THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, March 26, 1995 TAG: 9503240211
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 08 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Sun Spots
LENGTH: Medium: 79 lines
8:53 a.m. - Wilroy Road, Suffolk.
A driver does a double-take when she spies a dark figure holding a gun in the front yard of a residence.
The man appears to be made of black wrought-iron, and the hat and gun resemble those worn during the Civil War era. Perhaps it's the likeness of the property owner, a Confederate re-enactor.
Is the figure posted to intimidate intruders, keep the crows away, or simply attract motorists?
- Shirley Brinkley Tuesday, March 14
8:45 a.m. - Wilroy Road, Suffolk.
As the radio traffic reporter urges everyone to avoid I-264 westbound, where an accident in Norfolk has tied up traffic back into Virginia Beach, a motorist finds herself stuck in Suffolk's version of a traffic jam. A school bus has stopped without any apparent reason, and a half dozen cars are waiting patiently behind it.
After a few minutes, the cause of the delay, a lone mallard, strolls from in front of the bus and makes his dignified and unhurried passage across the road to the lake on the other side. As the traffic reporter continues to suggest alternate routes to the Norfolk drivers, the Suffolk motorist thinks, ``Thank heaven for life in the slow lane!''
- Phyllis Speidell Tuesday, March 21
4:15 p.m. - Paul D. Camp Community College, Kenyon Road, Suffolk.
Mayor S. Chris Jones, welcoming the crowd to the Oliver K. Hobbs Campus dedication, notes the program includes remarks by the six area legislators.
``They've got a two-minute time limit because this is an election year,'' Jones says.
Greetings are also included from numerous others before the dedicatory address by former Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.
``Governor Godwin is not running for anything so he can take all the time he wants,'' Jones says.
- Susie Stoughton Wednesday, March 22
1:15 p.m. - In front of City Hall, Franklin.
City Manager Jack Jackson inches along the sidewalk, pushing his four-pronged walking stick in front of him before taking each step.
Jackson, who is recovering from brain surgery, smiles as a woman greets him, telling him she's glad to see him back at work, at least part time.
He's taking therapy three days a week, Jackson says.
``The last thing they have me do every day is 15 pound curls with my good arm,'' he says. ``I don't think I could do that before the operation.''
- Susie Stoughton
1:25 p.m. - Parker Drug, Main Street, Franklin.
``Do you have any chicken salad?'' the woman asks hopefully.
Patty, the waitress, flashes a smile and says, ``Yes, I thought that's what you'd want. I'd already put your order up. You want it toasted and dressed?''
``Yes, and a small Coke,'' the woman says.
The others at the table - John and Margaret Murray and Charlie Kingery - chide her about the mayonnaise, which the morning newspaper had blasted for its fat content. It's as bad as eating a bag of potato chips.
``OK, I won't eat any chips,'' she says. ``But they make the best chicken salad in the world. I've been looking forward to this for a long time.''
- Susie Stoughton ILLUSTRATION: No spare
Staff photo by JOHN H. SHEALLY II
This spare under an 18-wheeler on Holland Road had slipped from its
rack and was dragged into shreds. Here's hoping the driver got to
his destination without a flat.
by CNB