov 01, 2003; ... A federal jury Friday found Roanoke pain specialist Cecil ByronKnox not guilty on most of the drug charges he faced in connectionwith the allegation that he prescribed narcotics outside the scope oflegitimate medical practice. The jury also exonerated Knox's officemanager, Beverly Gale ...
SEMITRAILER FALLS, KILLING 2 MEN IN ROANOKE COUNTY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Two men were killed Friday evening when a semitrailer they wereworking on collapsed on top of them, a Roanoke County detective said. Detective John Loughery said the accident happened sometimebetween 6:30 and 8 p.m. Friday. He said two men were taking the wheels off the trailer ...
ROANOKE POLICE ANNOUNCE LIST OF RADAR SPOTS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Roanoke police Friday announced next week's planned areas forradar enforcement in their effort to more closely monitor trafficviolations. Beginning Sunday, radar is ...
KYTE, CARLSON LEAD EXPRESS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Jeremy Kyte and Dan Carlson each had a goal and an assist to leadthe Roanoke Express to a 4-1 ECHL win over the Grrrowl on Friday. Shawn Limpright and Doug Scatchard also scored for Roanoke (2-4-0). Duncan Dalmao, Kevin Bergin, Andrew ...
FAMILY OF TEACHER MEETS WITH ATTORNEY FAMILY: OTHERS VOICE CONCERNS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Family members of Ronald Mayfield have accepted the financialsupport of the Virginia Education Association in their pursuit ofinformation about the events leading up to the Roanoke teacher'sdeath. Most Roanoke School Board members and some teachers are seriouslyconcerned about ...
HOWELL ARGUES THAT VA. TAX CODE NOT OUTDATED BUT COULD BE BETTER HOWELL: WARNER QUESTIONS HIS LOGIC
Nov 01, 2003; ... Virginia's most powerful legislator questioned the need for anoverhaul of the state tax code Friday and urged Gov. Mark Warner "toabandon any plans to increase the overall tax burden" when he submitsa long-awaited reform package later this month. In a speech to the Virginia Chamber ...
CANDIDATES FOR SEAT ON BEDFORD COUNTY BOARD FROM MANY WALKS OF LIFE BOARD: INTERVIEWS BEGIN WEDNESDAY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Farmer, former prosthetist, retired FBI agent, newspapercolumnist. What do they all have in common? The urge to serve on the BedfordCounty Board of Supervisors. When the deadline passed Friday, 13 men and one woman had appliedto fill an open board seat that represents the ...
LAWYER GOES EXTRA MILE FOR JUSTICE CARJACKING: MAN, 19, ARRESTED, CHARGED
Nov 01, 2003; ... Roanoke attorney Terry Grimes is usually on the defendant's side,but he wasn't letting a carjacker get off Thursday night. After his fellow lawyer David Nixon was carjacked at knife point,Grimes took off in pursuit of the man. He followed him until thesuspect crashed Nixon's car ...
SAYLES' 'CASA DE LOS BABYS' RICH BUT UNFOCUSED
Nov 01, 2003; ... Early on in John Sayles' ambitious but flawed "Casa de los Babys"a pack of wild dogs runs across a beach in an unspecified Latin-American country. A wealthy American woman sunning herself shakes her head insadness. Back home, she tells her American companions, she breedsJack ...
BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR HALLOWEEN
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'IN THE CUT' IS BIZARRE, NEVER SUBTLE OR REAL
Nov 01, 2003; ... If you know nothing else about the new Meg Ryan movie, "In theCut," you've probably heard that it's an erotic thriller with lots ofracy content and nudity and it features, as the ads say, "Meg Ryan asyou've never seen her before." That's the hype, anyway, but while watching an ...
LIBERTY'S BLAKE RUNS FREE IN WIN
Nov 01, 2003; ... O.B. Blake ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth asLiberty earned a 42-21 victory over Brookville in a Seminole Districtgame in Bedford on Friday night. Blake ran for 109 yards on 10 carries. He also intercepted threepasses for the Minutemen (8-1, 4-1). Stephen Toler ran ...
CELTICS SECURE PLAYOFF BERTH
Nov 01, 2003; ... On the same field where he suffered soccer heartbreak last spring,Patrick Zinni enjoyed redemption Friday inside a helmet and shoulderpads. Zinni, who had never played football until this year, kicked a 30-yard field goal with 9.8 seconds left to lift visiting RoanokeCatholic to ...
WHAT A WAY TO GET AROUND
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NEWMAN REMAINS FASTEST ON FRIDAYS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Hendrick Motorsports tried but couldn't stop Ryan Newman fromwinning his series-high 10th pole of the season Friday. Newman earned the first starting spot for Sunday's NASCAR WinstonCup race at Phoenix International Raceway with a lap of 133.675 mph.It's his third pole in the past ...
RIVERS GETS FINAL SHOT TO OUTSHINE SCHAUB
Nov 01, 2003; ... By now, North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers should havehad his fill of Virginia. In his first three seasons, UVa was the only ACC team against whomRivers did not throw a touchdown pass. What's more, a 14-9 Wolfpack loss last year in Charlottesville mayhave cost ...
FIRE IN HOUSE CALLED SUSPICIOUS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Fire officials are calling a Friday night basement fire inNorthwest Roanoke suspicious. Roanoke Fire-EMS got a call about smoke in the 500 block ofMadison Avenue just after 8 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the housewas full of smoke, ...
CORVIN GIVES SKID THE BOOT
Nov 01, 2003; ... This one had everything but the pepper spray. In a River Ridge District thriller Friday night, Blacksburg tookpossession of first place and ended a nine-game losing streak toSalem with a 17-16 victory on Tyler Corvin's 27-yard field goal with14 seconds to play. In short, it ...
CAVS GO DISTANCE THIS TIME
Nov 01, 2003; ... Late in the fourth quarter with the score tied against WilliamByrd, a player on the Lord Botetourt sideline alerted his teammatesto "remember Cave Spring." The Cavaliers had dropped a tight game tothe Knights in September, the first of three games they lost by fewerthan seven points this ...
NO TRICKS NECESSARY AS COLONELS ROLL
Nov 01, 2003; ... It had nothing to do with Halloween that an assortment of WilliamFleming ballcarriers left would-be Alleghany defenders helplesslyflailing at thin air as if they were trying to tackle ghosts. Yet the Colonels repeatedly showed up in the end zone without theaid of magic of any sort, ...
JUDGMENT NIGHT - REDEMPTION OR RELAPSE? VIRGINIA TECH STILL HAS A SHOT AT A BCS BOWL BY WINNING THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE TITLE. FIRST, THE HOKIES MUST BEAT MIAMI.; JUDGMENT: HURRICANES HAVE WON 3 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST TECH
Nov 01, 2003; ... Since being embarrassed 10 days ago at West Virginia, the VirginiaTech football team has been a popular target of derision. Tech has taken a lot of shots from a lot of angles. The Hokieswere either one, some or all of the following: Vastly overrated allalong; paying the price for ...
'COACH O' HELPS KIDS GET IN THE SWIM Series: Everyday Heroes
Nov 01, 2003; ... As a child growing up in California, Efren Ontiveros never livedmore than five blocks from the ocean. The water beside Santa Monica was his second home. He learned toswim by jumping off a pier. In high school, he was a member of theswim team. Even now, he competes in Roanoke Valley ...
SCIENCE-FICTION AUTHOR WAS WELL-KNOWN IN ROANOKE VALLEY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Harry Clement Stubbs, better known in science fiction as authorHal Clement and an annual presence in the Roanoke Valley for the past18 years, died in his sleep Wednesday night in Milton, Mass. He was81. Stubbs, who published his first story in 1942, was among theguests at ...
AND NOW THIS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Bedford County man battles Calif. blazes A Bedford County employee arrived in Southern California onThursday to assist the thousands of firefighters already battlingfires that have raged there this week, said Bedford County Fire andRescue Director Jack Jones Jr. Bedford ...
ONLINE TODAY
Nov 01, 2003 ... Sure, it is scary. It can be petrifying. But there is also the thrill of reaching new heights and thepleasure of teamwork. Rock climbing is one of those things I'd always meant to try, butnever did . . ....
A WARNING CRY FOR ISRAEL
Nov 01, 2003 ... When hawks take up the cry of the doves, and say Israel's militarytactics are spreading flames of its own destruction, the nation'shard-line government and its U.S. supporters should listen. By punishing entire populations for the outrages of a relativefew, Israel is not ...
EVELYN GILES WAS A TEACHER AND CAMPGROUND OWNER
Nov 01, 2003; ... In a 1973 newspaper photograph, Evelyn Giles grins cherubically asshe strokes the chest of the crow perched on her wrist. The crow,named Gooney, was the mascot of the first campground on the FranklinCounty side of Smith Mountain Lake, Pelican Point Family Campground,opened by Giles and ...
NO FRILLS, JUST PLAY THE GAME
Nov 01, 2003; ... I'll know whether the Virginia Tech Hokies have a prayer againstthe Miami Hurricanes in Blacksburg tonight on the first few plays ofthe game. If Miami has the ball, and a Tech lineman stops a runner for nogain, then goes into a dance as if he's just made the stop that's wonthe ...
FAMILIAR FACES LEAVE ROANOKE'S TV, ARTS SCENES FACES: MOVING ON
Nov 01, 2003; ... Sean Sublette Former WSLS-TV (Channel 10) weatherman Sean Sublette will remainin the Roanoke Valley, at least for the time being. Sublette, who was let go earlier this month, said it has been atreat to be a stay-at-home dad to his two young children, Amanda, 4,and Patrick, 3 ...
GET IN THE SWING AT DANCE CLASS SWING: DANCING'S FUN, AND THAT'S NO JIVE
Nov 01, 2003; ... Don't let your two left feet steer you away from the dance floor.With or without rhythm, in a night of swing dancing you can learnsome simple moves, get a heart-pumping workout and have a good time. Swing dancing grew with the advent of the Lindy hop and thejitterbug in the late ...
SUPPORT UNITED WAY
Nov 01, 2003 ... The generosity of Southwest Virginians is giving hundreds ofchildren a smoother start in life. In addition to directing United Way charitable contributions tobattered women's shelters and adult literacy, elder care and dozensof other programs, the Roanoke Valley charity is using a ...
NO PLANS, NO RULES, NO SHAME SHAME: YOU CAN DO BETTER? TRY IT; NO PLANS NO RULES
Nov 01, 2003; ... They're packing 'em in at Mill Mountain Theatre. No, it's not the gray-hair set lining up for another rousingproduction of "Hello, Dolly." The crowds pouring into MMT's WaldronStage on Friday evenings are there to check out No Shame Theatre,Roanoke's new late-night variety show ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nov 01, 2003 ... Californians picked the Republicans to fix Democrats' mess It appears Californians understand that the Democratic Party isn'tthe answer to their economic problems. It's interesting that they elected a Republican to address theeconomic problems brought on by years of liberal ...
TOO MANY NURSING HOMES? 2 GROUPS IN ROANOKE VALLEY BATTLE OVER FACILITIES FACILITIES: MFA CHALLENGE AWAITS COURT HEARING
Nov 01, 2003; ... Powerful players with multimillion-dollar ambitions are arguingover how many nursing homes the Roanoke Valley needs. In a dispute that illustrates the competitive nature of thenursing home industry, in which players are positioning themselves togain business from the retirement of ...
OFFICIALS ADDRESS ANTI-TERRORISM AT VMI
Nov 01, 2003; ... Just because a new Homeland Security military command is now inplace, its commander says, the public should not become complacentabout the risk of another terrorist attack on American soil. "We must never forget what happened on Sept. 11," Gen. RalphEberhart told the Governor's ...
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON TECH BOARD AGENDA
Nov 01, 2003; ... The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet in Blacksburg onSunday and Monday to discuss, among other subjects, affirmativeaction, graduate student compensation and potential changes to theboard's bylaws. At 1 p.m. Sunday, the board's Ad Hoc Committee on the Narrow-Tailoring ...
SUIT AGAINST PULASKI COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISMISSED
Nov 01, 2003; ... Judge James C. Turk on Friday dismissed a federal lawsuit in whicha Pulaski County woman was trying to force school officials to allowher 12-year-old daughter to return to school. Meredith Martin, a student at Dublin Middle School, was suspendedin May after school officials found ...
DEVELOPERS LAUNCH NEW PULASKI COUNTY SUBDIVISION
Nov 01, 2003; ... Twenty-two acres between Dublin and Fairlawn will soon be home toPulaski County's newest middle- to upper-end housing development. Just off U.S. 11 near the Mount Pleasant community, the newsubdivision will offer 17 patio homes and 32 single-family modularhomes at prices ranging ...
GILES VOTERS TO CHOOSE CHANGE OR STATUS QUO
Nov 01, 2003; ... Four candidates for Giles County sheriff say it's time for changein the sheriff's office, while the other two say things are runningjust fine the way they are. Ultimately, the voters will decide which attitude is right and howsweeping any change will be as they cast their ballots ...
NRV BRIEFS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Newbern gets FEMA grant The Newbern Fire Department has received a $66,992 FederalEmergency Management Agency grant to buy 12 new air packs and twodefibrillators. The department has 33 volunteer members. Its coverage areaincludes 11 miles of Interstate 81, the Volvo Trucks ...
ARTIST CREATES THE BIG BANG IN RU BASEMENT
Nov 01, 2003; ... The mural of the Big Bang that is slowly growing in the basementhallway outside Radford University's planetarium has alreadyencompassed the women's restroom door, a fuse box panel and atelephone. Oddly enough, the phone rang Wednesday afternoon. Graphic design assistant ...
CHIEF INDICTED, SUSPENDED BY CITY
Nov 01, 2003; ... The city's police chief and two of his officers were suspendedfrom duty Friday after a special grand jury indicted them onmisconduct charges stemming from a search of an apartment two monthsago. Jurors charged Chief Wes Terry with petit larceny, malfeasance inoffice and three ...