Roanoke Times & World News back issues from September 2005:
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS [Corrected 09/06/05]
Sep 01, 2005 ... Following is a list of closings for Labor Day: FEDERAL OFFICES Offices and courts: Closed Monday. STATE OFFICES All state courts: Closed Monday. Department of Motor Vehicles: Closed Monday. MONTGOMERY COUNTY Public schools: ...
Q&A WITH MINISTERS OF SOUL
Sep 01, 2005; ... If you're looking for a night out with a little bit more substancethan the usual cover bands ripping through the radio hits of theiryouth, you don't have to look much further than Roanoke's Ministersof Soul. They came together as a laid-back counterpoint to their regularbands to ...
POSITION CHANGE NO TROUBLE FOR FRANKLIN
Sep 01, 2005; ... CHARLOTTESVILLE -- In some respects, Tony Franklin's collegecareer was born on the September 2003 afternoon when he intercepted apass and returned it for a touchdown at Western Michigan. The Broncos will furnish the opposition again Saturday, whenFranklin, a Virginia cornerback for ...
SPEEDY DELIVERY
Sep 01, 2005; ... Frank Beamer has a cache of cliches he saves for postgameinterviews. But one gets more play than any other for Virginia Tech'sfootball coach. "I really thought we were flying around the football," Beameroften boasts. While many of his sayings can be chalked up to coach speak, ...
MORE SEAFOOD
Sep 01, 2005 ... How appropriate that Hungry Mother State Park hosts a foodfestival ... right on the beach What: Third annual Shuck 'n' Cluck oyster and chicken roast When: 6-11:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Hungry Mother State Park beach, ...
ERIC STANDLEY & SIMONE PATERSON
Sep 01, 2005; ... Does art have to furrow your brow? Not according to Virginia Techart professors Simone Paterson and Eric Standley, who havecollaborated on a new exhibition called "Undertow," which is openingFriday at Blacksburg's Armory Art Gallery. Here the duo takes amoment to talk about their ...
MOVIE PREVIEWS: HEAVY METAL 'THUNDER'
Sep 01, 2005; ... "A Sound of Thunder" (PG-13) Decadent future people travel back in time to hunt dinosaurs, biggame-style; but when a hunter violates the rules and screws up the space-time continuum, scientists and soldiers step in to set things straight. With Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack and ...
THE BOAT
Sep 01, 2005; ... The 30-foot pontoon can accommodate at least four and up to adozen lakegoers. Reservations are required. Call (540) 731-9883. Claytor Lake Watersports rents a variety of boats, includingcanoes and 24-foot pontoons. Nonprofit groups (such as churches and civic organizations) of ...
BRIEFLY PUT
Sep 01, 2005 ... In the midst of what the White House boasts is a surging economicrecovery, the latest official federal statistics released Wednesdayshow greater poverty, fewer Americans covered by health insurance,and the median ...
HERE'S THE DEAL: THE CLUB AT FIJI ISLAND
Sep 01, 2005; ... 35-CENT SHRIMP & OYSTER NIGHT When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays Where: Club at Fiji Island, 627 Townside Road, Roanoke Call: 343-2553 THE VIBE Capt'n Paul's 35-cent shrimp and oysters are served outside on thePines patio. It's less like the Pine Room Pub at ...
SENIOR LINEMAN LEADS BRUINS INTO OPENER
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLACKSBURG -- Blacksburg High was short on linemen when footballpractice started last month. There was one returning offensive lineman. There was one returningdefensive lineman. Ray Williams, a 6-foot-3, 257-pound senior, is the returningoffensive lineman. Ray Williams is the ...
PHOTO - PAPARAZZI: SHRIMPFEST
Sep 01, 2005; ... Chris Barba (counterclockwise from left) Favorite seafood restaurant: Calabash, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Julie Ross Favorite seafood restaurant: Awful Arthur's, Roanoke Graham Hall (with Julie) Favorite seafood restaurant: Duck-In, Virginia Beach Stephen ...
FEARLESS FORECASTERS
Sep 01, 2005 ... The picking panel consists of reporters and editors on The RoanokeTimes sports staff. To join the panel as a guest, contact Doug Doughty at 981-3129 ordoug.doughty@roanoke.com. GUEST: Billy Wells Billy Wells has been the head baseball coach at Eastern MontgomeryHigh ...
PUBLIC PULSE
Sep 01, 2005 ... GILES COUNTY Billing change proposed The Board of Supervisors will meet today to discuss whether countytreasurer Gerald Duncan should take over responsibility for wastemanagement billing collection from the Public Service Authority. Thechange is proposed because Duncan's ...
ROANOKE'S MOST ELIGIBLE : KEVIN SELFE
Sep 01, 2005; ... Name: Kevin Selfe Home: Roanoke Age: 31 Sign: Scorpio Occupation: Musician Education: A degree in meteorology from North Carolina StateUniversity Nominated by: His sister, Angela Mullen. Angela was full ofglowing praise for her brother, who is ...
ARROGANCE ON THE MARCH IN BLACKSBURG AND WASHINGTON
Sep 01, 2005; ... Sometimes little things really do mean a lot, or at least suggesta lot. In the great flow of world events, Virginia Tech's recent whoop-de-doo over single-sex classes for visiting Saudi faculty is but atempest in a demitasse, yet it hints at sins of far wider scope. Some ...
HOME OF MISSISSIPPI STATE SPARED BY KATRINA
Sep 01, 2005; ... There was a time when Shane Beamer would not have been able tolocate Starkville on a map of Mississippi. He's thankful now it's nowhere near the coast. As the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator atMississippi State, Beamer makes his home in Starkville, which ...
WRITER PURSUES SLEEK PHYSIQUE
Sep 01, 2005; ... Until now, my closest friends would have told you I'm relativelysane. Some might have ventured to say I'm too cautious at times. I'm the type of guy who works through all the maybes, what ifs andhow comes before I ever make a decision. Not anymore. Today, two days after ...
FOR THE RECORD
Sep 01, 2005 ... Correction A kiosk of the New River Coffee Company is located at ...
HISTORY, EFFICIENCY, SAFETY AND COST ARGUE FOR SAVING FIRE STATION NO. 1
Sep 01, 2005; ... Why are we moving firefighters out of Fire Station No. 1 andseeking to build a new station on the corner of Elm Avenue andFranklin Road? A group of concerned residents is seeking an answerto this question and a halt to this direction. Joining this effortare the Roanoke Fire Fighters ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sep 01, 2005 ... Four more years will leave more children fatherless We're sending our kids mixed messages with the war we'reattempting to fight. On one hand, we encourage them to be peaceful,loving citizens. On the other hand, they watch as President Bushsends the men in their lives off to fight ...
HURRICANE KATRINA'S CATASTROPHIC WAKE
Sep 01, 2005 ... In the eye of a storm, during the fleeting stillness, theunknowing heave a sigh of relief for living through the onslaught.They know not what is still to come. In a way, that is how Hurricane Katrina on Monday momentarily leftthe city of New Orleans. A nervous relief: It was bad, ...
THE PERSISTENCE OF FRUIT: HOOFF KEEPS STILL-LIFE ALIVE
Sep 01, 2005; ... While an unseasonable August rain whispered through an open doorto the blank, white-washed walls of Radford University's FlossieMartin Gallery in the early afternoon, director Preston Thayer andartist Maremi Hooff conversed over what to do with the 1,000 squarefeet or so of empty ...
PUT MONEY BEHIND THE TALK OF LAKE SAFETY
Sep 01, 2005 ... The deaths of two boaters and their dog in a nighttime accident onSmith Mountain Lake have added urgency to lake residents' earliercalls to improve safety on the crowded waters. But they've provided a sobering lesson, too, in the folly ofpolitical quick fixes. Boating ...
REGIONAL TOURISM CENTER MAY COME TO PULASKI
Sep 01, 2005; ... PULASKI -- The Blue Ridge Travel Association may be moving itsheadquarters from Abingdon to Pulaski. A proposed lease for office space in the former Maple ShadeShopping Center, bought by the town of Pulaski in 1999, will besubmitted to town council Tuesday. "If everything ...
TODAY'S CHAMBER MIXER AT SALEM GAME CANCELED
Sep 01, 2005; ... A business after hours mixer scheduled for today with the SalemAvalanche has been canceled, the Montgomery County Chamber ofCommerce announced Tuesday. In fact, the event was not even one sanctioned by the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President and CEO Shane Adams said ...
PUNCHLESS AVALANCHE SWEPT BY ROCKS
Sep 01, 2005; ... In the midst of the stretch run, the Salem Avalanche's strugglesat the plate resurfaced. The Avalanche managed just 10 hits and one run as it suffered adoubleheader sweep by Wilmington on Wednesday at Salem MemorialBaseball Stadium. The Blue Rocks (29-34) won the opener 1-0 ...
HANG UP YOUR HAT
Sep 01, 2005; ... Labor Day, a holiday from the daily grind, honors this country'sworking people. Here's a thank-you to President Grover Cleveland, forofficially making Labor Day a national holiday way back in 1894. The40-hour workweek wouldn't begin for about 50 more years. Enough of the history ...
CULTURE VULTURE: 'NICE ART, FARMER'
Sep 01, 2005; ... Last time we got together, I asked readers: "Are you an artist?"You can click on the "Culture Vulture Message Board" link at thiscolumn on io.roanoke.com to participate in a quick poll on thatsubject. I also promised to concentrate on artists in our area who work ona very large ...
CLAYTOR LAKE'S A PARTY ONTHE LAKEHOW 'BOUT SPENDING A DAY ON THAT OTHER LAKE -- CLAYTOR LAKE? TURN THE PAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A FUN- FILLED SUPER BOAT.
Sep 01, 2005; ... Remember that scene in "Moonraker" where James Bond eludes his adversaries by making a quick escape on a gondola equipped withlittle more than a comfortable couch and Italian oarsman? Just substitute the saltwater streets of Venice for the freshwaters of Claytor Lake State Park ....
POINTS LEADERS
Sep 01, 2005; ... POINTS LEADERS Motor Mile Speedway Late Model Stock Cars 1. Philip Morris, Ruckersville, 826 2. Jason Mitcham, Blacksburg, 732 3. Kelly Kingery, Wirtz, 646 4. Frank Deiny, Jr., Mechanicsville, 616 5. Jason Lawrence, Pilot, 608 6 ....
KEEP YOUR YARD LOOKING GOOD IN THE FALL
Sep 01, 2005; ... If you're like me, by this time of year you're tired of mowing thelawn. You've walked or ridden over it a dozen or more times this springand summer just to keep it looking decent. Maybe you've noticedduring your travels some bare spots, some compacted spots where mossgrows or ...
HIT THE ROAD
Sep 01, 2005; ... THIS WEEK Black Keys/Dixie Dirt Tonight, Blue Cats, Knoxville, Tenn. (865) 544-4300. Earl Scruggs Tonight, the Birchmere, Alexandria, Va. (703) 549-7500. Hootie & the Blowfish Friday, 12th Annual American Music Festival, 5th Street Beach Stage, ...
HEY, GUYS: YOUR BUNNIES ARE SAFE FROM ME
Sep 01, 2005; ... Memo to the men of the Roanoke Valley: I don't want to boil yourbunny. And listen, my girlfriends and I have talked this over and theydon't want to boil your bunny either. As Michael Douglas' stalker in "Fatal Attraction," Glenn Closecame off scarier than the "Fear Factor" ...
O RANCHO VIEJO, TE AMO
Sep 01, 2005; ... I've just finished reading "The Da Vinci Code" and rented"National Treasure," so anyone familiar with the bestselling book andblockbuster movie knows what I mean when I talk about the thrill ofdiscovering hidden worlds -- secret vaults that could exist rightunder your feet. I ...
CORNER SHOT
Sep 01, 2005; ... Televangelist Pat Robertson's recent call for the assassination ofVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez reminded me of bumper stickers Ispotted a few weeks ago. I pulled up behind a white pickup at astoplight near the ...
MADE IT-PHOTO
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THE FESTIVAL THAT KEPT BLUEGRASS GROWING
Sep 01, 2005; ... On a clear, sunny Labor Day weekend 40 years ago, Kinney Rorrerrealized he wasn't alone. The Beatles ruled the pop charts. Hair was getting longer,hemlines shorter. Rock 'n' roll was the soundtrack of the lives ofyoung people like Rorrer. Except that Rorrer, 19 at the time, ...
HAM RADIO OPERATORS PROVIDE VITAL LINK
Sep 01, 2005; ... Gary Hendrick sat on a stool in his garage in Craig County andfiddled with the knobs and buttons of his ham radio. He wasfrustrated because the signals were weakening in the late afternoon. Then an urgent voice sliced through the static, clear as a bell. "I have a diabetic, 80 ...
HOW TO HELP
Sep 01, 2005 ... The American Red Cross is accepting monetary donations. Call 985-3539 or (800) HELP-NOW, or mail the donation to 352 Church Ave. S.W.,Roanoke, VA 24016. You also can donate online at www.redcross.org. -Drop off nonperishable food or water donations at SouthwestVirginia Second ...
YMCA GETS ROLLING WITH 2 NEW RIDES FOR CHILDREN'S TRIPS
Sep 01, 2005; ... Parked in the lots at the YMCA Family Center and the Salem FamilyYMCA are two school buses, painted white and featuring colorfullogos. This summer, they have transported 500 to 600 children a week to Yday camps, youth outreach programs and to Magic Place programs. Todaythe ...
ROANOKERS PITCH IN FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
Sep 01, 2005; ... Clear Channel Communications employees Joel Dearing and SteveCross figured they would fill a U-Haul with donated drinking waterthis week and drive it to the Gulf Coast states themselves. But by Wednesday afternoon, local companies had loaned them fourtractor-trailers complete with ...
10-YEAR-OLD TAKES ACTION THROUGH AUCTION
Sep 01, 2005; ... Pete Deaver came home from school Tuesday, sat in front of thetelevision and saw a city full of water. As he watched, he learnedthe city was New Orleans, that kids would be out of school formonths, that bodies were floating lifeless in floodwater. The more this fifth-grader at ...
VIDEO'S IMAGES COULD BE A CRY AGAINST ANONYMITY
Sep 01, 2005; ... "Real Talk" is tragic reality TV. I watched the locally produced video with the initial intention ofwriting a column on the Roanoke Police Department's reticence to callgangs, gangs. But at a deeper and far more troubling level, the video exposes ayouth culture in which ...
OUTTAKE-PHOTO
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S.W. VA. SENDS HELP TO KATRINA-RAVAGED FOLKS
Sep 01, 2005; ... As part of a growing nationwide relief effort, a crew of SouthwestVirginia firefighters left Wednesday for the hurricane-ravaged GulfCoast. They join a group of local Appalachian Power and American RedCross workers who have left for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,where ...
AND NOW THIS
Sep 01, 2005; ... RThanks to labors of concerned friends and neighbors, the curiousroadside attraction in Franklin County that proclaims itself "TheWorld's Only Ass-Kicking Machine" is, well . . . alive and kicking. Three years ago, the water-powered machine alongside Burnt ChimneyRoad - about a ...
CONTRACTOR HAS A YEAR TO COMPLETE PAVING
Sep 01, 2005; ... Q: When will VDOT pave or repair Green Ridge Road? - Brenda Frankie, Roanoke A: The part of Green Ridge Road that's in Roanoke is undercontract for paving within the next year. The parts of Green Ridge Road that are in Salem and north RoanokeCounty are in reasonably ...
FOR THE RECORD
Sep 01, 2005 ... Corrections Two people's job titles were incorrect in a photo caption onWednesday's Business page. Jonathon Arrington is president and CEO ofLewis-Gale Clinic. James Thweatt is president and CEO of Lewis-GaleMedical Center. A golf brief in Wednesday's sports section contained ...
EBAY'S TRIPLE WINNERS: SELL, BUY AND GIVE
Sep 01, 2005; ... Jimmy Payne, 57, is not exactly what you would call a pack rat. But as the only child and grandchild in his family, he hasinherited a lot of his family's possessions over the years. Now that he is building a new house and preparing to sell the onehe has lived in since he was 1 ...
COVINGTON TO LOSE PLANT, 220 JOBS
Sep 01, 2005; ... Lear Corp. said it will close its Covington plant, eliminating thejobs of all 220 workers. A Southfield, Mich., producer of automobile parts, Lear is makingworldwide cutbacks, reflecting a downturn in the U.S. autoindustry.In Covington, Lear plans to wind down production ...
OBIT - STEWART, WILLIAM R., (BILL)
Sep 01, 2005 ... William R. (Bill) Stewart, 82, of Vinton, died Sunday, August 28,2005 ....
OBIT - FOLEY, CLARA A.
Sep 01, 2005 ... Clara A. Foley, 83, of Troutville, passed away Monday, August ...
OBIT - FLIPPEN, VIRGINIA C.
Sep 01, 2005 ... Virginia C. Flippen, 55, of Roanoke, went to be with her Lord onMonday, August 29, 2005. She was employed at Home Shopping Networkand Q99. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Flippenand granddaughter, Sade N. Harvey Edwards. Those left to cherish hermemory are her ...
OBIT - SPECK, RAYMOND WALTER
Sep 01, 2005 ... Raymond Walter Speck, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, August30, 2005. Mr. Speck was a retired engineer from Grumman Aerospace inNew York, where he was a part of the engineering team that designedthe Lunar Landing Module, the first vehicle that landed on the moon.He also served ...
OBIT - FERGUSON, JAMES WESLEY, (BUSTER)
Sep 01, 2005 ... James (Buster) Wesley Ferguson, 56, of Roanoke, passed awayMonday, August 29, 2005. He was preceded in death by his mother andtwo brothers, Geraldine Ferguson, Brady and Jeffery Allan Ferguson.He leaves behind a wife of 39 years, Christine Ferguson; father,Wesley Ferguson; daughters, ...
OBIT - WHITTEN, CLARA M.
Sep 01, 2005 ... Mrs. Clara M. Whitten, 69, of Roanoke, departed this life onSunday, August 28, 2005 in Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, Va.Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 12noon at the Promiseland Baptist Church, Moneta, Va. Interment ...
OBIT - LOWRY, JUANITA C.
Sep 01, 2005 ... Juanita C. Lowry, 63, of Vinton, died Monday, August 29, 2005.Funeral ...
OBIT - JONES, MAGGIE PERRIN
Sep 01, 2005 ... Maggie Perrin Jones, 75, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, ...
OBIT - SIGMON, CYNTHIA SHILLING
Sep 01, 2005 ... Cynthia Shilling Sigmon went home to be with her Lord and familyon Monday, August 29, 2005 at the age of 80. She was preceded indeath by her husband, Durand Sigmon; her son, Tony Sigmon; herparents, Thomas and Bessie Shilling; and her brother, DonaldShilling. Cynthia was a member of ...
OBIT - RIDPATH, SUE HARTSOCK, (PEGGY)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Sue (Peggy) Hartsock Ridpath, 74, of Pinellas Park, Fla., formerlyof Radford, Va., passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005. She is survivedby a son, Raymond Hundley; two daughters, Debra Droulin and DotPatton; three brothers, Robert, Jake and Tom ...
OBIT - LINKOUS, ARNOLD RALPH
Sep 01, 2005 ... Arnold Ralph Linkous, 93, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday,August 29, 2005 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Funeral serviceswill be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2005 at theAlleghany Church of Christ with Mr ....
OBIT - LATIMER, MALLIE NOLEN
Sep 01, 2005 ... Mallie Nolen Latimer, 94, of Rocky Mount, passed away at her homeon Monday, August 29, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband,Pierce B. Latimer, Jr. During her long life she was always active inRocky Mount United Methodist Church and was long time member of theUnited Methodist ...
OBIT - PUTNEY, ELIZABETH HARLOW, (SPLU)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Elizabeth (Splu) Harlow Putney, 83, of Goode, Virginia diedTuesday, August 30, 2005 at her home following a long illness. Shewas the loving wife of Lacey E. Putney for almost 55 years. Mrs.Putney was born in Big Island, Virginia July 15, 1922, daughter ofthe late Robert Carrington Harlow ...
OBIT - STAMPER, JOHN WILLIAM
Sep 01, 2005 ... John William Stamper, of St. Leonard, Md., passed away Saturday,August 27, 2005. He was the devoted husband of Andrea Stamper, lovingfather of Sharen "Ren" Fields of Fredericksburg, Va., Susan Stamperof Woodbridge, Va., and the late Gary L. Stamper, and GingerMarshall; father-in-law of ...