WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/07/99

[11Fatal-Accident]

[ANCHOR=Denise]

[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-34 1:54:24]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Sunday Morning]

One man was killed in a hit and run accident on Interstate 581.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

It happened shortly after 9 o'clock last night.
The man was apparently walking in the northbound lane near the Colonial Wonju exit when a car struck him twice.
So far, police have not identified the man but say he is between the ages of 40 and 55.
Authorities say they're uncertain how he was hit.
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((SHELLY ALLEY: WE HAVE SOME WITNESSES THAT SAW HIM DOWN BUT NO ONE ACTUALLY BEING STRUCK AT THIS POINT.))
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[VO-NAT]
Police are still investigating.
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[11Elm-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-35 1:56:24]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]

A Roanoke man has been charged with second degree murder.
46- year old Frances Marshall Johnson turned himself in to police last night.
He's accused of stabbing a man in Roanoke late Friday night.
Joy Sutton spoke with the victim's family.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=01-Udell Harris/Victim's Uncle; :26]
[SUPER=01-Melanie Pritty/Victim's Friend; 1:21]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:35]
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[OUT Q=News 7 Roanoke]
(( A trail of blood down the five -hundred block of Elm Avenue -- shows the path that 34 year old Donald L. Harris walked before collapsing.
Police say he was stabbed with a knife at least once across from Sparky's convenience store --authorities say when they arrived he was dead.
The victims uncle, Udell Harris -- says his nephew was not a trouble maker -- and he can't understand how someone could do this.
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((UDELL HARRIS/VICTIM'S UNCLE:HIM AND A GUY HAD A LITTLE BEEF GOING ON BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THEY HAD SETTLE THAT.. I BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER AND YALL SETTLE THIS RIGHT HERE AND NOW AND TALK ABOUT THIS LIKE MEN. AND FAR AS MY KNOWLEDGE THEY SHOOK HANDS ))
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Udell says that happened a week ago. But now the family's main concern is making sure the person who committed the crime is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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((UDELL HARRIS:THIS IS HORRIBLE, WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN IN ROANOKE, WE CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE KILLING PEOPLE, WE CAN'T LET THIS GO UNNOTICED LET'S NOT GIVE HIM YEARS, DON'T GIVE HIM A LIFE, HE TOOK A LIFE, AND THE JUDGE SHOULD SENTENCE HIM TO DEATH ))
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This gruesome scene has also shaken-up residents who live along Elm Avenue.
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((MELANIE PRITTY/VICTIM'S FRIEND:KNOWING THAT SOME I KNEW IS LAYING DEAD ACROSS MY STREET MAKES ME THINK OH, MY GOD WANTS GOING ON, I MEAN, IT KIND OF SCARES ME TO BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO ME.))
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The Harris family says Donald didn't deserve to die like this--on a sidewalk just blocks from his home.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Child-Body]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A Brooklyn, New York, woman is in jail this morning charged with the murder of her three year old daughter 20 years ago.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Brooklyn, NY;]

Acting on a tip police obtained a warrant to search the apartment of 60 year old Madeline Carmichael.
Behind a sealed closet they found the body of a three year old girl.
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[SUPER=01-Capt. Raymond Ferrari/NYPD;]
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[VO-NAT]

Carmichael has no criminal record, but the New York Times reports two of her three living children were taken into foster care in the early 1980s as the result of child abuse.
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[11Shrine-Parade]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-29 2:03:52]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Shriners from the Kazim Temple marched through downtown Roanoke yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The goal of the parade was to let the community know they're in the area and are helping hundreds of children every year.
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[SUPER=01-Dennis Ritter/Kazim Temple]
((Dennis Ritter/Kazim Temple: WE HELP THE ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS AND BURN PATIENTS -- WE SUPPORT THE GREENVILLE UNIT IN GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES AND CINCINNATI OHIO FOR THE BURN UNIT. THERE IS NEVER A CHARGE FOR ANY CHILD TO GO TO ONE OF THE HOSPITAL.))
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[VO-NAT]

The local membership raised 120-thousand dollars this year for Shrine hospitals.
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[Health-Week]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
[WRITER=tfl]
[TAPE#=Health check]
[GRAPHIC=Health Check]
Some plastic surgeons in Roanoke are educating children on how to prevent dog attacks while Carilion Health System is making sure their staff if fully prepared for the turn of the century. Tonya Flory has more.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Andrew Roth/Plastic Surgeon; :27]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :47]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Robert O'Brien/Radiology; :58]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 1:23]
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[DOG BITES Field Tape] ((One Roanoke plastic surgeon is joining in the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon's campaign to save children from dog bites. Doctor Andrew Roth is passing out informational bookmarks to elementary schools, libraries and pediatric practices in Roanoke city and county. Another issue plastic surgeons want to address with the campaign is that insurance companies are starting what they call an annoying trend involving dog bite cases.
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((DR. ANDREW ROTH/PLASTIC SURGEON: THE SECOND INSURERS WHO WRITE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR PEOPLE ARE NOW STARTING TO DENY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOR DOG BITES CLAIMING IT'S A COSMETIC ISSUE.)) [RUNS:13]
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Doctors say the leading cause of emergency rooms visits involving children are a result of dog bites.
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Patients needing cat scan at Lewis-Gale Medical Center will notice faster service. The hospital just installed the new LightSpeed CT scanner which produces results six times faster than traditional technology.
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((DR. ROBERT O'BRIEN/RADIOLOGY: OLD CT'S DID ONE LOOP, TAKE ONE PICTURE, ONE LOOP, TAKE ONE PICTURE. THE LIGHTSPEED TAKES FOUR PICTURES AT A TIME, VERY RAPIDLY INSTEAD OF TAKING A LOOP AND STOPPING.)) [RUNS:17]
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Lewis-Gale is the first hospital in Virginia to get the advanced scanner.
[TAPE#=599-12 1:34:45]
And Carilion is updating it's staff on the hospital's readiness for Y2K. In-service forums detailed the plan in case of emergency for doctors and nurses. Staff members say they're prepared and pretty sure everything will run smoothly when the clocks turn at midnight. Every piece of vital equipment has been checked, so barring any minor glitches, they say they expect a hectic, but Happy New Year. Tonya Flory, News 7, health Check.))
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[Reel-Open]

[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Reel Open]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Newsreel]

Long time Rocky Mount residents remember the fire at M and W.
14 fire companies battled the fire that destroyed the company two decades ago.
It took almost every drop of the town's water to end the inferno.
We look back at the events of November 14-th, 1978 in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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[M-W-Fire-Reel]

[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Virginia Newsreel]
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[SUPER=21-Rocky Mount;]
[Super=21-November 14, 1978;]

The fire broke out at the M-W Manufacturers plant around 3:30 in the afternoon. It started when gasoline was poured into a running forklift and it exploded. Initially, the fire spread slowly until it reached the roof. Then witnesses said the fire went out of control. 14 fire companies responded. But large amounts of lumber inside the plant kept the fire burning well into the night.
Firefighters faced another problem by 8:30. They ran out of water. The fire drained the town's water system. Rocky Mount's mayor declared a state of emergency when the town's water supply ran out. Schools were closed and businesses were ordered to shut down until the water was replenished. To help firefighters, the town pumped water from the Pigg River as well as tank from a local factory. Firefighters successfully kept the fire from spreading to nearby businesses. As far as M-W, some parts of the plant were saved, but plant officials said all of the production facilities were destroyed. But, No one was seriously injured.
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[Sports-Plays]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sports plays]
[GRAPHIC=girls basketball]

A local high school basketball stand out is on her way to play division one college basketball next season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

William Byrd's Andrea Gay has told News 7 Sports she's going to Ohio University.
The star point guard has decided to take the full scholarship offer to Ohio after visiting the school.
Gay choose Ohio after making an official visit to North Carolina Greensboro.
Earlier this season she scored her one thousandth career point.
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[Egypt-Air]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Egypt-Air Investigation]

Families of EgyptAir Flight 990 crash victims will remember their loved ones at an ocean side service at a Rhode Island park.
While rough seas continue to hamper search crews.
Bobbi Harley has the latest on the recovery efforts.
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[SUPER=03-Off Nantucket; :00]
[SUPER=01-Amir Abdel Moneim/Family Member; :45]
[SUPER=01-Samir el-Shanawany/North America Egypt Air; :59]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; 1:10]
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[OUT Q=CBS News]
(( THE WEATHER CALMED DOWN JUST ENOUGH TO GIVE SEARCHERS ANOTHER SHOT OUT AT SEA -- ANOTHER WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990'S SO-CALLED BLACK BOXES THAT AUTHORITIES HOPE CONTAIN CLUES ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE JUMBO JET TO CRASH.

THE UNDERWATER ROBOT -- DEEP DRONE -- CAME WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE FLIGHT DATA AND VOICE RECORDERS FRIDAY.
BUT IT HAD TO BE LIFTED OFF THE OCEAN FLOOR ... WHEN WAVES BECAME TOO ROUGH AT THE CRASH SITE SIXTY MILES OFF THE COAST OF NANTUCKET.

BACK ON LAND, THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES GOT AN UP-CLOSE VIEW OF THE INVESTIGATION. BUSES CARRIED THEM TO A FORMER NAVAL BASE IN QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND ... WHERE THE PLANE'S WRECKAGE THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED SO FAR IS NOW BEING HOUSED.

SOT: Amir Abdel Moneim/Family Member

OFFICIALS FROM EGYPTAIR ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE FAMILIES ... OFFERING SUPPORT - EVEN JOINING IN THEIR GRIEF.

((SOT: Samir el-Shanawany/N. America General Manager, EgyptAir))12:25:27

"We too are grieving for our colleagues and friends. I personally knew the entire crew. They were very good friends."

((STANDUP)) ))

[Seattle-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Police in Seattle have released a sketch of the suspect they are looking for in connection with Wednesday's shipyard shootings.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Seattle, WA]

Two people died and two others were wounded in the attack.
The two survivors provided police with the description for the sketch.
One of the victims, 43-year old Russ Brisendine was laid to rest yesterday.
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[SUPER=01-Steve Brisendine/Victim's Brother;]
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[VO-NAT]

26 year old Peter Giles was also killed in the shooting.
No motive has been released.
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[11Tractor-Ax]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-36 1:48:58]
[GRAPHIC=interstate 81 accident]

Interstate 81 is open again this morning after a tractor trailer accident backed up traffic last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

It happened in Roanoke County shortly after 10 o'clock-- near exit 143.
State Police released few details this morning, but did say there was only one tractor trailer and it overturned. Lifeguard 10 transported two victims to the hospital.
No word yet on the extent of their injuries.
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[11Poker-run]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-47 6:54]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A group of bikers hit the pavement and played poker all for a good cause.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Dozens of bikers took part in a poker run to raise money for the "Therapeutic Riding Program" -- a program that offers horse back riding lessons to people with disabilities.
The way it works-- the bikers pay a fee upfront to take part and then stop along the trip to play poker -- where they also pay for their poker hand.
Organizers say the fundraiser will help the riding program expand.
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[IN Q=We are hoping]
[SUPER=01-Becky Sheets/Therapeutic Riding Program]
((BECKY SHEETS/THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM:WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE SOME LAND OF OUR OWN SO WE CAN RUN A FULL TIME PROGRAM AND POSSIBLY A BARN AND INDOOR ARENA IN THE FUTURE.))
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For many of the bikers-- it's a chance to do something they love while giving back to the community.
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[IN Q=Most of the time]
((ROBERT JOHNSON/ROANOKE VALLEY HARLEY OWNERS GROUP: MOST OF THE TIME YOU SEE THE BIKERS YOU FIGURE THEY ALL ARE TATTOOED AND LEATHERED -- ALWAYS OUT HERE RAISING A BUNCH OF RACKET, WE'RE A DIFFERENT TYPE WE LIKE TO GET OUT HERE OUT SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE SUPPORT CIVIC EVENTS, WE SUPPORT BREAST CANCER, THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM,MBA AND USUALLY JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER CHARITY. ))
[SUPER=01-Robert Johnson/Harley Owners Group]
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[OUT Q=other charity]
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[VO-NAT]

The bikers started in Salem and traveled 80 miles to Clifton Forge.
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[60-Minutes]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

What's it like to be 13 years old and on trial for murder? Nathaniel Abraham, who appears to be the youngest person ever to stand trial for murder in the U.S., tells Ed Bradley in his first interview. Here's a preview of tonight's 60-minutes

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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=None]

That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

[Profile-Open]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sun Am]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Profile]
[GRAPHIC=VA Profiles]
Erin Sizer took a leap of faith two years ago. She walked away from a job at WDBJ 7 to sign a contract with the Christian Youth organization Young Life. News 7's Tina Tenret has Erin Sizer's story in this week's Virginia Profile.
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[VA-Profile]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun am.]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=VA-Profiles]
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[IN Q=The words I say to you]
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[SUPER=01-Erin Sizer/Young Life; :17]
[SUPER=07-Emily Pierce; 1:12]
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[IN Q=The words I say to you]
((ERIN SIZER/YOUNG LIFE: THE WORDS I SAY TO YOU ARE NOT JUST MY OWN. RATHER IT IS THE FATHER LIVING IN ME WHO IS DOING THE WORK.)) [RUNS:05]
[OUT Q=who is doing the work]
Erin Sizer's passion for God is enough to keep teenagers spellbound.
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[IN Q=HE CAME DOWN]
((HE CAME DOWN TO OUR LEVEL SO THAT HE COULD LIVE WITH US, BE WITH US, AND SO WE COULD KNOW HIM. BUTT BUTT BUTT IT'S JUST LETTING KIDS KNOW THEY CAN BE HOWEVER THEY WANT TO BE AND WE WILL LOVE THEM.)) [RUNS:11]
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Erin remembers when she used to drink, dance and date, to fill -- as she puts it -- a void. It didn't work. Now she embraces teenagers stuck in that same spot.
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[IN Q=MY HEART BREAKS]
((MY HEART BREAKS EVERY TIME I SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO FILL THEIR LIVES AND THEY'RE JUST COMING UP EMPTY. BUTT BUTT BUTT MY FAVORITE GIRL IN THE CABIN IS KAYLA BECAUSE SHE SMILES EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HER.)) [RUNS:12]
[OUT Q=LOOK AT HER]
Erin's out for more than a paycheck -- she spends her free time with teenagers too. They're young enough to be silly, she says, but old enough for serious talk.
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[IN Q=IF YOU JUST WALK]
((IF YOU JUST WALK INTO THEIR WORLD, YOU'RE AMAZED AT HOW ONCE THEY SEE YOU'RE GOING TO STICK AROUND THEY JUST OPEN UP IN AMAZING WAYS. BUTT BUTT BUTT EMILY PIERCE: I KNOW A COUPLE TIMES IF I'M QUESTIONING GOD OR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SCHOOL SHE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.))

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Erin took a second job at the Salem Fitness Center because she needs the money, but also because this is where teens hang out. A girl here turned to Erin when she got into trouble.
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[IN Q=Now she's never]
((NOW SHE'S NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN YOUNG LIFE BUT JUST BECAUSE I WAS IN A POSITION AND PLACE TO BE AVAILABLE TO HER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONFIDE IN ME AND HOPEFULLY I HELPED HER.)) [RUNS:10]
[OUT Q=HELPED HER]
So what happens when Erin's contract runs out next year?
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[IN Q=I can imagine]
((I CAN IMAGINE NOT BEING ON STAFF, I CAN IMAGINE NOT DOING YOUNG LIFE, BUT I CANNOT IMAGINE NOT HAVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND JUST SPENDING TIME WITH THEM AND WALKING THROUGH LIFE WITH THEM.)) [RUNS:15]
[OUT Q=LIFE WITH THEM]
Looks like they're happy to have her as a guide. Tina Tenret News7 ))
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=Virginia profiles]
Erin must raise 12-thousand-dollars every year for Young Life. Last year she got even more than that from people who support her work.

[Sports-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-52 (27:39)]
[GRAPHIC=VMI Hoops]

V-M-I is ready to step up its basketball game.
Roy Stanley has more on Bart Ball.
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[IN Q="Rock solid...]
[SUPER=03-Lexington; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bart Bellairs/VMI Head Coach; :22]
[SUPER=@Roy1; 1:09]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=....news 7 sports."]
((Rock Solid is the foundation on which V-M-I basketball rests in the five seasons under head coach Bart Bellairs.
V-M-I finished 12 and 15 overall and 9 and 7 on the Southern Conference. The Keydets return 4 starters from that team however, they've been picked as high as second and as low as sixth in the pre season polls.)) ((BART BELLAIRS/VMI HEAD COACH:)) ((Along with the new black practice uniforms, the Keydets will have a new look on offense and defense.
The Keydets will increase the pressure on defense and hopefully they're shooting will improve to make the team more competitive in the Southern conference.)) ((BELLARS:)) ((ROY STANLEY:)) ((BELLARS:)) ((The Keydets open the season at midnight on November 18-th against Southern Virginia.
Roy Stanley News 7 sports.))
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