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Coming up .. For more than 50 years people have celebrated Easter at Natural Bridge. We'll take a look back in Virginia Newsreel.
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And .. The search is on in Brazil for some 150 convicts who've escaped. We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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The F-B-I is investigating another incident involving the Cincinnati Police.
The Bureau is looking into why officers shot bean bags at a small group milling on streets shortly after the funeral of an unarmed black man.
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Four people were injured by the crowd-control bags. But a march that followed the funeral was otherwise peaceful.
Earlier, hundreds of mourners were told Timothy Thomas' story as a tragedy that has raised awareness of the struggles of blacks in the city.
Thomas is the fourth black man killed by Cincinnati police since November.
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Brazilian prison officials are searching for nearly 150 escape convicts.
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The inmates escaped from a jail southeast of Sao Paulo. Officials say nine escapees have been caught and that a wide ranging police and army operation is underway to locate the others. A group of about 15 heavily armed police officers entered the jail after reports that prison officials had been kidnapped during the escape. No deaths or injuries have been reported.

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The 24 crew members of the U.S. Spy plane held in China for 11 days are now on leave.
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[SUPER=03-Whidbey Island, WA;]


More than seven-thousand people gathered at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Saturday to welcome home the Americans.
The pilot of the American spy plane held in China says the Chinese were polite and respectful, but the crew was sleep deprived from hours of interrogations.
During the ceremony, Lieutenant Shane Osborn said the Chinese were mainly interested in the mid-air collision in which a Chinese jet and its pilot were lost.
China has abandoned its search for pilot Wang Wei (wahng way) and is hailing him a ``revolutionary martyr.''
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[Narrows-Ax]


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A Narrows police officer was involved in an accident last night while chasing another car.
Police say Officer Kevin Buckland was pursuing a white Camero, when Barry (HAY-gEE) Hagy pulled his car out in front of Buckland.
Buckland says his lights and sirens were blaring -- Hagy says he did NOT see or hear anything.
Hagy and the passengers were taken to the hospital where they were treated for non- life threatening injuries.
As of yet, no charges have been filed.

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Girls, Girls, Girls incorporated of Virginia is in trouble once again. The local strip club was fined 40-THOUSAND dollars in 19-97 for unlawful exposure and obscenity convictions. It seems the club -now known as 'The Gold and Silver Private Club' has yet to pay the fine. The club appealed the convictions - but dropped the appeals the next year. They had one year to pay fines after appeals were abandoned - but court officials say that because of a clerical oversight, information about the dropped appeal never got into their computers. Club owners say they will consult an attorney and discuss making the payment.

[Tax-Collection]


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Revenue growth is not sprouting in the Commonwealth -
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Virginia tax collections were slow last month.
Down to 4 point 1 to be exact.
However, Governor Gilmore had prepared for a 3 point eight percent low.
And he STILL wants the car tax phase out to continue on schedule.
However, law states that the phase out cannot go through if revenue growth is under five percent.
This week, the senate offered to raise the car tax cut to 70 percent IF growth raised as well, and continued at 4 point 4 percent.
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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning - The Express steams ahead to tie its series with Toledo -
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And...
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[vo-nat] We'll take you back nearly 4 decades to an Easter tradition that's still alive today - Don't go away - News 7 Sunday Morning will be right back.
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As Christians the world over observe Easter today - many continue the tradition of marking the holiday at one of the seven wonders of the world... Natural Bridge.
People have attended Easter Sunrise Services at Natural Bridge each year since 1946. In today's Virginia Newsreel... we're going back to one of those services... nearly four decades ago, with the sights and sounds of Easter Sunrise Service, 1962, as it was covered by reporter Dexter Mills.

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((53:14 - THIS MORNING THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS ARE JOINING IN THE SVC AS HAVE WORSHIPPERS DOWN THROUGH THE HUNDREDS OF YRS SINCE THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF CHRIST - 53:24 -- 53:24 - THIS MORNING THE SUNRISE SERVICE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE REV CHARLES G FULLER THE PASTOR OF 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH IN RKE .53:31 ... HE WILL BE ASSISTED BY THE REV JAMES W TURNER PASTOR OF THE S RKE METHODIST CHURCH... 53:37 -MUSIC WILL BE FURNISHED BY 150 VOICES -- 53:40 -- THE COMBINED CHOIRS OF THE 1ST BAPT CHURCH OF RKE DIRECTED BY MR JACK HOYT , CAVE SPRING HS DIR BY MR PAUL NOBLE AND WM BYRD HS DIRECTED BY MRS VIOLA PAINTER. -- 53:53 -- AND NOW LET'S JOIN THE WORSHIPPERS IN THE NAT AMPHITHEATER ALONGSIDE CEDAR CREEK ABOVE NAT
BRIDGE FOR THIS TRAD'L EASTER SUNRISE SVC --- 54:04))

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((NATS SINGING HALLELUJIAH... FADE TO PREACHING... SHADOW OF DEATH INTO THE MORNING 55:08 - from behind - OH GOD WHO CREATED LIGHT AND TURNETH THE SHADOW OF DEATH INTO THE MORNING -- 55:14 (VIDEO BAD BRIEFLY) ON THIS DAY OF DAYS WE SEEK TO RENDER THEE OUR LORD AND KING... THE TRIBBUTE OF OUR PRAISE ... 55:23 - FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE SPRING TIME -- 55:26 -- FOR THE EVERLASTING ??? THAT CRIES WITHIN THE HUMAN HEART -- 55:29 -- AND FOR THE GOSPEL (BAD UNCLEAR HERE) -- 55:35 55:36 - 55:44 - Choir SINGS AMEN)) [RUNS-47]
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After two extra periods the Express survived game four of its ECHL playoff series with Toledo.
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The Express takes the ice before the start of the first period, not knowing this one would go nearly five hours
Roanoke's Mike Omicioli makes the pass to Duncan Dalmao and he then takes the slap shot that slips by the Storm goalie and the Express took the 1 to nothing lead in the first period.
Toledo's Tim Verbeek takes the puck coast to coast shoots but Roanoke Goalie Daniel Berthuiame was to quick on the kick block. Regulation ended with
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this one tied at one.
After two overtimes Roanoke evened up the series at two with the two to one victory off the Travis Smith score.
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Roanoke heads up to Toledo for game five on Tuesday.



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Pittsburgh Pirates' patriarch Willie Stargell was laid to reset yesterday.
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The funeral for the baseball great was held in Wilmington, North Carolina.
He died Monday following a stroke.
Known as a home-run hitter, Stargell took the Pittsburgh Pirates to the World Championships twice.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 and hit 475 homers during his career.
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In this week's health check, a new fitness craze hits the Roanoke Valley.
A local teenager chooses a career in nursing after caring for his dying grandfather.
And dealing with arthritis --dogs suffer from it too. Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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[IN Q=Is your dog]
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(( [on-camera]
Is your dog slowing down these days? Well it might be more than just old age --it could be arthritis.
In fact, one out every five adult dogs have some form of it.
11 year old Raijin(Rye-Gin) is one of them. His owners give him medication to help minimize the pain and inflammation.
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((DR. KELLY FARRELL/HANGING ROCK ANIMAL HOSPITAL: THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT IT IS MOST PEOPLE JUST CONSIDER IT AN AGING CHANGE. OH SHE'S JUST GETTING STIFF, SLOWING DOWN A BIT, AND DON'T THINK OF IT AS A DISEASE, THAT CAN BE TREATED AND EVEN PREVENTED IF YOU START EARLY ENOUGH)) [RUNS16]
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Common signs of arthritis include: limping and stiffness, reluctance to climb stairs, lagging behind on walks, personality change, worsening signs in cold or wet weather, and repeated licking of a joint. In other health news
Hoping to get in shape by the summer? Well an exercise routine that recently hit the Roanoke Valley can burn up to 600 calories per class --and it involves using weights.
It's called Body Pump and it originated in New Zealand.
The exercise routine involves resistance training using barbells and weighted plates.
Donald Roberts Junior tried it out for the first time at the Botetourt Athletic Club --and says it wasn't easy.
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[IN Q-It got to the point that pain was] ((DONALD ROBERTS JUNIOR: IT GOT THE POINT THAT THE PAIN WAS SO INTENSE IN MY UPPER LEG I COULDN'T MOVE. I WAS LIKE OH MY GOD IS SHE GOING TO STAND-UP OR WHAT. I'M SURE SHE COULD SEE IT ON MY FACE AND SHE WAS LOVING IT I IMAGINE)) [RUNS14]
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Body Pump Instructor Ashley Wiley says what makes this exercise unique is that it's suited for all fitness levels. The level depends on how much weight you put on the bar. [ON-CAMERA] Also in the news this week - a 17 year old high school senior --who spends most of his time volunteering at a local hospital.
All because he wants to help others. Ronald Wright says it was his experience caring for his grandfather with cancer that made him realize that he wanted to give back.
So now, 7 days a weeks, he volunteers at Stonewall Jackson Hospital in the extended care facility.
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((RONALD WRIGHT: IT'S THE PEOPLE. I LOVE HEARING THEIR STORIES. I LOVE SITTING AROUND FOR HOURS AT TIME CHATTING WITH A PERSON, GETTING TO KNOW THEIR HOPES, THEIR FEARS, ALL ABOUT THEIR LIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN)) [RUNS14]
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The hospital says encouraging young people to go into health care is now more important than ever --because the older population is growing at the same there is a nationwide nurse shortage.
That's this week's Health Check, I'm Joy Sutton.))


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Coming up... The Cincinatti police are being investigated by the F-B-I for its crowd control technique.
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And .. A non-profit organization in Rockbridge County is using horses to help the mentally disabled.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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The way Cincinnati police handled the funeral of Timothy Thomas is now under investigation.
The F-B-I is looking into why officers shot bean bags at a small group milling on streets shortly after the funeral of the unarmed black man.
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Four people were injured by the crowd-control bags. But a march that followed the funeral was otherwise peaceful.
Earlier, hundreds of mourners were told Thomas' story as a tragedy that has raised awareness of the struggles of blacks in the city.
Thomas is the fourth black man killed by Cincinnati police since November.
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[Larry-Chewning]


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Wythe County Hospital's Chief Executive is resigning.
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Larry Chewning is leaving the post to take a similar position at a hospital in Clinton, North Carolina.
Chewning has been C-E-O since 1996 -- and his resignation will take effect the first week of June.
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A search committee will be established to find a replacement.

That process is expected to take four or five months.[Blood-Drive]


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Area hospitals are in dyer need of blood. Currently they only have a two- day supply of common blood types - and the supply is even less for rare types.
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The American Red Cross supplies about 100 hospitals in Virginia and surrounding states.
It's asking Donors in the Greater Alleghenies region to give before summer time begins.
That's when officials say summer vacations interfere with blood donations, and blood reserves drop.
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The last American battleship will officially become a piece of history tomorrow.
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The U-S-S Wisconsin will become a floating museum Monday -- the 57th anniversary of its commissioning for World War Two service.
The ship is docked in downtown Norfolk.
Officials there spent years lobbying to bring it to their waterfront.
Visitors will be able to tour the ship's decks -- but the fragile inside is off limits.
It's being preserved in case the ship is recalled to active duty.
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Still to come on News 7.......
Where will you be spending Easter dinner? Many are opting to spend quality time with family by staying away from the kitchen -
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And...
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The Easter Bunny wasn't hopping down bunny trail yesterday - he was here in Roanoke
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Professional baseball has had a home in Lynchburg in one form or another for 115 years.
Calvin Falwell's involvement doesn't date back quite that far, but many credit him with keeping America's pastime in the Hill City.
Steve Smallshaw introduces us to the man known as Lynchburg's "Mr. Baseball" in this week's Virginia Profile.
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(( He may not be as famous as his first cousin Jerry, but Calvin Falwell has certainly made a name for himself in central Virginia.
Falwell's family came here in the early 1800's.. and Calvin was born, raised and has lived and worked within a mile or so of his current offices on Campbell Avenue.
The walls of his office are lined with the memories of what has been a storied career as a pilot, businessman and entrepreneur.. and even at age 80, he has no plans to retire.
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((CALVIN FALWELL/LYNCHBURG BASEBALL CORP.: NO I THINK I'D BE TERRIBLE LOAFING THAN DOING SOMETHING, SO I DO A LOT OF CHURCH WORK, BASEBALL WORK.))
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It is baseball that occupies a special place in Falwell's heart.
In 1962, when racial tensions forced the White Sox to abandon their Single- A home in Savannah, Lynchburg welcomed the team with open arms.
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((CALVIN FALWELL: AT THE END OF '65, THE WHITE SOX WANTED TO MOVE THAT BALLCLUB TO EVANSVILLE, INDIANA AND WHEN THE WHITE SOX CAME HERE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MOVING IT TO EVANSVILLE, THEY SAID 'CALVIN, WE'VE GOT A CLUB IN THE CAROLINA LEAGUE, IN I THINK IT WAS PENINSULA OR SOMEWHERE DOWN IN THERE, AND THEY SAID 'TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BALLCLUB RIGHT IN HERE, PUT YOU RIGHT IN THE CAROLINA LEAGUE, THAT'S HOW SIMPLE IT WAS.))
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Keeping Lynchburg in the game of minor league baseball hasn't been simple, however.
With city hall now dragging its feet on renovating 60- year- old City Stadium, Falwell's afraid the Pirates are ready to pack up and move.
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((CALVIN FALWELL: AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE MANY MORE YEARS, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO KEEP BASEBALL HERE. I GREW UP WITH IT, FOOLED WITH IT YOU MIGHT SAY ALL OF MY LIFE, AND I JUST HATE TO JERK THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE. HATE TO JERK THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.. THAT'S WHAT BOTHERS MY CONSCIENCE. I WOULDN'T HAVE FOOLED WITH IT THIS LONG IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THAT.))
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Falwell doesn't know how many more Opening Days he has left in him.. or how many more games City Stadium might see.
All he can say is he's done his part and stepped up to the plate for the team every year.

Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))[Horse-Show]


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Some people go see a professional when they're in need of therapy -- Others .... they just ride horses.
In Rockbridge County - the Hoof-Beats Therapeutic Riding Center shows us what it's all about. Kate Weidaw has the story.
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((It's called the "not quite over the hill" horse show, meaning all the riders are over the age of 30. Friends and volunteers of Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center took the horses around the ring for contests with fitting titles to match the riders.

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((TRISHA VECELLIO/PROGRAM DIRECTOR: THERE'S A MID LIFE CRISIS HOT FLASH CLASS, OPEN HUNTER OVER FENCES.))
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All of the proceeds from the show go to help fund therapeutic riding classes for people like Kirk Bumstead.

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((KIRK BUMSTEAD: I CAME TO ONE OF THE CANCER CAMPS AND I SAW CAROLE BRADSHAW'S HORSE MCNAMARA AND I IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM.))
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Bumstead who has brain damage from a car accident works as a volunteer for the center.

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((KIRK BUMSTEAD: A HORSE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU, IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT BEING AROUND THE HORSES THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.))
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The non profit organization has been helping mentally disabled children and adults for the past eight years.

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((TRISHA VECELLIO: HORSES ARE WONDERFUL FOR THERAPY BECAUSE NUMBER ONE THEY ARE NOT JUDGMENTAL, SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY IS OFTEN LOOKED AT BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A LITTLE TALIDITY.))
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In the end the horses provide more then just therapy, it's also a lot of fun. Kate Weidaw News 7 Rockbridge County.))


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Hoof-beats will be holdings its spring cancer camp on May 5-th and is looking for volunteers.
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[TAKE PRE-PRO] You can call 5-4-0-2-9-1 HOOF if you're interested in helping out.
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[Easter-Dinner]


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More and more Americans are spending Easter Dinner at their favorite restaurant. The National Restaurant Association's Holiday Dining Survey shows 16 percent of Americans will enjoy their holiday meal away from the family table. The Associations president says people want to spend more time with families and less time in the kitchen... and while it may cost more to eat out - not having to wash dishes is priceless.


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The hunt was on yesterday in Jackson Park - and the Easter Bunny was in on the fun.
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[VO-NAT]
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Kids filled their Easter baskets with dozens of eggs at the hunt yesterday afternoon. The Salvation Army, who hosted the event, hid more than 12-thousand Easter eggs.
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((RACHEL COLLINS/COMMUNITY CENTER DIRECTOR: I SAID GO AND IT WAS AMAZING THERE WAS KIND OF A STAMPEDE BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN, THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY WERE PICKING UP EGGS WE HAVE KIDS WITH BAGS FULL OF EGGS 50 TO 60 EACH.))
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The Easter bunny made a special appearance for the kids. This is the 12-th year the Salvation Army has sponsored the Easter egg hunt.
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[Ebert-Picks]


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"Along Came a Spider" is crawling up the box office - but Roger Eibert tells us that the plot is too hard to enjoy because you spend all your time trying to figure it out.
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You can see Roger Ebert's reviews today at Eleven here on Your Hometown Station.


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Roanoke kept its dreams of advancing in the ECHL playoffs alive by surviving a marathon game with the Toldeo Storm in the Round House last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs. Storm; :]


The Express takes the ice before the start of the first period, not knowing this one would go nearly five hours
Roanoke's Mike Omicioli makes the pass to Duncan Dalmao and he then takes the slap shot that slips by the Storm goalie and the Express took the 1 to nothing lead in the first period.
Toledo's Tim Verbeek takes the puck coast to coast shoots but Roanoke Goalie Daniel Berthuiame was to quick on the kick block. Regulation ended with
[SUPER=38-Roanoke/2/Toledo/1/Shootout;]

this one tied at one.
After two overtimes Roanoke evened up the series at two with the two to one victory off the Travis Smith's score.

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[SUPER=01-Perry Florio/Express Head Coach;]
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Roanoke heads up to Toledo for game five on Tuesday.



[Sports-Extra]


[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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The world of in-line and speed skating is evolving rapidly.
The number of participants in the sport is growing and the athletes are going faster.
In fact, two men from our area are helping to put the speed in skating.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
[SUPER=01-Al Kaiser/Kaiser Customs; :16]
[SUPER=01-Mike Ratliff/Competitive Racer; 1:39]
[SUPER=@Denise2; 2:03]
[RUNS=2:13]
[OUT Q=sponor a team]


((Northside High School student Mike Ratliff races for a team in Highpoint, North Carolina.
He's getting a competitive edge from custom in-line skates made by Al Kaiser and Ty Daughtridge.
Al became addicted to skating in the early 70's
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[SOT 16:59:43]
[IN Q=we went]

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[OUT Q=all got started]


As a racer Al was disappointed in the boots he was buying, so he started making his own, the business, Kaiser Customs grew out of that.
Al and Ty demonstrated the process. They started by making a mold of the arches of the my feet. In this position Al can capture the arches in a relaxed state.
The all important mold of the foot and ankle is next.
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[SOT 17:00:47]
[IN Q=my dad]

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Plaster is then poured into the molds and allowed to dry. The boots are actually built around the casts of the feet.
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[SOT 17:09:30]
[IN Q=we stick it]

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[OUT Q=sucked to the shape of the foot]


Al and Ty make four to six pairs of boots a week and right now there is a two month waiting period.
The price starts at 800 dollars. Olympic hopefuls are wearing Kaiser Customs boots. Skaters say they can feel the difference.
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[SOT 18:36:41]
[IN Q=I can't]

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[OUT Q=real comfortable]


The boots are the bread and butter but Al says this frame is the business' future.
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[SOT 17:03:22]
[IN Q=My partner]

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[OUT Q=beyond that.]


Al says the frame gives skaters more power and hopes it will eventually allow him to get back into racing, by making enough money for Kiaser Customs to sponsor a team.
))

[Pope-Easter]


[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
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Thousands of people have gathered for Easter Services at the Vatican. Pope John Paul will deliver his traditional Easter greeting in 50 languages. We leave you now with pictures from todays ceremonies. We hope you have a great holiday.
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[SUPER=03-Vatican City]
[IN Q=nats ceremony]

((NATS OF POPE SPEAKING AT VATICAN CITY CEREMONY))
[OUT Q=nats ceremony]
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