WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 06/22/03

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Coming up on News7..

A picture-perfect day for boating on Smith Mountain Lake.. but the memories of spring are not too far behind.
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...and striking I-T-T workers say they've got the finances and the support to stay on the picket line for as long as it takes.
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[Sports-head]

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Tonight in sports, an update from Sonoma on Nascar's first road race of the season, baseball highlights from the college and the pro ranks, plus
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Tiki and Ronde Barber are set for their 6th annual NFL Twins Camp which gets underway tomorrow at Cave Spring Junior High.
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Break out the swimming trunks and the sunscrean. The sunny weather continues into the workweek, with a bigtime warm-up on the way. Highs topping out near 90 degrees. The complete forecast is on the way.
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News 7 at 6 starts now. [Video-Open]
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((KAREN PERSON: IT'S GREAT, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT WAVES, IT'S REALLY BUMPY.))
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Water advisories and debris don't keep water enthusiasts at Smith Mountain Lake from taking advantage of the first full day of summer.
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Good evening, I'm Steve Smallshaw in for Teresa Hamilton.

[SML-Water]

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Spring may have been a wash, but both business owners and sun- seekers at Smith Mountain Lake are hoping summer will be different. Jennifer Wishon has more on how the sun outshined all possible gloom.
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((((Nats of boat or jet ski)) Boat enthusiasts at Smith Mountain Lake say lately it's been feast or famine. Either not enough or too much rain, but Sunday everyone agreed the weather was just right.
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((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS OWNER: BUSINESS IS GOING GREAT. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR.))
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Things have just recently started looking up.
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((ASA RICHARDS/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS EMPLOYEE: HERE LATELY IT'S BEEN, IT'S RAINING TOO MUCH AND WATER'S MUDDY AND IT JUST HASN'T BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR LAKE PEOPLE.))
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But the lull in business may benefit the customer in the future.
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((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS OWNER: THERE'S SO LITTLE TRAFFIC THIS YEAR, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO, THEY'LL EVEN CUT THEIR PRICES A LITTLE BIT JUST TO GET WHAT LITTLE TRAFFIC IS COMING IN.))
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It was a money making day for another business on the lake, despite a recent advisory.
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((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A WATER QUALITY ADVISORY HERE AT THE CRAZY HORSE MARINA AND CAMPGROUND. OFFICIALS SAY RECENT RAINS HAVE WASHED BACTERIA INTO THE WATER. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DECLINED TO GO ON CAMERA BUT SAYS HE'S AWAITING THE RESULTS OF A PRIVATE TEST HE BELIEVES WILL SHOW THERE'S BACTERIA ALL AROUND THE LAKE.))
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Many said the water was too cold to go swimming and they weren't too worried.
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((JUSTIN PRILMAMAN/JET SKIIER: I THINK IT'S GONNA BE SHORT TERM, IT'S JUST BASICALLY RUNOFF FROM A LOT OF THE FARMS AROUND THE AREA.))
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((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTER OWNER: I'M GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTING ON THIS AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW. NO, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT AND I TELL PEOPLE IF IT WAS THAT BAD THEY'D STOP PEOPLE FROM GETTING ON THE LAKE.))
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Recent rains also washed some debris into the lake, but boaters say traffic on the lake has pushed most of it to the shore.
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((ERICK JANSSON/JET SKIIER: THERE ARE A LITTLE DEBRIS, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE, YOU HAVE TO GO A BIT FARTHER UP.))
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Boaters say they can deal with a little debris, but hope more excessive rains won't force them to park their boats for the rest of the summer. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Smith Mountain Lake.))

[ITT-Strike]

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Union employees at ITT Night Vision say their unit has enough funds to allow them to keep striking until they get what they want.
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Union workers say their strike fund is nearly 11- million dollars strong. Members will be paid 200- dollars a week during the first two weeks of striking. Payment will be bumped to 300- dollars during the third week. There's also an allotment for employees who have insurance emergencies before an agreement is reached. The union voted to strike yesterday after ITT presented them with a contract they say offered LESS than the one that just expired.
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((DARRYL JONES/STRIKING EMPLOYEE: IF YOU WERE THERE YOU COULD TELL, EVERYBODY IN THERE WAS FEELING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST COULD NOT LIVE WITH. IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE.))
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Workers say one reason ITT is so successful is because they take a great deal of pride in their work.
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((RALPH EMERY/PICKET COORDINATOR: WE HAD, DURING THE FIRST DESERT STORM, HELICOPTER PILOTS LAND OUT HERE AT THE FACILITIES AND WE LOADED UP THEIR HELICOPTERS WITH THE GOGGLES AND WE TALKED TO THEM AND WE KNOW WHAT OUR WORK IS AND WHAT OUR WORK DOES AND LIVES DEPEND ON WHAT WE DO.))
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Both ITT Night Vision and the union are now in a "cooling off period." The company says business will proceed during the strike, but they'll continue to work towards a solution.
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[Warner-Fundraising]

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Governor Mark Warner says Democrats face an uphill battle in their effort to regain control of the General Assembly.. but he's doing his part to make those races at least financially competitive.
Warner headlined several fundraising events during the past week, raising more than a million dollars in one night in northern Virginia.
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Warner says that money will help boost the campaign coffers of Democratic candidates as well as his own political action committee.
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((GOV. MARK WARNER: THE KIND OF RESOURCES WE'VE RAISED WILL HELP US NOT ONLY SUPPORT CANDIDATES BUT ALSO ADVOCATE FOR OUR APPROACH WHICH IS LET'S BRING BACK FISCAL SANITY TO THE COMMONWEALTH, LET'S MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'VE GOT THAT WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE.))
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Warner's PAC now has more than one and a half million dollars in the bank.

[Fiddlers-Convention]

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The last notes have been played for this year's Maury River Fiddler's Convention in Buena Vista, but organizers are already planning next years' event. Richard Lesko takes a look back.
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It may not be as large or as famous as the Galax event, but musicians at The Maury River Fiddler's Convention in Buena Vista say that doesn't matter to them.
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((YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK, MY FINGERS GOT A LITTLE BIT SORE, BUT WHAT REALLY HURTS IS MY GRINNING MUSCLES... BUT IT'S ALRIGHT, I'LL GET OVER IT.))
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This is the tenth year for the event in Buena Vista, and from humble beginnings the festival now attracts more than 50 bands and between 5 and 6 thousand people. And while the prizes are won on the stage, bragging rights are won in the parking lot where you can hear fingers flying over the frets of all kinds of instruments around the clock.
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((BILL BLACKWELL; WELL JUST GETTING WITH THE PEOPLE YOU'VE MET BEFORE AND MEETING NEW FRIENDS, PLAYING MUSIC, JUST BEING HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.))
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((KIM AUSTIN/FIDDLER'S CONVENTION CO-CHAIR; THEY GET HERE AND THEY REALLY ENJOY CAMPING AND JAMMING IN THE CAMPGROUNDS, THAT'S WHERE YOU HEAR SOME GOOD MUSIC, ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT. BUT WE DO HAVE A GOOD PERFORMANCE ON STAGE, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS WE HAVE THE BAND COMPETITION, AND THEN THE INDIVIDUAL FLAT-FOOT AND FOLK SONG.))
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Musicians say it doesn't matter whether you are jamming with a five piece band, or just picking out a tune on a lazy summer day, bluegrass music just sounds better than silence.
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Richard Lesko News 7, Buena Vista.))

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Still to come on the newscast, a treatment for cellulite, and which diet gives the best results. We'll take a look at what made health news in the past week.
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and also, the Miss Virginia pageant festivities kick off, and some Roanoke residents got a chance to get up close and personal with some of the contestants.
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[Miss-VA]

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America's next sweetheart could be coming out of Roanoke this week.
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The Miss Virginia pageant preliminary events kicked off this afternoon with an autograph session from three of the hopefuls. The pageant kicks off on Friday night at 8 o'clock at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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((JESYCA WOODSPOWERS/MISS VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS; WE ARE ALL COMPETING FOR THE TITLE OF MISS VIRGINIA 2003, WHO WILL WIN $16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE MISS VIRGINIA MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEYS FOR WOMEN IN THE WORLD OVER 40 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE GIVEN TO GIRLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR ALONE.))
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The winner this weekend will go on to compete in the Miss America Pageant held in late September.
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[Health-Review]

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Low-carb diets go head to head with low fat. And there's a new treatment that helps women reduce the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks. Joy Sutton has more in this week's Health Review.
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A recently study found that people do tend to lose more weight at least in the first six months on low carb diets. It's motivated two K92 deejays to give it a try --they're in a weight loss competition.
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Dietitian Heather Cox says the reason you lose weight fast with these diets is because cutting out carbs not only causes you to lose more water weight at first --but it also reduces your number of calories. But she says you do have to be careful.
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(( YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN A SEVERELY RESTRICTING CARB DIET LONG TERM UNLESS YOUR CHOOSING TO SUPPLEMENT WITH MULTI-VITAMINS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DEFICIENCIES IN YOUR DIET. IN ADDITION, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ELIMINATE YOUR FAVORITE FOODS AND IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AT LONG TERM)) [RUNS15]
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In other health news, For women hoping to reduce the appearance of cellulite there is treatment approved by the FDA. It's called endermologie and it's now offered by New Fitness.
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((THE MACHINE HAS A SUCKING AND ROLLING FEATURE AND WITH THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KNEAD THE SKIN AND PULL THE FAT CELLS TO THE SURFACE SO THAT THEY CAN BE BROKEN DOWN AND RELEASED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM )) [RUNS11]
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The treatment takes about 35 minutes --and requires 20 sessions to notice significant changes. One session costs about 57 dollars. You do have to come back for monthly maintenance visits because the body continues to produce fat cells.

The treatment does have to be combined with exercise, plenty of water and a sensible diet for best results. ))

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Still ahead on the newscast, summer is here and much warmer temperatures are on the way. We'll have your full forecast coming up.
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and also, after fifty years making sure kids get to school on time, one Franklin County man is turning in his keys.
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[VA-Tech]

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The Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on affirmative action at colleges and universities, but one Virginia school is already scaling back its academic programs for minorities. Virginia Tech has altered 16 race-conscious programs in the past few months. It is also discontinuing a privately funded study abroad program for black students and forcing open a spot in the veterinary college previously reserved for blacks. The moves were made on the advice of Attorney General Jerry Kilgore's office, which warned the university Board of Visitors last year that they could be personally liable if the school's policies were challenged in court.

[VA-Profile]

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Many people can't even imagine working the same job for half a century, but for one man he wouldn't have it any other way. News 7's Rachel Cannon has his story in this week's Virginia Profile.
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(( NATS HIM DRIVING 02:41:09 RADIO SOUNDS TOO ALSO CUT TO STEERING WHEEL 02:41:22 Carlton Brooks took the helm of a school bus at age 16. In today's world, he would be riding, not driving one. But it was 19-52 and Brooks wanted a good, steady job.
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((CARLTON BROOKS/FRANKLIN CO. BUS DRIVER; IT TAKES PATIENCE, IT TAKES SKILL.))
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Now age 67, he's parking it for good. After three routes and nine buses, his goal of 50-years of service is met. NATS 02:29:34 "LAUGHING, KISSING."
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((DONNA CARTER/FRANKLIN CO. TRANSPORTATION DIR.; WE LOVE CARLTON WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM, HE'S STARTING A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE IT IS THE FIRST IN FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR 50-YEARS.))
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Over those years, Brooks says the job has changed. Buses became more modern and kids, maybe, a little more rowdy.
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((ONE OF THE STUDENTS SET ONE OF THE GIRL'S HAIR ON FIRE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER ONE TIME THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT EXCITING FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT. ))
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Brooks says seeing the community grow up has been the best part. And now he'll spend retirement watching his family do the same.
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((SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I CAN DO SOME THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO.))
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On no one's schedule but his own. Rachel Cannon, News 7, Franklin County.))

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Coming up, more ACC expansion talk, the Barbers are ready for another week of camp here in the Valley, and
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the College World Series rolls on in Omaha, as Stanford tries to stave off elimination.
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[S-ACC]

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ACC Commissioner John Swofford says that his league can still get expansion plans finalized by the end of this next week, but after yesterday's conference call with league presidents, the fourth in 12 days, the league seems further from a consensus on what to vote for. So, if expansion does in fact happen, the most likely scenario involves Virginia Tech, Miami, and either BC or Syracuse. But sources say that NC State was opposed to Tech in yesterday's discussions, joining Duke and Carolina. The next conference call should take place Tuesday or Wednesday. If ACC expansion fails, other sources indicate that Florida State, Miami, Clemson and Georgia Tech would explore jumping ship to the SEC, but that appears unlikely.

[S-Barbers]

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Tiki and Ronde Barber will return to the Roanoke Valley this week for the 6th annual NFL Twins Camp. The camp shifts to Cave Spring Junior High after spending last year at the high school.
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Campers will get the best of speed and agility drills, but the week is about so much more than just football.
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[S-Series]

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There will be a decisive Game Three on Monday between Rice and Stanford in the College World Series. The Cardinal evened things up today against the Owls.
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Centerfielder Sam Fuld got the party started for Stanford in the first. Fuld smacks this solo homerun to get the Cardinal on the board 1-nothing.
Rice actually outhit Stanford 10 to 9, but a 5 run seventh for the Cardinal was the difference.
Starter John Hudgins allowed just one run thru seven, and
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Stanford stays alive by winning 8 to 3.
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[S-Braves]

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[WIPE TO ENG!!]
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On the big leauge diamond, the Orioles avoided a sweep in Atlanta.
But Chipper Jones did his part for the Bravos, crushing this 447 foot homer over the center field wall to get Atlanta to within 4-3.
Luis Mantos answered with this dinger of his own. He had two RBI's for the Birds who cruised from there.
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Jeff Conine drove in three runs on the day, including two on this triple. Chipper Jones having all kinds of problems tripping over his own shoe laces. The Orioles went on to win it 9 to 3.
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[S-Nascar]

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Nascar drivers are making left and right handed turns for a change today in the Dodge Save Mart 350 at the Infineon Raceway. Four road course ringers are in the field for today's race, including Boris Said who started from the pole.
At last check the race was thru 73 of the 110 circuits on the 2 mile track. is the leader. Highlights are on the way at 11.

[S-Horse]

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In case you missed it last night, Aaron Vale won his record 7th Grand Prix at the Roanoke Valley Horse Show.
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Vale has made the event his own personal playground. He rode 5 different horses in the event, but won the 15 thou(------------) sand dollar first prize aboard Garcon, beating out 19 other entries. Ian Silitch was second aboard Cable.