Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 3, 1994 TAG: 9407050117
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE:
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The article was titled "New Vote brings OK for Ellett Valley subdivision." The property is not Ellett Valley but Lusters Gate.
Years ago, the community had a resident who operated a mill just off Virginia 785, approximately 21/2 miles from the Blacksburg town limit. The man's name was Mr. Luster. In fact, the gate was located at the entrance of the proposed subdivision, across from Perdue Apartments. Hence, the name of Lusters Gate. The community had a church, school, store and a cheese plant, all located within a half-mile radius of this "gate."
The name of the new subdivision is Lusters Mill, which is very appropriate.
Please do not refer to Lusters Gate or Catawba Valley (formerly called Roanoke Valley) as Ellett Valley. They are all beautiful communities, but each has its own identity.
Alfred M. Perdue
Blacksburg
Candidate Fast dependable person
Those of us who know Steve Fast, the 9th District Republican candidate for Congress, know that he is a dependable person. Steve is a husband and the father of four boys and knows what it means to work hard to support a family. Steve's opponent, on the other hand, has Bill Clinton disease. His positions seem to change from one audience to another.
For instance, Steve blasted his opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Abingdon, for not fighting the tobacco tax. A local paper wrote, ``Boucher said he is not making a `line in the sand pledge' to vote against any excise tax increase.'' Then, I attended the town meeting at Graham Middle School where someone asked Boucher if he would draw a line in the sand and vote against any tobacco tax increase. He astonished me by replying, "Absolutely, I've said that all along."
We need a consistent voice in Washington. Let's vote for Steve Fast in November.
Gene Chaffin
Bluefield
by CNB