WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 07/26/04

[7Wx-Headline]

[ANCHOR=Kim]

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[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]

Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Occasional drizzle early on, then showers likely for this afternoon.
Look for the damp weather to linger for much of the week.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the full forecast, coming up.

[7-Bedford-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

Authorities say alcohol WAS a factor in a fatal accident in Bedford County. It happened at 6-05 last night on Route 654.
State Police say the victim, 48 year old Wanda Saye Hicks of Vinton, came around a curve too fast, ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
Hicks and her passenger, Allen Shelor of Moneta, were ejected from the car.
Shelor's injuries were not life threatning.
He was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is expected to be released later today.

[7-VOBMt-Moriah]

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[ENG#=1]

Yesterday the congregation of a Roanoke church celebrated a milestone and regained its sense of security.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Mount Moriah Baptist Church was ransacked by vandals back in January. Medeco Security Locks out of Salem heard about the crime and decided to do its part to make sure it never happens again. Over the past few weeks crews have been working to make the historic church safer.
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[SOT 1:02:04]
[IN Q=All new hollow]
((DALE BOWMANMEDECO HIGH SECURITY LOCKS: ALL NEW HOLLOW METAL FRAMES, HOLLOW METAL DOORS THAT ARE VERY STRONG. GRADE ONE HARDWARE AND ALSO HIGH SECURITY CYLINDERS SO THEY CAN REST ASSURED NO ONE CAN GET KEYS COPIED WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.))
[SUPER=01-Dale Bowman/Medeco High Security Locks;]
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[OUT Q=without their permission]
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[VO-NAT]
Bowman handed over the keys to the new locks during a ceremony. The church also celebrated 146 years yesterday. Reverend Thomas Pleasant says he's sure Mount Moriah's future will be just as rich as its past.
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[7-11Soldier-Support]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[ENG#=2]

Two local National Guard companies are getting ready for deployment, and some support groups are hoping to make it as easy as possible on their families.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week;]
At the end of August, 47 members of the 229th Chemical Company out of Roanoke will join forces with members of the Eleven-73rd Transportation Company out of Rocky Mount. After a month of training, the unit will await orders to serve under Operation Iraqi Freedom. Family support groups not only offer support to men and women deployed - they also help spouses left behind cope with the change.
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[SOT 23:11:21]
[IN Q=It's just a challenge]
((MAJ. GEN. CLAUDE WILLIAMS/VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD: IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE. WHETHER YOU'RE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR THE GUARD, RESERVE OR WHATEVER. WHEN THE SPOUSE IS AWAY ON DUTY THEN THE OTHER SPOUSE HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT CROP UP AT HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Maj. Gen. Claude Williams/Virginia National Guard;]
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[OUT Q=crop up at home]
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[TAKE PHONE # FS E588]
If you have ideas or would like to volunteer with a family support group you can call the Roanoke Armory at 540-857-7391.
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[7-7Too-Promo]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=kor]
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[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004 on 7.2]

Our digital channel "7-too" will present both Democratic and Republican party conventions gavel-to-gavel, with no interruptions and no anchor commentary.

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[Take 7-too FS Event523] Our presentation of the Democratic convention begins today at 4:00 p.m. on Digital Channel 7-too. Cox digital cable customers can see it on Channel 107.
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[55-WXHeads]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]

Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
We'll see a good chance of showers for the next couple of days, with daytime highs running cooler than normal.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the seven day outlook, coming up.

[55-11Economic-Development]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[ENG#=1]

No other place in the country can claim what three groups in the Roanoke Valley have accomplished.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Monday; ]

Last week, the Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership, and the economic development departments of Roanoke City and Roanoke County celebrated their accreditation.
Only 26 organizations in North America share the distinction, and the Roanoke Valley is the only community in which three organizations earned accreditation at the same time.
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[IN Q=It's really a collaborative effort]
((MICHAEL PACE/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP: IT'S REALLY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, SO IT'S WELL DESERVED AND IT'S NICE THAT IT CAME OUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY AS ONE ORGANIZATION OR THE OTHER. NOW THEY'VE ALL BEEN RECOGNIZED AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.)) ((JEFFREY FINKLE/INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: IT HELPS YOUR INVESTORS , THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FUNDING YOU, KNOW THAT YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME. AND IT TAKES POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PEOPLE WHO MAY BE COMING TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND SAY WE HAVE GOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Pace/Economic Development Partnership; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jeffrey Finkle/International Econ. Development Council; :11]
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[OUT Q=good economic development organizations.]
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[VO-NAT]

To earn accreditation, the organizations had to meet certain standards. All three prepared comprehensive applications, and hosted site visits in recent months.
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[55-11Clothes-kids]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[ENG#=2]

Back to school season is almost here, but not everyone can afford to get the costly school supplies they need.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Clothes for Kids Campaign in partnership with The Salvation Army is helping needy children with back-to-school supplies. The project, located at the Valley View Mall is similar to the Christmas Angel Tree program. Citizens fill out a Clothes for Kids hanger that details sizing information of a child. Items will be distributed to needy families after the gifts are purchased and returned to the drop-off site. The effort wraps up July 31st.
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[55-6Explore-Food]

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[ENG#=3]

Explore Park was offering people the chance to taste some of the history of the Roanoke Valley yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Homemade apple pie and "three sisters stew" were on the menu at Virginia's Explore Park in Roanoke County. Foodways through the Centuries kicked off the park's history-themed programs for the summer and fall. Actors in period costumes gave visitors a chance to learn about Native American food sources, preservation, and preparation.
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[SOT 15:29:30:27]
[IN Q=In 1671 they are]
[SUPER=01-Barbara Bower/Demonstrator]
((BARBARA BOWER/DEMONSTRATOR; IN 1671 THEY ARE USING A COMBINATION OF THEIR OLD WAYS WHICH WERE POTTERY, MOSTLY POTTERY PIECES AND THE NEW WAYS WHICH INCLUDED THE EUROPEAN GOODS.))
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[OUT Q=european goods]
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[VO-NAT]
There were food demonstrations for all ages--as well as educational fun.
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[SOT 15:22:18:14]
[IN Q=The teterra nation]
((BARBARA BOWER/DEMONSTRATOR; THE TETERRA NATION THAT LIVED HERE IN THE VALLEY, WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT THEY HAD PEACHES AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT WATERMELONS BY THIS PERIOD FROM THE SPANISH.))
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=from the spanish]
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[VO-NAT]
The history-themed programs will continue through October 24th.
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[8Wx-Headline]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]

Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Keep the umbrella with you this week.
Showers are likely for the next couple of days.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your full forecast details, after the news.

[8-Bedford-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

Authorities say alcohol WAS a factor in a fatal accident in Bedford County. It happened at 6-05 last night on Route 654.
State Police say the victim, 48 year old Wanda Faye Hicks of Vinton, came around a curve to fast, ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
Hicks and her passenger, Allen Shelor of Moneta, were ejected from the car.
Shelor's injuries were not life threatning.
He was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is expected to be released later today.

[8-11Soldier-Support]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-31 TC-12:30]
[GRAPHIC=none]

[ENG#=1]

With two Roanoke Valley National Guard companies getting ready for Iraq, some family support groups are getting help from the community.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week;]
At the end of August, 47 members of the 229th Chemical Company out of Roanoke will join forces with members of the Eleven-73rd Transportation Company out of Rocky Mount. After a month of training, the unit will await orders to serve under Operation Iraqi Freedom. Family support groups not only offer support to men and women deployed - they also help spouses left behind cope with the change.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 23:11:21]
[IN Q=It's just a challenge]
((MAJ. GEN. CLAUDE WILLIAMS/VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD: IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE. WHETHER YOU'RE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR THE GUARD, RESERVE OR WHATEVER. WHEN THE SPOUSE IS AWAY ON DUTY THEN THE OTHER SPOUSE HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT CROP UP AT HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Maj. Gen. Claude Williams/Virginia National Guard;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=crop up at home]
(++++++++++++)
[TAKE PHONE # FS E588]
If you have ideas or would like to volunteer with a family support group you can call the Roanoke Armory at 540-857-7391.
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[8-VOBMt-Moriah]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=jwi]
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[ENG#=2]

A Roanoke congregation rest easier after getting a secure donation yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Mount Moriah Baptist Church was ransacked by vandals back in January. Medeco Security Locks out of Salem heard about the crime and decided to do its part to make sure it never happens again. Over the past few weeks crews have been working to make the historic church safer.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:02:04]
[IN Q=All new hollow]
((DALE BOWMANMEDECO HIGH SECURITY LOCKS: ALL NEW HOLLOW METAL FRAMES, HOLLOW METAL DOORS THAT ARE VERY STRONG. GRADE ONE HARDWARE AND ALSO HIGH SECURITY CYLINDERS SO THEY CAN REST ASSURED NO ONE CAN GET KEYS COPIED WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.))
[SUPER=01-Dale Bowman/Medeco High Security Locks;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=without their permission]
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[VO-NAT]
Bowman handed over the keys to the new locks during a ceremony. The church also celebrated 146 years yesterday. Reverend Thomas Pleasant says he's sure Mount Moriah's future will be just as rich as its past.
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[8-11Clothes-kids]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=lfe]
[TAPE#=04-23 TC-47:15]
[GRAPHIC=none]

[ENG#=3]

It's almost time for kids to go back to school, and that means buying lots of expensive clothes and supplies.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Clothes for Kids Campaign in partnership with The Salvation Army is helping needy children with back-to-school supplies. The project, located at the Valley View Mall is similar to the Christmas Angel Tree program. Citizens fill out a Clothes for Kids hanger that details sizing information of a child. Items will be distributed to needy families after the gifts are purchased and returned to the drop-off site. (------------) The effort wraps up July 31st.