ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, January 1, 1996 TAG: 9601020113
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-5 EDITION: HOLIDAY
COLUMN: & now this...
Carl Dudley won a seat on the Franklin County School Board, then he went to California and racked up big on "The Price is Right."
Dudley, of Henry, was elected to the School Board in November, defeating the incumbent in the Blue Ridge District in the county's first school board elections.
Then, Dudley, who's retired, traveled with his wife on a business trip she took to California.
While his wife tended to businessin San Diego, Dudley went to Los Angeles with some others on the trip.
Their goal: To sit in the studio audience to watch the popular televised game show.
Not only did Dudley get a ticket to be in the audience, he was picked to be a contestant. And he ended up winning the showcase showdown that closes the program.
Dudley won about $15,000 in prizes, including a dinette set, a dishwasher, a stereo system and a sofa.
"It was a memorable day," he said, adding that he didn't get much time to chit-chat with Bob Barker, the host of the show and king of game show emcees.
"He came by and said, 'Nice going Carl.' But that was about it, because I had to go sign some papers."
Dudley said the show gives contestants 10 days to decide whether to take the prizes, and it's not an easy decision because winners must pay California, home-state and federal taxes on what they've won.
Dudley accepted his prizes, and figures he's going to pay about 50 percent of their retail value.
"People might think the stuff is free, but it's not," he said.
The show on which Dudley appeared aired Nov. 21
Road honors longtime JMU leader
The newest landmark on Interstate 81 has a name - Carrier Drive, in Harrisonburg.
It's the namesake of James Madison University's longtime president, Ron Carrier, and stretches across the interstate from the main campus to the new College of Integrated Science and Technology, still under construction.
"When CISAT is completed, Carrier Drive will run all the way to University Boulevard, exiting near the JMU Arboretum," according to a university news release.
The road's cross-bridge over the interstate also has bicycle and pedestrian lanes.
The name was bestowed by the school's Board of Visitors in recognition of Carrier's upcoming 25th anniversary.
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