[Open-Heads]

[ANCHOR=Marya]

[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


[roll cold out of the open]


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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
[SUPER=@Marya1;]
[SUPER=@Brent1;]

Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning.......
Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau was critically injured in a crash during a practice run in Richmond.
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More than 16 thousand people joined hands to kick off the Franklin Graham Festival. We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]

[Murder]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Murder]


A Martinsville man is dead and a Danville man hospitalized after being shot by a minor yesterday.
Police say 37 year old Randolph Eugene Taylor died after being shot in the upper body and head.
29 year old Michael Anthony Marlowe is being treated at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville for a gunshot wound to his stomach.
Officials have arrested a seventeen year old and charged him with murder and malicious wounding.
He is being held at the W-W Moore Detention Center in Danville.



[Callaway-Fire]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. a.m.]
[WRITER=jja/mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]


Fire destroyed a hardware store in Callaway last night.
The Auto Discount store caught fire just after nine.
Firefighters say the flames started in the garage area.
Five fire companies responded to the blaze. Authorities are still investigating the cause and compiling damage estimates.
The store is owned by the Franklin County Board of Supervisors Chairman Wayne Angell.
He sells lawnmowers, chainsaws, hardware and garden supplies at the store.

[11Graham-Festival]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Franklin Graham]


There were plenty of praises, prayers, and people in Salem last night.
Thousands came out for the opening night of the Southwest Virginia Festival led by Franklin Graham.
Justin McLeod says the night saw lots of excitement and very few problems. ((ROLLCUE:...))
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
[SUPER=01-Debbie Williams/Bedford Co. Resident; :21 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Cheryl Hasson/Roanoke Resident; :41 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Sherman Witcher/Franklin Co. Resident; 1:04]
[SUPER=07-Franklin Graham; 1:14]
[SUPER=01-Diana Corselli/Salem Resident; 1:40 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@JUSTIN2; 1:50]
[RUNS=1:57]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Salem]

(( ((NAT SOUND OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC))
It was a night made up of more than 16-thousand people, five hundred area churches, 53 different demoninations, 600 ushers, a 25-hundred member choir and of course the main attraction Franklin Graham.
[SOT 23:53:17]
[IN Q=It's really exciting]

((DEBBIE WILLIAMS/BEDFORD COUNTY RESIDENT: IT'S REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE I'M GLAD WE COULD BRING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO THE ROANOKE VALLEY.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=to the Roanoke Valley]


And they came from all over with very little difficulty.
Organizers feared parking and traffic would be the biggest problem.
Many showed up hours in advance, some even took shuttle buses.
In the end, it appears everyone's prayers were answered.
[SOT 23:55:25]
[IN Q=It was very easy]

((CHERYL HASSON/ROANOKE RESIDENT: IT WAS VERY EASY TO GET TO LAKESIDE BAPTIST CHURCH AND WE RODE THE SHUTTLE OVER THEIR AND NO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT ALL.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=problems at all]


Once inside the stadium, the crowd settled in to hear a hour full of music. ((NAT SOUND OF MUSIC))
Bluegrass, gospel, and a choir made up entirely of local people seemed to hit just the right note.
[SOT 25:58]
[IN Q=And it looked like]

((SHERMAN WITCHER/FRANKLIN CO. RESIDENT: AND IT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND EVERYBODY IS ATTENTIVE AND THEY'RE LISTENING I CAME OUT WITH HIM FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT WE'RE LISTENING.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=but we're listening]


They were especially listening when Franklin Graham took the stage.
[SOT 18:17]
[IN Q=This has been an]

((FRANKLIN GRAHAM/PREACHER: THIS HAS BEEN AN ANSWER TO A LOT OF PRAYER. WE'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR SALEM AND ROANOKE FOR SOME TIME KNOWING THAT GOD WAS BRINING US HERE KNOWING THAT GOD WOULD BE DOING A GREAT WORK THESE NEXT FEW DAYS.)) [Runs15]
[OUT Q=next few days]


Graham brought a message of peace and hope to the Roanoke Valley.
He talked over and over about the war with Iraq.
Many who attended felt his words were just what they needed to hear.
[SOT 27:05]
[IN Q=I just feel like]

((DIANA CORSELLI/SALEM RESIDENT: I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED SOME SPIRITUAL FULLNESS. I FEEL LIKE I AM LITTLE EMPTY AND I NEED SOME GOD HERE.)) [Runs10]
[OUT Q=some God here]


There will be three more shows, two Saturday and the finale Sunday afternoon.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Salem.
))

[11Web-Info]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=03-23 05:10]
[GRAPHIC=Franklin Graham]


20-thousand people are expected to attend each show over the weekend so parking will be very limited.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Interstate-81 drivers are being asked to use exits 141 and 140 off the highway. Message boards will also be used to help motorists with traffic patterns and parking. Once the Salem sports complex lot is full, shuttle buses will run from satellite locations.
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[Take WDBJ Web Page FS] All that traffic and parking information is available on the Internet. You'll find a link to that site on our home page at wdbj7-dot-com, then click "Websites in the News."
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[6Special-Events]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-08 1:32:14]
[GRAPHIC=None]


A proposed merger in Roanoke could soon pay dividends in downtown entertainment.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/May 2001;]


Next week, Roanoke City Council will consider plans to combine the city's special events committee with Festival in the Park.
The new entity will be called Event Zone, and will work as a private contractor to market downtown as an entertainment venue.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
[GRAPHIC=None]


Event Zone is modeled after Norfolk Festevents, an organization that manages fourteen events and a number of concerts every year.
[TWO SHOT TEASE NEXT]

[SARS]


[ANCHOR=Marya 1-shot PS]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]


Hong Kong health officials admit they reacted too slowly to SARS. Researchers are now saying the virus developed mutations, making it more difficult to find a vaccine or cure.
Hong Kong and China each report nine new deaths today, as Asian nations take drastic action to stop the spread of SARS.


[Focus-Health]


[ANCHOR=Marya @ Performance Set]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=none]


Early detection is important in fighting breast cancer ... and so is access to the latest advancements.
Carilion is expanding its facilities to try to meet both needs.
That's the topic of today's Focus on Health.
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[start animation]
[runs=04]

[end animation]
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[MARYA ONE SHOT]
Carilion is breaking ground next week on a new breast care center.
Joining us today to talk about are Catherine Hagan and Dr. Lee Tucker, both of Carilion's breast care center. [MARYA/GUESTS THREE SHOT]
[SUPER=01-Catherine Hagan/Nurse; ]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Lee Tucker/Director; ]


Questions for Dr. Tucker - Why is it important to get a mammogram? - How early and how often? - Is ultrasound as good at detecting breast cancer as a mammogram?
Questions for Catherine Hagan - Why is there a need for this expansion? - What does it mean for women in the area?
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[webaddress fs] If you would like more information on the Breast Care Center, you can find a link to its website on our homepage at wdbj7-dot-com.
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[MARYA ONE SHOT] Don't go away. News 7 Saturday Morning will be right back.

[bump][Studio-Tour]


[ANCHOR=Brent-seated at Wx Center]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time off fs wx mon]


If you've ever looked at a piece of artwork and wondered what inspired the artist, now's your chance to find out. In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young sketches out Roanoke's Open Studio Tour.
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Susan Jamison/Artist; :26]
[SUPER=01-Sarah Muse/Artist; :53]
[SUPER=@Shannon2; 1:32]
[RUNS=1:46]
[OUT Q=STD]



(([SOT 11:19:49-11:19:54]
[IN Q=I have to use really...]

((SUSAN JAMISON/ARTIST: I HAVE TO USE REALLY SMALL BRUSHES TO APPLY THE PAINT. IT'S REALLY IMMEDIATE AND PRECISE.)) [RUNS:05]
[OUT Q=really immediate and precise.]

Paint is Susan Jamison's medium of choice. But it's not the only way she expresses her creative side. Her individuality is apparent in the way she defines her living space from which, she in turn, finds inspiration.
[SOT 11:09:30-11:09:40]
[IN Q=I planted all these beautiful...]

((SUSAN JAMISON/ARTIST: I PLANTED ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL LILIES AND THE ANIMALS CAME IN THE YARD AND BIT THE HEADS OFF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.)) [RUNS:10]
[OUT Q=off every single one of them.]

Jamison is one of dozens of artists involved in this weekend's Open Studio Tour, a unique event that allows the public into the artists' domain.
[SOT 11:24:06-11:24:09]
[IN Q= It's kind of an intimate feeling.]

((SARAH MUSE/ARTIST: IT'S KIND OF AN INTIMATE FEELING.)) [RUNS:03]
[OUT Q=intimate feeling.]

Sarah Muse specializes in jewelry and textiles. But her biggest project these days is the renovation of her house. Despite the chaos she says visitors are more than welcome to wander her "work in progress".
[SOT 11:23:43-11:23:48]
[IN Q=Everybody wants to know...]

((SARAH MUSE/ARTIST: EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW HOW AN ARTIST LIVES, WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, WHAT THEIR PLACE LOOKS LIKE.))

[RUNS:05]
[OUT Q=what their place looks like.]

[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
[SOT 11:05:43-11:06:;10]
[IN Q=I think to see it in the context...]

((SUSAN JAMISON: I THINK TO SEE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF SOMEBODY'S HOME, THINGS THEY COLLECT, THE GARDEN THEY KEEP OR DON'T KEEP, TELLS MORE OF THE STORY THAN JUST SEEING THE ARTWORK IN A COMMERCIAL GALLERY SPACE WHERE YOU'RE PROBABLY DEALING WITH WHITE WALLS AND CERTAINLY NO PERSONAL OBJECTS AROUND OR ANYTHING.)) [RUNS:27]
[OUT Q=objects around or anything.]

Some houses will feature the work of guest artists, who will be on hand for discussions or to sell, if you're inclined to buy. But interaction is not required. Nor, for that matter, is an interest in art.
[SOT 11:06:17-1:06:22]
[IN Q=People are interested as much in seeing...]

((JAMISON: PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED AS MUCH IN SEEING THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AS MUCH AS THE STUDIO AND THAT'S FINE.)) [RUNS:05]
[OUT Q=as the studio and that's fine.]

Shannon Young, News 7, Roanoke.))
[ANCHOR TAG]
[ANCHOR=BRENT ]

The Open Studio Tour runs today from 10-5 and Sunday noon to 5. Maps are available at the Visitor's Center, Market Gallery and Studios on the Square.


[Chili]


[ANCHOR=Brent]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=WKND Diner #8]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]

The star city is heating up today as the 24th Annual Virginia State Chili Cook Off gets underway in Downtown Roanoke. Local, regional and national chili teams compete for the chance to go to the World Championship Chili Cook Off in Reno, Nevada. Your Hometown Station is also taking part in the fun by preparing its "Survivor Chili." I caught up with Joel Sink who was in putting the last minute touches to this year's culinary creation.


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[SOT]
[IN Q=The thing that...]
[SUPER=01-Joel Sink/Survivor Chili Chef; :00]
[RUNS=2:33]
[OUT Q=...the Weekend Diner.]
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[ANCHOR=Brent]

[Take FS Chyron 7153]
If you have a recipe you'd like to see here on weekend diner, send it to Weekend Diner Care Of WDBJ7.....P.O. Box 7
Roanoke....Virginia 24022-0007.

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[2Open-Heads]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


[roll cold out of the open]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]

Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning...... NASCAR driver Jerry (NAY-dew) Nadeau is in critical condition after his car crashed at the Richmond International Raceway.
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[ANCHOR=Marya; ]

And a Franklin County hardware store was destroyed by fire overnight.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
[2-shot toss to hello]

[Iraq]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=After Saddam]


Secretary of State Colin Powell says his mission is diplomacy, not military threats.
That was Powell's message as he met with Syria's president this morning about the future of Iraq.
Many Iraqis are lashing out at U-S troops as leaders contemplate their plans to rebuild the country.
Drew Levinson has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Falljah; :00]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News; :31]
[SUPER=03-Umm Qasr; :50]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=Standard]

((
(Fallujah)

IN FALLUJAH MUSLIM LEADERS ARE CALLING ON THE PEOPLE TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS AND STOP ATTACKING U-S SOLDIERS. THE DAILY PRAYERS GIVE TROOPS A CHANCE TO RELAX. MOMENTS THAT ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH RAGE STILL BREWING.

(nats)

THIS MAN SAYS "THE AMERICANS ARE COMING HERE TO KILL US, ANYONE WHO IS A TRUE MOSLEM SHOULD GET A GUN AND KILL AMERICANS."
STANDUP:(Drew Levinson/CBS NEWS/Baghdad) BUT THERE COULD SOON BE MORE THAN JUST U-S SOLDIERS Here THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO DIVIDE IRAQ INTO THREE SECTORS UNDER AMERICAN, BRITISH AND POLISH COMMAND. SIX OTHER COUNTRIES WILL CONTRIBUTE PEACEKEEPING TROOPS. IT'S AN IDEA THAT MIGHT NOT GO OVER TOO WELL.

(SOT-MOS)

"they are occupying our cities, our country. They have to leave - either leave or make a solution for our problems."
ONE SOLUTION HAS DOCKED IN UMM QASR. 14-THOUSAND TONS OF RICE ARE NOW BEING SENT TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ. IT IS THE LARGEST SHIPMENT TO ARRIVE SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WAS WAITING FOR SECURITY TO IMPROVE BEFORE BRINGING IN THE SUPPLIES.
(gfx)

IN THE HUNT FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN'S OLD REGIME THREE MORE CARDS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE DECK. THEY INCLUDE ONE OF HIS MOST TRUSTED AIDS AND THE OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING WEAPONS. WHETHER THEY KNOW THE LOCATION OF SADDAM OR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IS UP TO INTERROGATORS TO FIND OUT. DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, BAGHDAD. ))

[11Narrows-Arrest]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-07 1:58:22]
[GRAPHIC=None]

An anonymous tip gave officials in Narrows a break on a four month old robbery investigation.
Narrows police have arrested 26 year old Jason Craft, and tell us he confessed to the Christmas Day robbery.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=10-Giles Co./Surveillance Video/December 25]


Authorities say Craft entered the Super Value Convenience store on Route 460, showed a gun to the clerk and got away with 940 dollars.
Police say Craft also held a woman in Roanoke at gunpoint and stole her car to use as a getaway car.
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[11RU-Visitors]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-10 07:52]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Radford University is the latest school to join the growing list of state colleges and universities raising the cost of higher education.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford/File Tape;]

The Board of Visitors approved total tuition, fee, and room and board increases of more than 500 dollars for in-state undergraduate students, and more than eleven-hundred for out of state students. For graduate level study, in-state students will pay nearly 400 dollars more next year, and out of state students will pay nearly 800 dollars more.
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[11Art-Class]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]


The phrase "the whole world is a canvas" has a whole a new meaning in Lynchburg.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]


This group of art students from the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center chose the Diamond Hill Historic District to hone their oil painting skills.
Their teacher says the neighborhood and its wide variety of turn-of-the-century homes offers many artistic opportunities.
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[SOT 17:37:39]
[IN Q=It's astounding]

((HENRY FINKELSTEIN/ART TEACHER: IT'S ASTOUNDING HERE. I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW MARVELOUS IT WAS. I CAME HERE IN THE WINTER AND KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF UP AND DOWN TOO, A LOT OF DIFFERENT-SIZED HOUSES, DIFFERENT-COLORED HOUSES.))
[SUPER=01-Henry Finkelstein/Art Teacher]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=different colored houses.]
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[VO-NAT]


Finkelstein (FINK-ull-steen) is a professional artist from New York City who teaches art classes up and down the East Coast.
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[Tease#2]



[ANCHOR=Marya 2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]

[BOTH MICS HOT] We've shown you what we have cooking today at the Chili Cookoff -
[ANCHOR=Brent 2-shot]

But
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[VO-NAT]

Don't forget dessert - they're whipping up some berry delicious treats in Elmwood park this weekend.
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[LOTTO] [BREAK]
[Wx-Hello]

[ANCHOR=Brent-BAM SITTING]

[BRENT HAS WX HELLO]
[WXPRO/Full]

[Chili-Preps]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-15 TC 2:47:31]
[GRAPHIC=none]


Earlier in the show Brent showed us how to make Survivor Chili. Now we are going behind the scenes, where cooks and their crews are busy putting some last minute touches on thier creations. Here's Jennifer Wishon with a peek.

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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good Morning, we're here on the Market]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1;]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
[SUPER=01-Mike Spillman/El Pollo Verde;]
[SUPER=01-Don Hunt/Q99 Radio Station;]
[SUPER=01-Carlton Rogers/Q99 Radio Station;]
[SUPER=01-Mike Fultz/HOGS Club;]
[RUNS=2:28]
[OUT Q=now back to you]




[Strawberry-Festival]


[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


If you want to follow up your chili with some dessert, then Roanoke is the place to be today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The 23rd annual Strawberry Festival started yesterday at Elmwood Park and will continue through today. Organizers say there are plenty of treats and activities for the entire family.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 15:36:25]
[IN Q=There's all sort of great]

((LAURIE BECK/COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR: WE HAVE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FOR SALE, ADULT SUNDAES, BERRY'S AND CREME. THIS YEAR WE'VE ALSO ADDED HOTDOGS, OUR HIGH SCHOOL'S SELLING HOTDOGS AND CHIPS. WE HAVE SLUSHIES AND STRAWBERRY FLAVORS, LEMON- LIME FLAVOR, WE HAVE CRAFTS, THERE'S GOING TO BE ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY.))
[SUPER=01-Laurie Beck/Community School Director;]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=entertainment all day]
[VO-NAT]
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More than 750 containers of strawberries will be used and volunteers started baking 11- thousand shortcakes a month ago. The festival serves as a fundraiser for the Community School in Roanoke. This year organizers hope to raise between 50 and 60- thousand dollars. You can join in the festivities until 5:30 this evening.
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