Roanoke Times & World News back issues from February 2009:
VET GROUPS DO NOT RECOMMEND FERRETS FOR HOMES WITH CHILDREN
Feb 01, 2009; ... We live in an apartment and can't have a dog. I am not fond ofcats, so I wondered what you thought about getting a ferret for apet for my 8-year-old daughter. It is furry and active yet does notneed to be taken for walks. The National Association of State Public Health ...
NAMES AND CHANGES
Feb 01, 2009 ... n KATHRYN RYDER, a Community Living Clinician with New RiverValley Community Services, has earned the distinction of licensedprofessional counselor. Licensure occurs at the state level andrequires a master's degree in counseling or a related field. LPC'smust also obtain supervised ...
MAROONS HOLD OFF PESKY HORNETS
Feb 01, 2009; ... After losing three of four games since a sizzling 14-1 start thatleft it atop the ODAC men's basketball standings, Roanoke Collegehad to be happy to see Lynchburg College file into the Bast Centeron Saturday night. The struggling Hornets figured to be the perfect get-well ...
COUNTY WEIGHS ZONING CHANGES
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's been more than 20 years since the Franklin County Board ofSupervisors' "gentleman's agreement" allowed for the unusualarrangement of hodgepodge land-use zoning. Four of the county's magisterial districts are governed by acounty zoning ordinance and three are not. It has been ...
EAGLES' TIP PUTS TECH ON SHORT END
Feb 01, 2009; ... Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg sent his team for the finalpossession in Saturday's game with Boston College with one piece ofadvice. "The last thing we talked about coming out of the time out wasthat the shot wasn't going to beat you," Greenburg said. "The secondshot is going ...
KNIGHTS HEAT UP AFTER COLD 1ST HALF
Feb 01, 2009; ... At halftime of the Cave Spring boys basketball game withMillbrook at the Salem/Kiwanis Member One Valley Shootout at SalemCivic Center on Saturday, it was clear that the Knights needed tochange something -- and the quicker, the better. The Knights were down 33-20, but the more ...
FLEMING FALLS SHORT [Corrected 06/10/09]
Feb 01, 2009; ... Defeating Oak Hill Academy's basketball team is a tough mountainto climb. William Fleming came up short for the second straight yearSaturday night as the nation's fourth-ranked prep team handled theColonels 75-45 at Salem Civic Center. Fleming will graduate all five of its ...
NAMES & CHANGES
Feb 01, 2009; ... EDUCATION KIMBERLY BLAIR has been named director of development for theCollege of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. JON STAUFF, director of Radford University's InternationalEducation program, has been selected to serve on the nationalleadership team of the ...
CATCHING THE SUPER BOWL FEVER
Feb 01, 2009; ... My original idea for this year's Super Bowl preview column was touse the playlist of Bruce Springsteen, tonight's halftime act, asthe launching point for analysis. You know, "Born to Run" could besomething about Edgerrin James, "Glory Days" could be somethingabout Arizona's improbable ...
TIMEOUT
Feb 01, 2009; ... I don't remember much about Super Bowl XXXVII. The Tampa BayBuccaneers pasted the Oakland Raiders 48-21, or so they tell me.Much to my dismay, I have no recollection of Shania Twain or GwenStefani performing during halftime. Way too much fun at a Super Bowl party? Hardly. I didn't ...
LETTERS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Montgomery Co. wastes money Why must Montgomery County pay the Tech Foundation $1 million-plus in a land transfer? ("New Prices Fork school closer toreality," Jan. 14) This is another financial giveaway by the boardof supervisors. Now that the cat is away, the mice will play ....
REALTY TRANSFERS
Feb 01, 2009 ... ROANOKE Over $300,000 Carragher, Margaret to 2049 Windsor Avenue S.W. LLC, 2049 WindsorAve. S.W., Roanoke, VA 24015, $609,000 12/15/2008. Deanwood Inc. to Lynoke LLC, 811 Connecticut Ave. N.E., Roanoke,VA 24012, $1,250,000 12/18/2008. MT Holding Co. LLC to ...
EXPLORE BRINGING BUSES BACK TO RADFORD
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nearly three decades have passed since Radford killed its bussystem. Times have changed. Higher fuel costs and recession makepublic transportation an attractive alternative again. City councillast week therefore agreed to research whether buses are againfeasible and ...
PUBLIC HEARING SLATED FOR ASPHALT PLANT
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's hard to imagine anyone actually wanting an asphalt plant inhis or her back yard. But even as a group of Glenvar area residents is organizingopposition to plans for an asphalt plant in their West RoanokeCounty neighborhood, there are some people who live next door tosimilar ...
A CENTURY OF CARE
Feb 01, 2009; ... When Patsy Saville began her nursing career at Lewis-GaleHospital, the building was in downtown Roanoke, the syringes wereglass and patients stayed for a long time. "It was quite a different place," said Saville, 74. "It was agood place. A lot smaller, and everybody knew ...
YOUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Feb 01, 2009 ... TODAY Shrine circus Kazim Temple Shrine Circus. When: 1:30 and 6 p.m. Where: Roanoke Civic Center Cost: $18, reserved; $10, reserved children 12 and younger; $16,general admission; $8, general children Contact: 853-5483, ...
WE CAN LEARN LESSONS FROM EASTERN VIRGINIA'S WATER USE
Feb 01, 2009; ... My ancestral county, King and Queen in eastern Virginia, has the Mattaponi River as its southwestern boundary. The VirginiaDepartment of Game and Inland Fisheries' Web site says there is"little development or industry on the river," providing "a diversearray of scenery and angling ...
CRAZY FOR THEIR TEAMS
Feb 01, 2009; ... Thursday night. About 72 hours before kickoff. Sam Reed, whose big TV lately has stayed tuned to advancecoverage of Super Bowl XLIII, was in his element. Reed, a crane operator at Steel Dynamics in Roanoke, is a rabidPittsburgh Steelers fan, and his anticipation of ...
NEW RIVER VALLEY LAWMAKERS GET BUSY
Feb 01, 2009; ... The General Assembly is back in Richmond. A fresh session ofgridlock, partisan sniping and the rest of the people's business hasbegun. That means it is time to check in on the New River Valley'sdelegation. Three delegates and two senators speak for the valley. How well they ...
WILDCATS UPSET GENERALS; RADFORD RALLIES
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEXINGTON -- Timothy Clarke scored 23 of his game-high 25 pointsafter halftime to lead Randolph College (4-14, 2-9) to a 63-60overtime win over Washington and Lee in ODAC men's basketball actionon Saturday afternoon. A 3-point attempt from senior guard Chris McHugh at the end ...
STEELERS COACH HAS STRONG VIRGINIA TIES
Feb 01, 2009; ... Seldom has VMI been as eager to embrace a rival as it was withMike Tomlin. And that was before he became famous. Tomlin, who will lead the Pittsburgh Steelers into Super BowlXLIII today against the Arizona Cardinals, got his coaching start atVirginia Military Institute in ...
HIGHLANDERS SPRINTER IS ALL BUSINESS
Feb 01, 2009; ... Track and field athletes have been compared to finely tunedmachines. One Radford University track guy had an interesting business ideaabout how to keep a real finely tuned machine clean and was rewardedfor it. Jovan Coker came up with a proposal for a mobile car wash ...
CORNERSHOT
Feb 01, 2009; ... Of all the ads that run in our paper, few are as breathlesslyalarming as the coin collecting come-ons. These ads are quite successful in dispelling the notion that coincollecting is dull. In fact, the drama has escalated to the pointwhere one is almost scared to get ...
BRINGING MATH TO LIFE
Feb 01, 2009; ... Jeda Folk totally destroyed the gingerbread woman. "It's just a brown blob!" her partner, Hannah Fowler, shrieked asshe looked at the image on the computer screen that the two weresharing Saturday at Virginia Tech's Math Emporium. "I just put in the wrong numbers," Jeda ...
HERE'S WHAT YOU'VE MISSED ON THE BLOG
Feb 01, 2009; ... The ongoing struggles of the retail industry are evident inSouthwest Virginia, with recent announcements that several nationalretailers with regional locations will be closing. Still, there is news to talk about and developmentsmaterializing, including two new restaurants headed ...
CHOOSE HUMIDIFIER BASED ON FAMILY'S NEEDS
Feb 01, 2009; ... Dear Jim: I am in the market for a room humidifier, but I do notknow which type is best for my home. Can using one really reduce myheating bills even though evaporating water cools? Is using only oneadequate for my house? -- Greg S. Dear Greg: Properly humidified air is not ...
FIELD GUIDE TO...EL MARIACHI GIVES DINERS AN AUTHENTIC MEXICAN EXPERIENCE
Feb 01, 2009; ... There are lots of Mexican restaurants in the area, and the bestones have their own little niche or specialty that makes them standout. Blacksburg's El Mariachi offers the feel of an upscalerestaurant, though its prices are quite reasonable. It may be the building that does ...
THEATER'S SUDDEN DEMISE LEAVES QUESTIONS
Feb 01, 2009; ... Mill Mountain Theatre, which has announced it is closing and laidoff most of its staff, is nonetheless hoping to mount a productionof "Stuart Little," board member Jason Bingham said. More than 30 schools had paid in advance for the touringproduction, which was also scheduled to ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Feb 01, 2009; ... Grayson boys deliver Galax first district loss GALAX -- On the road and in need of a big performance, theGrayson County boys basketball team came through Saturday night. The Blue Devils got out to an 11-point halftime lead, then closedthings out by making 17-of-22 free throws ...
PROPOSED ASPHALT PLANT BECOMES STICKY TOPIC
Feb 01, 2009; ... Nefarious plot or capitalism at work? At a recent neighborhood information meeting on a proposal tobuild a new asphalt plant in West Roanoke County, Catawba DistrictSupervisor Butch Church forced that question. He said he did not know whether a plan by Adams Construction ...
SPECKLED TROUT CAUGHT AT RECORD CLIP
Feb 01, 2009; ... Gorgeous, frisky and a delight on the table, speckled trout areamong Virginia's most prestigious saltwater game fish. In 2008, those stars of the salt made a particularly spectacularshowing. Anglers reeled in 1,053 trophy-sized speckled trout this pastyear, by the far the ...
PEARISBURG HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE
Feb 01, 2009; ... A family of four was displaced from their house in Pearisburg onSaturday morning after a fire in their attic. When crews got to the two-story house in the 300 block ofMontgomery Street about 8:45 a.m., fire was licking out of an atticwindow, said Chad Journell, a firefighter with ...
SAVE THE DATE: LEBANESE DINNER
Feb 01, 2009 ... Let the feasting begin. The public is invited to a full Lebanesedinner in honor of St. Maron, the patron saint of MaroniteCatholics. The full-course seated dinner will feature hummus, tabbouleh,spinach pie, cabbage rolls and other customary Lebanese foods. It'sa taste of ...
OBIT - BOLEY, IRVIN D.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Irvin D. Boley, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, January 20,2009 at 1:30 a.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, VirgieMills Boley and Warren Boley; one brother and sister. He is survivedby his wife, Della J. Boley; four sons, Dennis, Warren, William andBenjamin; two sisters, ...
OBIT - JARRETT, DONALD AARON SR.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Donald Aaron Jarrett Sr., 72, of Roanoke, Va., passed away onFriday, January 30, 2009. He was born in Fieldale, Va., son of thelate Russell W. and Evelyn E. Sawyers Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett wasUnited States Army Veteran having served in the 11th AirborneDivision, attended Roanoke College and ...
OBIT - CROOK, RACHEL SIMMS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Rachel Simms Crook, 78, of Salem, Va., passed away on Thursday,January 29, 2009 ....
OBIT - HECKERT, WILLIAM G.
Feb 01, 2009 ... William G. Heckert, 80, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Thursday,January 29, 2009. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., son of the lateHenry H. and Nelle Maude Heckman Heckert. He was also preceded indeath by a sister, Genevieve Elizabeth Snaman. Mr. Heckert was aUnited States Army Veteran and ...
OBIT - FERRELL, DESSIE CARTER
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dessie Carter Ferrell, 84, of Roanoke, passed away ...
OBIT - ELLIS, FRANK G.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Frank G. Ellis, 90, of Blacksburg, Va., formerly of Long Island,N.Y., died January 16, 2009. Funeral service will be ...
OBIT - LASHIER, KATHY MAE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Kathy Mae Lashier, 50, of Vinton, Va., passed away on Tuesday,January 27, 2009. Funeral ...
OBIT - BEASLEY, NELL HUTTON
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nell Hutton Beasley, 83, of Christiansburg, Va., died onThursday, January 29, 2009. Funeral service ...
OBIT - WEEKS, WAYNE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Wayne Weeks, 69, of Salem, Va., went home to be with the Lord onFriday, January 30, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 50 years,Pat Weeks; children, Debbie Wheeler, of Roanoke, David Weeks andSharon Hollingsworth, and Rob Weeks, of Salem, and Jennifer Hoyerand husband, Matt, of ...
OBIT - MOORE, WILLIAM LUTHER
Feb 01, 2009 ... William Luther Moore, 93, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Thursday,January 29, 2009. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on December 15, 1915,to the late Luther A. and Luddie Otey Moore. William served hiscountry faithfully in the United States Army during World War II. Heis survived by his ...
OBIT - SHEPHERD, MAE REYNOLDS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Mae Reynolds Shepherd, 90, formerly of Richmond, Va., passed awayon Friday, January 30, 2009, in Roanoke, Va., where she was aresident of Our Lady of the Valley. She was born June 19, 1918, inBuckingham County. She was the daughter of the late Lelia MorrisReynolds and William H ....
OBIT - LANDGRAF, MATHILDA TREUL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Mathilda Treul Landgraf, 99, of Roanoke, passed away Friday,January 30, 2009. She will be greatly missed by her daughter,Rosemary Bober; and husband, Aloysius; grandchildren, Robert Boberand wife, Sharon, Kathleen Finch and husband, Steven, Allen Boberand wife, Kimberley, ...
OBIT - SAUNDERS, LILLIAN V.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Lillian V. Saunders, 85, of Roanoke, passed away ...
OBIT - GILLS, BILLY MALCOLM
Feb 01, 2009 ... Billy Malcolm Gills, 80, of Bedford, passed away Friday, January30, 2009, at the Elks National Home. He was born on Saturday, May19, 1928, in Bedford Co., a son of the late Hubert Aubrey Gills andMary Ruth Leftwich Gills. He was a retired employee ofBeldingCorticelli and was a member of ...
OBIT - MORRIS, ROBERT EDWARD
Feb 01, 2009 ... Robert Edward Morris, 68, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Thursday,January 29, 2009, after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonaryfibrosis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frances Mroz andEdward Joseph Morris, of Fall River, Mass. A graduate of theUniversity of Massachusetts at ...
OBIT - HUNGATE, HELEN COLE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Helen Cole Hungate, 90, of Christiansburg, passed away onThursday, January 29, 2009. Funeral services will be held on Sunday,February 1, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at ...
OBIT - TURNER, BETTY K.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Betty K. Turner, 87, of Roanoke passed away Saturday, ...
OBIT - HYLTON, DOROTHY MARIE SNIDER
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dorothy Marie Snider Hylton, 76, of Pearisburg, Va. went to bewith the Lord Saturday morning, January 31, 2009 at her home. Mariewas born on February 15, 1932 in Montgomery Co. and was a daughterof the late Alonzo Elliott Snider and Verna Alls Snider. Sheattended school in Montgomery and ...
OBIT - WILSON, MARION ELIZABETH
Feb 01, 2009 ... Marion Elizabeth Wilson, 75. Of Roanoke, Va., passed away ...
OBIT - TUTTLE, DOROTHY KING
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dorothy King Tuttle, of Roanoke, died on Friday, January 30,2009. She is survived by her son, William H. Tuttle and ...
OBIT - PETERSON, IRIS MOWLES
Feb 01, 2009 ... Iris Mowles Peterson, 84, of Salem, Va., passed away to be withher Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2009. She was predeceased by herbeloved husband, Raymond (Pete) W. Peterson Jr.; her parents,William H. and Mary E. Mowles; her sisters, Thelma M. McGhee, AgnesM. Vaught and Hazel M. Cronise; ...
OBIT - DIETRICH, NANCY MARILYN COE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nancy Marilyn Coe Dietrich, 65, of Moneta, Va., died Thursday,January 29, 2009, at her residence. A celebration of Nancy's lifewill be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2009, at BethlehemUnited Methodist Church with the Rev. David Lord officiating ....
OBIT - TAYLOR, LULA M.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Mrs. Lula M. Taylor, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, ...
OBIT - MORRIS, BARBARA A.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Ms. Barbara A. Morris, 59, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday,January 28, 2009. She was born December 1, 1949, to the lateChristopher Clark and Mary C. Jones Payne. She was employed with theUnited States Attorney's Office in Roanoke until retirement. She wasalso predeceased by her father ...
OBIT - STARKEY, REGINA LUCY (JEAN)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Regina Lucy Snyder (Jean) Starkey, 89, left us to begin her newlife in heaven on January 30, 2009. She was born May 15, 1919 inWheeling, West Virginia and resided there until June 2003, at whichtime she moved to Franklin County, Virginia. She was a selflesswife, mother, sister, aunt, and ...
OBIT - SWEET, WILLIE FRANCES
Feb 01, 2009 ... Willie Frances Sweet, 68, of Boones Mill, went to be with herLord on Friday, January 30, 2009. Born February 25, 1940, she was anative of Franklin County. She was predeceased by her parents,Walter and Lena Mitchell; and a son, Danny Sweet. Mrs. Sweet was afaithful member of Redeeming ...
OBIT - SHIVELY, ESSIE EUGENIA
Feb 01, 2009 ... Essie Eugenia Shively, 93, of Ferrum, went home to be with thelord on Saturday January 31, 2009. Essie was a member of the MapleGrove United Methodist Church, a life member of the Ferrum Vol. FireDepartment and the Ferrum Vol. Rescue Squad Auxiliary. Her greatpleasures were traveling ...
OBIT - THOMPSON, CECIL W. JR. (BILL)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Cecil W. (Bill) Thompson Jr., 63, of Vinton, went home to be withthe Lord on Friday, January 30, 2009. Bill and his wife Wanda workedtogether owning their own sales business. Bill had a passion for oldcars and loved flying with his buddy, Jeff. He was very kind andloved people and will ...
OBIT - CORNELISON, OWEN POWELL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Owen Powell Cornelison, of Fort Myers, Fla., and formerly ofRoanoke, Va., passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2009, after abrief illness. He was born in Richmond, Ky., on September 7, 1918.He attended Eastern Kentucky University and the University ofKentucky. He later did graduate work ...
OBIT - BANDY, JOHN W.
Feb 01, 2009 ... John W. Bandy, 81, of Hardy, passed away Saturday, ...
OBIT - BARNES, EVELYN MARIE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Evelyn Marie Barnes, 89, of Lexington, Va., died on Thursday,January 29, 2009 ....
OBIT - DELP, CARROLL D.
Feb 01, 2009 ... Carroll D. Delp, 69, of Powhatan, Va., died on Friday, January30, 2009. Funeral service 11 a.m. on Monday, ...