Roanoke Times & World News back issues from July 2006:
GIRLS' TITLE GOES TO ELLENBOGEN
Jul 01, 2006; ... The moment of certainty arrived on the 16th hole. Courtney Ellenbogen pulled a 5-iron from her bag, but the fact is,she probably could have pulled a hockey stick from her bag and stillknocked it the required 170 yards to the flag. She was that good fromtee-to-green ...
PHOTO - INTERSTATE 81 CRASH INJURES 2
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AVALANCHE REPORT
Jul 01, 2006; ... Caraballo hits spot Maybe it's not such a good idea to keep your eye on the ball. "I'm trying to stay back and go through the ball," Avalancheoutfielder Francisco Caraballo said. "And I try to look at the spot.I don't want to look where the ball goes; I want to try to look ...
A NEW BEGINNING - THOMAS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
Jul 01, 2006; ... With frenetic energy this week, workmen bustled inside the ThomasRoad Baptist Church before its rebirth Sunday. Cords snaked down the main hall. Ladders littered corridors. Theplace buzzed as hundreds of workers laid bricks, arranged lightingand painted columns. The Rev ....
PHOTOGRAPHER TARGETS VICTORY STADIUM FANS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Will Victory Stadium lovers put their money where their moping hasbeen? David Lee Michaels hopes so. The Roanoke photographer is offeringcopies of a color shot he took of the stadium on a busy Friday nightin October 2003. His marketing strategy: Provide stadium fans anostalgia ...
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Jul 01, 2006 ... The following is a list of closings for Independence Day, Tuesday,July 4. Schools Virginia Western Community College: Closed Tuesday. Trash collection Roanoke: No pickup Tuesday, delayed one day the rest of the weekfor residential trash. Trash collection on ...
BOWLER HEADING TO NATIONAL GAMES
Jul 01, 2006; ... Richard Robinson is a minimalist bowler. When he comes to the bowling alley to practice, he doesn't need torent shoes. He doesn't need to find the right ball. He doesn't evenneed to keep score every time. His brand-new bowling ball and a braceto keep his wrist in position are more ...
TOWN RENAMES BUILDING AFTER RETIRING CHIEF
Jul 01, 2006; ... Bill Brown could have retired when he was 50. He decided to do it when he was 53, but that year came and went.So then he planned for 55. But that year got by him, too. Finally, Brown promised himselfhe'd retire from his job as Blacksburg's police chief before heturned ...
10-YEAR-OLD SHOWS GROWN-UP GAME
Jul 01, 2006; ... A buzz swept through the clubhouse Thursday afternoon. Did you hear? That little girl over there just shot 41 over nine holes. Yeah, the little blond one in the ballcap. Just turned 10. Isn't she cute? On Friday, the little girl returned. And the ...
RING A FEW BELLS? PAST OPERATORS REMINISCE
Jul 01, 2006; ... On Thursday, 52 retired telephone operators from Roanoke reunitedfor lunch at The Roanoker Restaurant and talked about memories froman era that seems almost unbelievable now. Most started work with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. When they applied for their jobs, the ...
COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR CHASERS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Saint Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, but NASCAR NextelCup drivers look to Matt Kenseth as the patron saint of longshots. Kenseth provides hope and a map on how to make the Chase todrivers who lag behind series leader Jimmie Johnson. Former champions, youngsters and ...
DONOR CAMPAIGN BATTLES SUMMER LAG
Jul 01, 2006; ... The American Red Cross "Keep Your Motor Runnin' " campaign kicksoff today at a time when the national blood supply has dipped evenlower than usual because of recent flooding -- nationally andlocally. "The timing for this is perfect," Bob Lutjen, spokesman for theRed Cross' ...
GORE'S 'TRUTH' IS RIVETING
Jul 01, 2006; ... The prospect of Al Gore giving a slide show on global warmingseems about as appealing as an eight o'clock art history class themorning after a night of beer bongs. But "An Inconvenient Truth" turns out to be a funny, compellingand scary examination of a very serious ...
SALEM TRAFFIC NO AMUSEMENT RIDE
Jul 01, 2006; ... A car pulls up on Roanoke Boulevard outside the Salem CivicCenter. A gate blocks the entrance to the parking lot. A sign reads:"Lot full." The car windows roll down. Caitlin McCrady, a city maintenanceworker who is wearing a fluorescent yellow vest, walks up and says:"You can ...
A 'HOLY GHOST HOEDOWN' PRAISE Series: Praise
Jul 01, 2006; ... Joe Adkins' gravelly voice thunders over the crowd and down U.S.29. In this season of summer tent revivals, the Pentecostal preacheris an auctioneer of faith, bidding people further into their beliefs.Tonight, he's in a grassy stretch at the edge of a mobile home saleslot in ...
NRV BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Virginia Tech names interim police chief Lt. Wendell Flinchum begins today serving as interim chief of the Virginia Tech Police Department. Flinchum, a 21-year veteran of the department, gets the positionin the wake of Debra Duncan's departure. Duncan, Tech's police ...
LAWMAKERS HAD BETTER WADE INTO THE WATER DISPUTE
Jul 01, 2006; ... Memorial Day weekend saw Smith Mountain Lake levels down more than2 feet, and this past weekend, levels plummeted more than 3 feetduring power generation periods. In just 10 days (June 13-23), the water level in both SmithMountain and Leesville reservoirs dropped 0.4 feet, a net ...
EARLIER MISTAKES COME BACK TO HAUNT SALEM
Jul 01, 2006; ... When Houston Astros general manager Tim Purpura spoke to theCarolina and California League All-Stars on Tuesday, he told themthat big-league GMs were looking for winning major-league players. He told the assemblage to do what they could to become that kindof player, one who is ...
THE SUPREME COURT REINS IN THE PRESIDENT
Jul 01, 2006 ... Recognizing its "duty, in both peace and war, to preserve theconstitutional safeguards of civil liberty," the U.S. Supreme Courtforcefully reminded President Bush that the Constitution, with itsbrilliant system of checks and balances, still matters. In a 5-3 ruling, justices found ...
ADIEU, MESSRS. MAYOR
Jul 01, 2006 ... As Peter Finley Dunne's irascible character Mr. Dooley put it,"politics ain't beanbag." Two long-time mayors -- Carl "Sonny" Tarpley of Salem and RogerHedgepeth of Blacksburg -- just completed decades each of publicservice to their respective communities. They learned first-hand ...
CORNERSHOT
Jul 01, 2006; ... The little green car was headed north on Interstate 581 early onemorning last week. You would've noticed it (and perhaps you did) because it was doingabout 40 mph in a 55-mph zone, and most of the other cars and truckswere hastily swerving around it, like stampede-busy ...
2ND LOTTERY OFFICIAL LANDS AT RADFORD
Jul 01, 2006; ... Donna VanCleave, the interim director of the Virginia Lottery,will become Radford University's vice president for finance on Aug.15. VanCleave, who worked as the state lottery's director of financefor six years under RU President Penelope Kyle when she headed thelottery, ...
PULASKI COUNTY HORSES FALL ILL, MUST BE PUT DOWN
Jul 01, 2006; ... Two Pulaski County horses have been euthanized after testingpositive for equine infectious anemia. There is no vaccine and no known cure for the viral disease thataffects horses, asses and zebras. It is a blood-borne disease, mostoften spread by biting insects. According to a ...
MONTH-ENDING RAINS SET VARIOUS RECORDS
Jul 01, 2006; ... The June 2006 deluge is history. Indeed it is. With our weather now returning to more typical summer fare of hotdays and scattered afternoon thunderstorms for the foreseeablefuture, it's time to take account of the historical water mark ofour recent torrents. This ...
SOME SAY NEW RULE FOR MEDICAID MAY HURT ELDERLY, CHILDREN
Jul 01, 2006; ... New Medicaid requirements might cause some problems for youngchildren, the disabled, pregnant women and the elderly, some RoanokeValley social service workers say. Because of a new law that goes into effect today, more than 50million Americans will be required to prove their ...
FORMER VA. TECH WRESTLERS FILE SUIT
Jul 01, 2006; ... Five former Virginia Tech wrestlers took their weeks-old disputewith the university to court Friday afternoon. The students filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Courtasserting that the school and athletic director Jim Weaver breached acommitment to allow no-penalty ...
SAID ROCKETS TO POLE FOR PEPSI 400
Jul 01, 2006; ... A "chimp" and a champ spiced up qualifying Friday at DaytonaInternational Speedway. Boris Said, a 43-year-old road-racing specialist, won the pole forhis new team with a lap of 186.143 mph. Said's team, which made itsNextel Cup debut last weekend, bought most of its equipment and ...
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
Jul 01, 2006 ... Pulaski County Include a parade, car show and fireworks When: 8 a.m. Tuesday Where: Various venues, Dublin and Pulaski Contact:www.pulaskitown.org Radford Includes a dog show, parade and fireworks When: 8 a.m. Tuesday Where: Bisset ...
BEYOND VICTORY LIES UNKNOWN DESTINY
Jul 01, 2006; ... As Victory Stadium is being razed and hauled away, a new RoanokeCity Council will begin its tenure Monday with a discussion of whatto do with the soon-to-be-vacated property. Mayor Nelson Harris and Vice Mayor David Trinkle, who officiallytakes office today, will ask their ...
DECKER AVOIDS UPSET
Jul 01, 2006; ... On a day in which three of the top four seeds were surprisinglyupset in the first round of match play, the identity of the lonesurvivor of the quartet came as no shocker to anyone involved at the 93rd VSGA Amateur Championship. While his wife, Shelly, returned home Thursday to ...
COWBOY CHURCH REMAINS IN LIMBO
Jul 01, 2006; ... The Rev. Raymond Bell sent out a triumphant e-mail Thursday night. "Cowboy Church of Virginia will reopen July 13," he wrote. Parishioners might not want to circle the date on their calendarsjust yet, though. Bell held five weekly services in Garland Simmons' barn in ...
PRICEY GAS FUELING DIP IN TOURISM, MARINAS SAY
Jul 01, 2006; ... For Roy Enslow, this holiday weekend should be business as usualat his Smith Mountain Lake marina. Except for one thing: "There are a lot more local people, where inthe past I might have gotten some people in from California or allthe way up from Florida," said Enslow, co-owner of ...
CHANGES ABOUND AT ST. PAUL UMC IN CHRISTIANSBURG
Jul 01, 2006; ... Experience a season of change and anticipate a novel salutation.Or just show up at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Sunday. Parishioners of the Christiansburg parish will be greeted withseveral noticeable differences at their place of worship uponconvening for weekly ...
PHOTO - STORMS ON THE HORIZON
Jul 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 ...
BTW - BY THE WAY
Jul 01, 2006 ... Cheer on some flying bacon at the Salem Fair's daily pig races.Today's race times ...
AND NOW THIS A COMPENDIUM OF NEWS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Winning Pick 3 numbers repeat in day's drawings For the 11th time in Pick 3 history, the Virginia Lottery pulledthe same numbers twice on a single day. The winning Pick 3 numbers for Monday's day and night drawingswere 2-5-4. Statistically, the Virginia Lottery expects ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 01, 2006 ... The future holds more destruction of city's history Roanoke, are you finally happy? Probably not. After tearing down a historic stadium in Victory Stadium, whatwill be torn down next? What about the Roanoke Civic Center? That isa disaster. What then? I guess Mill ...
REGIONAL MEDICAL CLINIC SET FOR EXPANSION
Jul 01, 2006; ... Some patients at Bland County Medical Clinic walk in right off theAppalachian Trail. Foot problems, infections and even spider bites have all broughthikers in, said Susan Greever, the clinic's executive director. One elderly woman hiker, who had recently had some toes ...
PROPOSED ENERGY PLAN CREATES WINDSTORM OF DEBATE
Jul 01, 2006; ... Virginia's first proposed wind farm cleared another legal hurdleThursday when a Highland County judge ruled for the third time thismonth against landowners seeking to keep the huge windmills off thecounty's ridgelines. But the controversial project ran into a regulatory ...
OBIT - LATE NOTICE
Jul 01, 2006 ... HUTCHISON, Lisa Mannon, of Christiansburg. died ...
ROANOKE BUSINESS SITE MAY HAVE BUYER
Jul 01, 2006; ... The city of Roanoke is hoping to have snagged a buyer for an 11.1-acre parcel of land -- part of the Roanoke Centre for Industry &Technology -- that it has been trying to sell since the early 1990s. It's hoping to take in about $1.7 million for the land if it'ssold to a commercial ...
IT'S ECW, BABY
Jul 01, 2006; ... They call it brutal, bloody and vicious. They scream "Rip hisheart out!" and "Kill him!" Because, hey, this ain't brawling in your momma's back yard --this is Extreme Championship Wrestling. So it was no surprise to hear loyal ECW fans -- once known as themost loyal of all ...
OBIT - BOWERS, GEORGE K.
Jul 01, 2006 ... A memorial service will be held for Dr. George K. Bowers at ...
OBIT - BENNETT, BETTIE SARVER
Jul 01, 2006 ... Bettie Sarver Bennett, 85, of the Catawba area of Craig County,passed away Monday, June 26, 2006. She was preceded in death by herhusband, Samuel G. Bennett; parents, Earnest and Gillie HuffmanSarver; and brother, Donald Sarver. She is survived by daughters andsons-in-law, Billie and ...
OBIT - BROWN, KENNETH OWEN
Jul 01, 2006 ... Kenneth O. Brown, 61, passed away March 7, in Palm Beach County,Florida. He was born in Botetourt County, the son of the late HiramNathan Brown and Beulah Grice Brown. Kenneth graduated from JamesRiver High School in 1962, and after several years of employment inthe area moved to the ...
OBIT - DEACON, HUNTER BRUCE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Hunter Bruce Deacon, 81, of Salem, passed away Thursday, June 29,2006. Bruce was a World War II Veteran of the United States MarineCorps serving in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1945. He waspreceded in death by his parents, Erman B. and Martha Scott Deacon;brothers, Everette E., ...
OBIT - FRANCE, WILLIAM RAY
Jul 01, 2006 ... William Ray France, 81, of Roanoke, passed away on Tuesday, June27, 2006. A graveside service will be ...
OBIT - MURRAY, SARAH FRANCES HODGES
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sarah Frances Hodges Murray, 93, of Roanoke died Tuesday, June ...
OBIT - COX, HARRY F.
Jul 01, 2006 ... Harry F. Cox, 92, of Rocky Mount, Va., died Wednesday, June 28,2006. He was born in Ridgeway, Va. on October 26, 1913, a son of thelate Jesse and Talitha Harris Cox. He was also preceded in death byhis wife, Bettie; son, Gordon H. Cox; and four sisters. Harry and hislate wife owned and ...
OBIT - GREAVER, YVONNE PEARCEY HUDGINS
Jul 01, 2006 ... Yvonne Pearcey Hudgins Greaver, 86, of Bent Mountain went to bewith the Lord after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She wasthe daughter of the late Griffin H. and Molly S. Pearcey and ispreceded in death by a daughter Sue Hudgins Vinson, four sisters anda brother. Mrs. Greaver ...
OBIT - WILLIAMS, GEORGE HAMMOND SR., (HAM)
Jul 01, 2006 ... The Lord called George Hammond (Ham) Williams, Sr. from hisearthly journey on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.He founded WilliamsPainting and Remodeling, Inc. in 1962 and took retirement after 36years, in 1998, when the business was sold. Regardless of pomp orcircumstance, he did it his way; or ...
OBIT - GUIDRY, GEORGE ADAMS
Jul 01, 2006 ... George Adams Guidry, 80,of Roanoke, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006.He was born in the town of Rayne, Louisiana to the late Joseph andSidonia Adams Guidry. George served his country at home and abroad,in the United States Navy (1948-1950) and the United States Air Force(1950-1968), ...
OBIT - ROBERTSON, HAROLD F.
Jul 01, 2006 ... Harold F. Robertson, 86, of Roanoke, passed away unexpectedly atCarilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Thursday, June 29, 2006. He waspreceded in death by his parents, Larry H. and Lois Amos Robertson.Harold is survived by three brothers, Kermit J. Robertson and Owen V.Robertson, both of ...
OBIT - MURRAY, GRACE EDWARD LONG
Jul 01, 2006 ... Grace Edward Long Murray, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.The Service Of Witness To The Resurrection will ...
OBIT - THOMASON, WAYNE ELWOOD
Jul 01, 2006 ... Wayne Elwood Thomason, 70, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, June 28,2006. Funeral ...
OBIT - LAWRENCE, CECIL ELWOOD
Jul 01, 2006 ... Cecil Elwood Lawrence, 48, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, June 28,2006 in a Roanoke Hospital. Surviving are a daughter, Tara Hyman,Shawsville; a son, Sean David Smith; and a grandson, Tyler Hyman,Shawsville. Also surviving are two sisters, Sonja Mayberry, Dublinand Rosemarry Fantaccione, ...
OBIT - TURPIN, JOE DOUGLAS
Jul 01, 2006 ... Joe Douglas Turpin, lifetime resident of Salem, passed away earlyThursday morning, June 29, 2006 after a long illness. He retiredafter 40 years at General Electric in Salem, where he had so manyfriends that he hated to retire. An avid sports fan, Joe could beseen at Salem Football games ...
OBIT - GILMORE, MYRTLEINE UPDIKE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Myrtleine Updike Gilmore, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006 after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. She was amember of Vinton Baptist Church. Surviving are her devoted husband of58 years, Raymond L. Gilmore; daughters and sons-in-law, TheresaWhitacre and husband, ...
OBIT - NESTER, CECIL LEE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Cecil Lee Nester, 60, of New Castle, Va., passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006 at MCV Hospital in Richmond, Va. Mr. Nester was born onMay 26, 1946 in Pulaski County, Va., and was a son of the late OtaLee and Guida Dalton Nester. Besides his parents, he was preceded indeath by two brothers, ...
OBIT - SLAUGHTER, FERNE MCGHEE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Ferne McGhee Slaughter, 87, longtime Roanoke resident, passed awayon June 23, 2006. She was the widow of Jessie Ralph Slaughter,formerly of Appalachian Power Company. Ferne was a devoted wife,mother, grandmother and friend who touched many lives with her warmsmile and loving heart. She ...
OBIT - ORR, H. MELVIN JR.
Jul 01, 2006 ... H. Melvin Orr, Jr., 67, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, June 30,2006. He was retired from the furniture industry. Surviving are hiswife of 47 years, Ruby M. Orr; two sons, Hal Orr and wife, Bonnie andTim Orr; a daughter, Jayne Lilley; two granddaughters, Caitlin andLoren Lilley; four ...
OBIT - KERN, LOUIS RAYMOND HENRY
Jul 01, 2006 ... Louis Raymond Henry Kern, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006. The ...
OBIT - RATCLIFF, MILLARD EUGENE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Millard Eugene Ratcliff, 65, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006. He was the son of the late William E. Ratcliff andLillian Dowdy Ratcliff. Millard served with the US Army and wasretired from the C.I.A. He is survived by his wife, Delores S.Ratcliff; two daughters, Juanita D ....
OBIT - VIA, THOMAS H.
Jul 01, 2006 ... Thomas H. Via, 80, of Roanoke and formerly of Franklin County,died Friday, June 30, 2006 ....
OBIT - RUBLE, EDITH JANE FERREL
Jul 01, 2006 ... Edith Jane Ferrel Ruble, 74, of New Castle, passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, AlbertMartin and Ressie Paxton Ferrel. She is survived by her husband of 48years, Thurman D. Ruble; daughters and son-in-law Sandra J. Ruble andLinda and Raymond ...