DATE: Tuesday, April 15, 1997               TAG: 9704150304

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HAMPTON ROADS [BRIEFS]

Chesapeake

TRT will conduct

hearing on changes

in local bus routes

Tidewater Regional Transit will conduct a public hearing in South Norfolk today to obtain comments from residents about proposed changes in routes for buses that deliver people to work, school and shopping inside Chesapeake and around the region.

Several route changes, extensions and frequencies are proposed including direct lines to the Wal-Mart store in Greenbrier, a new line along Indian River Road and Saturday service along Northampton Boulevard and Princess Anne and Towne Point roads.

Nine specific changes are proposed affecting routes 1, 4, 6, 13, 15, 18, 23, 27, 36, 37, 39 and 85.

The hearing is at 4:30 p.m. at the South Norfolk Community Center, 1217 Godwin Ave.

Vice mayor's proclamation

declares ``Volunteer Week''

Vice Mayor John W. Butt will issue a proclamation today declaring this week ``Volunteer Week'' in Chesapeake.

The city's Department of Personnel reported that volunteers contributed more than 435,143.10 hours of service to the city in 1996. The value of that service has been estimated to be $6.3 million.

The theme of this week's observance is ``Volunteers: Real People, Real Solutions.'' A display erected in the lobby of City Hall describes some of the volunteer efforts in the city. Norfolk

New members appointed

to Maritime Center board

The City Council has appointed six people to the Board of Directors of Nauticus.

The new members are: John Sears, former president of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, who represented Norfolk in the General Assembly's House of Delegates from 1966-1972; Edythe Harrison who also served in the General Assembly; Rear Adm. R.T. Ziemer, the Commander of the Norfolk Naval Base; Capt. Russell Arnold, the deputy director of the Atlantic Marine Center; Howard M. Webb, president of Webb Technologies; and Warren Holland, the chief executive officer of Decipher Inc.

PORTSMOUTH

Republican candidates'

forum has been postponed

A forum for potential Republican candidates for the 79th District House seat, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed.

``The state party folks requested the delay,'' Portsmouth Republican Committee spokeswoman Caroline Barnes said. ``We hope to reschedule the meeting in the future.''

A mass meeting to select a candidate for the seat formerly held by Judge William Moore still is scheduled for May 31, Barnes said. However, the time and place are not confirmed, she said.

Dan Evans, a Portsmouth businessman, has announced his intentions to seek the nomination. Former Mayor Gloria Webb is considering entering the race.

Clark to speak at Willett

on details of Simpson case

Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson criminal trial, will speak at Willett Hall at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Clark will offer her perspective and reveal details behind the daily headlines and constantly rolling cameras during the trial. No longer a prosecutor, Clark recently began work on a TV show, ``Lady Law,'' and has written a book that is scheduled to be released soon.

Clark's presentation is part of Willett Hall's ``Look Who's Talking'' series. Ticket prices for this event range from $20 to $35. They are available through Ticketmaster at 671-8100 or at any Ticketmaster location, including the Willett Hall box office. Virginia Beach

Newport News man killed

in fall while cutting tree

A 23-year-old tree trimmer from Newport News died Monday after tumbling 30 feet, police said.

Police identified the man as Christopher DeRouchers of the first block of Bonnie Lee Place.

He was one of several men who had been hired to cut down a tall tree at a Great Neck area home. Police spokesman Lou Thurston said DeRouchers was tethered with a safety strap when a large severed limb swung back and knocked the man and the tree to the ground.

He died of head injuries at Virginia Beach General Hospital, police said. Suffolk

Ground to be broken

for new fire station

A ground-breaking ceremony for a fire station at the intersection of Whitemarsh Road and Adams Street, behind Booker T. Washington Elementary School, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Fire Station No. 2, serving communities from Portsmouth Boulevard to the North Carolina line, will be at 1001 White Marsh.

The station houses one advanced medical life-support fire engine with a crew of four.

The new, 9,000-square-foot building will serve as the city's emergency operations center and as a training station.

Police seeking help

finding missing man

A 46-year-old man with schitz-ophrenia has been missing since Friday, and police are seeking help in finding him.

Kenneth G. Ballentine Jr., a resident of Glendale Senior Citizens Home in the 2500 block of East Washington Street, walked away from the facility Friday and did not take his medicine with him, said police spokesman Mike Simpkins.

Ballentine's mother, who lives in Portsmouth, has not had any contact with her son since Friday, Simpkins said. He had left the nursing facility before but returned the same day, he said.

Anyone with information about Ballentine or his whereabouts should call Suffolk Police at 925-6350. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

Kenneth G. Ballentine Jr. KEYWORDS: APPOINTMENT MISSING PERSON ACCIDENT GENERAL

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