WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 10/02/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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Mount Saint Helens gets ready for round two of her long-awaited eruption. Some Salem residents say they'll erupt -- as they wait to return to their flooded apartments. And a battle in Wisconsin that leaves egg on everybody's face.
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Plus, highlights from Tech's win over West Virginia. News 7 is next.

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More major rumblings at Mount Saint Helens -- and scientists warn an eruption could happen soon.
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Good evening, I'm Myranda Stephens.

[Mt-St-Helens]

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Mount St. Helens spewed a puff of white cloud today followed by a dust-raising landslide in the crater. A volcanic tremor that followed prompted officials to raise warnings that a significant eruption could happen anytime. Teri Okita has more.
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[SUPER=01-Teri Okita/CBS News; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Megan Gerseny/Volcano Watcher; 1:21]
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((if i don't see your back and your feet moving you are heading in the wrong direction TOURISTS DESERTED A NEARBY OBSERVATORY AFTER AUTHORITIES EVACUATED THE AREA. nat pop: this area is closed. SCIENTISTS WARN THE BLAST COULD BE POTENTIALLY THREATENING TO NEARBY LIFE AND PROPERTY Peter Frenzen/U.S Forest Service we are getting signals of continues magma levels - getting the kinds of a potentially impending volcanic eruption ADVISORY LEVELS AT MOUNT SAINT HELENS ARE HIGHER THAN BEFORE FRIDAY'S ERUPTION. AND SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING THIS EXPLOSION COULD BLOW THAT ONE AWAY. SUPER Dr. Tom Pierson/USGS Because of the movement of magma ... could be a more explosive event. FRIDAY - MOMENTS AFTER MT. ST. HELEN'S MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF STEAM AND ASH - LEVELS DROPPED OFF... FOR A WHILE. Super: Dan Dzurisin / USGS researcher at the Cascades Volcano Observatory Sot: the system was depressurized by the explosion and now has re-pressurized BRIDGE: OKITA Saturday afternoon scientists say they recorded the strongest seismic signal from mount Saint Helens since 1980. They call it a harmonic tremble - an indication of magma flow moving toward the surface. causing concern and consequently the evacuation. NOT DISCOURAGED - THESE TOURISTS WERE HAPPY TO SET UP CAMP OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE.
SOT: MEGAN GERSENY / VOLCANO WATCHER
It's very exciting - to have this kind of oportunity is amazing SCIENTISTS EXPECT MORE BLASTS ON THE MOUNTAIN IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS TO COME. Teri Okita, CBS News, Mount St. Helens.))

[Iraq]

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A roadside bomb attack injured two U-S soldiers today in Iraq.
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The attack came after American warplanes and tanks attacked militants holed up in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood overnight. The soldiers were evacuated to a medical facility following the attack, but it is not known whether they were actually inside their *armored vehicle* when the bomb went off. Sadr City remains a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric *Muqtada al-Sadr* --whose radical Army is targeted by U-S forces.
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[War-March]

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Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators filled the nation's capital today with an attention-getting message.
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The protesters -- including family members who've lost loved ones in the war -- carried coffins draped in black or American flags to mourn those killed. The march began at Arlington Cemetary, and ended at the White House lawn, where the coffins were laid. About 30-demonstrators were arrested after climbing over the White House fence, including the father of Nicholas Berg -- one of the Americans kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq.
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[Willow-River]

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Some residents of Willow River Apartments in Salem are still waiting to move back into their flood damaged apartments.
But as Joy Sutton reports-- some are just ready to move-on.
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Residents are trying to salvage all they can -- what's left after Tuesdays flooding ripped through this apartment complex -- leaving many people high and dry.
Steve Cowling lives on a first floor apartment -- he says he doesn't think he'll be able to save very much.
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((I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR NOW I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE THEY'RE LIVING OVER A SEWAGE POND OR SOMETHING THAT'S HOW BAD IT SMELLS)) [RUNS08]
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Clean-up crews have been working long hours to make the property suitable for residents.
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((JOY SUTTON:THE MANAGEMENT HERE AT WILLOW RIVER HOPES TO ALLOW SOME RESIDENTS TO MOVE BACK IN AS EARLY AS SUNDAY IN THE MEAN TIME MANY ARE STILL SEEKING SHELTER AT THE RED CROSS TEMPORARY LOCATION AT THE SALEM CIVIC CENTER)) [RUNS10]
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But keeping this shelter up an running 24-7 hasn't been easy -- some of the children are sick -- and the Red Cross is relying on volunteers to help out. Right now it could use more volunteers and more money.
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((BETTY WHITTAKER/RED CROSS: AT THIS TIME PEOPLE STILL NEED A SAFE PLACE TO COME AND SLEEP AND THEY NEED A HOT MEAL AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING STAYING OPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND LOOKING AT THINGS ON MONDAY MORNING)) [RUNS10]
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Giving some Willow River resident enough time move back home - or for others --a chance to find a new place to live.

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((THAT'S ENOUGH I'VE HAD ENOUGH. I LOST EVERYTHING EXCEPT A FEW PAPERS AND STUFF THAT I GOT OUT. IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON))
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But none of these residents will ever be able to forget -- what mother nature can do in just a matter of minutes.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Salem.))

[County-Police]

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Some Roanokers had the opportunity today to get *up close and personal* with some officers of the law.
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At the Roanoke County Police department's annual open house ... that is. Event planners hope the event will allow for citizens and police to have a closer relationship.
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((TERRELL HOLBROOK/ASST. CHIEF OF POLICE:OFTEN TIMES THE POLICE AND CITIZENS DON'T HAVE THE INTERACTION OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THEY HAVE TODAY AND SO WE ARE JUST TRYING LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT WE DO, HOW WE DO IT, AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.))
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[OUT Q=to see inside the department.]
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The officers showed off some of their gear, tactics, and even allowed residents to drive a patrol car. Swat team members and a K-9 unit also made some mock arrests. And as an added bonus, the officers etched residents' *vin* numbers onto the windows of their car-- a tactic they say will reduce the risk of your vehicle from being stolen.
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Still ahead on the newscast, Racing for a cause, that's what some folks will be doing tomorrow in Roanoke.
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and one group in Montgomery County is trying to turn a new page on an aging building.
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[Sports-preview]

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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up later, the Hokies knock the Mountaineers from their lofty perch. Salem and Fleming make Vinton home for a night, and Dale, Jr. is set for some more superspeedway glory. Plus, two more teams clinch spots in baseball's post season. All that and more on the way in sports.))

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Plans for a new library in Eastern Montgomery County are finally out to bid. But a library is not all residents in Shawsville, Elliston and Alleghany Springs have to look forward to. New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa explains.
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((There's excitement in the air in Eastern Montgomery county at the old Meadowbrooke Nursing home. Dozens of people have been working for the last several years to bring a library here. And it's finally all coming together.

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((JOYCE GRAHAM: IT HAS BEEN A CORNER STONE FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS. AND WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINVENT THIS BUILDING ALL 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF IT TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS AREA.)) [RUNS:13]
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County's spending just under a million dollars on the library renovations. The building should be open by June of 2005.

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((JUNE SAYERS: IT WILL BE A BRANCH OF OUR MONTGOMERY FLOYD REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM. THEY WILL HAVE THE SAME SERVICES AND MATERIALS AS WE HAVE IN THE OTHER BRANCHES. THEY WILL HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS .)) [RUNS:10]
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There's also a community center and food pantry already here and there are plans to add a museum on local history, a coffee shop, art gallery and YMCA.

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((MARK JOHNSON: WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AEROBICS , FITNESS CENTER AND THEN A PROGRAMMING SPACE. AND THE PROGRAMING IS STILL IN THE AIR BECAUSE WE LIKE TO BASE THAT ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.)) [RUNS:02]
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Folks are hoping to make this the new gathering place of the Eastern Montgomery County.

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((DR. GEORGE SMITH: IT OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THINGS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.)) [RUNS:05]
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((RACHEL DEPOMPA: HERE AT THE GAZEBO. THEY'VE ALREADY HELD SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS. THEY NEED TO RAISE ABOUT 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS. NEXT WEEKEND. A SPECIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT ON FORMER SENATOR MADISON MARYES. FARM.)) [RUNS:11]
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((WE'RE CREATING AN 18 HOLE PAR 3 GOLF COURSE. :57 THE GREENS AREN'T EXACTLY BE KIND OF SMOOTH SO WHAT WE;VE DONE IS WE'RE GOING TO DIG THE HOLES FOR THE GREENS ABOUT 2 FEET WIDE.)) [RUNS:10]
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[INSERT GRAPHIC] If you'd like to help with the new library or find out more about the fundraisers. Call Michael Hemphill at 540-268-2879. Rachel DePompa, News 7, Shawsville.))

[Bone-Marrow]

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A Troutville woman is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.
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Which is why friends and relatives of Marcia Ann Degler held a bone marrow drive today at the Elks Lodge in Roanoke.
The 39 year old has an acute form of leukemia. Right now she's at Wake Forest Medical Center undergoing chemotherapy.

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((SHE HAS TO HAVE A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ON --RIGHT THEY'VE GOT ALL THE CANCER CELLS BUT THEY'RE BUILDING HER UP CONSTANTLY EVERYDAY WITH NEW THINGS))
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A simple blood test is all it that is needed to determine if someone is match for Marcia Ann or anyone else in the world.
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[IN Q=The odds of a patient finding an exact match]
((THE ODDS OF A PATIENT FINDING AN EXACT MATCH ARE ANYWHERE FROM 1 IN 100-THOUSAND TO ONE IN A MILLION. SO THERE IS ALMOST A LOTTERY FOR LIFE. THE'RE SENTENCED WITH THIS DEATH SENTENCE AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE CURED IF THAT ONE SPECIAL PERSON CAN BE LOCATED))
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Once a person gives a blood sample for tissue typing --they are placed into the bone marrow registry. You only have to do it once in a lifetime.
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If you missed the bone marrow drive today and are interested in becoming part of the registry, you can call 1-800-Marrow-2 for more information -- or go the web site marrow-DOT-org.
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[Transplant]

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His health kept him from riding a bike for 20 years.
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But a double lung transplant in June has given Tony Clark a new spin on life.
In fact, he's riding tomorrow in a 30-mile bike race to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It's called the Tour de Transplant.
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((I HAD A DESIRE ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO RIDE A BICYCLE MY LUNG CAPACITY AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 13 PERCENT AND NOW POST TRANSPLANT IT'S AT A HUNDRED AND FIVE PERCENT. I'M ABLE TO DO THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO FOR YEARS))
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Clark was in need of new lungs because he has cystic fibrosis -- a disease that limits his lung capacity.
For three years, he was one of the more than TWO-THOUSAND Virginians on the organ waiting list.
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The Tour de Transplant will start tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the Rivers Edge Sports Complex. Bikers will race in either the 10, 30, 70 or 100 mile course. [Tease2]
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A new Y-M-C-A is fit for business in Roanoke.
That story is still to come on News 7 at 11.
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and these folks got exactly what they were looking for --an all out food fight.
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[YMCA]

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Visitors to the new Roanoke Valley Y-M-C-A say the center looks to be in pretty good shape.
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About 400-people visited the new center today for its official grand opening. Officials say the new seven million dollar facility is more "family friendly," compared to the old one.
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((BILL ZAZYNSKI/ROANOKE VALLEY YMCA: WE HAVE A LARGE CHILD WATCH OUT AREA, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT SIX TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR OLD EXISTING ONE. TWO NEW GYMNASIUMS, A TRACK, WE HAVE TWO LARGE AEROBIC STUDIOS, WE'VE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR CYCLING STUDIO, WE'VE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR WELLNESS AREA HERE. AND WE CAN ALSO ACCOMODATE DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND DIFFERENT BIRTHDAY PARTIES, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT))
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Officials say out of the 10-million dollars raised for the project, about three million will go toward construction of a new family Y-M-C-A in Salem.
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[Affair-Square]

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Some folks in Roanoke donned their finest tonight -- to raise money for a cultural institution.
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Nearly a thousand people attended the *Affair in the Square at Center in the Square.* The annual event has been a way for residents to dress up and enjoy the wide variety of food, drinks, and live music.
This year the event had five floors and an outside stage setup to entertain. For more than 20-years, Center in the Square has hosted the event which raises money to help subsidize arts in the Roanoke Valley. The event is the center's largest fundraiser, and all proceeds go towards keeping the Center in the Square open to the public.
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Coming up, the Hokies knock West Virginia off the mountain, Fleming and Salem lock up in Vinton, and a preview of tomorrow's EA Sports 500 at Talladega, but first our extra point,
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Larry Bowa has been given his walking papers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Today the club fired Bowa who managed the team for four seasons. Philly hasn't made the post season in 11 years.
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[S-Tech]

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The Hokies made the oddsmakers look like geniuses today they upset 6th ranked West Virginia 19-to-13. Mike Stevens tells us how they did it without scoring an offensive touchdown.

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[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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[S-Blitz]

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[WIPE to ENG!!]
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Tech's next opponent, Wake Forest had NC State on the ropes today, but TA McClendon came thru with a nine yard TD run in overtime as the Pack outlasted the Demon Deacons 27-21.
[SUPER=03-Athens, GA/Tigers vs. Bulldogs; :]

The SEC showdown between LSU and Georgia never materialized. David Greene tossed a school record 5 TD passes for the Dogs who whipped the Bayou Bengals 45 to 16.
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Fresno State's BCS bowl hopes were shot tonight in Lousiana. Louisiana Tech rallied from 13 down on its home turf to shock the 17th ranked Bulldogs 28-21.
[SUPER=03-Bridgewater/WDRL; :]

And closer to home, Bridgewater held off Hampden-Sydney 37-28. Brian Awkard scored on an 18 yard reverse in the 4th quarter as the Eagles improved to 3-2.
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[S-Fleming]

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William Fleming and Salem tangled in Vinton tonight at William Byrd thanks to the flooding at Victory Stadium earlier this week.
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The Fleming cheerleaders did their part to make it feel like a Colonels home game.
The Fleming defense brought some noise in the second quarter. Salem's Matt Shawver calls his own number but gets popped after turning upfield, and coughs up the pigskin. Mijuan Curtis recovered for the Colonels.
Shawver redeemed himself a little later. On 4th down, check out the nice throw to Tony Spradlin who makes the grab for a 27 yard touchdown to make it 7-nothing.
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But Fleming answered just two plays later. Dere Hicks hits Curtis in the flat and the speedster turns on the jets down the sideline. It was 7-all at the half, and Salem pulled away late to win it 21 to 10.
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[S-Racing]

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The Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship will move at speeds close to 200 miles an hour tomorrow afternoon at Talladega. That might mean a more cautious and conservative approach for the contenders, even for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., long known for his plate racing prowess.
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[WIPE TO ENG!!]
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We finish up on the big league diamond where the Braves came from behind today to beat the Cubs. J-D Drew laced the go ahead double in the 8th as Atlanta won it 8-6 ending the Cubbies shot at the post season.
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Steve Finley was the conquering hero for the Dodgers. Finley ripped a walk off grand slam against the Giants. LA clinched the NL West with 7 runs in the 9th to beat San Fran 7 to 3.
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The Angels are AL West champs after nipping the A's. Garrett Anderson had the game winning hit in a 5 to 4 win.

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[Egg-Fight]

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One Wisconsin town saw a reenactment of a historic food fight, but that was egg-zactly the idea.
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Each year the town of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin holds the egg fight. It's held in honor the town's founders, who according to legend, started flinging eggs at each other during lunch. Some of the re-enactors who were supposed to be the targets failed to show up, so one citizen stepped in to withstand an onslaught from children and their parents. The town rewarded him with a trophy for getting egg on his face.
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