WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/15/06

05/15/06

News 7 at 11

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GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium Roanoke City Council has voted to

tear down Victory Stadium.

Council members made that
decision this afternoon, while stadium
supporters vowed to fight for the
landmark in court.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Fourteen speakers asked council
members to save the stadium, and member
Brian Wishneff proposed a private
effort to raise money for the
renovation.

But the vote went as expected,
five to two in favor of demolition.

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INQ=Saving Victory Stadium

*CG 2line Mary Bowers
Victory Stadium Supporter MARY BOWERS/VICTORY STADIUM SUPPORTER: :00 SAVING VICTORY STADIUM HARMS NO ONE.

TEARING IT DOWN DOES.
*CG 2line Rupert Cutler
Roanoke City Council RUPERT CUTLER/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: MY :08 LIFETIME OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING TELLS
ME VICTORY STADIUM IS A LIABILITY THAT
THE CITY OF ROANOKE WILL BE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT.

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OQ=the city of Roanoke will be better

off without.

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A stadium supporter has already
filed a lawsuit seeking to protect the
stadium, and members of the group
Citizens for Sensible Decisions say
another is on the way.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD But they better move quickly.

The city plans to begin hiring a
contractor to demolish the stadium as
soon as possible.

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Justin McLeod is here now with more
on that part of the story. So Justin
when would demolition begin?

Natasha, city leaders say the sooner
the better.

LIVE=Justin Full from BAM w/ Vict. LIVE FULL
Stadium FS

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com In fact, heavy equipment could be
brought in a matter of weeks to begin
tearing down the Roanoke landmark.

But the Mayor says while Victory
Stadium may soon be gone, it definetely
won't be forgotten.

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*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Phil Schirmer
City Engineer
:25

*CG 2line Nelson Harris
Roanoke Mayor
:47

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OQ=IT IS REALLY OVER <<((NAT SOUND OF SHAKING THE GATE))

The gates here at Victory Stadium
will probably never be opened to the
public again.

Soon this 64 year old structure will
be coming down.

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INQ=At this point PHIL SCHIRMER/CITY ENGINEER: AT THIS

POINT WE ANTICIPATE THAT COULD HAPPEN
AS EARLY AS JUNE.

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OQ=EARLY AS JUNE The city must first put the project

out to bid and that should happen by
the end of the week.

Once a contractor is hired, city
engineers believe it will take less
than thirty days to demolish Victory
Stadium.

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INQ=The process is PHIL SCHIRMER: THIS PROCESS IS REALLY

UP TO THE CONTRACTOR. WE DON'T
ANTICIPATE ANY USE OF EXPLOSIVES OR
ANYTHING OF NATURE IT WILL PROBABLY BE

PRETTY UNEVENTFUL.

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OQ=pretty uneventful That may be true but this landmark

dedicated to World War Two Vets means a
lot to a lot of people.

That's why the mayor wants a memorial
built on the site to remind people the
significance of the stadium.

That's not the only thing in the
works.

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INQ=We will be NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE MAYOR: WE WILL

BE GIVING BRICKS AWAY TO THE PUBLIC FOR
FREE AS MOMENTOS OF THE STADIUM SO
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THOSE THINGS I THINK
ARE APPROPIATE.

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OQ=are appropiate The Mayor hopes this gesture will

also help heal the city.

After all, the debate over Victory
Stadium divided the city for years.

But judging by this ripped up
campaign poster left in the Mayor's
office Monday that may be easier said
than done.

Either way, the Mayor says Roanoke's
longest running soap opera is finally
over.

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INQ=The cynic in JUSTIN McLEOD: THE CYNIC IN ME WANTS

TO KNOW IS IT REALLY OVER?

NELSON HARRIS: IT IS REALLY OVER.>>

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OQ=it is really over

LIVE=Justin Full from BAM w/ GRX LIVE FULL

What's still unclear is how much
demolition will cost the taxpayers.

The city has set aside a little over
a million dollars to do just that.

DOUBLE BOXES=Justin & Natasha DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, the mayor believes that will
be enough to get the job done.

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GRAPHIC=Immigration President Bush addressed the

nation tonight....The topic, illegal
immigration....and he's talking about
deploying troops again...this time, the
national guard to our nation's borders.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest from
Washington.

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*CG locator Washington, D.C.
00

*CG standup Aleen Sirgany
CBS
0:55

*CG 2line Sen. Richard Durbin

(D) Illinois

1:34

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OQ=std <<(SOT: BUSH)"We are a nation of laws,
(END SOT) and we must enforce our laws."

IN AN EFFORT TO SHOW HE'S GETTING TOUGH
ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, PRESIDENT BUSH
CALLED FOR THE TEMPORARY DEPLOYMENT OF
UP TO SIX-THOUSAND NATIONAL GUARD
TROOPS... ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICAN
BORDER. UNDER HIS PLAN, THE SOLDIERS
WOULD HELP WITH LOGISTICS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, BUT LAW
ENFORCEMENT WOULD REMAIN IN THE HANDS
OF THE U.S. BORDER PATROL.

(SOT: BUSH)

THE PRESIDENT ASKED CONGRESS FOR MORE
FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE BORDER PATROL'S
MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT.HE ALSO WANTS TO
HOLD EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE. MR. BUSH IS
PUSHING FOR A TAMPERPROOF I.D. CARD
THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT DOCUMENT FRAUD.

(SOT: BUSH)

(STANDUP BRIDGE)

PRESIDENT BUSH PITCHED HIS PLAN JUST
HOURS AFTER THE SENATE BEGAN DEBATING A
SWEEPING IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL.

IT INCLUDES A NEW TEMPORARY WORKER
PROGRAM, AND PROVIDES AN EVENTUAL PATH
TOWARD CITIZENSHIP FOR MOST OF THE 11
TO 12 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
ALREADY IN THIS COUNTRY.IT'S A CONCEPT
THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTS -- BUT HE SAYS
HE DOESN'T CONSIDER IT AMNESTY.

(SOT: BUSH)

MANY CONSERVATIVES DISAGREE. THEY SAY
IT IS AMNESTY, AND THEY SUPPORT A MUCH
TOUGHER MEASURE PASSED BY THE HOUSE
THAT WOULD CRIMINALIZE ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS. TONIGHT, DEMOCRATS ALSO
CRITICIZED THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN.

(SOT: SEN. RICHARD DURBIN/(D) ILLINOIS)

THE PRESIDENT WILL TALK MORE ABOUT HIS
PLAN ON THURSDAY, WHEN HE VISITS THE
BORDER IN ARIZONA.ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS
NEWS WASHINGTON.>>
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GRAPHIC=George W. Bush Tonight's address came at a time when

the president's approval ratings remain
low nationwide - and in Virginia.
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Survey USA asked 600 Virginians if they
approve or disapprove of the job Bush

is doing as president.

39 per cent say they approve, 58 per
cent disapprove.

The approval rating in Virginia is UP 2
per cent from one month ago.

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GRAPHIC=Rumsfeld Most people in this part of Virginia

say they also disapprove of the way
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is
handling the war in Iraq.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT In a News-7/SurveyUSA poll conducted

late last week, 57% said they
disapprove of the way Rumsfeld's
"handling the situation in Iraq."

Forty-nine percent of those polled said
they think Rumsfeld should step down as
Secretary of Defense, while 38% said he
should stay at the Pentagon.

However, 40% said they approve of the
job he's doing as Defense Secretary;
46% disapprove.

Rumsfeld will deliver the commencement
address at V-M-I tomorrow. The
Institute lined him up to be the
graduation speaker long before calls
for his resignation came from several
retired generals.

When people were asked whether his
presence on Post casts the Institute in
a favorable or negative light, 47% said
"it doesn't matter."

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GRAPHIC=Fatal Shooting A convenience store employee is

gunned down at work.

Danville police got the call around
5:45 this evening...When officers
arrived at the Corner Cupboard on
Wooding Avenue, they found 26-year-old
William Daniel Yeatts, shot in the
stomach.

Yeatts was rushed to the Danville
Regional Medical Center but crews were
unable to revive him.

Police are investigating.
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GRAPHIC=None Friends of a Christiansburg teen

accused of murder are trying to raise
more money for his defense.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Christiansburg

19 year old Zachary Linkous is
charged with first degree murder in the
death of 15 year old Edward Bertrand.

Bertrand was shot once in the
stomach in the garage of a home on
Spruce Street.

Linkous has long maintained the
gun accidentally fired.

His mother says she and her son
are sorry for what happened.

and says the last two years of
courtroom delays are taking a toll.

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INQ=Edward, he's gone

*CG 2line Carolyn Price
Zach's Mother 11:39:00 EDWARD HE'S GONE, AND IT'S :00 CHANGED ALL OF OUR LIVES FOREVER "45 I
DON'T THINK THERE WILL EVER BE ANYTHING

TO MAKE IT BETTER. :48 YOU KNOW, IT'S
AWFUL. :50

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OQ=it's awful.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Friends of the family have set up
a fund through the First National Bank
of Christiansburg to raise more money
for Zach's defense.

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More information on that can be
found on our website at wdbj7.com

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GRAPHIC=None New York City has filed a lawsuit,

accusing 15 shops across five states of
illegally selling guns and three of the

dealers are in our region.

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*CG locator New York, NY

Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls this
the latest of many attempts to take a
bite out of crime. The lawsuit claims
the 15 shops are responsible for a
SIGNIFICANT number of the guns used in
crimes in New York.

The stores in our area include
Webb's Sporting

Goods in Madison Heights; Old Dominion
Gun & Tackle in Danville and Cole's

Gun Shop in South Boston.

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GRAPHIC=None Often this time of year, it's the
Education 7 Report STUDENTS who are honored for their
achievements but tonight it was some
TEACHERS who got a well deserved pat on
the back.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

The Roanoke County Education
Association held its annual Retirement
reception at Hidden Valley Middle
School.

This year, 44 retirees were honored
and another 25 educators were
recognized for 25 years of service.

The organization also handed out TWO
one thousand dollar scholarships.

This year's recipients are from
Glenvar and William Byrd High Schools.
Both plan to pursue a career in
education.

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GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Schools There will soon be some NEW faces on

Roanoke city's school board.

Tonight, city council appointed May
Huff and Todd Putney to replace Kathy
Stockburger and David Trinkle who both
decided not to run again.

Council also re-appointed Jason
Bingham who took over for Gloria Manns
when she resigned from the board last

year.

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Another Duke lacrosse player is
indicted on rape charges. Details are
still to come on News 7.

ENG#=1

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*CG tease FLOODING

Plus...flooding forces some New
Englanders to leave their homes.
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Still to come on News 7...Olympic
Skaters skate into the Star City.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease VIPERS OUT

Plus...now that the Vipers are
pulling out, the team leaves a bill for
the city.
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INQ=HEY FOLKS...

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

< the News 7 Sports office where we're
choroncile the Vipers short history in
teh valley,

Plus, Marcus Vick and the
Dolphins come to terms on a free agent
contract.

And Tech legend Chuck Hartman
gets ready for his final night at
English Field - right here on the Big
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OQ=...THE BIG 7."

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GRAPHIC=Flooding A fourth day of rain has caused

even more flooding in parts of New
England.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Peabody, MA

It's being called the worst
flooding in DECADES in Massachusetts.

A number of major rivers in the
northeastern part of the state were
above flood stage.

Many areas remain under a flood
warning.

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INQ= Hundreds and hundreds

*CG 2line Mitt Romney
Governor of Massachusetts GOV. ROMNEY: HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THEIR
HOMES AND THE SENIOR CENTERS AND
APARTMENT BUILDINGS, SOME BY BOAT, AND
MOVED TO SHELTERS AND OTHER FACILITIES
BUT IT'S GONNA GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS
BETTER.

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The flooding has also affected
parts of New Hampshire, with many
rivers continuing to rise above their
banks.

And in Rochester, near the Maine
boarder, officials called for a
mandatory evacuation of nearly
2-thousand homes near a dam.

The National Weather Service says
flooding could last through Friday.

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GRAPHIC=Duke A third Duke lacrosse player

accused of rape was indicted today.

He also spoke out in his own
defense.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Durham, NC

Lacrosse team captain Dave Evans
is accused, along with two of his
teammates, of raping of a young woman.

She was hired to dance at a party
two months ago.

Evans was released from custody
today after posting a $400 thousand
dollar bond.

He does not seek a plea deal.

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INQ=every member

*CG 2line Dave Evans
Duke University Lacrosse Player DAVID EVANS: EVERY MEMBER OF THE DUKE
LACROSSE TEAM IS INNOCENT, YOU HAVE ALL
BEEN TOLD SOME FANTASTIC LIES.

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OQ=some fantastic lies

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Durham's District Attorney
declined today to respond directly to
Evans or his lawyer.

But, late this afternoon he did
issue a statement saying there will be
no further indictments in the case.

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GRAPHIC=Vipers News7 was the first to tell you

on Friday that the days of Vipers
hockey have come to an end.

Earlier this evening, the owner
of the team sent out a press release
saying the team has closed its doors as
of close of business today.

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VO-NAT

*CG file File Tape

Poor attendance plagued the team
in its first and only season in the
Valley.

Now- the Vipers are pulling out
of their three-year deal with the city
- leaving an empty schedule, seats and
a hole in Civic Center revenue.

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INQ=We did our budget...

*CG 2line Mina Boyd
Roanoke Civic Center 5:42.00

MINA BOYD, ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER

WE DID OUR BUDGET WITH THE IDEA THAT
THEY WERE GOING TO BRING 3,000 PEOPLE
PER GAME SO WHEN WE LOSE THAT -AND WE
DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THIS YEAR EITHER ..
ITS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT HOW WE
DEVELOP OUR BUDGET. (59)

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OQ=.. develop our budget.

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According to Mina Boyd- even
though the Vipers are pulling out of
its 3-year deal -the team still
CONTRACTUALLY owes the city more than
200-thousand dollars.

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GRAPHIC=none We'll take a look back at how the

Vipers ened up this sorry state just a
third of the way through their
contract.

Plus, Marcus Vick gets a chance
to show he can be Miami Nice.

And good guy Chuck Hartman gets
to take a bow - right after we check
some scores.
GO TO SCORES GO TO SCORES
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OC=...LAST SCORE

*CG carolina 4 << Lynchburg
4

Wilmington
3

Salem

Avalanche

OFF MONDAY NIGHT

*CG mlbal 4
Boston
11

Baltimore
1

4
Texas
4

New York
2

*CG mlbal 4

Atlanta
11

Florida
8

4
San Francisco
10

Houston
1

Bonds 1 for 3 - NO Homers

*CG nba 4 >> Cleveland
74

Detroit
72

Series Tied at 2 to 2

San Antonio
69

Dallas

68
3
Game Four

*CG spgeneric 4
Staunton River
2

Rustburg
1

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* Sports --
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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VICK We begin tonight with news

concerning Marcus Vick.

The former Hokie finally has an
NFL contract after signing tonight with
the Miami Dolphins.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Davie, FL
Dolphins' Mini-Camp - May 5th Vick spent the first weekend in
May at an invitation only mini-camp
tryout with the team, but was deemed as
being out of his league by most
reports.

However tonight, head coach Nick
Saban says the Dolphins believe Vick is
worth the risk, and that the team did
an enormous amount of research before
deciding to sign him.

Vick's off the field problems
made him undraftable last month, but
his college coach still bellieves in
Marcus and that he can be a hit in the
NFL.

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*CG 2line Frank Beamer
20 Seasons at Virginia Tech
:00

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OQ=...IN A GOOD FASHION." MIKE ON CAMERA
MIKE ON CAMERA

GRAPHIC=HOLD VICK No terms of his deal were

released, but the standard rookie
salary in the NFL is $235,000 this
year, if you play.

If he ends up on the Dolphins'
practice squad, his salary would be
about $90,000.

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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VIPERS While Vick is moving in the

Vipers are moving out.

The team's demise in the Star

City after just one season definitely
isn't what hockey fans or city
officials had had in mind when the UHL
franchise was welcomed to the valley
early last year.

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*CG locator Roanoke
February 2005
:00
*CG nameloc Ken Dixon
Vipers Co-Owner
August 6, 2005
:34

*CG nameloc Kristen Dixon
Vipers Co-Owner
January 18, 2006
1:37

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OQ=...ANOTHER SEASON." << On February 25th of 2005 - hockey
(END SOT) fans were thrilled that the sport was

back in Roanoke after taking a year off
- but deep down many booster club
members weren't sure if Richard
Brosall, the UHL Commissoner and the
Dixon's Ken and Kristen the teams

owners were the right players for the
Star City.

On August 6th of 2005, things
were all postive as the Vipers held an
open house at the Civic Center with
curious fans anxious for the season to
begin.

KEN DIXON

But that great hockey team never
materialized. Less than a month after
the open house head coach and director
of hockey operations Rick Adduno
suddenly resigned leaving the team
without a coach just a month before the
start of training camp.

Jim Wiley was hired on September
15th - and he did an amazing job of
assembling a roster in just three weeks
time.

But the Vipers were overmatched,
and injuries in the first month of the
season did little to help their cause.
Attendance was nowhere near the 3000
fan average the owners had hoped for,
and by the start of the new year - the
writing was already on the wall - as
far as the team's future.

Still Kristen Dixon told News 7
Sports on January 18th - that reports

out of fellow UHL city Port Huron that
Roanoke was folding were false.

KRISTEN DIXON

But the rumors and reports turned
out to be true. Wiley became a
scapegoat for the lack of success, he
was fired on February 6th and replaced
by Daniel Berthiuaume, but even the
Bandit couldn't produce a miracle.

The team with the worst
attendance in the UHL, the team that
never produced a game program for its
fans and could only produce 17 wins
during a 76 game season in the end -
simply couldn't afford to carry on in
Roanoke another season.

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GRAPHIC=CHUCK HARTMAN Virginia Tech head baseball coach

Chuck Hartman will coach his final home
game for the Hokies tomorrow night.

After 28 years in the Tech dugout
the humble Hartman will say so long in
his normal classy way.

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*CG 2line Chuck Hartman
28 Years as VT Baseball Coach

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OQ=Feel about that

(DOUBLE OUT)

MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Game Time tommorrow Night is at 7

at English Field. The First 1-thousand
fans in the gate get a baseball to
commemorate the event.
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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None It was an icy night for some

Roanoke skating fans...

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SOT FULL nat sound of them introducing sasha
INQ= cohen.... a little music with her

dancing....

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OQ=...voice then....music

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

As the lights went down...some of
the world's most renowned skaters took
the ice.

Champions on Ice was at the Roanoke
Civic Center tonight....The show
included Olympic Silver Metalist Sasha
Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Surya Bonaly and
Victor Petrenko.

There were some concerns about
how ticket sales would go considering
prices ranged from 52 dollars up to
125.

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SOT FULL 3:50:59-10 I though they were a little
INQ= expensive but it was my birthday

present so it's okay....SO IT WAS WORTH
IT? oh yeah, i mean you can see the
cracks in the ice from here

3:51:37-40

You can't get anything for
nothing...you pay for what you get

3:51:48-54 you gotta pay to see talent
like this, it don't get any better than
this.

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OQ=better than this

VO-NAT VO-NAT

There were 8 thousand seats
available, five thousand tickets were
sold.

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