Roanoke Times & World News back issues from October 2006:
GORDON'S CHALLENGE ADDS ZEST TO CHASE
Oct 01, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Face it, you need Jeff Gordon to win today atKansas Speedway. Especially if you hate him. Otherwise, who will you root against in NASCAR's championshipChase? Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch? They didn't make it. Kyle Busch? His title chances are ...
PLAN 9'S PLAN FOR ROANOKE WILL HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW
Oct 01, 2006; ... New CDs are rolling in. The staff has been trained. Old vinylrecords await their new owners. Plan 9 Music is ready to open. Eventually. Soon. We hope. The independent record store is ready to throw open its doors to Roanoke's music-loving populace, just as soon as the owners ...
THE REMARKABLE CAPTAIN OF THE BEAGLE
Oct 01, 2006; ... Harry Thompson has written a historical novel about the people andevents leading up to and subsequent to the voyage of the Beagle, thebrig made world famous by its most noteworthy passenger, CharlesDarwin. "To the Edge of the World" concerns the captain of theBeagle, Robert Fitzroy, ...
VALLEY VIEW EVENT DRIVES HOME TRAFFIC SAFETY MESSAGE
Oct 01, 2006; ... The parking lot behind the Macy's store at Valley View Mall lookeda little bit like a traffic safety carnival Saturday. You could get a car seat installed, drive a drunken drivingsimulator that looked like a golf cart, watch an air bag get shot upin the air or hang out with ...
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
Oct 01, 2006; ... How does it feel when a 200-pound fighter balls up his fist, windsup, hurls a right cross and connects, solid, on your left cheek? Imagine you are in a room when the power goes haywire. The lights flicker. You begin to lose consciousness. If you are lucky, the lights snap ...
LOOKING BACK
Oct 01, 2006; ... 1996 (10 years ago) n Sonny Bono was in Roanoke for a fundraiser for Bob Goodlatte. n "The Taubman family pledged $500,000 for a welcome center toExplore Park." n Stuntman Robbie "Kaptin Knievel" Knievel was arrested on a drunk-in-public charge in Roanoke. He had to ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Oct 01, 2006 ... The time has arrived to throw the bums out By now, everyone should know that political poison can be just asdeadly as any other poison, so why would anyone want to keepswallowing it? The president we now have leading us would rather keep usfollowing his failed policies than ...
CARILION CEO HAS HIGH PAY
Oct 01, 2006; ... Carilion Health System says it's striving to equal such premiermedical institutions as the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and theCleveland Clinic in Ohio. While acquiring the equipment andexpertise needed to emulate the best brands in health care couldtake years, Carilion is already ...
A BATTLE WITH AUTISM AND LEUKEMIA
Oct 01, 2006; ... Stephen Venables is an internationally renowned mountain climberand a prize-winning author of eight books on climbing. He was thefirst man to climb Everest without oxygen, losing several toes fromfrostbite in the process. This book is the poignant account of the all too brief ...
MUSEUM HAS A PLAN; NOW IT MUST ACT
Oct 01, 2006; ... To adhere to one of the many goals in its strategic plan, theHarrison Museum of African American Culture needed Ruben Studdard andother featured performers to deliver at Saturday's Henry StreetHeritage Festival. Deliver not just entertainment, but festivalgoers, too. Among ...
REALTY TRANSFERS
Oct 01, 2006 ... ROANOKE Timothy H. Johnson and Loleta K. Johnson to Gary L. Phillips andBarbra F. Phillips, 2527 Stanley Ave. SE Roanoke VA 24014, $340,000,08/31/2006. James R. Alexander and Joyce M. Ransom to John R. Beisley andDeborah C. Beisley, 3409 Preston Ave. Roanoke VA 24012, ...
BIGGER BAIT NEEDED TO BRING HOME A TROPHY TROUT
Oct 01, 2006; ... NATURAL WELL -- It's easy to lose focus on a trout stream during amild day in early fall. Stream-shading trees have begun their transformation into fallcolors. The sounds of calling turkeys sometimes echo through thesurrounding woods and fields. Deer tracks dent muddy banks, ...
ON THE SAME COURSE
Oct 01, 2006; ... GALAX -- Doug Bryant spends much of his time on the golf coursethese days standing in knee-high rough. That's a place Bryant rarely visited during his prep career whenhe won two VHSL Group A individual championships for old IndependenceHigh School. Now when Bryant visits ...
COMING OF AGE IN THE WINTER OF 1941
Oct 01, 2006; ... Sonny Brewer follows in the Southern tradition of greatstorytellers. Last year it was "The Poet of Tolstoy Park," about aneccentric who lived in a concrete hut on the outskirts of Fairhope,Ala. This year it is "the imperfect recollections of Rover MacNee," ofscenes from the ...
AN OLD-FASHIONED MYSTERY
Oct 01, 2006; ... Step back in time to New York City, July 1943. The city is in themiddle of a heat wave, and air conditioning is a rarity. The countryis embroiled in World War II and many able-bodied men are awayserving their country, allowing women to step into rolestraditionally reserved for ...
BTW BY THE WAY
Oct 01, 2006 ... A Kohl's department store will officially open on Oct. 5 ... in Lynchburg. Why does Lynchburg get everything before Roanoke?Lynchburg got a ...
MORRIS RACES TO NATIONAL LATE MODEL TITLE
Oct 01, 2006 ... ASHEBORO, N.C. -- Philip Morris made good on his second chance towin a national championship Saturday night when he won the Late ModelStock race at Caraway Speedway. Morris missed his chance to win the NASCAR Dodge Weekly RacingSeries title last weekend at Motor Mile Speedway when ...
GREEN BY THE GRACE OF GOD
Oct 01, 2006; ... FROST, W.Va. -- It doesn't look like the nerve center of apolitical, social and spiritual movement. Hummingbirds hover at a feeder above Allen Johnson's head. Tootie,a sociable golden retriever, is tied near his feet. A purple finchperches on a porch rail lined with flower boxes ....
AT LONG LAST, CONNOR SMITH IS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
Oct 01, 2006; ... CATAWBA, July 27 -- Connor Smith lifts his pencil and draws aperfect lowercase "t" in his handwriting workbook. His mother, Cheryl, takes a small pillow and props it under hisleft elbow, trying to help him as he struggles to manipulate thepencil again. "They like him to do a page a ...
FANS FLOCK TO SEE ONE OF CHARLIE'S ORIGINAL ANGELS
Oct 01, 2006; ... Jaclyn Smith was running more than 20 minutes late for her 2 p.m.appearance, but not that many in the crowd seemed to mind. One waiting woman wondered aloud where the TV star lunched. "Roanoke Wiener Stand," she guessed. One man in the crowd predicted Smith would have "a ...
DEINY ROLLS ON AWAY FROM MOTOR MILE
Oct 01, 2006; ... MARTINSVILLE -- Frank Deiny Jr. was on top of his game last seasonat Motor Mile Speedway. Then, within a matter of days, the bottomfell out. First, there was a pit road tussle between Deiny and a fellowcompetitor. Next, a two-race suspension. Then, a harsh Web sitemessage board ...
RUBEN FANS REACH OUT AND TOUCH A STAR
Oct 01, 2006; ... Ruben. Just one word sent thousands of women and men into a screamingfrenzy for the "Velvet Teddy Bear" and former "American Idol"champion. Amid the Cajun shrimp, jerk chicken, hot dogs and french fries,there had been a buzz all afternoon about when Ruben Studdard wouldlend ...
CORNERSHOT
Oct 01, 2006; ... Last week's Corner Shot on memoir titles brought back fond andfunny memories for Roanoke real estate agent Jeff Fletcher: "Members of my family have often joked about using one of my grandmother's favorite sayings as the title of our memoir. She wasborn to wealth and privilege and ...
C2C REMAINS A VITAL EXPERIMENT IN LIVING
Oct 01, 2006 ... OK, it's not easy being green. Not if you're looking for a housein "dark green," as in packed with cutting-edge, environmentallyfriendly features. Not in the Roanoke Valley. Not yet. Organizers of Roanoke's international C2C Home competition of twoyears ago are just now getting ...
ROADWATCH
Oct 01, 2006; ... BEDFORD COUNTY PAVING Expect delays during the day this week on Virginia 122 betweenVirginia 24 and Virginia 805 and between Bedford and Virginia 24. PATCHING Expect delays during the day this week on Virginia 221 in the NewLondon area. Lane closures ...
LEFT ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Tomb of the Unknowns. John H. Johnston. Erich Maria Remarque. These were all on my mind as I read Hanson's "Unknown Soldiers." When I was in grammar school, my parents took me to Washington tosee the nation's capital. The tour included a visit to ArlingtonHouse and the ...
POLICE ANNOUNCE RADAR LOCATIONS
Oct 01, 2006; ... Roanoke police on Friday announced this week's planned areas forradar enforcement in their effort to more closely monitor trafficviolations: n King Street Northeast, 2300 block; n Cove Road Northwest, 4800 ...
STANDARDIZED TESTS COULD RUIN HIGHER ED
Oct 01, 2006 ... An advisory commission's higher education report last month toEducation Secretary Margaret Spellings stopped just short ofrecommending national standardized learning tests for collegestudents. But the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, whichSpellings created last fall, ...
SONIC TO OPEN A NEW RESTAURANT IN ROANOKE
Oct 01, 2006; ... Sonic is trying to pump up its presence in the Roanoke Valley. A new Sonic drive-in restaurant is set to go up in front of theLowe's Home Improvement store on Rutgers Street in Northwest Roanoke,an area that is sandwiched between Towne Square Shopping Center andCrossroads Mall. The ...
OBIT - ALLEN, LEATHA FAYE ROSE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Leatha Faye Rose Allen, 61, of New Castle, went to be with theLord Saturday, September 29, 2006. She was preceded in death by herhusband, Lewin Allen, father Garland Rose, and mother Ada Stanley.She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and BonnieCales; three grandchildren, ...
OBIT - BROWN, FREDERICK D. JR.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Frederick D. Brown, Jr., of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday.September 27, 2006. Mr. Brown served honorably in the United StatesAir Force and retired as a full Colonel following 30 years of serviceto his country. After retiring from the Air Force, Mr. Brown was ateacher of the ...
OBIT - LUSK, LEESA PARTLETON
Oct 01, 2006 ... Leesa Partleton Lusk, 48, of Moneta, passed away Thursday,September 28, 2006. Funeral ...
OBIT - WILSON, ALVIN L. (SONNY)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Alvin L. (Sonny) Wilson, 78, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday,September 26, 2006. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., Updike ...
OBIT - PERDUE, BERMOND EVERETT (BUDDY)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Bermond Everett (Buddy) Perdue, 64, of Rocky Mount, died Thursday,September 28, 2006 in the local hospital. Buddy worked as a meatcutter with IGA Super Market for many years. He was preceded in deathby his parents, Everett and Minnie Robertson Perdue; nephew, GregoryScott Perdue; ...
OBIT - MARTIN, HESTER A.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Hester A. Martin, 90, of Roanoke, passed away September 28, 2006.Funeral services ...
OBIT - CREEDLE, MELFRED RAY
Oct 01, 2006 ... Melfred Ray Creedle, 80, of Roanoke, passed away on September 29,2006. Born December 6, 1925 to Robert B. and Edna CrutchfieldCreedle. He was retired from Appalachian Power Company where he hadworked for 35 years. He was an active member of the Loyal Order ofMoose 284 Family Fraternity ....
OBIT - LESTER, HAZEL MILES
Oct 01, 2006 ... Hazel Miles Lester, 90, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord onFriday, September 29, 2006. She was a longtime member of Peters CreekChurch of the Brethren. She was preceded in death by her husband,Henry A. Lester; daughter, Deborah Ann Anderson; brother, Frank"Buck" Miles. She is ...
OBIT - WEBBER, EARL DOUGLAS
Oct 01, 2006 ... Earl Douglas Webber, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Roanoke,Va., passed away peacefully on September 27, 2006. He was predeceasedby his father, Clifton Webber; brother, Gary; and sister, Brenda. Heis ...
OBIT - AKERS, THURMAN LINDSEY
Oct 01, 2006 ... Thurman Lindsey Akers, 66, of Christiansburg, went to be with theLord suddenly on Friday, September 29, 2006 at his home. He was amember of Cambria Pentecostal Holiness Church where he served asDeacon, and was an employee of Federal Mogul. The son of the lateEdward M. and Rose Fields ...
OBIT - PERDUE, RUSSELL WADE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Russell Wade Perdue, 44, of Salem, passed away peacefully at 11:55p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2006 after a long and courageousbattle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was a real trooper. He wasbaptized on October 2, 2002 into the Fort Lewis Christian Church. Theangels came and picked him ...
OBIT - CARNER, JEFFREY (JAZZY JEFF)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Jeffrey (Jazzy Jeff) Carner, 43, of Montvale, passed away onFriday, ...
OBIT - DILLON, H. PADGETT
Oct 01, 2006 ... H. Padgett Dillon, 83, of Rocky Mount, passed away on ...
OBIT - SEXTON, JOHN
Oct 01, 2006 ... John Sexton, 43, of Roanoke passed away after a courageous battlewith cancer on Friday, September 29, 2006. He was a special personwho never met a stranger, not only was he beloved by his family butalso by his friends and clients. John as an agnatic artisan, he had apassion and a gift ...
OBIT - HUFFMAN, LOUISE MURRAY SPIGLE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Louise Murray Spigle Huffman, 99, of Roanoke, passed away onFriday, September 29, 2006. She was predeceased by her parents,William S. and Rosa P. Murray; husbands, Moyer Spigle and Joseph B.Huffman; daughter, Frances Fitzhugh Smith; brothers, Glenn Murray andWilliam S. Murray, Jr.; and ...
OBIT - RANTZ, STEVE (HEAVY)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Steve (Heavy) Rantz, 57, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday,September 28, 2006.He is survived by his wife Patsie E. Rantz; sons,Steven L. Rantz, Dustin T. Frewry and Matthew D. Meador; brothers,Dick Rantz and his wife Joyce and Michael Rantz; many aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews, cousins and ...
OBIT - WOOD, INA M.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Ina M. Wood, 84, of Boones Mill, died Thursday, September 28,2006. She was born October 5, 1921 a daughter of the late Harry andLenora Bowman Montgomery. She retired from E. I. DuPont and was avery faithful member of Boones Mill Baptist Church. A beloved wife,mother and grandmother, she ...
OBIT - MINNICK, MICHAEL STEVEN
Oct 01, 2006 ... Michael Steven Minnick, 56, of Roanoke, died Friday, September ...
OBIT - ARTHUR, CHARLIE RAYMOND
Oct 01, 2006 ... Charlie Raymond Arthur, 86, of Bedford, died Saturday, September30, 2006 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was also a resident of TheElk's National Home. Born October 28, 1919 in Bedford County, he wasa son of the late Charlie Kent and Pearl Susan Moran Arthur. He wasthe husband of the ...
OBIT - DOOLEY, ROXIE VIRGINIA AGEE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Roxie Virginia Agee Dooley, 75, of Bedford, died Saturday,September 30, 2006 at her residence. She was the wife of Walter ClayDooley. Born August 16, 1931 in Bedford County, she was a daughter ofthe late Jacob Elonzo and Lila McKinney Agee. Roxie was a member ofNew Prospect Church. In ...
OBIT - WEBSTER, EFFIE TAYLOR
Oct 01, 2006 ... Effie Taylor Webster, 87, of Salem, passed away Friday, September29, 2006. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stonewall"Jack" Webster and a son-in-law, Homer Smith. Surviving are herchildren, Don and Susan Webster, Bill and Linda Webster, Rita andStuart Mc Intosh, Sharon ...
OBIT - EARLY, MINNIE FLORENCE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Minnie Florence Early, 76, of Roanoke, formerly of FranklinCounty, died on September 27, 2006. Funeral services ...
OBIT - SMITH, WALTER K. JR.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Walter K. Smith, Jr., 88, of Hillsville, went to be with the Lord,September 29, 2006. He was preceded in death by his parents, WalterK. Smith, Sr. and Elsie Via Smith; and two brothers, Gordon Smith andMorgan Smith and sister, Kathleen Spicer. Walter served in World WarII and retired ...
OBIT - WILSON, RAYMOND GARFIELD JR. (RAY)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Raymond (Ray) Garfield Wilson, Jr., 69 of Mechanicsville, Va.,passed away at his home on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 with his familyat his side. He is preceded in death by his father and mother,Raymond G. Wilson, Sr. and Nellie R. Wilson, a brother and threesisters. He is survived by his ...
OBIT - GAINES, EDNA TINGLER
Oct 01, 2006 ... Edna Tingler Gaines, 92, of Covington, died on Friday, September29, 2006. The funeral ...
OBIT - THOMPSON, SADIE LEE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Sadie Lee (Dot) Thompson, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday,September 28, 2006. The family will ...
OBIT - MCCORMICK, GLADYS LUCILLE REYNOLDS
Oct 01, 2006 ... Gladys Lucille Reynolds McCormick, 91, of Lexington, Va., passedaway on Thursday evening, September 28, 2006, at Augusta MedicalCenter in Fisherville, Va. She was born July 16, 1915 in Minden,W.Va. to the late Annie Belle Spradling and Thomas Malcolm Reynolds.In addition to her parents, ...
OBIT - ALLISON, MARGARET WINDLE
Oct 01, 2006 ... Mrs. Margaret Windle Allison went to be with the Lord on September27, 2006 at her home in Draper, Va. She was a lifelong resident ofDraper, except for a brief time spent living in Wythe County. She wasborn in Pulaski County on November 17, 1925 and was the daughter ofthe late J. E. and ...
OBIT - MINTON, KAPUZINIA SCALES (KAPIE)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Kapuzinia (Kapie) Scales Minton, 71, of Charlotte, N.C. passedaway Friday, September 29, 2006. Mrs. Minton, along with her husbandJim, had been associated with K&W Cafeterias in Roanoke from 1975 to1986. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m.on Monday, October 2, ...
OBIT - MANN, BUDDY W. (BUD)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Buddy W. (Bud) Mann, 82, of Peterstown, W.Va. passed away onFriday, September 29, ...
OBIT - SIMPSON, THOMAS WILLIAM
Oct 01, 2006 ... Thomas William Simpson, 77, of Belspring, passed away Saturday,September 30, 2006 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Hewas retired, with over 30 years of service, at Alliant Tech formerlyRadford Arsenal and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded indeath by his parents, ...
OBIT - BURGART, RUTH SPENCER
Oct 01, 2006 ... Ruth Spencer Burgart, 93, Martinsville passed away on Saturday,September 30, 2006. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m ....
OBIT - GOFF, LEE ROY
Oct 01, 2006 ... Lee Roy Goff, 74, of Bland, died Saturday, September 30, 2006. Hewas the son of the late Claude S. and Dorothy Duke Goff. He wasretired from AT&T. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Goffand is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and BillSiebert of Kenilworth, N.J ....
OBIT - PANNELL, JOHN SAMUEL JR. (BIG JOHN)
Oct 01, 2006 ... John Samuel (Big John) Pannell, Jr., passed away on Friday,September 29, 2006 at the University of Virginia Hospital's CCU,surrounded by his family. John was born on July 23, 1926 inWaynesboro, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife of 32years, Peggy Lee Drumheller Pannell, his ...
OBIT - FALKE, HELEN TRAIL
Oct 01, 2006 ... Helen Trail Falke, 81, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006 inthe Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. She was born in SmythCounty on December 6, 1924 to the late John G. and Susie Evans Trail.She had worked at the Grover Hosiery Mill. She had been a member ofthe Walkers Creek ...
OBIT - AUST, TRULA MARY CRAIG
Oct 01, 2006 ... Trula Mary Craig Aust, 96, of Pulaski, passed away on ...