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[ENG#1]
Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning.......
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[IN Q=Hurricane Frances is]
((HURRICANE FRANCES IS JUST HOURS AWAY FROM MAKING LANDFALL ON THE CENTRAL EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA. I'M BRIAN ANDREWS. THE STORY FROM JUNO BEACH, COMING UP.))
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[OUT Q=coming up.]
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#2]
And disaster relief is on the way for Richmond flood victims.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[Hurricane-Frances]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Frances]
Hurricane Frances is moving slowly towards the Florida coast. She's expected to make landfall sometime tonight.
Although Frances has been downgraded to a category two storm -- many are still concerned about the amount of rain she will bring.
Experts predict she could came ashore with 20 inches of rain or more.
Florida's Governor has already issued a state of emergency for the state.
But it's the eastern Coast of Florida that's expected to feel the brunt of her fury.
For the latest on Frances we know go to Brian Andrews in Juno, Beach, Florida.
[LIVE=Brian Andrews/FULL]
[SUPER=01-Brian Andrews/CBS News]
[SUPER=05-Juno Beach, FL]
((ROLLCUED FROM NEWSPATH))
[BACKUP ENG#=3]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=the first effects of Hurricane Frances]
[SUPER=03-Juno Beach, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mary/Resident; :27]
[SUPER=01-Helen Tandy/Resident; :39]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=moves inland]
((
THE FIRST EFFECTS OF HURRICANE FRANCES ARE BLOWING ACROSS EASTERN
FLORIDA, BUT THE WORST OF THE STORM IS STILL SWIRLING OVER THE
ATLANTIC...SLOWLY CHUGGING TOWARDS LANDFALL.
SOT: UNNAMED POLICE OFFICER
"WE STILL DONT KNOW WHAT THE STORM IS GOING TO PRODUCE. FOR EVERYONE'S
SAFETY OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WINDS IT'S NOT VERY SAFE TO BE OUT HERE."
A HURRICANE WARNING BLANKETS NEARLY THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE
SUNSHINE STATE. PREPARATIONS FOR LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE IN PLACE
BY NOW...OR IT MAY BE TOO LATE. OFFICALS HAVE CLOSED OFF MANY AREAS.
SOT: MARY (NO LAST NAME GIVEN)/RESIDENT
161041 "WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR PLYWOOD YET, I KNOW IT'S OUR FAULT BUT
WE'VE GOT TO GET HOME."
NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPLACED BY FRANCES. FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN EVACUATED, HOME IS NOW A CRAMPED SHELTER.
SOT: HELEN TANDY/RESIDENT
123245 "WE DECIDED TO LEAVE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY."
EVEN BEFORE THE STORM STRIKES, HELP IS ON THE WAY. FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT TRUCKS ARE ROLLING TOWARDS FLORIDA LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLIES TO SPEED THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
(NATS: TRUCKS)
FRANCES IS A MASSIVE STORM THAT IS NEARLY THE SIZE OF TEXAS. HER
DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ARE PUSHING A STORM SURGE THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO
10 FOOT WAVES. MAYBE EVEN WORSE, FRANCES IS A SLOW MOVER CAPABLE OF
DUMPING AS MUCH AS 20 INCHES OF WATER AS IT MOVES INLAND.
ANDREWS CLOSE: FOR MANY PEOPLE IT HAS BEEN A CASE OF HURRY UP AND WAIT.
WHILE OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WARNING OF THE STORM FOR DAYS, IT IS STILL
UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE THE FULL FURY OF FRANCES WILL ARRIVE. BA,
CBS NEWS, JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA.))
[LIVE=Brian Andrews/FULL]
[SUPER=05-Juno Beach, FL]
[Joy/FULL]
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=04-35 TC17:47]
[GRAPHIC=President Bush]
[ENG#=4]
President Bush approved disaster aid for victims of flash flooding in the Richmond area.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Tuesday]
Federal aid will be made available for individuals and businesses affected by the storm.
Victims will get low interest loans, grants and help with housing.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still evaluating the damage to public property.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A four year old boy accidentally shot and killed himself in Roanoke yesterday.
Police say the child was sitting in the front seat of a car on Linwood Road when he found a gun inside the vehicle. It went off and the boy was killed.
The child's father was standing outside the car at the time of the shooting talking to another person.
Police have not released the child's name or the names of his parents.
Another shooting last night -this one in Appomattox County, authorities say a father shot his son.
Deputies say they had been arguing in the Redhouse section of the county when the father shot his son in the leg with a shotgun.
The father has been taken into custody and the son was taken to the hospital.
There has been no word on his condition.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=04-34 TC15:49]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
Labor Day weekend is usually a busy time on Smith Mountain Lake. But one area may be un-usually quiet this year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Smith Mt. Lake/1999]
That's because the beach at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has been closed at least until today.
The area around the beach failed a water quality test earlier this week. Another set of test results is expected today.
State officials say the elevated coliform (kahl-i-form) count is the result of resident geese in the beach area.
The rest of the park, including the boat ramp, will be open this weekend.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-23 TC1:40:49]
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[ENG#=2]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
School officials tested the air in every classroom at Patrick Henry High School yesterday and found carbon monoxide levels are well below the accepted level.
The tests came after three students in Parsons Hall became sick Thursday.
They, along with a teacher, complained of headaches, difficulty breathing and irritated eyes.
In one of the classrooms, carbon MONOXIDE levels were low, but officials found carbon DIOXIDE levels were dangerously high.
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[SOT 4:17:30]
[IN Q=This is the room that up]
((WILLIAM ALLISON: THIS IS THE ROOM THAT UP UNTIL YESTERDAY HAS BEEN USED FOR IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION. WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO USE THIS ROOM AT ALL FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT INVOLVES STUDENTS OR STAFF BECAUSE THERE'S NO VENTILATION.))
[SUPER=01-William Allison/Patrick Henry Parsons Hall Principal;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=there's no ventilation]
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[VO-NAT]
The school plans to install permanent fans in the building to help ventilation.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-26 TC1:46:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
The view in downtown Blacksburg is changing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The town welcomed a 100-thousand square feet of retail, office, residential and parking space yesterday.
The 17 million dollar project, known as Kent square includes 400 parking spaces, nine new shops and restaurants, and 15 apartments on the top floor.
It'll cost about 75 cents to park in the lot for a half hour and you can a buy a monthly parking pass.
It will be free Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and all day on Sundays.
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[1-Scores]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
[ENG#=4]
The Boston Red Sox are on a roll
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[vo-nat]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]
The Red Sox won their 10th straight last night --to pull within two and a half games of the -- A-L East leading New York Yankees.
Pedro Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings and Manny Ramirez and Bill Mueller homered -- as the Red Sox blanked Texas 2 to 0.
In 19 days Boston has slashed eight games off of the Yanks lead.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
See how one man's life changed through his mothers struggles with breast cancer - and how he's helping others - in today's Focus on Health
[ANCHOR=Brent]
and
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[VO-NAT]
in sports, highlights from the first full week of Friday Football Extra.
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[Break #1]
[Focus-Health]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]
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[JOY ONE SHOT]
His mother's battle with breast cancer and her spirit to heal and recover-- inspired Todd Mitchum to change his own life.
Now he's helping others do the same --through his seminars "Living in the Moment of Your Life" and "End the Drama"
[JOY/GUEST TWO SHOT]
[SUPER=01-Todd Mitchem/Motivational Speaker]
He joins us this morning with more on his upcoming seminar in Roanoke.
(+++++++++)
[TAKE INFO BOARD FS]
The Seminar will be held September 16th from 7 to 9pm at the Hotel Roanoke.
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[TAKE WEBADDRESS FS]
For more information you can find a link to Todd's web site on our webpage.
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[ANCHOR=JOY]
[SUPER=16-(540) 389-1908]
You can also call the number at the bottom of your screen at 540-389-1908 to buy tickets.
Don't go away. News 7 Saturday Morning will be right back.
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((Mini-Open))
[ANCHOR=Brent]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=Decor and More ]
[GRAPHIC=Decor fs wx mon]
[ENG#=1]
Presentation is everything when entertaining... and it all starts at the table. See how to make the perfect napkin folds
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[TAKE Decor FS]
in today's Decor and More
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[SOT]
[IN Q=when entertaining]
[SUPER=07-Angela Combs; :00]
[TAKE DECOR WEBADDRESS FS - 2:19-2:25]
[RUNS=2:29]
[OUT Q=after the break]
[tape tosses to bump]
[1-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]
In Sports, Friday Football is officially underway and several teams had something to prove last night as Salem starts off strong, Pulaski shuts out Northside and Hidden Valley squeaks past William Byrd. Mike Stevens has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good Morning]
[RUNS=3:13]
[OUT Q=later this morning]
[FFE Scores Next]
[WX-Wrap]
Brent Standing in Front of WX Center
[WXPRO/FULL] Day Planner [2Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[roll cold out of the open]
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#2]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning.......The first signs of Hurricane Frances can already be seen on Florida's east coast- but the worst is yet to come
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
And a four-year-old is accidentally killed in Roanoke after finding a gun inside a car.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Clinton-Surgery]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton]
[ENG#=1]
President Bill Clinton will soon join the thousands of Americans who undergo heart bypass surgery every year.
This could be set back for Senator John Kerry who was banking on the President's campaign support.
Scott Rapoport has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Former President]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton/(D) New York; :09]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Jeffrey Gold/Heart Surgeon; :28]
[SUPER=01-Scott Rapoport/CBS News; 1:16]
[RUNS=1:25]
[OUT Q=Scott Rapoport, CBS News, New York]
((FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS RESTING IN A MANHATTAN HOSPITAL THIS
MORNING... GETTING READY FOR HEART BYPASS SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
SOT: SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON/DEMOCRAT-NEW YORK
"He's going to be fine and he will be back in fighting form before
really very long."
THE 42ND PRESIDENT WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF
BREATH ON FRIDAY. TESTS SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT BLOCKAGE IN HIS HEART
ARTERIES AND DOCTORS ADVISED CLINTON TO HAVE SURGERY AS SOON AS HE
COULD."
SOT: DR. JEFFREY GOLD/HEART SURGEON
"IT USUALLY MEANS EITHER THAT THE BLOCKAGES ARE VERY TIGHT OR THAT THEY
ARE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AND ARE THREATENING LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEART
MUSCLE."
ALTHOUGH HE WAS OFTEN SEEN JOGGING WHILE PRESIDENT, CLINTON HAS BATTLED
WEIGHT PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. HE RECENTLY TOLD CBS NEWS ANCHORMAN DAN
RATHER HOW HE'S KEPT THE POUNDS OFF IN RECENT YEARS.
SOT: BILL CLINTON (NO SUPER NEEDED)
"NO BREAD. RATION MY FRIED POTATOES, RATION MY BEANS. BASICALLY ITS A
LOW CARB DIET NOT A NO CARB DIET."
WHILE THE LONG RANGE PROGNOSIS IS GOOD FOR THE 58 YEAR OLD FORMER
PRESIDENT, THE SHORT RANGE TIMING OF HIS SURGERY IS BAD FOR DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN KERRY.
STILL IMMENSELY POPULAR ACROSS THE NATION, CLINTON HAD AGREED TO
CAMPAIGN FOR KERRY IN A RACE THAT APPEARS VERY TIGHT.
standup close
BUT WITH ONLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY....IT'S UNCLEAR HOW
LONG IT WILL TAKE CLINTON TO REBOUND.
SCOTT RAPOPORT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK))
[Time-Poll]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 04 - Bush/Kerry]
President George Bush is leading John Kerry in the polls.
Time Magazine polled more than 900 hundred likely voters during the Republican National Convention and found Bush had an 11-percent lead over Kerry. The margin of error was plus or minus four percentage points.
But poll experts point out that surveys taken during conventions are often skewed because they're taken when the public's focus is just on one party. They do say however --those polls can sometimes foreshadow a longer lasting bounce.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
[ENG#=aprisa]
Roanoke County kicked off its newly renovated stadium along with Friday Football- see if it made the cut with patrons coming up.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
and
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[VO-NAT]
Reese Witherspoon is climbing the social ladder in "Vanity Fair", but we'll see if the movie is box office gold in today's movie review.
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[COMM]
[Movie-Review]
[ANCHOR=Brent @ BAM]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Movie Review #3; TC ]
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[ENG#=2]
[2-SHOT- Brent and Joel]
[SUPER=07-Joel Sink;]
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[vo-nat]
[TAKE MOVIE CLIP FS]
[SUPER=04-"Vanity Fair"; Hot change to]
[SUPER=04-Focus Films;]
(("Vanity Fair" (Focus Films)
Review by: Joel Sink
"Vanity Fair" has it all. Incredible location shots, fabulous costumes and good actors. Somehow, it ends up feeling very empty. I haven't read
the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, but I am told that it is substantial and perhaps too complex to be made into a two hour and twenty minute movie.
We begin with a young Becky Sharp negotiating the selling price for a treasured painting of her mother to a wealthy englishman, The Marquess of Steyne (Gabriel Byrne). She is all too aware of the differences between her life and his. Becky's penniless family offers her to a
wealthy family as a servant in return for her education.(I think, though I wasn't really sure of the arrangement) As an adult Becky (Reese Witherspoon) is befriended by Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai) who takes her home and introduces her to some of the upper crust of
society. Becky sets her sights on a life she has never known, but is hungry to experience.
The amount of information presented here is almost overwhelming. There are so many characters with complicated names it is very difficult to
keep up with who's who. With one edit we move ahead 12 years and a major character has died of some tropical disease. Whoa, slow down! In
my opinion, the written material just didn't translate well to a movie just barely over two hours. In defense of Director Mira Nair's epic,
the look and feel of the film are wonderful. I almost thought I was watching one of the great Merchant-Ivory films like "Room with a View".
The locations, set decoration and wardrobe are amazing. There are also some outstanding actors giving excellent performances. Reese
Witherspoon is charming as Becky. Romola Garai is also memorable. James Pufefoy (Bedrooms and Hallways) also turns in a good performance.
The problems here don't keep "Vanity Fair" from being an enjoyable experience. I did, however, walk out of the theatre thinking that I
had missed a lot by not having read the book first.
Joel's take: 6 out of 10
Rated: PG-13))
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[SUPER=07-Joel's Take: 6 out of 10]
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[11BV-Parks]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-25 TC1:43:11]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
A private school's use of a baseball field has some parents calling foul.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Buena Vista;]
Southern Virginia University has an agreement in place to use the middle school's baseball field after a benefactor of the university donated more than 15-thousand dollars in upgrades.
Now a citizens' group is claiming that the agreement means their kids are being shut out.
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[SOT - 8:41:43 -- 9:25:30]
[IN Q=We want to keep...]
((JANICE BROWN/CITIZENS FOR AFFORDABLE GOVERNMENT; WE WANT TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS FOR OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS, AND WOULD SUGGEST AS WE HAVE BEFORE THAT THEY BUILD THEIR OWN FACILITIES. ))
((RODNEY SMITH/SOUTHERN VIRGINIA PRESIDENT; I THINK IF THERE'S DISTRUST, IT PROBABLY HAS AS MUCH TO DO WITH A NEED FOR US TO COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE THAT ALL OF THIS REALLY IS IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST. BUT IF IT'S A MAJORITY OF THEIR CITIZENS AND CITY COUNCIL SAY IT'S NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Janice Brown/Citizens for Affordable Government; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Rodney Smith/Southern Virginia University President; :11]
[RUNS=27]
[OUT Q=look for other options.]
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[VO-NAT]
School kids had been kept off the field while the new grass grew in until this week.
Smith says that the renovation work should have started earlier in the summer.
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[11Hillcats]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=04-30 TC37:09]
[GRAPHIC=Hillcats]
[ENG#=2]
Despite rainouts and a losing season, the Lynchburg Hillcats still set records, at least in attendance.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape]
The lure of the newly-renovated City Stadium helped draw more than 148-thousand fans this year.
That's a 20-percent jump over their previous high during the 2002 season that saw the Hillcats win the Carolina League championship.
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[SOT 18:38:48]
[IN Q=Knowing that the]
((PAUL SUNWALL/HILLCATS GM: KNOWING THAT THE RENOVATIONS ARE DONE I THINK IT BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW FACES OUT HERE. I THINK ONCE THEY CAME OUT THEY WERE THRILLED BY WHAT WAS THERE FOR THEM TO SIT IN AND RESTROOMS AND THE CONCESSIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE'VE HAD HIGH, RAVE REVIEWS FROM MOST EVERYBODY WHO SAID 'OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STADIUM'.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Sunwall/Hillcats GM]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=what a beautiful stadium.]
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[VO-NAT]
Sunwall says plans are moving ahead to add between four and six skyboxes to the stadium.
The team already has commitments for them ... city council must still approve the money.
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[11Stadium-Improvements]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=04-33 TC22:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
As high school football players tackle another season, Roanoke County is showing off it's newly renovated stadium.
But one small mistake led to a fumble.
Justin McLeod explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alex Radike/Hidden Valley H. S. Freshmen; :11 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Layman/Hidden Valley H. S. Athletic Director; :30 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@justin1; :50]
[SUPER=01-Richard Flora/Roanoke County Schools; 1:15]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke Co.]
((((NAT SOUND OF CHEERING AT 2:07:48))
There's something to cheer about here at Bogle Field in Roanoke County.
You'll notice this year it's a whole new ballgame.
[SOT 2:11:32]
[IN Q=I think it looks]
((ALEX RADIKE/HIDDEN VALLEY H.S. FRESHMEN: I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. I LIKE IT A LOT. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.))
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[OUT Q=GOOD THINGS]
She's talking about all the improvements made to Bogle Field.
They include a new score board, stadium lights, and sound system.
Roanoke County also fixed a drainage problem and is putting in new bathrooms.
The total price tag? More than seven hundred thousand dollars.
[SOT 1:51:56]
[IN Q=The aesthetics of it]
((DENNIS LAYMAN/HIDDEN VALLEY H.S. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: THE ATHESTICS OF IT CERTAINLY IS MORE PLEASING TO THE EYE TO WATCH THE GAME SO I THINK FROM THAT STAND POINT IT IS ALWAYS HELPFUL.))
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[OUT Q=is always helpful]
It also helpful in another regard.
Because Cave Spring shares the facility with Hidden Valley the colors around the stadium are now all neutral.
But at least one improvement has hit a sour note with some fans. (SHOT OF BAND PLAYING)
[SOT 2:15:51]
[IN Q=One of the things]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL NOTICE THIS YEAR IS FANS HAVE TO SIT ON CONCRETE. THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. THE WRONG BLEACHERS ARRIVED. THEY WERE ALL RED, CAVE SPRINGS COLORS.))
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[OUT Q=CAVE SPRINGS COLORS]
((NAT SOUND OF FANS CHEERING))
Fans say they're trying to make the best of it. Just ask Marc Curbow.
[SOT 2:12:52]
[IN Q=It's a little]
((MARC CURBOW/HIDDEN VALLEY PARENT: IT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE SEATING RIGHT NOW BUT WE'LL BE ALRIGHT.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=we'll be alright]
The school system says the vendor made a mistake and the correct ones should arrive shortly.
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[IN Q=They're due here]
((RICHARD FLORA/ROANOKE CO.SCHOOLS: THEY'RE DUE HERE SEPTEMBER 13TH. THEY'LL TAKE THEM ABOUT A WEEK TO INSTALL THEM.))
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[OUT Q=to install them]
New bleachers have already been installed at the county's three other high school stadiums.
Once the problem at Bogle is corrected, Roanoke County hopes these improvements score with fans. All that's needed now is a winning season.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke County.))
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
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[eng#=4]
In sports, William Fleming takes the wind out of Magna Vista. Mike Stevens takes a look at that game plus this week's Super Seven and Pollbuster.
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[IN Q=A very Pleasant]
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[OUT Q=great Labor Day Weekend]
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