Roanoke Times & World News back issues from April 2005:
TECH STUDENT HIT AND INJURED IN CROSSWALK
Apr 01, 2005; ... A Virginia Tech business information technology student who ranbetween two stopped vehicles into the path of an oncoming carsuffered non-life-threatening injuries on Wednesday, a BlacksburgPolice Department spokesman said. David Maloof was transported to Montgomery Regional ...
OBIT-LATE NOTICES
Apr 01, 2005 ... BROWN, Lewis "Ed," 76, of Glade Hill died Thursday, March 31,2005. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service. OGLE, ...
TECH PROGRAMS RISE IN U.S. NEWS RANKS
Apr 01, 2005; ... Virginia Tech graduate programs edged up several notches in U.S.News & World Report rankings released today, while professionalschools at the University of Virginia and Washington and LeeUniversity continued to place among the top tier in their fields. The Tech College of ...
MARINES RETURN FROM DUTY IN IRAQ
Apr 01, 2005; ... When the two buses stopped amid the cheers, camera flashes andjoyful crying Thursday night, hundreds of people swarmed forward tofind their loved ones among the Marines coming home from war. But in the crush there was a quiet moment. The commander, Maj. Ed Straub, who was first ...
ELLEN MOORE GAVE HER ALL TO THE LAST ELLEN SPRING MOORE 1966 - 2005
Apr 01, 2005; ... Ellen Moore crossed her last finish line Wednesday, ending herrace against cancer just the way she began it: vigorously andoptimistically, never once letting it slow her down. The 39-year-old lawyer and marathon runner died at Carilion NewRiver Valley Medical Center in Radford with ...
JULLIEN READY FOR OUTSIDE SEASON
Apr 01, 2005; ... With one NCAA title already to his credit, Spyridon Jullien is nowseeking another. Jullien won the weight throw at the NCAA indoor track and fieldchampionships on March11, the first time any Tech athlete or team haswon an NCAA crown. He will shift to the hammer throw when he ...
VA. TECH'S TAKE BACK THE NIGHT EVENT DEDICATED TO MEMORY OF SLAIN ACTIVIST
Apr 01, 2005; ... Niklan Jones-Lezama was a peace activist. He was a vegetarian. He was soft-spoken. He was dedicated to making the planet a better place. For many years over the past decade he was an eager face in thecrowd at the annual Take Back the Night rally and march at ...
WILLIAMS TWIRLS GEM AS BOBCATS EARN WIN
Apr 01, 2005; ... Abram Williams tossed a four-hit complete game, throwing just 71pitches and allowing no earned runs, as host Radford beat Blacksburg4-3 on Thursday in baseball. The Bruins had a runner on third with one out in the seventh, butWilliams struck out a batter trying a suicide squeeze ...
HEPATITIS C: LA EPIDEMIA SILENCIOSA
Apr 01, 2005; ... Hace dos semanas atrs yo les comentaba acerca de la epidemiacreada por el VIH / SIDA; pero lo cierto es que la historia no podraestar completa si no nos referimos a la epidemia de hepatitis C. La hepatitis C es una inflamacin al hgado que puede terminar encirrosis o en cncer, y que ...
'THE PASSION RECUT' DIDN'T BRING MANY OUT TO THEATER
Apr 01, 2005; ... Q: Why didn't the revised version of "The Passion of the Christ"show at any local theaters over Easter weekend? - Geneva Boggs, Roanoke A: Director Mel Gibson rolled out his new, less violent movie,"The Passion Recut," several weeks before Easter. Roanoke's ...
CAVALIERS MISSING SOME LBS
Apr 01, 2005; ... As fundamental as it is to his defensive beliefs, Virginiafootball coach Al Groh would have difficulty playing the 3-4 rightnow. After one of his outside linebackers exhausted his eligibility andanother made himself available to the NFL, Groh enters springpractice without an ...
GOBBLER PREVIEW
Apr 01, 2005; ... Virginia's spring gobbler hunters have fallen on hard times inrecent years. After peaking in 2002, the spring turkey kill has fallen steadilythe past couple of years. Things appear to be turning around, but hunters are still probablyin for tougher-than-usual hunting this ...
HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY FOR CAR INSURANCE?
Apr 01, 2005; ... Young adults complain that Roanoke is a boring place to live. Economic development advocates complain that job growth is slow inthe Star City. But ask your friends in other cities and states what they pay forcar insurance. Roanoke has the cheapest auto insurance rates ...
HEALTH BOARD FOCUSES ON CHRONIC DISEASE
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Virginia Board of Health announced Thursday that it has madecontrolling and preventing chronic disease - including cancer, heartdisease, diabetes and asthma - its top priority. The board, which has 13 members appointed by the governor, willhold a conference on the issue of ...
VOLVO WORKERS WILL VOTE ON CONTRACT SATURDAY
Apr 01, 2005; ... Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and Volvo TrucksNorth America, the biggest private employer in the New River Valley,hammered out a proposed new contract Thursday, one day before thecurrent one would have expired. Members of UAW Local 2069 had authorization from the ...
CARROLL NAMED NBDL'S MVP
Apr 01, 2005; ... MATT CARROLL has long since left for the NBA, but that didn't stopthe former Roanoke Dazzle shooting guard from being selected Thursdayas the NBDL's Most Valuable Player for the 2004-05 season. Beforebeing signed for the rest of the NBA season by the Charlotte Bobcatson Feb. 23, Carroll ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Apr 01, 2005 ... Another recommendation on car seats I was pleased to see your community service piece on car seatsafety in your March 23 issue ("Police share tips for child safetyseats"). However, your news article left out a very important pieceof information. From the related link you ...
WONDER YEAR FOR AD
Apr 01, 2005; ... It's hard to picture, really. Jim Weaver, Virginia Tech's athletic director, crouching in atlinebacker on a cold day in State College, Pa., thousands of fanscheering, his pulse quickening, his eyes zeroing in on an opposingrunning back. Or Weaver, Tech's very own Jim Weaver, ...
A TEXTBOOK SPRING STORM USHERS IN APRIL
Apr 01, 2005; ... March came in with a classic winter storm. April will come in witha classic spring storm. Though March will finish about 3 degrees below normal intemperature, the 7-10 inches of snow that covered the ground on March1 (most of it actually fell on Feb. 28) seems far off after the ...
LEWIS-GALE GETS GOOD ORTHOPEDIC CARE GRADES [Corrected 04/06/05]
Apr 01, 2005; ... Lewis-Gale Medical Center said it's been named the best hospitalin the state for orthopedic care by Health Grades Inc., a health carerating company. Patients 65 and older who underwent an orthopedic procedure at themedical center in 2001, 2002 and 2003 suffered fewer than the ...
TIME FOR BASS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Apr 01, 2005; ... The tournament bass fishing season is under way in SouthwestVirginia. Several big tournaments are set for the coming weeks, whilerecent events have featured some impressive catches. The Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League (BFL) will hold a tournamentSaturday at Smith Mountain Lake. The ...
WHAT $4.6 MILLION WON'T BUY AT VICTORY STADIUM
Apr 01, 2005 ... When financial realities are taken into account, Brian Wishneff'sdefense of Victory Stadium looks more like blind intransigence thanadmirable tenacity. The city council member last week seized on one piece of anengineering report to declare the stadium could be repaired for ...
BRIEFLY PUT . . .
Apr 01, 2005 ... Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland was scheduled to reporttoday to begin serving a yearlong sentence at the federal prison campin Loretto, Pa. Rowland resigned in disgrace last year, just as the statelegislature was to ...
STATE POLICE PUT OUT CALL FOR CELLPHONES FOR TROOPS IN MIDEAST
Apr 01, 2005; ... For U.S. soldiers stationed in the Middle East, phoning home canbe put on hold by high costs. The Virginia State Police are participating in the national CellPhones for Soldiers program, which collects used cellphones and turnsthem in for recycling in exchange for cash. The money ...
QUESTIONS THE YOUNG SHOULD BE ASKING
Apr 01, 2005; ... Superficial and distracting news coverage by this newspaper andmajor news media ignores truths our children and grandchildren oughtto understand. Being aware of these things now will give them anopportunity to challenge bad decisions our government makes thataffect their future ...
FOR THE RECORD
Apr 01, 2005 ... Correction The National Association of Railway Business Women will meet ...
TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS SNAG ROWE'S QUARTERLY NUMBERS
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Rowe Cos. embraced new production and systems-relatedtechnology last year, a relationship that has, so far, manufactured ahost of headaches and a record-breaking backlog of orders forupholstered furniture. On Wednesday, The Rowe Cos. reported a net loss of $149,000, or apenny ...
(TOO) LITTLE NEW ON INTELLIGENCE
Apr 01, 2005 ... Washington long ago acknowledged U.S. intelligence failures thatled up to America's supposedly preventive war on Iraq. The more disturbing finding by the latest commission to issue itsreport on the country's spy capabilities is this: Not a lot haschanged in the 3 1 / 2 years since ...
OBIT - BAGBY, THOMAS A.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thomas A. Bagby, 66, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, March 27,2005. Survivors include special friend, Ruben S. Moorman, Jr.and Co-Co; two sisters, Ruth James of Cleaveland, Ohio and Janie Hall ofMichigan; one niece, Minister Glenda James-Williams; four nephews,Norman (Alma) Calloway, ...
OBIT - BYRUM, JOSEPH W. (PINTO JOE)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Joseph W. (Pinto Joe) Byrum, 51, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday,March 29,2005. Joe was a member of Colonial Avenue Baptist Church. Hewas employed at Norfolk-Southern beginning in the East End shop. Hewas currently a supervisor in the Schaeffers Crossing locomotiveshop. He was an avid ...
OBIT - EDWARDS, ARNOLD L.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Arnold L. Edwards, 81, of Roanoke, left this earth for a moreglorious place in Heaven on Wednesday, March 30, 2005. He was amember of Cave Spring United Methodist Church and was an Air Forceveteran of World War II. Mr. Edwards was a retired broadcast engineerfrom WDBJ. He was an avid ...
OBIT - BEIRNE, GRACE ASHTON
Apr 01, 2005 ... Grace Ashton Beirne, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of St. Louis, Mo.,passed away Wednesday March 30, 2005. She was the widow of Dominic J.Beirne, Jr. She was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church.Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, John and Ann Beirne ofRoanoke; grandsons, Timothy ...
OBIT - BROWNING, MICHAEL D. SR. (MICK)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Michael D. (Mick) Browning, Sr., 51, of Salem, a devoted husbandand father, passed away March 29, 2005 at his home. Mick was born inLondon, England on September 3, 1953, a son of Dorothy "Dee" McCullumBrowning and the late Jack Dillard Browning. His father, and his son,Michael D ....
OBIT - JARRETT, LULA MORGAN
Apr 01, 2005 ... Lula Morgan Jarrett, 93, of Roanoke, died on Thursday, ...
OBIT - ALLEN, ELIZABETH M.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Elizabeth M. Allen, 93, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Thursday,March 31, 2005. She was born February 2, 1912 to the late Robert T.and Beulah Lively Allen. A graduate of Jefferson High School, sheworked faithfully for Norfolk and Western Railroad for over 30 years.She was a long time ...
OBIT - HOLMAN, RUTH LORETTA SHEPHERD (NANA RUTH)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Ruth Loretta Shepherd (Nana Ruth) Holman, 80, of Roanoke, passedaway Thursday, March 31, 2005. She was predeceased by her parents,William Delbert and Nora Kingery Shepherd; brothers, Roy, Raymond,and Paul; sisters, Virginia, Christine, and Hazel; husband, WilliamHolman; and son, ...
OBIT - BALES, ODIE HALMER, SR.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Odie Halmer Bales, Sr., 84, of Roanoke, died Thursday, March 31,2005. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ivy Jeanette Bales.Surviving is his wife Ivy June Harris Bales; daughter, Odilee Goadtand her husband James; son, Odie Halmer Bales, Jr. Services will ...
OBIT - SMITH, BERTHA M.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Bertha M. Smith, 72, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, March 25,2005. Funeral service 11 ...
OBIT - HORNBY, MARY HELEN
Apr 01, 2005 ... Mary Helen Hornby, 84, of Roanoke, died Sunday, March 27, 2005.Funeral services will be ...
OBIT - MAXEY, PAUL WILLIAM
Apr 01, 2005 ... Paul William Maxey, 50, of Roanoke, passed away Monday March 28,2005. Funeral ...
OBIT - LAWSON, ANDREW LEROY SR.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Andrew Leroy Lawson, Sr. 69, of Hollins, passed away on Monday,March 28, 2005. Funeral 2 ...
OBIT - HAMIL, FANNIE LIGHT SPRADLIN
Apr 01, 2005 ... Fannie Light Spradlin Hamil, 80, of Blacksburg, formerly FannieLight Spradlin of Salem, went to her home with Jesus Monday, March28, 2005. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Albert andLuemma Mae Light and her husband of 49 years, Wilson L. Spradlin; herbrother, Chester ...
OBIT - REESE, RICHARD HENRY
Apr 01, 2005 ... Richard Henry Reese, 63, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005.Mr. Reese was a retired Field Engineer for NCR. He attended JeffersonSenior High School, the University of Virginia, Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and Roanoke College. He was an Ut Prosim Society member ofVPI. A dedicated ...
OBIT - TAYLOR, VIOLA KATHERINE
Apr 01, 2005 ... Viola Katherine Taylor, 63, of Boones Mill, Va., passed awayTuesday, March 29, 2005. She was born in Roanoke to the late Edwardand Katherine Frogg Gregory. Those left to cherish her memory are herhusband, Leo Taylor of Boones Mill, Va.; four sons, Raymond Taylor,Boones Mill, Eric ...
OBIT - HUTCHERSON, FRANCES D.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Frances D. Hutcherson, 86, of Boones Mill, died Wednesday, March30, 2005. She was a retired Franklin County Extension Agent, worked 4-H programs for many years and was an active member of Boones MillChristian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walterand Stella Dillard, her ...
OBIT - WITT, CLIFFORD E.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Clifford E. Witt, 72, of Troutville passed away Wednesday, March30, 2005. A service ...
OBIT - DUNCAN, WILLIAM WAYNE
Apr 01, 2005 ... William Wayne Duncan, 63, of Christiansburg, passed away atRoanoke Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, March 29, 2005. Funeral serviceswill be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, April 1, 2005 at the HorneFuneral Home Chapel with the Rev. Everette ...
OBIT - SMITH, ALFRED EMANUEL
Apr 01, 2005 ... Alfred Emanuel Smith, 76, of Roanoke, died on Tuesday, March 29,2005. He was preceded in death by his parents, P. Monroe "Monk" andNannie Bell Smith; brothers, Paul D. Smith, Bill W. Smith andRandolph Smith. He was a member of the American Legion and a 4thDegree Knight of Columbus ....
OBIT - BROWN, BERNARD LEWIS (BUD)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Bernard Lewis (Bud) Brown, 88, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday,March 30, 2005 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born inVirginia on January 30, 1917 to the late Louis Fountaine and Cora LeeBarker Brown. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy LynnDove Brown. Bud was retired ...
OBIT - GRAHAM, EVELYN FRANCES SMITH
Apr 01, 2005 ... Evelyn Frances Smith Graham, 84, of Christiansburg, passed awayThursday, March 31, 2005. She was the daughter of the late CharlieEdward and Sarah Dickerson Smith. She was also preceded in death byher husband, Marvin Nile Graham, Sr.; sisters, Belva Lee Hall,Mildred Ernestine Quick; ...
OBIT - FRALIN, ERNEST CARLYLE JR.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Ernest Carlyle Fralin, Jr., 71, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday,March 30, 2005. Carlyle was President/Owner of JFC EquipmentCorporation (Bobcat of Roanoke) and was preceded in death by hisparents, Byrd and Effie Fralin. Surviving are his wife, Patricia(Pat) Clemmer Fralin; his son, ...
OBIT - EGYED, MARGIE JEAN
Apr 01, 2005 ... Margie Jean Egyed, 79, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, March30, 2005 ....
OBIT - TYREE, OLLIE BEATRICE
Apr 01, 2005 ... Mrs. Ollie Beatrice Tyree, 92, of Rocky Mount, Va., died ...
OBIT - BOOTHE, ELZADA WILLIAMS
Apr 01, 2005 ... Elzada Williams Boothe, 97, of Floyd, passed away Tuesday, March29, 2005. She is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, J.Lane Boothe; two daughters, Alice Boothe Conner and Norma Gene BootheVest; and one son, William Lemie Boothe. She was a lifelong residentof Floyd, and a member ...
OBIT - MOORE-BALARZS, ELLEN SPRING
Apr 01, 2005 ... Ellen Spring Moore-Balarzs, 39, of Christiansburg, died, ...
OBIT - HOWELL, MARIE AUSTIN
Apr 01, 2005 ... Marie Austin Howell, 73, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday, March30, 2005 ....
OBIT - ALTIZER, TRUBY ELLIS
Apr 01, 2005 ... Truby Ellis Altizer, 86, of Radford, died Wednesday, March 30,2005 in Carilion New River Medical Center. He was a retired employeeof Lynchburg Foundry and a veteran of World War II. He was precededin death by his parents, Waddie and Agnes Smith Altizer; hisbrothers, William and Cody and ...
OBIT - MASON, ELAINE N.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Elaine N. Mason, 75, of Ferrum, died Thursday March 31, 2005. Shewas an active member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church and wasretired from Bassett Chair Company with over twenty years of service.She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and will be missed byall. She was ...
OBIT - BEASLEY, CLARA JUNE
Apr 01, 2005 ... Clara June Beasley, 81, of Radford, on Thursday, March 31, 2005went to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven and reunite with herbeloved husband, Bob Junior Blackburn, who passed away in February.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in deathby her husband, and two ...
OBIT - KAY, MURIEL ELLEN HODGES
Apr 01, 2005 ... Muriel Ellen Hodges Kay, 90, of Salem, passed away Thursday, March31, 2005. She was formerly of Rochester, New York and Cleveland,Ohio, and was preceded in death by her husband, Edmund J. Kay. Mrs.Kay was an avid gardener. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn Kay Young ...
OBIT - MILLER, KAREN D.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karen (Katie) D. Miller, 54, of Roanoke, passed away ...
OBIT - BELCHER, VIRGINIA THOMASSON
Apr 01, 2005 ... On Wednesday, March 30, 2005, Virginia Thomasson Belcher, obeyedher Heavenly Father's command and answered His call, slipping quietlyinto eternal rest. She leaves to cherish her memory, her lovingsister, Doris T. Jones of Bedford, Va.; faithful nephew, Luther(Louise) Cheatham of ...
OBIT - MUNSEY, SYLVIA LOUISE BUCKLAND
Apr 01, 2005 ... Sylvia Louise Buckland Munsey, 67 of Pearisburg, Va., passed awayThursday, March 31, 2005. Funeral ...
OBIT - LINKOUS, MINNIE L.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Minnie L. Linkous, 83, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, March ...
OBIT - RUMLEY, HOMER
Apr 01, 2005 ... Homer Rumley, 61, of Rocky Mount, died March 29, 2005 ....