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Locally Owned And Operated Insuring You & Yours Early voting proves popular in Pulaski Co. “The setup for early voting has Saturday is the worked very nicely,” said Kathy Webb, the county’s Director of final day for early Elections. “We have been able to voting in move people through very easily and quickly while practicing so- Karen Tuggle Brad Alley Lynn White By MIKE WILLIAMS cial distancing guidelines.” The Patriot The fear of COVID-19 and the Home • Auto • Life • Business desire to avoid what are expected Already over a third of Pulaski to be long lines at the county’s 12 County’s registered voters have polling stations on Election Day cast ballots in this year’s election are credited for the amount of as voters have taken advantage of early in-person and mail voting. early in-person and absentee mail • Sample ballot for Pulaski Those who wish to vote early voting in a big way. County is on page A5 at the Registrar’s Office can still With less than a week to go do so through Saturday (Oct. 31). until Election Day, already over Webb said her office will be 33 percent of the county’s 23,150 • Polling places for Pulaski open today (Friday) from 8:30 registered voters have voted either and Wythe counties and a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and then again 611 East Main Street by mail or in person. Radford City are listed on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 Dublin, VA 24084 • 540-674-4678 Of the 7,735 who have already on page A9 p.m. Saturday is the last day for voted, 4,975 have done so in per- early voting, she reminded. www.insurancecenterofdublin.com son at the county’s registrar’s of- receive their ballot and a dispos- Also, ballot drop boxes will be fice, which voters found to be a able ink pen to use to fill out their located at each of the county’s simple, quick and smooth process. ballot. From there they are direct- polling sites and at the Registrar’s WEEKEND WEATHER Once arriving at the registrar’s ed to one of several private voting Office on Election Day in which office, voters are directed to go stands, and finally to the voting voters may deposit their mail ab- Saturday Sunday next door to the county’s EOC/In- machine where they insert their sentee ballots. formation Training Room. Once ballot to be scanned and counted. “We will receive and count all Mostly sunny, with a high near Partly sunny, with a high near there they are sent to a check-in All-in-all the process takes 54. Calm wind becoming south- 60. station, then to a second station to about five minutes. See ELECTION, page A2 east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. with a low around 38. Daylight Saving Time will end Sunday, November 1 at 2 a.m.

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We've Got Got We've Locally Owned & Operated • www.valleystaffingjobs.com Page A2 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020 Write-in effort underway to Elections Continued from Page A1 mail postmarked by Nov. 3 that in this week’s issue for Pulaski elect Simpkins as prosecutor is received by Friday (Nov. 6) at County voters. Patriot Staff Report Court Judge in the 27th Judicial noon. We will also be processing Don’t forget to bring a photo Circuit. Griffith had previously absentee drop box returns from ID to the polls on Tuesday, and A local group calling itself been Fleenor’s chief deputy for the polling sites through Friday remember to wear a face cover- “Friends of Angi Simpkins” is several years. (Nov. 6). ing. Social distancing guidelines promoting a write-in campaign The winner Tuesday will finish Once all these votes have been will be in effect. for the Dublin attorney in the Pu- out the final three years of term processed, Webb said they will Anyone with questions should laski County Commonwealth’s Fleenor won in 2019. be added to the absentee vote to- contact Webb at the Registrar’s Attorney race. Simpkins is in her twentieth tals from Election Day. Office at 87 Commerce Street in Only one candidate – Justin L. year of practicing law. She is a So, on election night, voting Pulaski or by phone at 540-980- Griffith – is listed on the ballot in 1994 graduate of Pulaski County results won’t be final until the 2111. Tuesday’s election. High School and the Southwest following Friday when these Tuesday’s election is about Griffith, a Democrat, is the Virginia Governor’s School. She votes are processed and counted. more than just the presidential current Commonwealth’s Attor- graduated from Virginia Tech And even then, a canvas of the race. ney. He took over the position on with a Bachelor of Arts Degree votes must occur before the final There is also a race for Com- July 1, succeeding Mike Fleenor in English in 1996. She then re- results are certified. monwealth’s Attorney with who was elected by the Virginia ceived her Juris Doctor Degree Based on the number of peo- Democrat incumbent Justin L. ple voting early across the coun- Griffith on the ballot. As report- General Assembly as a Circuit See SIMPKINS, page A3 Angi Simpkins try, most people are expecting a ed elsewhere in this issue, there heavy turnout for the election, also is now an organized write-in but Webb wouldn’t make any effort in support of Dublin attor- predictions locally. ney Angi Simpkins. “I am not one to predict,” she Incumbent 9th District Rep. Help Us Honor Our said. “I prepare every election for Morgan Griffith, R is unopposed the possibility of a large turnout.” in seeking another term in the Polling places in Pulaski Coun- House of Representatives. in the Nov. 6 Issue of ty remain the same as in the last Incumbent U.S. Senator Mark election. A list of polling places Warner, D is seeking re-election The Patriot in Pulaski and Wythe counties to a third term and is opposed by and Radford city are included in Daniel Gade, R. Do you have a loved one or friend who is a ? this week’s edition. And there are two Constitu- Or someone who is currently in the U.S. Military? There is also a sample ballot tional Amendments. If so, we’d like to feature them in our special Veterans Day Edition - Nov. 6. Norfolk Southern We must have your photo and information by Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• We’re located at 138 N. Jefferson Avenue, Pulaski profit down, hauls less (in the brick building with “Coca Cola” on the side). OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nor- The railroad said it hauled 7% • Or email your information to: [email protected] folk Southern’s third-quarter profit less freight during the quarter. • Or mail it to: The Patriot, P.O. Box 2416, Pulaski, VA 24301 fell more than 13% as the railroad That hurt its earnings, but it rep- delivered fewer shipments and resents a significant improvement Name:______results were held down by a one- from the second quarter when vol- time charge. ume was down 26% at the height Hometown:______The railroad said Wednesday of the virus-related shutdowns. that it earned $569 million, or Norfolk Southern cut its oper- Branch: ______Rank:______$2.22 per share. That is down from ating expenses 10% to $1.67 bil- $657 million, or $2.49 per share, a lion during the quarter and if the Years Served:______year earlier. But excluding a one- one-time charge were excluded, time $99 million asset impairment expenses were down 15%. charge, the railroad earned $2.51 The railroad is in the midst of Submitted By:______per share. changing its operations to run on The railroad’s results beat Wall a tighter schedule and move more Daytime Phone Number:______Street expectations. The seven an- freight with fewer people. Edward alysts surveyed by Zacks Invest- Jones analyst Jeff Windau said Submit your photo and information today. It’s FREE! ment Research expected earnings Norfolk Southern’s results show it of $2.36 per share. is making good progress on those NS said revenue declined 12% changes because it reduced costs to $2.51 billion, which was below even as it handled the increase in the $2.53 billion predicted. volume during the quarter.

The Patriot • 138 N. Jefferson Avenue • Pulaski, VA 24301 540-808-3949 The Patriot - October 30, 2020 - Page A3 COVID rising in far southwest Va.; brings warning RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Northam said. tributing. additional hospital trips has further significant demand for COVID-19 Southwest Virginia is seeing a The governor said there were no “Tennessee has fewer regula- strained the six already-strapped testing and treatment. sustained, troubling increase in immediate plans to introduce new tions and has had events, social volunteer agencies in the county Tyson, who is a nurse practi- cases of COVID-19 driven partly regional restrictions to reduce the gatherings, and sports. Friday night that provide ambulance services, tioner, said her “biggest fear” is the by small family gatherings, the spread of the virus, but he said such football has continued with fans he said. virus becoming entrenched in the governor and top health officials a move was a possibility if the num- gathering closely in stands without Teresa Owens Tyson, CEO and area, which already has a dispro- said Wednesday, as one area health bers keep trending up. masks,” she wrote. president of The Health Wagon, a portionate number of people living system issued a stark warning that Northam and Secretary of Health Swift, Ballad’s infection preven- nonprofit that serves the area at mo- in poverty and with underlying its resources were being stretched. and Human Resources Dr. Daniel tion officer, said at a news confer- bile free clinics and three stationary health conditions like diabetes, “To be quite frank, today our re- Carey said gatherings of extended ence that it was “past time” for the sites, said her organization is seeing heart disease and black lung. gion is in a really bad place in this family members not living in the area to change its behaviors. pandemic,” said Jamie Swift, the same household were contribut- The health system said it had seen chief infection prevention officer ing to the spread. Virginia has so a 43% increase in the cases across for Ballad Health, which serves far reported nearly 177,000 cases its region over the past week, 88.5% Your Story Is Unique... southwest Virginia, as well as ad- of COVID-19 and just over 3,600 of its ICU beds were full, and it had jacent parts of Tennessee, North deaths since the start of the pan- 181 team members in quarantine or Carolina and Kentucky. demic, according to health depart- isolation. Gov. Ralph Northam said at a ment data. “At this rate, we’re only going to news conference in Richmond that Dr. Karen Shelton, the director be able to care for COVID-19 pa- Virginia overall is among just a of a health department district that tients,” said Ballad’s Chief Operat- handful of U.S. states not report- includes much of southwest Vir- ing Officer Eric Deaton. ing large increases in COVID-19 ginia, wrote in an email that other Dane Poe, the administrator of cases. But the seven-day testing factors contributing to what she Lee County, located in the furthest percent positivity rate in the re- called a “surge” in cases included: southwest tip of Virginia, said the gion’s westernmost localities is outbreaks at churches, inconsistent county has been lucky so far to not about twice the rate of the rest mask wearing, in-person school- have more than a few dozen cas- of the state’s 5.1 % and has been ing, social gatherings of friends es requiring hospitalization. The increasing for 15 days, Northam and coworkers, and relatively fewer county’s only hospital closed in said. people telecommuting due to less 2013. “I strongly urge everyone in the broadband access. Still, having to be prepared for the southwest — look at these num- Shelton also said a surge in cases bers and step up your precautions,” in neighboring Tennessee was con- Simpkins Continued from Page A2 from the Antonin Scalia School In addition to her active prac- of Law at George Mason Univer- tice of law, Simpkins serves as a sity in 2000. substitute judge for the 27th Judi- During law school, she worked cial Circuit and as Chair for the as a legal intern for the law Ninth District Ethics Committee firm of Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, of the Virginia State Bar. Previ- Sutherland & Hutton in Pulaski. ously, she served as a member of She also served as a law clerk for the Montgomery County Drug the District of Columbia Superior Court Treatment Team and as Courts and as a legal intern in the President of the Pulaski County Fairfax County Public Defend- Bar Association. er’s Office. Simpkins’ community activi- Following her graduation from ties include past service as Presi- law school and admittance to dent of the Parent Teacher Orga- the Virginia State Bar, Simpkins nization at Snowville Elementary practiced law as an associate for School, as a youth sports coach, the law firm of Gilmer, Sadler, and as a Cub Scout Master. Angi Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton currently serves as President of Law Firm until July 2003. From the Dayspring Christian Acad- 2003 to 2007, she was a sole prac- emy Board of Directors. She titioner with her office in Dublin. teaches high school government Since 2007, she has been a part- and advance placement govern- ner in the Dublin law firm of Bar- ment and politics classes at Day- bour & Simpkins, LLP. spring. Her primary practice areas Simpkins resides in the have been criminal law, domestic Snowville Community with relations and the representation her husband, Dwayne and sons, of children and elderly in legal Trevor and Ty. Dwayne is a proceedings. She practices in self-employed welder, and the courts throughout the New River Simpkins family operates a small Valley and Southwest Virginia. Angus beef cattle farm.

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LINDA FORTNER ROBERTSON Linda Fortner Robertson, 74, of Pulaski died Thursday morn- ing October 22, 2020 at her home. She was born in Carroll County on May 16, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Robert Fortner and Reda Bullion Fort- ner. She was also preceded in death by her husband Frank Jack- son Robertson. Mrs. Robertson was a retired employee of Jeffer- son Mills, Pulaski. Surviving are: Daughters & Sons-In-Law – Susan & Tony Hypes Tammy & Junior Bennett TANYA “TAMMY” MARY LOUISE EDDITH CHILDRESS MARY THOMAS Tanya & Jaymie Steele

ANNETTE QUESENBERRY ALMARODE STOWERS JOHNSTON LOVE Amanda Pugh & Kyle Price Mary Louise Almarode, age 92 Eddith Childress Stowers, 94, Mary Thomas Johnston Love, NICHOLS Son – Frank Robertson and Jen Tanya “Tammy” Annette of Radford passed away peaceful- of Dublin, passed away Mon- 76, of Pulaski, passed away Sun- Ballard Quesenberry Nichols, age 61 ly Saturday, October 24, 2020 at day, October 26, 2020. She was day, October 25, 2020 surround- Step-Sons & Spouses – Allen went home Wednesday, October her home. a member of First United Meth- ed by her loving family. She was & Josie Robertson 21,2020. Born July 27, 1959 in Born April 28, 1928 in Chica- odist Church in Pulaski. She was a member of Faith Bible Church Chris & Sharon Robertson Bethesda, Maryland, she was the go, Ill, she was the daughter of preceded in death by her parents, and a retired real estate agent with Travis Robertson daughter of Rebecca Ann O’Dell the late Freemont Merle Mabie Taulby B. and Nellie Jane Chil- Century 21. She was preceded Troy Robertson Coleman and the late Johnny and Marie Anna Donnell Mabie. dress; husband, Edward H. Stow- in death by her parents, Thom- Sisters – Brenda Roberson Bruce Quesenberry. Her broth- She was also preceded in death by ers, Jr.; brothers, D. J., Wayne, as Kermit and Mary Belle Mabe Shelby DeHart ers, Donald Bruce Quesenberry husband, Hugh Osborne Alma- and Bud Childress; sisters, Ola Johnston. 23 Grandchildren and Johnny Lee Quesenberry rode, Sr.; one Son, Ernest Eugene Barrow and Marian Sarver; and Survivors include her husband, 13 Great-Grandchildren preceded her in death. Almarode; two grandsons, Joshua an infant brother. Dan Love; son, Danny Thomas Funeral services were held She is survived by Her Moth- Jones and Bradley S. Almarode, Survivors include her daughter Love; daughter, Stephanie Jill Tuesday, October 27th from the er - Rebecca Ann O’Dell Cole- and one sister, Dorothy Luther. and son-in-law, Ruth and Howard Love; granddaughter, Baleigh Stevens Funeral Home Chapel man-Hiwassee She is survived by her children- Looney; son and daughter-in-law, Love Reed; grandsons, Jordan with Rev. Mary Morris offici- Children - Crystal & Jody Margaret Marie Cooper- Rad- Donald E. and Deena Stowers; Taylor Reed, Matthew Thomas ating. Entombment followed in Clark - Martinsburg, WV, Tony ford granddaughter, Janella Looney; Love, and Daniel Graceson Love; the Highland Memory Gardens Bond-Martinsburg, WV, Billy Howard Thomas Almarode & brother, Bob Childress; sister-in- and many other relatives and Mausoleum, Dublin. & Donna Nichols-Gerrandtown, Mildred Lawson-Pulaski law, Ruth Childress; and many friends. Arrangements by Stevens Fu- WV, Bobbie & Jason Caton-Mar- Grace Weldon LaBrake-Rich- nieces, nephews, cousins, and The family would like to thank neral Home, Pulaski. tinsburg, WV mond friends. Dr. Richard Williams and the Grandchildren - Becca, John, Hugh Osborne Almarode,Jr- Graveside services will be held nurses and CNA’s at Pulaski Alan, Katie, Casey, Kaylee, Ava, Norfolk at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 30, Health and Rehab for the wonder- RUTH GRAHAM ELKINS MacKenzie and Emma Dale M. (Monica) Alma- 2020 at Sunrise Burial Park in ful care of our wife and mother. Ruth Graham Elkins, a lifelong One Great Grandson - Little rode-Pulaski Radford. Services will be private. resident of Pulaski County and Shane 14 Grandchildren In lieu of flowers, those wishing The Love family is in the care member of First Baptist Church, Sisters & Brother-in-law - Pen- 20 Great Grandchildren to make a contribution to honor of Mullins Funeral Home & Cre- passed away October 26, 2020. ny & Eddie Allison - Hiwassee, 3 Great Great Grandchildren Eddith may make contributions matory in Radford. www.mullins- She was predeceased by her Barbara Curless - Pulaski, Lisa Sister- Helen Chrysler- Ocala, to First United Methodist Church, funeralhome.com husband Wysor C. Elkins, Jr. Kelley - Hiwassee FL. 135 Fourth St., NW, Pulaski, VA She is survived by her son Brad Elkins and Debbie of Smith Special Cousins - Dean, David, Special Grandson– Preston 24301, or to Radford/Fairlawn Check Out Our Chris, Jenny and Eric Jarrells and girlfriend, Renea Daily Bread, PO Box 3323, Rad- Mountain Lake, VA; grandson Owens. ford, VA 24143. Website At Adam Elkins and Heather (great A Celebration of Life will be A special thanks to Good Sa- The Stowers family is in the www.pcpatriot.com grandsons Evan and Grant) held Sunday, November 1, 2020 maritan Hospice for their loving care of Mullins Funeral Home & For Daily Updates On of Alexandria, VA; grandson from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m, at the care. Crematory in Radford. www.mul- Ben Elkins and Eric of Duned- home of her mother, 4896 Little A graveside service was held linsfuneralhome.com Obituary Listings in, FL; granddaughter Lindsay Irish Road, Hiwassee, VA. 24347. Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Palaszewski and Mark (great To sign the online guestbook, vis- Highland Memory Gardens, Dub- granddaughter Libby and great it www.bowerfunerhome.com lin officiated by Sam Krunsberg. KIMBERLY DAWN MORRIS ALLISON grandson John) of Chesapeake, Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski To sign the online guestbook, Kimberly Dawn Morris Alli- Sister – Angela Nicole Morris VA; step granddaughter Keri is handling the arrangements for visit www.bowerfuneralhome. son, formerly of Narrows, Vir- Ireland & Brian Bandy – Aber- Grandelli of Cornelius, NC; and the family. com ginia passed away October 27, deen, MD step grandson Brian Grandelli of Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski 2020 at the Carilion Roanoke Stepbrother – Creed Cooper Mooresville, NC. Out of concern for the health RUBY ALBERT is handling the arrangements for Memorial Hospital. Kim was (Kim) Patrick – Mooresville, NC and safety of their family, there KIMBLETON the family. born December 9, 1970 in the Stepsisters – Kathleen Pat- will be no public service. Dona- Ruby Albert Kimbleton, 87, city of Radford, Virginia to Terry rick & James Schropp – Severna tions in memory of Ruth may be passed away Monday, October Kenneth Morris and Patricia Ann Park, MD EDWARD ROBERT HURD made to the Humane Society of 26, 2020 at her home in Dublin. Wright Morris. She was preced- Kristie Patrick – Annapolis, Edward Robert Hurd, 90, of Pu- Pulaski County, 80 Dublin Park The Kimbleton family is in the ed in death by her father, Terry MD laski County, passed away Thurs- Rd, Dublin, VA 24084. To sign care of Mullins Funeral Home & Kenneth Morris, her paternal Aunts & Uncles Ethel day, October 22, 2020. her online guestbook, please visit Crematory in Radford, Virginia. grandparents; James Lee Morris Sexton, Pulaski The Hurd family is in the care www.bowerfuneralhome.com www.mullinsfuneralhome.com. of Mullins Funeral Home and & Arleta Whitt Morris, mater- James Irving “Pete” Morris – nal grandparents; Robert “Bob” Pulaski Bowers Funeral Home, Pulas- Crematory in Radford, www.mul- ki is handling the arrangements. linsfuneralhome.com Wright and Gertrude “Gertie” Carl (Donna) Wright Farmer – Carnell Wright. Newbern Kim is survived by her Several nieces, nephews and Husband – Daryl Sirry – Pem- cousins broke, VA Graveside services will be held Son – John Christopher “JC” at a later date. Locklair – Twentynine Palms, To sign Kim’s online guest- CA book, please visit www.bowerfu- Daughter – Macie Ann Allison neralhome.com – Pulaski, VA Mother & Step-Father – Patri- Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski cia Ann Wright (Creed “Sonny”) is handling the arrangements for Patrick – Hiwassee, VA the family.

Visit www.pcpatriot.com Daily For New Obituaries The Patriot - October 30, 2020 - Page A5 Senate hopeful, Gade visiting festival event Saturday at Calfee Park Patriot Staff Report ter of Public Administra- U.S. Senate candidate Daniel tion, and lat- Gade will visit Pulaski Saturday er went on to night. earn a PhD He will be special guest of a in public ad- Halloween Night Harvest Fes- ministration tival at Calfee Park in Pulaski and policy. from 6 to 8 p.m. He served Come by and meet the candi- Gade in President date and enjoy games, food, can- George W. Bush’s administration, dy and prizes. working on veteran issues and Gade is a retired U.S. Army military healthcare, and has since lieutenant colonel, professor, and served on several national-level public policy leader running to policy councils, including the Na- serve the Commonwealth of Vir- tional Council on Disability and ginia in the U.S. Senate. During the VA Advisory Committee on more than 20 years of military Disability Compensation. service, he was awarded the Le- He taught political science, eco- gion of Merit, Bronze Star, and nomics, and leadership courses at two Purple Hearts. Daniel grad- the Military Acad- uated from West Point in 1997 emy (West Point) from 2011 until and served in multiple locations his retirement from the Army in in the United States and Korea. 2017, and is now a professor at In 2004, his unit deployed to in DC. Iraq for Operation Iraqi Free- For fun, Daniel does hard dom. He led his unit of 150 sol- things: he mountain bikes and diers on many combat missions, road bikes and enjoys CrossFit. was wounded by enemy fire In 2010, he competed in the Iron- twice, and was decorated for val- man 70.3 World Championships, or. His second combat wounding where he won the paratriathlon caused his entire right leg to be category. A week later, he com- amputated, and he spent the next pleted Ironman Arizona, pedaling year in the hospital, enduring the 112 miles with only one leg. more than 40 surgeries. Daniel resides in Alexandria with His new, serious disability was his wife of 20 years, Wendy, and life changing, but he decided to their three children. thrive. A year to the day after Gade is opposing incumbent his injuries, he started his Mas- U.S. Senator . PULSE Public Service On going: Announcements The PSA and all three drop sites Alcohol Anonymous meet Mon- will be closed Tuesday, Novem- days at 8 p.m. (closed meeting); ber 3 for Election Day. There Wednesday (noon) and Thurs- will be garbage collection. day at 8 p.m. (open meetings) at The PSA and all three drop Pulaski Presbyterian Church of sites will be closed Wednesday, America located at 975 Memo- November 11 for Veterans Day. rial Drive. Contact number is There will be garbage collec- 540-440-0066. Note: At present tion. time masks are required and social distancing observed. October 31 The Radford Clothing Bank is Family Worship Center plan open by appointment only. To IF YOU DON’T VOTE, outside event qualify for free clothing, you A FREE, SAFE, Outdoor Event must receive Medicaid or SNAP will be held October 31, 3 p.m. (Food Stamps). Call the Cloth- – 6 p.m. at the Family Worship ing Bank at 633-5050, Monday – YOU CAN’T GRIPE! Center in Pulaski. Come visit Saturday, from 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. our Noah’s Ark, get your picture to make an appointment. Hours taken, and get a Treat Bag. The for shopping are Thursday, Fri- The Election In November Is Vital To church is located at 955 Me- day, Saturday, from 10 a.m. – 12 morial Dr., Pulaski. For more a.m. and Thursday from 4 p.m. Our Nation’s Future! information call 540-980-7287. – 6 p.m. The Clothing Bank is located at 2000 West St., Rad- If You Care About Your Rights November 7 ford, Va. Donations of clothing, shoes, purses, and linens are You Need To Vote! Randolph Ave. United Meth- being accepted. odist Church to have Fall Festival Pulaski Al-Anon Family And When You Do, Randolph Ave. UMC will hold Group (a support group for a Fall Festival Saturday, Nov. friends and families of alcohol- Let’s Help Send 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.in the church ics) meet every Monday night at parking lot. This event will be 8 p.m. at Pulaski Presbyterian in drive thru pick-up format. Church of America located at DANIEL GADE Featuring Barbecue by 3 Leigh 975 Memorial Drive. Contact Barbecue: Barbecue sandwich number 540-818-0621. Note: At - A True Patriot - $5 with cole slaw on the side; present time masks are required can of soda, $1; bottled water, and social distancing is ob- To The U.S. Senate. $1. The church is located at 1607 served. Randolph Ave., Pulaski. Paid For By Don Holt Final book sale of year set for Nov. 6 The Pulaski Co Friends of the Library will hold its FINAL book sale of the year. The one- day sale will be outside on Fri- day November 6th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. In case of rain, the book sale will start at 1:00pm Saturday November7th. The sale will take place at the corner of West 3rd St and Jefferson St in the back of the building outside.

The FOL would like to thank the Estate of Arthur Squires for the very generous donation that made our last sale an outstand- ing success. If anyone is dealing with an estate or a large number of books they would like to do- nate remember we do offer a free book pick up service. Please call 276-728-4626 to schedule a book pick up.

We still have a lot of nonfiction from the estate and Science Fic- tion at this sale. Page A6 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020 OPINION www.pcpatriot.com Perspectives on Freedom in the Pulpits “And let not the ministers of the Gospel neglect their duty; let them remember the Opinion Polls example of the Apostles, who embraced One Nation News stories during an election season often every opportunity to testify to their zeal focus on the ups and downs of opinion polling. As for the civil and religious liberties of a decision nears, polls become central to reporting mankind…” Under God and analysis, and often affect the enthusiasm of the - 1774, York Committee of By Danielle Reid various candidates’ supporters and opponents. Correspondence In a republic based on democratic principles, Dr. Matthias Burnett preached a typical Press opinion polls occupy a meaningful role in discerning Back in the old days (prior to 1954) Election Sermon on May 12, 1803, stating public sentiment. It would be a mistake, however, to when ministers would encourage their that voters should pay close attention to let them occupy a preeminent role. flock to vote responsibly, they gave Elec- the character and qualifications of the Covers Admittedly, they have come a long way from tion Sermons to help their parishioners candidate. He encouraged them to vote their predecessors, the “straw polls.” These surveys determine which candidates were worthy for candidates who cherish and cultivate supposedly got their name from the farming method of their sacred vote. They understood that a spirit of unity, promote virtue and good For Biden of telling which way the wind blew by throwing a the moral character and political char- morals; and that the candidates should Joe Biden is the most cosseted handful of straw into the air. acter of our nation were intertwined and let the love of God, their country and presidential candidate in memory. The first published presidential straw poll in the that civil government is founded on an mankind rule their heart and actuate their He’s run a minimalist United States appeared in the Harrisburg Pennsyl- agreement between God and citizens to conduct. campaign that’s avoided the vanian ahead of the 1824 election. It found that the establish political systems that promote Here is an actual excerpt from that ser- press as much as possible, while residents of Newark and Wilmington, Delaware it the common good. Voters were to sup- mon: “… They should be able men, such the press hasn’t been braying had surveyed preferred Andrew Jackson over John port people of proven wisdom, integrity, for more access and answers, justice, and holiness. See NATION, page A7 but eager to avoid anything that Quincy Adams; could be discomfiting to the Jackson did win campaign. the popular vote Never before has the media that year, but been so openly fearful of Adams became asking or reporting something president when no that might hurt a presidential candidate earned candidate. Even the lowest a majority in the common denominator of news Electoral College and the House of Representatives -- simply being interesting -- decided the election. has been tossed aside. Boring Over the succeeding decades, polling methods be- and uneventful is the new came more sophisticated, but there were still notable newsworthy. missed predictions. The tendency reached a new Among the most famous occurred in 1936. The level in the media’s handling of magazine Literary Digest had conducted sever- New York Post reports on emails al presidential election polls by that year and had obtained from a laptop that previously predicted the result correctly. It mailed Hunter Biden reportedly left off out postcards asking recipients to respond with their at a Delaware computer repair preference for the Democrat incumbent, President shop. Franklin Roosevelt, or his Republican challenger, Here was a story with enough Kansas Governor Alf Landon. mysteries and plotlines to keep Based on the survey results, Literary Digest pre- a couple of newsrooms busy. dicted a victory for Landon with 57 percent of the Are the emails, putting Hunter popular vote and 370 electoral votes. That November, Biden’s sleazy overseas business Roosevelt won in a landslide with 60.8 percent of the Oil and America’s dealings in a more sinister light, popular vote and 523 electoral votes. Landon carried legitimate? Did Hunter really 36.5 percent of the popular vote and a mere eight take the laptop to the shop and electoral votes from two states, Maine and Vermont. forget about it? And, more energy future importantly, what do the emails Notably, the polling method of newcomer George Gallup accurately predicted a Roosevelt win. The By Cal Thomas, and we’d all be living to 150.” Nanobots say about what Joe Biden knows Gallup poll surveys Americans to this day; Literary Tribune Content Agency and ape chauffeurs were also predictions or should have known about Digest did not survive the decade. that were said to be the norm by this Hunter’s work that depended so Another famous mismatch between poll predic- During last Thursday’s debate, Joe year. heavily on proximity to the vice tions and election results occurred in 1948. Incum- Biden said his goal as president would There are more, which seem laugh- president? bent Democrat President Harry S. Truman, who had be to “transition away from the oil able now, but were taken seriously by Instead, the press has been succeeded Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, was industry.” He has also said the future some at the time. In 1800, Dr. Dionysis uninterested at best and hostile seen as a sure underdog to Republican New York is in cars powered by electricity. Biden Larder, professor at University College at worst. It’s the opposite of a Governor Thomas Dewey. Most polls, including Gal- would build 500,000 charging stations London, said: “Rail travel at high speed feeding frenzy. The media has lup, had Dewey ahead in the race, but Truman won across the country. It wasn’t the first is not possible, because passengers, un- deployed its bomb disposal on Election Day. time he attacked the oil and job-produc- able to breath, would die of asphyxia.” unit for fear that a potentially A famous photograph shows Truman holding up a ing industry in his worship of the cult of In 1859, associates of American explosive story might detonate. copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune with the errone- “climate change.” businessman Edwin L. Drake mocked What Biden has to say about ous headline “Dewey Defeats Truman.” The newspa- According to Energy Information his suggestion to drill for oil: “Drill for the emails is inherently of per’s headline was in line with its polling of the race. Administration data, petroleum is Amer- oil? You mean dig into the ground to try interest. Yet, he wasn’t asked Afterward, the paper recognized that its poll results ica’s number one source of energy, pro- and find oil? You’re crazy.” Later that about it at his recent ABC News were off because it had surveyed a disproportion- viding approximately 40 percent of the year, Drake successfully drilled the first town hall. Never mind that his ately Republican sample; the poll was conducted by nation’s power needs. Biden claims oil is oil well. response would have made telephone, and Republicans at the time tended to be also a major pollutant. According to the In 1876, an internal Western Union headlines afterward and the clip wealthier and were more likely to have a telephone. website IQ Air, the United States ranks memo said of the newly invented tele- would have been shown in every These examples should not be cited to dismiss 87th out of 98 on a list of the “world’s phone: “This telephone has too many TV segment about the debate. opinion polling out of hand. Pollsters have been most polluted countries.” We have done shortcomings to be seriously considered Subsequently, CBS reporter Bo right, too, as in the victories of Lyndon Johnson in well in reducing pollutants without the as a means of communication.” Western Erickson betrayed his profession 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1972. They do illustrate overreaching arm of government forcing Union believed the telephone’s inventor, by asking Biden his response the importance of not investing excessive meaning in us into electric cars. We are also now Alexander Graham Bell, to be a com- to the Post story on a tarmac. opinion polls. energy independent. petitor. He got slammed by Biden, “I Honest polling requires calculation about sampling My car gets 22 miles per gallon and Reacting to Thomas Edison’s inven- have no response, it’s another to properly represent the population, and sometimes can go 400 miles between fill-ups. As of tion of the light bulb, Henry Morton, smear campaign, right up your parts of the population are difficult to reach. It needs 2016, there were approximately 111,000 president of The Stevens Institute of alley, those are the questions you careful wording to not favor outcomes. Even when gas stations in the U.S. The Bureau Technology, said in 1880: “Everyone ac- always ask.” these criteria are met, the results come with a margin of Labor Statistics says they employ quainted with the subject will recognize No one rallied to Erickson’s of error that could be meaningful on closely divided about900,000 people. Would Biden it as a conspicuous failure.” defense. Instead, respectable questions. force us to own electric cars and replace The Wright Brothers had their critics, figures on the center-left shamed The extraordinary events of this year will also all those stations and convert every em- who said humans could not fly. There Erickson for having asked affect the accuracy of polls. The presidential election ployee to jobs making windmills, solar were people who said moviegoers did a politician an unwelcome this year includes an unprecedented amount of early panels? not want to hear actors talk, motor- question -- which, the day before voting, as many states have lengthened the period Current technology does not support cars were only a fad, radio and TV are yesterday, would have been before Election Day to cast ballots. Polling closer battery life sufficient to drive long dis- useless and won’t last, there is no reason considered Journalism 101. to the election has to account for the fact that more tances. If a battery dies and no charging for anyone to have a computer in the Much of the press has people who answered may have already voted. station is near, what then? Would Amer- home and online databases would never pronounced the Post story My advice would be to read the results of opinion icans willingly give up the freedom the replace newspapers. If only. debunked without doing any polls but not to let them crowd out other news and in- gasoline-powered car has provided for And then there are the wrong predic- work to debunk it and believes as formation. Placing too much attention on them may more than a century and embrace the tions of climate catastrophes and other a matter of faith that it is Russian lead a person to miss other signals that indicate what apocalyptic predictions of politicians end-of-the-world forecasts that never disinformation. Rather, the focus is taking place in our country. who likely will continue to enjoy trans- materialized. has been reporting on how the Lastly, no matter who you intend to vote for, do not portation choices? Risking our future on unproven Post reported the story, as the let polling data dissuade you from casting your vote. It is dangerous to predict the future. claims and predictions based on wishful press works to discredit media Americans should not be forced to ac- thinking has a bad track record. If Biden outlets that don’t toe the correct cept such a radical lifestyle change that is elected and follows through on his political line -- you know, just If you have questions, concerns, or comments, would have serious economic, political promises, it would wreak havoc on an like Woodward and Bernstein did feel free to contact my office. You can call my and worldwide implications. American economy that was booming during Watergate. Abingdon office at 276-525-1405 or my Christians- It is wise - even fun - to recall past before the virus struck and is on the This tendency toward “anti- burg office at 540-381-5671. To reach my office via predictions, which were sold at the time verge of a major recovery. reporting” has long characterized email, please visit my website at www.morgan- as certainties, but were wrong and, for- Readers may email Cal Thomas at Biden coverage. The New York griffith.house.gov. Also on my website is the latest tunately, not embraced by the public. As [email protected]. Look for Cal Times took 19 days to cover material from my office, including information on CNN.com notes, “According to various Thomas’ new book “America’s Expira- Tara Reade’s sexual assault votes recently taken on the floor of the House of experts, scientists and futurologists, we tion Date: The Fall of Empires and Su- allegation against him, not Representatives. would have landed on Pluto and robots perpowers and the Future of the United wanting to burden its readers should be doing our laundry by now. Oh, States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan). 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Box 2416 • Pulaski, VA 24301 • www.pcpatriot.com • (540) 808-3949 The Patriot - October 30, 2020 - Page A7 Nation Continued from Page A6 If you value life, vote as fear God, men of truth, hating allow our churches and religious covetousness … men of good nat- institutions to address the moral ural understanding and competent and political issues of the day, as … men acting under the belief and they have for the first 300-plus for pro-life candidates awe of God as their inspector and years of America’s history, without judge … truly honest and upright fear of the IRS imposing finan- By Pat Guthrie X Family Planning money to abortion providers, in their principles and views, not cial penalties or revoking their still, through Medicaid and Obamacare, Planned governed by the sordid motives tax-exempt status altogether. This When does life begin? Any true scientist or Parenthood received a record of $616.8 million in of self-interest … but by a sincere legislation frees our clergy to speak honest physician knows that a new life begins at taxpayer funding.” [Lifeline, p.7]. Notable is the regard for the public good.” their consciences from the pulpit conception. At this point, although dependent on known fact that majority of Planned Parenthood fa- Evangelist Charles Finney was on all issues, even those which his or her mother, a separate individual with his cilities are located in or near black neighborhoods, a fiery orator during the Great may stem from the political arena, own DNA, cells, organs and body parts is created. so many little black babies are robbed of life. Awakening in America. He without the chilling effect that the No woman has the right to end this life, the life of Which presidential candidates support abortion explained the connection between Tax Code has on our houses of this wondrous new person, this new human being. and Planned Parenthood? Joe Biden and Kamala religion and politics: “The Church worship.” Beyond scientists and physicians, the Creator Harris. President Trump and Vice President Mike must take right ground in regard Then Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla- of life Himself has spoken. “Before I formed you Pence are both pro-life. Think about that. to politics … Politics are a part homa, “I am pleased to be a in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, Planned Parenthood, it is reported, is also active of a religion in such a country as co-sponsor of this legislation to I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to on college campuses and in high schools “spending this, and Christians must do their stop harassing churches and other the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). “For you formed my millions of dollars to brainwash college students duty to the country as part of their places of worship when someone inward parts, you knitted me together in my moth- into voting pro-abortion in 2020.” They also “set duty to God … (God) will bless mentions politics. Those of us who ers’ womb…I praise You for I am fearfully and up abortion clinics on or right near campuses and or curse this nation according to support this bill are not advocating wonderfully made (Psalm 139:13-14a).” aggressively promote abortion to young people.” the course (Christians) take in turning religious organizations What did the Supreme Court speak about life [Students for Life newsletter 2020]. politics.” into political parties. Rather, the back in 1973 when they decided in the case of Roe Planned Parenthood is an “Evil baby body parts For the first 250 years in our na- legislation before us would permit v Wade that a woman had a “right to privacy.” and harvesting and selling business. They harvest tion’s history, America’s religious the occasional discussion of issues thus could legally abort (deliberately murder) her and sell internal organs and body parts they abort, leaders believed it was their right of importance to congregations unborn child? Although this was their decision organs of babies closest to birth are more valu- to speak their conscience on issues comprised of voting citizens. The based on a stretch of the meaning of the “right to able. One procedure involves using scissors to of politics and morality from the gag rule on pastors, priests, rabbis privacy.” Justice Blackburn wrote, “If this sugges- cut through the face of the baby to get to the brain pulpit. and other religious leaders was not tion of personhood is established, the appellant’s while the baby’s heart is still beating and feet But all that changed in July part of the Bill Of Rights.” case [i.e. “Roe” who sought an abortion] of course kicking.” 1954 when Texas Senator Lyndon The sponsors of HR2357 agreed collapses, for the fetus’ right to life is thus guaran- Planned Parenthood is throwing all its political B. Johnson’s amendment to a that “The Johnson Amendment is teed specifically by the 14th amendment.” [Life- power behind Joe Biden’s campaign as well as do- 1954 tax bill allowed the Internal clearly wrong and the framers of line, Spring 2020, p. 3] nating financially. According to the Lifeline, Sum- Revenue Service into the church- the Constitution would be appalled For years, pro-life legislators have been trying mer 2020 newsletter, p. 4, Biden is campaigning es, restricting what they can and at this abuse of power. Priests, pas- to get passed a “Life at Conception Act.” This act, on a “radically pro-abortion platform, promising cannot say. The bill prohibits all tors, rabbis, or any religious leader if passed, would use the court’s own language to to expand taxpayer funding of abortion, overturn 501©(3) non-profit organizations should not be bullied into silence overturn “Roe” and grant life to millions of babies existing pro-life legislation and exclusively appoint from endorsing or opposing politi- by the IRS.” who would otherwise be gruesomely murdered pro-abortion judges… He further backs radical cal candidates. Unfortunately, the majority did in their mother’s wombs. The National Pro-Life legislation that would annul all existing federal “In 1954, Senator Lyndon John- not agree and HR2357 was not Alliance urges those of us who want to see abor- and state pro-life protections like ultrasound and son added language to pending approved. Over the years, other tion-on-demand ended, to contact our congress- parental notification requirements.” tax legislation to prevent two attempts to overturn the Johnson men and senators and demand that they support The Family Foundation of Virginia reports that non-profit groups that opposed Amendment have also been met the “Life at Conception Act.” This is something in our state, “the radical pro-abortion majority in him in 1948 from speaking out without success. you can do! the General Assembly repealed over 40 years of against him in his 1954 re-elec- However, on May 4, 2017, Ronald Reagan, in his book “Abortion and the protection for the unborn and their mothers…” and tion. The vexing perception President Donald J. Trump signed Conscience of the Nation” states: We must all are “preparing a new assault in 2021.” is that the IRS is empowered an Executive Order “to defend the educate ourselves to the realities of the horrors “When it comes to protecting the unborn in with sweeping powers to strip a freedom of religion and speech” for taking place (in abortion).” Doctors today know Virginia, never before has the outcome of a pres- church’s tax-exempt status if cler- the purpose of easing the Johnson that the unborn child can feel a touch within the idential election been so consequential…” “…We gymen express particular views Amendment’s restrictions. While womb, and they can respond to pain.” He speaks know Democrats are getting ready to add a right to on a candidate,” explained repre- this Executive Order does not of one of the methods of abortion that “burns the an abortion to the state constitution and to get rid sentatives of the 107th Congress. overturn the Johnson Amendment skin of the baby with a salt solution in an agoniz- of parental consent for minors seeking an abortion, Since then, several attempts or exempt religious organizations ing death that can last for hours.” but it’s abundantly clear now that they wait to use have been made to overturn the from the restrictions on political Who is the biggest perpetrator of abortion? your tax dollars to pay for those abortions.” This Johnson Amendment. In June campaign activity, it does direct Planned Parenthood is the most egregious of- would be accomplished by expanding Medicaid 2001 during the 107th Congress, the government (i.e., IRS) to fender in abortions, last year terminating more coverage for abortion. N.C. Rep. Walter B. Jones intro- not take adverse action against than 345,000 innocent unborn lives. Although Also, as of now, “The Weldon Amendment” pro- duced HR2357 “The Houses of religious organizations or other President Trump by executive order (which can be See ABORTION, page A8 Worship Political Speech Protec- similar 501©(3) organizations. rescinded by the next president), ended all Title tion Act” which was written to During the past several weeks, restore the rights of all religious I’ve talked to approximately 10 organizations to determine for pastors and nine of that group themselves what they can and expressed concern about even Magical Halloween Spectacular cannot teach from their pulpits or referring to the upcoming election; communicate to their congrega- let alone making non-partisan Featuring tions and the public without fear voter guides provided by “My that their tax status may be in Faith Votes” available to their con- jeopardy.” gregations. Why should clergy be According to testimony by forced to fear an un-elected branch Tennessee, Rep. Bob Clement, D of their government? regarding the Johnson Amend- As Rep. Watts articulated, ment, “There were no hearings. “Churches have integrity. They Rather, restrictions were imposed are sacred places, protected under on people of faith as revolution- law and deserving of the liberties aries began their quest to remove afforded to the rest of our great any reference to a Creator from nation. The First Amendment our one nation under God. The rights of our consitituents shouldn’t restrictions ban all forms of be curtailed because they happen political expression, which has to be sitting in a pew or on bended prompted some churches to avoid knee.” distributing voter guides and from Information about HR2357 taking positions on issues that are can be found at the October 1, debated in political campaigns.” 2002 - Issue: Vol. 148, No. 126 Rep. John Hostettler, R-Indi- — Daily Edition 107th Congress ana stated that HR2357 “seeks to (2001 - 2002) - 2nd Session Lowry Continued from Page A6 with information about a newsworthy charge too quickly. Any Biden misstep is quickly explained away. The press doesn’t seem to mind that the campaign is prone to declare “lids” -- or the end of the candidate’s public day -- early and often. Usually, the media loves candidates who make good copy, who provide drama and color. In its hatred and fear of President Donald Trump, though, it has thrown in its lot with the dull and meandering Joe Biden, bringing to the effort all the complacency and pointed incuriosity it can muster. Trunk of Treat Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. at the APEX 5-6 PM, FREE

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October 28, 2020, Pulas- tion, Pulaski County has also in working with the SolSmart SolSmart is a national program more than 350 cities, counties, ki County has been awarded earned a Special Recognition Team to expedite our designation led by the International City/ and regional organizations in the SolSmart Gold designation Award for earning over 60% of and we weren’t going to be satis- County Management Associa- 41 states and the District of Co- from the Virginia’s Department the available points in the In- fied with just a Bronze or Silver, tion and The Solar Foundation, lumbia have achieved SolSmart of Mines, Minerals, and Ener- spection category of the gold so we went for the Gold and I am along with a team of partners designation, representing over gy’s SolSmart program through qualification process. very proud that we hit our mark.” with deep expertise in solar ener- 90 million people. All cities, the Energy Transition Initiative “The Board of Supervisors are Out of 139 Gold Designations gy and local governments. counties, and regional orga- of the . always looking at strategic ways across the country, there are SolSmart uses objective cri- nizations are eligible to join The Gold designation is in to assist our citizens and make only three (3) communities in teria to designate communities SolSmart and receive no-cost recognition of all the hard work processes easier, this Gold desig- Virginia that have achieved this that have successfully met these technical assistance to achieve and leadership Pulaski County nation further demonstrates that award – Pulaski County, Alexan- goals. These communities re- designation. has demonstrated to promote we have made it easier and more dria and Fairfax County. Other ceive designations of SolSmart To learn more about the solar energy development and affordable for citizens and busi- Virginia communities who have Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Since SolSmart program, please visit reduce barriers to the public in ness to move to solar and is just a SolSmart designation include the program launched in 2016, https://solsmart.org/ going solar. one of many examples of those Arlington, VA (Bronze), City of Pulaski County received a continuing efforts”, stated Jona- Fairfax (Bronze), Richmond Vir- perfect scorecard of 255 points than D. Sweet, County Adminis- ginia (Silver), Loudon County out of 255 points submitted. In trator. “Our Planning and Zoning (Silver), Charlottesville (Silver), Vote ‘yes’ on addition to the Gold Designa- department did an excellent job and Blacksburg (Silver). Abortion Amendment One Continued from Page A7 Early and absentee voting for Ben tects health care workers, doctors and such from economy of the Universe. This was their lofty, and the November 3, 2020 general being discriminated against on the basis that the wise, and noble understanding of the justice of the election is currently underway. Chafin “health care entity does not provide, pay for, pro- Creator to His creatures. Yes, gentlemen, to all On your ballot this year, in ad- vide coverages of, or refer for an abortion.” The His creatures, to the whole great family of man. In dition to President, U.S. Senator refusal would be due to religious or moral grounds. their enlightened belief, nothing stamped with the and Congress, is Amendment The Act “would stand if Trump wins the elec- divine image and likeness was sent into the world #1—which will create the Non- tion, but will likely be eliminated by a Joe Biden to be trodden on…” (p. 28). Lincoln warned of partisan Redistricting Commis- 38th District administration, meaning that health care providers the danger we would face if we closed our eyes to sion. State Senate would be mandated to pay for abortions.” the value of life in any category of human beings. Amendment #1 will establish Another problem arises when one speaks out He stated, “I should like to know if taking this old an independent, nonpartisan and Senate. During the 2019 against “a woman’s right to choose” or the term Declaration of Independence which declares that redistricting commission. Redis- Session, with Republicans in “a woman must have control over her own body.” all men are created equal upon principle, and mak- tricting is done every ten years control of both the House and We who oppose abortion know that the “choice” ing exceptions to it where it will stop. If one man based off the Census data. In Senate, the legislation to estab- spoken of is whether to kill or let live; and as to says it does not mean Negro, why not another say previous years, district lines have lish the nonpartisan redistricting the control over her own body, this phrase ignores it does not mean some other man?” (p. 28-29) been primarily drawn based on commission passed both bodies the fact that the child WITHIN her body is another Reagan also spoke a warning. “The cultural the political party in control. The with overwhelming support person. It is not her, herself. environment for a human holocaust is present nonpartisan commission, which from Democrats and Republi- Dr. Ben Carson stated, “We’ve distorted things whenever a society can be misled into defining in- has consistently had strong, cans. In order for amendments to the point where people believe that anyone who dividuals as less than human and therefore devoid bipartisan support in the Senate, to be added to the Constitution opposes mothers killing their babies, is waging of value and respect” (p. 29). will end partisan gerrymander- of Virginia, the legislation must war on women. How can we be so foolish to be- Who can ignore the sanctity of human life, ing. With Democrats in control pass both the House and the lieve such a thing? One must be able to recognize yes personhood, being increasingly destroyed of Richmond and Southwest Senate twice and be voted on by the depravity to which we have sunken as a soci- by horrible abortion methods and lies to young Virginia’s population on the Virginia’s voters. ety, when valuing a baby’s life is frowned upon.” women, that the life being formed within them is decline, I wholeheartedly support Conveniently after the Ronald Reagan stated in his book, “Every legis- not a true life or person, but a mass of cells? What Amendment #1. winning House and Senate lator, every doctor, and every citizen needs to re- woman has a “right” to put another human being, When you cast your ballot this majorities in the 2019 election, alize the real issue is whether to affirm and protect a little person with a God-given plan for their life, fall, I hope you will join me in many House Democrats are now the sanctity of human life, or to embrace a social through agonizing death just for their own selfish voting YES on Amendment #1. walking back their support of ethic where some human lives are valued and oth- purposes and a method of birth control? Redistricting could significant- the nonpartisan redistricting ers are not. As a nation, we must choose between Who could possibly vote for a political party ly impact Southwest Virginia’s commission. During the 2020 the sanctity of life ethic and the ‘quality of life’ which not only supports, but insists on this evil representation in Richmond. session, the legislation nar- ethic. I have no trouble identifying the answer our power continuing even up to after birth, and whose Currently, far Southwest Virginia rowly passed the House, with nation has always given to this basic question, and candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris heartily is represented by two Senators only nine Democrats voting in the answer that I hope and pray it will give in the approve? and six Delegates. Prior to the support. The same legislation future.” (p. 26-27). If you value life, you must vote for pro-life can- 2010 redistricting, our region had passed in the Senate this year on Reagan speaks of Abraham Lincoln who was didates federally and statewide. Surely, the God of six Delegates. Voting YES on a vote of 38-2. Now, it is up to dealing in his day with the issue of the value of the this Universe knows all about it and knows what Amendment #1 will give our re- Virginia’s voters to decide this human life of black people. Lincoln in speaking of His people will do. gion the best chance of maintain- fall. the Declaration of Independence wrote, concern- Pat Guthrie lives in Pulaski and is an occa- ing our votes in Richmond. If Redistricting is so much more ing those founders who wrote this great document, sional contributor to The Patriot and a pub- Amendment #1 fails, Southwest than drawing lines to ensure “This was their majestic interpretation of the lished author. Virginia could easily lose that a political party remains in representation. In Richmond, the control, it is to ensure that all Southwest Virginia delegation Virginians are equally repre- has to fight for everything it gets. sented. That is why I will be Losing votes will put our region voting YES on Amendment #1, The Patriot at an even greater disadvantage. and I hope that you will too. That’s why I encourage you to If you have any questions, vote YES on Amendment #1. comments, or concerns about www.pcpatriot.com Amendment #1 has a history Amendment #1, please contact of strong, bipartisan support my office at ben@benchafin. ‘The Weekly Paper That’s Read Daily’ in both the House of Delegates com or 276.889.1044. OPEN FORUM Help sought for family after fire in Dublin To The Editor:

In the early morning of October 23, there was a house fire in Dub- lin, Va. The residents there lost everything, my grandmother was the owner and she is taking care of three grandchildren. She lost my grandfather in 2017 and said that the fire was like losing him all over again. A Go Fund Me page has been crated to raise money for clothes, necessities, food and hopefully to help buy a new house. The house was built in 1912, fell into dis-use in the 1950’s, and was restored, renovated, added onto by my grandfather to make a home for his new family. One hundred and eight years of family history and 43 years of my grandmother’s life went into flames. The cause of the fire is believed to have been the furnace. The link to the Go Fund Me is gf.me/u/y5y28c

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A grassroots versions of the branded masks encourage responsible behavior, and Statue of Liberty at Red Rob- The HokieBirds debuted in group of self-described “gueril- on the “Father and Son” statues for the well-being of all our res- in Gourmet Burgers and Brews 2006 as the Blacksburg Partner- la” mask makers is now adorn- at the town’s municipal build- idents.” in Christiansburg. ship’s “Gobble de Art” public ing them with masks promoting ing on Main Street, Mask Mak- In addition to the HokieBirds, The task force encourages art project, as an initiative plac- the New River Valley Public ers Richard Hammer, with 1901 “Be Committed. Be Well.” masks sharing photos and social posts ing these fabulously decorated Health Task Force’s “Be Com- Group, and Tiffany Carpenetti, also have been placed on other featuring the masked statues and statues across the region to in- mitted. Be Well.” public aware- with VCOM, contacted the task well-known and highly visible using a variety of hashtags, in- crease awareness and interest ness campaign, to encourage force and together the groups sculptures, including the Frank cluding #BeCommittedBeWell, in the community, and to bring residents to continue practic- crafted a plan to add masks to Beamer statue at , #HokiesMaskUp and #CoverY- attention to the visual arts. ing the safe and effective pre- those statues without them, and Addison Caldwell statue on Vir- ourBeak. For more information on the cautions that help prevent the to re-brand those masks already ginia Tech’s Upper Quad, plus The task force communica- New River Valley Public Health spread of COVID-19, including in use. Radford University’s Highlander tions team also produced a short Task Force, visit www.NRV- wearing face masks or cloth “This is an incredible, unique and Mary Draper Ingles in Rad- video to promote this project, RoadtoWellness.com/. For more face coverings. volunteer effort to engage our ford’s Cultural Heritage Park. encouraging residents to enjoy information on COVID-19 in In July, the NRV Mask Mak- community in the ‘Be Commit- Additional masks will be added being outdoors while keeping a Virginia, visit www.vdh.virgin- ers Facebook group, which had ted. Be Well.’ public health cam- to the giant HokieBird in the lob- safe distance, wearing a mask ia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in- already sewn and donated more paign,” said Noelle Bissell, M.D., by of , the metal as needed and exercising safely. virginia/. than 16,000 masks for local first director of the New River Health responders and health care front District. “Masks and cloth face line staff, was asked to make a coverings are proving to be an Write In mask for the “Dr. Hokie” statue easy and effective way to keep at the Virginia College of Os- ourselves and each other safe teopathic Medicine (VCOM). as we continue to navigate life Angi Simpkins They went on to sew 60 more with COVID-19. This simple act tie-dyed, HokieBird-sized makes a difference and is a won- for Commonwealth’s Attorney of Pulaski County masks and began to place them derful way to come together to on statues in the area, after con- control the spread of infection.” tacting the owners of the statues “The HokieBirds are iconic and securing permission. symbols,” said Hammer. “We As the NRV Public Health asked ourselves, how hard could Task Force began to distribute it be to make a XXXL mask for a the distinctive, teal “Be Com- HokieBird? These projects com- mitted. Be Well.” masks to resi- plement each other naturally, Elks National offering Most Valuable Student scholarships The Elks National Foundation able Student Scholarships.) will award 500 four-year Most The 20 Top Finalists tradition- Valuable Student scholarships to ally participate in an all expens- the highest-rated applicants in es paid Leadership Weekend in the 2021 competition. Chicago during which they’ll The contest, for male and fe- interview with the national judg- male students, opened Aug. 5 and es. These 20 Finalists will be Angi Simpkins the deadline to apply is Novem- vying for two first-place awards ber 15. of $50,000; two second place Ranging from $1,000 per year awards of $40,000; and two to $12,500 per year, Most Valu- third-place awards of $30,000. able Student scholarships are for The remaining 14 finalists will students pursuing a four-year de- receive awards of $20,000. The gree, on a full-time basis (mini- 480 runners-up will receive fifth- mum of 12 semester hours), in place scholarships of $4,000. a U.S. college or university. All To be eligible: scholarships are in the form of • Current high school seniors, certificates of award conditional or the equivalent, who are citi- upon the full-time enrollment of zens of the United States are el- the winner in an accredited U.S. igible to apply. college or university. • Applicants do not need to be The Chicago office of the Elks related to a member of the Elks. National Foundation will an- High school graduates are not nounce the 500 national winners eligible to apply. in late April, 2021. (Many local •Applicants must be citizens Lodges, districts and state Elks of the United States on the date associations award their own their applications are submitted; scholarships through this pro- permanent legal resident status gram. These scholarships are not does not qualify. to be confused with the 500 Elks To apply, go to: https://aim.ap- National Foundation Most Valu- plyISTS.net/ElksMVS Polling Places Pulaski County BELSPRING BELSPRING UNITED METHODIST NEW RIVER RIVERLAWN ELEMENTARY WEST CLOYD NRV FAIRGROUNDS DRAPER DRAPER FIRE DEPARTMENT SOUTH PULASKI CENTRAL GYM NEWBERN DUBLIN LIONS CLUB Paid for by Friends of Angi Simpkins DUBLIN DUBLIN LIONS CLUB HIWASSEE HIWASSEE FIRE DEPARTMENT SNOWVILLE SNOWVILLE ELEMENTARY MASSIE CENTRAL GYM WALKER NRV FAIRGROUNDS ROBINSON CENTRAL GYM Wythe County ROYAL OAK GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL RURAL RETREAT RURAL RETREAT COMMUNITY CTR WEST WYTHEVILLE GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL GYM EAST WYTHEVILLE WYTHEVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER FORT CHISWELL FT CHISWELL HIGH SCHOOL MAX MEADOWS MAX MEADOWS RURITAN CLUB JACKSON MEMORIAL JACKSON MEMORIAL ELEM SHEFFEY SHEFFEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUDDLE SHEFFEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZION SPEEDWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT EVERGREEN EVERGREEN ACTIVITY CENTER RURAL RETREAT RURAL RETREAT COMMUNITY CTR Radford City EAST PRECINCT RADFORD RECREATION BLDG. CENTRAL PRECINCT 1st BAPTIST CHURCH WEST PRECINCT CARTER ST. METHODIST CHURCH NEW RIVER PRECINCT GROVE UMC NOW OPEN IN DUBLIN 180 Broad Street, Dublin • 540-518-7088 Two Other Locations: 400 N. Washington Ave., Pulaski • 540-980-4060 100 W. Buck Ave., Rural Retreat • 276-250-2160 Page A10 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020 Martin’s Pharmacy opens third location in Dublin Patriot Staff Report

Martin’s Pharmacy has grown from its Downtown Pulas- ki location to a second in Rural Retreat, and now a third in Downtown Dublin. The new Dublin location officially opened its doors to cus- tomers on Monday, Oct. 26. Pharmacist Ashley Williams and part-time pharmacist Doug Futrell. According to Martin’s pharmacist Dr. William “Will” Hale, “We are constantly expanding to include many patient care services, new locations and qualified pharmacy staff. Our modernized pharmacy maintains the intimacy of a neigh- borhood pharmacy while serving the community’s everyday health needs.” Some of the recent additions to the Dublin location are Ha- gan Cattle Company beef, which is locally grown and grass fed by Matt Hagan. Also, a new line of CBD products called TruHarvest has been added. The new Dublin location is at 180 Broad Street in the reno- vated Wade’s Grocery location. You can reach them at 540-518-7088 and by fax at 540-307- 5601. The Dublin pharmacy is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. They are closed on Sundays. Photos by Danielle Reid Exterior view of Martin’s Pharmacy’s newest store located on Lee Hwy. adjacent to the Family The Patriot Dollar Store in the renovated Wade’s grocery store in Dublin, VA. The 5,300 square foot store opened on Monday, October 26th and is fully stocked with walk-in or drive-up service.

Newly renovated location of Martin’s Pharmacy in Dublin on Broad Street (Route 11) welcomes walk-in visitors and has a drive-thru to service customers. Martin’s Pharmacy is also located on N. Washington Avenue in downtown Pulaski and in Rural Retreat on W. Buck Avenue.

Pharmacist Ashley Williams and part-time pharmacist Doug Futrell are ready to serve the pharmaceutical needs of the community at the newly opened Dublin location on Lee Hwy.

Martin Pharmacy Doug Futrell began his career working part time at the original Martin’s on Main Street in 1973. He remembers using the antique display case with 40-drawers which held the various pharmaceutical drugs. “There was a note book listing and categorizing the different drugs and their Martin’s Pharmacy spacious location in Dublin combines modern touches with the traditional. location in the drawers. It was really difficult to learn at first,” According to Pharmacist Ashley Williams, the interior was designed specifically for them and the he recalls. Futrell says “After many years with other build out was completed by Will Hagar of GH2 Builders. The shelving was hand-made by Drew pharmacies, I’m back working for Martin’s part time, just as I Viers and Eddie Southern added the iron brackets. Beyond the shelves is a coffee bar where started out. Working for Martin’s is heaven.” customers can wait in comfort while their prescriptions are being prepared.

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(AP) — No- league titles, five consecutive gers are on his mind even with a noles won eight league titles, two great Bobby Bowden and from tre Dame coach Brian Kelly trips to the Play- game to play before their Nov. 7 national titles and went 70-2 in the opposite sideline after he be- doesn’t try to hide it: The Fight- off and a pair of national champi- showdown. conference play. came Tigers coach in 1999. ing Irish are looking directly at onships. “It’s risky because, in some “It’s not really common that Tommy Bowden said Florida No. 1 Clemson and the chance to There is no shortage of schools instances, people would stay, people win like this and for such State’s success then and Clem- end the Tigers’ domination of the that would like to derail the Ti- ‘You’re looking ahead,’” Kelly a long time,” said Clemson line- son’s run now were built on supe- league. gers this year. Fourth-ranked No- said. “Well, we are looking ahead backer Mike Jones Jr. “Eventual- rior recruiting, an easily repeat- And maybe believing is the the tre Dame, No. 12 Miami (which is a little bit.” ly, something’s got to fold,” able plan of effective preparation first step in knocking off Clem- hoping for a second shot at Clem- Clemson has not been caught Jones gets questions from fam- and the constant reminder to son. son) and No. 15 North Carolina all napping much during its six-year ily and close friends about the players of living up to past stan- “You’ve got to have a belief believe they have the talent to get run. The Tigers have only lost streak. dards. you can do it,” said EJ Manuel, it done. twice to ACC opponents (Pitt in “I could see how if you’re not To combat that formula, an analyst for the ACC Network The Fighting Irish, who com- 2016 and Syracuse a year later). here everyday,” he said, “... to Bowden said those chasing the and former Florida State quarter- pete in several ACC sports, added They have won 27 straight against think, ‘How are these guys doing Tigers must be as relentless in back. “That’s important.” football because of the challeng- league competition and Clemson it?’” their own belief that they can Clemson has been the ACC’s es fielding a schedule due to the is two games away from the ACC Former Tulane and Clemson hang in all areas. most dominant football program coronavirus. These days, t hat record of 29 straight set during coach Tommy Bowden had an “It doesn’t hurt to have some the last six seasons, going 75-5 means getting through Clemson Florida State’s run of success up-close view of Florida State’s in that stretch with five straight and Kelly acknowledged the Ti- from 1992-2000 when the Semi- ascension as the son of Seminoles See IRISH, page B2 Hokies look to correct mistakes vs. Louisville By Jimmy Robertson first half alone in 48-16 rout of the For Hokiesports.com Seminoles in easily their best per- formance of the season. BLACKSBURG – If Sunday’s Virginia Tech spent much of practice was any indication, Sunday focused on its own mis- the Virginia Tech football team takes, which it needs to get cor- should be ready for Saturday’s rected before game planning for road showdown at Louisville. the Cardinals. Here is more on Tech coach Justin Fuente was that and other takeaways from pleased with his team’s response Monday’s news conference: at practice Sunday afternoon fol- • A storyline from the Wake lowing a poor showing at Wake Forest game was the Hokies’ Forest on Saturday – one that amount of penalties. Tech com- ended with a 23-16 defeat. Turn- mitted 10 penalties for 112 yards overs, penalties, and red-zone – the most penalty yardage in the mistakes plagued the Hokies, Fuente era at Tech. Fuente took who dropped out of the Associat- the blame for Dax Hollifield’s ed Press national poll following interference penalty on the on- the loss. side kick, saying that the Hokies Fuente knows that great prac- had never kicked an onside kick tices during the week don’t nec- that particular way (with just one essarily equate to victories on bounce high in the air, which al- Saturday. But he liked how his lows the receiving team to make a team kicked off the week. fair catch). He also said that he ad- “I love the way our guys re- dressed unsportsmanlike conduct sponded with energy and juice,” penalties called on Jarrod Hewitt he said. “I was just as upset and Norell Pollard, and that there with the guys that didn’t play in was no additional punishment for the game as I was the guys that those two players. made the mistakes … We’ve got “I have done a bunch of things to understand that, in each game, before, if those things become it’s our job to carry the emotion habitual,” Fuente said. “I don’t on the sidelines. I didn’t feel like anticipate that they will become we did as good a job of that as habitual. It’s been addressed, and we should have as well. It’s not we’ll be ready to move forward.” always a one-to-one ratio. I look • Fuente expects a bounce-back for us to focus on continuing to game from Hendon get better. We’ll have to do that Hooker, who threw three inter- as we move through the sched- ceptions against the Demon Dea- Hokiesports.com ule and hopefully our guys will cons. The Tech coach provided Virginia Tech defensive lineman Justus Reed puts pressure on Wake Forest quarterback Sam continue to bounce back. But if context for each for Hartman. yesterday was any indication, I the media, saying that he liked the feel pretty good about it.” decision on the first interception, The Hokies play a Louisville but the ball needed to be a little World Series TV ratings average team with a 2-4 record, but com- lower against tight coverage. He ing off an impressive home win thought Hooker made a poor read over Florida State. The Cardi- on the third-quarter interception, drops 32% below previous low nals racked up nearly 400 yards of offense and 31 points in the See HOKIES, page B4 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — ers for the Washington Nationals’ included, Game 6 averaged The Los Angeles Dodgers’ six- seven-game win over the Houston 13,215,000 viewers. game win over the Tampa Bay Astros last year. The audience for the Dodg- Rays received an average televi- Los Angeles’ 3-1 win in Game ers’ first title clincher since 1988 sion rating 32% below the previ- 6 on Tuesday night drew a 6.8 rat- peaked at 14,351,000, Fox’s larg- BISHOP ous World Series low. ing, 15 share and an average of est Tuesday night audience since The six games on Fox aver- 12,627,000 viewers, down from a Game 6 last year. aged a 5.2 rating, 12 share and 9.6 rating, 19 share and average of Game 6 drew a 27.5 rating INSURANCE 9,785,000 viewers, Nielsen Media 16,551,000 viewers for Washing- and 48 share in Los Angeles, the Research said Wednesday. The ton’s 7-2 win in Game 6 last year. highest for the Dodgers in the previous low was a 7.6 rating, 12 Last year’s Series average was market since the Game 7 loss share and 12,660,000 viewers for boosted by Game 7, when the Na- to Houston in 2017 drew a 36.7 the San Francisco Giants’ four- tionals’ 6-2 win drew a 13.1 rat- rating and 56 share. The final game sweep of the Detroit Tigers ing, 25 share and an average of game drew an 18.2 rating and 33 • Home in 2012. 23,217,000 viewers. share in Tampa, the highest for This year’s rating was down Fox said when Spanish-lan- the Rays there since the fifth and 36% from the 8.1 rating, 16 share guage coverage on Fox Deportes final game of the 2008 World Se- • Auto and average of 14,067,000 view- and streaming platforms were ries against Philadelphia drew a 29.8 rating and 42 share. This year’s Series averaged a 21.2 rating and 40 share in Los • Life Angeles, and a 15.2 rating and 29 share in Tampa. 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I held back Water & wife there without her head that Hurricanes and Tar Heels have in Jared Harrison-Hunte and Quin- for several reasons; one being as he had mistreated. Needless to common. cy Roche, is third in the ACC in there has been an increase in the Wildlife say, he had not stopped running — Notre Dame has excelled fewest points allowed, behind number of cases of the ongoing until reaching his home about a on defense this season, leading only Notre Dame and Clemson. pandemic for the Empire State. half-mile away. My buddies and the ACC in fewest points and — North Carolina has the fire- The normal Halloween activities W.A. "Doc" I always felt leery when we had yards allowed. The strength of power to keep up with the Tigers for our youth in our area have Davis to pass by this spot at night. that unit is against the pass, al- if the teams meet in the ACC ti- been curtailed to a large extent My dad related to me how lowing just two passing TDs tle game. Sam Howell is perhaps on account of this. I thought this once some of his friends heard this season. That could serve the the best quarterback in the league week I could share a few of the had settled and there was only a something that sounded like a Irish well against Clemson next not named Trevor Lawrence and fears I that I encountered over the portion of moonlight showing. baby crying in the woods near month; safety Kyle Hamilton is the Tar Heels’ tailback duo of years beginning in my younger All you could make out appeared his boyhood home on the Creek. Notre Dame’s leading tackler and Michael Carter and Javonte Wil- days. only as shadows. We both saw They had not stayed around the Irish also have two experi- liams are both averaging over 110 One of the things the “Little whatever it was at about the same fearing foul play. He had gone enced defensive backs in Shaun yards a game on the ground with Creek Gang” enjoyed doing when time. It was a whiteness that was back with them to the site and Crawford and Nick McCloud. a combined 13 . I was around ten years of age was appeared near an old cemetery went into the woods toward the Quarterback Ian Book threw for North Carolina coach Mack camping out at night on the banks that was along the road about sounds. He found a dead sapling 312 yards and three touchdowns Brown still has plenty of ques- of Little Creek. We spent a lot of three hundred feet from where that had fallen into the forks of against Pitt and appears to have tions about his team, particularly the day time both swimming and we were camping. We didn’t take another tree and whenever the the Irish offense humming along. after his team fell behind Florida fishing its waters. I recall a time long in deciding to pack up and wind blew, there was a mournful — Miami missed its first op- State by 24 points and couldn’t when we decided to camp out in go home for the night. Later we sound that sounded much like portunity this season in a 42-17 finish the comeback in the 31-28 a tent one of our group had. I surmised a local farmer had a that of a baby crying. loss at Clemson earlier this month loss two weeks ago. won’t mention his name as about white-colored horse that might in what some thought would be a Despite a rebound win over the time it was getting dark, his have been out along the road that There are many things that coming out party for the Hurri- North Carolina State last Satur- family came and got him and night. cause us to fear and stories of oc- canes. But they are looking for day, the Tar Heels have work to would not allow him to spend There were woods that were currences at cemeteries, haunted a possible second shot at the Ti- do to compete for an ACC title. the night with the three of us. along the Little Creek road in house, ghosts and other phenom- gers in the ACC title game. The “We’re better than we were last He might not have missed much places and told by others to enon that abound. Some can be Hurricanes have bounced back year at this point,” Brown said. as it seemed a number of things scare us that at night to listen as explained and others may not. from the loss to Clemson with “We’re making progress. We see happened such as we had a hard wildcats would follow you alone two straight wins behind dynam- a lot of good things that are com- time trying to fix a meal and I for creeping in the leaves. I was People are experiencing ic quarterback D’Eriq King, the ing.” one didn’t get much sleep. about a mile from home once fears today and especially this I have camped out many times and stopped suddenly to see if ongoing worldwide pandemic. since for both fishing and hunting anything was following me. I We need to trust the Good Lord over the years as an adult but thought I heard something in the more for He is still in charge. Toys for Tots event set only one other time about a year leaves and didn’t stay around Psalm27:1KJV “The Lord is my later like the above experience. long but ended up running all the light and my salvation; whom This was when my friend Jim and way home. shall I fear? The Lord is the for Nov. 14 in Speedwell I decided to try getting the same There was large white oak strength of my life; of whom tent and spend a night at another along the Little Creek Road that shall I be afraid?” NRV Outdoors and Blue Springs Trout Fishing 2020 are joining blew down a few years ago. It forces for a Toys for Tots charity event on Saturday, November 14. spot along the Creek. Darkness Until next time

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Most Classifieds Are Free. Email [email protected] Page B4 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020 Hendrick hires banished Kyle Larson Hokies CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Continued from Page B1 Kyle Larson will be back in NA- and he excused Hooker’s final in- SCAR next season driving the terception, which was made with flagship No. 5 Chevrolet for Hen- the Hokies in desperation mode drick Motorsports. in the final seconds. Larson signed a multi-year con- Hooker went into the game tract Wednesday with Hendrick with just two career intercep- that ended his seven-month ban- tions, but Fuente doesn’t expect ishment from NASCAR for using the redshirt junior’s confidence a racial slur while playing an on- to be shaken. line racing game last spring. He’d “If he thinks he’s going to go been considered the top pending through the whole season and free agent in the sport but was not turn the ball over and never promptly fired by Chip Ganassi making a mistake, that’s a pretty Racing and lost all his sponsors. unrealistic expectation for a guy Since using the n-word on April that handles the ball every single 12, Larson has completed NA- snap,” Fuente said. “He’ll bounce SCAR’s sensitivity training, hired back fine. He had a good day yes- an inclusion training coach, volun- terday. We’ve got to be able to teered with the Tony Sanneh Foun- handle those things. We’ve got to dation, visited Jackie Joyner-Ker- have broad shoulders. The quar- see and her St. Louis community terback gets way too much credit center, and the site of the 2014 pro- when we win and way too much tests in Ferguson, Missouri, that blame when we lose. That just followed a fatal police shooting of comes with the job. The quicker a Black man. you realize that, the quicker you Larson has volunteered at food can move forward either after a banks, went with Sanneh to the good performance or a poor per- George Floyd Memorial site in formance.” Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Minneapolis, spent extensive time • Much was made of the Hok- Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Zombie Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after win- at the Urban Youth Racing School ies’ performance in the red zone ning the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on in Philadelphia and made numer- – inside the Wake Forest 20 – and October 28, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. ous other visits to both educate it certainly impacted the game. himself on racial justice issues and also kept racing under the radar: He “Kyle is unquestionably one of his use of the slur during an iRac- The Hokies ventured into the red speak of his own experiences. has won 42 sprint car races in 2020 the most talented race car drivers in ing event late Easter Sunday. He zone on four occasions and came Larson, who is half-Japanese, while suspended from NASCAR. the world,” team owner Rick Hen- was finally reinstated by NASCAR away with just two Brian John- drick said in a statement. “He has last week. son field goals, with a missed championship-level ability and will “Mr. Hendrick is one of the peo- field goal and an interception ac- be a significant addition to our on- ple who extended a hand to me over counting for how the other two track program. More importantly, I the past six months,” Larson said possessions ended. have full confidence that he under- in a statement. “Our initial con- Tech entered the game having stands our expectations and will be versations were not about racing. scored on 16 of 18 red-zone op- a tremendous ambassador for our He cares about me as a person and portunities, including 13 touch- team, our partners and NASCAR.” wants to see me succeed beyond downs. So the poor execution in Hendrick said he’s had “many, driving. I can’t put into words how the red zone came as a bit of a many conversations” with Lar- grateful I am for the commitment, surprise. son and is “confident about what’s the faith and the confidence from “We had two negative plays in his heart and his desire to be a him and everyone at Hendrick Mo- down there that really hurt us champion in all aspects of his life torsports.” and put us in obvious passing and career. Kyle has done import- Larson will be teamed with crew situations down there tight when ant work over the past six months, chief Cliff Daniels, who spent the we really felt like we had been re- and Hendrick Motorsports is going last two years working with Jimmie ally good down there in terms of to support those continued efforts.” Johnson. getting that ball in the end zone,” Hendrick was expected to bid for Hendrick will return the No. 5 — Fuente said. “I don’t know what Larson when his contract expired the first car campaigned when Hen- our stats are in terms of long field with Ganassi, who also wanted to drick Motorsports launched in 1984 goals versus short field goals, but keep the driver he’d groomed from — and discontinue use of the No. I feel like we’ve done pretty well sprint cars to NASCAR’s top Cup 88 it acquired for Dale Earnhardt getting the ball in the end zone level. Jr. in 2008. Geoff Bodine drove the down there. We did not do a good Instead, the 28-year-old’s future No. 5 to three victories in the 1984 job last week.” in NASCAR was jeopardized by season. • Fuente announced that de- fensive end TyJuan Garbutt had returned to the team and had been working out with the team over the past couple of weeks. Expected to be a starter coming into the season, Garbutt took time away from the program to deal with a personal matter. In two seasons with the Hokies, the redshirt junior has registered 62 PULASKI COUNTY tackles and two sacks. “We’ll work him into practice PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY a little bit now,” Fuente said. “I PAYROLL COORDINATOR don’t know when he’ll be ready to play. Certainly I don’t believe The Pulaski County Public Service Authority is seeking a it’ll be this week unless I’m just qualified candidate as a Payroll Coordinator. The applicant must blown away by something or possess a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Accounting and something crazy happens, but a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management is preferred but not Pulaski Drain Service he’s been back kind of training required. The position also requires previous payroll experience and Plumbing Repairs and running and kind of get- including calculation of time, time entry, tax preparation, W-2 ting back into the flow for the reporting and reconciliation, ACA 1095-C reporting, new hire Water Heaters last couple of weeks. We’ll start reporting, COBRA, deduction reconciliations, etc. This position Faucets • Toilets & More working him into practice a lit- will also work with the PSA Billing Coordinator assisting with tle bit, while still training him in payments, office coverage, composing correspondence for mass Reasonable Prices terms of lifting and conditioning mailings, accounts receivable, making adjustments to PSA No Job Too Small and stuff off the field.” accounts, etc. Please see our website at www.pulaskicounty.org • Tech and Louisville will for a detailed job description. be meeting for the first time 'The Right Way, since Louisville joined the ACC This is a full-time, non-exempt position with benefits such as in 2014 – a byproduct of the health, dental, optional vision, retirement, vacation, sick leave Right Away!' ACC’s scheduling model. Fuen- and paid holidays. The salary scale for this position is $35,557 te received a question about that - $56,584 and is commensurate upon education and experience. Monday, and he took a diplomat- Call 540-998-1223 ic approach with his answer. Interested individuals can apply at the appropriate Virginia “I find the ACC scheduling Employment Commission Office or may download and submit an Experienced, Licensed & Insured model perplexing,” he said. “I application from www.pulaskicounty.org to Tammy Safewright at always challenge our staff to do [email protected]. this, and our players, I prefer not to be the person that complains Position is open until filled. about the problem without hav- Equal Opportunity Employer ing a solution. I don’t know what the solution is. I do think it’s odd. I think it’s, in some ways, unfor- DOSS’ SEPTIC TANK SERVICE, LLC Hiring crew members, full time starting at 9.50/hr. tunate. It is such a cool league Apply in person to 4396 Cleburne Blvd. Dublin. with unique schools and some regional benefits that I think are really unique, maybe only to the ACC, that I don’t think we get to take advantage of because of the way it’s scheduled out. I don’t have the solution, so I’m not go- ing to go on a rant complaining about it, but it is odd.” • The ACC announced kick- off times for Nov. 7 games, and the Hokies will take on Liberty at noon at Lane Stadium. The game can be seen on the ACC Owner/Operator: Chuck Doss Network. • Licensed & Insured • 20 Years of Experience • Calls Welcome Anytime Day or Night 24/7 Emergency Service (540) 320-4827 / (540) 320-4817 The Patriot - October 30, 2020 - Page B5 Levy, two others honored by NRV Leading Lights NRCC student & alumni rec- lenge, Relay for Life, Floydfest, portance of volunteerism. She at NRCC. care for animals while studying ognized by NRV Leading Lights Houstonfest, Chantilly Farms, and her classmates performed nu- Martin’s dream to work in a to become a veterinarian. Be- One New River Community Newbern Community Christian merous projects including baking “helping profession” has been yond furry friends, Westbrook College student and two alumni Church, New River Community and delivering cookies for fire, the cornerstone of her volunteer also volunteers with her church were recently honored for their College, and the Christmas Store rescue, and police, set up flags for service. She provides safe child and does mission work. She is volunteer work in the New Riv- of Pulaski. She is currently a vol- Veterans Day for the Lions Club, care for infants at her church, also involved in multiple town er Valley. Addison Levy, Jami unteer with First Tech Challenge, and made flyers for the Humane Cornerstone Pentecostal Holi- festivals, including the Narrows Martin and Hannah Westbrook a robotics competition league. Society to help their animals get ness Church in Narrows. Martin Fall Festival, Community Easter were recognized in a virtual A talented vocalist, Levy’s band adopted. Additionally, her indi- was a Giles County Access to Egg Hunt, and the Lord’s Acre event by New River Valley Lead- “Gate 10” performs at nursing vidual project stationed her at Community College Education Sale. She has also volunteered at ing Lights, an organization that homes, community events, and the Fine Arts Center of the NRV (ACCE) Scholar through NRCC, the ReNew the New River yearly acknowledges and honors vol- fundraisers around the New Riv- where she helped organize the and she also appeared in a pro- cleanup events and at the Giles unteers across the NRV who are er Valley. She has also assisted Scholastic Art Contest. Levy was motional video for ACCE, where County Land Lab. Westbrook making community changing im- with numerous fundraisers in- selected by NRV Leading Lights she articulated the importance volunteers at St. Albans Sana- pacts. cluding Relay for Life, Fellow- as a distinguished recipient and of giving back to her communi- torium in Radford, where she Levy’s community involve- ship for Christian Athletes, aca- received $500 to donate to a NRV ty. She volunteered for two years helps to restore the buildings and ment includes a multitude of or- demic scholarships, and church nonprofit of her choosing, and she at the School Lunch Program at gives tours. Her mission work ganizations such as Phi Theta conferences. She recently took a selected the local program affili- Narrow High School, a program has included helping to rebuild Kappa Honor Society, National service learning course at NRCC ate of Junior Appalachian Musi- that provides food to students and a house for an elderly woman, a Honor Society, First Tech Chal- where she learned about the im- cians. Levy is currently a student community members during the project that opened her eyes to summer months in Giles Coun- the poverty all around. She has ty at a small cost. Martin also also enjoyed volunteering at soup Attend this Workshop to Learn How served on the 2020 Black History kitchens, working to grow vege- Committee at NRCC and served tables for Giles County Schools, as a vocalist at the celebration. bottle-feeding calves, helping put to Create Photos…without a Camera! She plans to transition her desire in irrigation lines in depressed The Fine Arts Center for the ed online via Zoom web confer- receive a 15% discount. The kits to help others into a career in the areas, and preparing care pack- New River Valley is offering a encing software on Saturday, No- are $20 if picked up at the center medical field. Martin graduated ages to be sent to third world workshop on the process of cy- vember 14 starting at 2:00 p.m. during the second week of No- from NRCC in spring 2020. countries. anography with professional You must have a device (desk- vember, or $25 if delivered lo- Westbrook’s love for animals, Westbrook graduated from photographer, David Rehor. The top, laptop, tablet, phone, etc.) cally. If you would like to regis- including her own dog, cats, liz- NRCC in spring 2020. workshop will be presented on- that supports audio and video to ter but pay on-site, or if you have ards, and goats, has turned into For more information about line so you can create cyanotypes participate. Registrants will be any questions, please contact us at a passion for helping animals in NRV Leading Lights, visit www. safely from your own home. emailed an individualized regis- [email protected]. need. She currently volunteers to leadinglightsnrv.org. Cyanography is an artistic tration link. Register and pay for The mission of the Fine Arts process invented more than 150 this workshop on our website at Center is to promote arts edu- years ago that has seen a resur- FACNRV.org. cation and appreciation and to gence in popularity. It’s now easy Kits with two sizes of photo- support artists in the New River PET OF THE WEEK for anyone to create these beau- sensitive paper, a piece of glass, Valley. This workshop is part of In order to protect both tiful and ethereal images which and foam board can also be pur- a series in the Center’s Second the citizens of Pulaski can be printed on photosensitive chased from the website. Kits can Saturday Adult Workshops. Free County and our person- paper or cloth. This workshop be delivered locally but will not grab-and-go art kits for children nel, we will be closed to with photographer David Rehor be shipped because of the glass. are also available as part of our the public until further notice. We will alter our will demonstrate different meth- These materials are also available Second Saturday Art Café series. adoption process during ods that are now made easy with from most art supply stores. Please register at FACNRV.org for this time. If you are in- modern resources. He will show The cost for the workshop is either the children’s or adult art terested in an animal you all the steps you can follow to $20 per person, FAC members activities. here at the shelter, please create a cyanotype that is suitable submit your application for framing, sharing, or giving as with you may access a unique gift. on our Face Book page: This workshop will be present- Pulaski County, VA An- imal Control, Once your application is approved, you will be contacted Yard Sales and a time will be made available for you to do a Are Free meet and greet. Delta - a young adult who is spayed, Pulaski County Animal In up to date on vaccines, and negative Control, 80 Dublin Park on her FeLV/FIV test! 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Celebrity Extra: ‘You’ Q: Will there be another sea- Tavern Table son of “You” on Netflix? Are they Although antique dealers tell us going to turn him into a “Dexter” early 1900s oak furniture doesn’t where he just continues his crimes sell -- average Chippendale pieces season after season? -- V.E. are not wanted and fancy French A: “You,” starring Penn Badgley designs of the past are out of style as a stalker named Joe, premiered -- some average examples and on the Lifetime network, but wasn’t even good copies can be useful and a big ratings hit. It took off when a good investment. * Remember to turn off bathroom season one re-aired on Netflix, and In 1899, Wallace Nutting started fans after 10 minutes. In the winter, Netflix acquired the rights and de- photographing, hand-coloring and if your house is on the dry side, don’t veloped season two, where a new selling scenes that had a “Colonial” use the fan at all: Open the door so woman named Love (Victoria Pe- look. He bought and borrowed the the humidity from the shower or dretti) became Joe’s obsession. furniture and accessories, and sold bath reaches into the house. I do see the similarity between thousands of the pictures. There * “To remove the skin from “Dexter,” a Showtime series about a were some historic flaws in the salmon, I freeze it and skin it while serial killer who outsmarted the law pictures, like hooked rugs in front frozen. The skin comes off much season after season, and Joe. Like of the fireplace in an early 1700s easier, and I waste less of the fish. Dexter, Joe has settled down with scene. Eventually, he started to An original Wallace Nutting I buy a large piece and parcel it into his girlfriend who is expecting a Beth Dubber/Netflix make and sell accurate copies of table is actually a copy of an several smaller pieces, since it’s just child, but domestic bliss isn’t likely Penn Badgley in “You” his furniture. Today, there are col- earlier piece of furniture, but me. I like salmon, and it’s healthy to change his murderous ways. lectors of Wallace Nutting furni- there are collectors who want for me!” -- L.A. in Florida Fans will be thrilled to learn that ions on social media, but Kufrin ture as well as the photographs. his work. A Nutting tavern * Need extra dishware or serving- a third season of “You” is in the stressed on her podcast, “Bachelor In the 1920s, Peter Hunt decid- table auctioned recently for ware for a holiday meal? Try look- works. Joining the cast this season Happy Hour,” that there were sev- ed to paint early wooden furniture $469. ing at secondhand stores for large will be Shalita Grant, a catty mom eral factors. “Garrett and I came to dishes, serving utensils and more. who befriends Love, and Travis Van with the colorful peasant designs first Beatles album released in the this decision [to split] after many It’s sometimes cheaper than getting Winkle, an affluent neighbor who, he developed. It became popular as United States was “Introducing conversations. It wasn’t some- throwaways, and it’s better for the according to E!Online, “invites Joe a style, and today, Peter Hunt fur- the Beatles,” by Vee-Jay Records thing we just arrived at one night. environment! You can always do- into his inner circle.” niture sells for more than the type on Jan. 10, 1964. Capitol Records There’s much more to it.” nate them again after the holidays. *** of furniture he repainted. Costume released its first Beatles album, The newest season of the “The * Here’s a makeup tip from Cap- Q: Whatever happened to Bec- jewelry also was made to look like “Meet The Beatles,” on Jan. 20, Bachelorette,” which was filmed tain Obvious: Wet your beauty ca and the man she chose on “The expensive gold and gem-set origi- 1964. It released “The Beatles’ under quarantine restrictions, is blender. I didn’t know this and had Bachelorette”? I never heard if nals. Nowadays, the best of signed Second Album” on April 10, 1964. airing Monday nights on ABC. It’s been using it for about a month be- they got married. Are they still costume jewelry can sell for thou- “Introducing the Beatles” was a most unusual season for many fore my sister told me. So much bet- engaged? -- P.C. sands of dollars. A Wallace Nutting made with three different backs. reasons, so stay tuned. ter! -- V.A. in Florida A: Becca Kufrin, who was select- tavern table made in the early 20th The backs of the first covers were *** ed to be “The Bachelorette” after Q: Is “The Flash” TV series century as a copy of an 18th-cen- blank because the album was * Freeze fruit that is on the verge auto racer Arie Luyendyk Jr. broke ever coming back with new epi- tury table sold at a Garth’s auction rushed into production to get it of spoiling rather than letting it go for $469. her heart by rescinding his proposal sodes on the CW or is it finished? out before anyone else. Later back to waste. You don’t even have to use on “The Bachelor,” is single again. *** covers had ads or titles in columns. -- S.R. it for smoothies. Chuck a handful of She’s only 30, but after her relation- A: As of this writing, a return to Q: We have the first two albums Recent prices for the album range frozen fruit in water or iced tea for ship with her chosen one, Garrett production of “The Flash” is immi- recorded by the Beatles in excel- from $1,250 to $5,250. The highest added flavor. And it’s a superb addi- Yrigoyen, fizzled this past summer, nent, but when those episodes will lent condition. What is their value price was for a very rare “column tion to fancy cocktails. she announced that she’s undergo- back” stereo version of the album air is the big question. The original and how would we go about selling * “Quick sewing tip: Check your ing fertility treatments and freezing in original Sears sleeve. It sold for plan was for the seventh season to them? fabric’s stretch direction before you her eggs in hopes of having a child $52,500. “The Beatles’ Second premiere in January, but that’s been A: These albums sell at auctions lay out your pieces. You’ll thank me someday. Album” sold for $2,000-$5,750. pushed back. for over $1,000. Their value de- later.” -- E.F. in Missouri Many speculated that she dumped pends on rarity and condition. The “Meet the Beatles” sold for $275. him because of his political opin- See CELEBRITY, page B10 Page B8 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020

Draper Valley Baptist Church First United Methodist Church Draper's Valley Presbyterian (PCA) 3200 Lee Highway 301 N. Jefferson Ave. - Pulaski 2755 Old Baltimore Road, Draper, VA 24324 Draper, Va. 24324 (physical address) Mailing address: Same as above Pastor: Alan Pearce 135 Fourth St., NW - Pulaski Pastor's Name: Rev. Robert E. Davis Service Times: (mailing address) Associate Pastor: Rev. Roland Mathews Bible Study Sunday, 5 p.m. Pastor's Name: Will Shelton Primary Service Times: Sunday Worship, 11 a.m. Associate Pastor: Sunday Morning Worship Service Sunday Evening, 6 p.m. Sebastian Ruiz, Hispanic Pastor 8:30 and 11:00 Prayer Service, Wed. 6:30 p.m. Sunday Services Sunday Evening Worship Service 6:15 p.m. Phone: 980-1028 9:00 AM - Hispanic Worship Wednesday Evening (5:45 Supper in the www.drapervalleybaptist.org 9:00AM - Contemporary Worship Fellowship Hall (Sept thru May) - Youth Groups 10:00AM - Sunday School and Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.) Let not your Grace Baptist Church 11:00AM - Traditional Worship Contact Info: 552 E. Main Street Contact Info. Phone - 540-994-9015 Hearts be Dublin, Va. 24084 Phone: 540.980.3331 e-mail - [email protected] Pastor: Doug Testerman e-mail: [email protected] website - www.dvpca.org 674-1762 website: www.fumcpulask.org Troubled Primary Services: Trinity Lutheran John 14:1-3. Jesus said, “Let 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Belspring Baptist Church Church ELCA not your hearts be troubled; ye 11 a.m. Sunday worship 6887 Depot Street 2 Fifth Street, N.W., Pulaski believe in God, believe also in Sunday Night Power Hour, 6 to 7 p.m. Belspring, VA 24058 540-980-3624 me. In my Father’s house are Wednesday Night 7 to 8 p.m. Pastor Darrell Linkous The Rev. Terrie Sternberg many mansions: If it were not Grace Kids and Teens Bible Study Service Times: trinitypulaski @gmail.com so, I would have told you. I go to Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. prepare a place for you. And if I Open Door Baptist Church Sunday worship: 11 a.m. (Sept. - May) go and prepare a place for you, I 4576 Miller Lane Wednesday Bible Study and Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. will come again, and receive you Pulaski, VA 24301 Youth Group: 7 p.m. (June - Aug.) to Myself, that where I am, there Pastor: Rev. N.K. Howlett Darrell Linkous: 353-0081 Bible Study: Wednesday, 12:30 ye may be also.” Primary Services: [email protected] www.trinitypulaski.org Many songs have been written Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. and sang about the Mansions in Worship, 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Trinity United Methodist Heaven. 1. Just build my man- Wednesday Night, 7 p.m. 995 Peppers Ferry Road Pastor: Judy Yonce sion, next door to Jesus, by Dottie Phone: 980-2046 Pulaski, VA 24301 Sunday Worship - 9:45 a.m. Rambo. I’ve got a Mansion, just Pastor: Michael S. Jones Bible Study - Wednesday, 7 p.m. over the Hilltop. Ira Stanphil. In Draper United Methodist Church Sunday 528 5th Street, S.E. my father’s house are many Man- 3080 Greenbriar Road 9:45 am - Sunday School Pulaski, Va. sions. Blackwood Brothers. A Draper, VA 24324 11:00 am - Worship Phone - 980-0820 Mansion built for you by the Oak Pastor: Mark Asbury Wednesday Ridge Boys. And many others. Primary Service Times: 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting Snowville Baptist Church There are some beautiful Sunday School, 10 a.m. (540) 980-4731 3238 Gum Log Road, Hiwassee Mansions in America. Such as Worship, 11 a.m. Email: [email protected] Pastor: Rev. Tony Hart the Biltmore Estate in NC; Mark Phone: 276-477-3835 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Twain’s House in Connecticut; River of Life Church Sunday Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Highlands Ranch Mansion in Newbern Christian Church 5311 Black Hollow Road, Dublin, Va. 24084 Wednesday Night Service: 7 p.m. Colorado; The Rockefeller Disciples of Christ Shawn Burchett, Pastor Mansion in NY; and Monticel- 5183 Wilderness Road, Newbern Sunday School 9:15 AM Fairlawn United Methodist Church lo, Jefferson’s home place in Rev. Denise and Ken Walker Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 AM 7584 Brandon Road, Fairlawn, Va. 24141 Va. But as beautiful as some 540-440-8733 Wednesday Evening Life Pastor Mark A. Miller of these are, they will pale in Building Service 7:00 PM [email protected] comparison to the Mansions Christ Episcopal Church www.rolcdublin.com 540-674-4500 Cell) 540-320-2431 prepared for the children of God, 144 North Washington Ave., Pulaski Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. by Jesus, our blessed Lord and Service: 10 a.m. every Sunday Delton Church of God Sunday Worship (with children's message): Savior. Jesus was going away Phone: 980-2413 of Prophecy 11 a.m. to prepare our mansions and by Email: [email protected] 4570 Boyd Road, Draper, VA 24324 Bible Study, Wednesday: 7 p.m. now, Perry Stone says, they’re www.christpulaski.dioswva.org Pastor Vickie Lee Viars Youth Ministr y already prepared. They are in [email protected] (276) 620-3191 Facebook.com/Fairlawn-United-Method- move in condition. There isn’t Jordan's Chapel UMC Service Times ist-Church any Mansion in Hollywood or Pastor: Rev. Becky Wheeler Sunday school - 10 am - 11 am anywhere else across the world Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11 am - 12 pm Grace Ministries that would even hold a candle to Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Sunday Evenings - Devoted to Church of God of Prophecy the Mansions the children of God Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. Evangelistic Outreach 1021 Macgill Street will inherit in Heaven. There will Wednesday- 6 pm Pulaski, VA 24301 be plenty of room in Heaven for Cecil's Chapel United Methodist Church 2nd Wed Each Month - Free Community Church: 540-980-2118 every born again, blood washed 5801 Cecil's Chapel Road, Dinner - 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Cell: 276-233-8083 child of God. We are promised in Hiwassee, VA 24347 2nd Wed Each Month - Missions service Bus Ministry: 540-385-9972 the bible that we shall have “an Pastor Mark Asbury 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm www.pulaskigracemin.com inheritance incorruptible, and un- Worship service is 8:45am-9:45am Email: [email protected] defiled, and that fadeth not away, Sunday School is 10 - 10:45am Heritage Church Pastor Mike Williams reserved in heaven for you. Who Ricky Dishon, 540 239 6360, www.facebook. 6195 Cleburne Boulevard, Dublin Children's Ministry are kept by the power of God com/cecilschapel.umc Pastor Mike Pierce Aaron & Becky Sampson through faith unto salvation ready Service Times: Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Newbern United Methodist Church Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Peter 1: 4, 5. 5155 Wilderness Road Sundays, 10 a.m. Children’s Free Breakfast 10:30 a.m. Jesus was assuring His Dis- Exit 98 off I-81 Newbern (540) 674-9220 Ages 5-12 ciples that they may get thrown Rev. Paige Wimberly Website: www.heritagechurch.net Men’s & Women’s Ministry Wed. 6:30 out of the Temple, and out of the 674-6111 Facebook.com/ Synagogues, and even out of the Worship Services: 9:45 a.m. HeritageChurchDublinVA Faith Bible Church towns that they entered, but not Sunday School: 11 a.m. 110 LaGrange Street, Pulaski, VA 24301 to worry, because there would Fairlawn Baptist Pastor: Jim Linkous always be a place reserved for Valley Harvest Ministries 6758 Oxford Avenue Associate Pastor: T.J. Cox them in Heaven. Nothing would 1 Harvest Place Fairlawn, VA 24141 540-980-5433 be able to remove them from P.O. Box 458 www.facebook/faithbiblechurch their heavenly home. And when Dublin, VA 24084 First Missionary Baptist Church Sunday School: 10 a.m. they move to their heavenly Senior Pastor Steve Willis 7318 Manns Drive / P.O. Box 90 Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. home, they will move no more. Associate Pastors: New River, Virginia 24129 Sunday Children’s Church: 11 a.m. Then Jesus gave them His Perry Slaughter, Elaine Wood, Derick Burton (540) 639-5331 Sunday Evening: 6 p.m. promise to ease their troubled Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. email: [email protected] Wednesday Evening Bible Study: 7 p.m. minds. “I go to prepare a place Wednesday School 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. Richard A. Goodman, Sr. Children’s Meal: 6:30 p.m. for you. And if I go and prepare a www.vhmdublin.org Associate Minister: Children’s and Youth’s Group Classes: 7 p.m. place for you, I will come again, 540-674-4729 Rev. Annette Cheek and receive you unto Myself, Clerk: Mrs. Carlotta Lewis Dublin Christian Church that where I am there ye may be Mountain View United Methodist Church Sundays: 5605 Dunlap Road also.” John 14:2. 6648 Wilderness Road Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. P.O. Box 1330 Jesus would of necessity have Dublin, VA 24084 The Lord's Supper - Each First Sunday Dublin, VA 24084 to leave them but not forever. In Phone: 540-674-6111 Wednesdays: Prayer Meeting & (540) 674-8434 the future He would return from mountainviewumc.yolasite.com/ Bible Study 6:30 p.m. www.dublinchristianchurch.com Heaven and receive them unto Pastor: Paige Wimberly Richard R. Goad, Jr. Himself where they would dwell Adult Sunday School: 10 a.m. Dublin United Methodist Church Senior Minister with Him forever. What a prom- Morning Worship with Children's Church at P.O. Box 577 Sunday School 10 a.m. ise. You and I have that same 11 a.m. 424 East Main Street Worship 11 a.m. promise if we have accepted Pastors Don Hanshew & Don Shelor Sunday Evening Worship and Jesus into our hearts and lives as Dublin Baptist Church (540) 674-5128 Youth Meeting, 6 p.m. our personal Savior. 100 Hawkins Street [email protected] Wednesday Bible Study and Children's Bible Jesus basically told His Disci- Dublin, VA 24084 Early Worship - 8:45 am Classes, 7 p.m. ples, do not be afraid or troubled. 540-674-6061 Sunday School - 9:45 am I must needs go away but I’m [email protected] Praise & Worship Small Group - 10:00 am First Presbyterian Church coming back for you. Heaven is Website: dublinbaptistva.org Worship - 10:55 am 408 N. Jefferson Avenue, Pulaski waiting for you and I’m going to Pastor: Dennis Jones Pastor Melissa McNair-King make sure that you get there, and Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Freedom Fellowship Church (540) 980-2132 that your mansion will be waiting Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 1730 West Street [email protected] for you to occupy. Children's Church and Nursery Radford, VA 24141 www.firstpresbyterianpulaski.org Verses 4-6. “And whither I go Evening Service: 6 p.m. Sr. Pastor: Jerry W. Collins Sunday Services: you know, and the way ye know. Tuesday: Women's Bible Study, 10 a.m. 540-577-5780 Sept.-May: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., Thomas saith unto Him, Lord Wednesday, Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. [email protected] Service 11 a.m. we knowest not whither Thou Sunday Service: 10 a.m. June-Labor Day: Service 10 a.m. goest, and how can we know the 11 a.m. Children’s Church Wednesday Family Night, 6 - 7:30 p.m. way? Jesus saith unto him, I am Wednesday - 7 p.m. Service See MCCR AW, page B9 7 p.m. Youth Service The Patriot - October 30, 2020 - Page B9 Thornspring United Methodist Church Pulaski Christian Church, Inc. Pulaski First Church of the Brethren 5670 Thornspring Church Rd. 4531 Brookmont Road, Pulaski, VA 24301 1749 Newbern Road Dublin, VA 24084 www.pulaskichristianchurch.com/ Pulaski, VA 24301 McCraw Pastor Frank Peters Pastor: Rev. Teresa Tolbert Rev. Kathy Warden, Pastor, Continued from Page B8 Sunday School: 10 a.m. (540) 250-2974 Sunday School: 9:45 Worship Service: 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. the way, the truth and the life. No Phone: (540) 980-2927 Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. man cometh unto the Father, but Worship 7 p.m. 980-3798 by me.” First Baptist Church Monday Bible Study Although Jesus had told them 5473 Baskerville Street 7 to 9 p.m. Abundant Life Ministries before that He had to go away, it Dublin, VA 24084 Wednesday Bible Study 3050 Lee Highway still hadn’t completely dawned Pulaski, VA 24301 (540) 980-5506 Pastor Wallis Brown 7 p.m. on them yet. The crucifixion and (Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.) the resurrection from the dead 540-674-2677 Pastor Randall K. Lawrence Sr. Service: 11 a.m. Aldersgate United Methodist hadn’t happened yet, but it would Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. happen, because His mission on 1946 Medallion Drive Sunday Evenings 6 p.m. by announcement New Dublin Presbyterian Church Pulaski, VA 24301 earth was die on the cross to re- Wednesday Evenings (Family Night) 6:30-7 deem fallen man. As the Southern 5331 New Dublin Church Road (540) 980-1349 pm children fed, 7:15 pm Bible Classes all ages Dublin, VA 24084 Pastor Becky Wheeler Gospel song says, “He bought Adult Bible Class my soul through His death on Pastor: Sara Jane Nixon Sunday School 9:45 a.m. THRIVE Teen Class Calvary.” Website: newdublinpres.org Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Children’s Bible Class and 540-674-6147 Special Activitiy Classes There are not many ways to get Services 11:00 AM Sundays First Baptist Church to heaven. There’s only one way 220 Magazine Street New Life Church of the Nazarene and it is through faith in Christ Community Christian Church Pulaski, VA 24301 45 S. Jefferson Avenue Jesus, the Savior of the world. Jason Allmon, Pastor 540-980-3336 Pulaski, VA 24301 When someone, anyone, accepts 5382 Grace Street Email: [email protected] 540-980-2001 Jesus into their hearts and lives as Dublin VA, 24084 Pastor: Rev, Douglas Patterson www.newlifepulaski.com their personal Savior, that is the 540-674-4308 Sunday School 10 a.m. email: [email protected] day and time when they are born Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Pastor: Julie Armbrister again of the Spirit of God. That is First Dublin Presbyterian Church (ECO) Monday's Child Youth Group, Monday Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. the day and time when Jesus leads 409 Church Street, Dublin, Va. 24084 Evening 6 p.m. Sunday worship: 10:45 a.m. them out of the darkness of sin P.O. Box 2027, Dublin, Va. 24084 Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 6 p.m. and into His marvelous light. That first-dublin-presbyterian-church-eco.com is the day and time when they Trinity Baptist Church pass from death unto life. That Minister: Pulaski Presbyterian Church 4008 Robinson Tract Road The Rev. Dr. Olin Marsh Whitener, Jr. (PCA) is the day and time when their Pulaski, VA 24301 names are written down in the 975 Memorial Drive Telephone: 980-8186 Max Creek Baptist Church Pulaski, VA 24301 Lamb’s book of life. That is the Pastor Johnny Howlett day and time when they become 3000 Old Route 100 Road, Draper, Va. 24324 Office Phone:980-2631 Minister of Education Rev. Steve Taylor www.maxcreek.org Email: [email protected] children of God and a part of Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. God’s great family. www.facebook.com/maxcreekbaptist Website: www.pulaskipca.org Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. One thing we who are saved Senior Pastor: Mike Coleman Stated Supply: Rev. John Gess Sunday Bible Study - 6 p.m. Youth Minister: Charlie Prince Sunday School: 10:00am Wednesday - Adult Bible Study and Youth don’t have to worry about is Director of Visitation: Ersel Alderman Worship Service: 11:00am Group - 7 p.m. where we’ll go when this life is Sunday Services over. We know that it will be just Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sure Foundation Christian Fellowship Grace Fellowship Baptist Church one small step through the veil, Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 6598 Annie Akers Road 2640 Max Creek Road and into the everlasting arms of Teen Social and Class: 5 p.m. Radford, VA 24141 P.O. Box 326 God. Evening Worship: 6 p.m. (540) 639-3443 Hiwassee, VA 24347 What is wonderful in describing Wednesday Bible Study & Classes:7 p.m. Pastor Steve Phillips Pastor: Jason N. Aker Heaven is what is not going to Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am Phone: 276-699-3176 be there. There’ll be no sin, no Pulaski Church of God Sunday Night Prayer: 5:30 pm [email protected] wars, no politics, no hospitals, 1621 Bob White Boulevard Wednesday Night Sunday School: 10 a.m. no wheelchairs, no crutches, no Pulaski, VA 24301 Prophetic Teaching: 6:30 pm Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m. eyeglasses, no hearing aids, no Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m. Pastor Donald Jones diabetes, no heart attacks, no strokes, and no devil. Heaven is 540-980-8880 New Hope Chapel St. Edwards Catholic Church www.pulaskicog.church 1555 Case Knife Road going to be a place of surpassing Corner of N. Washington Ave. and beauty. Sunday Services Pulaski, VA 24301 7th Street N.W., Pulaski Sunday Life Groups: 9:30 a.m. Pastor Darrell Gray As I write this message about Phone: 980-6511 Heaven, I am reminded of a Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. (276) 733-6080 Fax: 980-6511 Wednesdays Midweek Connect: 7 p.m. Pastor Gray and congregation invite you to wonderful old gospel song sang Priest: Fr. Bernie Ramirez by Vestal Goodman entitled, “This New Hope Chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Thursday Showers of Blessing Church of Service Times: is just what Heaven means to me.” The song says, “A country where God in Christ 10 a.m. Sunday School Warriors for Christ II 305 Newbern Road, Dublin 11 a.m. Sunday Service Bishop Sherman Buckner no twilight shadows deepen, un- Pastor Elder Stephen Muse 600 Skyline Circle ending day where night will ever Come and Worship With Us! Family Worship Center Pulaski, VA be; a City where no dark clouds Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. First Pentecostal Holiness 540-315-2317 ever gather, Oh, this is just what Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. 955 Memorial Drive, Pulaski Sunday School: 10 a.m. Heaven means to me. Tuesday Night Bible Study: 7-8 p.m. 540-980-7287 Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. What will it be when we get Jeff Willhoite, Pastor Thursday: 7 p.m. Service over yonder, and join the throng Randolph Avenue Sunday School 9:45 a.m. upon the glassy sea? We’ll join United Methodist Church Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Bob White Boulevard Baptist Church our loved ones and crown Christ 1607 Randolph Avenue KidsZone 10:45 a.m. 3826 Bob White Boulevard forever, Oh this is just what Heav- Pulaski, VA 24301 Evening Worship 6 p.m. Pulaski, VA. en means to me.” Pastor: Allen Harman Pastor: Rev. Dr. Elston McLain www.fwcpulaski.church Today Heaven is our greatest Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. hope, and will soon to be our Worship Service: 11 a.m. Preaching: 11 a.m. Phone: (540) 980-8775 greatest reality! Billy Graham Sunday Evening: 7:30 p.m. said “My home is in Heaven, I’m Wednesday Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m. just traveling through this world.” FUNDAMENTAL To our departed loved one who Seagle have died in Christ we can say, “I’ll hold you in my heart until I Funeral Home can hold you again in Heaven.” Todd Bruce, Manager Author Unknown. 415 N. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski, 980-1700 Bible Trivia 1. Is the book of Beelzebub in the Old or New Testament or neither? Corner of 2. From Matthew 12, when Washington and an evil spirit returns to a person, Main Street how many companions does it Pulaski, Va. bring? 2, 3, 7, 16 (540)509-5926 3. In which book’s 22:18 does fudgelady.com it state, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live”? Exodus, Num- bers, Isaiah, Hebrews 4. From 1 Samuel 16, what king of Israel was tormented by an evil spirit? Solomon, David, Elah, Saul ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) 7; 3) Exodus; 4) Saul Faith is having complete confidence in God to lead and guide us From the writings of the Rev. side the boat -- strong and secure climbs into the boat, rather than has assurance of peace, until Billy Graham enough to reach out a hand to just trying to hang on. they have faith in Jesus Christ, help someone else. the object of faith. Q: Is it true that people Faith in Christ is also volun- have various levels of faith in The Bible of course clearly tary. A person cannot be coerced, (This column is based on the God, and if so, what are those defines faith in God, which says: bribed, or tricked into trusting words and writings of the late levels? -- F.L. “So then faith comes by hearing, Jesus. God will not force His Rev. Billy Graham.) and hearing by the word of God” way into your life. The Holy A: The great preacher Dwight (Romans 10:17). The Bible also Spirit will do everything possible L. Moody spoke often of three teaches that faith will manifest to disturb people and draw peo- kinds of faith in Jesus Christ: (demonstrate) itself in three living). ple to Himself while Satan tries struggling faith, which is like a ways. It will manifest itself in to coax them away from God, person floundering and fearful in doctrine (what the Bible actually Faith literally means “to give but each person has the freedom deep water; clinging faith, which teaches). It will manifest itself in up, surrender, or commit.” Faith to receive or reject Christ. Faith is like a someone hanging to the worship (communion with God). is having complete confidence in is the only approach to God. No side of a boat; and resting faith, It will manifest itself in morality God to lead and guide us, just as one has their sins forgiven, no which finds the person safe in- (righteous behavior and godly the person does when he or she one goes to Heaven, and no one Page B10 - The Patriot - October 30, 2020 Happy Halloween! Jump In! It’s Halloween week and we are Dear Dave, in! The water’s fine. excited for this weekend’s Drive I recently received my master’s —Dave Thru Trick or Treat at Randolph degree in finance, and for the last * Dave Ramsey is a seven-time park and the 2nd Annual Pump- four years I’ve had a job as a social #1 national best-selling author, kin Carving Contest! worker. I love my job and have a personal finance expert, and This year’s carvers have been decent income, but I know I could host of The Dave Ramsey Show, challenged by last year’s winner, make more money and come clos- heard by more than 16 million Tye Kirkner. er to reaching my full potential in listeners each week. He has ap- Over 20 businesses and organi- the finance industry. I’m on Baby peared on Good Morning Amer- zations will be set up with excit- Step 2, and I have lots of debt. On ica, CBS This Morning, Today ing candy stops for the kids and top of this, my dad lives with me Show, , CNN, Fox beginning at 7:30 pm, catch the day, 3-7 pm. Don’t forget to vote and needs transplant surgery. I’ll Business, and many more. Since DAK Light’s Halloween show. for your favorite pumpkin here have to take six weeks off work 1992, Dave has helped people This event wouldn’t have been at the Pulaski County Chamber when he has this done, and my regain control of their money, possible without all the generous of Commerce Facebook from 4-7 current job has always been very build wealth and enhance their donations and candy stops from pm. supportive of his healthcare needs. lives. He also serves as CEO for businesses and individuals. Come Work hard, be productive, and - Should I wait until after the proce- Ramsey Solutions. out and take a drive thru, Satur- above all else - stay positive. dure to look for a job in the finance field? Will the fact that I won’t be a brand new graduate at that point Prize packages available make finding something difficult? bring you on and help you through Yard Sales On Nov. 19, the Pulaski County Prize Package values range from Rachel the situation. So, in my mind, it Chamber of Commerce will con- $200 to $1,800 and include diverse Dear Rachel, doesn’t reflect badly on you at all tinue to adapt in 2020 style by host- themes, such as a Draper Village to be seeking a better job now. Not at all. You can seek employ- Now, if you found yourself in Are Free ing their Annual Meeting virtually getaway, a Mountain 2 Island boat ment in anything you want any- from 7-8pm. Although a first-time rental, a local golf and craft beer an interview where the company time you want. But I think you’re reeked of that hardcore, corporate, In online experience, the celebra- package, and more! putting the cart before the horse a tion of Pulaski County business In fact, one Prize Package con- no-days-off-no-matter-what crap, little bit here. It sounds like you’re well, you obviously wouldn’t take champions will be like no other. sists of the perfect date night in- assuming you won’t be able to find The Patriot 2020 has been a year filled with cluding a free seaplane ride over the job. Always remember that in a an employer in the finance world job interview you’re interviewing obstacles, and the Pulaski County Claytor Lake, dinner for two at TJ’s that will understand your situation Chamber is excited to reward and Restaurant, and a Southern Harts them just as much as they’re inter- Call and work with you where you dad viewing you. You have to decide if reflect on the creativity, adaptabil- Boutique gift certificate. is concerned. ity, and work-ethic of small busi- Raffle passes can be purchased they’re a good fit for you as much 540-808-3949 nesses in this challenging year. online starting Nov. 1. Passes for If you were interviewing at my as they need to see if you’re the The Pulaski County Chamber Chamber members are $25, and company, and we determined you right person for them. will recognize and honor specific passes for non-members are $30. were an amazing person and a per- Honestly? It sounds to me a little or email business superstars in 2020 with Visit pulaskichamber.info and click fect fit for the job, we’d take a look like you’re just trying to stay in various awards. Small businesses on Chamber Events List to pur- at things and do what we could to your comfort zone, kiddo. I think [email protected] have faced uncharted waters,and chase passes. All are invited and work things out to where we could you need to go swimming. Jump local business heroes deserve to encouraged to take a chance! It’s be celebrated. The Pulaski County 2020, why not?! Chamber is excited to reflect and Check out and follow Pulaski share victories with their mem- County Chamber of Commerce’s bers. However, the Chamber also Facebook Page to learn more about understands that this year has been the Prize Packages and raffle pass- a challenging one for all. Thus, es. The Chamber looks forward to the Chamber has created EIGHT “seeing you” Nov. 19 at the Pulas- amazing Pulaski Prize Packages ki County Chamber of Commerce available for raffle. Annual Meeting to celebrate small Raffle winners will be an- business champions and announce nounced at their Annual Meeting. prize package raffle winners. Celebrity

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