[Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
[SUPER=@Marya1;]
[SUPER=@Jacey1;]
Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning.......
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we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Winter-Weather]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-07 TC-4:43]
[GRAPHIC=Winter Weather]
The winter weather caused some slippery conditions on roads.. and runways.
The Roanoke Regional Airport say numerous delays and cancellations because of the frozen moisture mix.
Justin McLeod has more on how our area weathered this latest winter storm.
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[SOT :46:00]
[IN Q=Nat sound on highway]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday; :00]
[SUPER=01-Charles Lattimer/Motorist; :37]
[SUPER=01-Robert Bengston/Director of Public Works; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Rick Simmons/Air Traveler; 1:14]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:25]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke]
((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING))
The storm arrived here in Roanoke just before daybreak.
Within an hour, more than an inch of snow had covered the roads.
[SOT 56:56; 1:03:41;]
[IN Q=It looks pretty ]
((NOREEN HARTKERN: IT LOOKS PRETTY BUT IT'S BEEN TREACHERIES DRIVING.))
((BUTCH TURNER: JUST A LOT OF CARS GOING SLOW, A LOT OF THEM GET IN THE HAMMER LANE AND JUST KEEP ROLLING PASS YOU SEE COVER YOU UP WITH SNOW WHEN THEY PASS YOU.))
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[OUT Q=they pass you]
((NAT SOUND OF V-DOT CREW; 56:19))
V-DOT crews spent most of the morning trying to remove that snow from the highways.
But when you're dealing with a wintry mix, it's almost impossible to keep people from sliding into problems.
(SHOT OF ACCIDENT ON 581)
[SOT 1:01:26]
[IN Q=I saw about]
((CHARLES LATTIMER: I SAW ABOUT A 1/2 DOZEN CARS IN THE DITCHES AND STUFF. EVERYTHING WAS PROBABLY MOVING 30 MILES An HOUR.))
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[OUT Q=miles a hour]
((NAT SOUND OF ROANOKE CITY TRUCK))
It was also slow going for the 50 or so Roanoke City plows.
By mid-afternoon, some secondary roads still remained covered with snow. (SHOT OF CAR SLIPPING; 1:07:11)
But an even bigger problem arrived when the temperature began to drop.
[SOT 1:06:06]
[IN Q=Ice, obviously snow]
((ROBERT BENGTSON/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: ICE, OBVIOUSLY SNOW CAN BE SOMETHING WE CAN WORK THROUGH BUT ICE CAN ALWAYS BE TRICKY.))
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[OUT Q=always be tricky]
((SHOT OF DEICING PLANE))
The ice and snow also made for a tricky situation at the Roanoke Regional Airport.
By noon, more than half of the flights in and out of here were canceled.
[SOT 59:09; 51:18]
[IN Q=They put on a]
((RICK SIMMONS/AIR PASSENGER: THEY PUT ME ON A DELTA FLIGHT. IT LOOK IT WAS GOING TO GET OUT BEFORE I GOT OFF, IT RE-ROUTED TO ANOTHER TOWN.))
((DINA STUMP/AIR PASSENGER: WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR AWHILE AND WE'RE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON TO GET FLIGHTS OUT FROM THERE.))
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=Airport officials say]
((JUSTIN MCLEOD/REPORTING: AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY IT MAY BE SUNDAY BEFORE THERE ARE NO MORE CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS. YOU ARE URGED TO FIRST CALL YOUR AIRLINE. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE AIRPORT'S WEBSITE AT ROANOKEREGIONALAIRPORT.COM . JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))))
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[Airline-Security]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Airline Security]
Airlines are now required to screen every piece of luggage for dangerous materials before it goes on the plane.
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[VO-NAT5:06:42 -:15]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY]
But because there is a shortage of detection machines and bomb sniffing dogs --airlines do have the option of just making sure that no bag is loaded onto the plane without is owner on board.
Critics say bag matching is tedious and does not deter suicide bombers.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I don't think that makes any sense]
[SUPER=01-Michael Boyd/Aviation Expert]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=it's a passenger or not]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-West Palm Beach, FL]
The Palm Beach International Airport has gone one step further in its security efforts. It's using cameras to scan people's faces. The new system, called "Face It" is designed to single out criminals and terrorists in a crowd. The camera compares facial features to those in a database and alerts security if it makes a match.
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[Roanoke-Co]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-09 TC-2:40]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some national attention for one of the Roanoke Valley's most fashionable stores...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Earlier this month-- the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors recognized Davidson's men's store for a recent achievement.
Esquire Magazine recently named Davidson's one of the top 100- retail stores in the United States.
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[SOT 17:18:22]
[IN Q=WE CERTAINLY]
[SUPER=01-Larry Davidson/Davidson's Inc.; :00]
((WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO DURING BUSINESS IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY FOR ALOT MORE YEARS AND ONCE AGAIN I THINK YOU FOR YOUR RECOGNITION AND YOUR KIN PERSONAL COMMENTS.))
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[OUT Q=PERSONAL COMMENTS.]
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[VO-NAT]
During the same meeting-- the supervisors thanked Fuzzy Minnix for his work as Chairman of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors last year.
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[Lee-Jackson]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-54 1:17:35]
[GRAPHIC=Lee-Jackson Day]
An annual tribute to heros of the confederacy stirred up controversy in the State Captiol yesterday.
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[IN Q=In dixieland]
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[OUT Q=where I was born, early on....]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Admirers of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson honored the confederate generals during ceremonies yesterday in the Old House Chamber.
Absent was former Lieutenant Governor John Hager who had accepted the group's invitation to speak, but later backed out after his new boss, Governor Mark Warner, expressed his displeasure.
Yesterday, the Sons of Confederate Veterans demanded an apology.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Words from politicians]
((HENRY KIDD/SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS: WORDS FROM POLITICIANS SOMETIMES ARE MEANINGLESS. ACTIONS ALSO SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, AND I THINK THE ONLY APOLOGY THAT WE'LL ACCEPT IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL CONFEDERATE HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH FROM THE GOVERNOR.))
[SUPER=01-Henry Kidd/Sons of Confederate Veterans;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=from the Governor.]
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[VO-NAT]
Late in the day, Governor Warner issued a proclamation recognizing Lee and Jackson as brilliant leaders, educators and military strategists.
But he did not declare April Confederate History and Heritage month.
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[Volcano]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some 300-thousand people have crossed into Rwanda from Goma, Conga fleeing an erupting volcano.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=03-Goma, Congo]
More than half of the city of Goma is buried by lava. Fire is spreading across the horizon and exploding fuel deposits.
U-N officials say at least 40 people have been killed.
The city's airport has been evacuated and the only way out for most people is on foot.
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[Science-Center]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]
By night, it's an Amtrak station where passengers depart for Atlanta or DCTERMS.
By day, it's a hands-on classroom, designed to teach kids about the world around them.
In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young takes us to the Danville Science Center.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=(nats of electricity) You might be shocked...]
[SUPER=03-Danville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ginny Laubinger/Danville Science Center; :37]
[SUPER=@Shannon1; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:44]
[OUT Q=STD]
(([SOT 2:07:42-2:07:44 ]
((NATS - ELECTRICITY))
[RUNS= 02]
You might be shocked to learn you don't have to travel to the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond to learn about electricity.
The agency's first and only satellite center is near downtown Danville at the historic "Crossing of the Dan".
From physics to biology to optical illusions, interactive displays explain the laws that make the earth go 'round.
[SOT 2:07:29-2:07:42]
[IN Q=As I push the button... ]
((As I push the button you can see the electricity jumping from the small ball to the large ball.))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=jumping from the small ball to the large ball.]
Be amazed by the the Bernoulli Blower.
[SOT 2:07:54-2:08:06]
[IN Q=What happens when I put the ball in place.]
((What happens when I put the ball in place is that the column of air holds the ball. What's interesting is that even if I move the column the stream of air continues to hold the ball in place.))
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=continues to hold that ball in place.]
Or take a beat to learn about the cycles of life.
[SOT 2:13;40-2:13:54]
[IN Q=Thsi particular area...]
((This particular area talks about the rythms of live, like the heartbeat and the way the heartbeat changes in response to exercise.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=in response to exercise.]
Director Ginny Laubinger says teachers help make sure exhibits meet the SOLs.
The fun factor helps complete the short trip between learning and understanding.
[SOT 2:11:43-2:11:55 ]
[IN Q=As we move the plane...]
((As we move the plane it's 10 o'clock in New York but your internal clock is set to Paris France where it's 3 o'clock in the morning.))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=where it's 3 o'clock in the morning.]
And don't be surprised if a train rattles by just a few feet away.
Since 1899 the building's served as an Amtrak station although now, passengers board only during the wee hours of the night.
But even those who stay put can take a journey... into the fascinating realm of science.
Shannon Young, News 7, Danville.))
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[web address]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
If you would like more information on the Danville Science Center, visit our website at wdbj7.com and click on the time off suitcase.
[toss to Joy on PS]
[Health-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=health]
[GRAPHIC=Focus on Health]
In today's "Focus on Health", we'll tell you about free child safety classes being offered by a Taekwondo instructor.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[JOY ONE SHOT]
A local Taekwondo instructor is hoping teach kids in our area how to protect themselves.
He's offering free child safety classes.
[JOY/GUEST TWO SHOT]
[SUPER=01-James Collie/James Collie's Taekwondo]
His name is James Collie. He is the owner of James Collie's Taekwondo.
1-WHY HAVE YOU DECIDE TO START CHILD SAFETY CLASSES
2-WHAT WILL YOU BE TEACHING THE KIDS
3-WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO OFFER THE CLASSES --FOR WHAT AGE GROUPS
4-HOW CAN KIDS GET INVOLVED --CAN THEY COME TO SEVERAL CLASSES OR IS JUST ONE
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For more information about the free child safety classes you can call 540-345-9806.
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If you have any health topics you would like for us to discuss here on News 7 Saturday Morning, drop us a note at News 7, care of Focus on Health, PO Box 7, Roanoke, Virginia 24022-0007 or you can send me an e-mail at jsutton@wdbj7.com.
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Later in the show Collie will be showing us some of the techniques the kids will learn.
Don't go away - News 7 Saturday Morning will be right back.
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[Diner-Tease]
[ANCHOR=JBI]
[NEWSCAST=SAT AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[wipe wipe wipe]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Coming up on Weekend...]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=...stay with us.]
[DinerOpen]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=Diner Open]
[GRAPHIC=Weekend Diner]
This week's recipe is downright crazy. Brent Watts traveled to Alleghany County to help Reggie Gibbs prepare his creative creation, called Crazy Crust Fruit Cobbler. Now that's a mouthful. Here's Weekend Diner.
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[OUT Q=stop animation]
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[Weekend-Dine]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=SAT AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=Weekend Diner]
[GRAPHIC=wipe]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good morning, we're in...]
[SUPER=07-Reggie Gibbs]
[super=@Brent1; ]
[RUNS=2:01]
[OUT Q=...I'll see you next time.]
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[Take FS Chyron 7153]
If you would like Reggie's Crazy Crust Fruit Cobbler recipe or any recipe you see on Weekend Diner - check out our web site at WDBJ-7-dot com - just click on the Weekend Diner Icon. Or - you can send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope to...
Weekend Diner Care Of WDBJ7.....P.O. Box 7 Roanoke....Virginia 24022-0007.
News 7 Saturday Morning will be right back.
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[STRAIGHT TO BREAK]
[2Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning......
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We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to hello]
[2-Winter-Wx]
[ANCHOR=Jacey- 2-shot ]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Today's storm could mean problems on the roads, delays at the airport, and possible power outtages.
[DOUBLE BOXES= Jacey-Joy/Microwave;]
Justin McLeod joins us now live along Colonial Avenue in Roanoke. Justin, how are the roads out there?
[LIVE= Justin /FULL]
[SUPER=@Justin1;]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke]
((ROLLCUE: IF YOU SEE A DOWN POWER LINE OR EXPERIENCE AN OUTTAGE..))
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[SOT 2:28:43]
[IN Q=Number one stay]
((TODD BURNS/AEP SPOKESMAN: NUMBER ONE STAY AWAY FROM A DOWN POWER LINE. NUMBER TWO REPORT THE OUTTAGE. THAT WILL NOT ONLY HELP THE CUSTOMER BUT HELP US RESTORE SERVICE. AND WHEN THOSE CUSTOMERS CALL IT TO REPORT OUTTAGES, PLEASE BE SPECIFIC AS THEY CAN ABOUT LOCATIONS. WE GOT SOME AUTOMATED SYSTEMS WHERE PEOPLE CAN REPORT OUTTAGES JUST PLEASE BE SPECIFIC AS THEY REPORT THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Todd Burns/AEP Spokesman]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=as they report them]
[LIVE= Justin /FULL]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke;]
[DOUBLE BOXES= Jacey -Joy/Microwave;]
[TAKE VDOT PHONE FS- Justin will call for]
If you want to check on road conditions, you can call V-DOT's hotline (800) 367-ROAD.
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[TAKE VDOT WEB FS]
And you can now check on the Internet, by going to the department's new web site VIRGINIA-D-O-T dot org.
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[TAKE AIRPORT FS]
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[Mid-East]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
The Palestinians are back on the air ... after Israeli troops blew up a radio station.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Israel]
The Voice of Palestine radio station was knocked off the air for several hours when Israeli forces seized the official Palestinian broadcasting building in the West Bank and set off explosives.
The radio station is now operating from another radio station in Rammallah.
The destruction of the radio station is the latest wave of violence after the killing of six Israeli's by a Palestinian gunman who opened fire at Jewish girl's birthday party.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Still to come on News 7 Saturday Morning.......
Pearl Harbor's Josh Hartnet is at war once again on the big screen -
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
but
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[VO-NAT]
This time he's trying to survive behind enemy lines. Find out if he's able to pull rank in this week's movie review.
But first if you are traveling today........
[Jacey ad-lib the travel forecast -- WX PRO]
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[Jacey MIC hot]
[ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump]
[soft music under]
[2-Health-Open]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=health]
[GRAPHIC=wipe]
[wipe wipe wipe]
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[JOY ONE SHOT]
Earlier in the broadcast we told you about free child safety class being offered by a local Taekwondo instructor.
[JOY/GUEST TWO SHOT]
[SUPER=01-James Collie/James Collie's Taekwondo]
James Collie is the owner of James Collie's Taekwondo.
He's going to show us some of the techniques he will showing kids how to do to protect themselves.
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[take child safety fs]
For more information about the free child safety classes you can call 540-345-9806.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
Jacey will have your weather right after this.
[Profile-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sun-AM]
[WRITER=]
[TAPE#=Va. Profile]
[GRAPHIC=Va. Profile]
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[3-Winter-Wx]
[super=@Justin1; ]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke; ][2BIRTHDAYS!] 1/20/02
Sunday:
[SUPER=130-2/Sadie Grace Willis/Callaway] super cute!
[SUPER=130-13/Brandon Lester/Roanoke]
[SUPER=130-/Gary Skidmore/Covington]
[SUPER=130-6/Tierra Witcher/Glade Hill]
[SUPER=130-83/Lena Duncan/Salem]
[SUPER=130-45/Donald Lee/Snow Creek]
[SUPER=130-3/Raejon Hampton/Penhook] pronounced "Ray-John"
[SUPER=130-17/Angela Burton/Rocky Mount]
[SUPER=130-56/Curtis Lee/Sontag]
No Pictures:
[SUPER=131-63/David Morehead/Bland]
[SUPER=131-/Charles James/Penhook]
[SUPER=131-/Latonya Witcher/Penhook] pronounced "La-Tone-ya"
[SUPER=131-39/Susan Brown/Roanoke]
Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-/Mike & Pam Doyle/Snow Creek]