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Voters here say ‘Yes’ onschool, Worrell for sheriffBy MIKE WILLIAMSThe Patriot
Mike Worrell will remain sher-iff, and Pulaski County will builda new, consolidated middleschool. Those were the decisionsmade by voters Tuesday whoturned out in higher than normalnumbers despite damp, cool con-ditions.
Worrell, who was appointedsheriff this past July 1 followingthe early retirement of formerSheriff Jim Davis, easily wonelection on his own by capturing63 percent of the vote over histhree competitors.
Worrell collected 7,413 votes,followed in second by formerVirginia State Police FirstSergeant Mike Honaker whoreceived 2,561 votes. In third,former sheriff's office investiga-tor Brian Wade gained 1,266votes followed in fourth place byDublin Police Officer Norman"Buck" Dowdy with 601.
"I just want to thank ALL thecitizens of Pulaski County," saidWorrell on Wednesday. "Theprayers and support have beenvery much appreciated, not justfor me, but for all the candi-dates."
Worrell will now remain sher-iff for the next two years, as two
years remained in Davis' finalterm.
In the second big decisiondecided Tuesday, 65 percent ofthe county's voters on cast theirballots in favor of approval of a$47 million bond referendum tobuild a new, consolidated middleschool.
The proposal passed with7,597 votes for, compared to4,156 against the plan.
With the vote, county and
school officials will now beginthe work that will eventually leadto the breaking of ground for thenew school.
"We are extremely pleasedwith the outcome of today's elec-tion," stated SchoolSuperintendent Dr. Kevin Sierson Tuesday night.
"The citizens of PulaskiCounty have made their voicesheard and sent an emphatic mes-sage to their elected leaders thatour kids deserve to be educatedin a modern comfortable learningenvironment that will better pre-pare them to be part of the 21stcentury workforce. The amountof support from our communityhas been amazing throughoutthis process and we look forwardto continued engagement withthe citizens of Pulaski County aswe get into the more detailedphases of developing PulaskiCounty Middle School. Wewould like to extend a sincerethank you to the individual citi-zens, community groups, and thePulaski County Citizens forEducation who worked tirelesslyduring the past few months to getus to this point. It is truly a greatday to be a citizen in this won-derful county where the future
Sheriff Mike Worrell
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Rush, Yost, Republicans win countyBut Democrats win statewide,Hurst claims 12th House seat
By MIKE WILLIAMSThe Patriot
While Virginia wentDemocratic in the threestatewide races Tuesday, PulaskiCounty went big for theRepublican candidates.
Ed Gillespie won the countywith 69 percent of the vote herefor Governor compared toDemocrat Ralph Northam's 30percent locally. Gillespie's votein Pulaski County was 8,081compared to Northam's 3,533.
Libertarian candidate CliffHyra gained only 160 votes
locally.Seventy-two percent of voters
in Pulaski County went forRepublican Jill Vogel for Lt.Governor over Democrat JustinFairfax. Vogel's vote was 8,342to Fairfax's 3,254.
Republican John Adamsgrabbed 69 percent (8,042) of thecounty's vote for AttorneyGeneral, while the current AG -Mark Herring, who was seekingre-election - gained 3,590 votesin Pulaski County
In the two House of Delegatesraces that involved PulaskiCounty, Republican incumbent
Nick Rush won easy re-electionin the 7th House District.
District-wide, Rush doubledthe vote of his Democratic chal-lenger, Flo Ketner on Tuesday.Rush gained 17,557 votes (66percent) to Ketner's 8,876 (34percent).
Rush won Pulaski County byan even bigger margin, 74 per-cent (7,176 votes) to Ketner's2,533 (26 percent).
Only one Pulaski Countyprecinct and part of a second arelocated in the 12th House
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for our children has just beenmade much brighter," he contin-ued.
School Board ChairmanTimmy Hurst echoed Siers' senti-ments.
"Today is a great day for thefuture of Pulaski County," saidHurst on Wednesday. "Today thecitizens have said 'yes' to ourchildren. And while we all haveour differing opinions andbeliefs, Pulaski County is not adivided county when it comes toour children. We truly want whatis best for the kids. We can all beproud of the positive messagethis sends not only to the youngfamilies who live here, but thosein surrounding counties andthose looking to re-locate to theNew River Valley. PulaskiCounty values education and willalways do what is best for ourchildren."
Hurst said the vote Tuesdaywas a long time in coming.
"This effort has been going onfor so many years. This was adream of longtime superinten-dent Ken Dobson, so many peo-ple have played such a criticalrole in getting this accomplished.Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siersand his staff at our central office.Past school board members JeffBain and Joe Guthrie, our currentboard. I especially want to thankthe Pulaski County Citizens forEducation group, and the won-derful work they have done tomake sure the public had all theinformation needed to make aninformed decision. I would alsolike to thank the board of super-visors, while we have had ourdifferences at times, all we want-ed was for the supervisors toallow the county citizens todecide this issue. They didn'thave to do that. In the end
Pulaski County has spoken witha very unified and strong voice.We as citizens should all beproud, I believe Mr. Dobsonwould be," he said.
Board of SupervisorsChairman Andy McCready saidhe was pleased with the largeturnout on Tuesday.
County Registrar Kathy Webbhad reported Wednesday that pre-liminary figures show 11,844countians voting out of the21,608 registered - about 55 per-cent.
"I am very happy to see such alarge turnout," McCready saidThursday morning. "This was agreat opportunity for the citizensto offer guidance to both theSchool Board and the Board ofSupervisors on the direction andinvestments our county needs tomake. I was also honored at theconfidence our citizens placed inthe financial health of PulaskiCounty. This will be a major longterm investment in PulaskiCounty."
McCready added that theBoard of Supervisors has invitedthe School Board to a joint meet-ing tentatively set for December7.
"At that time the boards canreview all steps needed to movethis project rapidly forward," hesaid.
County AdministratorJonathan Sweet reportedWednesday that work is alreadybeginning.
"The county attorney hasalready contacted our bond coun-sel and I have already contactedour financial consultants aboutthe timing of our next steps. Wewill be putting together a timeline of our critical path as theBoard of Supervisors is commit-ted to advancing the wishes ofthe voters to construct a new con-solidated Pulaski County MiddleSchool. In the next several weeks
we will be fully fleshing out ourdeliverables to advancing theproject and will be workingclosely with the School Boardand its administration on what'sneeded to finalize the design, andprepare the plans to continue theball rolling. The Board ofSupervisors and I are excited tohave the citizens' confirmation toproceed with the project and welook forward to what this willultimately mean to the communi-ty. Of course now, the real workbegins and a lot of time andattention will need to be dedicat-ed to getting us on to the bricksand mortar stage," Sweet said.
The new school is planned forland owned by Shelor MotorMile's David Hagan that is alongRoute 11 between Pulaski andDublin, across from CougarExpress.
Tuesday's vote marked the firsttime in several years in whichcountians cast their votes usingpaper ballots.
"The election went exception-ally well," stated Webb.
"Our Election Officials areconscientious about the workthey do and were enthusiasticabout having new equipment.They were an important part ofhow well the election went.They are truly dedicated to serv-ing the citizens of PulaskiCounty and making sure eachand every registered citizen getsa change to exercise their right tovote. The Electoral Board and Iare proud of the work and plan-ning that took place to make it asuccessful election," she added.
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District, and Republican incum-bent Joseph Yost captured themajority of votes there. Yostgained 1,029 votes in the county(54 percent), while formerWDBJ-7 news anchor ChrisHurst captured 869 votes in the
county (46 percent).
District-wide, however, theDemocratic challenger Hurstwon the race with 54 percent ofthe vote (12,478), compared toYost's 46 percent (10,454).
ElectionContinued from page A1
Middle School Bond Referendum Vote By Precinct
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Veterans Day In SnowvilleThe date was Nov. 11, 1923 - Veterans Day. Jethro Horton submitted this photo showing a Veterans Daygathering in front of the old Snowville Post Office. The structure also housed a grocery store.
Salute To VeteransA Patriot reader submitted this photo showing the front of the fomerGoad and Horton Grocery Store on Route 11 in Fairlawn. The storewas recently painted in red, white and blue complete with patrioticbunting hanging from the front of the building. Above the doorreads, “Honoring All Veterans and Their Families” - a tribute to vet-erans and their families.
The Pulaski Elks Lodge #1067 encourages and reminds the publicof a free concert, Honoring Our Community Veterans on November12th at 3 PM at the Pulaski Theater, West Main Street. The NRVCCOld Pros Big Band will be in the house with patriotic, military salute,and dance music. Please attend and help the Elks celebrate andhonor our service men and women.
Pulaski Elks Lodge 1067 invitespublic to free concert honoringlocal veterans at Pulaski Theatre
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NRCCofferinghandgunsafetycourse
New River CommunityCollege will offer a handgunsafety class on Tuesday, Nov.14, and Thursday, Nov. 16.
Both class meetings will takeplace from 6 to 9 p.m. at 206Edwards Hall in Dublin. Rangetime will be offered on theSaturday following the class.
The cost of the course is $60.The six-hour classroom por-
tion of the course, instructed byJoey Williams, is required.However, range time is optional.The class is intended for indi-viduals who are applying for ahandgun permit through thecourts, and will cover topicssuch as the nomenclature ofrevolvers and/or semi-automatichandguns and safety issuesrelated to handgun ownership.Participants will also learn howto care for, maintain and storetheir handguns.
To register for this course,visit www.nr.edu/workforce,Classes & Programs, NonCredit Course Offerings andthen search for the class ID#5669.
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Dublin Ruritans Treat Town EmployeesThe Dublin Ruritan Club recently presented goody bags to the employees of the Town of Dublin. Theclub wanted to honor them for their loyal service to the town. There are many dedicated, hard-workingmen and women who keep everything running smoothly. The police department escorts the group whenthey place the American flags in the median on Route 100 for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, theFourth of July and Labor Day. A special thank you to all of the Town of Dublin Employees!
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Ed Crone isPulaski County
ProudEd Crone, despite having only
been a Pulaski County residentfor three years, is Pulaski CountyProud! Originally from VirginiaBeach, Ed now calls downtownPulaski his home and describesPulaski as the hometown he hasnever had before. Ed works withthe Pulaski Senior Center and theNRV Agency on Aging as thesite coordinator for the PulaskiFriendship Cafe delivering foodboxes and these experiencesdescribe his proudest PulaskiCounty moments.
When asked what it means tobe Pulaski County Proud, Eddetails the friendliness and kind-ness shown to him by the resi-dents of the county. Ed got hisstart in Pulaski County involve-ment at a dinner held by theSenior Center to celebrate St.Patrick's Day. He said that fromthe moment he entered the door,everyone at the center treatedhim like a brother and he hasbeen involved with the centerever since. Ed has found thatinvolvement in Pulaski has givenhim the opportunity to do thingshe would otherwise never havethe chance to do. The transit sys-tem allows him to go everywherehe needs to go, his apartment inTown Center Apartments hasbeen accommodating, nice, andaffordable, and, as a member ofthe First Baptist Church, he feelsthat he has made the connectionto people who truly represent thecommunity.
Ed says Pulaski County is ajewel in the mountains; "it's apark!" Ed loves living in a coun-ty where he can get out, take awalk, and see the sights, and hisdream for Pulaski is more busi-ness and economic growth sothat others can call his charming
new hometown their home aswell. It is easy to see that Mr.Crone has embraced the friendlyand kind culture of the countyand truly is Pulaski CountyProud!
If you would like to share whyyou are Pulaski County Proud,please contact Becky Hubble [email protected]
Veterans DaySalutes
James WesleyStout
Served 1968-72U.S. Army
Attained Rank ofCaptain
Served in VietnamHometown: Dublin
Benny F. HancockSr.
Served 1964-66U.S. Army
Attained Rank ofSP4
Served In VietnamHometown: Pulaski
He was assigned to the 1stArmored Division out of FortHood Texas known as "Old
Ironsides."Was involved with operation"Silver Hand" that helped get
immediate and direct radio contact with combat fighters soground troops could use newer
radio technology and frequencies that would allowimmediate contact with air
defensive units to avoid delayand to save lives.
Ed Crone
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VIRGINIA OTEY MABRYOWENS
Virginia Otey Mabry Owens,age 103 of Pulaski passed awayWednesday, November 8, 2017 atthe Radford Health and RehabFacility in Radford.
Born November 6, 1914 inPulaski County she was thedaughter of the late Franklin TateMabry & Nellie May WheelingMabry. Her husband, FrankDeaton Owens (1974), sons,David Arnold Owens, WallaceHenry Owens, grandson, MikeOwens and numerous brothersand sisters also preceded her indeath.
She is survived by her 5 GrandchildrenNumerous Great and Great
Great Grandchildren BrotherRaymond Douglas Mabry -
WythevilleSisterLula Mabry Lawson - HillsvilleSpecial NephewsDavid, Charles and Dickie
TolbertMatt RakesSpecial FriendsDoris SimmermanSister Mabel CaudillFuneral services will be held
11:00 AM - Friday, November 10,2017 at the Bower Funeral Home-Chapel, Pulaski with Rev. NeilWood officiating. Interment willfollow at the Mt. View UnitedMethodist Church, Cemetery.
The family will receive friendsone hour before service timeFriday at the funeral home.
To sign the online guestbook,please visit www.bowerfuneral-home.com
Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaskiis handling the arrangements forthe family.
JOSEPH ELWOOD REEDPrecious memories how they
lingerHow they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnightPrecious sacred scenes unfoldOn November 5, 2017, Joseph
Elwood Reed departed his earthlypilgrimage.
Joseph was born July 16, 1947,at Radford Community Hospitalto Charles William Reed andAlice Flynn Reed.
Joseph began his education atCalfee Training School, Pulaski,Virginia and ChristiansburgInstitute, Christiansburg, Virginia(Class of 1965). He earned aBachelor of Science in Educationat St. Paul's College,Lawrenceville, Virginia and aMaster of Science from RadfordCollege, Radford, Virginia. Inaddition, he completed graduatework at University of Virginia,Charlottesville and V.P.I.Blacksburg, Virginia.
Joseph was a member ofRandolph Avenue UnitedMethodist Church, Pulaski,Virginia, where over the years heserved as Superintendent ofSunday School, Trustee, a mem-ber of the Financial Committee,the Kitchen Committee, PPR, theMethodist Men, Vision 2000Committee and any place else hewas asked.
Joseph was Past Master andSecretary of Pulaski MasonicLodge #154 and St. John's #35.He served on the Board of
Directors of the Fine Arts Centerof the New River Valley; as amember and twice Chairperson ofthe Pulaski County LibraryBoard; President of the PulaskiCounty Branch of the NationalAssociation of the Advancementof Colored People (NAACP); amember of the Emergency NeedTask Force, serving as both Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson;Vice-Chairperson of the Town ofPulaski Recreation Commission;a member of the Pulaski CountyChamber of CommerceCommunity Attitude Quality ofLife committee; a member andSecretary of the New River ValleyProgressive Men's Club; a twoterm member of the New RiverCommunity College Board ofDirectors and a volunteer at theRatcliffe Transportation Museum,
Pulaski, Virginia. Last, and byno means least, in his heart he(Que-Dog) was and will alwaysbe a member of the Omega PsiPhi Fraternity, Inc.
Joseph was a classroom teacherand administrator in PulaskiCounty Schools System for 47years and for one year in Radford,Virginia. He was employed asPrincipal of NorthwoodElementary, Dublin Primary,Pulaski Middle, FairlawnCooperative Transition Program,Newbern Elementary and InterimPrincipal of Pulaski County HighSchool.
He leaves to cherish his memo-ry, his fiancée, Kim M. Edmonds;three daughters, Tamara (Samuel)Hopkins, Samantha Reed andEsther Miller; two grandsons,Baashir I. Mitchell and Jaiden B.Edmonds; aunts, Nora Flynn andAgnes Flynn; three godchildren,Ray and Regina Lewis and NoahWright; a special cousin,Rosemary (James) Hodges andother relatives and friends.
Mr. Reed requests there not bea funeral, memorial or gravesideservice.
In lieu of flowers, contributionsmay be made to the RandolphAvenue United MethodistChurch, 1607 Randolph Avenue,Pulaski, Virginia 24301 or theAmerican Cancer Society, 2840Electric Road #106, Roanoke,Virginia 24018.
He extends his love, apprecia-tion and gracious farewell to hisfamily, friends, associates, broth-ers (Masonic & Omega (Ques),neighbors, colleagues, former stu-dents and many supporters in thecommunity as he says good-bye.
MARY BELL TURNERCAMPBELL
Mary Bell Turner Campbell,age 80 of Pulaski passed awayMonday, November 6, 2017 at theLewis-Gale Medical Center,Salem.
Born August 3, 1937 in PulaskiCounty she was the daughter ofthe late Roy Franklin Turner &Stellma Gertrude Farmer Turner.
She is survived by her SonJames David Campbell -
PulaskiGranddaughterNicole Campbell Phillips &
husband, Chris - AlabamaSeveral nieces, nephews and
special friends Funeral services will be 2:00
PM - Friday, November 10, 2017
at the Bower Funeral Home-Chapel, Pulaski with PastorLawrence officiating.
Interment will follow at theOakwood Cemetery.
To sign the online guestbook,please visit www.bowerfuneral-home.com
Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaskiis handling the arrangements forthe family.
RUBY LARGEN MCGRADYRuby Largen McGrady, 81, of
Pulaski, VA, went to her heavenlyhome on Friday, November 3,2017.
Ruby was born on July 26,1936 inPulaski, VA.She was pre-ceded indeath by herp a r e n t sGeorge Sr.and AnnieLargen; sib-lings Alma( N e a l )
Johnson, James (Melva) Largen,George Jr (Mae) Largen; brother-in-law Elwood Horton; grandsonWally McGrady. Ruby is sur-vived by her loving husband of 61years, Walter (Junior) McGrady;children Walter (Mack) andDebbie McGrady of Draper, VA,Susan & Mike Holcomb ofPulaski, VA, Michele and StevenWalker of Cornelius, NC; grand-
children Tiffany and ShannonPayne, Meredith McGrady,Ashley McGrady, KristenMitchell, Kasey Holcomb,Jonathan Holcomb and ChloeWalker; sisters and brother-in-law, Betty Horton and Priscilla &Manny Ramirez; and numerousnieces and nephews.
Ruby was a member of Jordan'sChapel United Methodist Churchand dearly loved her church fami-ly. Her family will be receivingguests at the home of Mike andSusan Holcomb.
Funeral services were heldTuesday, November 7, 2017 atJordan's Chapel UMC with Rev.Becky Wheeler officiating.Graveside service was heldWednesday, November 8, 2017 atThornspring Cemetery withStevens Funeral Home handlingthe arrangements.
Memorials may be made to
Jordan's Chapel UMC BuildingFund at P.O. Box 1626, Pulaski,VA 24301.
DONALD DAVID PLOTT, JR.
Donald David Plott, Jr., 75,passed away Saturday, November4, 2017 at his home in Dublin sur-rounded by his family.
The Plott family is in the careof Mullins Funeral Home &Crematory in Radford.www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.
LORETTA CHRISTIANCOLLINS
Loretta Christian Collins, 70,passed away Tuesday, October31, 2017 at her home in Dublin.
The Collins family is in the careof Mullins Funeral Home &Crematory in Radford.www.mullinsfuneralhome.com
McGrady
Reece new FirstSergeant of StatePolice Area 24
Effective October 25, 2017,First Sergeant Derek Reecetransferred to the Area 24 officein Dublin, assuming commandof Giles and Pulaski Counties.
First Sergeant Reece began hiscareer with the Virginia StatePolice in 2002 and upon hisgraduation from the State PoliceAcademy began his first assign-ment in Pittsylvania County. In2004 Reece transferred back tohis home county of Pulaski and
served as a trooper in Pulaskiuntil his promotion to sergeantand subsequent assignment toArea 40 in Salem. While inSalem, Reece supervised patroloperations in Montgomery andRoanoke Counties. In 2013Reece transferred as a sergeantto Area 26 in Wytheville andsupervised patrol operations inWythe County. In 2014 Reece
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The House Ways and Means Committee recentlyreleased its bill to reform the tax code and startedto mark up the bill on November 6. During themarkup, the committee debates this legislation andconsiders amendments offered by any member ofthe committee. The whole House is expected tovote on the bill before Thanksgiving.
The present tax code imposes too high a burdenon the middle class. It also encourages businessesto send their operations to foreign countries andpunishes them if they want to bring money madeoverseas back to the United States.
I support the tax framework previously laid outby the Trump Administration and congressional
leadership.That beingsaid, I amstill studyingthe bill textput forwardby Ways andMeans. As Ido so, I willbe guided bytwo princi-
ples above all: reform needs to promote job cre-ation, and it must let families keep more of theirhard-earned money.
CHIPOn November 3, a vast majority of Republicans
and a handful of Democrats in the House ofRepresentatives passed a bill authorizing for fiveyears funding for the Children's Health InsuranceProgram (CHIP). There has been a lot of discus-sion in recent weeks about the future of this pro-gram, which provides health coverage to targetedlow-income children and pregnant women in fami-lies above the income threshold for Medicaid eligi-bility but without health insurance. Consideringthis heightened interest, I think it's important to setthe record straight about CHIP's current status.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee,on which I serve, made authorizing CHIP a priori-ty. In this bill, we also included for two years reau-thorization of Federally Qualified Health Centers,commonly known as community health centers. Wefound ways to fund this reauthorization withoutincreasing the colossal national debt. For example,one of the "pay-fors" would require Medicare ben-eficiaries with incomes over $500,000, or $875,000for a couple, to pay more of their premiums forMedicare Parts B and D. Please note that this isover $500,000 in income, not assets, so savingsthemselves or the family farm would not count.This proposal simply asks that seniors who are stillbringing in a considerable income, in fact morethan ten times the median household income of theNinth District, pay a little more. I agreed with veryfew of President Obama's proposals, but he actual-ly included this measure in each of his budget pro-posals for fiscal years 2013-2017, and this onestrikes me as an acceptable way to avoid furtherstrain on our national finances.
When the reauthorization bill came to the floor,however, most Democrats voted against theChildren's Health Insurance Program.
Throughout negotiations over advancing CHIPfunding, congressional Democrats refused toaccept these proposed offsets. The clock tickedaway, and at their request, we delayed the flooraction on the bill in the hope that an agreementcould be reached. In the meantime, as pressure toassure that Children's Health Insurance Programand Federally Qualified Health Centers fundingwould continue, Democrats outside the Beltwaylike Terry McAuliffe urged us to move forward andpass a bill.
Although the authorization for CHIP expired onSeptember 30, most states have a buffer period. Infact, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and AccessCommission projects that Virginia has CHIP fundsuntil March 2018.
The delay in reauthorizing CHIP didn't occurbecause anyone wanted to do away with children'shealth coverage. It occurred because some of usoffered a plan to fund CHIP in a fiscally-responsi-ble way, which others didn't like but refused tomatch with a fiscally-prudent proposal of theirown.
In CHIP's 20-year history, the program hadalways garnered strong bipartisan support, and wesought in good faith to continue this tradition. It isunfortunate that most members of the minority didnot agree. But the House has passed a bill fundingCHIP.
It is now up to the Senate to act.
If you have questions, concerns, or comments,feel free to contact my office. You can call myAbingdon office at 276-525-1405 or myChristiansburg office at 540-381-5671. To reachmy office via email, please visit my website atwww.morgangriffith.house.gov. Also on my web-site is the latest material from my office, includinginformation on votes recently taken on the floor ofthe House of Representatives.
Morgan
Griffith
9th DistrictRepresentative
Tax ReformUpdate November 7th has come and gone
and the people have effectively spo-ken. From state and local elections,to bond referendums, it is now a newday in Pulaski County.
It is the day after the election, aday where all of our anxieties ornervous energy can now be refocusedback on our community and on help-ing our neighbors.
Campaigning, politics and prefer-ences can sometimes bring out thebest and worst in all of us, but it isthe day after the election that shouldbe the true measure of a community'scharacter.
Once the majority has spoken andthe results are in, we can love it orlump it, but it is our beautiful
democracy at work. One of the major items we just
voted on was whether to embark onthe construction of a new consolidat-ed middle school. This $47M ques-tion effectively consumed many ofus and captured our minds and emo-tions. Much like the earliest exam-ples of democracy in ancient Greece,
where all the people within somesmall towns would come together todecide on government issues, thepeople of Pulaski County also cametogether to decide on this importantproject.
Decisions derived by the demo-cratic process should never divide us,but rather bring us closer together.
Now that all the ballots have beencast and the votes counted, it is timefor us all to come back together,closer than ever before and refocusour energy on supporting thisextraordinary community and thewonderful people who call PulaskiCounty home.
Pulaski County is…CommunityFocused.
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Getting Refocused
Trump Is The GOPMainstream
The showdown between PresidentDonald Trump and Sen. Jeff Flaketurned out to be no contest. It wasn'tTrump who was out of the GOP main-stream, but Flake.
The Arizona senator supported Gangof Eight-style immigration reform,when immigration restriction is becom-ing a litmus-test issue in the party. He isa Goldwaterite, libertarian-inflectedconservative, when the market for liber-tarianism within the party is limited anddiminishing by the day.
He is frankly anti-Trump, whenTrump owns the party. ManyRepublican voters are fully aware of thepresident's flaws, but they don't want tohear about them constantly fromRepublican officeholders.
Flake's criticisms of the presidentwere honest, sincere and principled. Ifhe's not a finalist for a Profile inCourage Award, the John F. KennedyLibrary Foundation is falling down onthe job.
They also were malpractice. Themost likely outcome was to make itmore difficult to defeat the Trumpiteinsurgent Kelli Ward in a primary nextyear, which one would have thoughtwas a paramount political goal.
Worse, Flake apparently renderedhimself unelectable. Perhaps he consid-ered speaking out more important thanserving, a personal choice that no onecan gainsay. But if the party isn't goingto be overrun by Trump sycophants, it
will need working politicians who arewilling and able to better navigate thesewaters.
There are a few, more sensibleapproaches in the Senate.
There's the Ben Sasse model -- speakyour mind without fear or favor, know-ing that you aren't facing a tough pri-mary in a matter of months and, if youdecide to run again, it won't be until2020, when the mood might have shift-ed.
There's the Mitch McConnell model -- hold your cards as close to the vest aspossible and try to keep things fromrunning completely off the rails so theparty's congressional majorities aren'tdestroyed.
There's the Lindsey Graham model --criticize Trump when he's wrong andnever abase yourself in his defense, butdevelop a relationship with the presi-dent to maximize your sway.
But it's a mistake to assume that
Trump will somehow magically evapo-rate, leaving everything in the party as itwas before he showed up. At this point,a Trump failure will take down theparty, too, and may deepen and intensi-fy the Republican civil war rather thanend it.
It's also a mistake to treat the Trumpphenomenon as a fluke from whichRepublicans need learn no lessons.Establishment Republicans seem tobelieve Trump's rise says more aboutthe inadequacies of their voters thanabout the inadequacies of their own,shopworn politics.
The great advantage Trump has inRepublican politics is that he's aRepublican president, and partisanshipis an awesome political force. So is thecult of personality that inheres in thepresidency, augmented by Trump'scelebrity. He has the right enemies, andhis culture-war fights coupled with histraditional GOP legislative agenda offersomething for everyone in the party,from the populists to the Chamber ofCommerce.
All of this means that, until furthernotice, he occupies the commandingheights of the GOP. Full-frontal assaultsmay be bold and brave, but they willlikely be ineffectual, if not wholly coun-terproductive.
Rich Lowry is editor of theNational Review.
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Bro. Dallas L. Cox (Col. U.S. Army Ret.) presents Brothers Tommy F. Hannifan and Jeff L. Warf with thefirst ever "Spark Plug" Award. This award was originated and drafted by Bro. Cox because these twoBrothers have given tirelessly of themselves (labor and financially) by remodeling and updating the Lodgebuilding and grounds for future generations of Masons to use. The term "spark plug" was adopted becausethese two have been the driving force for all our members exemplifying what Masonry is all about - mak-ing good men better.
Bro. Tommy F. Hannifan (left) receives his Warden's Certificate fromRt. Wor. Henry S. Pittard, Dist. Instructor of Work for 40th MasonicDistrict. This certificate is required before a Brother can be elected asLodge Master. Bro. Hannifan has spent the entire summer learningand qualifying for this certificate.
Snowville Lodge recently held its annual awards dinner at SnowvilleElementary School. Pictured, Bro. Dallas L. Cox (Col. U.S. ArmyRet.) presents James H. (Skipper) Saunders Jr. with the CommunityBuilders Award. Saunders has served with the Snowville VolunteerFire Department for over 44 years. He has served as Asst. Chief andChief over the years.
SnowvilleLodge Holds
AnnualAwardsDinner
Pulaski County Clean Community Council regularly meets the firstTuesday of each month at 11;00 a.m., in the County AdministrationBuilding, Lower Level Conference Room. The Council initiates,plans, directs, and coordinates programs for the control and prosecu-tion of littering, improper disposal or storage of property, unsightlyprivate or public property, and abandoned structures, vehicles, orjunk. Citizens interested in the Clean Community Council can callKaren Thompson, Assistant County Administrator at 540-994-2432.
Pulaski County CleanCommunity Council meets firstTuesday of each month
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This Week’sFeatured Church
Church DirectoryWorship Each Week In The Church Of Your Choice
First Baptist Church325 Randolph AvenuePulaski, Va. 24301Pastor: Dr. Henry Fiske Jr.Sunday School - 10 a.m.Morning Service - 11 a.m.Fellowship Wednesday - 5:45 to6:30 p.m.Bible Study - 6:30 to 7:15Telephone: 980-6565
Draper Valley Baptist Church3200 Lee HighwayDraper, Va. 24324Pastor: Wilfred "Willie" OvertonService Times:Bible Study Sunday, 10 a.m.Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.Prayer Service, Wed. 6 p.m.Phone: [email protected]
Grace Baptist Church552 E. Main StreetDublin, Va. 24084Pastor: Doug Testerman674-1762Primary Services:9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Sunday worshipSunday Night Power Hour, 6 to7 p.m.Wednesday Night 7 to 8 p.m.Grace Kids and Teens BibleStudy
Open Door Baptist Church4576 Miller LanePulaski, VA 24301Pastor: Rev. N.K. HowlettPrimary Services:Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.Worship, 11 a.m.Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.Phone: 980-2046
Draper United MethodistChurch3080 Greenbriar RoadDraper, VA 24324Pastor: Ruth Anne HenleyPrimary Service Times:Sunday School, 10 a.m.Worship, 11 a.m.Phone: 540-392-8016
Christ Episcopal Church144 North Washington AvenuePulaskiService: 10 a.m. every SundayPhone: 980-2413Email: [email protected]
Jordan's Chapel UMCPastor: Rev. Becky WheelerWorship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Cecil's Chapel UnitedMethodist Church5801 Cecil's Chapel Road,Hiwassee, VA 24347Pastor RuthAnne HenleyWorship service is 8:45am-9:45amSunday School is 10 - 10:45amRicky Dishon, 540 239 6360,www.facebook.com/cecilschapel.umc
Newbern United MethodistChurch5155 Wilderness RoadExit 98 off I-81 NewbernRev. Paige Wimberly674-6111Worship Services: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School: 11 a.m.
Valley Harvest Ministries1 Harvest PlaceP.O. Box 458Dublin, VA 24084Senior Pastor Steve Willis Associate Pastors: Perry Slaughter, Elaine Wood,Derick BurtonSunday Worship: 10 a.m.Wednesday School 7 p.m. www.vhmdublin.org540-674-4729
Randolph Avenue UnitedMethodist Church1607 Randolph AvenuePulaski, VA 24301Pastor: Rev. Dr. Karen BlackSunday School: 10 a.m.Worship: 11 a.m.Phone: 540-980-8775
Dublin Baptist Church100 Hawkins StreetDublin, VA [email protected]: dublinbaptistva.orgPastor: Dennis JonesSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Children's Church and NurseryEvening Service: 6 p.m., Youthand NurseryMonday, Wednesday and Friday:Walking in the Family LifeCenter, 9:30-10:30 a.m.Tuesday: Women's Bible Study,10 a.m.Wednesday, Adult and YouthBible Study and Mission Friends,7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church301 N. Jefferson Ave. - Pulaski(physical address)135 Fourth St., NW - Pulaski(mailing address)Pastor's Name:Melissa SmithAssociate Pastors:Sebastian Ruiz, Hispanic PastorTaylor Downey, Director ofYouth Ministries.Sunday Services8:30AM - Hispanic Worship8:45AM - ContemporaryWorship10:00AM - Sunday School11:00AM - Traditional WorshipContact Info.Phone: 540.980.3331e-mail: [email protected]: www.fumcpulask.org
Mountain View UnitedMethodist Church6648 Wilderness RoadDublin, VA 24084Phone: 540-674-6111Website: mountainviewumc.yolasite.com/Pastor: Paige WimberlyAdult Sunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship withChildren's Church at 11 a.m.
Belspring Baptist Church6887 Depot StreetBelspring, VA 24058Pastor Darrell LinkousService Times:Sunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday worship: 11 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study andYouth Group: 7 p.m.Darrell Linkous: [email protected]
Memorial Baptist Church995 Peppers Ferry RoadPulaski, VA 24301Pastor: Michael S. JonesSunday9:45 am - Sunday School11:00 am - WorshipWednesday6:30 pm - Prayer MeetingTelephone Number:(540) 980-4731Email:[email protected]
River of Life Church5311 Black Hollow Road,Dublin, Virginia 24084Shawn Burchett, PastorSunday School 9:15 AMSunday Morning Worship 10:30AMWednesday Evening LifeBuilding Service 7:00 PMwww.rolcdublin.com 540-674-4500
Delton Church of God of Prophecy4570 Boyd RoadDraper, VA 24324Pastor Vickie Lee Viars
Sunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday worship: 11 a.m.Sunday worship: 6 p.m.Wednesday worship: 6 p.m.
Heritage Church6195 Cleburne Boulevard,DublinPastor Jevema Michelle KingService Times: Wednesdays, 7p.m.; Sundays, 9 and 11 a.m.(540) 674-9220W e b s i t e :www.heritagechurch.netFacebook.com/HeritageChurchDublinVA
Fairlawn Baptist6758 Oxford AvenueFairlawn, VA 24141
To Add Your Church To The Directory, Call (540) 808-3949
Is Living A Good Life
Good Enough For God?Q: I've tried to live a good
life, but in the back of mymind I wonder what Godreally thinks about me. Or isHe too busy to even worryabout us?
A: Let me assure you thatGod is so great that He knowsall about us, and is concernedabout every detail of our lives!Jesus said that not a singlesparrow "will fall to theground outside your Father'scare. And even the very hairsof your head are all numbered"(Matthew 10:29-30).
After all, if God was greatenough to make even thesmallest sub-atomic particle orthe tiniest microscopic bacte-ria, why do we think He's toobig to be concerned about us?He didn't create us and thenforget all about us-not at all.One of the Bible's greatesttruths is that God knows eachone of us-and the reason isbecause He loves us. As theBible says, "Nothing in all cre-ation is hidden from God'ssight. Everything is uncoveredand laid bare before the eyesof him to whom we must giveaccount" (Hebrews 4:13).
Does this alarm you or makeyou feel uncomfortable? Yes, itprobably does-and with good
reason, for down inside weknow that we have failed tomeasure up to God's standard.We have sinned, and no matterhow hard we try, we can nevererase the stain of sin from ourlives.
But God still loves us-andbecause He loves us, He hasprovided the way for us to beforgiven and cleansed. Thatway is Christ, who by Hisdeath and resurrection openedHeaven's door for us. InviteHim into your life today. God'spromise is for you: "Believe inthe Lord Jesus, and you will besaved" (Acts 16:31).
My
Answer
Billy Graham
First UMC
The Holy TrinityThe Doctrine of the Holy
Trinity is an important BibleDoctrine. It states that there isone God, existing in three per-sons, Father, Son and HolyGhost. There are not three Godsbut One God existing in threepersons. The word Trinitymeans a group of three in one.
One example of a Trinity isman who was created by God,in His image and after His like-ness. with a soul, a spirit and abody. Three in one.
Although the word Trinity isnot actually mentioned in theBible, the concept of the Trinityis plainly evidenced in theBible. The word Trinity is notmentioned in the Bible becausethe word wasn't originated untilthe 2nd and/or 3rd Centuriesafter the Bible was written.Another word not mentioned inthe bible is the Rapture, whichmeans a catching away. Thewords Pulpit and Pew are alsonot mentioned in the Bible andyet many Churches believe inthem and have them in theirSanctuaries.
When Jesus was baptized byJohn the Baptist in the JordanRiver, Jesus was being physi-cally baptized in water; the HolyGhost descended down uponJesus in the form of a Dove; andthe voice of God the Father washeard coming down from out ofHeaven, stating "This is mybeloved Son in Whom I am well
pleased." All three members ofthe Triune Godhead were pres-ent at the water Baptism ofJesus Christ.
Jesus stated in the great com-mission, "Go ye therefore andteach all nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the Holy Ghost."Matthew 29:19.
Most Mainstream ChristianChurches believe that there isone God existing in three per-sons. It is called the HolyTrinity because God is holy.
Those who believe in theHoly Trinity are Trinitarians.Today there are reportedly over2 Billion Christians in theworld, most of whom believe inthe Holy Trinity.
Rev. Ray Pritcher, a preacherof the gospel whom I admire,states the following: "Webelieve in one living and trueGod who is the Creator of heav-en and earth; who is eternal,almighty, unchangeable, infinite-ly powerful, wise, just and holy.We believe that there is one GodWho eternally exists in three
Persons: the Father, the Son, andthe Holy Spirit; and that thesethree are one God, co-equal andco-eternal, having precisely thesame nature and attributes, andworthy of precisely the sameworship, confidence, and obedi-ence."
His statement mirrors theDeclaration of Faith of countlessChristian Churches.
Jesus in his pre-incarnateexistence was "The Word."Jesus had an important part inthe creation of the Universe. Inthe gospel according to St. John,it says, "In the beginning wasthe word, and the word was withGod and the word was God. Thesame was in the beginning withGod. All things were made byHim and without Him nothingwas made that was made."
John said the word becameflesh and came down and dweltamong us and we beheld Hisglory, like as of the only begot-ten of the Father, full of Graceand Truth. So we know thatJesus was not only the incarnateSon of God, but was and is alsoHimself God. He came to be thesubstitute for the sins of man soHe, of necessity, had to becomea man in order to do it. So for ashort period of time, 33.5 years,God became a man in the personof Jesus Christ. Heaven was notleft without God being there.
Teach Me
Your Word
O Lord
TerryMcCraw
301 N. Jefferson Ave. - Pulaski(physical address)135 Fourth St., NW - Pulaski(mailing address)Pastor's Name: Melissa SmithAssociate Pastors:Sebastian Ruiz, HispanicPastorTaylor Downey, Director ofYouth Ministries.
Sunday Services8:30AM - Hispanic Worship8:45AM - ContemporaryWorship10:00AM - Sunday School11:00AM - [email protected]: www.fumcpulask.org
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Church DirectoryWorship Each Week In The Church Of Your Choice
Pulaski Seventh Day AdventistChurchCorner 4th St. and Henry Ave.Pulaski, VA 24301Pastor: Don ElswickAssoc. Pastor: Donald L.CressellServices: Sabbath School, 9:30-10:45 a.m.Worship: Saturday, 11 a.m. [email protected]
First Missionary BaptistChurch7318 Manns Drive / P.O. Box 90New River, Virginia 24129(540) 639-5331email: [email protected] on FACEBOOKPastor:Rev. Richard A. Goodman, Sr.Associate Ministers:Rev. Teri LewisRev. Annette CheekChurch Clerk:Mrs. Carlotta LewisService Schedule:Sundays: Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.The Lord's Supper - Each FirstSundayWednesdays:Prayer Meeting & Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Dublin United MethodistChurch424 East Main Street, DublinPastor Don Hanshew(540) [email protected] Service, 8:45 a.m.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.Second Service, 10:55 a.m.
Draper's Valley Presbyterian(PCA)Address: 2755 Old BaltimoreRoad, Draper, VA 24324Mailing address: Same as abovePastor's Name: Rev. Robert E.DavisAssociate Pastor: Rev. RolandMathewsPrimary Service Times:Sunday Morning WorshipService 8:30 and 11:00Sunday Evening WorshipService 6:15 p.m.Wednesday Evening (5:45Supper in the Fellowship Hall(Sept thru May) - Youth Groupsand Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.)Contact Info:Phone - 540-994-9015e-mail [email protected] - www.dvpca.org
Trinity Lutheran Church ELCA
2 Fifth Street, N.W.Pulaski540-980-3624The Rev. Terrie Sternbergtrinitypulaski @gmail.comSunday Worship 11 a.m. (Sept. - May)Sunday Worship 10 a.m.(June - Aug.)Bible Study: Wednesday, 12:30www.trinitypulaski.org
Trinity United MethodistPastor: Judy YonceSunday Worship - 9:45 a.m.Bible Study - Wednesday, 7 p.m.528 5th Street, S.E.Pulaski, Va.Phone - 980-0820
Dublin Christian Church
5605 Dunlap RoadP.O. Box 1330Dublin, VA 24084(540) 674-8434www.dublinchristianchurch.comRichard R. Goad, Jr.Senior MinisterSunday School 10 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.Sunday Evening Worship andYouth Meeting, 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study andChildren's Bible Classes, 7 p.m.
Anderson MemorialPresbyterian Church319 Franklin Avenue, Pulaski(540) 980-2277Dr. David Kester, PastorSunday School, 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship 11 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church408 N. Jefferson Avenue, PulaskiPastor Melissa McNair-King(540) 980-2131firstprespulaski@verizon.netwww.firstpresbyterianpulaski.org
Sunday Services:Sept.-May: Sunday School, 9:45a.m., Service 11 a.m.June-Labor Day: Service 10 a.m.Wednesday Family Night, 6 -7:30 p.m.
Thornspring United MethodistChurch5670 Thornspring Church Rd.Dublin, VA 24084Pastor: Rev. Teresa TolbertSunday School: 10 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.Phone: (540) 980-2927
First Baptist Church5473 Baskerville StreetDublin, VA 24084Pastor Wallis Brown540-674-2677Service: 11 a.m.
Dora Highway Baptist Church1643 Dora Highway, PulaskiPastor Harry L. Gunter320-0738Assoc. Pastor Rev. Herman Sarver980-2827Sunday School 10 a.m.Sunday Worship 11 a.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study7 p.m.
Pulaski Christian Church, Inc.4531 Brookmont Road, Pulaski,VA 24301www.pulaskichristianchurch.com/
Rev. Kathy Newton, Pastor,(540) 250-2974Bishop W. David Hoover, Pastor Emeritus(540) 230-5290Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.Worship 7 p.m.Monday Bible College7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study7 p.m.
St. Edward's Catholic ChurchCorner of North WashingtonAvenue and 7th Street N.W.PulaskiPhone: 980-6511Fax: 980-6511Priest: Fr. Bernie RamirezMass: 11 a.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.Thursday (Summer only)
Pulaski First Church of theBrethren1749 Newbern RoadPulaski, VA 24301Pastor Frank PetersSunday School: 9:45Worship: 11 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.980-3798
Abundant Life Ministries
3050 Lee HighwayPulaski, VA 24301(540) 980-5506(Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)Pastor Randall K. Lawrence Sr.Sunday Worship 10 a.m.Sunday Evenings 6 p.m.Wednesday Evenings (FamilyNight) 7 p.m.Adult Bible StudyU-Turn Youth ServiceChildren's Ministries
Aldersgate United Methodist1946 Medallion DrivePulaski, VA 24301(540) 980-1349Pastor Becky WheelerSunday School 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
First Baptist Church220 Magazine Street, Pulaski,Va.Rev. Douglas Patterson10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship
Pulaski Presbyterian Church(PCA)975 Memorial DrivePulaski, VA 24301Office Phone:980-2631Email: [email protected]: www.pulaskipca.orgStated Supply: Rev. John GessSunday School: 10:00amWorship Service: 11:00am
Dublin Church of God ofProphecy100 South Main St., DublinServices: Sunday School, 10 a.m.Morning Worship, 11 a.m.Sunday night, 6 p.m.Pastor Rickey Freeman and wifeRose invites everyone to attend.Phone 750-6533
Snowville Baptist Church3238 Gum Log Road, Hiwassee639-6254Pastor: Neil WoodAssociate: Matthew WoodSunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Wednesday Night Service: 7 p.m.
First Church of God, Dublin6330 Courtney Lane, DublinPastor Chris McMurraySunday School at 9:45 a.m.Worship Service at 10:45 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.
New Life Church of theNazarene45 S. Jefferson AvenuePulaski, VA 24301540-980-2001www.newlifepulaski.comemail: [email protected]: Julie ArmbristerSunday School (all ages) 9:30a.m.Sunday worship: 10:45 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study: 6 p.m.
Trinity Baptist Church4008 Robinson Tract RoadPulaski, VA 24301Pastor Johnny HowlettServices:Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship - 11 a.m.Wednesday - Adult Bible Studyand Youth Group - 7 p.m.Telephone: 980-8186
Warriors For Christ IIPastor Sherman Buckner600 Skyline CirclePulaski, VAPhone: 540-315-2317Sunday School: 10 a.m.Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.Thursday: 7 p.m. Service
New River Valley BaptistChurch1973 Snider LanePulaski, VA 24301Pastor: W. Jeff AikensPhone: 980-8628Sunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Evening Worship: 6 p.m.Wednesday Evening: 7 p.m.
Jesus often prayed to His Fatherin Heaven.
The Holy Ghost is the HolySpirit of God, so truly the HolySpirit is God. During the cre-ation, the Spirit of God movedupon the face of the waters. TheHoly Spirit of God also had animportant role in the creation ofall things. Since the Holy Spiritwas present in the beginning, itshows that He too is God.
The Doctrine of the Holy
Trinity is questioned by some.They don't understand howthree can be one and how onecan be three. It is a great mys-tery. We may never be able toexplain the Holy Trinity toeveryone's satisfaction, becausethe bible doesn't go into detailexplaining it. However as Imentioned before, the conceptof the Holy Trinity is plainlyevidenced in the bible.
"For there are three that bearwitness in heaven, the Father,the Word, and the Holy Spirit:and these three are one." 1 John3:7.
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Freedom Fellowship Church1730 West StreetRadford, VA 24141Sr. Pastor: Jerry W. [email protected] Services: 9 a.m. and 11a.m. services11 a.m. Children’s ChurchWednesday - 7 p.m. Service7 p.m. Youth Service
Jubilee Christian Opens Omni PlaceThe Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated a ribbon cutting and an open house onFriday, November 3, 2017 at the Omni Place in Fairlawn. Attendees were given the chance to tour theelaborate venue and meet the staff. Owned by Jubilee Christian Center, Omni Place is an elaborate versa-tile event center for corporate, family and wedding events. The roomy ballroom can comfortably seat upto 280 and has many features to offer such as sound booth and a fireplace. Other rooms available are aconference room that seats 8-10 and two additional rooms that seat up to 40 and 80 respectively.
Dec. 7 at 7pm. Route will run the same as always: Jefferson upMain to Tractor Supply parking lot. Call (540) 577-1197 toenter. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plaques to the floats entered inthree categories: youth, adult, commercial. This year's theme is"Silver and Gold and Everything Cold."
Pulaski Christmas Paradeset for Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
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FYI:
Dublin Town offices to close forVeterans DayDublin Town Offices will beclosed Friday, November 10 .Garbage scheduled for pick-up onFriday, November 10 will bepicked up on Monday, November13 along with Monday's regularpick-up.
Large Item Drop Site andRecycling Center hoursEffective November 6, 2017 theLarge Item Drop Site andRecycling Center will be operat-ing on the standard saving timehours.Pulaski Site - Dora Highway -Mon. - Fri. - 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.Dublin Site - Bagging Plant Rd. -Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Fairlawn Site- Mason - Mon. -Fri. - 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.All locations - Sat. 8 a.m. - 5p.m.
Holiday Schedule:The PSA and all three drop siteswill be closed November 10 inobservance of Veterans Day.There will be Garbage Collection.Thanksgiving holiday trash col-lection schedule:The PSA Office will close at11:30 a.m. on November 22 andbe closed November 23-24. ThePulaski and Fairlawn Drop SiteCenters will be closed November22-24 and reopen on Saturday,November 25. The Dublin DropSite will be open 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.on November 22 and be closedNovember 23-24 and reopenSaturday, November 25. Therewill be no Garbage Collection onNovember 23 Thanksgiving Day.Thursday and Fridays will bepicked up on Friday, November24. Have your garbage out by 7a.m
November 10
Randolph Ave. UMC celebrateanniversary
Church Anniversary RandolphAvenue United MethodistChurch: Revival Service, Friday,November 10, 7 p.m., Rev.Douglas Patterson and Choir ofFirst Baptist Church, Pulaski, Va.Morning Worship, Sunday,November 12, 11a.m., Rev.Andre' Loyd of WestsideCommunity CME Church ofAtlanta, GA. Everyone is invitedto join the RAUMC celebrationof thirty years.
Max Creek Baptist Church tohost the singing ministry of theGlorylanders
Max Creek Baptist Church isproud to present the gospel songministry of the Glorylanders ofNew River Valley on Nov. 10, 7p.m. This is an old time styleacapella group. Come all andreceive a blessing from their songministry. You will also be blessedwith a free meal at 6 p.m. withthe song ministry of theGlorylanders to follow at 7 p.m.The church is located at 3000 OldRt.100 Rd., Draper,Va.24324.Call the church at 980-0422 or call John Viers at 980-
4302 or 320-9711.
Radford Church of God ofProphecy to hold revivalThe Radford Church of God ofProphecy will be in revival withNational Evangelist RebeccaSpicer Friday November 10 at 7p.m., Saturday November 11 at 1p.m. (note time) and SundayNovember 12 at 10:30 a.m.. Formore information or directions tothe church please contact PastorZane Cox at 540-230-4362.
November 11
New Hope United Methodist tohold Fall Harvest Sale New Hope United MethodistChurch on Saturday, November11, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.Breakfast will be sold until 10:30am and includes: eggs, bacon,sausage and French toast. Lunchwill be sold from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.including hotdogs drinks andchips. Great pricing on all itemsincluding: books/inspirationalbook, clothing, household items,homemade jelly, baked goods andlots more. New Hope is locatedin New River, VA on ChurchStreet.
Riverview Church of God tohave sale There will be a Country Breakfastand indoor yard sale at RiverviewChurch of God onSaturday,November 11, 8 a.m. -11 a.m.. Special breakfast deal forveterans. The church is located at2703 Wysor Hwy. in Draper.Special breakfast deal for veter-ans.
Dublin Presbyterian AnnualBazaarThe Dublin Presbyterian ChurchAnnual Bazaar will be heldNovember 11, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.Fried Pies, cakes, hot dogs, beansand cornbread, clothing, andmany other treasures.
Fall Bazaar at Elite School ofDanceElite Fall Bazaar at Elite Schoolof Dance. November 11, 9 a.m. -2 p.m. There will be vendors andcrafters, along with a bake sale.Door prizes. Free admission. EliteSchool of Dance is located at 451Cleburne Blvd in Dublin (Rt.100across the road from DollarGeneral) More info call 540-750-6997
Tables of Treasures SaleFirst Christian Church is hosting"Tables of Treasures" sale onSaturday, Nov. 11, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.at the church located on NorthJefferson Ave., in Pulaski. Therewill be ham biscuits, hot dogs,baked good, handmade craft, flo-ral arrangements, dolls, wreaths,local honey, jewelry, country fur-niture, quilts, Vera Bradley,ThirtyOne, Scentsy, local photog-raphy and this and that.
Pulaski County Toy Run pre-pares for rideThe Pulaski County Toy Run isplanned for November 11. Riderswill gather at Truliant/SkylineBank Parking Lot in Fairlawn.Registration is 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Cost to ride is $20 or newunwrapped toy per rider. The Toy
Run will leave from Fairlawn at12 noon. Come out and help puta smile on a child's face. Open toall types of cars, trucks, andmotorcycles. Door prizes and hotfood at the end of the ride. Formore information call 540-835-3543 ask for Max. All toys willgo to the Pulaski Christmas Store.
Boating Safety CourseBoating Safety Course forOperators of Boats and PersonalWatercraft will be held onSaturday, November 11, 2017from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM atMontgomery CountyGovernment Center, 755Roanoke Street, Christiansburg.The course is taught by theUnited States Coast GuardAuxiliary Flotilla 83 and theVirginia Department of Gameand Inland Fisheries (DGIF).Each graduate earns a wallet cardshowing successful completion ofthe class. Most major insurancecompanies endorse the courseand allow insurance premium dis-counts to graduates. This courseis approved by the NationalAssociation of State Boating LawAdministrators and recognized bythe United States Coast Guard.Materials and instruction are freeof charge. Bring a pencil, high-lighter, and lunch. Children 12and under must be accompaniedby an adult. Pre-Registration isrequired. Register online athttps://www.register-ed.com/events/view/100312 Formore information contact MendyHarman [email protected] or 540-494-3569.
November 12
Woodlawn PH Church to hostAvery RoadAvery Road will be ministering inPraise and Worship music andsong at the Woodlawn PHChurch, November 12, 6:30 p.m.Free admission. The church islocated at 3874 Oak Grove Rd.,Woodlawn. For more informa-tion, call 276-728-2088
November 14
Sons of Confederate VeteransWalker-Terry Camp to meetSons of Confederate VeteransWalker-Terry Camp 1758 willmeet on Tuesday November, 14at 7 p.m. at the WythevilleMuseum Gift Shop Second Floor.The public is welcome to attend.
Sons of Confederate Vets,Stuart Horse Artillery Camp tomeetThe Sons of ConfederateVeterans, Stuart Horse Artillery
Camp 1784 will meet onTuesday, November 14, 7 p.m. atRay's Restaurant on Rt. 221,north of Floyd. Members of theUnited Daughters of theConfederacy (UDC) are alsoinvited to attend. For furtherinformation, please call 1-216-233-8401 or 239-9864.
November 18
Robinson Tract CommunityClub to have annual auctionThe Robinson Tract CommunityClub's annual auction will be heldSaturday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m.Food will be served starting at 4p.m. The auction will be conduct-ed by Colonel Lynn White. Manyexcellent small items and gift cer-tificate are available.
November 20
Robinson Tract CommunityClub hold fruit driveThe Robinson Tract CommunityClub will have a community fruitdrive for filling fruit baskets forour community members who areless mobile. Please bring fruit tothe Community Center between 6p.m. - 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov.20.
Robinson Tract CommunityClub to hold business meetingRobinson Tract CommunityClubs annual business meeting inMonday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.Everyone is welcome.
November 21
Pulaski CommunityThanksgiving worship serviceplannedA Pulaski CommunityThanksgiving worship servicewill be held Tuesday, November21, 7 p.m. at Trinity LutheranChurch. "For the Beauty of theEarth" will include psalms andhymns which reflect our Creator'sgoodness and beauty as revealedin creation and in the life-givinggift of grace through Jesus Christ.Our free-will offering will benefitthe "Feed My Lambs" backpackfeeding ministry. Trinity is locat-ed at the corner of Fifth Streetand N. Washington Avenue.Street and off-street parking isavailable. For more informationcall 980-3624.
November 27
Good Neighbor Club to meetGood Neighbor Club willMonday, Nov. 27, at theAnderson Memorial PresbyterianChurch fellowship hall, at 5p.m.for potluck and meeting.Members are reminded to bring
personal items to the meeting andlater will be distributed to theelder and shut-ins. Pat Spencerwill have the devotions.
December 25
The Boyd's Third Annual FreeChristmas Dinner to be heldThere will be a free Christmasdinner at the Cowboy Church forthose in need on Christmas Dayat 2:30 p.m. A nice hot meal carepack and a new toy for everychild will be given to those whocome. If you will be coming andhave children please call or mes-sage Katie at 540-581-5503. Wewant to make sure each child hasa new gift for Christmas. Pleasespread the work to anyone inneed. This dinner is made possi-ble by help from the community.If anyone in the communitywould like to volunteer their timeor make a donation please contactKatie. Thank you advance!
FYI ON-GOING:
Solomon's Closet ClothingBankNew and used clothing for chil-dren and adults. Requested dona-tion of $1 for 10 items. Clothingdonations, also accepted and wel-come. The Clothing Bank is openthe second and third Tuesdays 10a.m. - 12 noon. New Life Churchof the Nazarene is located at 45S.Jefferson Ave., Pulaski.Feeding AmericaDistribution of fresh produce andbaked goods at no charge on afirst-come-first-served basis,Saturday's from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30p.m. New Life Church of theNazarene is located 45 S.Jefferson Ave., Pulaski.Ruth's Harvest Food pantry and boxes preparedfor qualified recipients twicemonthly. Applications available atthe church office. New LifeChurch of the Nazarene is locatedat 45 S. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski.
Adult Day Care and FallPrevention Center hosts month-ly BINGOAdult Day Service and FallPrevention Center hosts BINGOon the 4th Saturday of eachmonth from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. atthe Ruritan building on 4th andJefferson St in Pulaski. The build-ing is located near Seagle'sFuneral Home. Everyone wel-come!
AmVets Post #50 AmVets Post #50 meets eachFriday from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Dinners sold at post. The post is
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located at 1018 East Main St.,Pulaski. For more information540-994-6006.
Pulaski Old Time JamboreeA Bluegrass Jam session for play-ers of all ages is held everyThursday evening 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.at the Pulaski Senior Center. Jointhe jam by playing an instrumentor singing or just come by andenjoy the music. Call John "Doc"McElroy at 320-3688 for moreinformation. The center is locatedacross the street from the postoffice.
Cowboy Church offers newministryOn the third and fourth week ofeach month Cowboy Churchoffer food bags to the elderly andshut -ins. On these weeks, inter-ested participants may come bythe church at 12 noon for pick upif able. Delivery is available ifnecessary. Call Mike and PatThompson at 540-577-4923.Cowboy Church is located at 520E. Main St., Pulaski (across fromDowntown Exxon).
Pulaski Daily Bread in need ofvolunteersDaily Bread is in need of serverson several different days, so ifyou can spare a few hours a weekyou may contact Debbi Harrell(Director) at 980-2131 betweenthe hours of 8:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m. Monday through Friday.
Celebrate Recovery Supportgroup at VHMValley Harvest Ministries in
Dublin is now sponsoring a sup-port group for people who areworking through hurts, habits andhang- ups. The group meets eachThursday at 6:30 p.m.Food will be served at 6:30 p.m.followed at 7 p.m. with a largegroup meeting and then everyonewill divide into smaller groups at8 p.m. The church is located at 1Harvest Place in Dublin.
Narcotics Anonymous The NA group HOW meets eachSunday 6 p.m. at the ChristEpiscopal Church located at 144Washington Ave., in Pulaski. Themeeting is open to everyone.
N.A. Principles beforePersonalities N.A. Principles beforePersonalities meets Thursday at 7p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 6p.m. at the First PresbyterianChurch Annex located at 4th andJefferson St., Pulaski, Va. Formore information, go towww.newrivervalleyna.org
AA:Alcoholics Anonymous meetMonday at 8 p.m. (closed meet-ing); Wednesday (noon); andThursday at 8 p.m. (open meet-ings) at Pulaski PresbyterianChurch of America across fromMagic Mart. For more informa-tion call 980-5233.
Al-Anon - Pulaski:Pulaski Al-Anon Family Group (asupport group for friends andfamilies of alcoholics) meet everyMonday night at 8 p.m. at the
Pulaski Presbyterian Church ofAmerica across from MagicMart. Contact number: 540-980-5233.
If you would like to publicizecommunity activities (FREE ofcharge) please contact us byemail: [email protected] ordrop by The Patriot newspaperoffice at 138 N. Jefferson Ave.,Pulaski or call 540-808-3949.
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was promoted to first sergeantand was assigned as the areacommander of Buchanan andDickenson Counties in theDepartment's Area 29 Vansantoffice where he has been untilhis recent transfer back to hishome area.
First Sergeant Reece is a 1996graduate of Pulaski County HighSchool as well as New RiverCommunity College. Reece isalso a graduate of LibertyUniversity with a master'sdegree in Human Services andExecutive Leadership. In addi-tion, First Sergeant Reece is alsoa 2017 graduate of theUniversity of Virginia's NationalCriminal Justice CommandCollege.
Since his promotion to FirstSergeant, Reece has made com-munity policing a priority andplans to continue this philosophyin his new assignment in Area24. Reece said that "while inArea 29, we were able todecrease crash rates throughpublic education as well asworking with our other partnersin law enforcement, the commu-nity, and private industry." Whilein Area 29 First Sergeant Reecealso says that one of his biggestaccomplishments was being apart of the "Shop with a Cop"
program in conjunction with theBuchanan County Sheriff'sOffice and the Grundy PoliceDepartment. "We had a greatrelationship and the personnelfrom all three departmentsworked extremely hard conduct-ing fundraisers to make the firstever 'Shop with a Cop' program asuccess last year. This year morechildren will be able to benefitfrom this program because of theincrease in fundraising." Reecealso says he hopes to beginworking with the local lawenforcement agencies in Area 24to begin a "Shop with a Cop"program in the near future.
First Sergeant Reece invitescivic and community groups aswell as churches and privateindustry to contact him for anypresentations about any lawenforcement topics of interest. Inaddition, Area 24 also has a cer-tified Crime PreventionSpecialist and any businesses,churches, citizens or schools cancontact the Area 24 office for asecurity assessment as part ofour crime prevention program.
First Sergeant Reece is a resi-dent of the Snowville communi-ty and has an 8 year old daugh-ter, Laura, who is a student atPulaski Elementary School.
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Ratcliffe Museum To Be Open Thanksgiving Afternoon
The Ratcliffe Transportation Museum will be open on Thanksgiving afternoon from 2 to 5 pm. Include atrip to the "Ratcliffe" as part of your afternoon holiday to learn about the town's history as a railroad townand view the O gauge model railroad operating in the replica of late 1950's downtown Pulaski as con-structed by Dr. Brockmeyer and his friends. Enjoy the displays of the Town's early fire trucks, Seagle'shearse, football memorabilia from our high schools, and see which classic car is being displayed. Startyour Christmas shopping by visiting the gift shop that features the book Fading Memories of Pulaski,Virginia by Jay Turner. The Ratcliffe Transportation Museum is located at 51 Commerce St. across thestreet from the historic Railroad Station in Downtown Pulaski.
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O'Dell Celebrates 95th BirthdayBettie Lou O'Dell (above) recently turned 95, and was treated to abirthday party at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation. "I never thoughtI'd live this long," Bettie said during the event, which was attendedby her nephew by marriage, Rodney Scott; her Hiwassee neighbor,Hazel Simpkins; her roommate at Pulaski Health and Rehab, DonnaWilliams (below) and others. O'Dell said she had been at Pulaski
Health and Rehab for sevenmonths and she likes it there."They're good to you and there'splenty to eat," O'Dell said with afriendly smile. O'Dell has beenactive all her life. After gettingmarried, she moved from her homein Simpkinstown to Hiwassee,where she and her husband workedtheir farm along Lead Mine Road.Scott recalled she and her husbandused to grow and sale produce toarea residents. He noted thatO'Dell was still mowing the lawnat her home up until two years ago."I've been pretty healthy, but I hada stroke and then a min-stroke,"
O'Dell said. Asked how far she had traveled from her home inHiwassee during her lifetime, O'Dell responded, "I went to Mariononce, but I didn't stay," she said with a laugh. Simpkins said O'Dellhad been a wonderful neighbor all these years. "We've loved eachother," O'Dell said, with Simpkins agreeing. "That's what's wrongwith the world today," O'Dell exclaimed. "There's not enough lovein it." O'Dell's roommate, Williams, called her a "sweet lady." "I loveher," Williams said. Williams herself celebrates her 95th year thismonth. Happy birthday to both of them!
Clean Community Council Gathers atNew River Resource Authority in DublinMembers of the Pulaski County Clean Community Council and guests held their November 7th meetingat the New River Resource Authority in Dublin. The meeting concluded with a slide presentation of theLandfill operations and expansions by Joe Lavine and a guided tour of the Regional Landfill managementand recycling services by Gary Cox and Joe Lavine. Pictured (L to R) David Quesenberry, Mary J.Tucker, Fran Streff, Mary Beth Glenn, Elora Wiley, Denise Hendon. (2nd row) Teresa Sweeney, Al Davis,Ron Hall, Thomas James, Laura Walters, Renee Irwin, Joe Lavine. (3rd row) Karen Thompson, Gary Cox.The Council initiates, plans, directs and coordinates programs for the control and prosecution of littering,improper disposal or storage of property, unsightly private or public property, and abandoned structures,vehicles, or junk. For more information, contact Karen Thompson, Assistant County Administrator at 994-2432.
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VHSL playoffsbegin this week
The Virginia High SchoolLeague playoffs begin Fridayevening. There are a lot of goodthings about qualifying for theplayoffs, but there are also somebad things about the playoffs.The worst thing is PulaskiCounty had a six-year string ofqualifying for the playoffssnapped, and the Cougars areunfortunately resting at home, butwill soon begin preparations forthe 2018 season.
The Class 4 state playoffs arepretty much what a playoff sys-tem should be, but things ebb andflow each season in the differentclassifications. But this year inClass 4 there are 15 teams with8-2 or better records, and 21teams 7-3 or better out of a totalof 30. That's pretty good.
Region D, the one PCHSbelongs to, is tough too.Jefferson-Forest plays at topseeded Blacksburg, and theBruins are my pick to win thestate championship. Amherstplays at second seeded GW-Danville, Charlottesville plays atthird seeded Salem, and WilliamByrd plays at 4th seeded E.C.Glass in Lynchburg. That gamedemonstrates the impact ofstrength of schedule. Glass is athome with a 7-3 record, but Byrdis on the road at 9-1 due to a softschedule.
Other classifications have trou-ble matching up with the overallstrength of Class 4. Class threehas only seven teams with 8-2 orbetter records, and only 10 with7-3 or better records. Liberty-Bedford is 2-8, Cave Spring 2-8,Rustburg and Tunstall 3-7,Waynesboro, and Alleghany are4-6. That's not good football.
Class 2 is pretty solid with 13teams with 8-2 or better records,and 20 with 7-3 or better records.Class 1 doesn't look like much ofa playoff format. Just six teams inthat class have 8-2 or betterrecords, and 13 are 7-3 or better.Two teams will enter the playoffin Class 1 with 0-10 records andthat simply should not happen.That's a bad system. Class 1 willhave 11 teams with losingrecords.
I understand there could besome shocking upsets and allthat, but mostly bad matchupsand poor teams in the playoffsresult in nothing more thanembarrassing loses. For thoseregion directors and VHSL repsthat believe simple participationis some sort of reward, they needto ride on the bus of a team thatjust got whacked 60-0, and thentalk to me about what a greatexperience it is.
But there are some good teams.Class 1 is hard to assess becauseof so many questionable records,but Narrows, Galax, and GeorgeWythe are in the field, but untilsomebody else says it ain't so,Riverheads would be my pick to
win another state title. In Class two there are a few
area teams as well. Glenvar andGiles have strong teams, andFloyd and Ft. Chiswell are solid-ly in the field as well, butAppomattox is a heavy favoriteto win their third straight crown.In Class 3, I'll take the power sin-gle wing of Staunton River. Itcame up short to Blacksburg inthe state title game in Class 3 lastseason, but Blacksburg is gone,and I see Jason Overstreet power-ing over the opposition.
Hard to Understand:College football is nuts. Not
sure what an upset is anymore. Ithink it's the "new'' way of play-ing the game. Everything is highrisk it seems. That can mean highreward, and also disaster.
The most puzzling game lastweek was Ohio State at Iowa.The Hawkeyes have basicallytwo and three star players. Theyplay boring football as far as thenew generation is concerned.Iowa tries to play solid defense,not give up the big play, and runsbasically a 1950's offense whichtries to get first downs, controlthe clock and field position. Notexciting stuff.
So here come the mightyBuckeyes into Iowa City. Theyhave an offensive line of all fourand five star recruits, averagesomething like 6-6, 320 acrossthe front, and have two 215 lb.tailbacks that were both top fivein the nation. So Urban Meyerpasses 55 times, four of them areintercepted, OSU is beaten 55-24,and his Heisman Trophy candi-date at quarterback is a candidateno more. That doesn't matter, thebig problems is Ohio State is outof the running for the nationalplayoff.
Who's presently considered thetop contenders for the four teamplayoff? Alabama, Notre Dame,Georgia, and Clemson. Fourteams that run the football, play aphysical game. There's anotherugly team, Wisconsin in the run-ning, but most folks probablyhope they don't make it becausethey don't play fun football, noneof that high risk stuff. They haveone of those 6-6, 320 offensivefronts and a 215 tailback and theBadgers as always run the foot-ball, straight at you.
Now what teams finally makethe the playoff is still very muchin question and predictions aremostly useless. There are big
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Edney's Jackets Are In The PlayoffsFormer Pulaski County Cougar J.T. Edney coached the Northampton High School Yellow Jackets to theEastern Shore District Championship and a spot in the VHSL state playoffs this season. Edney's YellowJackets finished 5-5 on the regular season, and are seeded eighth in the Region A Class 1 playoffs. Theywill face top seeded Essex (9-1) in the first round of the playoffs. Here, the team celebrates its EasternShore District championship after a second half come from behind win over Arcadia, 38-35.
College Basketball Preview
Inexperience a challenge asHokies look to continue climb
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -Virginia Tech doesn't have thearray of 3-point marksmen thathelped the Hokies return to theNCAA Tournament last season.
That means Buzz Williams andhis band of overachievers willhave to pay more attention toanother facet of the game:Defense.
"We'll have to be a lot betterdefensively than we've everbeen," Williams said, adding thatlast season, "we didn't mind if itturned into a scoring contest."
Virginia Tech led the AtlanticCoast Conference in 3-point fieldgoal percentage (.403) and 2-point field goals percentage(.548) a season ago, but lost itstop scorers in Zach LeDay (16.5ppg, 7.3 rpg) and Seth Allen(13.3 ppg, .441 3-point percent-age, 107 assists). They left hugeholes to fill.
"So hard to quantify exactlywhat those guys gave us, particu-larly offensively," Williams said."They bailed us out, they coveredup some issues both inside andoutside."
The Hokies suffered anotherhuge blow when Ty Outlaw (who
hit 57 3s and shot .489 percentfrom behind the arc) was lost forthis season with a torn ACL.They could also be without ver-satile Chris Clarke, arguablytheir best player, for at least part
of the season if not all of it whilehe recovers from ACL surgery.
"I don't know if I'll play orwhen I'll play, but just trying to
Bennett sees ‘uncertainty’ forhis youthful Virginia Cavaliers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.(AP) - Tony Bennett highlightedVirginia's youth when lookingahead to this season, and it is alevel of inexperience that maychallenge the defense-first foun-dation the coach has been build-ing with the Cavaliers.
Virginia not only lost its leaderin point guard London Perrantesto graduation, but had two expe-rienced guards - Marial Shayokand Darius Thompson - decide totransfer. Their absences willespecially be felt on defense, but
both scored in stretches, too.To fill the void, the Cavaliers
added speedy point guard NigelJohnson as a graduate transferfrom Rutgers, and two freshmenwho sat out a year ago. The addi-tions to the lineup of may haveplayed a role in the decisions byShayok and Thompson to trans-fer.
"There have been some prac-tices where I've really liked - it'searly - but where I've said, 'Boy,we have a chance to be prettydarn good,'" said Bennett, enter-ing his ninth season at Virginia.
"And then there's some practiceswhere I say, 'We got a ways togo.' Now I think most collegecoaches would be saying thatright now, but there is uncertain-ty.
"We're going to need some ofthose guys who got experience intheir first year to be thrown intobigger roles."
And two players who have noexperience, but are heralded ashaving huge upsides, to be readyto contribute, too.
De'Andre Hunter, 6-foot-7, isone of the tallest guards theCavaliers have ever had and canscore and rebound, and 7-1 JayHuff is a "stretch four" who canshoot from the perimeter but alsodraw attention in the low postand either score or kick the ballout.
Returning shooters includesophomores Kyle Guy (51 3s,.495 percentage) and Ty Jerome(29 3s, .397), who join fifth-yearsenior guard and tri-captainDevon Hall (32 3s, .372) asproven scorers. None of them,however, and only Perrantesaveraged in double figures.
"The coaches have really beenon me to be more assertive, to bemore aggressive in all layers ofthe offense," said Guy, whosefast start and man bun made himan instant favorite last year, "butit's 3s and getting to the basketand getting fouled. So I'm justgoing to keep doing what theytell me to do."
The defense will be anchoredby senior forward Isaiah Wilkinsand redshirt junior center JackSalt. The Cavaliers hope the bigwingspan of Huff will bolster theinterior defense and afford some
Head Coach Buzz Williams
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Cougars’ season ends at 6-4 with loss to SalemBy DAN CALLAHANThe Patriot
Pulaski County saw its foot-ball season come to an endFriday in Dobson Stadium witha, 43-20 loss to Salem. TheCougars' season ends with athree-game losing streak and a6-4 record. Salem closes theregular season at 8-2 and isheaded for the playoffs, likely athree seed in Class 4, Region D.
Pulaski Co. got things startedoff with a bang when tailbackJaceri Eaves ran through a gap-ing hole in the Salem line andoutran the Spartan secondary 81yards and after Ryan Castlekicked the conversion theCougars were up 7-0 after onlythree plays.
But Salem would steadily getback in the flow, and the Cougaroffense sputtered on its nextfour possessions. After fiveconsecutive running plays theSpartans went play action andtied the score at 7-7 on a 29-yard pass from Jack Gladden toViante Tucker.
The Spartans drove andscored early in the second quar-ter on a 15-yard power sweepby tailback D'Angelo Ramsey,and Joseph Quinn ran over atwo-point conversion for a, 15-7
lead. Following the kickoffCougar quarterback Kade Akersand wide receiver Kellen Daltonhad a misread on a pass playand Nathan Delby picked it offand ran 31 yards to paydirt andthe Spartans were on top, 22-7.
However, Pulaski Countydrove the ball late, and Akersconnected with Dalton this timeon a quick crossing pattern andDalton split two defenders atthe five and dove into the endzone. Salem was penalized halfthe distance and the Cougarsdecided to go for two, but Eaveswas thrown for a loss, and thehalftime scored was Salem up,22-13, but the Cougars werevery much in the battle.
But in the second half theCougar offense could not click,and Salem drove the ball relent-lessly. On four consecutive pos-sessions, the Cougars startedfrom their own 20 because NateKraft kicked the ball into theend zone every time.
Ramsey scored on a 24-yardpower sweep, Gladden hitAnthony Haupt with a 10-yardscoring pass, and Ramseyscored again from 17 yards out.Jaylin Nowlin scored from ayard out for the Cougars with 17seconds to play and Castle'skick made the final score, 43-
20.
"When you miss assignmentsor are not in the right place,Salem makes you pay,'' saidPulaski Co. head coach StephenJames. "I thought our kidsplayed hard. We didn't alwaysdo things right, and we madesome mistakes, but the kidsplayed hard tonight. Salem hasa good team. They wore ourdefense down some in the sec-ond half, but I thought at timesour defense played tough, butthey had to spend too much timeon the field. And when the gamewas, 15-7, the pick for six real-ly hurt. I guess it was a misreadbetween the quarterback andreceiver.''
It will be very quickly back tothe drawing board for PulaskiCo. "We must develop someconsistency offensively. We cando that by getting bigger andstronger up front in the offen-sive line. So we need to workhard in the off season. Our bigguys need to dedicate them-selves. To get better we mustwin the line of scrimmage. Soit's back to work. We'll take abreak, rest a bit, but we'll beback to work pretty soon,'' saidJames.
Salem finished with 351
yards of total offense. TheSpartans ran for 289 on 34 runs,and Ramsey finished with 185yards on 21 carries. Tucker had70 yards on only four carries.Gladden was four of nine pass-ing for 62 yards.
Pulaski Co. finished with 332yards total offense, 122 yardsrushing on 33 attempts, 210passing. Eaves led the way with
107, but 81 of that was on thebig early play. Akers was 11 of25 passing. E.J. Horton caughtfive passes for 123 yards,Mason Clark three for 34,Dalton one for 21 and the touch-down, and Braeden Blevins twofor 20. Noah O'Dell also had apass interception for theCougars, and Alex Akers recov-ered a fumble.
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be patient," Clarke said, notingthat Williams errs on the sideover being over-protective whenforecasting his return.
The losses leave Virginia Techthin on experience, and countingon three freshmen and one red-shirt freshman to be ready toquickly contribute. The Hokieswill have six players with signif-icant ACC experience, but twoof the six - guard Devin Wilson(redshirt) and forward KerryBlackshear Jr. (injury) - didn'tplay last year.
Significant returnees includeguards Justin Bibbs (9.2 ppg, 673s), Justin Robinson (10.4 ppg,160 assists) and Ahmed Hill(11.4 ppg, 59 3s).
Here are some other things to
watch with Virginia Tech thisseason:
GLASS CLEANERS:Blackshear is 6-foot-10 with lowpost scoring skills, but will needto add rebounder and defensivestopper to his resume. He playedin 35 games as a freshman andaveraged 6.2 points and 4.5rebounds.
BIBBS IN CHARGE: JustinBibbs has had an impressivecareer at Virginia Tech and ledthe Hokies with 67 3s on 43.2percent shooting last year. But healso has a tendency to disappearfrom the offense for long stretch-es. He says being in a leadershiprole will make him more vocaland that his other focus is: "Don'tveer off into LaLa Land."
CLARKE OR NO? Williamssays Clarke is the team's bestrebounder; he shared the teamlead with LeDay last year at 7.3per game. Williams says the jun-ior, who plays with recklessabandon and gives the Hokiesenergy, may also be the team'sbest passer. Getting him back inuniform with tremendously helpVirginia Tech's fortunes.
FRESHMEN READY?Williams says lack of depth willforce the Hokies to depend oncontributions from freshmen SGNickeil Alexander-Walker, PGWabissa Bede and F P.J. Horne"from an early point" in the sea-son. Alexander-Walker is thehighest rated recruit of the three,and the others averaged betterthan 25 ppg as high school sen-iors. Their biggest adjustmentsare likely to be playing defenseto Williams' standard.
BUZZ MAGIC: Williams haskept the program on the upswingthrough his first three seasonsdespite losing nearly a dozenplayers to defections and dis-missals. But this year will havedo it again with a new wrinkle:Expectations. Last year's NCAATournament berth was the firstfor the program in a decade. "It'sreally fun just to see where wecan from and to see where we'reat now is an awesome feeling forme personally since I've beenthrough it all," said Wilson, aredshirt senior, "But we've got tokeep trying to build on it. Wecan't look at last year and thinkthey're just going to let us intothe NCAA Tournament. We'vegot to earn it."
games every weekend. A lot ofpeople like Oklahoma becausethey have an exciting quarter-back and score lots of points.The Sooners beat Oklahoma St.last weekend 62-52. I'm out ofdate I suppose, but I call thatbad football. I also believe OUwill lose again because that teamdoesn't appear to know how totackle, a lot of teams seem tohave trouble tackling these days.
There are some others with achance, Miami if it can beatNotre Dame this comingSaturday, Auburn too if it canpull a couple upsets, but that'sabout it unless you believeWashington can make it again.
But I do believe this. If yourgoal is to outscore people, playvideo game football, and throwthe pigskin 50 times a game,you're in jeopardy. That sort ofstuff brings a smile to NickSaban's face.
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protection in the paint, and thatJohnson's speed will give oppos-ing guards fits.
Here are some other things towatch with Virginia this year:
TOE THE LINE: TheCavaliers were outscored by 55points at the free throw line ayear ago, and they attempted 85fewer shots from there. In somegames, the disparity proved thedifference between winning andlosing, and there's been emphasison changing that trend.
STEADY HALL: Devon Hallhas paid his dues and now findshimself with the keys to the car,so to speak, as the backcourt vet-eran. He can be a dynamic scorerat times, and a slashing driver tothe basket, but he's unlikely to bethe first option when theCavaliers need a big shot.Despite Guy's uncanny percent-age from beyond the arc (he was51 of 103), the crunch time play-er may be Jerome, who ignoredhis freshman status and took, andmade, several shots in bigmoments last year.
AS ADVERTISED? Huff hasbeen the most talked about new-comer for the Cavaliers, andupped the ante when he addedthe names Kevin Durant andFrank Kaminski to that of Dirk
Nowitzki, the player manyimmediately compare him tobecause of their size and abili-ties. But Huff will be asked to beless like those guys and more asorely needed presence in thepaint for this team, and he'll needto adapt.
SPEED THINGS UP? TheCavaliers have been described as"boring" by many because oftheir attention to defense andmethodical offense, and that maybe forced to change if all the
newcomers can't lock down ondefense like Bennett expects.Johnson could be key to speedingthings up to produce more easyscoring.
CHIPPY: Wilkins, one of theother tri-captains, doesn't believelower expectations for the Cavsis disappointing. "I think that'swhen it's most fun, right. You cango out there and play pretty free,try to show people what we'vegot and make some noise.Hopefully we can do that."
Nall: It’s important to do the right thingBy JOE GUTHRIESpecial to The Patriot
If they gave state champi-onship trophies for sportsman-ship, a leading contender thisyear would be Betsy Nall of thePulaski County High Schoolgirls' cross country team. Despitethe risk of costing herself and herteam their first-ever trip to theVirginia state championshipmeet, Nall did the right thing andset the record straight, in a waythat only she could, about a dis-puted finish in an amazinglyclose race at the regional meet inwhich a single point determinedby a fraction of a second decidedthe placings of Pulaski Countyand William Byrd High Schoolof Roanoke County, in whichonly the team in front wouldmove on to the state meet. As aresult, the Virginia High SchoolLeague has awarded an extraspot at the state meet to includeWilliam Byrd's team, but did nottake away the spot for Nall'sPulaski County team.
The race in question was theVHSL 4A Region DChampionship Meet heldNovember 1 at Pulaski County'shome course at Randolph Park inDublin. In the race of teams from12 schools, the top three teamswould earn an automatic berth inthe state championship meet onNovember 10. The first two qual-ifying spots were decided clearly,
going to Blacksburg andJefferson Forest. It was the thirdand final team spot where thecontroversy arose.
According to the officialresults done by a professionaltiming company, Pulaski Countybeat William Byrd by one point,113 to 114, because in crosscountry the lower score wins. Across country team consists of 7individual runners and the plac-ing for the top 5 runners per teamare added together to total up tothe team score. One point isgiven for first place, two pointsfor second place, three for thirdand so on, so for example a per-fect team score is 15 which is1+2+3+4+5. If there is a tie, theteam with the first 6th place run-ner wins the tie breaker.
To ensure accuracy of theresults, each runner wore a num-bered bib on her team jerseywhich had an electronic chiptransponder attached. The chipwould record the runner's placingand official time down to 1/10thof a second when the chip in thebib crossed a wire at the finishline. According to VHSL rules,the runner's time and placing isdetermined when the runner'storso crosses the finish line, andin this case when the timing chipon the bib crosses also.
The timer had Nall in 16thplace in a time of 20 minutes33.8 seconds, just ahead of AnnaPitts of Salem High School in
17th place who had a recordedtime of 20 minutes 33.9 seconds.However, a parent who was justpast the finish line took a picturethat appears to show Pitts finish-ing a half a step ahead of Nall.That placing is importantbecause if Pitts did finish aheadthen it would add one point toPulaski County's score. Thatwould put Pulaski County andWilliam Byrd in a tie for the thirdand final spot to the state meet at114 points. The tie would be bro-ken in favor of William Byrdbecause their 6th place runnerfinished ahead of PulaskiCounty's 6th place runner.
Based on the parent's picture,
William Byrd appealed theresult. The VHSL rules are clear,however, that the timer's resultsare official and not reversible.The VHSL ruled that PulaskiCounty would keep its automaticberth to the state meet, leavingWilliam Byrd out.
It was after that ruling that Nallbravely put a post on herFacebook page, "Anna Pitts ran agreat race and I remember herfinishing before me." Nall didn'thave to make that statement, butshe did because she wanted to setthe record straight, and no onebut her could say for certain whathad happened. Her simple andhonest statement, however, couldhave cost her team their first-evertrip to the state meet becausebased on it, the VHSL could havereversed its decision and award-ed the final spot to the state meetto William Byrd, leaving PulaskiCounty out. Nall knew that risk,but decided that telling her per-spective on what had happenedwas more important than remain-ing silent.
Based on its rules, the officialresults, the photograph, andNall's Facebook post, the VHSLwisely decided that the rightthing to do was to award bothteams with berths in the statemeet.
"Given the issues that occurredlast week at the regional meetwith the timing system, our stafffelt the fair and appropriate reso-
lution was allowing the addition-al team to advance," said ChrisRobinson with the VHSL onNovember 6th . That means therewill be 13 teams in the Girls 4Acompetition instead of theexpected 12.
Betsy Nall showed that despitethe risks, it's important to do theright thing. She didn't cheat towin and it wasn't her fault thatshe was put in a difficult posi-tion. It was a fluke, a chanceoccurance that somehow an elec-tronic timer gave a wrong resultthat she and her team just hap-pened to benefit from. But shewouldn't let another team missout on an opportunity they hadrightfully earned just to protect itfor herself. Now both teams,each of which can rightfullyclaim to deserve the spot, aregoing to the state meet with anopportunity to win a champi-onship. The biggest winner, how-ever, is the truth. It wins whenpeople like Betsy Nall have thecourage to tell it even when itwould be easier to remain silent.So no matter how the state meetturns out, for people who lovesports and good sportmanship,Betsy Nall is already a champion.
Joe Guthrie is a member ofthe Pulaski County CrossCounty and Track Boostersand was Meet Director for theVHSL 4A Region D cross coun-try meet.
Hokies regrouping after loss to Miami, long trip homeBy JIMMY ROBERTSONFor Hokiesports.com
BLACKSBURG - VirginiaTech head coach Justin Fuentemade it perfectly clear at his newsconference Monday that the pro-gram's Sunday's travel issueswould not be a hindrance in hisstaff's and the players' prepara-tions for this Saturday's game atGeorgia Tech.
To recap, it turned out to be anightmarish 24 hours for theHokies. In addition to losing 28-10 to Miami on Saturday evening,they twice tried to land inRoanoke on the return trip homeearly Sunday, but were unable todo so because of a thick fog blan-keting the area.
They wound up being divertedto Raleigh, North Carolina, wherethey sat until daylight in hopes ofgetting a better weather window.Alas, another attempt to land inRoanoke failed, and the travelparty found itself at the Tri-CitiesAirport in Bristol, Tennessee,where it waited a couple of hoursfor the buses to travel fromRoanoke to Bristol and then itbused the remainder of the wayhome, arriving in Blacksburg a lit-tle after 3 p.m.
Normally, Tech practicesSunday evening, but the players
received treatment from the sportsmedicine staff once they arrivedback in town and got in a brief lift-ing session before being senthome.
"I just felt like, with everythingthat went into that travel, let themget some rest and that sort ofstuff," Fuente said. "Hopefullythey got some rest and get readybecause it's going to be a toughone this week, a tremendous chal-lenge. We need great leadershipand a great week of preparation, aswe prepare for this one."
Sunday's practice includes onlya small portion of game prepara-tion for the upcoming opponent.In addition to treatment and lift-ing, the Hokies also use Sunday'spractice to work on special teams,do some 7-on-7 pass skeletondrills and perform two-minutework in addition to a short seg-ment devoted to the upcominggame plan.
"There's a small element of stuffthat we didn't hit that we wouldhave usually hit on a normalSunday," Fuente said. "But hope-fully this time in the season, thislate in the season, with some ofour veteran guys, particularly onthe defensive side of the ball,hopefully we can overcome that.
"I certainly will not use that[Sunday's travel issues] as an issue
or an excuse moving forward. It'sjust, as a head coach, you've got toweigh the good and the bad, andthat's what we do all the timeevery single week, trying to figureout the best way to get your teamknowing what to do and feelinggood. Because of all that stuff[Sunday's travel issues], I feel likethat was the best way to do it."
Here are some other notes fromMonday's news conference:
o Fuente also made it clear thatthe Hokies have plenty to play for,even though the Miami loss elimi-nated them from a spot in the ACCChampionship Game. He citedplaying in a bowl game, sendingthe seniors out the right way andbeating rival Virginia as a fewexamples, along with simply play-ing for a school like Virginia Tech,with a passionate fan base thatloves and supports its football pro-gram.
There is also the small matter ofexacting a little payback from aGeorgia Tech team that won atLane Stadium last year with abackup quarterback.
"I know it's disappointing whenyou want to achieve somethingand you come up short, but themark of anyone, a true competitorwhether it's football or life, is howyou handle adversity and how yourespond to those things, how your
leadership responds to thoseobstacles, and the only way to getto feeling better is to go play bet-ter," Fuente said. "When you havedisappointments, there is only onesolution that I know of, whetherit's football or life, is to roll yoursleeves up and go back to work.
"I'm optimistic about our guys.That doesn't mean they're not dis-appointed. They're disappointed,and they had a long trip home andall those sorts of things. I think it'sgood for them to have a day offand come back tomorrow[Monday] and be ready to get backto it."
•A common theme in Tech's twolosses this season is the poor startto each game. In both, the Hokiesfailed to score in the first quarter,and even in some victories thisseason, Tech's offense has failed toscore a touchdown in the firstquarter. In fact, in the wins overWest Virginia, Delaware, OldDominion and North Carolina,Tech's offense did not score atouchdown in the first quarter.
Fuente addressed that Monday."We know what we are and how
it has to be for us to have success.It's just going to be hard. Thingsare going to be difficult," he said."We're not as explosive a footballteam as we were last year. Pointswill be harder to come by, whetherit's the first quarter or the secondquarter.
"I think part of that is becausethings have to be pretty perfect forus to have success right now. Inthe first quarter, teams play youslightly different than they haveother teams throughout the week.You have to try and get a handleon it. When you're better or moreestablished or older, then thosethings don't matter as muchbecause you can overcome themwith experience and talent - andright now, we're just not there yet."
•Fuente revealed that freshmanreceiver Drake Deluliis would beeligible for a medical hardshipwaiver following the season. Thestaff played Deluliis in the BostonCollege game and planned onworking the 6-foot-5, 235-pounder into a Bucky Hodges-
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type role, but Deluliis injured hishamstring during the bye weekafter the BC game and hasn't beenable to get up to full speed.
"I do believe will be able to geta redshirt," Fuente said. "Heplayed in the Boston Collegegame, pulled his hamstring in thebye week, then worked hard to getback, and then re-injured it. It'sjust one of those deals. We were
preparing to move forward withhim playing a role and what we'redoing, and he's pretty frustratedand upset about it, and I'm just try-ing to get him back."
•The Hokies will play back-to-back noon games, as the ACCannounced game times forSaturday, Nov. 18, and Tech willplay Pittsburgh in a game thatkicks at 12:20 p.m.
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5 Drivers to battle for final championship berthFrom NASCAR
The Monster Energy NASCARCup Series heads to PhoenixRaceway for its penultimate raceof the season and the PlayoffsRound of 8 cutoff event -Sunday's Can-Am 500 (2:30 p.m.ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXMNASCAR Radio).
Three of the four berths in theChampionship 4 race (Sunday,Nov. 19 at Homestead MiamiSpeedway, 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC,MRN and SiriusXM NASCARRadio) have been claimed. KyleBusch captured the first with hiswin at Martinsville, KevinHarvick took the second with hisTexas victory and Martin TruexJr. clinched the third via pointsfollowing Texas.
Brad Keselowski, DennyHamlin, Ryan Blaney, ChaseElliott and Jimmie Johnson willduke it out on Sunday for the finalspot in the Championship 4.
Rank Driver Points1 Martin Truex Jr. 41682 Kyle Busch 41183 Kevin Harvick 41124 Brad Keselowski 41115 Denny Hamlin 40926 Ryan Blaney 40897 Chase Elliott 40628 Jimmie Johnson 4060
Keselowski sits 19 points above
on the cutoff line for the finalChampionship 4 position. Hamlinis followed by Blaney (22 pointsbehind Keselowski), Chase Elliott(-49) and Jimmie Johnson (-51).A victory at Phoenix by any of thewinless Playoff-eligible driversguarantees him a bid to theChampionship 4 race atHomestead-Miami Speedway.
The five drivers have the fol-lowing clinch scenarios:
•Keselowski - If Keselowskiwins, he will clinch. If KyleBusch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver wins, he wouldguarantee a clinch on points with37 Points.
•Hamlin - If Hamlin wins, hewill clinch. Could clinch onpoints with a KyleBusch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help.
•Blaney - If Blaney wins, hewill clinch. Could clinch onpoints with a KyleBusch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help.
•Elliott - If Elliott wins, he willclinch. Could clinch on pointswith a Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvickor a non-playoff driver win andhelp.
•Johnson - If Johnson wins, hewill clinch. Could clinch onpoints with a KyleBusch/Truex/Harvick or a non-
playoff driver win and help.
Keselowski Readies To RackUp The Points In Sun Devil
StateAs it stands, Brad Keselowski
has the best chance at making it tothe Championship 4 of the fivedrivers vying for the final berth.He can clinch with a win atPhoenix, or with 37 points if KyleBusch, Martin Truex Jr., KevinHarvick or a non-playoff drivertakes the checkered flag at theone-mile track.
In 16 career starts at Phoenix,Keselowski has never won, butclaims five top fives, eight top 10sand a 14.0 average finish.
Keselowski, the 2012 MonsterEnergy NASCAR Cup Seriestitle-winner, has never competedin the Championship 4.
Elliott Tries To Close AtPhoenix
Chase Elliott essentially mustwin Sunday's Can-Am 500 atPhoenix Raceway to make theMonster Energy NASCAR CupSeries Championship 4.
The No. 24 Chevrolet driverfinished 12th at Phoenix inMarch, but led 106 laps (secondto Kyle Busch's 114) and won thesecond stage.
In three career starts at the one-mile track, Elliott has finishedeighth (March 2016), ninth
(November 2016) and 12th(March 2017) for a 9.7 averagefinish.
Defending Champ JohnsonMust Tame Phoenix To HaveShot At Record Eighth TitleLike his Hendrick Motorsports
protégé Chase Elliott, JimmieJohnson virtually needs to win atPhoenix Raceway on Sunday tomake the Monster EnergyNASCAR Cup SeriesChampionship 4.
Johnson, the defendingMonster Energy Series champion,is trying to surpass Richard Pettyand Dale Earnhardt (seven titles)with a record eighth crown.
In 28 career starts at Phoenix,Johnson boasts four wins, 15 topfives and 20 top 10s. Amongactive drivers at Phoenix he ownsthe series-best driver rating(111.0), the second-ranked aver-age running position (8.4) and thethird-best average finish (9.1).
The No. 48 Chevrolet driverhas struggled lately. He finished27th last week at Texas - three cir-cuits off the lead lap. Johnson has-n't finished in the top 10 since hisseventh-place showing four racesago at Charlotte.
Hamlin Hopes To MusterPhoenix Magic
Despite finishes of seventh andthird in the first two Monster
Energy NASCAR Cup SeriesPlayoffs Round of 8 races, DennyHamlin sits 19 points behind BradKeselowski for the final berth inthe Championship 4 enteringSunday's cutoff race at Phoenix.
Luckily for Hamlin, he has astrong resume at the desert track.In 24 starts there, he boasts onewin (March 2012), 10 top fivesand 14 top 10s. Among activedrivers at Phoenix, Hamlin hasthe fifth-best average finish (10.8)and sixth-best driver rating (95.1).
"Overall we had a good day inTexas," Hamlin said. "We scoreda lot of points, and that helped us,we just need to keep digging togive ourselves a shot at a win thisweekend. That's the way we'regoing to pull this thing off. We'vebeen up front to contend for a winat the end of these past two races,and that's our plan again atPhoenix."
Danica Patrick ReachesMilestone 250th Start
In Sunday's Can-Am 250,Danica Patrick will become thefirst female to make 250 com-bined NASCAR national seriesstarts.
Monster Energy NASCAR CupSeries Etc.
Manufacturer ChampionshipClinch Scenario: Toyota currentlyholds a 23-point lead over Ford inthe manufacturer standings.
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Women’s Day ProgramThe United Methodist Women Of New Mount Olive UnitedMethodist Church 309 Russell Avenue in Radford held aWomen's Day Program Celebration "2017" on SundayOctober 29th. Guest Speaker was the Reverend Dr. KarenE. Black Pastor of Randolph Avenue United MethodistChurch of Pulaski and Other Ministers that participated wasGinny Tompkins Pastor of Belspring, Morgan's Chapel &Belspring UMC & Kathy Carpenter Pastor of Asbury UMCof Christiansburg. Music rendered by Choirs: Asbury &Morgan's Chapel UMC. A Special thanks to everyone thatcame and supported the program it was truly a was suc-cessful day and program/Shantel Doyle Chairperson of TheUnited Methodist Women.At left is Guest Speaker Reverend Dr. Karen E. BlackPastor of Randolph Avenue UMC of Pulaski ministering forthe Women's Day Program
Above is a Group Photo of All the Women that came andsupported the Women's Day Program.
Southern inductedas Fellow of theInternationalCollege of Dentists
A local dental practitioner,Dr. Cynthia Southern, wasinducted as a Fellow of theInternational College ofDentists at its 88th AnnualConvocation in Atlanta,Georgia on October 19, 2017.
An honorary organization forthe recognition of outstandingand mentoring service to theprofession and community, theCollege presented Dr. CynthiaSouthern with a membershipplaque, a gold lapel pin and agold key symbolic of this fel-lowship conspicuous servicerendered in the art and scienceof Dentistry.
In an impressive cap andgown ceremony, 265 dentists
from the United States wereinducted into the College at thisyear's ceremony witnessed byhundreds of members andguests.
The College, with representa-tive chapters in more than 120countries, has over 11, 000members, including about6,500 in the United States.
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Alycia Wright, a Short Pumpresident, used to have her ownclassroom where each day shetaught dozens of middle-schoolstudents. That all changed afterWright had her fourth child anddecided to begin home-schoolingher children.
"We tried it for a year, lovedthe freedom and we have notstopped," she said.
A licensed middle schoolteacher for 12 years with a mas-ter's degree, Wright initiallymade the switch to home school-ing as a financial decision: Itmeant saving on private-schooltuition for her two daughters.After experiencing a year in thehome-schooling community,Wright was more than happy to
continue home-schooling herchildren.
Wright's children are amongmore than 1,000 home-schoolersin Henrico County, where thenumber of students being taughtat home has risen 130 percentsince 2006.
Home schooling involves morethan just parents teaching stu-dents. Wright praises profession-als from the community who arewilling to teach her children andother home-schoolers.
"Our science teacher is a vet-erinarian," Wright said. "The his-tory teacher is actually the cura-tor of the Virginia HistoricalSociety."
Last year, the number of home-schoolers in Virginia eclipsed40,000 students for the first time- an increase of 50 percent in thepast decade, according to newly
released statistics from theVirginia Department ofEducation. The agency has beencollecting and reporting data onthe home education populationsince 1994.
If home-schoolers constituteda school division, it would be theseventh-largest district in thestate.
"It's become more common-place, it used to be regarded assomewhat fringe," said KarenSkelton, president of theOrganization of VirginiaHomeschoolers. The nonprofitgroup, which began in 1993, pro-vides advice and other assistanceto home-schooling families.
Skelton lives in Annandale inNorthern Virginia. Both of herchildren are home-schooledgraduates.
Skelton said that every month,
she hears from families frustratedwith their local schools. Shebelieves this is a major reasonwhy more Virginians are turningto home education.
"Customizing one's educationto fit the learning style - to me,that has been the biggest (reasonfor the) increase," Skelton said.
She said home schooling hasgrown in popularity nationwidewith parents becoming moreinvolved in their children's edu-cation. "You learn together as afamily, and you do more handson things. People come to it withan idea of, 'This could be a realpositive experience and a newlifestyle."
Another reason for the increasein home schooling is that parentswant to provide hands-on help to
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their children who may havelearning disabilities, said YvonneBunn, director of legislativeaffairs for the Home EducatorsAssociation of Virginia. Thatgroup was formed in 1983 - thefirst home education organiza-tion in Virginia.
Bunn said parents often
approach her with questionsabout home schooling. "They askme, 'All right - give me the facts.Tell me what the outcomes are,and I want to make a choice that'sthe best thing for my family.'"
Parents are especially con-cerned about their children's aca-demic success. Bunn tells them
that home schooling producesexcellent results.
"We have some of the highestlevels of standardized achieve-ment tests scores. Our kids aregoing to college; they are gettinginto universities with scholar-ships," Bunn said.
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Multi-ChapterMeeting
Saturday, October 7, the NewRiver Coordinating Council ofIOTA State, the Delta KappaGamma Society Internationalmet for its Multi ChapterMeeting in Hillsville, VA, at ThePeking Palace hosted by SheilaHommema, president of AlphaKappa Chapter. Multi Chapter isa combination of IOTA's threelocal chapters: Nu, Alpha Kappaand Alpha Lambda. These threechapters have educators from thefollowing counties: Carroll,Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson,Montgomery, Pulaski, and Wythe. Also we represent theCity of Galax, Radford, andRoanoke.
Above Left (Pictured L-R) SheilaHommema, Vicki Newburn, andMary Beth Glenn
President Mary Beth Glenn ofNu Chapter in Pulaski Countyand the city of Radford hereintroduces the speaker for themorning, Vicky Newburn, IOTAState President.
(Pictured L-R) SheilaHommema, Vicki Newburn,and Mary Beth Glenn
President Mary Beth Glenn ofNu Chapter in Pulaski Countyand the city of Radford hereintroduces the speaker for themorning, Vicky Newburn,IOTA State President.
(L-R) Sharon Layman, Marsha L.Smith of Christiansburg. President Sharon Layman of AlphaLambda and IOTA State President,Vicki Newburn, present the honoreeof the day, educator and schoollibrarian, Marsha L.. Smith, with an"Honor Our Own" certificate.
(L-R) Isabel Lovitt, Marsha Smith, BarbaraStepp (Below)Different members of Alpha Lambda Chaptershared interesting tidbits of her life and edu-cational items/highs of Marsha Smith'scareer. Presenting items of interest in this pic-ture are Isabel Lovitt and Barbara Stepp. TheAlpha Lambda Chapter also gave Ms. Smitha dozen roses, the floral symbol of The DKGSociety and a beautifully crafted notebook ofpictures and news articles which reviewed theyears of her career!
President Vicki Newburn fromRoanoke introduces the themefor her term: IOTA-InspiringOthers and Taking Action. Shepresented that theme with herABCs of Education. Vickiinvolved all of us who werepresent in this meeting. She haswanted to be a teacher since shewas 11 years old. She has been amember of The Delta KappaGamma Society International forseventeen years. She left us witha gift of an Apple saying that weeducators are "AWESOME TOTHE CORE!" (At Left)
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Draper Mercantile FeaturesLife-Size Gingerbread HouseThe well attended celebration and ribbon cutting for a life-size gingerbread house was held onWednesday, November 1st at Draper Mercantile. This giant cookie creation is magical and is officiallyopen to the public. The gingerbread house is made up of 549 bricks, rolled out and hand cut and bakedright there in the Draper Mercantile kitchen. 70 pounds of assorted candy were strategically placed and200 pounds of Royale Icing that helped hold the candy house together.During the ribbon cutting held by the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, Chef T spoke about FreeCamp. Free Camp is a charity organization the helps local children attend summer camps that they would-n't be able to afford. During the celebration, people were asked to donate money to the cause and pick outa piece of candy. Throughout November and December, there are plenty of chances for everyone to stopand check out the life size gingerbread house and could make a reservation on select nights to eat insidethe gingerbread house.
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Country Boys, LarrySigmon & MarthaSpencer to perform atNRCC Jamboree
The music of The CountryBoys and Larry Sigmon &Martha Spencer will be featuredduring New River CommunityCollege's Fiddle, Banjo andDance Club Jamboree onSaturday, Nov. 11. Music willbegin at 6 p.m. in 117 EdwardsHall at NRCC in Dublin.
The Country Boys have beenplaying traditional bluegrass andbluegrass gospel music through-out North Carolina and Virginiafor over 40 years. The band orig-inally formed in the late 1960s,with several lineup changesthroughout the years. The pres-ent band is made up of DonaldClifton, Johnny Joyce, TimBowman, Billy Hawks, MarshaTodd and Doug Joyce. The bandcites the Country Gentleman andthe Osborne Brothers as some oftheir musical influences.
Larry Sigmon started playingmusic at a young age and devel-oped a signature hard-drivingrhythmic style. For 18 years,Sigmon performed with BarbaraPoole at festivals, dances andother concert venues, and wonribbons in banjo, bass and folksong competitions. MarthaSpencer is a longtime member ofthe family group, WhitetopMountain Band. Spencer begansinging and dancing at an earlyage. Sigmon and Spencer havebeen working together since2013 and have performed at theFerrum Folklife Festival and theCarter Fold.
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The doors open at 5 p.m. forthe show. There is no charge foradmission; however, donationswill be accepted to help travelexpenses for the musicians. Thejamborees are held the secondSaturday of each month throughApril at NRCC, a Crooked Roadaffiliated venue.
More information about theNRCC Fiddle, Banjo, and DanceClub is available from TimJones at 674-3683, and online athttp://www.nr.edu/fiddle.
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Pulaski Daily Bread is in its30th year as of April, we havefilled the stomachs and souls ofover 999 thousand men, women,and children. The community-supported program continues toprovide a free hot meal, five daysa week to anyone wishing to eat."One in 8 Americans" do notknow where their next meal willcome from so we are asking youto help us fight this epidemic. Tohelp us feed those who come tous daily for a hot lunch we havealways stressed the success ofthis ministry depends solelyupon the generosity of others,through volunteering, providingfood, and monetary donations.
We are in need of several vol-unteers who wish to help us cookthese wonderful meals, so if youcan chop slice and dice we needyou because volunteers are thelife-blood of Daily Bread. Withloving hands and open hearts,they set up, prepare, and servelunch each day, and at this timewe are in need of cooks on sev-eral different days, so if you canspare a few hours a week youmay contact Debbi Harrell at980-2131 between the hours of
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday or if you wish tomake a tax-deductible donationyou can send that to PulaskiDaily Bread, P.O. Box 824Pulaski 24301.
Thank you for you continualsupport,
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From Abner to Zuri, baby names fluctuate in popularityBy Gillian BullockVCU Capital News Service
After bringing a baby into theworld, parents immediately facea daunting decision - giving theirchild a name. It's an identity thechild will have for the rest oftheir life.
Brittny Gainey is familiar withthe responsibilities of naming achild: She is the mother of twosons.
"People define themselves bytheir name. A name lets youknow who you are and whereyou come from," said Gainey, alicensed clinical social workerfrom the Tidewater area.
In 2013, she gave birth to a sonand named him James. ToGainey, it was important for herfirst-born child to carry on a fam-ily name. Gainey's son shares acommonality not only with fami-ly members but with many otherVirginians.
Since 1910, more than 148,000boys born in Virginia have beennamed James, making it the mostcommon male name in the com-monwealth during that time peri-od. Although the name James hasfluctuated in popularity in recentdecades, it was the third mostcommon male name for babiesborn in the state in 2016.
The U.S. Social SecurityAdministration annually tracksthe most popular names of babiesborn nationwide as well as inindividual states. The agencyrecently released its data for lastyear's births.
Over the past century, thediversity of baby names hasgrown exponentially, and thepopularity of certain names hasshifted.
The Social SecurityAdministration includes in itsdata any name given to at leastfive babies in a single year. Forboys born in Virginia in 1910,there were 183 such names, rang-ing from Aaron and Abner toWillis and Wilson. But last year,1,127 different male names wereassociated with five or morebirths; they vary from Abdul andAlberto to Zayden and Zymir.
In 1910, the five most commonmale names in Virginia wereJames, William, John, Robertand George. For boys born lastyear, the most popular nameswere William, Noah, James,Liam, and Mason. (John was No.18, Robert was No. 44 and
George was No. 101.)The changes in girls' names
have been even more radical.In 1910, the data showed, 287
female names were given to atleast five babies in Virginia,ranging from Agnes and Albertato Winifred and Zelma. Last year,the database included 1,384 girls'names, from Aaliya and Addysonto Zariyah and Zuri.
The most common femalenames in 1910 were Mary,Virginia, Elizabeth, Ruth andMargaret. In contrast, the mostpopular names for girls born inVirginia in 2016 were Olivia,Emma, Ava, Charlotte andAbigail.
Only Elizabeth remains amongthe top 10 female names (at No.9). Mary has dropped to No. 70;Virginia, to No. 91; Ruth, to No.115; and Margaret to No. 69.
Aside from parents, doulas canalso play a part in the namingprocess of a child. Doulas, datingback to ancient Greece, provideeducational opportunities andadvocacy during pregnancy andafter birth. As an advocate for themother, doulas console expectingfamilies through their fears andworries and serve as a listeningear for hopes that families havefor the child's future.
Doulas take the journey withexpecting families to provideemotional support throughout thepregnancy, said BriannaGrocholski, a member ofRichmond Doulas.
"Being present during a birth isthe most vulnerable time duringan expecting mother's life,"Grocholski said. "It is anextremely intimate setting wherelater you acquire and retainfriendships."
With the close relationship thatdoulas form with families, it isnot uncommon for doulas toshare in the process of namingthe newborn.
"One of my clients named theirson after the father. The father'smiddle name was given to theson as his first name,"Grocholski said.
Researchers say the first pieceof information we learn about aperson is their name - and on thatbasis, we may subconsciouslyform judgments about the indi-vidual. These judgments can trig-ger positive or negative feelingsabout someone.
Baby names can increase ordecrease in popularity inresponse to popular culture or
politics. The name Dorothy wasthe seventh most popular femalename in Virginia in 1939 - theyear The Wizard of Oz wasreleased.
Mark Hinkle, acting press offi-cer for the Social SecurityAdministration, has seen nation-wide trends regarding particular
names as well."Kehlani rose 2,487 spots on
the girls' side to number 872,from number 3,359 in 2015.Perhaps this can be attributed toKehlani Parrish, a singer/song-writer who was nominated for aGrammy in 2016," Hinkle notedin a press release.
After having James four years
ago, Gainey gave birth to anotherboy in 2016 and named himJabari. Jabari means "brave one"in Swahili. Gainey said parentsshould think carefully about allthat encompasses naming a child.
"A name is something thatpeople can never take from you,and you carry it with pride andjoy," she said.
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Fall is here, holidays are right behindYes, Fall is with us.It is the start of the holiday
season, we have Thanksgivingthen Christmas is upon us. Let'sreview the plans forThanksgiving.
You may want a traditionalThanksgiving, a group ofPuritans left England, with twoships, one of the ships started tosink and they turned back, theremaining ship, named"Mayflower" took a deal of timeto reach the English Colony ofJamestown, after many week atsea, they came to land which isthe end of "Cape Cod," sorry wedidn't make Jamestown, but theCaptain of the Mayflower, wasnice enough to take everyone toa section of the mainland andnamed it Plymouth.
The first winter was hard, andif it hadn't been for the "FirstNations People" they all wouldhave perished. The firstThanksgiving was the followingyear. The first Thanksgivingwas venison, fowl(turkey/pheasant), sea food(clams, oysters, scallops, lob-ster) and many types of veggies.But for the last one hundred totwo hundred years we have hadmany turkeys and hams.
Let's talk turkey: First what type of turkey are
you looking at? Store bought orwild? In the store bought type,you can get a turkey breast,turkey parts, a whole turkeycooked in the store or a fullThanksgiving meal. To cook aturkey, most of the time it isfrozen, so you need to defrost it.Defrost it slowly in the refrig-erator. It will take two or threedays. Turkey, like chicken canspoil in a couple of hours if youdon't do it right. The mostimportant part is read the direc-tions! If you are cooking "wild"turkey, you need to talk tosomeone who knows how tocook one. Firstly, clean theturkey and put it in the freezeror refrigerator for a day or two.Check for "bird shot" in thebird. Wild turkey tastes differ-ent then store orfarm raisedturkey.
Next is "ham," fresh ham,smoked, salted, canned, special(imported) ham, if it is frozen,thaw it in the refrigerator fortwo days. Put the ham In aroasting pan and preheat theoven to 350 degrees. Add water,apple juice or root beer to thebottom of the pan (about an in.deep). If you have the skin onscore it in 1" - 1 ½" squares.Turn the ham over 1 ½ hours,roasting the ham 20 mins. foreach pound. You can roast itwith dry or wet rubs or use BBQsauce. Keep the ham coveredwith aluminum foil, then abouta half hour before it is done,uncover. When you take it outof the oven, let it rest and coolfor about twenty minutes,before cutting the ham.
With smoked or salted hams,both types need to be washed inwater. Most smoked you needonly to clean the surface. Youcan remove the skin or score it,remove a half hour before offi-cial done time. With a saltedham, wash the ham in freshwater after you had the butchercut it into slices of 5/8". You canlet it soak in a large pot of waterfor a half hour. Change thewater, add 5 pounds of potatoesthat have been cut into 1"squares and heat to a rollingboil for 15 to 30 minutes. Afterboiling, put the ham in a roast-er, add water or juice or sodapop (1 inch deep) in pan, roastfor a half hour at 300 degrees.Then add potatoes and finishcooking them in the "ham"water and mash, add salt(kosher), pinch of parsley andserve.
My friend, the Rev. HarryGunther, was nice enough to letus have the recipe from the"Gap" restaurant on US100 fortheir country ham.
-Scrub the ham in vinegar andbaking soda
-Put ham in a pan of waterafter washing, let come to arolling boil for 10 minutes
-dump the water, replace withnew water
- low boil for 2 ½ hours -Place ham in roasting pan,
remove skin, add whole cloves,add one inch of orange juice to
bottom of pan-Place in a 350 degree oven
over night,- Cover with brown sugar a
half hour before done. Cool, cutand serve
Next we have canned andspeciaty hams. Read the direc-tions on the can! You can putcloves into the ham or use a dryor wet rub or BBQ sauce, thenadd sugar, but you need toremember that anything that hassugar in it, can and will burn.Most BBQ sauces have sugar inthem, rubs don't. Most cannedhams need to cook for a coupleof hours, in the last half hourturn down the temperature to250 degrees and add brown
sugar, BBQ sauce or maplesyrup.
In the specialty ham depart-ment make sure you read thedirections, (Specialty hams areimported, and have special fla-vor from the way they havebeen cured. I recommend that
you don't put anything on theham, that may not hold the fla-vor.
Many years ago, my ChiefEngineer got a Polish cannedham for Christmas, he didn'tread the directions and putbrown sugar on the ham. The
ham had been cured in sugar, soextra sugar changed the taste.
On specialty hams I haveused fresh lemon juice, freshlime juice, pineapple slices andcherries. They all work well,but do not use too much. A goodamount of juice is a half lemonor lime and brush on. Thepineapple is up to you. Kidslove it.
Next week stuffing and more!With David Hoover