Roanoke Times & World News back issues from March 2007:
STUDY SAYS ROANOKE LACKS 'URBAN FEEL'
Mar 01, 2007; ... Roanoke, if it wants to attract young adults, could benefit from amore "urban feel" enhanced by downtown bars with live music thatwould appeal to members of a creative work force. That's one finding in the final version of a "quality of life"study by Roanoke College. Another need ...
ISRAELI CANDIDATE'S RESUME FALLS APART
Mar 01, 2007 ... A candidate for Israel's Cabinet from a stridently anti-Arab partywithdrew her nomination Wednesday after parts of her resume turnedout to be false. Esterina Tartman blamed Israeli media for bringing her down andadding her to the growing list of Israeli politicians mired ...
CORNERSHOT
Mar 01, 2007; ... Guns and roses. Apparently there are those besides Axl Rose, leadsinger of the band Gun N' Roses, who think they make a good pair. A press release I received tells of a new magazine with "theintriguing title of Garden & Gun." Its content has a heavy focus onall things Southern ....
CHRISTIANSBURG BUILDER WINS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Mar 01, 2007; ... A local nonprofit developer today won its first national "greenbuilding" award, helped in part by an affordable-housing project thecompany recently built in Blacksburg. Community Housing Partners Corp. has won the 2007 Energy StarAward for Excellence in Energy-Efficient ...
DIAWARA NOW A FACTOR FOR TECH
Mar 01, 2007; ... It's not that she is a slow starter. Nare Diawara does have time to warm up and build confidence. Thereason Virginia Tech's senior center seems to pop up in the gamestats mostly after halftime, is simply logic. At 6-foot-6, Diawara naturally draws a lot of attention ...
KAINE URGES STUDENTS TO GET WITH IT, SHAPE UP
Mar 01, 2007; ... Gov. Tim Kaine traveled to Roanoke on Wednesday to talk to a fifth-grade classroom at Raleigh Court Elementary about exercise. He told them about a 117-mile bike ride he took last year fromRichmond to Washington, D.C. He told them about a teacher he hadonce who challenged students ...
FANFARE
Mar 01, 2007; ... NFL Ravens cut RB Lewis Jamal Lewis, whose 2,066 yards rushing in 2003 were the secondmost in NFL history, was cut by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday. Lewis was one of several players released as teams maneuvered tofind salary cap space before the free-agent period ...
PLAY BRINGS JAMESTOWN TO BLACKSBURG
Mar 01, 2007; ... This weekend, the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library will sponsorthe first in a series of Jamestown-related events to celebrate thesettlement's 400th anniversary. "Jamestowne: A Likely Story" will bepresented by the Barter Players, a group of young, traveling actorshailing from the ...
DOCTOR SAYS VACCINE SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY
Mar 01, 2007; ... State lawmakers are urging Gov. Tim Kaine to expand Virginia'schildhood immunization program by adding a breakthrough vaccine toprevent cervical cancer and genital warts. But a Salem cancer doctorsays use of the highly effective new drug should be voluntary becauseof potential ...
THIS ONE'S BIG
Mar 01, 2007; ... So you think you're pumped up for tonight's big game inCharlottesville? You think you can't wait until Virginia Tech andVirginia tip it off with at least a share of first place in the ACCon the line? Fine. Maybe so. Bet you're still going to work today, though. Lifelong ...
LATE NOTICES- OBIT.
Mar 01, 2007 ... CAMPBELL, Allen Morris, 69, of Eagle Rock, died Wednesday, Feb.28. Arrangements by the Eagle Rock Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home. DILLARD, Jack B. Sr., 84, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, ...
GROUP LAMENTS SPEED OF PULASKI PROJECTS
Mar 01, 2007; ... Pulaski could use a bit more "Future Shock," at least in terms ofpositive change, members of the town's economic development boardagreed Wednesday. Alvin Toffler coined the term in a 1970 Playboy magazine articleand then in his book of the same title, which means too much ...
SHEAR EXCITEMENT [Corrected 03/03/07]
Mar 01, 2007; ... The wooden doors flap open. Doug Hoolsema grabs two fistfuls ofmatted wool, drags the lamb out onto the plywood slab and tucks oneof its legs under his thigh. Clicking on the clippers, he first goes for the throat, opening upthe wool around the front of the neck, and takes a long ...
PRESERVE HEAD START FUNDING
Mar 01, 2007; ... Editor's note: Head Start, a federal program that provides early readiness for preschool children, is facing budget cuts in PresidentBush's proposed 2008 budget. I am writing in concern about the proposed federal Head Startbudget cuts. I am from Giles County; I currently live in ...
EDUTAINMENT
Mar 01, 2007; ... 'Phantom of the Opera' WHAT Here's your chance to re-live an old-school movie experiencefrom the 1920s, when folks got all gussied up for a night at thetheater and live music accompanied silent movies. The Grandin Theatrewill screen the classic horror film, which inspired six ...
PULASKI HASHES OUT RENTAL INSPECTION PLAN
Mar 01, 2007; ... The upper floor of one rental building had collapsed into thebathroom below it. A support for an outdoor deck had a single brickholding it in place at the bottom. Another deck was propped up,literally, with a crutch. These were among the photos shown by Pulaski Fire Marshal Chip ...
VICTIM'S BOYFRIEND TESTIFIES AT MURDER TRIAL
Mar 01, 2007; ... The morning after Lori Pleasants' boyfriend learned that she hadbeen found dead in the Radford apartment they shared, his motherdrove him there from her Richmond home. They found the door to 507-K Clement Street unlocked. Inside,Teresa Hoddinott said, she started washing dishes and ...
CAST ASIDE
Mar 01, 2007; ... Orvis, a mail-order catalog company and retailer, chose Roanokefor its distribution center in 1987. Five years later, it expanded its customer service and shipping operations here, because the Roanoke Valley offered a larger workforce than Manchester, Vt., its ...
TALL ORDER IN MIDDLE
Mar 01, 2007; ... Since middle school, Roanoke Catholic senior Brandon Evans hasworn a T-shirt under his jersey during games. Just a habit, he says -- and for now, it seems appropriate. Hisupper body isn't worth showing off just yet. But good things happen when Evans patrols the back of the ...
PHOTO- VIEWFINDER
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GET OUT: EXPLORE YOUR LIMITS TRAIL RUN
Mar 01, 2007; ... It's time to break out the running shoes. With spring only weeksaway and the temperature warming up, why not get an early start andfree yourself from the gym or indoor running track? Here's a late-winter challenge for the people who move and grooveto publications such as Outside ...
COT GETS 1ST BIG TEST
Mar 01, 2007; ... NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow sent some drivers back in time Wednesdayat Bristol Motor Speedway. Former Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch used Rusty Wallace's setupfrom 1999 during the test session. Former champ Jeff Gordon said hiscar handled like it did a few years ago. The ...
GOP OFFENSIVE TARGETS CRITICS OF BOND PACKAGE
Mar 01, 2007; ... Virginia Republicans are mounting an aggressive public relationseffort to build support for a $2.5 billion transportation bondpackage and accusing critics -- including Gov. Tim Kaine -- ofmisrepresenting the proposal for political gain. Republican leaders from both houses of the ...
TWO GROUP A GAMES MOVED
Mar 01, 2007 ... Saturday's VHSL Group A quarterfinal basketball games involvingGeorge Wythe's boys and Radford's girls have been moved fromCastlewood High School to Virginia High School in Bristol. Radford will play Gate City in the girls game ...
AT LAST, THE U.S. WILL TALK ABOUT IRAQ
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Bush administration makes no mistakes, by its own reckoning,and offers no apologies. ("For what?") So when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told senators Tuesdaythe United States plans to attend regional meetings that Iraq will behosting, and to which neighbors Iran and ...
GET OUT: REAL-LIFE 'CSI'
Mar 01, 2007; ... Can't get enough crime scene investigation from your television? "CSI: Crime Scene Insects" is back for a second tour of theScience Museum of Western Virginia. M. Lee Goff (at right), a consultant to the television show "CSI:Crime Scene Investigations" will guide tours through ...
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Singer Harry Belafonte is 80. Former U.S. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork is 80. Former Sen. John Breaux, D-La., is 63. Rock singer Roger Daltrey is 63. Actor-director Ron Howard is ...
FRANKLIN CO. FILLS ANIMAL SHELTER JOB
Mar 01, 2007; ... Franklin County announced Wednesday that it has hired a newadoption specialist to help run the county's animal shelter. Faye Hicks, who currently works as an animal behaviorist for theRoanoke Valley Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, willstart the new job on March ...
PATHWAY TO HEAVENLY HOOPS STRAIGHT AHEAD
Mar 01, 2007; ... Sometimes athletic success is not represented by a high number inthe win column. For Pathway Christian Academy, success is representedby starting a new era. Before the 2006-07 school year, Pathway Christian was neverrepresented by a varsity athletic team. Despite having a ...
FORMER EMPLOYEE GUILTY IN SHOOTING
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Southwest Roanoke man who shot up his former employer's garageon Franklin Road pleaded guilty to attempted murder and shooting intoan occupied building Wednesday morning in Roanoke Circuit Court. Anthony Carson Miller, 47, also pleaded guilty to breaking andentering with a deadly ...
LUNAR ECLIPSE TO BE VISIBLE ON SATURDAY
Mar 01, 2007; ... The last time it happened was in 2004, the night the Boston RedSox won the World Series. Saturday evening, it will happen again. A full moon will passthrough the Earth's shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse visiblefrom Southwest Virginia. Weather permitting, the Roanoke ...
TOP TICKETS
Mar 01, 2007; ... FRIDAY "Crooked Road Live" With No Speed Limit, Wayne Henderson and Scott Fore Virginia's heritage comes alive in Jefferson Center's presentationof "Crooked Road Live" -- a night of traditional and contemporarymountain music styles. Joining in the celebration will be ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mar 01, 2007 ... Lame excuses given for scrimping on education Two Roanoke Education Association representatives spoke to RoanokeCity Council recently about the lack of funds for the city schools.The council members told them to go to the school board. They alreadyhad, and the school board told ...
CONGESTION WILL ONLY WORSEN
Mar 01, 2007 ... The great state transportation debate has seemed more to do withNorthern Virginia and Hampton Roads than with the Roanoke and NewRiver valleys. We'd be foolish to let our relatively mild problemslull us into a sense of complacency. While our needs aren't as urgent as some regions', ...
ROOM WITH PLENTY OF VIEWS
Mar 01, 2007; ... The place is maybe 30 feet wide by 48 feet long -- just enoughroom for two strips of dark green mat -- and accessible only throughthe windowless weight room, tucked in between the boys' and girls'locker rooms. It's an odd place to make a pilgrimage. But it's hard to count howmany ...
PIGFORD'S NOMADIC CAREER HAS PRODUCTIVE ENDING
Mar 01, 2007; ... There was a blast from Virginia Tech's past in the All-CentralIntercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball team that was announced last week. First-team All-CIAA selections included C.J. Pigford, a 6-foot-7senior at Elizabeth City (N.C.) State, where he is averaging ...
OBIT - KESTNER, WILLIAM N., (BILL)
Mar 01, 2007 ... William (Bill) N. Kestner, 83, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, February20, 2007. A memorial service will be ...
OBIT - PREAS, GEORGE ROBERT
Mar 01, 2007 ... George Robert Preas, 73, of Roanoke, died on Saturday, February24, 2007. Graveside services will be held at ...
OBIT - GAY, CHARLES RANDOLPH, (CHARLIE)
Mar 01, 2007 ... Charles (Charlie) Randolph Gay, 63, of Roanoke, entered intoeternal rest Monday, February 26, 2007. Born April 17, 1943, he wasthe son of the late Oliver Gordon and Frances H. Cummings Gay.Charles was a devoted member of the Hollins Road Church of theBrethren, where he served as a Boy ...
OBIT - POFF, IVAN T. SR.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ivan T. Poff, Sr., 80 of Roanoke passed away on Monday February26, 2007. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran of World War II. Mr. Poff wasa lifetime member of the Roanoke City Lifesaving Crew and was aretired funeral director with Oakeys Funeral Service with over 30years of service. He is ...
OBIT - FUNK, JAMES C., (TOBY)
Mar 01, 2007 ... James C. (Toby) Funk, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, February 27,2007. Funeral services will be held at ...
OBIT - ALLEY, BEULAH M. DOVE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Beulah M. Dove Alley, 91, of Salem, died Tuesday, February 27,2007. Funeral services will be ...
OBIT - STEPHENSON, JOSEPH WESLEY
Mar 01, 2007 ... Joseph Wesley Stephenson, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday,February 27, 2007. Joseph was the son of the late Robert L. andPauline Stephenson of Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his wife,Josephine Garman Stephenson and son, Mark W. Stephenson. Joe issurvived by son, Jeffrey L ....
OBIT - BALL, MABLE MALLARD
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mable Mallard Ball of The Park Oak Grove Retirement Communitypassed away at Salem Health and Rehabilitation Center on Monday,February 26, 2007, at the age of 94. She had moved to Roanoke, Va. in2000 to be close to her son and grandson and their families, afterthe death of her husband, ...
OBIT - KINCAID, R. SHANNON
Mar 01, 2007 ... R. Shannon Kincaid, 86, of Vinton, left from his earthly house andmoved to his home in Heaven on Monday, February 26, 2007. Funeralservices will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Lotz ...
OBIT - MITCHELL, JANE PETERSON
Mar 01, 2007 ... Jane Peterson Mitchell, 81, passed away peacefully at her home inRoanoke on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Mrs. Mitchell waspredeceased by her parents, O.S. and Eva Peterson of Alexandria,Minnesota and Vancouver, Washington; sister, Una Artz; brothers, Leeand Wendell Peterson. She is ...
OBIT - POWELL, ROBERT M.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Robert M. Powell, 83, of Roanoke, departed this life Tuesday,February 27, 2007 in the Virginia Veterans Care Center. He was bornJanuary 13, 1924 to the late Henry and Maggie Hamlar Powell. Robertgrew up in the Montvale Community of Bedford County. He retired after40 years of service with ...
OBIT - BENNETT, MARY PAULINE THOMAS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mary Pauline Thomas Bennett, 86, of Vinton, died Friday, February23, 2007. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Fridayat Mountain ...
OBIT - DEISHER, GENE EDMOND
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gene Edmond Deisher, 78, of Eagle Rock, died Monday, February 26,2007. Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, March 3, 2007in the Eagle Rock Chapel ...
OBIT - GIBSON, GERALDINE E.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Geraldine E. Gibson, 81, of Troutville, died Wednesday, ...
OBIT - LESTER, MABEL S.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mrs. Mabel Saunders Lester, 91, of Christiansburg, Va., passedaway on Saturday, February 24, 2007. She was born November 12, 1915in Indian Valley, the eldest daughter of the late James and OllieSaunders. Also preceding her in death was her husband of 52 years,Wallace Lester; four ...
OBIT - HUTCHERSON, NAOMI W.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Naomi W. Hutcherson, 87, of Rocky Mount, died peacefully Monday,February 26, 2007 at her home. She was born December 19, 1919, adaughter of the late Willie and Agnes Webster of Rocky Mount. She waspreceded in death by three husbands including Lawrence Hutcherson anda cherished daughter ...
OBIT - TOLIVER, GEORGE WILLIAM
Mar 01, 2007 ... George William Toliver, 77, of Buchanan, died Tuesday, February27, 2007. The family will receive ...
OBIT - BROWN, MILFORD SAMUEL
Mar 01, 2007 ... Milford Samuel Brown, 80, of Glade Hill, went to be with the Lordon Monday, February 26, 2007. A United States Navy veteran of WorldWar II and Korea. Mr. Brown was a watch maker and was employed byFinks Jewelers at Towers Mall for 35 plus years. Preceding Mr. Brownin death were his ...
OBIT - WELCH, DAVID L.
Mar 01, 2007 ... David L. Welch, 37, of Hardy, passed away Monday, February 26,2007. Funeral services ...
OBIT - VARNEY, BERTHA LEE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Bertha Lee Varney, 98, passed away at Magnolia Ridge AssistedLiving Facility in Roanoke, Va. on February 25, 2007 where she was aresident for the past seven years. Bertha spent her young life inStone, Kentucky and her adult years in Bluefield, Va. She enjoyedchina painting with her ...
OBIT - WIMMER, VIOLA MAE HUTCHINSON
Mar 01, 2007 ... Viola Hutchinson Wimmer, 90, of Roanoke, went to be with her Lordand to join her beloved husband, Cecil H. Wimmer, Sr., in Heaven onMonday, February 26, 2007. She was born to Thomas and LucilleHutchinson on January 19, 1917. She was preceded in death by herinfant son, Leon Albert Wimmer; ...
OBIT - CANTRELL, JOSHUA ALAN
Mar 01, 2007 ... Joshua Alan Cantrell, 3, of Floyd, returned to the Lord on Monday,February 26, 2007, surrounded by the same love that welcomed him intothis world. He is survived by his father and mother, Travis and LauraPratt Cantrell; brother, A.J. Cantrell; maternal grandparents, Joeland Saundra ...
OBIT - WORRELL, MAGGIE MARIE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Maggie Marie Worrell, 91, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, February ...
OBIT - COMER, HUNTER D. JR., (SONNY)
Mar 01, 2007 ... Hunter D. (Sonny) Comer, Jr., 72, of Christiansburg, ...
OBIT - NUZZO, ALICE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Alice Nuzzo of Bedford, Virginia, died unexpectedly February 26,2007. Her husband, Alphonso Franklin Nuzzo preceded her in death. Sheis survived by her daughter, Karen Nuzzo and husband, James Jones ofBedford; son, James Nuzzo and wife, Mary Nuzzo of Franklin, Mass.;sister, Lois Francis ...
OBIT - CALHOUN, JOHN ALVIN, (AL)
Mar 01, 2007 ... John Alvin (Al) Calhoun, 73, of Moneta, passed away Monday,February 26, 2007. Funeral Friday, 11 a.m., Palestine Baptist Church.Family ...
OBIT - JONES, ELLA MARIE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ella Marie Jones, 79, of Floyd, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007.She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and John Robertson,Pilot, Va.; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Nelson Walters,Stuarts Draft, Va.; sisters-in-law, Ann Jones, Floyd, Va., JosephineJones, Roanoke, ...
OBIT - MEADOR, MARY WUERGLER
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mary Wuergler Meador, 86, of Moneta, went to be with the LordTuesday, February 27, 2007 at her residence. She was born September6, 1920 in Franklin County, a daughter of the late Fred Wuergler andAda Cundiff Wuergler. She was preceded in death by three brothers,Ray Wuergler, Lewis ...
OBIT - MCCRAW, THOMAS HERMAN JR., (TOMMY)
Mar 01, 2007 ... Thomas Herman (Tommy) McCraw, Jr., 63, passed away Wednesday,February 28, 2007 at his home in Dublin. He was a retired employee ofHercules, a veteran of the US Army, a member of the American LegionPost #7, Pulaski, Va. and a member of Local Union #8495. He waspreceded in death by his ...