Roanoke Times & World News back issues from June 2006:
MAN FACES MURDER CHARGE OVER FATAL DRUG OVERDOSE
Jun 01, 2006; ... A Bedford County special grand jury investigation into drug crimehas resulted in the indictment of a Bedford man on a murder charge. The special grand jury indicted Steven Wayne Wright, 26, on onecount each of distribution of cocaine and felony murder and threecounts of ...
WHAT A FEAT-PHOTO
Jun 01, 2006 ... GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOTS. Send us photos featuring the people ofthe New River Valley. Photos must have been taken within the pastmonth and include subjects' names, location, date and contactinformation for the photographer. Photos will not be ...
OLD TRACTORS HARVEST CROP OF FUN
Jun 01, 2006; ... Pulaski County residents may have been startled one recentSaturday afternoon as a line of 16 tractors, all at least 45 yearsold, rolled along country roads. They were seeing something new in the New River Valley: a fun ridefor the local antique tractor club. Randy Warden of ...
CARSTENSEN HOPES TO LEAVE BRUINS ON HAPPY NOTE
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLACKSBURG -- This is a sad story, really. Breaking-up storiesusually are. It's about Evan Carstensen, a senior at Blacksburg High School whowill be graduating in a couple of weeks after an academic career ofexemplary distinction. There's clearly nothing melancholy about any ...
FROM HUBRIS TO FEIGNED HUMILITY
Jun 01, 2006; ... Leave it to a wimpish White House press corps to content itselfwith questions for George Bush and Tony Blair that evoke facileadmissions of "mistakes" rather than questions like this one: "Mr. President, most Americans are familiar with the 'DowningStreet memos' revealing certain ...
EDWARDS TO STEP DOWN
Jun 01, 2006; ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had one. So did Richard Petty. Taylor Edwardsfigures it's time for his own farewell tour. Edwards, who succeeded Dick Hensley as Martinsville's headfootball coach in 1982, will retire from coaching and teaching afterthe 2006 high school season. Edwards, ...
BUENA VISTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS NAME NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Jun 01, 2006; ... Rebecca Gates has been named superintendent of Buena Vista CityPublic Schools. Gates, 52, has 30 years' experience as an administrator, teacherand reading specialist. She is currently the assistant superintendentfor instruction for King William County Public Schools. Gates ...
HOKIES LAND OSBOURN PARK LB
Jun 01, 2006; ... Osbourn Park football coach Brian Beaty isn't sure how manyprograms offered scholarships to Quillie Odom, a 6-foot-2, 200-poundlinebacker who committed to Virginia Tech on Monday night. "Everything happened in such a flurry," Beaty said. "If VirginiaTech hadn't offered him, there ...
GILES NATIVE FINDS ACTING SUCCESS
Jun 01, 2006; ... While other parents watched their children's Little League gamesor cheered from the sidelines at soccer games, David and Gail Sableapplauded their daughters' art shows, music performances and plays. Their enthusiasm paid off. Their elder daughter, Alicia Sable, isgoing ...
SWEATSHOP PACT PROTECTS JOBS, KIDS
Jun 01, 2006; ... We know that American manufacturing jobs have been going overseas.Jobs making clothing and textiles are among those vanishing from theUnited States. Making matters worse, the jobs going to China,Vietnam, El Salvador and other nations, are not helping to pullabjectly poor people in those ...
HIDDEN VALLEY GRABS 4TH TITLE
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLACKSBURG -- Four Hidden Valley seniors. Four years of tennis.Four regional titles. Led by their veteran quartet, the Titans clinched their fourthstraight trip to the girls' Group AA state tournament with a 5-0victory Wednesday over Jefferson Forest in the Region III final atthe ...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES
Jun 01, 2006; ... For as long as I can remember, Mama has always handled herbusiness behind a steering wheel with much more skill than Daddy. My brother racked up ticket after ticket as a young man, coupledwith more than one crushed fender and a suspended license as Irecall. But I'm a pretty good ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jun 01, 2006 ... Enlightened counties trash the stickers For me, Memorial Day is the occasion for one of my most despisedannual rituals: replacing the personal property tax stickers on mycars. This senseless source of aggravation surely serves as undeniableproof that local government ...
GRADUATIONS TODAY
Jun 01, 2006 ... Community High School Where: Community ...
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZE TO FILL A VOID
Jun 01, 2006; ... Perhaps a YPO could help scare up an IPO (or two) and seed theregion for a fresh crop of business leaders. A new young professionals organization emerged into public viewWednesday at a gathering in downtown Roanoke. Earnest discussionabout the need to attract and retain the implied ...
KEY PULASKI COUNTY LEADERS MOVE ON
Jun 01, 2006; ... PULASKI -- A changing of the guard is going on among key PulaskiCounty positions. David Tickner, county community development director for fiveyears, is moving to Botetourt County. And Assistant County Administrator Nancy Burchett, who has beenwith the county for more than 30 ...
REXRODE DELIVERS FOR KNIGHTS
Jun 01, 2006; ... BRISTOL -- Abbie Rexrode's scoreless-inning streak is over, buther season is not. Rexrode hit an RBI single past the third baseman with two outs inthe bottom of the ninth inning to give James River a 3-2 win overGrayson County in a Region C softball semifinal Wednesday night ...
BLACKSBURG TUNNEL'S LIGHTING ADJUSTED
Jun 01, 2006; ... Q: Here's a question concerning the U.S. 460 "tunnel" on SouthMain Street in Blacksburg. It seems the lighting timers for the tunnels may be backward.During the night, most of the lights are on. It is a big contrastwhen you drive with headlights into a very well-lit ...
VIEWFINDER-PHOTO
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GET OUT: SIDEWALK ART SHOW
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sometimes the best artwork is found outside the museum. That will be the case at the 48th Annual Sidewalk Art Show, heldin downtown Roanoke on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands of spectatorswill stroll by paintings, photos, sculptures and more, all at noadmission cost. The ...
DEADLINE NEARS FOR PSA DISCOUNT
Jun 01, 2006; ... Montgomery County residents who want to take advantage of an offerto hook up to county water and sewer lines at a discount better doit now. The deadline is Friday. The Montgomery County Public Service Authority offered grants thisspring to pay for one-time water and sewer facility ...
BTW BY THE WAY
Jun 01, 2006 ... Amount by which Americans' total spending last year ...
FISHING REPORT
Jun 01, 2006; ... Overview So much for the cooler-than-normal weather. "I talked to someone who found 77-degree water yesterday [at SmithMountain Lake]," said Al Galliher at the Virginia Outdoorsman inMoneta. "A week ago it was 67 degrees." The sudden hot spell has helped fishing ...
CORNERSHOT
Jun 01, 2006; ... "Where is everybody's head at in this?" said Robert Vogel, talkingabout shootings and gangs in Roanoke. Vogel, 63, was waiting for his girlfriend inside the CampbellCourt bus stop on a recent afternoon. The problem, he said, is kids today don't have any fear. Vogel has ...
BRIEFLY PUT...
Jun 01, 2006 ... With the announcement Tuesday of Henry M. Paulson Jr., as hischoice for Treasury Secretary, President Bush has made an exemplaryappointment of a person splendidly qualified for the office. Congressshould confirm him. The former chief ...
AND NOW THIS A COMPENDIUM OF NEWS
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sen. John Warner casts milestone 10,000th vote One thousand, eight hundred eighty-five United States senatorshave served during the Senate's 218-year history. And on the evening of May 24, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., joined aselect group within those 1,885 when he cast his ...
FOR THE RECORD
Jun 01, 2006 ... Caitlin Wolf is Auburn High School's salutatorian. Her ...
A CHILLING EFFECT ON WHISTLE-BLOWERS
Jun 01, 2006 ... The Supreme Court has struck a perversely ironic blow for judicialactivism -- of the pro-government variety. As a result, government employees will lose constitutionalprotection from retaliation if they publicly charge officialmisconduct. In the 5-4 ruling, supported by ...
ROANOKE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ANGLE TO GET A 4% PAY RAISE
Jun 01, 2006; ... Just about everyone expects Roanoke County's population to trumpthat of Roanoke in a few years. But it looks as if it won't take that long for the salaries of thecounty's board of supervisors to pass those of city council'smembers. Supervisors will have a public hearing and ...
PUBLIC PULSE
Jun 01, 2006 ... PULASKI COUNTY What: School board When: Wednesday Action taken: Tentative budget approved that includes 5 percentraises for teachers and ...
BRING ON SUMMER GAMES
Jun 01, 2006; ... I can tell summer is finally here in Blacksburgand not just by thespate of 90-degree days. On my weekly harvesting of the trash bush in front of our rentalhouse, I didn't find a single beer can, hot dog box or Jimmy John'swrapper. Living on a busy street, surrounded by ...
HIDDEN VALLEY SWEATS OUT CHAMPIONSHIP
Jun 01, 2006; ... Physically and figuratively, Hidden Valley gutted this one out. Capping off two days of tennis under a blistering sun Wednesday atRiver's Edge, Hidden Valley survived the sauna for a 5-1 victory overJefferson Forest that gave the Titans the Region III boys'championship for the ...
ROANOKER FOLLOWS TRADITION, HELPS SET STANDARD
Jun 01, 2006; ... LEXINGTON -- For the first time since Washington and LeeUniversity began admitting women to the school two decades ago,slightly more than half of the graduates this year are women. At the school's commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. today, 211 women,or 50.3 percent of the 2006 ...
LONESOME RUBBLE
Jun 01, 2006; ... Demolition crews are ripping bricks out of the old facade in a waythat makes it look almost too easy. Using a crowbar or even theirbare hands, they pry the bricks from the soft mortar and drop themto the ground. Most of the bricks disintegrate along the way. Dustto dust. The ...
EAGLES RETURN TO STATE
Jun 01, 2006; ... ROCKY MOUNT -- Norman Vincent Peale's got nothing on FranklinCounty junior Maria Arrington. Arrington didn't blink when North Stafford rolled out a two-handed pitching tandem -- one high-speed lefty and one low-speedrighty -- even though she and her fellow Eagles had faced just ...
GARZA EARLY HOME RUN LEADS AVS PAST KEYS
Jun 01, 2006; ... FREDERICK, Md. -- Mario Garza's first-inning, three-run home runjump-started Salem to a 6-4 victory over Frederick on Wednesdaynight, enabling the Avalanche to avoid a sweep. Ervin Alcantara walked and Drew Sutton singled ahead of Garza. Salem (22-30) distanced itself from the ...
'IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HIM AROUND'
Jun 01, 2006; ... Chase Cloeter smiled from underneath his Hidden Valley High Schoolbaseball cap. A win! Another win! Chase quickly circled around behind the Hidden Valley dugout andgrabbed a cooler. With the help of a parent, the 16-year-old withDown syndrome lugged the drinks onto the ...
BIG APPLE SERVICE PROJECT OPENS UP CAN OF WORMS
Jun 01, 2006; ... David Blevins is feeling somewhat overwhelmed. The Hidden Valley High School principal has been scrambling toline up a community service project for his students to perform inNew York City on June 16. But it hasn't been easy. "If I weren't struggling with it, I would think it ...
TRANSPORTATION AS A TEST OF HONOR
Jun 01, 2006 ... The General Assembly, by all accounts, is moving rapidly toward abudget compromise that will ensure state services continue when thenext fiscal year starts July 1. Only transportation, the toughestitem lawmakers confronted this year, remains unsettled. A solution hinges on ...
DRUG TRACKING EXPANDS TO ALL VA.
Jun 01, 2006; ... A prescription monitoring program launched three years ago tocombat drug abuse in Southwest Virginia is going statewide. Starting today, hundreds of pharmacies across the commonwealthwill be required to collect information on painkiller prescriptionsand submit it to a central ...
NEW AIR QUALITY TESTS MAY GIVE TIRE ENERGY A LIFT
Jun 01, 2006; ... F. Scott Fitzgerald observed that there "are no second acts inAmerican lives," but the stage is set for Tire Energy Corp. inRidgeway to have a second chance to meet air pollution standards orhave a few of the limits adjusted upward. Act two could promise a happier ending for TEC ....
OBIT - ELKINS, EARL ELLISTON, (SNOWBALL)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Earl Elliston (Snowball) Elkins, 71, of Roanoke, passed awaySaturday, May 27, ...
OBIT - CUNNINGHAM, CATHERINE ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Robertson Cunningham, 75, of Roanoke,passed away Monday, May 29, 2006. A funeral ...
OBIT - GIBSON, ALBERT LAWRENCE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Albert Lawrence Gibson, 84, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, May29, 2006. Funeral service ...
OBIT - FERGUSON, CALLIE W. JR.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Callie W. Ferguson, Jr. was called to be with his Savior onSunday, May 28, 2006. Mr. Ferguson was born in Appomattox, Va. to thelate Pearl and Callie W. Ferguson, Sr. He retired from GeneralElectric Company in Salem, Va. after 33 years. Mr. Ferguson served inthe U.S. Army with a tour of ...
OBIT - RADER, ELSIE JANETTE MARTIN
Jun 01, 2006 ... Elsie Janette Martin Rader, 75, of Roanoke passed away Monday May29, 2006. She was a CNA for many years and a member of the VirginiaAssociation of Professional Nursing Assistants and served manywonderful families over the years. She was a member of the VintonWesleyan Church. She was ...
OBIT - HARTMAN, RUBY BELL, (GRANNY)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Ruby Belle (Granny) Hartman, 94, of Roanoke went to be with theLORD on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. She was preceded in death by herparents, Abraham and Laura Metz of Huddleston; also by her husband,Charles (Pappa) William Hartman. They had been united in marriage for59 years until his passing ...
OBIT - PARDUE, LENA MAE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Lena Mae Pardue, 82, of Vinton, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2006.Lena cheerfully served the Lord despite many health challenges overthe past twenty-six years. Lena loved the Lord, her family and herdear friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, James A.Pardue and is survived by ...
OBIT - JONES, CLOTEAL, (WEGGIE)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Cloteal (Weggie) Jones, 45, of Roanoke, went home to glory onMonday, May 29, 2006. She was born September 25, 1960 in Roanoke,Va., to Barbara Thomason and the late Chester Ross, Jr. She ispreceded in death by her husband, James Allen Jones, Sr.; father,Chester Ross, Jr.; brother, Chester ...
OBIT - PILLOW, CAROL ANN
Jun 01, 2006 ... Carol Ann Pillow, of Montgomery, Ala., formerly of Roanoke, diedSunday, May ...
OBIT - MATTERN, GUILFORD LEE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Guilford Lee Mattern, 94, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, May ...
OBIT - RUCKER, ALVA JEAN
Jun 01, 2006 ... Alva Jean Rucker, 66, of Fincastle, passed away Tuesday, May 30,2006 at home surrounded by the love and support of her family. She ispredeceased by her parents, William and Byrdie Garland McMillan, fourbrothers, two sisters and grandson, John Lovelace. Alva Jean issurvived by her husband ...
OBIT - HOUCK, ERNEST CARL
Jun 01, 2006 ... Dr. Ernest Carl Houck, 61, of Blacksburg, passed away on Monday,May 22, 2006. A Memorial Service will be held ...
OBIT - EAST, JOYCE MARTIN
Jun 01, 2006 ... Joyce Martin East, 72, of Blacksburg, on Monday, May 29, 2006 Godcalled one of His angels home. Funeral services will be conducted at2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Horne Funeral Home with PastorBuck Yopp ...
OBIT - SECOR, RUBY THOMPSON
Jun 01, 2006 ... Ruby Thomson Secor, 82, of Salem, passed away on Monday, May 29. Aservice will be at Our Lady of ...
OBIT - WINGO, CECIL CHARLES
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mr. Cecil Charles Wingo, 55, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, May29, 2006. A funeral service will be ...
OBIT - THOMASSON, PAUL EMITT
Jun 01, 2006 ... Paul Emitt Thomasson, 82, of Vinton, died Monday, May 29, 2006. Aservice ...
OBIT - SHEPHERD, VIRGINIA LOUISE SPRADLIN
Jun 01, 2006 ... Virginia Louise Spradlin Shepherd, 88, of Chesapeake, Va.,formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, May ...
OBIT - YATES, WILLOW SAYNE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Willow Sayne Yates, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, May 29, 2006.A memorial ...
OBIT - HERRERA, KATHY RIGNEY
Jun 01, 2006 ... Kathy Rigney Herrera age 52 of Rocky Mount died Sunday, May 28,2006. A memorial service will be conducted from ...
OBIT - STEWART, EVELYN CAROLINE CURTIS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Evelyn Caroline Curtis Stewart, 95, of Roanoke, died Wednesday,May 24, 2006 in Roanoke. She was the widow or Peter Stewart. Born inLawrence, Mass. August 1, 1910, she was the daughter of the lateAlbert Curtis and Harriett Collard Curtis. She was preceded in deathby one brother, William ...
OBIT - RUCKER, HENRY LATHAM JR.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Henry Latham Rucker, Jr., 88, of Aiken, S.C., died May 29, 2006 atEden Gardens Assisted Living Center. He was born in Bedford, Va. onMarch 17, 1918 to the late Henry Latham Rucker, Sr., and FrancesBlanche Saunders. He was a graduate of the Virginia MilitaryInstitute, Class of 1940. He ...
OBIT - THOMAS, CELESTURE HARDY
Jun 01, 2006 ... Celesture Hardy Thomas, 85, of Sandy Level, Va., died Tuesday, May30, 2006. Funeral service, 11 a.m ....
OBIT - CASH, MANDY
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mandy Cash, 90, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, May 31, ...
OBIT - LONARDO, ANTHONY LEWIS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Anthony Lewis Lonardo, 65, of Max Meadows, Va., died Tuesday ...