Roanoke Times & World News back issues from February 2008:
RADFORD SOPHOMORE AIMS FOR LOFTY GOALS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Records, it is said, are made to be broken, and RadfordUniversity's John Uhler knows it. The sophomore pole vaulter broke the school indoor track recordby clearing 14 feet, 6 inches Jan. 18 at East Tennessee State'sNiswonger Invitational. The old record stood since 2004. The ...
CALL TO ACTION
Feb 01, 2008; ... Bobwhite quail were once among the premier game birds inVirginia. But the small bird with the distinctive song note has fallen onhard times, with populations dropping an estimated 75 percent in thepast four decades. Nowadays, while game species such as the wild turkey and ...
AFTER FIRE, BANDS FIND FRIENDS AMID RUBBLE [Corrected 02/05/08]
Feb 01, 2008; ... Benefit shows in Roanoke and Blacksburg have raised about $2,200for musicians who lost gear in a Jan. 3 warehouse fire in Roanoke. Doug Cheatwood and his band, the Bastards of Fate, suffered theworst from damage at the former Ideal Laundry building at 728 ChurchAve. S.E. The ...
GLITCH FOUND IN ALERT SYSTEM AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY
Feb 01, 2008; ... Radford University's emergency alert system got its first realtest Wednesday night, and it did not as well as university officialswould like. The incident began at 11:39 p.m., according to a text messagesent out through the system, though Radford spokesman Rob Tuckersaid the ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Texas QB decides to sign with Uva Virginia has found a silver lining in the loss of two-yearstarting quarterback Jameel Sewell. "I could see that a window of opportunity was opening for me,"said Riko Smalls, a prolific passer from Plano, Texas, aftercommitting to UVa. "That ...
DEMOCRATS DEBATE OVER COUNCIL SEATS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Roanoke's Democratic hopefuls agreed Thursday evening that thecity needs to focus its energies on economic development andeducation. At a debate at the Dumas Center for Artistic & CulturalDevelopment, the seven candidates competing for three spots on theDemocratic Party ballot ...
TRUST FUND IN JOGGER'S NAME SET UP
Feb 01, 2008; ... Co-workers and friends of a runner who was struck and killedearly Monday morning in Roanoke County are offering a $5,000 rewardfor information leading to the arrest of the driver. The Tom Farrell Trust Fund has been created to raise money forthe reward and for scholarships for ...
A SILENT KILLER GOES UNDETECTED
Feb 01, 2008 ... As mourners gathered on Virginia Tech's campus last summer todedicate a memorial to the 32 professors and students whose liveswere cut short by a mad gunman, they learned of another deadlypresence in their community: carbon monoxide. Known as the silent killer because the toxin ...
DGIF'S PLANS FOR BOATING ED MADE PUBLIC
Feb 01, 2008; ... Starting July 1, Virginia boaters will be facing boatingeducation requirements mandated last winter by the General Assembly. While it's a certainty that most of the state's boat and personalwatercraft operators will eventually be required to pass a certifiedboater education class, ...
RANDOLPH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE FOR CAVS
Feb 01, 2008; ... The William Byrd boys' basketball team -- 12 players -- scored 35points Thursday night, the exact same total 12 Lord Botetourtplayers scored. But the Cavaliers had a lucky 13th. And that proved to be all thedifference. Actually, he wasn't lucky. He played one of the best ...
PANEL PASSES BILLS BANNING SMOKING IN PUBLIC
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Senate Committee on Education and Health passed a series ofbills Thursday that offer legislators and local officials a varietyof ways to ban smoking in public areas such as restaurants. The three bills, each approved by a 12-3 vote, offer differentapproaches to smoking: n ...
GET OUT: KANDINSKY TRIO
Feb 01, 2008; ... Roanoke College's resident chamber music ensemble, the KandinskyTrio, heads to Virginia Tech this weekend with guest violist RogerChase to perform works by Brahms, Mozart and Virginia Techprofessor Kent Holliday. In 20 years, the Kandinskys have performed with dozens of ...
CORNERSHOT
Feb 01, 2008; ... Boy, this commercial sure makes that chain restaurant look good. Yum, yum, look at all that seafood. It sure looks tasty. Maybe I should drive right over there and dig in. There's just one problem. I'm currently eating lunch at another restaurant and they've got a bunch ...
PHOTO-TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT PUTS THE LUMBER TO RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON U.S. 220
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DARDEN BIG SOUTH'S SULTAN OF SWAT
Feb 01, 2008; ... There's nothing Kelli Darden likes better than blocking shots. And soon, she will be the most prolific shot blocker in Big Southwomen's basketball history. Darden, a 6-foot-3 senior center for Radford University, hasblocked 256 shots in her career. In Saturday's game with ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Feb 01, 2008; ... NO. 2 BROOKVILLE RALLIES TO TOP STAUNTON RIVER LYNCHBURG -- Brittany Campbell had 18 points, eight rebounds,five assists and four steals as Brookville, the second-rankedgirls' basketball team in Group AA overcame an eight-point halftimedeficit to down visiting Staunton River ...
BOARD PAYING FOR TESTS AT WILLIAM BYRD
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Roanoke County Public Schools district is paying $29,444 fortests that determined environmental factors were not to blame forthe twitching symptoms that affected several William Byrd HighSchool students in the fall. The school board approved the payment Thursday ...
A CUT OF A BIGGER PLAN: ROANOKE PARK REWORKED
Feb 01, 2008; ... The cutting of 170 mature trees, including a number of sycamores,has begun in Roanoke's Wasena Park as part of a plan that willdramatically change the look of a favorite area for bikers, runnersand walkers. The tree removal is part of a $64 million widening of the RoanokeRiver ...
POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT
Feb 01, 2008; ... Police continued to search Thursday night for a man who sexuallyassaulted a woman in her home, prompting the town to lock downnearby schools. A man broke into a home on Warren Court, off Radford Street, and assaulted the woman about 10:45 a.m., Christiansburg police Capt.Barry ...
ROANOKE HOPES TO REAP RESEARCH REWARDS
Feb 01, 2008; ... A proposed medical research institute near downtown Roanoke couldcreate 350 jobs over the new six years and annually pump tens ofmillions of dollars into the local economy, according to newdetails of a joint project between Virginia Tech and CarilionClinic. Tech officials say ...
TITANS SURVIVE SALEM'S CHALLENGE
Feb 01, 2008; ... It definitely wasn't the easiest victory for the third rankedteam in Group AA boy's basketball. Hidden Valley survived 15 lead changes before pulling away in thefourth quarter to a 71-57 over River Ridge District host Salem. The Titans (17-1, 6-1) got off the ropes with 6:42 to ...
CHRISTIANSBURG LEADERS QUESTION TOURISM PROJECT
Feb 01, 2008; ... Town leaders now have mixed emotions about a tourism agreementmade with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in 2005. But those emotions -- simmering for the past year -- nearlyreached the boiling point in a terse exchange between chamberdirector Shane Adams and several ...
FOR THE RECORD
Feb 01, 2008 ... CORRECTIONS Consumers reused 38,000 bags at Ukrop's Super Market storesduring the week of Jan. 14-19, which means the company paid $1,900to customers by offering a 5-cent credit per bag. Consumers reused35,000 bags at Ukrop's stores the week before that. The figures ...
'07 PROFITS FALL 14 PERCENT AT MAINSTREET BANKSHARES
Feb 01, 2008; ... MainStreet BankShares, the parent company of Franklin CommunityBank, said profit fell last year but the bank earned a high-achiever award from an analyst. Banking posted record industry profits through 2006, followed by declining profits last year. MainStreet was no different in ...
125 CONVERGE ON EATERY FOR OBAMA RALLY
Feb 01, 2008; ... Evan Mack, a concert pianist who lives in Lewisburg, W.Va., wasamong the 125 or so Barack Obama supporters who filled The VenueRestaurant in Northwest Roanoke on Thursday night for a campaignrally. Chanting "O-Ba-Ma," and his slogan, "Yes We Can," the groupwatched videos of ...
NOW THAT'S A SMART INVESTMENT
Feb 01, 2008 ... Community colleges play an invaluable role in serving studentswho, for reasons of time or money, need a nearby alternative to four-year institutions. Virginia Western's latest venture, though, shows how the"community" in the Virginia Community College System can mean muchmore ...
'IDOL' WON'T BUTT OUT EVEN FOR THE SUPER BOWL
Feb 01, 2008; ... I watched a football game and "American Idol" broke out. I fear all of America will be saying that on Monday morning.Super Bowl XLII (my high school Roman is a little rusty, but Ibelieve that's 42; it's the same numeral that would've appearedafter the latest "Rambo," but the NFL ...
A 'STRAIGHT TALK' PIT STOP
Feb 01, 2008; ... Returning to Virginia from Alabama on Jan. 16, I happened tocross paths in South Carolina with John McCain's "Straight TalkExpress" as the Republican presidential candidate arrived to begincampaigning for the state's Republican primary on Jan. 19. When aradio news item said that McCain ...
NUEVA CLNICA ABRE EN ROANOKE [Corrected 06/05/08]
Feb 01, 2008; ... En el da de hoy se ha inaugurado en la ciudad de Roanoke unaclnica mdica que viene cumplir el tan profundo anhelo de lacomunidad hispanoamericana y de todos los inmigrantes en el Valle deRoanoke de tener un doctor cercano y accesible. El doctor Steven Collins y su esposa Jacqueline ...
BROADWAY AREA PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS BRING THE BIG SHOWS TO ROANOKE
Feb 01, 2008; ... The director stands with his actors and his version of the Bible -- a three-ring binder stuffed full of sheet music and lyrics. He's a bundle of ideas and energy, working side by side onchoreography with his leading man, baby-faced in blue jeans andbraces. It's a raucous pub ...
OBIT - HATCHER, SANDRA HYLTON
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sandra Hylton Hatcher, 66, of Fredericktown, Ohio, formerly ofRoanoke, died Sunday, January 27, ...
PHOTO - GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
Feb 01, 2008 ... 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 ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Feb 01, 2008 ... Gun owners are serious about their responsibilities In response to "Shooting down a gun sales loophole" (Jan. 25editorial): I bet if your newspaper was more concerned about facts instead ofsensationalism, you wouldn't comment on the so-called gun showloophole. How ...
OBIT - DOOLEY, MARY ANN (GRANNY)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mary Ann (Granny) Dooley, 77, of Troutville, entered into theGates Eternal on Tuesday afternoon, January 29, 2008, and is nowreunited with her husband of 42 years, Everett Dooley. She was anavid bowler for many years, but found her greatest enjoymentsurrounded by family. In addition to ...
OBIT - FARRELL, THOMAS W.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Tom Farrell, 49, died Monday, January 28, 2008, while doingsomething he loved; taking his morning run through familiarneighborhoods of Roanoke County. He was struck by a car and died ofthose injuries. Tom leaves his wife, Connie, and daughters,Elizabeth and Katie. Surviving are his ...
OBIT - FERGUSON, HERMAN THOMAS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Herman Thomas Ferguson, 85, passed away on Saturday, January 26,2008, at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, Va., with hisfamily by his side. He was born on July 11, 1922, in Prospect, Va.,to the late Daniel Thomas Ferguson, Jr., and Helen Hill Ferguson.Mr. Ferguson is also preceded ...
OBIT - LISKEY, GEORGE HUNTER
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mr. George Hunter Liskey, 46, of Salem, died Tuesday, January 29,2008. A celebration of life service ...
OBIT - ANDERSON, LENA WYNNE
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lena Wynne Anderson died January 26, 2008, after a brief strugglewith meningitis. She was 15 months old. Lena had such an etherealquality that in retrospect it seems obvious that she wouldn't beallowed to stay not that anyone who knew her could tolerate thatthought while she was with us ....
OBIT - APOSTOLOU, NOTA N.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Nota N. Apostolou, 99, of Roanoke, passed away on Wednesday,January 30, 2008. Preceding her in death were her husband of 49years, Elias Apostolou; daughter, Mary A. Kling and her husband,Robert E. Kling Jr.; brother, John Nichols; sister, Fotoula George;and son-in-law, James C. Tames ....
OBIT - HARTMAN, KATHLEEN ANITA
Feb 01, 2008 ... Kathleen Anita Hartman, 74, of Roanoke, went to be with her Lordon Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Born May 26, 1933, in Lynchburg, shewas a daughter of the late Harry Hartman and Effie Dudley Hartman.Also preceding her in death was her ex-husband, Joseph MelvinDudley. She was retired from ...
OBIT - OYLER, POSEY GLENN
Feb 01, 2008 ... Posey Glenn Oyler, 74, of Roanoke, went to be with his Lord onWednesday afternoon, January 30, 2008. Posey was preceded in deathby his parents, Jim and Fannie Oyler; a stepson, Steve L. Sloan; twobrothers-in-law, Buddy Shelton, and Clarence Newcomb; and a nephew,Terry Hodges. Surviving ...
OBIT - COLES, FRANCINE BERNICE
Feb 01, 2008 ... Francine Bernice Coles, of Roanoke, closed her eyes on Earth andwoke up in Heaven on January 30, 2008. Francine was born in Roanoke,to Louise Coles and the late George Coles. She is survived by hermother, Louise Coles; devoted sister, Lynelle Hanley; brothers,George (Juanita) Coles, of ...
OBIT - FRIDGE, HARRY GREENWELL JR.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Harry Greenwell Fridge Jr., passed away January 31, 2008. He wasborn in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on August 10, 1947 and was agraduate of Hattiesburg High School, Marion Military Institute, andMississippi State, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma and receivedhis B.S. degree. He retired ...
OBIT - DAVIS, JAMES FRANK
Feb 01, 2008 ... James Frank Davis, of Roanoke and formerly of Buchanan, passedaway on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, just shy of his 90th birthday.He was a member of Northview United Methodist Church, a member ofMelrose Masonic Lodge No. 139 AF & AM, and served as WorshipfulMaster of James Evan Lodge No ....
OBIT - SOUTHERN, LOUISE PAGE HIGGINS GUERRERO
Feb 01, 2008 ... Louise Page Higgins Guerrero Southern, 92, of Salem, died January14, 2008. Celebration of Life 2 p.m ....
OBIT - SHIPPER, DOROTHY SARA COE
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mrs. Dorothy Sara Coe Shipper, 96, of Salem, passed awayThursday, January 24, 2008. Funeral services 1 p.m ....
OBIT - SHERERTZ, ROBERT FRANCIS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Robert Francis Sherertz, 81, died on Saturday, January 26, 2008,at South Roanoke Nursing Home. Mr. Sherertz was a lifetime residentof Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Frank J. Sherertz; and his sister, Jeanne Sherertz Atkinson. He issurvived by his brother, ...
OBIT - WILLIAMS, RUBY L. CURTIS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ruby L. Curtis Williams, 89, of Montvale, passed away Monday,January 28, 2008. Funeral services will be 1 ...
OBIT - HUFFMAN, MYRTLE MARIE MILLS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Myrtle Marie Mills Huffman, 99, of Boones Mill, passed awayJanuary 29, 2008 ....
OBIT - SUTOR, ELIZABETH ANN ROBERTS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Elizabeth Ann Roberts Sutor, 96, of Roanoke, passed away onWednesday, January 30, 2008. The graveside service will ...
OBIT - MCCOY, AMNERIS C.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Amneris C. McCoy, of Roanoke died Tuesday, January 29, 2008.Amneris was born in Rome, Italy and came to the U.S.A. in 1947 tomarry her beloved husband, Wilson C. McCoy. Amneris and Wilson metwhile Wilson was stationed in Rome during World War II. Amneris andWilson were married for 57 ...
OBIT - SUMPTER, DANA H.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dana H. Sumpter, 41, of Roanoke, went to be with her HeavenlyFather on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. She was a member of BonsackBaptist Church. Her faith in Jesus was the center of her life, andwas very apparent in her everyday life. She enjoyed working withchildren and youth. Music was ...
OBIT - WEBB, GARNETT FLOYD
Feb 01, 2008 ... Garnett Floyd Webb, 86, died in Richmond on Tuesday, January 29,2008. He was born November 2, 1921 to Ossie Diana Thompson andArnold Cicero Webb in the Snake Creek Community of Carroll County,Va., joining sister Zoa Rea Webb. He worked at the hosiery mill inHillsville until he enlisted ...
OBIT - TAMPASIS, CHRISTINE A.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Christine A. Tampasis, 52, of Roanoke, went to be with The Lord,Wednesday January 30, 2008. She was born in Roanoke, September 1,1955, daughter of Voula Tampasis, of Roanoke, and the late AntoniosTampasis. Her brother, Charlie Tampasis, also preceded her in death.Christine was a lifelong ...
OBIT - SAUNDERS, GERALD MAURICE
Feb 01, 2008 ... Gerald Maurice Saunders, 43, of Roanoke departed this life onWednesday, January 30, 2008. Those left to cherish fond memories area loving wife Martha Saunders; parents, Robert and ElizabethSaunders Sr.; a son, Michael Saunders; daughter, Tierra Saunders;brothers and sisters Robert ...
OBIT - RIDGEWAY, HELEN RICE (DOLLY)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Helen Rice (Dolly) Ridgeway, 85, of Roanoke, passed awaypeacefully at Spring Tree Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 30,2008, with her four children lovingly at her bedside. She waspreceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Ridgeway and formerhusbands, Winston Mullins and Dewey Keith; and ...
OBIT - WALDRON, MICHAEL DAVID
Feb 01, 2008 ... Michael David Waldron, 55, of Roanoke, made his way from thisworld on Thursday, January 31, 2008. He was preceded in death by hisgrandparents, Nathaniel and Louise Waldron and Julius and RuthThomas; and his beloved sister, Donna Sue Kane. He is survived byhis mother, Mable Dobyns and her ...
OBIT - WILKERSON, CHARIE BAILEY
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mrs. Charie Bailey Wilkerson, 66, of Salem, passed ...
OBIT - WYRICK, MATTIE MARIE GRUBBS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mattie Marie Grubbs Wyrick, 69, of Troutville, died Thursday,January 31, 2008. Born in Botetourt County on September 25, 1938,she was a daughter of the late Joseph Grubbs and Sarah Goad Grubbs.Also preceding her in death were sisters, Phoebe Mitchell and JudyGrubbs; and a brother, Manuel ...
OBIT - ROBERTSON, LOLA KEITH
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lola Keith Robertson, 81, of Roanoke, went home to be with theLord Thursday, January 31, 2008. She was preceded in death by a son,Michael Robertson, and daughters, Teresa and Donna Robertson. Lolawas a longtime member of Faith Alliance Church. Surviving are herhusband of 60 years, Gerald ...
OBIT - COVAL, CARL DAVID
Feb 01, 2008 ... Carl David Coval, 59, of Penhook, died Monday, January 28, 2008.Funeral services will be conducted from Flora ...
OBIT - WINSTON, GERALDINE JENKS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mrs. R. Addison Winston, of Roanoke, passed away with her husbandat her side on January 31, 2008, at the Glebe retirement communityin Daleville, Va., after a long illness. Gerry was born May 12,1937, in Lynchburg Va. She was the daughter of the late Marvin M.and Maude D. Jenks, of ...
OBIT - HANSHEW, KENNETH MILDEAN (GOATIE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Kenneth Mildean (Goatie) Hanshew, 57, of Marion, passed away onTuesday, January 29, 2008. Funeral ...
OBIT - HYLTON, THELMA PRICE
Feb 01, 2008 ... Thelma Price Hylton, 84, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, January30, 2008, at Continuous Care in Christiansburg. She was born inMontgomery County, Va. on February 7, 1923 to the late Carl Millerand Juanita Bell McCauley Price. She was preceded in death by herhusband, Alvah Kenneth Hylton ...
OBIT - WILLIAMS, GLADYS MOLES HARRIS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Gladys Moles Harris Williams, 82, of Willis, passed awayWednesday, January 30, 2008. Gladys loved her family and friends.She always looked forward to their visits, preparing meals andplaying with the children. She had a great love for horses, herflower garden and collecting frogs. She ...