Roanoke Times & World News back issues from October 2007:
BACCHANALIA ON THE LAKE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Shirley Archer had been to Smith Mountain Lake before, but thiswas the first year that her Halifax County vineyard, Bright MeadowsFarm, took part in the 19th Annual Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival. It won't be the last. Archer was so impressed with the turnout at this year's ...
2 INDEPENDENTS MAKE BID FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Oct 01, 2007; ... Roanoke's two incumbents in the House of Delegates each facechallenges next month from political independents. The challengers both are considered underdogs, and they've eachtaken stances reflecting the Democratic Party platform. But that's where the similarities between Alex ...
COUNTY FOCUSES ON ILLEGAL ALIENS
Oct 01, 2007; ... The effects of illegal immigration on local governments has been ahot topic this summer in Northern Virginia and, because of onelocality's initiative, the issue has shown up on the radar of atleast one locality near Roanoke. In Bedford County, Supervisor John Sharp, who represents ...
VDOT USES HERBICIDES TO MAINTAIN VISIBILITY
Oct 01, 2007; ... Q: We often see spraying of vegetation along the interstate. Whatare they spraying and why? -- Maury Hamill, Riner A: That's a good question, especially because I had the misfortuneto get behind one of those trucks on a back road and wound upinhaling roughly a gallon of the ...
AUTUMN'S CELESTIAL DUST CLOUD HIDES IN PLAIN VIEW
Oct 01, 2007; ... When city folk visit the country on clear, dark autumn nights,they are treated to an amazing sight. Arcing directly overhead glowsthe plane of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This magnificent band cannotbe fully experienced in the city, whether it is Roanoke, Blacksburg,Rocky Mount or ...
MARTINSVILLE POLICE SEEK 2 MEN AFTER EARLY MORNING SHOOTING
Oct 01, 2007; ... Martinsville police are searching for two men they think wereinvolved in a shooting early Sunday morning. The incident took place just before 2 a.m. at Deep Blue Seafood inthe 700 block of West Fayette Street, police said. According to city communications director Matt Hankins, ...
TALKING POINT
Oct 01, 2007 ... "In many ways, rats and mice get greater protection as researchsubjects in the United States than do humans." --Arthur L. Caplan, chairman of the department of medical ethicsat the ...
IMMIGRATION PANEL BETTER WITHOUT OMEISH
Oct 01, 2007 ... Esam Omeish does not like Israel. He was quite clear about thatwhen he talked about "the barbaric and disproportionate Israeli warmachine." He also thinks American Muslims should support "the jihadway" as the means to liberate Middle Eastern lands. He's entitled to his view, and he ...
REWARD TEACHERS WHO ARE MOST NEEDED
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tying teacher bonuses to student performance on standardized testscan rankle traditionalists who believe anyone called to duty servesnot for financial gain but for love of teaching. But bonuses as a way to attract exceptional educators to high-poverty schools, where students' needs ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Oct 01, 2007 ... Actually, the evidence does exist The Times' editorial on Rep. Jim Moran ("Rep. Moran spins Iraqwith old prejudices," Sept. 24) bears such a striking similarity toan op-ed piece by Colbert King in The Washington Post as to arousesuspicion. Like King, you lament Moran's ...
END HUNGER THROUGH THE FARM BILL
Oct 01, 2007; ... Today in the United Stated one in 10 men, women and children don'talways know where their next meal is coming from. Federal nutrition programs such as the Food Stamp Program, theEmergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental FoodProgram are the first line of ...
TAKE CARE WITH KNOWLEDGE
Oct 01, 2007; ... This is the first time in 16 years I haven't taught physics, and Ihave to admit, I miss it. But I also see it as an opportunity to trysomething new with my column. What follows is an abbreviated versionof my first-day's lecture in physics. This lecture has little to dowith physics ...
WEBMAIL GETS READY TO GROW
Oct 01, 2007; ... E-mail hosting company Webmail.us has come a long way since thedays when it operated in the basement of a rented house. And it'sabout to get even bigger. Co-founder and chief executive officer Pat Matthews is expected toannounce publicly today that the 8-year-old company has been ...
IN THE MARKET
Oct 01, 2007; ... Robert Gibb wanted to earn extra money and have more flexiblework hours. Kelly Shingleton bought her first house at 20 years old andwanted to reach out to young adults looking to buy a place of theirown. Shingleton and Gibb are two of the newest faces in local ...
FOR THE RECORD
Oct 01, 2007 ... CORRECTION The headline for the high school football roundup in Saturday'sSports section ...
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF VICTORY FOR SETZER
Oct 01, 2007; ... Dennis Setzer hopes someone will call to offer him a ride for theCraftsman Truck Series' visit to Martinsville Speedway later thismonth. If the Bailey's 300 at Martinsville has anything to do with it,Setzer's phone may already be ringing. On Sunday, he unequivocally had his ...
CAVS' DEAL WITH MAC SHOULD BE PROFITABLE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Al Groh was wrapping up his postgame news conference Saturdaynight when he was notified that Game 6 opponent Middle TennesseeState had scored 44 points in the first half against FloridaInternational. "Thanks for killing the night," said Groh, who takes his Virginiafootball team ...
MISTAKE COSTS ABINGDON RUNNER
Oct 01, 2007; ... The first boys' cross country showdown of the season betweenBlacksburg's Peter Dorrell and Abingdon's Griff Graves came offSaturday, but not quite as expected. Graves, who has committed to Syracuse, had a rough day at theMaymont Festival in Richmond. The defending Group AA ...
LCA LINEMAN COMMITS TO TECH
Oct 01, 2007; ... Georgia was always Bobby Massie's favorite team as a youngster inAppomattox, but, when it came time to pick a college, there was onething Virginia Tech had that Georgia didn't. "They're [the Hokies] just home," said Massie, who made an oralcommitment to the Hokies on Sunday as he ...
SCITES SATISFIED WITH FINISHING IN 3RD
Oct 01, 2007; ... If the cautions had been sparser, Davin Scites' result might havebeen better. If there hadn't been an inversion, his outcome might have changed. If there hadn't been that nagging rubber build-up around theMartinsville Speedway surface, Scites might not have needed to ...
OBIT - PENN, JOHN W.
Oct 01, 2007 ... John W. Penn, 87, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September27, 2007. He was born in Vanwood, West Virginia to the late Thomasand Rosa Penn, but was raised and educated in Roanoke County. Hemarried the former Louise Jones in 1949. John was preceded in deathby his daughter, ...
OBIT - AMOS, FRANCES VEST
Oct 01, 2007 ... Frances Vest Amos, 75, of Salem, died Thursday, September 27,2007 ....
OBIT - BLACK , VIRGINIA DARE SHRADER
Oct 01, 2007 ... Virginia Dare Shrader Black, 94, of Roanoke, was called home to bewith her Lord and Savior on September 29, 2007. She was born to DavidWesley and Alice Carrie Shrader of Bland County, Virginia on April 9,1913. She came to Roanoke in 1931 to become a hairdresser andcontinued working for ...
OBIT - BRUGH, RHODA (LOIS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rhoda (Lois) Brugh, 86, of Salem, Va., went home to be with herLord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 30, 2007. She wasborn in Lexington, Va. on June 23, 1921 daughter of the late EmmettThomas and Lucy Maude Cummings. She was also preceded in death by herhusband, Colonel ...
OBIT - CONNER, MARY ELIZABETH
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mary Elizabeth Conner, 87, of Roanoke, died on Saturday, September29, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin C. Conner.Surviving are her son, Harold Stump and his fiancee, Mary Harris;grandchildren, Jeannie Lynn Robertson and Cory Garst; great-granddaughter, Brittany ...
OBIT - CONNOLLY , DOLORES
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dolores Connolly, 95, of Roanoke, died on Friday, September 28,2007. A funeral Mass will be held at Our ...
OBIT - HIBBITTS, HARRY LEE
Oct 01, 2007 ... Harry Lee Hibbitts, 78, of Roanoke, passed away on Wednesday,September 26, 2007. A memorial ...
OBIT - LEGGE, MICHAEL V.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Michael V. Legge, 61, of Salem, died on Saturday, September 29,2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Dale Legge andstepmother, Sally M. Legge. Mike was a member of Christian LifeFellowship. He retired from Allied Chemical and Hanover Direct andwas a United States Navy ...
OBIT - NEWMAN, TOM ALLEN
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tom Allen Newman, 95, of Roanoke died Saturday, September 29,2007. He was born July 30, 1912 to the late Everette Green Newman andJettie Lewis Newman. He was also preceded in death by his wife,Beatrice Jacobs Newman, sisters, Sally Gibson, Dorothy Blankenship,Nell Jacobs, Georgia Jones, ...
OBIT - RULE, LILLIAN B.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Lillian B. Rule, 90, of Peterstown, W. Va., passed away Saturday,September 29, 2007. Funeral services ...
OBIT - PETERSON, GLENN CLYDE
Oct 01, 2007 ... Glenn Clyde Peterson, 65, of Salem, Va., passed away Sunday,September 30, 2007 ....
OBIT - SARKISIAN, VARTGES (MATT)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vartges (Matt) Sarkisian, 34, of Roanoke, died suddenly on Friday,September 28, 2007, as the result of a biking accident in RockbridgeCounty. Born in Teheran, he came to the USA in 1999. Matt worked insales at the Scooter Shop in Happy's Flea Market. A loving husbandand father, he is ...
OBIT - SHEFFLER, FRANK WALTER
Oct 01, 2007 ... Frank Walter Sheffler, 81, of Roanoke, passed away on September28, 2007. Funeral services will be held at the ...
OBIT - THOMAS, HARLAN JESSE, (PAPAW)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Harlan Jesse Thomas (Papaw), 76, of Vinton, passed away Thursday,September 27, 2007 ....
OBIT - THOMPSON, AILEEN GLADYS BECKNER
Oct 01, 2007 ... Aileen Gladys Beckner Thompson, 82, of Roanoke, passed away onFriday, September 28, 2007. A service ...
OBIT - VESSEY, ROBERT ARLEN (R.A.)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Robert Arlen (R.A.) Vessey, 76, of Troutville, Va., passed awayThursday, September 27, 2007 ....
OBIT - BLANKENSHIP, ROY ALLEN
Oct 01, 2007 ... Roy Allen Blankenship, 64, of Hardy, died Sunday, September ...
OBIT - DILLON, WILLIAM PAUL, SR.
Oct 01, 2007 ... William Paul Dillon, Sr., 82, of Glade Hill, passed away onFriday, September 28, 2007. Funeral ...
OBIT - MALONE, WILLIAM
Oct 01, 2007 ... William Malone, 72, of Moneta, died Sunday, September 30, ...
OBIT - ALTIZER, KENNETH BARRY
Oct 01, 2007 ... Kenneth Barry Altizer, 47, of 3869 Clarks Mill Road, Draper, diedSaturday night, September 29, 2007 in Pulaski. He was born inMontgomery County on March 20, 1960 and was the son of the lateKenneth Laverne Altizer. He was also preceded in death by twobrothers, Carliss Altizer and Anthony ...
OBIT - CALLISON, JUDY EILEEN
Oct 01, 2007 ... Judy Eileen Callison, 60, of Radford, passed away Saturday,September 29, 2007 ....
OBIT - GALLIMORE, NANCY ANN AKERS
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nancy Ann Akers Gallimore, 59, of Radford, passed away Friday,September 28, 2007. Funeral ...
OBIT - HOLLIDAY, CECILE LEIGH DUNCAN
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cecile Leigh Duncan Holliday, 71, of Christiansburg, diedSaturday, September 29, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She wasborn in Montgomery County, Va. on March 21, 1936 to the late RobertLee and Ercell Bower Duncan. She was also preceded in death by herhusband, William "Bill" ...
OBIT - LAWSON, GUY COOLIDGE
Oct 01, 2007 ... Guy Coolidge Lawson, of Floyd, passed away ...
OBIT - MATUSEVICH, GEORGE
Oct 01, 2007 ... George Matusevich, 76, of Blacksburg passed away, Saturday,September 29, 2007, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born inMontgomery Co., Va., on July 17, 1931 to the late Tony, Sr. andTessie Proco Matusevich. He was also preceded in death by twobrothers, Johnny L. Matusevich and ...
OBIT - SCHEIM, SONYA
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sonya Scheim, 83, of Blacksburg, passed away Saturday, ...
OBIT - STOVER, WILLIAM HOWARD
Oct 01, 2007 ... William Howard Stover, 73, of Christiansburg, died Thursday,September 27, 2007. Graveside Monday, October ...
OBIT - CUNNINGHAM, BOBBY FRANKLIN
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mr. Bobby Franklin Cunningham, 73, of Washington County, Va.,passed away on Saturday, September ...
OBIT - FOGLESONG, VIDA NEEL
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vida Neel Foglesong, 87, of Ceres, Va., passed away Saturday,September 29, 2007 at her home. She was born December 9, 1919 inBland County, daughter of the late William Thomas Neel and EdithUmbarger Neel and was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer BaneFoglesong and a daughter, Jerri ...
OBIT - GREENE, FRANKLIN TAYLOR
Oct 01, 2007 ... Franklin Taylor Greene, 92, of Lynchburg, formerly of Fairfield,died Friday. Graveside services, 2 p.m., Monday, ...
OBIT - HALL, FREDERICK (FRED)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Frederick (Fred) Hall, 58, of Glade Spring, Va., passed awaySaturday, September 29, 2007. Graveside 11 a.m. on ...
OBIT - LAWSON, DOROTHY MAE
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dorothy Mae Lawson, 71, of Galax, Va., passed away Sunday,September 30, 2007 ....
OBIT - STORES, STERLING SINCLAIR SR.
Oct 01, 2007 ... On Friday, September 28, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, aftera brief illness, God called into His presence His beloved son,Sterling Sinclair Stores, Sr. He was born September 28, 1927 to thelate Kermit and Uva Early Stores in Rockbridge County. He waspreceded in death by two ...
OBIT - ATKINSON, MARY ELIZABETH
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mary Elizabeth Atkinson, 23, of Kapaa, Hawaii, passed awaySeptember 23, 2007. Mary Elizabeth was born in Roanoke, Va. Survivingare her parents, Joshua (Lanny) and Anna Leah; sister, Christina ofKapaa, Hawaii; half brother, Paul Matthew ...
JUDGE BARS LAWYER FROM PRACTICING IN CIRCUIT
Oct 02, 2007; ... A New River Valley judge has taken the unusual step of barring aChristiansburg lawyer from practicing law in his judicial circuit. Circuit Judge Joey Showalter issued an order Sept. 13 barringGerard Marks from practicing in the 27th Circuit "until furthernotice." The order ...
GREAT DAYS TO BE FANS
Oct 02, 2007; ... Oh, what an awesome week! Unless you are a Mets fan. Or a Tony Stewart fan. Or a San Diego Chargers fan. Or a fan of seven of the last week's top 13 teams in collegefootball. Or a certain women's soccer goalie. But for just about everybody else who ...
PROTESTORS MARCH TO POLICE STATION; ACCOUNTS OF INCIDENT DIFFER
Oct 02, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- A Sept. 22 incident in which a Virginia Tech studentsays a town police officer used excessive force prompted a group ofabout 30 to hold a silent protest Monday in front of the policedepartment. Many of the 30 walked from Burruss Hall to the Clay Streetdepartment, ...
DON'T ALLOW A PUPPY MILL IN GILES COUNTY
Oct 02, 2007; ... Why would anyone want to welcome a large-scale, commercial dog-breeding facility into their community? Last month, a couple in GilesCounty applied for a special exception permit to build a dog breedingfacility on their property. The same couple operated a kennel inBland County with more ...
TALKING POINT
Oct 02, 2007 ... "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this countrybecause of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying thosechildren to term." -- Sen. Joe Biden cited this statistic ...
PLEASE DON'T HOLD
Oct 02, 2007; ... "We are currently in a meeting and unable to take your call.Please try again later." "Due to current high call volume, we cannot accept your call." "The doctors don't like to take messages. Can you call back onMonday?" Do I see a trend here? Corporate telephone ...
OLD-TIME WOUND TREATMENT MAY HELP PETS, TOO
Oct 02, 2007; ... Q: You recently wrote about using sugar for slow-healing woundsand bedsores. As a nurse, I learned years ago that the best way touse this home remedy is to make a thick paste of antibiotic ointmentand sugar and pack the wound with it. Old wives' tale or not, it works. The ...
WHAT'S THE WORD ON 'KID NATION'?
Oct 01, 2007; ... For someone who hasn't seen "Kid Nation," the new CBS series maysound like typical reality TV: 40 contestants in a desert ghost townwith 40 days to build a functioning community. The twist, of course,is it's a nation of kids ages 8 to 15. Which has troubled some viewers. Children ...
OPERA HAS ITS GRIMM TOUCHES
Oct 01, 2007; ... This past weekend's "Hansel and Gretel" from Opera Roanoke was awelcome expedition into new repertoire for the company. Engelbert Humperdinck's musical version of the familiar BrothersGrimm story opened Friday night in Shaftman Hall at the JeffersonCenter to an audience of about ...
DAN RATHER HAS COME BACK TO HAUNT BENNIE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Well, darn it all, I completely forgot to watch Katie Couric onCBS when she went to Iraq. Even though she is just as cute as can be -- given her age -- Ihave to admit that I never tune in to Katie. I did, however, see some pictures on the Internet and I have tocongratulate ...
ON THE RECORD: GOVERNMENT MEETINGS [Corrected 10/04/07]
Oct 01, 2007 ... TODAY Roanoke City Council 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Morning session Room 159,first floor Afternoon session Council Chamber, fourth floor Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Ave. S.W. During its morning session, the council will discuss the city'semergency operations plan. At ...