WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/28/99

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning..... An American F-117-A Stealth fighter went down in Yugoslavia.
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and some fans who were not such good sports took to the streets in East Lansing Michigan last night starting riots after Michigan University's loss to Duke in the final four
We will have those stories and more coming up in a few minutes.
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A three car accident in Campbell County has left one woman dead. 32 year old Ramona Hall Jenkins of Lynchburg died at Lynchburg General around 8:45 last night. The accident happened at the intersection of Routes 683 and 622 around 7:30pm. State police say it appears at this time that Jenkins failed to give the right of way, but the accident is still under investigation. Drivers of the other two cars were transported by Cambell County Rescue Squad but their condition is not known at this time.

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The American pilot whose jet crashed yesterday in Serbia is say and back at a NATO base in Italy, after being rescued my U.S. Troops.
Maureen Maher has more.
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((THE PENTAGON IS CONFIRMING AN AMERICAN FIGHTE RJET WENT DOWN IN YUGOSLAVIA. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS RESCUED, THERE ARE FEW DETAILS ON HIS CONDITION OR THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.

(SOT: Kenneth Bacon/Pentagon Spokesperson) "We do not know, for
instance, what caused this plane to crash. That's one of the things we'll learn as we interview the pilot and talk to the people who flew the mission with him."
THESE PICTURES, PLAYED ON YUGOSLAV T-V, APPEAR TO SHOW A U-S F-117A STEALTH FIGHTER JET - MANGLED AND BURNING ON THE GROUND JUST OUTSIDE BELGRADE THE WORDS ON THE WING ARE CLEARLY IN ENGLISH - AIR COMBAT COMMAND. THIS COMES AS NATO SHIFTED ITS MILITARY TACTICS SATURDAY FROM TARGETING SERBIAN AIR DEFENSES TO GROUND TROOPS.

(SOT: NATO SPOKESMAN/no super available) "The broader range of
operations will allow NATO commanders to intensify their action against Yugoslav forces."
HAT MOVE COMING AFTER SERBIAN TROOPS INTENSIFIED THEIR OWN ASSAULT ON KOSOVAR ALBANIANS. NATO MISSILES HIT AGAIN DURING DAYLIGHT SATURDAY AND JUST BEFORE DUSK, WAVES OF NATO FIGHTER JETS TOOK OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS FROM THE NATO MILITARY BASE IN AVIANO, ITALY. EARLIER PILOTS HAD ONLY ONE THING ON THEIR MINDS.

SOT PILOT (no super available) - THINKING MOSTLY ABOUT THE GUYS WHO ARE
GETTING SLAUGHTERED DOWN IN KOSOVO AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY HELPING THEM OUT.

(STANDUP: Maureen Maher/CBS NEWS)
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As American troops escalate the attack on Serb forces...
Congressman Bob Goodlatte is stepping up his criticism of President Clinton.
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He said American troops need to have an exit strategy.
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((GOODLATTE: IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LET THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SUPPORTING US THERE KNOW THEY HAVE OUR FULL SUPPORT. BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A LACK OF AN IDEA ON THE PART OF THE PRESIDENT AS TO EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH HIS OBJECTIVE AND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXTRACT OURSELVES. IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS DOESN'T EXPAND AND I'M CONCERNED THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RESOLUTION AT THIS POINT.))
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Goodlatte was in Roanoke yesterday...helping the science museum open its new Internet exhibit.
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Relatives of one of the girls involved in the UVA baby-switching case believe Paula Johnson may be opposing their settlement to get more money for herself.
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Johnson is the mother of Callie Marie Johnson who was switched at birth with Rebecca Chittum in 1995.
The Chittum and Rogers family agreed to a two-million dollar settlement with the state to compensate for the switch.

But, Johnson said that amount isn't enough.
She also said she has the right to approve any agreement.
Rebecca Chittum's relatives feel Johnson could be opposing the deal to try and get a bigger settlement for herself.

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Opponents of the proposed Interstate 73 were in downtown Roanoke speaking out against the proposed highway.
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They called yesterday "Action Day."
They said the proposed Interstate-73 would only bring crime and traffic congestion into town.
They also brushed aside the suggestion that the Interstate would help speed along economic development in Martinsville and Henry County.
It will be years before construction on the new Interstate actually starts.
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[Powell]

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Virginia Tech is preparing for a visit from Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell.
He'll speak about volunteerism Tuesday at the Cassell Coliseum. Powell has insisted that 75 percent of the over 7-thousand seats available be given free to students. The rest of the tickets will be sold to faculty, staff and the public.

Tech senior Joshua King called the chance to see Powell ``a once in a lifetime opportunity.'' [Sports-Plays]

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Angry fans rioted in the streets of East Lansing, Michigan last night.
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Some five thousand people angry about the Spartans loss to Duke in the final Four, took to the streets and started about 20 fires--including the burning of two police cars.
Then pelted fire fighters with debris as they tried to put out the blazes.
It took police several hours to get the situation under control.
Tear gas and mounted police officers were used to disperse the crowd.
Authorities say several people were injured by broken glass from thrown bottles.
School officials say all the troublemakers will be punished.
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FOR A KANSAS CITY WOMAN... FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL... PUT HER IN A WHEEL CHAIR.
BUT THAT'S NOT KEEPING JILL STREET FROM CONQUERING HER DREAMS.
ANNE PETERSON SHOWS YOU HOW SHE'S OVERCOMING HER PHYSICAL DISABILITY BY MASTERING THE ULTIMATE MIND GAME.
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(( BEHIND THIS MASK AND
SHIELD IS A WOMAN WITH
AN INCREDIBLE STORY TO
TELL.
JILL STREET MAYBE
CONFINED TO A
WHEELCHAIR... BUT HER
FIGHTING SPIRIT IS
REMARKABLE.
5 YEARS AGO, SHE
SUFFERED BRAIN AND
SPINAL INJURIES IN A CAR
ACCIDENT. SHE WASN'T
WEARING HER SEAT BELT.
AFTER 33 DAYS IN A
COMA... DOCTORS GAVE
HER ONLY A 10-PERCENT
CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
- - - SUPER N2 Jill T.1 1:23-1:30 Street "THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WHEELCHAIR WAS SO BROKEN UP THEY FENCER SAID I'D NEVER DO MUCH
OF ANYTHING AND NEVER
WALK AGAIN."
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DETERMINED TO PROVE
THEM WRONG... JILL BEAT
THE ODDS.
AND NOW SHE'S
STRENGTHENING HER
RECOVERY MENTALLY AND
PHYSICALLY THROUGH
FENCING.
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"WITH FENCING YOU HAVE
TO THINK WHAT YOU'RE
OPPONENT IS GOING TO DO
NEXT... GET SO MUCH
INNER STRENGTH."
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WHAT STARTED OUT AS
GOOD EXERCISE FOR HER
MIND AND BODY LESS THAN
6 MONTHS AGO... IS NOW
BECOMING A COMPETITIVE
SPORT.
JILL IS ALREADY RANKED
4TH IN THE NATION IN
WHEELCHAIR FENCING...
WINNING A BRONZE MEDAL
AT A RECENT COMPETITION
IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
HER FENCING COACH AT
HEALTHPLUS, VERN
PETERSON TOLD ME, THAT'S
UNHEARD OF.
- - - - SUPER N2 Vern T.1 18:26-18:44 Peterson "SHE DOESN'T GIVE UP... JILL'S FENCING ...MAKE IT HAPPEN." COACH - - -
SUPER N2 Anne SU: T.2/ 29:35-29:48z Peterson JILL HAS HIGH HOPES REPORTING FOR HER FENCING. HER
GREATEST CHALLENGE IS
THE PARA OLYMPIC GAMES
IN SIDNEY AUSTRALIA IN
THE YEAR 2000.
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"MY GOAL IS...
...WHIP THEIR
INTERNATIONAL BUTTS."
ANNE PETERSON FOR CBS NEWS.))
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The newest exhibit at the Science Museum of Western Virginia is now open. It is all about the "digital pathway" to the future.
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The museum unveiled the exhibit yesterday.
It's a collection of high-speed Internet terminals and a giant digital phone.
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((KEN SCHUTZ/SCIENCE MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: WE STRIVE TO BE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER. SO TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY STATIONS THAT DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL SCIENCE JUST MAKES US MORE ABLE TO FULFILL OUR MISSION THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.))
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte was on hand to help open the exhibit.
He said teaching people to use new technologies is one way Southwest Virginia can live up to its billing as the state's "Technology Corridor..."
But there's more work to do.
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((BOB GOODLATTE: I THINK WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO IS GET BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WHERE THERE'S A TREMENDOUS SHORTAGE OF WORKERS, HERE SO THEY CAN SEE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HIGHLY-TRAINED WORKFORCE AND THEY'LL START LOCATING BUSINESSES HERE.))
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The museum exhibit is sponsored by Intelos and R-and-B Communications.
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It's been a busy week for the folks in the Virginia Tech basketball offices. Just this week Bobby Hussey was fired as the men's coach and replaced by former UVa star Ricky Stokes.
After completing a school record 28-and-3 season, this week women's head coach Bonnie Henrickson was named an assistant coach on the World University Games team that will compete in Spain later this summer.
In this week's Virginia Newreel, Mike Stevens re-lives what many still consider the biggest moment in Tech basketball - the 1973 NIT championship.
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(( When Allan Bristow's name surfaced as a possible candidate to take over the Tech program last week most Tech fans had flashbacks to 1973 when Bristow and the Hokies invaded New York City for the National Invitational Tournament.
The Hokies won four games in New York by a total of 5 points!
After beating New Mexico, Fairfield and Alabama the team faced Notre Dame in the Finals.
The Irish had a 91-to-87 lead with 50 seconds to play when Tech came up the court looking to cut into the lead.
Bobby Stevens would hit this leaner and draw a foul with 43 seconds to go.
He got the basket, the free throw and the Notre dame lead down to one point.
The Irish hustled the ball across midcourt and when Gary Brokaw picked it up, Harrisonburg native Charlie Thomas fouled him to stop the clock with 18 seconds left in the game.
Irish coach Digger Phelps screamed at his team not to foul.
Then Brokaw went to the line - but the front end of his one and one chance bounces off and Tech brings the ball across midcourt and calls timeout with 12 seconds to go.
Don Devoe then watched him team pull off the impossible. We pick up the call from CBS Sports and Don Criqui. ((NAT SOUND))
Criqui called the win the biggest thing to happen to the state of Virginia since Robert E. Lee.
The past October the players and coaches from that 73 team returned to Blacksburg to be honored on the 25th anniversary of that anazing win.
And that's this week's Virginia Newsreel. I'm MIke Stevens.))

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Coming up in the second half hour of News 7 Sunday Morning.... A Pentagon official says the pilot of the American plane that went down in Yugoslavia is in good condition. The cause for the crash is still unknown....and
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for the first time in forty years U.S. Baseball heads to Cuba. The Baltimore Orioles may be swinging in a new tradition. We will have those stories and more coming up in a few minutes.
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An 11 year old boy was killed in a head on collision. State Police say the accident happened around 2:30 yesterday afternoon on Route 680 in Henry County.
The boy, Orlanda Keith Calloway the Second, was a passenger in the vehicle. He died on the way to Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. According to police, the driver Orlanda Keith Callaway, was driving at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of a pickup in the northbound lane.
Then the car went into the southbound lane where it hit another pickup head on.
Police are still investigating.

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President Clinton says despite the risks NATO airstrikes against Yuglosavia will go forward as planned.
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The President praised the pilot of a downed American plane and the team that rescued him.
The American F-117-A stealth fighter went down Saturday.
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon says both the pilot and the combat rescue team that picked him up are safe -- but he wouldn't provide details of the rescue operation.
The Pentagon says the pilot's in good condition. Bacon also says U-S officials don't yet know why the plane went down -- whether it was shot down or malfunctioned.
Serb officials have claimed they shot it down.
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Despite some congressional criticism, the Senate approved a resolution endorsing the bombing campaign in the Balkans.
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The vote was 58 to 41.
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Both Democrat Chuck Robb and Republican John Warner supported the measure.
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Congress also approved a new federal budget that topped one-point-seven TRILLION dollars.
It passed the House 221 to 208. [take pinnacle board 1011]
Democrat Rick Boucher voted against it.
And, Democrat Virgil Goode joined Republican Bob Goodlatte in voting for it.
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The Baltimore Orioles have flown south, destination Havana, Cuba.
The O's are the first American baseball team in 40 years to play ball on Cuban soil today.
Lee Cowan has the story.
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(locator: Havana, Cuba)

It took the Baltimore Orioles less than an hour to fly a world away to Havana, Cuba.. an island nation that some say has a heart the shape of a baseball diamond.

(nats)

It is a passion here and now the Baltimore Orioles are coming to challenge it.. the first U-S team in 40 years to play baseball on Cuban soil.

(super: Bud Selig/Baseball Commissioner) "this is a big thing."

A big thing even with all politics aside.

(super: Scott Kamieniecki/Baltimore Orioles) "we want to play the
cuban team. they want o play us. maybe it will open some doors."
But not immediately and not for everyone.. as preparations at Havana's Latin American Stadium continue.. Cuba's first fan and former player Fidel Castro will hand pick those who attend.

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Even the most ardent fans like the ones who argue baseball instead of politics at Central Park in Havana are not invited.. a harsh fact of communist life lost on some U-S players.

(super: Scott Erickson/Baltimore Orioles) "47,000 is 47,000. it
doesn't matter how they get there."
And although most can't see wait to see the Americans in action, this man says he doesn't care who wins.

(nats)

Neither team he says are going to put food on my table.

(standup: Lee Cowan/CBS News)

All of this comes just days before the 40th anniversary of Castro's revolution. And the timing has many wondering if a simple game could really be the beginning of a new revolution in Cuba. Lee Cowan, CBS News, Havana. ))

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Relatives of mentally retarded patients at the Central Virginia Training Center say their loved ones could be at risk.
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They met with Virginia's mental health commissioner yesterday.
And they told him why they're concerned about the state's plan to move five mentally retarded patients with a criminal past into the training center.
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((CHARLES FALLIS: I TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THE WORDS "CRIMINAL" AND RETARDED" SHOULD EVER BECOME ASSOCIATED IN THE MINDS OF THE PUBLIC. THAT WOULD BE AN OUTRAGE.))
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The plan is to move five people who were charged with violent crimes into the training center.
Those patients were not convicted because of their mental conditions.
They would stay in building 14 at the training center, after it is remodeled and security is beefed up.
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Mental Health Commissioner Richard Kellogg didn't say when the five patients would be transfered ... only that "the train is far down the track" and it would not be derailed without a compelling reason.
Kellogg also did not say if more patients with criminal pasts might be transfered in the future.

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The mother whose son was lost in the woods for 24 hours got a chance to say "thanks" .
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Vicki Stowe hosted a party yesterday for the rescue workers who searched for her son, Zachary Ranson.
The three-year-old disappeared while playing near his grandparents' home in Bedford County.
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((VICKI STOWE/ZACHARY'S MOM: THIS IS A KIND OF BITTERSWEET DAY. BITTER BECAUSE THIS IS THE DAY HE DISAPPEARED A MONTH AGO. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU LOOK AT HIM AND THIS IS LIKE THE GREATEST DAY IN THE WORLD.////////////////ZACHARY: I'M NOT DOIN' NOTHIN'.))
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Zachary didn't have much to say today before running off ... again.
But he did promise his mom he never again would put her through such a tough ordeal.
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It's not only the largest jackpot in the history of Lotto's Big Game it is the largest jackpot in the country right now.
Since no one matched the numbers in Friday's drawing, the Big Game could make someone $93 million dollars richer Tuesday.
That breaks down to 3-point-5 million dollars a year for 26 years.

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There is NO bigger hat day than Easter Sunday.
So as you contemplate your headgear for the holiday, or just as a spring thing, we've checked in with a Virginia expert.
Ellen Qualls has this week's Virginia Profile: a visit to Richmond's Gigi (zhee-zhee) Hats.

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(([white hat tc 15:42:06]
We're NOT talking baseball caps.
Les chapeaux at Richmond's Gigi Hats are soaring sculptures for the head...
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((DAVID FRAZIER/GIGI HATS: IT'S THE TREND NOW. HATS ARE COMING BACK. IT'S FASHIONABLE. MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD. IT GIVES THE FEMININE TOUCH TO A WOMAN. THAT'S MY OPINION.)) [RUNS:09]
Women dress up for David Frazier.
He's NOT only their hat supplier.
He's also a pastor, and sees a sea of ornate headwear from the pulpit every Sunday.
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((DAVID FRAZIER/GIGI HATS: I'M CARRYING ONE OF A KIND. AND THE STYLE AND EVERYTHING. I DON'T GET THE SAME COLOR, ONE STYLE, THAT'S IT. WHEN I SELL THE HAT, MAYBE NEXT YEAR I CAN GET A STYLE SIMILAR TO THAT. BUT I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT ONE OF KIND. SO YOU WON'T SEE YOUR HAT WALKING DOWN THE STREET BESIDE YOU OR PEOPLE GET IN CHURCH AND YOU SEE YOUR HAT IN CHURCH.)) [RUNS:15]
Frazier's finds range from 20 dollars to -- hold on to your hats -- six or seven hundred dollars for the politically incorrect fur versions.
Frazier swears Gigi Hats sells six or seven hats a year to its best customers-- because, he says, you can wear them anywhere.
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((DAVID FRAZIER/GIGI HATS: EVEN FOR THE DAY'S WORK FORCE. I THINK A WOMAN IN A HAT LOOK GOOD. GIVE HER THE PROFESSIONAL TOUCH, YOU KNOW?)) [RUNS:06 ]
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((LIKE IF YOU WANT TO BE TALKED ABOUT OR ADMIRED, WEAR A HAT LIKE THIS. IT'S REAL FASHIONABLE.)) [RUNS:08]
Well I can't pass that up. [TC 15;44:54]
Gigi Hats gets orders from as far away as California... and is open six days a week.
Ellen Qualls, News7, Richmond.))

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With warm weather just around the corner our thoughts turn to summer sports.
But while people learn the rules to baseball, they often neglect to learn the rules of safe boating.
Boater education is not mandatory in Virginia but more and more boaters are taking safety classes.
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To learn the rules of the road many boaters are taking the Virginia State Boating course offered by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Instructors also cover new laws for instance to operate a personal water craft you have to be 14 or older, but this year 14 and 15 year old operators have to have passed a boater education course.
More than 600 students took the course last year and instructors expect to educate more this year.
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Safer water-ways are just one benefit of the course. Boaters who pass the course also enjoy reduced insurance rates as well.

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Many of the instructors of the Virginia Boating Basics Safety Course are volunteers.
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The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries named Instructor Betty Lamons the region two Boating Safety Instructor of the Year.
Last year she volunteered more than 100 hours and helped teach more than four hundred students.
The department also awarded Mac Grisso the first ever Colonel William Antozzi award for his long time service as a volunteer instructor which includes the teaching of more than 150 boating safety classes.
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Don't forget to join Melanie, Kimberly, and Steve all this week for News 7 Mornin'. Here's Steve Pardon with a preview.

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