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Coming up on News 7-
Foul weather causes major traffic tieups and standstills.
We'll show you where.
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Plus, from ice to fire.
An Amherst eatery burns for the second time in two years.
And, you no longer have to take care of mailing packages during business hours.
How the Post Office is boosting service but not staff.
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News 7 is next.
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A series of weather-related accidents is blocking Interstate 77 in both directions for miles near the North Carolina State line.
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State police say there have been been multiple accidents, some with injuries, in both directions on Fancy Gap Mountain.
A combination of heavy fog and cold temperatures is being blamed.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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The question now is how long will it take to re-open the Interstate.
Laura Bullock of V-DOT is on the phone now,
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[Shannon and Laura live]
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[VO-NAT]
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We'll provide any updates, if warranted, later in the newscast.
[Toss-2-Robin]
Shannon tosses to Robin in Weather Center
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[11:00pm]
[MCU] Standing Position #2
[WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP
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Residents of the New River Valley are already thinking ahead to tomorrow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co;]
Today, neighborhoods like this one in Giles County looked picture perfect.
People were out and about shoveling and even enjoying the snow.
Many more hit the hardware and grocery stores, trying to stock up before this weekend's double whammy of winter.
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[IN Q=A storms coming]
[SUPER=01-Spencer Hall;]
(( SPENCER HALL A STORMS COMING AND I THINK I MADE NEED ON MY DRIVEWAY AND SIDEWALK.. DOES IT GET PRETTY BAD.. PRETTY BAD, PRETTY BAD.))
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[OUT Q=pretty bad (second time.)]
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[VO-NAT]
Store managers say the number one seller this week was ice melt.
Sand came in a close second.
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[VO-NAT]
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VDOT is getting ready for whatever mix might come down tomorrow.
Workers spent today clearing overnight snows, and with tomorrow's weather expected to bring ice into the mix, officials say a major concern is the chemicals used to clear that ice from the roads.
Those chemicals are not as effective in low temperatures.
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[Closings]
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Today's snowfall and tomorrow's expected mix has led to several school-related cancellations.
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Danville Community College is closed.
The S-A-T testing at E.C. Glass High School is postponed till next month.
ECPI of Roanoke will be closed tomorrow, the Open House pushed back one week.
Galax and Giles High Schools have also cancelled S-A-T tests for tomorrow.
In Pittsylvania County, the Radford University course scheduled for Saturday is cancelled.
And there's another S-A-T postponement, this one at Pulaski High School.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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We'll have the latest weather-related information tomorrow on News 7 Saturday Morning, starting at 8 a.m.,
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[Take WDBJ Web FS]
and you can go any time to our web page at wdbj7-dot-com and click "Closings and Delays."
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[Rockbridge-Fatal]
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A teenager from Rockbridge County died in a car wreck this morning.
State police say 17-year-old Timothy Edward Mullen was on Route 39 near Goshen when he ran off the road and hit a tree.
Police say Mullen was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Amherst]
Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged an Amherst restaurant was accidental.
They're not releasing the cause just yet, but authorities say this morning's blaze at the Briar Patch restaurant started in the bar area on the first floor.
The restaurant was destroyed by another accidental fire in August of 2003 and had just re-opened last fall.
The owner says she again plans to rebuild.
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[Post-Office]
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The days of standing in line at the post office may be over.
It may sound too good to be true, but it's not.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Justin/BAM;]
[GRAPHIC=Always Open in BAM]
Justin McLeod is here now to tell us all about it. So Justin how can this be?
Shannon, you'll still have to go to the post office.
[LIVE=Justin Full]
[SUPER=@justin1]
But rather than head to the counter, you should try out a new way that's always open.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Archie Hodges/Postal Customer; :23]
[SUPER=01-Nancy Page/Postal Customer; :37]
[SUPER=01-Anne Murray/Postmaster; 1:06]
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((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN COUNTING CHANGE AT 11:48:00))
No need to count change for the vending machine anymore, or stand in line at the counter.
There's now an easier way to do your postal business.
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((NANCY PAGE/ROANOKE RESIDENT: IT'S THE GREATEST THING SINCE THE POST OFFICE, SINCE THE PONY EXPRESS.))
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[OUT Q=the pony express]
She's talking about the new automated postal centers.
They're located in many post offices where the lobbies are open 24/7.
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[IN Q=Very convienent]
((ARCHIE HODGES/ROANOKE RESIDENT: VERY CONVENIENT. VERY EASY TO USE. COLORFUL. IT'S AN ATM WITH STAMPS.))
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He's right but with this machine you can do a lot more.
Along with buying stamps you can look up zip codes, even mail packages.
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[IN Q=I've used it]
((NANCY PAGE/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I'VE USED IT HERE WHEN THE LINE WAS OUT THE DOOR AT THE POST OFFICE AT THE WINDOW, AND I WOULD COME IN MAIL MY PACKAGE AND I'M GONE.))
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[OUT Q=AND I'M GONE]
That's because the machine is so easy to use.
By touching the screen, you can choose whether to send something overnight, priority, or parcel post.
You can also purchase delivery confirmation and insurance.
The prices are listed on the screen, once you choose you swipe your credit or debit card.
You then take the printed form, put it on the package, and drop it in the bin.
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[IN Q=We want to encourage]
((ANNE MURRAY/POSTMASTER: WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE LARGE E-BAY MAILERS THAT COME IN WITH TEN, TWENTY PACKAGES, PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MAIL TO THEIR PACKAGES AND THEY DONT HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE WILL ALL THEIR PACKAGES, OR HOLD UP OTHER CUSTOMERS.))
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The postmaster says the machines are quickly becoming popular and you'd better get use to them.
Vending machines are slowly being phased out but human contact doesn't have to be.
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[IN Q=We really view]
((ANNE MURRAY/POSTMASTER: WE REALLY VIEW THIS AS A SUPPLEMENT TO OUR WINDOW SERVICES.))
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There are a few limitations. You can't mail things internationally and you need to make sure you complete your transaction before you walk away or risk paying for someone else's stuff.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Justin/BAM]
Shannon, the new machines are located in Roanoke, Salem, Blacksburg, Lynchburg, and Martinsville.
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A Wal-Mart clerk is abducted and killed, the suspect in custody. The latest is still ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
And an Amber Alert helps police track down an abducted boy. That story after break.
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[Sports-Preview]
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[OUT Q=the big 7."]
(( Hey, folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office with some high school highlights from those brave enough to play tonight.
The Hokies hop on a plane and head to Hotlanta.
The Dazzle gets ready for a Saturday night home.
JJ is making headline in Sports Illustrated.
And the Majik Man is headed to the hall of fame.
Tonight on the Big 7.))
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The FBI is looking for a convicted sex offender suspected of abducting an eleven year old boy.
Adam Kirkirt had been missing since Tuesday.
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The Florida boy was found safe in a wooded area about 40-miles northwest of Atlanta today.
His disappearance sparked a three state manhunt since he was believed to have been with 42-year old Frederick Fretz, a convicted child molester.
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[IN Q=We had two helicopters...]
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(( SHERIFF ED DEAN/MARION COUNTY, FL: WE HAD TWO HELICOPTERS, OUR HELICOPTERS UP. WE HAD ANOTHER HELICOPTER. THEY WERE CLOSING IN ON HIM AND WE JUST GOT THE WORD THAT THE BOY WAS FOUND FIRST. (REPORTER: AND HE'S FINE?) HE'S FINE. (REPORTER: WHAT ABOUT FRETZ? WHAT IS HE DOING RIGHT NOW?) HE'S STILL ON THE LOOSE BUT WE'RE GONNA GET HIM IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES.))
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Fretz was convicted of sexually assaulting an eleven-year-old boy in Pennsylvania in 1991.
The F-B-I says Fretz has not been located although his car was found abandoned on an interstate northwest of Atlanta.
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A former Marine is under arrest for the kidnapping and murder of a Texas teenager.
19-year old Megan Holden was apparently shot during a robbery.
Jennifer Miller reports.
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[IN Q=Police say Megan Leann Holden was probably...]
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((POLICE SAY MEGAN LEANN HOLDEN WAS PROBABLY KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED FOR
HER TRUCK.
THIS SURVEILLANCE TAPE SHOWS THE LAST TIME THE 19-YEAR OLD WAL-MART
EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN ALIVE. AFTER FINISHING A NIGHTTIME SHIFT IN TYLER
TEXAS WEDNESDAY SHE IS SEEN GOING TO HER TRUCK ... HER SUSPECTED
ABDUCTOR CLOSE BEHIND.
12:20:26 - :35 Gary Swindle/Tyler TX Police Chief
The suspect followed her to her vehicle and forced her inside the
suspect was observed getting into the vehicle with her and driving off."
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Friday MORNING, AUTHORITIES RECOVERED HOLDEN'S BODY, ALONG A TEXAS
HIGHWAY WHERE THEY BELIEVE SHE WAS SHOT AND KILLED.
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800 MILES AWAY, IN WILLCOX ARIZONA, POLICE ARRESTED 24-YEAR JOHNNY
WILLIAMS ... A FORMER MARINE ... ALSO FROM TEXAS.
AN OFFICER SPOTTED WILLIAMS DRIVING THE STOLEN TRUCK TO A HOSPITAL TO BE
TREATED FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND ... APPARENTLY FROM A SEPAREATE ROBBERY
ATTEMPT EARLY FRIDAY.
Gary Swindle / Tyler Texas Chief of Police
"My undestanding is in this particular case the victim being robbed also
had a gun in this point and if there is any justice hopefully there was
some justice served with that."
(SURVEILLANCE INTERIOR)
SURVEILLANCE TAPE SHOWS WILLIAMS CASING THE WAL-MART STORE AND PARKING
LOT MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE ABDUCTION. HE EVEN HAD A FEW RUN-INS
WITH SECURITY.
Gary Swindle / Tyler Texas Chief of Police
"We do think there was probably he did potentially make some several
other attempts that evening before he picked Megan."
POLICE SAY HOLDEN NEVER KNEW HER ABDUCTOR OR EVEN THAT HE WAS COMING
AFTER HER. Friday night SHE was REMEMBERED WITH FLOWERS AND CANDLES AT
THE WAL-MART STORE ... THE LAST PLACE SHE WAS SEEN ALIVE.
JENNIFER MILLER CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
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The big backups on I-77 show no sign of ending. Just ahead, we'll talk live someone stuck on the highway.
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The latest now on that series of weather-related accidents that is blocking Interstate 77 in both directions for miles near the North Carolina State line.
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State police are trying to clear away multiple accidents, some with injuries, in both directions on Fancy Gap Mountain.
Among those just plain stuck on highway, our news photographer Patrick Hodges
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[Verizon]
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The state is investigating a series of ongoing errors and omissions in several Verizon phone books, including the one in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
The State Corporation Commission says Verizon promised corrective action, but there is no evidence that things have gotten better.
Verizon's representative in this area admits some recent phone books have contained errors.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
The SCC is asking for public comment on the quality of Verizon's white page directory through the commission's web site.
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[Take WDBJ Web Sites FS]
For a direct link, just go to our home page at WDBJ7-dot-com and click Web Sites in the News.
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[11 PM WEATHER]
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[CK/SKYTRACKER]RADAR ANALYSIS
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FORECASTS
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There was some high school action tonight - we'll have some highlights for you.
Plus, JJ Redick's in the national spotlight.
The Hokies try to keep it rolling the ACC.
And former UVa great Don Majkowski gets a huge honor.
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Ladies first tonight as we check in one of only a small handful of games played.
Cave Spring played host to Pulaski County is old fashioned Boys-Girls doubleheader.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Cougars vs. Knights; :00]
The visiting Cougars were trying to stay unbeaten in the River Ridge after getting Hidden Valley on Tuesday.
The Knights Jaci Clark will get the ball to Caitlyn Long at the top of the key, and the Knights' star will knock down the jumper.
But Pulaski has a way of scoring in bunches. Guard Kayla Lewis will drive in and convert the laying on the break.
Then watch her turn around and make the steal before the Knights can reach halfcourt. She'll find Leslie Anderson open for the hoop as the trailer and the Cougars are rolling.
They then slap on the press and Lewis will get
[SUPER=33-Pulaski Co./51/Cave Spring/42;]
another steal and this time a no-look pass to Torrien Redd who hits the three. The Pulaski girls win it 51-to-42.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Cougars vs. Knights; :00]
In the nightcap, the Pulaski County boys would try to make it a clean sweep.
But the Knights Alex Lemmer would have other plans. He scored 14 in the second quarter, had 18 points at the half and finished the night with a game high 22 for Cave Spring.
It would take Pulaski awhile to overcome his efforts.
Andrew Hart passes to Ryan Dean, who gives it back to Hart and he drives in for the layup.
Pulaski would go up by five in the third and then blow it open in the fourth. Dean passes to Cory
[super=33-Pulaski Co./73/Cave Spring/49;]
Poindexter - who drives in for two. Pulaski beats Cave Spring 73-to-49.
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[talent=mike]
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In one other note - Northside and Salem have decided to play their game tomorrow afternoon at Northside at 3:30 right after the JV game wraps up.
[S-Redick]
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Cave Spring alumnus, and current Duke All-American candidate J.J. Redick has hit the big time this week.
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[VO-NAT]
The latest edition of Sports Illustrated features the New England Patriots on the cover, but inside J.J. has his own full page picture and a four page article.
The story is titled "Boo Devil" and it takes a look at how J.J. has become a marked man by opposing fans in arenas all over the country.
Among other things, you can read a Redick poem and get his take on whether or not he thinks he's a cocky player.
Duke is at Florida State tomorrow night.
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[S-Tech]
[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
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[ENG#=4]
The Virginia Tech men's team - which just a few weeks ago was wondering if might win a single conference game this season, will now be after its third straight tomorrow after in Atlanta against Ga. Tech.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
The team flew out of Roanoke Regional Airport this afternoon despite some light snow in the area.
The Yellow Jackets are ranked 12th in the AP poll, and the Hokies expect another huge challenge from the Ramblin' Wreck.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Seth Greenberg/Hokies Head Coach; :02]
[RUNS=:26]
[OUT Q=how to play hard."]
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[VO-NAT]
Tomorrow's contest will be a homecoming of sorts for Coleman Collins and Wynton Witherspoon. Both are Atlanta area natives, and have been on the hunt for tickets all week long.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Coleman Collins/Averaging 11 Points per Game; :02]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=friendly faces in the crowd, so."]
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[S-ACC]
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[wipe to aprisa VT/GT]
And it's proably going to be a nasty day tomorrow - so lock yourself down on the couch and join Your Hometown Station for the Hokies and Yellow Jackets tomorrow.
The coverage begins at four right here on WDBJ-7.
The last time the two teams played was the 1984 NIT.
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[TALENT=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
Virginia is home tomorrow night hosting Clemson at 7:30. As much as 8 inches of snow is expected in the Charlottesville area tomorrow, so be aware if you're heading that way.
[S-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=mike]
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[ENG#=1]
The Roanoke Dazzle plays Huntsville tomorrow night at the Roanoke Civic Center.
The Dazzle has won 5 of its last 6 games and is currently in second place in the league.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Matt Carroll/Averaging 19.3 Points per Game; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cory Alexander/Averaging 17 Points per Game; :15]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=in the process."]
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[TALENT=MIKE]
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The Dazzle game is on tomorrow night, but the weather has forced the Key West band to postpone its performance until February 19th.
[S-Packers]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[ENG#=2]
Former Virginia Cavalier star quarterback Don Majokowski, who was a 10th round selection of the Packers in the 1987 draft is about to get more than a pat on the back for the things he did in Title Town.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL/1989 Season; :00]
The "Majik Man" will be inducted into the Packers hall of fame on July 23 of this year at Lambeau Field.
Majkowski led the Packers to 10 wins in 1989 - at the time it was the most in 17 seasons in Green Bay.
Majkowski also made the Pro Bowl that season.
For his career in Green Bay he passed for 56 TDs and over 10,000 yards.
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[Ice-Racers]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[ENG#=1]
Although icy conditions may be causing problems for drivers in our area, it is perfect weather for racers in Wisconsin.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Madison, WI]
Athletes from around in the world gathered in Madison today for one of the premiere Ice Boat races.
More than one hundered racers competed in the DN Cold Cup and North American Regatta.
Boats travel on a clear sheet of ice at speeds of more than sixty miles an hour.
Ice-boating dates back more than a hundred years in North America and Europe.
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(Bye)
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